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Image engine study : strategic dynamic control for low volume potentially high mix modules
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The main goal of this project was to provide a case study on image engines for the purpose of developing a supply chain strategy. Initially, the current digital image engine manufacturing core competencies and respective ...
A global sourcing strategy for durable tooling
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Competitive pressures in manufacturing industries have led to an increased utilization of strategic sourcing initiatives: among them is low cost sourcing. While low cost sourcing has been used extensively for direct ...
Addressing the complexity of multimedia wireless computing solutions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
Innovation enabling manufacturing processes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Global operations for multinational companies today pose a particularly challenging environment for maintaining fluid knowledge transfer and effective communication methodologies. In a continuous drive for product innovation, ...
Implications of two-sided advertising in the automotive industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The extreme competition in the automotive industry results in razor-thin profit margins as original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) compete for market share and profits which increase shareholder value. Product differentiation ...
Development of international supply chain strategies to support global sourcing and manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Globalization in sourcing and manufacturing is expected to offer several different kinds of benefits. Globalized companies can produce products at cheaper costs by accessing cheaper resources and they can be close to the ...
Implementing novel inventory controls and weighing the costs and benefits of supplier managed inventory (SMI) in a consolidated manufacturing center
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
The Largo manufacturing site of the Raytheon Company is a pure production facility with limited collocated design capabilities. All of the initial design and development engineering is done in four external sites - ...
Development and application of management tools within a high-mix, low-volume lean aerospace manufacturing environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The design and implementation of a lean production system is a complex task requiring an intimate understanding of the fundamental lean principles. Much of the published lean literature is written at a high level of ...
Strategic outsourcing model : decision support for determining supply chain structure
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Outsourcing is becoming the norm in business today. This is a natural insight from the management philosophy of the 80's and early 90's of doing only what is "Core" to the business. A company, if their main focus is to ...
Characterization of the cost of forecast error in a complex supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
The importance of forecast accuracy is increasing in the semiconductor industry due to two compounding factors. The complexity of the manufacturing process is increasing which causes manufacturing cycle times to increase ...