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CASE 1 - Advanced Composite Aerostructures Incorporated
(2001-10)Lean Enterprise Self-Assessment Tool (LESAT) Case Studies for Enterprise Transformation Training -
CASE 2 - Electronic Systems Incorporated
(2001-11)Lean Enterprise Self-Assessment Tool (LESAT) Case Studies for Enterprise Transformation Training -
CASE STUDY -- LEAN 94-01: Integrators, not Generalists Needed: A Case Study of IPD Teams at Textron Defense Systems
(1994-01-17)The following case study examines an organization that essentially eliminated traditional functional groups and assigned all employees to cross-functional product or process teams. Although the organizational and cultural ... -
CASE STUDY -- LEAN 94-02: A Case Study of Self-Directed Work Teams at Boeing Defense and Space Group - Corinth
(1994-02-24)Boeing Defense & Space Group - Corinth (BD&SG-C) is a self-directed team based unionized facility in the defense and commercial aircraft industry. The plant was a greenfield start-up in 1987. Due to the nature of the defense ... -
CASE STUDY 95-04: Operator Certification: A Case Study in Operator Self-Inspection
(1996-02-22)Operator certification is the process where production workers are trained, authorized, and given the necessary resources to inspect their own work. This case study evaluated operator certification systems in the manufacturing ... -
Case Study Report: The Paveway Program Transformation
(2005-02-28)On a Monday in June of 1999 the Paveway production line restarted in a hastily erected tent at Raytheon's Tucson, Arizona facility. It did not look or perform like the Paveway program that had won Texas Instruments the ... -
CASE STUDY: Boeing Commercial Airplane Group Wichita Division (Boeing Co.)
(2001)Activity Based Costing and Management (ABCM) is one of many new financial and accounting tools aimed at providing more complete, better-aligned data on economic performance. It is important to explore early experiences ... -
CASE STUDY: From Three to One: Integrating a High Performance Work Organization Process, Lean Production, and Activity Based Costing Change Initiatives
(2000)In 1997 Boeing’s Wichita Division and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers agreed to launch a “High Performance Work Organization” (HPWO) process. This followed the introduction of a Lean ... -
CASE STUDY: International Association of Machinists and Boeing Joint Quality Through Training Programs
(2004)The International Association of Machinists (IAM) and Boeing Company Quality Through Training Program (QTTP) is playing a vital role within the Boeing Company to cope with a complicated situation: reducing the workforce, ... -
CASE STUDY: International Association of Machinists Boeing Joint Programs
(2001)The paragraph on the title page summarizes the goals of language first inserted in the 1989 collective bargaining agreement between the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and the Boeing ... -
CASE STUDY: Rocketdyne Propulsion and Power
(2001)Rocketdyne is a leading producer of rocket engines and related space products facing an increasingly competitive global environment. For Rocketdyne the challenges include a shift from a heavily military focus to a more ... -
CASE STUDY: Rockwell Collins and IBEW Locals 1362 and 1634
(2003)The post-September 11th economy has confronted Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa with hard choices. Faced with the need to cut costs, including laying off significant portions of the work force, the company and its ... -
CASE STUDY: Textron Systems
(2001)For over five decades, Textron Systems has been an important contributor to the U.S. defense aerospace business. Its breakthroughs in thermal protection materials enabled NASA Apollo command modules and Air Force ... -
Lean at the C-5 Galaxy Depot: Essential Elements of Success
(2005-03-23)Robins Air Force Base is the largest industrial complex in Georgia, employing some 25,000 civilian, contractor, and military workers on its premises. The Air Logistics Center has over 13,000 employees: about 2,000 of these ... -
Lean Effects on Aerospace Programs (LEAP) Project: 737 Fuselage Case Study Report
(2002-03-01)The Boeing 737 “Next Generation” (NG) is the follow-on to the longest continuous production line in commercial aircraft history. The original 737 (-100) was launched in February of 1965, followed by the –200, -300, -400, ... -
Lean Effects on Aerospace Programs (LEAP) Project: F-16 Case Study Report
(2002-04-05)This report follows the F-16 journey of improvement over the last decade or so. Since an increase in focus on cost and quality in the early 1990s, there has been gradual but continuous progress along this journey. Most ... -
Letterkenny Army Depot: Finance Innovations Support Lean Six Sigma Success
(2006-09-15)As a result of significant dollar savings to the Army and U.S. taxpayers, Letterkenny Army Depot received widespread public recognition in 2005. The depot received a public sector Shingo Prize for applying Lean principles ... -
Letterkenny Army Depot: The Army Teaches Business a Lesson in Lean Six Sigma
(2006-05-23)Letterkenny Army Depot: The Army Teaches Business a Lesson in Lean Six Sigma is a case study of Letterkenny Army Depot, one of five Army maintenance depots. Letterkenny recapitalizes missiles, HMMWV's, generators, and other ... -
Pratt & Whtiney: Homogenous Metals,Inc. (HMI) Case Study: A Case STudy of the UTC Ace Operating System
(2009-10-06)Homogenous Metals Incorporated (HMI) is a pioneer in adopting and demonstrating value from United Technology Corporation's (UTC's) ACE operating system. ACE stands for Achieving Competitive Excellence. The first story is ... -
Process Improvements in Pratt & Whitney's Deficiency Report Investigation Process: A Case Study of the UTC ACE Operating System
(2010-06-17)This case study describes Pratt & Whitney's process improvement activities on its deficiency report (DR) investigation process for the F100 engine program between 2004 and 2006. The DR investigation process is a customer ...