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Implementation of a manufacturing process platform
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
As companies grow and innovate, they offer an increasing number of products. Product proliferation must be managed through a product development process, which is supported by key competencies of the company in the form ...
Product design for supply chain : quantifying the costs of complexity in Hewlett-Packard's retail desktop PC business
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Over the past several years, Hewlett-Packard Company's North America Consumer Computing (NACC) division has faced pressures to increase retail product variety in response to growing customer demand. As they pursue incremental ...
Measurement and control of brake pedal feel quality in automobile manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Customer perception of brake pedal feel quality, as related to the perception of the brake pedal feeling soft or mushy, depends on both the customer's subjective judgment of quality and the actual build quality of the brake ...
Reducing inventory and order delivery time in an internal extended value chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The extended value stream for the ABB Power Technologies Medium Voltage Business Area consists of numerous factories situated across various different countries. Most of these facilities were originally acquired by ABB to ...
Delivery optimization for a make to order custom wire mill
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
In the face of growing competition in the Tantalum business, H.C.Starck's management is minimizing the delivery time for custom-made capacitor-grade tantalum wire products. H.C. Starck, Inc., Newton, Massachusetts faces ...
Framework for developing a co-production strategy in a vertically integrated operation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The Boeing Company is consolidating its operations for their wing components in order to be more profitable during lower production volumes due to higher utilization rates. In order to support higher production rates moving ...
Improving maintenance work flow processes in a volatile assembly factory environment : maintenance people and processes, spares inventory, and equipment reliability
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Many manufacturing companies face significant challenges in maintaining their factory equipment in a cost efficient manner so as to provide reliable production capacity. CEI (Consumer Electronics, Inc., a pseudonym for an ...