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Cost of stockouts in the microprocessor business and its impact in determining the optimal service level/
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
In order to develop optimal inventory policies, it is essential to know the consequences of stockouts and the costs related to each kind of stockout; at Intel, however, such costs have not yet been quantified. The primary ...
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 ...
Utilization of visual metrics to drive intended performance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
In recent years the American industrial landscape has undergone tremendous change as companies have worked to adopt Lean practices. This transformation has been difficult, but necessary, as American companies work to remain ...
Management of supply chain costs associated with part proliferation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
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 ...
Strategic raw material inventory optimization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
The production of aerospace grade titanium alloys is concentrated in a relatively small number of producers. The market for these materials has always been cyclical in nature. During periods of high demand, metal producers ...
Implementing pull production within an aerospace assembly operation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
This thesis presents a detailed analysis of lean implementation at Hamilton Sundstrand, a global supplier of technologically advanced aerospace and industrial products. The main objective of the internship was to convert ...
Lean manufacturing at a tier-1 automotive supplier
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
The road to lean manufacturing has been long and hard for many companies. Intrigue Corporation is no exception. The company first introduced its version, the Intrigue Lean Manufacturing System, approximately ten years ago. ...
Improving the manufacturing yield of investment cast turbine blades through robust design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
The manufacturing of turbine blades is often outsourced to investment casting foundries by aerospace companies that design and build jet engines. Aerospace companies have found that casting defects are an important cost ...
Integrated decision support model for global sourcing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Over the last decade, the U.S. aircraft industry has experienced increasing levels of international integration as companies seek to access global talent and resources, cut production costs, spread financial risk, and ...