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Lean principle application in an automotive product development process with special emphasis on peer reviews
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Global Automotive, a large US based, global manufacturer of automobiles, has made significant gains in manufacturing competitiveness, in part through application of a lean manufacturing approach to high volume assembly. A ...
Cost modeling in the integrated supply chain strategic decision process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
This thesis is based on an internship at Honeywell Aerospace's Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) Leadership division. This work focuses on the role and use of analytical cost models in the strategy development process. The ...
Enabling cultural shifts : an enterprise approach toward lean thinking
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
The Supply Planning Operations team, in a large manufacturing firm, faced a future where their complexity of scope was increasing without an increase in resource levels. As an effort to improve both efficiency and effectively ...
Evaluating a continuous improvement initiative using Stakeholder Value Mapping
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Lean implementations have had a mixed record of success in organizations. One possible explanation for this observation is that lean is built upon a value system that is not always shared by the organizations trying to ...
A case study : creating momentum and self-sustaining change in product development through continuous improvement efforts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Traditionally, in Raytheon's Integrated Defense System Product Development Engineering Group, lean initiatives have not been fully adopted. Though the lean tools are useful, the engineering group is looking for more effective ...
A process for improving long-term production planning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
This project presents improvements to the business process used to generate the Sikorsky five-year production scheduling plan that is a central coordinating process for company operations. Recommendations will improve the ...
Identifying system-wide contact center cost reduction opportunities through lean, customer-focused IT metrics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Dell's long-term success depends on its customers' future buying patterns. These patterns are largely determined by customers' satisfaction with the after-sales service they receive. Previously, Dell has been able to deliver ...
Developing a circumstance-based innovation strategy for a midsized aerospace manufacturer : fostering intrapreneurship, opening boundaries, and seeding disruption
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
This thesis derives a seven-stage methodology and presents a case study for developing an actionable innovation strategy for manufacturing firms. The methodology is based around a careful examination of their firm's ...
The integrated concurrent enterprise
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Lean Transformations in Supply Chain, the autocatalytic nature of lean principles, and tactics for implementing lean tools
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Expanding Lean principles beyond the manufacturing floor, ultimately to entail a comprehensive Lean Enterprise, has gained increasing attention among corporations. This thesis entails a detailed case study of initiating a ...