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An approach to sourcing optimization at a high volume soft drink manufacturer
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
The Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG) is the world's largest manufacturer, seller, and distributor of carbonated and non-carbonated Pepsi-Cola beverages. The supply chain network in the United States consists of 52 plants, over ...
A process for improving early life failure response
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
The development and implementation of process control strategy on a vehicle launch
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This thesis delves into the strategic and organizational challenges of implementing process control plans for a vehicle launch. The author explores the development and implementation of process control plans employing lean ...
Developing flexibility in assembly environments
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Manufacturing flexibility has been a topic of interest for both researchers and practitioners for several decades. Despite the amount of attention that flexibility receives, it remains a nebulous concept to those in industry ...
Lean transformation in aerospace assembly operations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
For the past two decades, virtually all manufacturing companies in the United States have adopted or are in the process of adopting lean manufacturing. Globalization has resulted in the increased availability of reliable, ...
Development of a manufacturing strategy for a low investment, bent tube space frame vehicle in North America
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Optimizing engineering analysis resource allocation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
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 ...