Browsing Lean Advancement Initiative (LAI) by Title
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Unbundling Standardization: Product Development Processes in Multi-Project Organizations
(2009-05-15)CCC Annual Doctoral Colloquium presentation -
Unbundling Standardization: Product Development Processes in Multi-Project Organizations
(2009-10-11)INFORMS Annual Meeting presentation -
Unbundling Standardization: Product Development Processes in Multi‐Project Organizations
(2009-06-15)2nd International Symposium on Engineering Systems presentation -
Understanding and managing uncertainty in lean aerospace product development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Aspects of aircraft product uncertainty during system development are examined. Generation of stakeholder value in lean aerospace product development is linked to the reduction or elimination of project risks and uncertainties ... -
Understanding and Modeling Interaction Effects in Complex Engineering Enterprises
(2007-03-15)Student research poster -
Understanding and Modeling Interaction Effects in Complex Engineering Enterprises
(2007)Agenda: • Overview of the problem • Hypotheses • Enterprise-level interactions • Useful modeling approaches • Next Steps -
Understanding Enterprise Behavior Using a Hybrid Simulation of Enterprise Architecture
(2010-05-05)LAI Webinar Knowledge Exchange Event presentation -
Understanding Enterprise Behavior Using a Hybrid Simulation of Enterprise Architecture
(2010-05-05)LAI Knowledge Exchange Event presentation -
Understanding Enterprise Behavior Using a Hybrid Simulation of Enterprise Architecture
(2010-05-05)LAI Webinar Knowledge Exchange Event presentation -
Understanding enterprise behavior using hybrid simulation of enterprise architecture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Today, the design of business enterprises is much more art than science. The complex structure and behavior of enterprises makes it difficult to untangle cause and effect amidst its components and their relationships. In ... -
Understanding Enterprise Risk Across an Aquisition Portfolio: A Grounded Theory Approach
(2008-02-26)Every acquisition program contains risks. But what impact do these risks have on the entire portfolio of acquisition activities? What does risk at the Enterprise level really mean? For example, risk collectively could ... -
Understanding Industrial Ecology Dynamics and Competitive Enterprise Strategies in the Large Commercial Aircraft Industry: Hybrid Agent-Based Systems Dynamics Simulation as a Tool for Architecting the Extended Enterprise
(2006-04-20)Agenda • The Aviation Industry Ecosystem • Why model the aviation industry? • Methods: existing models and frameworks • The hybrid agent-based System Dynamics modeling approach • Expected Value -
Understanding Lean Manufacturing According to Axiomatic Design Principles
(1996-11)The design and evaluation of manufacturing system design is the subject of this paper. Though much attention has been given to the design of manufacturing systems, in practice most efforts still remain empirically-based. ... -
Understanding the Enterprise Value of Test: Characterizing System Test Discrepancies in the Spacecraft Industry
(2001)The goal of this research is to characterize the distribution and time impacts of spacecraft discrepancies found at the system level of integration and test, as well as understand the implications of those distributions ... -
Understanding the Roles of Modularity and System Architecture in Unmanned Aircraft Systems
(2007-10-10)Student research poster -
Understanding, modeling and improving the development of complex products : method and study
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Development of new aerostructure designs frequently occurs through a complex process that is difficult to understand and control. Tight requirements for weight, cost, strength, and aerodynamic behavior create many ... -
United States Air Force Air Logistics Centers : lean enterprise transformation and associated capabilities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)Lean enterprise transformation entails a complementary set of initiatives and efforts executed over a substantial period of time, in a consistent and coordinated manner, at all levels of the enterprise. It builds upon ... -
United States Air Force Air Logistics Centers: Lean Enterprise Transformation and Associated Capabilities
(2005-03-24)Presentation on lean enterprise transformation in the United States Air Force Air Logistics Centers -
United Technologies Corporation: Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE): Operating System Case Study
(2010-11-30)United Technologies Corporation (abbreviated UTC, NYSE ticker symbol UTX) is a large, industrial conglomerate that designs, manufactures, and services a broad range of products, ranging from air conditioners and elevators ... -
United Technologies Corporation: Internal Audit Department (IAD) Case Study: A Case Study of the UTC ACE Operating System
(2008-08-11)This study of United Technologies Corporation's Internal Audit Department (IAD) examines how stability and change are important factors in how this department functions and improves. IAD is a leader in the adoption of ...