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Strategic outsourcing of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
ABB Automation is starting to experiment with Micro-electrical Mechanical Systems (MEMS) as an enabling technology for their products. If ABB's implementation of MEMS is found successful, it will be able to create breakthrough ...
Deployment of the Deere Production System in a primary manufacturing environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Analyzing the accountability, systems and efficiency of demand planning processes in a consumer products environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
As consumer products companies like P&G strive to achieve a consumer driven supply network, the value of forecast accuracy comes into question. Many companies push for faster cycle times and shorter supply chains, driving ...
The role of flexibility in Configure-to-order manufacturing : a framework for managing variation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
In this paper we examine a challenge that many companies are facing: how to respond to increased variation within their manufacturing operations. I posit that the challenges posed here are addressable with tools managers ...
Effective strategies for low volume vehicle programs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
The impact of high-mix, low volume products in semiconductor manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Demand forecasting for aircraft engine aftermarket
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
In 2006, Pratt and Whitney launched the Global Material Solutions business model aiming to supply spare parts to non-OEM engines with minimum 95% on-time delivery and fill-rate. Lacking essential technical knowledge of the ...
Enterprise design for dynamic complexity : architecting & engineering organizations using system & structural dynamics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
As the business world is neither linear nor static, the mastery of its "chaotic" nonlinear dynamics lies at the heart of finding high-leverage policies that return uncommon benefits for marginal costs. Today's global ...
Developing the business case for Quality by Design in the biopharmaceutical industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Quality by Design (QbD) is a systematic, science-based approach to pharmaceutical development that was defined in the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) Q8 guideline in 2005. Expectations are that QbD will ...
Optimization of kitting operations for an automated microelectronics assembly process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Raytheon's Solid-State Microwave (SSM) manufacturing area produces a low-volume, high mix assortment of Microwave Integrated Circuits (MIC) for airborne radars. The current kitting process for pick-and-place assembly is ...