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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 ...
Leverage viral growth inherent in mobile peer-to-peer telematics to strategic advantage
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Telematics, defined as the vehicle features and services made available through a wireless connection to data or other resources not onboard the vehicle, provides one of the most promising areas of innovation and value ...
Synchronous manufacturing : implementing "pull" production in a job shop environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
In a recent contract, CVN 78, Northrop Grumman Corporation has been experiencing significant pressure from the Navy to reduce cost in the design and construction of the new nuclear aircraft carrier class. Furthermore, the ...
Using forecast variability and risk pooling to determine optimal safety stock levels within a supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Bay Networks, like other high tech companies whose competitive advantage lies in the design of their products, has moved to a manufacturing model that relies heavily on outsourcing. Almost all the components of its products, ...
Using quality improvement methodologies to enhance cross departmental collaboration and quality cost reduction
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The research and project implementations described in this study took place during a seven-month period in 2004 at a distribution transformer factory in Germany. The purpose of this research is to show how quality management ...
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 ...
Line coordination in a rapid change, high volume environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Raytheon - Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) manufactures surface radars. In the past, Raytheon's Andover plant was primarily a systems integration facility receiving subassemblies from other sources to assemble the radars. ...
Organizational policies which promote innovation in the product development process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
Analysis of a manufacturing and distribution system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Matching company growth to skill adaptation levels
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)