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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 ...
Assessing Inventory Replenishment Strategy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021-06)
Target’s supply chain strategy centers around delivering on the in-store experience for customers, with stores serving as both brick and mortar retail locations and online fulfillment hubs for store pick-up orders or home ...
Implementing Large Format Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace Tooling via Process Integration and Finite Element Analysis of Print Performance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021-06)
Ascent Aerospace (Ascent) designs and manufactures a diverse array of customized aerospace tooling, creating a low-volume/high-mix production environment where precision is critical. As a result, Additive Manufacturing ...
Evaluation and Implementation of Augmented Reality for Aerospace Operations and Sustainment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021-06)
Industry is eager to adopt new technology and realize its predicted benefits, but it is difficult to justify a risky investment in an unproven technology. In the context of the aerospace and defense industry, new technology ...
Process Intensification of Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf) Cell Growth via Multi-Parallel Bioreactor System
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
The objective of this project is to improve the yield of the fed-batch manufacturing process for the production of Flublok influenza vaccine, which was approved by the FDA in 2018. In short, Spodoptera frugiperda (SF+) ...
Exploring key barriers to consumer adoption of meat analogues : meat attachment and cultural identity
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
The industrial meat production system has large scale environmental impacts from depleting natural resources such as water and land and emitting dangerous greenhouse gases, while negatively affecting human health. The ...
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, ...
Digital business model development and validation for real-time monitoring solution for electrical power transformers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Currently, the health of high-value power transformers is primarily evaluated by visual inspections, oil sample analysis conducted by a third-party lab, and measurements taken by a mechanic physically present at the ...