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Process management principles for increasing the energy efficiency of manufacturing operations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Energy usage is a significant operating cost for manufacturing facilities in the United States, and interest in energy management has been rising of late, 2, 3]. One approach, recommended by the Environmental Protection ...
Decision support systems for tool reuse and EOL processes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Intel® is a manufacturing company that concentrates on the fabrication process of computer chips. Over the years and into the future, Intel® has gone through multiple and advanced generations of manufacturing technology ...
A new framework for making sourcing decisions regarding low-volume, high-complexity products
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
Compaq Computer Corporation's High Performance Systems Business Unit (HPSBU) manufactures a series of high-end computer servers called Alpha Servers. These servers are manufactured in relatively low volumes, typically for ...
Effective synchronization of MRP to production during a lean transformation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Raytheon - Network Centric Systems (NCS) division develops and produces mission solutions for networking, command and control, battlespace awareness, and air traffic management. The facility in Largo, Florida, produces ...
Developing a process for supply chain risk management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
In today's competitive markets, companies look for any advantage they can build over their competitors. A number of companies recognize that supply chain excellence is an opportunity to create such an advantage. A superior ...
Risk management framework for evaluating suppliers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Sikorsky Aircraft Co. currently finds itself in a critical growth period, in terms of both sales contracts and supplier agreements. Popular supply chain strategies preach reduction and simplification of the supply base, ...
Driving change in commodity management in engineering led firms through optimization studies, modeling, and data driven decision making
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Engineering focused companies often find difficulty in managing costs. As the innovations begin to slow and key products are commoditized these companies often find themselves far behind their competition from a cost ...
Managing a data analysis production line : an example from the Whitehead/MIT Center for Genomic Research
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Predicting manufacturing performance of new radar subassembly designs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)