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Methods for analyzing and incorporating customer feedback in automotive design and manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
One of the key focus areas of the General Motors (GM) Company's leadership is to collect, quickly analyze, and respond to customer feedback pertaining to product quality issues in newly built vehicles. This project is ...
Robust network design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
As an equipment manufacturer for the mining and construction industries, Caterpillar's business is heavily impacted by the cyclicality of these two industries. To be competitive in the market while investing prudently to ...
Using process analysis and simulation to evaluate the process capability of an order processing and fulfillment system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
In order to compete with online retailers that offer same-day shipping', Dell is looking to implement a Same Day Ship (SDS) program for their SmartSelection products (in-stock, build-to-stock products) in the US. Currently, ...
Optimization of warehouse operations and transport risk mitigation for disposable bioreactor bags to support launch of Amgen Singapore Manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
A strategic imperative for Amgen is to increase the number of patients that have access to the company's lifesaving medicines. As part of this goal, Amgen is launching a new manufacturing site in Singapore (ASM). Reliability ...
Inventory optimization model for NIKE's long lifecycle highly seasonal replenishment products
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Currently, demand and inventory planners at NIKE Always Available (NIKE's replenishment business) experience difficulty in managing long-lifecycle highly-seasonal products like soccer equipment and fleece apparel. Very ...
Application of flexible labor and standard work in fulfillment center produce operations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
This thesis demonstrates the applicability of flexible labor and standard work in increasing labor productivity and improving quality in fulfillment center produce operations. Three hypotheses were tested: (1) labor ...
A method for selecting and sequencing enterprise software to improve high-volume new product introduction performance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Powerful software exists to help consumer electronics enterprises manage complex product lifecycles and improve the speed with which they introduce new products to the market. While significant research exists to inform ...
Lean automation strategies for high volume, high complexity, manufacturing systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
This thesis and the associated project explore lean automation strategies for high volume, high complexity manufacturing systems. In particular, we study how to reduce the footprint and cost of an automotive sealing line, ...
Cycle-time analysis and improvement using lean methods within a retail distribution center
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Fulfillment cycle-time, or the time it takes to pick an item from inventory, pack it into a box, and load it on a truck for shipment, is one of the main inputs in determining how quickly an online retailer can promise ...
Predicting adequacy of supplier responses for multi-year government contracts based on supplier performance metrics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Aerospace Company X (ACX) is a designer and manufacturer of advanced aerospace systems and its primary customer is the United States Government (USG). In order to reduce cost and minimize risk, both parties have embraced ...