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Analyzing the Boeing 777 link the flow process for value stream flow reduction against the Lean Aerospace Initiative's enterprise level roadmap
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
Modeling and analysis of performance of the steering angle sensor development project
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
In the highly competitive automotive industry, OEM and tier-I suppliers face the problem of determining costs and creating accurate and rapid schedules for current and future product developments. Successful companies in ...
System redesign within complex, technically integrated products
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
The process by which complex, technically integrated products are designed and introduced can be a source of competitive advantage, especially when marketplaces are sensitive to product quality levels. An extension of this ...
Systems level approach to process improvement initiatives in a semiconductor manufacturing environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Many successful companies have difficulty implementing large-scale change initiatives such as Lean, Six Sigma, outsourcing or Advanced Process Control. This can often be due to the fact that they treat large-scale improvement ...
Optimizing the assembly sequence of an aerospace manufacturing process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
The 1990's were a time of downsizing and consolidation for much of the defense aerospace industry. Many defense contractors sought to integrate lean manufacturing principles and techniques into their business, as a means ...
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 ...
Analysis of email and phone queuing systems in a world-wide contact center network
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Contact centers are operated by companies to answer customer inquiries via phone calls or email. Customers often equate the service they are provided while interacting with a contact center to the quality of a company's ...
The integrated concurrent enterprise
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Development of a robust work transfer iomplementation process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The industry-wide need for a robust method of transferring the manufacturing of a component from one location to another is addressed in this thesis. Work transfer activities can be initiated due to a number of business ...
Optimizing product testing in the electronics manufacturing industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
This thesis provides insight into methods for data analysis of testing procedures to optimize the overall testing times within the electronics manufacturing industry. By analyzing each test regime within the manufacturing ...