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Measuring engineering quality in airplane development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
This project was motivated by the desire to apply quality metrics to the multiple stages of the airplane development process at Boeing Commercial Airplanes. This project first identified integration and process discipline ...
Localized change management in two cases : supply base cost escalation and obsolescence management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
There are several models for change available to modern organizations based on decades of research. This research tends to focus on broad changes, such as enterprise transformations. This thesis presents a model developed ...
Considerations for Defense Contractors Entering the Small Satellite Market
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021-06)
Federal defense agencies have historically relied on large unique satellites to accomplish their communication and earth-sensing missions. In recent years, there has been a rapid expansion of the commercial small satellite ...
Optimizing thermal spray quality verification in FAA repair station specializing in rotating components
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Thermal spray is a manufacturing process where melted particles are sprayed onto a surface to build up thickness. It is used extensively in the aerospace industry to improve and repair part surfaces, extending the useful ...
RPK growth modeling for passenger airlines using network-related variables
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
On average, an airline starts to place orders or aircraft within 3 - 10 years before the expected delivery date. During this time, there could be changes given the natural response of the airlines to continuously refine ...
Automation of NC Programming with Artificial Intelligence
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2022-05)
With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) in business operations of various industries in recent decades, manufacturing firms are embracing intelligent, data-driven methods of making their processes more efficient. ...
Applying Kuiper Connectivity with Edge Computing to New Industry Verticals
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-06)
Large “megaconstellations” comprising hundreds or even thousands of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to provide global connectivity coverage have been a goal of satellite operators for decades. Within the last 5 years, ...
Defining Core Manufacturing Capabilities at Raytheon Missiles & Defense
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-06)
Raytheon Technologies makes a diverse array of products ranging from microelectronic components to fully integrated exo-atmospheric missiles and jet engines. In order to better rationalize its operations strategy, the ...
Application of Novel Additive Manufacturing Techniques for Cost Reduction in Space Launch Vehicles
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021-06)
Additive Friction Stir Deposition (AFSD) is a new type of Additive Manufacturing (AM) capable of high-rate deposition of aerospace aluminum. AFSD overcomes some drawbacks of other AM processes while still benefiting from ...
Designing for cost In an aerospace company
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Companies take different approaches, and achieve different degrees of implementation, in designing products for cost. This thesis discusses Target Costing and its application at The Boeing Company. Target Costing is a ...