Browsing Lean Advancement Initiative (LAI) by Title
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Measuring the Efficiency of Commonality Implementation: Application to Commercial Aircraft Cockpits
(2007-04-17)Increasing commonality across their models allows commercial aircraft manufacturers to reduce the product development cycle time and tailor their models to their customers’ needs. The cockpit is an area where commonality ... -
Mechanisms for Interteam Integration: Findings from Five Case Studies
(1997-08-03)Many product development programs consist of multiple integrated product teams (IPTs) and functional groups. Interteam information dependencies greatly affect program success. Program integration has thus become an ... -
Merging Lean and Six Sigma Programs to Realize Enterprise Excellence
(2009-04-01)LAI Annual Conference presentation, Baltimore, Maryland -
A methodology for implementing total productive maintenance in the commercial aircraft industry
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Methodology for sizing finished goods inventories for a vinyl siding extrusion plant
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)Recently, many companies have begun to implement lean manufacturing principles as a way to improve their production systems. Alcoa has joined the movement to adopt lean manufacturing, and has named their effort the Alcoa ... -
Methods of Integrating Design and Cost Information to Achieve Enhanced Manufacturing Cost/Performance Trade-offs
(1995)In this paper we address problems which arise when large organizations attempt a tight integration of design and cost while developing complex products. Topics include the sources of cost and design data, the arrangement ... -
Metric Commonality Across an Operating Life Cycle
(2010-03-23)Student research poster, LAI Annual Meeting, Dana Point, CA -
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Metrics for enterprise transformation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)The objective of this thesis is to depict the role of metrics in the evolving journey of enterprise transformation. To this end, three propositions are explored: (i) metrics and measurement systems drive transformation, ... -
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The micro-foundations of alignment among sponsors and contractors on large engineering projects
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Large engineering projects design, engineer and construct much of the world's energy, transportation and defense infrastructure. These large scale engineering endeavors are highly visible, have long lasting impacts and are ... -
Mission Emphasis and the Determination of Needs for New Weapon Systems
(2009)Student research poster -
Mission emphasis and the determination of needs for new weapon systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Efforts to understand the determination of needs of new weapon systems must take into account inputs and actions beyond the formally documented requirements generation process. This study analyzes three recent historical ... -
Mitigating the risk of a new workforce by reducing rework and rightsizing on hand inventory
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Dramatically increasing the hourly workforce at a rapid pace to support accelerated product demand in an aircraft manufacturing facility in a short amount of time resulted in: (1) increased rework, and (2) increased part ... -
Modeling and analyzing cost, schedule, and performance in complex system product development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)In the future, it is unlikely that complex system products will compete solely on the basis of technical performance. What will differentiate such systems and their developers is the ability to balance all the dimensions ... -
Modeling and Understanding Complex Enterprise Behavior using a Hybrid Simulation Approach
(2009-01-21)Today, the design of enterprises is much more art than science. The complex structure and behavior of enterprises makes it difficult to untangle cause and effect amidst the enterprise’s components and their relationships. ... -
Modeling the Product Development Enterprise Methods, Decisions and Metrics
(2006-04-18)Presentation on modeling the product development enterprise -
Modeling-enabled Design of Enterprise Transformation: Implications for Complex Enterprise Systems Architecting and Engineering
(2008-09-25)This is a presentation given at the MITRE-MIT Enterprise Modeling Exchange Conference, MITRE Corp., McLean, VA, September 25-26, 2008. The presentation traces the causes of the failure of most enterprise transformation ...