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Production system design and its implementation in the automotive and aircraft industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Analysis of key characteristic methods and enablers used in variation risk management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Engine production system in the US defense aircraft industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
A study was conducted, under the auspices of the Lean Aerospace Initiative, to determine the causes of increment in the production throughput time of engines in the US defense aircraft industry. Three sites were included. ...
Design and analysis of production systems in aircraft assembly
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
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 ...