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Developing a methodology to link printed circuit board assembly yield targets to commodity group quality goals
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
The increasing complexity of high-end routing products, a highly diverse product mix, and continually demanding quality requirements have intensified the challenges faced by Cisco. Primary among these is managing the broad ...
Optimizing the closures development process using the design structure matrix
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Product development processes are inherently complex sets of activities that involve a vast number of connections between participants. Engineers, designers, marketers, financial analysts, and manufacturers all have to ...
Development of a total landed cost and risk analysis model for global strategic sourcing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Total landed cost and supply chain risk analysis are methods that many companies use to assess strategic sourcing decisions. For this project, landed cost is defined as those costs associated with material movement from a ...
Mitigating the risk of a new workforce by reducing rework and rightsizing on hand inventory
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Dramatically increasing the hourly workforce at a rapid pace to support accelerated product demand in an aircraft manufacturing facility in a short amount of time resulted in: (1) increased rework, and (2) increased part ...
Design and development of a supplier evaluation process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Low-cost sourcing is a strategy many companies, including Pratt & Whitney, use to reduce part costs. As they increase their efforts to resource products to low-cost regions, Pratt & Whitney needs a robust process to ...
A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) evaluation strategy for customer fulfillment centers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a wireless technology that can be used to track inventory labeled with microchip-embedded identifiers communicating passively with scanners without operator involvement. This ...
Lean principle application in an automotive product development process with special emphasis on peer reviews
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Global Automotive, a large US based, global manufacturer of automobiles, has made significant gains in manufacturing competitiveness, in part through application of a lean manufacturing approach to high volume assembly. A ...
Enhancing efficiency in the evolving grocery supply chain through vendor integration
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
C&S Wholesale Grocers is a privately-held firm headquartered in Keene, New Hampshire. C&S is a leading low-cost, high-service procurement and distribution provider servicing grocery retailers, and is the second largest ...
Understanding, modeling and improving the development of complex products : method and study
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Development of new aerostructure designs frequently occurs through a complex process that is difficult to understand and control. Tight requirements for weight, cost, strength, and aerodynamic behavior create many ...
Managing maintenance costs of pharmaceutical research and development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Drug Discovery is a race to be the first to patent a drug that meets a significant medical need in the world. Many pharmaceutical companies are now using automation extensively to improve consistency and aid personnel in ...