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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 ...
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 ...
External kanban systems in automotive assembly
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
For the past two decades, rising customer expectations and increased global competition have forced automotive manufacturers around the world to significantly improve the efficiency of their production operations. One ...