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Improving line yield at Fab17
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
Fab 17 was a Digital Equipment Corporation semiconductor manufacturing and development facility. In June of 1998, Intel purchased Fab 17 from Digital. Intel shifted the focus to manufacturing and implemented many Intel ...
Capturing value from Item Unique Identification (IUID)
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
The Department of Defense has issued a mandate aimed at improving its capabilities in determining the location, value, quantity, and condition of government assets. The mandate requires marking specified assemblies and ...
Modeling design rework in a product development process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
Managing the product development process is of vital concern to corporations. A critical aspect of product development that negatively impacts program cost and timing is rework. Unfortunately, in large organizations with ...
Creating a sustaining value engineering function within worldwide manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Most product cost reduction in industry occurs during new product introduction (NPI). However, for some firms, a case can be made that product cost reduction efforts can be devoted towards products already in sustained ...
Component acquisition and single-source vendor management strategy in a defense application
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Building an aircraft carrier is one of the most complex manufacturing undertakings in the world. Each component must be designed, tested and manufactured to not only Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding's (NGSB) exceptionally ...
Strategies and processes for identifying and resolving throughput problems in an automotive paint shop
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
The application of lean manufacturing principles in a high mix low volume environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This thesis studies the opportunities for the application of lean manufacturing tools in a high- mix, low-volume traditional manufacturing factory floor setting. Value stream mapping and associated analytical tools are ...
Building operational excellence in a multi-node supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This thesis shows how a combination of macro-economic, business, and organizational factors can lead a well-run company to adopt a "launch-and-expedite" behavior with detrimental effects on operational efficiency. It also ...
Prioritization and integration of lean initiatives with theory of constraints
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The principles of lean manufacturing have taken hold in a number of manufacturing firms as a means of achieving operational excellence through continuous improvement. Womack and Jones have suggested a generalized process ...
Introducing pull methodologies in a semiconductor fab
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Semiconductor manufacturing is a highly complex and re-entrant process. In a fabrication facility, hundreds of decisions are made during a production shift regarding how shared tool capacity will be prioritized. These ...