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Application of variation risk management processes in commercial aircraft design and manufacture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Companies and academics have known for many years that reducing variation in production processes can decrease production cost, increase product quality, and have substantial impact on overall profitability. Tools to help ...
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) ...
Driving a lean transformation using a six sigma improvement process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Successive transformations within manufacturing have brought great efficiencies to producers and lower costs to consumers. With the advents of interchangeable parts between 1800 and 1850 in small arms manufacturing (Hounshell, ...
Analyzing sampling methodologies in semiconductor manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
This thesis describes work completed during an internship assignment at Intel Corporation's process development and wafer fabrication manufacturing facility in Santa Clara, California. At the highest level, this work relates ...
Enterprise level value stream mapping and analysis for aircraft carrier components
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Northrop Grumman Newport News is committed to implementing lean on the enterprise level. This thesis is focused around work toward creating a global, high-level information and material value stream map for a specified ...
Applications of color powder paint in the automotive industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Both color keyed and color specific liquid primers have been used successfully in automotive paint application, reducing the use of costly topcoat materials. Generally, color keyed primer is close in color to the topcoat ...
Lean manufacturing system design and value stream management in a high-mix, low-volume environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Value Stream Mapping is a powerful tool for identifying sources of waste and for creating the vision for the future state of a production system. As a management tool, however, it lacks in specific focus of roles, ...
Inventory reduction : applying a pull ordering system to a distribution business
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
This thesis is a description of an internship project at an aerospace parts distribution company. The goal of the project was to reduce inventory by applying a pull ordering system to the distributor's value chain. The ...
Developing a circumstance-based innovation strategy for a midsized aerospace manufacturer : fostering intrapreneurship, opening boundaries, and seeding disruption
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
This thesis derives a seven-stage methodology and presents a case study for developing an actionable innovation strategy for manufacturing firms. The methodology is based around a careful examination of their firm's ...
Applicability of lean manufacturing and quick response manufacturing in a high-mix low-volume environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
As today's manufacturers face increasing pressure to improve costs and compete globally, many are turning to the philosophy of Lean Manufacturing as exemplified by the Toyota Production System. Lean is most successful when ...