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Unit Hours as a Key Performance Indicator
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021-06)
In a complex manufacturing environment, tracking the cause of cost overruns and other issues can be challenging. At one of Boeing’s plants, a tool was built to track a key performance indicator based on labor hours. Boeing's ...
Reliability Analysis of Boeing's Dreamlifter Large Cargo Freighter
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021-06)
Proper maintenance is critical to keep aircraft flying through their designated service life. And once an aircraft reaches the end of its operational life, or if maintenance and repair costs exceed the cost of flying a new ...
Distribution Network Optimization to Reduce Process Variability and Improve Throughput for an Online Retailer
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021-06)
In moving from standard two-day to single-day shipping, Amazon Fulfillment Centers (FC) must stock an increasing variety of product in inventory. Amazon uses a hub and spoke model where Inbound Cross-Dock (IXD) facilities ...
Project-based manufacturing : an approach for quote development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Project-based manufacturing presents unique challenges that highly automated and repetitive production lines do not face. Highly automated production lines do not have much variation in the types of products that are made, ...