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Modeling Air Source Heat Pump Adoption Propensity and Simulating the Distribution Level Effects of Large-Scale Adoption
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021-06)
National Grid, like most utilities and companies in the energy sector, finds itself at a critical juncture for decarbonization. To maintain alignment with regional carbon reduction goals, it must find innovative ways to ...
Leveraging Data Analytics to Evaluate Proactive Interventions to Prevent Inventory Defects
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021-06)
At an automated fulfillment center typically used in the retail industry, products fallen from a robot-driven shelving pod could cause inventory quality issues and obstructions on the floor, reducing throughput. Leading ...
Connected factory: real time data analysis for manufacturing efficiency
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Pratt and Whitney is expecting an increase in demand for new engines and for parts supportive of aftermarket service, maintenance, and repair. To avoid expensive capital investments in additional production capacity, Pratt ...
Applications of risk pooling for the optimization of spare parts with stochastic demand within large scale networks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Amazon is able to deliver millions of packages to customers every day through its Fulfillment Center (FC) network that is powered by miles of material handling equipment (MHE) such as conveyor belts. Unfortunately, this ...
Integrating Machine Learning into Data Analysis and Plant Performance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021-06)
In the current manufacturing environment, the push for high levels of plant performance has led to scrutinizing, optimizing, and improving every step of the manufacturing process. While improvements are being made in ...
Using discrete-event simulation to increase system capacity : a case study of an assembly plant
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
As part of its effort to introduce new technology and to improve the manufacturing system for the 777X production line, Boeing has made a significant capital investment in the Composite Wing Center (CWC). The new facility ...
Strategic capacity planning using data science, optimization, and machine learning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Raytheon's Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) factory in Andover, MA is Raytheon's largest factory and the largest Department of Defense (DOD) CCA manufacturer in the world. With over 500 operations, it manufactures over 7000 ...
Leveraging flexible manufacturing to streamline new product launch processes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Johnson & Johnson Vision (JJV), manufacturer of the ACUVUE® Brand Contact Lenses, is committed to launching new contact lens products every year to maintain competitive edge and long-term relevancy. However, manufacturing ...
Integrating agile within complex hardware development via additive manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
A major benefit of Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a faster timeline from design to fabrication. As AM has matured to be able to create functional prototypes and end-use products, the ability to quickly fabricate physical ...
Unit Hours as a Key Performance Indicator
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021-06)
In a complex manufacturing environment, tracking the cause of cost overruns and other issues can be challenging. At one of Boeing’s plants, a tool was built to track a key performance indicator based on labor hours. Boeing's ...