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Lean manufacturing in a semiconductor environment : production leveling
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Intel Corporation's Fab17 located at Hudson, MA underwent a large scale manufacturing ramp-up, increasing its production volume by over 50%. As a result of this manufacturing ramp-up, the factory is faced with various ...
A process for improving early life failure response
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Strategies for manufacturing low volume semiconductor products in a high volume manufacturing environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
The rapid growth of the digital communications market has prompted several large semiconductor manufacturers, including Intel Corporation, to begin the design and manufacture of communication ICs. The communications ICs ...
Developing a circumstance-based innovation strategy for a midsized aerospace manufacturer : fostering intrapreneurship, opening boundaries, and seeding disruption
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
This thesis derives a seven-stage methodology and presents a case study for developing an actionable innovation strategy for manufacturing firms. The methodology is based around a careful examination of their firm's ...
Application of variation risk management processes in commercial aircraft design and manufacture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Companies and academics have known for many years that reducing variation in production processes can decrease production cost, increase product quality, and have substantial impact on overall profitability. Tools to help ...
Lean principles, behaviors and implementation strategies for the automotive product design and development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
This thesis applies lean enterprise principles to the product development process at Ford Motor Company. Based on an internship, the author conducted a detailed study of three Ford product development sub-processes: head ...
Managing forecast variability in a build-to-order environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
In any production environment, managing demand variability is a delicate balancing act. Firms must constantly weigh potential obsolescence costs of unused inventory (should sales not materialize) against potential expedite ...
Application of critical chain principles to improve microprocessor technology ramps
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Across Intel's microprocessor production there exists high variability on new technology process tools meeting standard, installation and qualification (I/Q) schedule durations. To reduce project schedule variability and ...
Inventory reduction : applying a pull ordering system to a distribution business
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
This thesis is a description of an internship project at an aerospace parts distribution company. The goal of the project was to reduce inventory by applying a pull ordering system to the distributor's value chain. The ...
Supply base segmentation and management at a medical equipment manufacturer
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
This thesis proposes an approach to supply base management that relies on differentiation between categories of suppliers. The objective of this thesis is to illustrate, through a real company's example, how profitability ...