Browsing Lean Advancement Initiative (LAI) by Title
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Major system acquisition reform in the United States Coast Guard : a case for the application of Lean Enterprise principles
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)During any time of reorganization, it is important to look to processes and practices that have been used and proven effective by other organizations whether those organizations are similar in structure or similar in the ... -
Make-buy decisions in the U.S. aircraft industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997) -
Making Difficult Conversations Productive: Individual and Organizational Learning Approaches
(2008-04-23)Presentation with exercises to help make organizational change go well -
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Making the Transition to Lean Product Development
(2009-01-21)Our understanding of the application of lean principles in product development (PD) is relatively new—similar perhaps to industry understanding of lean principles shortly after The Machine That Changed the World was published ... -
Managing Risk and Uncertainty: Traditional Methods & the Lean Enterprise
(2006-06-12)Student research poster -
Managing Risk and Uncertainty: Traditional Methods and the Lean Enterprise
(2006-04)Agenda/Overview Review of Recent LAI research • Josef Oehmen • Steve Bresnahan • McManus/Hastings • Research Conclusions/ My Proposed Research • Motivation for study • Areas of Interest -
Managing Risk to Maximize Enterprise Product Development Portfolio Value
(2007-03-12)Student research poster -
Managing subsystem commonality
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001) -
Managing the defense industry transition to performance-based practices and supply chain integration
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998) -
Managing the integration of technology into the product development pipeline
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)Managing the integration of technology is a complex task in any industry, but especially so in the highly competitive automotive industry. Automakers seek to develop plans to integrate technology into their products such ... -
Managing unarticulated value : changeability in multi-attribute tradespace exploration
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)A framework for creating value robust systems in the face of changing value perceptions during the architecture and design of systems is proposed. Both unarticulated value, that which is not explicitly communicated to ... -
Manufacturing initiatives in a decentralised company
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001) -
Manufacturing System Design / Manufacturing Strategy
(2001)Presentation on manufacturing system design -
Manufacturing System Design Framework Manual
(2002)Previous Lean Aerospace Initiative research in factory operations had indicated that the greatest performance gains are realized when the manufacturing system is designed from the top down and from supplier to the customer. ... -
Measuring and managing intellectual capital in the U.S. aerospace industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)"Intellectual capital" has been heralded in business journals as an important component for successful business development in today's economy. Intellectual capital consists of knowledge-based assets -- including people, ... -
Measuring Systems Engineering Success: Insights from Baseball
(2008)Optimizing the efficiency of socio-technical systems and determining accurate measurements of performance is a critical issue in many systems engineering enterprises. In our analysis we explore some of the recurring themes ... -
Measuring Systems Engineering Success: Insights from Baseball
(2008-06-15)Optimizing the efficiency of socio-technical systems and determining accurate measurements of performance is a critical issue in many systems engineering enterprises. In our analysis we explore some of the recurring themes ... -
Measuring the Efficiency of Commonality Implementation: Application to Commercial Aircraft Cockpits
(2007-08-28)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 ...