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Minimum cost decision for the tradeoff between finished goods inventory and product capacity
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Applying Critical Chain to improve the management of uncertainty in projects
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
In an ever intensifying global competitive market, the management of projects, particularly product development efforts, increasingly is one of the few areas which can produce a sustained competitive advantage. Firms that ...
Reduction of process monitoring in semiconductor chip manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
This thesis concerns in-line inspection scheduling policies in semiconductor chip manufacturing. Intel uses extensive monitoring (inspections) in the manufacturing process. While the inspections help safeguard process ...
Throughput improvement initiatives in an automotive assembly plant body shop
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
In most manufacturing environments, the closer you get to the production floor, the shorter and shorter becomes the reference time frame ... down to the order of minutes and seconds. Much time is devoted to dealing with ...
Implementing lean manufacturing critical tasks in product & process development : case study on a new automobile engine program
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Best practices for evolutionary software development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Economic modeling of a hyaluronic acid supply chain to help evaluate, plan and improve manufacturing strategy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Using forecast variability and risk pooling to determine optimal safety stock levels within a supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Bay Networks, like other high tech companies whose competitive advantage lies in the design of their products, has moved to a manufacturing model that relies heavily on outsourcing. Almost all the components of its products, ...
The soft side of the Toyata production system is the hard side
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
This thesis analyzes the challenges associate with the rollout of the Toyota Production System (TPS) in a US vinyl extrusion plant. There is a cursory explanation of some of the Technical aspects of TPS, and implementation ...
Matching company growth to skill adaptation levels
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)