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The role of lean manufacturing principles and strategic alternatives in achieving business goals
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Lean Manufacturing is widely accepted as a proven method to achieve operational excellence. Many manufacturers undertake lean manufacturing implementations as a strategy to improve competitiveness and realize business ...
Evaluation and improvement of proactive customer notification in e-commerce environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The Internet, and thus e-commerce, both Business to Consumer (B2C) and Business to Business (B2B), has changed the way companies do business with each other and communicate with their customers. Because of the speed of the ...
Optimizing engineering analysis resource allocation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
A forecasting and inventory model for short lifecycle products with seasonal demand patterns
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Lean manufacturing in a semiconductor environment : use of variation analysis to focus continuous improvement efforts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Intel's FAB 17 (F17), in an effort to remain competitive and reduce production cycle time, recently committed to adopt lean manufacturing as their approach to continuous improvement. To aid in this effort, the factory staff ...
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 ...
Integration of the design and manufacture of high-precision cast components
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)