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Change management, production ramp up and the sustainable supply chain in the transportation industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
The ramp up phase is always the most risky part of any project, especially with a product material the company and its partners have very little experience with. One result of this lack of experience is frequent engineering ...
Balancing tax incentives with operational risks in captive overseas production facilities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Due to the general macroeconomic downturn, many companies have turned to offshoring - sending a function overseas - to reduce production costs. While some companies elect to outsource overseas production to outside companies, ...
Component acquisition and single-source vendor management strategy in a defense application
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Building an aircraft carrier is one of the most complex manufacturing undertakings in the world. Each component must be designed, tested and manufactured to not only Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding's (NGSB) exceptionally ...
Information management using Web 2.0 technology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Web 2.0, the ultimate platform for tacit based knowledge work has finally arrived. User driven, collaborative platform based tools including wikis, web mash-ups, discussion boards, linkage based search engines, and tagging ...
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 ...
Supply chain design and site selection for the expansion of international manufacturing capacity
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
The research conducted for this thesis was performed at "Company X", a U.S.-based engineered goods manufacturer. This project focused on Company X's overall manufacturing strategy, with an emphasis on how global expansion ...
Developing a methodology to link printed circuit board assembly yield targets to commodity group quality goals
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
The increasing complexity of high-end routing products, a highly diverse product mix, and continually demanding quality requirements have intensified the challenges faced by Cisco. Primary among these is managing the broad ...
Inter-company collaboration within a large lean supply chain initiative
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Cisco and its four contract manufacturing partners are collaborating to implement a lean replenishment methodology across their supply chain. The new system is expected to result in minimized inventory exposure, increased ...
Mitigating the risk of a new workforce by reducing rework and rightsizing on hand inventory
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Dramatically increasing the hourly workforce at a rapid pace to support accelerated product demand in an aircraft manufacturing facility in a short amount of time resulted in: (1) increased rework, and (2) increased part ...
Design and development of a supplier evaluation process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Low-cost sourcing is a strategy many companies, including Pratt & Whitney, use to reduce part costs. As they increase their efforts to resource products to low-cost regions, Pratt & Whitney needs a robust process to ...