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Achieving world-class perceived vehicle quality through improved engineering and manufacturing tools
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Throughout the vehicle development process, automotive manufacturers must work to meet a variety of customer needs. One increasingly important attribute is vehicle exterior perceived quality, which is largely dependent on ...
Leading a lean transformation in the wake of a disaster
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Through a disaster, a company is presented with an opportunity to leverage the momentum from recovery efforts to drastically change the way business is conducted. In the case of Raytheon's Solid State Microwave division, ...
Batch sizing strategy & production load leveling in a multi-step chemical manufacturing process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
In the last couple of years Eastman Kodak Company went through major changes in its strategic direction. The same disruptive technologies that they helped develop for digital imaging have shaped a new industry, and the ...
Applications of color powder paint in the automotive industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Both color keyed and color specific liquid primers have been used successfully in automotive paint application, reducing the use of costly topcoat materials. Generally, color keyed primer is close in color to the topcoat ...
Reducing variability in equipment availability at Intel using systems optimization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Equipment management is an important driver behind operational efficiency, since capital equipment makes up about 40% of the average semiconductor manufacturer's total assets. The main goal of this project is to reduce ...
Global supply chain design and optimization methodology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The work for this thesis was performed at Honeywell in the Automation and Control Solutions (ACS) division. The project focuses on ACS's manufacturing strategy regarding its global supply chain design, primarily discussing ...
Costs of complexity in Hewlett-Packard's inkjet printer business
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
This thesis deals with the cost of complexity at Hewlett-Packard's inkjet printer business. The term cost of complexity refers to the costs associated with offering a more diverse portfolio. The most basic example is to ...
Leveling the workload at the interface between internal and external supply chains
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
The Dell operating model
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Dell, Inc. is well known for its dramatic and continually improving operational performance in terms of unit cost, inventory level, production capacity, and labor efficiency. However, in late 2002, several members of Dell's ...
Challenges and rewards of mechanical platforming strategy within wireless handset industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
The internship project studied Motorola competitors' products and identified their mechanical platform strategy. Recommendations were developed for Motorola to improve product development and/or portfolio planning, in terms ...