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Supply chain strategy for technology manufacturing : a case study
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
This thesis explores a variety of logistics strategies for Qualcomm Wireless Business Solutions (QWBS), focusing on the OmniTRACS system and MVPc display. I develop and apply a model that considers the interactions of ...
Challenges and rewards of mechanical platforming strategy within wireless handset industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
The internship project studied Motorola competitors' products and identified their mechanical platform strategy. Recommendations were developed for Motorola to improve product development and/or portfolio planning, in terms ...
Implementation of lean processes at a high-mix low-volume aerospace manufacturing facility in France
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The theories of the Toyota Production System have been operational touchstones now for over twenty years in North America and Western Europe. In spite of this many companies, particularly those in high-mix low-volume ...
Total supply chain cost model
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Sourcing and outsourcing decisions have taken on increased importance within Teradyne to improve efficiency and competitiveness. This project delivered a conceptual framework and a software tool to analyze supply chain ...
Web-enabling an industrial manufacturer's supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
The development and implementation of a production information collection and reporting system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Production information, which includes production counts and line downtime information, is of great importance for automobile assembly plants to diagnose equipment problems and improve line utilization. Outdated information ...
Leveling the workload at the interface between internal and external supply chains
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
Management of regional local content regulations at Dell Computer Corporation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Improved integration of information in discrete part manufacturing environments
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
The flow and coordination of information across an enterprise is handled through complex networks of manual and automated processes. Forty years ago, the proliferation of computers spawned a revolution in automating many ...
Equipment protective capacity optimization using discrete event simulation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
Assembly and Test Manufacturing (ATM) at Intel faces new challenges caused by increased competition, cost pressure, and segmented markets. These forces combine to present ATM with increasing line items and processes in the ...