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Lean manufacturing in a mass customization plant : improved efficiencies in raw material presentation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
This thesis focuses on the application of the principles of lean manufacturing at Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates (VSEA). The company faces the challenges of highly customized assembly as well as fluctuating ...
Design and implementation of a continuous improvement framework for an organic photovoltaic panels manufacturer
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The MIT MEng Team worked at Konarka Technologies, the world leader organic photovoltaic panels (OPV) manufacturer, on several improvement projects. The concentration was on operations improvement as well as production ...
Information tracking and sharing in organic photovoltaic panel manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The MIT MEng team of four worked with Konarka Technologies, a world leading organic solar panel manufacturer, on production tracking and analysis as well as various operational improvement projects. MIT's collaborative ...
Productivity and system improvements in an organic photovoltaic panel manufacturing facility
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The MIT Master of Engineering in Manufacturing team worked on productivity and operational improvement projects with Konarka Technologies, Inc., a world-leading organic photovoltaic panel manufacturing facility that is in ...
Design of a micro-interdigitated electrode for impedance measurement performance in a biochemical assay
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The performance of interdigitated electrodes for impedance measurements is dependent upon the geometric design of the electrode pattern and can be significantly impacted by manufactured variability or defects. For processes ...
Manufacturability of lab-on-chip devices : dimensional variation analysis of electrode foils using visual technology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Electrodes are necessary components for measuring changes in electrical properties in many microfluidic devices. Daktari CD4 Cell Counter system utilizes an interdigitated electrode foil in order to measure the concentration ...
Surface mounted PCB cleaning process improvement and Its impact on manufacturing system performance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
In the surface mount technology (SMT) assembly line, the printed circuit boards (PCB) are washed to remove the solder flux that was used while soldering to prevent oxidation. However the current cleaning method is highly ...
Lean manufacturing in a mass customization plant : inventory correction and shortage measurement
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
This thesis documents the application of the principles of lean manufacturing and supply chain planning at Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates. The company's products are highly customizable, and the production ...
Design and implementation of a continuous improvement framework, focusing on material and information flow, for the manufacturing of organic photovoltaics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Konarka Technologies is an organic photo voltaic solar panel manufacturing startup and is currently in the process of ramping up their production volumes. The MIT team has worked on numerous improvement activities that ...
Lean manufacturing in a mass customization plant : improvement of Kanban policy and implementation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
This thesis documents the application of the principles of lean manufacturing and supply chain planning at Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates. Varian is a manufacturer of ion implantation machines, and supplies and ...