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Developing Highly Accelerated Life Test (HALT) method to improve product robustness and shorten development cycle
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) is often used to identify the latent defects for the printed circuit boards (PCBs) during the early stage of the product development process. The inconsistency in executing HALT may ...
Product availability improvement for an analytical consumables supply chain : distribution and transportation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This thesis work focuses on supply chain operation optimization on column consumables at Waters Corporation in order to improve product availability to 95% to customers. This thesis project is conducted by collaboration ...
Anomaly detection in semiconductor manufacturing through time series forecasting using neural networks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Semiconductor manufacturing provides unique challenges to the anomaly detection problem. With multiple recipes and multivariate data, it is difficult for engineers to reliably detect anomalies in the manufacturing process. ...
Development and implementation of an inventory location optimization algorithm for improved distribution center picking rates
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
A strategic roadmap was developed for Waters Corporation detailing four central themes and twelve project proposals to direct future projects and innovations at the company over the next 3-10 years. Specific attention was ...
Quality improvement at a semiconductor equipment manufacturing facility through error re-categorization and proper inventory management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This thesis addresses the improvement of first pass yield on the assembly floor of Varian Semiconductor Equipment and Associates (Varian) - a low volume complex semiconductor capital equipment manufacturing facility. First ...
Operational improvement at a mass customization semiconductor equipment manufacturing facility through inventory consolidation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
This thesis addresses the operational improvement at Varian Semiconductor Equipment and Associates (Varian), a subsidiary of Applied Materials (AMAT), through material shortage reduction. Varian manufactures highly customized ...
Production ramp-up of a hardware startup : simulating CONWIP and CONWIP-build to order production strategies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
When ramping up production volumes, hardware startups are required to identify and tackle obstacles in multiple areas of business including finance, sales, engineering, manufacturing, and servicing. NVBOTS, a Boston based ...
Optimization of head and duct design for a warehouse vacuum robot using computational fluid dynamics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
This project focused on the development of a vacuum head and duct for integration into an automated robotic vacuum cleaning unit for warehouse and industrial applications. Although many autonomous cleaning robots are ...
Chamber matching in semiconductor manufacturing using statistical analysis and run-to-run control
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This thesis focuses on a chamber matching methodology for semiconductor manufacturing in Analog Devices Inc.'s fabrication sites. As ADI extends its efforts to implement Internet of Things and predictive maintenance (PdM) ...
Cost analysis and comparison of tray container style storage and stackable tote style storage
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
With the emerging interest in automated distribution centers, shelves operated by mobile robots are also rising in importance. This paper focuses on comparing the cost of two potential shelf designs for storing product in ...