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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 ...
Building flexibility in the volatile aftermarket parts : supply chains of the defense aerospace industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Within the Integrated Defense Systems of The Boeing Company, aftermarket support of military aircraft serves as an increasingly large source of revenue. One of the newest contracts between Boeing and the U.S. Government ...
Airline operating cost reduction through enhanced engine health analytics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Engine Health Management (EHM) is a comprehensive maintenance service offered by engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney (PW) to its airline customers. In its current form, engine performance is monitored through recorded ...
Application of multiple information sources to prediction of engine time on-wing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
The maintenance and operation of commercial turbofan engines relies upon an understanding of the factors which contribute to engine degradation from the operational mission, environment and maintenance procedures. A multiple ...
Prediction and optimization techniques to streamline surgical scheduling
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
Abstract We have created a set of decision support tools to streamline the surgical case scheduling process by allowing surgical wait list cases (elective cases that cannot be assigned a slot on the operating room schedule ...
Systems thinking applied to automation and workplace safety
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
This thesis presents the results of a study to compare Systems-Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA), a hazard analysis methodology based on a new model of accident causation called Systems-Theoretic Accident Model and Processes ...
A multi-axis approach to complexity management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
A high degree of complexity exists in the product, processes, organization and supply chain at HIGHVOLT Prüftechnik GmbH, subsidiary of Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen. The current state complexity results from unique market ...