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A framework for safe system design in space launch vehicles
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
A hazard analysis for the test firing of NASA's Space Launch System core stage is performed using a systems-based alternative to the traditional reliability-based method. The method used, Systems-Theoretic Process Analysis ...
Go-to-market process for new aerospace transparencies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
One challenge that many manufacturing companies face is the transition from lab-scale product development to full-scale production. Techniques and processes that are used by research and development (R&D) personnel or ...
Production leveling and cycle time reduction in satellite manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Reducing cycle time for geostationary communication satellites represents a major competitive advantage for manufacturers. Reducing cycle time can be done through application of lean manufacturing techniques such as ...
Evaluation of environmental foot printing techniques
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
With a growing focus on sustainability many companies are proactively assessing their product and supply chain footprints. Cisco is a leader in the ICT (Information and Communications Technology) industry and is working ...
Principal-agent alignment and relational incentive contracts in high-performance service operations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
This thesis focuses on the creation of a high-performance service operations organization. As organizations increasingly compete on service quality, increased attention has been given to measuring, tracking, and improving ...
Ranking CubeSat communication systems using a value-centric framework
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
This work focuses on the application of a streamlined version of Multi-Attribute Tradespace Exploration (MATE) as a first-order analysis tool to aid in the selection of CubeSat communication systems. As CubeSats have become ...
Identification of leading indicators for producibility risk in early-stage aerospace product development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Producibility is an emergent property of product development and manufacturing systems that encapsulates quality, product compliance, cost, and schedule. Detailed product definition and process variation have traditionally ...
Analysis and reduction of excess inventory at a heavy equipment manufacturing facility
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
The research presented in this thesis explores two hypotheses focused on excess inventory at a heavy equipment manufacturing facility. The scope of the thesis includes inventory in the form of raw materials, purchased ...
Localized change management in two cases : supply base cost escalation and obsolescence management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
There are several models for change available to modern organizations based on decades of research. This research tends to focus on broad changes, such as enterprise transformations. This thesis presents a model developed ...
Measuring engineering quality in airplane development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
This project was motivated by the desire to apply quality metrics to the multiple stages of the airplane development process at Boeing Commercial Airplanes. This project first identified integration and process discipline ...