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Process improvements during production ramp-up
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Raytheon Company is currently ramping up production radars for a fighter aircraft. This product is doubling production in the next year to meet customer demand; however, the program has not been able to meet the current ...
Business expansion and lean transformation for helicopter blade shop
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Sikorsky Aircraft is undergoing a lean transformation as its helicopter blade line is relocated from Stratford to Site B. Value Stream Mapping is a vital tool to eliminate sources of waste in the existing blade shop and ...
Application of system design tools to integrative product development process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Although Magna (a fictional name for an automobile manufacturer) demonstrates year-on-year improvement across new and refreshed vehicle programs, they continue to lag behind the industry average within the category of ...
Application of the design structure matrix : a case study in process improvement dynamics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
Forecasting mix-sensitive semiconductor fabrication tool set requirements under demand uncertainty
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
Concurrently designing a physical production system and an information system in a manufacturing setting
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
The advancement of information technology in manufacturing requires process architects to refine their procedures used to design new manufacturing systems. No longer can these designers implement a physical production ...
Improving the consumer demand forecast to generate more accurate suggested orders at the store-item level
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
One of the biggest opportunities for this consumer goods company today is reducing retail stockouts at its Direct Store Delivery (DSD) customers via pre-selling, which represents approximately 70% of the company's total ...
In vivo research scheduling and coordination in the pharmaceutical industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
(cont.) A multi-criteria objective function uses the researcher's preference to optimize both room assignments and procedure start time. A Tabu search meta-heuristic has been developed to generate a near-optimal solution. ...
Integration of third party logistics providers within the distribution network
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
In its attempt to sustain the growth expectations in an increasingly competitive market, Intel Corporation has invested in a number of new products and services, which differ significantly from its core semiconductor ...
Lean enterprise distribution tactics with customer supply chain integrations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)