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Optimization of in-line semiconductor measurement rates : balancing cost and risk in a high mix, low volume environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Due to a number of market development over the last decade, semiconductor manufacturing companies, including Intel Corporation, have added significant numbers of primarily high growth rate, high-mix, low-volume (HMLV) ...
Supply chain packaging : packaging for optimal inter-region distribution center operations and damage prevention
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Honeywell International Corporation is a $27.5 billion [1] conglomerate with a diverse portfolio of businesses covering Aerospace, Automation and Controls, Specialty Materials and Transportation. Honeywell's Automation and ...
Product development process assessment at Company D
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
Applying lean manufacturing in an automotive stamping plant
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
Manufacturing responsiveness as a competitive advantage and implementation in a make-to-order environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Many companies have been successful differentiating themselves and creating growth opportunities by developing a competitive advantage through their manufacturing operations. During the last century, this operational ...
Using lean enterprise principles to drive quality and on time delivery to customers : a study of the Honeywell Aerospace Engine Assembly and Test Center of Excellence
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Honeywell Aerospace has been a leader in manufacturing high quality engines to customers for decades. With engine and auxiliary power unit (APU) growth of-9% in 2005, and projected growth similar or greater for 2006, ...
Systems level approach to process improvement initiatives in a semiconductor manufacturing environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Many successful companies have difficulty implementing large-scale change initiatives such as Lean, Six Sigma, outsourcing or Advanced Process Control. This can often be due to the fact that they treat large-scale improvement ...
Implementing various lean methodologies and creating a business development plan at an ABB Greenfield site
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
As part of its strategic initiatives, ABB inaugurated a 100,000 sq-m campus for an Engineering, Sourcing, and Manufacturing Operations center in San Luis Potosi (SLP), Mexico in May 2008. The ramp-up of the SLP site ...
A framework for developing, manufacturing, and sourcing trucks & equipment in a global fluid management industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Selecting and executing the optimal strategy for developing new products is a non trivial task, especially for low volume, high complexity products in a highly volatile global industry such as Fluid Management. At Fluid ...
Designing a supply chain for a foreign Greenfield facility
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
ABB Schweiz AG has experienced substantial growth in demand for the innovative energy management and conversion products designed and assembled by the Medium Voltage Automation Products Division. This demand has fully ...