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Enabling process improvements through systems thinking
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Manufacturing organizations around the world strive to improve processes with varying degrees of realization. There is no right way or latest and greatest process that can guarantee success, therefore the approach, and not ...
Designing and implementing auxiliary operational processes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Amazon.com, one of the largest and most profitable online retailers, has been experiencing such dramatic growth rates that it must continually update and modify its fulfillment process in order to meet customer demand for ...
Estimation of system assembly and test manufacturing yields through product complexity normalization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Cisco Systems, Inc. (Cisco) has recently adopted Six Sigma as the main platform to drive quality improvements in its manufacturing operations. A key component of the improvement strategy is the ability to define appropriate ...
Using Virtual Business Systems to drive lean behavior in engineering design and support
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Virtual Business System (VBS) is a visual-based analytics and real-time information displaying system. It first started at Raytheon's Andover manufacturing facility in early 2000 with the strategic objectives of linking ...
Development of a total landed cost and risk analysis model for global strategic sourcing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Total landed cost and supply chain risk analysis are methods that many companies use to assess strategic sourcing decisions. For this project, landed cost is defined as those costs associated with material movement from a ...
Optimizing the closures development process using the design structure matrix
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Product development processes are inherently complex sets of activities that involve a vast number of connections between participants. Engineers, designers, marketers, financial analysts, and manufacturers all have to ...
Development of a global facility location analysis tool
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
With an economy and customer base that is global, companies are increasingly expanding outside their home country's borders. Many times this is done to take advantage of lower labor or material rates, to increase proximity ...
Cycle time reduction through wafer starts control
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Intel's Fab 17, located in Hudson, Massachusetts, has experienced dramatic improvements in its cycle time performance in the last two years. These improvements have been attributed to lean implementation efforts, reduced ...
The enterprise architecting framework applied to the supply organization of a sourcing management center of excellence
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
The basis to develop this thesis was performed after executing an internship in ABB Inc. The main objective of the study was to design the organization to operate the procurement function at a new manufacturing campus.The ...
Managing maintenance costs of pharmaceutical research and development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Drug Discovery is a race to be the first to patent a drug that meets a significant medical need in the world. Many pharmaceutical companies are now using automation extensively to improve consistency and aid personnel in ...