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Program management systems for the semiconductor processing capital equipment supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The Capital Equipment Procurement group of Intel Corporation is responsible for developing and procuring the semiconductor processing capital equipment that is used throughout all of the company's development and manufacturing ...
Software content delivery in an outsourced manufacturing environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The trend towards integrated hardware and software solutions has become prevalent in the corporate server market. At the same time, companies struggle with the apparently conflicting goals of providing customers more ...
Implementation of lean processes at a high-mix low-volume aerospace manufacturing facility in France
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The theories of the Toyota Production System have been operational touchstones now for over twenty years in North America and Western Europe. In spite of this many companies, particularly those in high-mix low-volume ...
The development and implementation of a production information collection and reporting system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Production information, which includes production counts and line downtime information, is of great importance for automobile assembly plants to diagnose equipment problems and improve line utilization. Outdated information ...
Reducing variability in equipment availability at Intel using systems optimization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Equipment management is an important driver behind operational efficiency, since capital equipment makes up about 40% of the average semiconductor manufacturer's total assets. The main goal of this project is to reduce ...
Image engine study : strategic dynamic control for low volume potentially high mix modules
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The main goal of this project was to provide a case study on image engines for the purpose of developing a supply chain strategy. Initially, the current digital image engine manufacturing core competencies and respective ...
Global supply chain design and optimization methodology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The work for this thesis was performed at Honeywell in the Automation and Control Solutions (ACS) division. The project focuses on ACS's manufacturing strategy regarding its global supply chain design, primarily discussing ...