Browsing Theses by Title
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Qualitative knowledge construction for engineering systems : extending the design structure matrix methodology in scope and procedure
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)This thesis presents a new modeling framework and research methodology for the study of engineering systems. The thesis begins with a formal conceptualization of Engineering Systems based upon a synthesis of various ... -
Re-architecting the Battalion Tactical Operations Center : transitioning to network centric operations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)As the Army conducts transformation in the midst of an ongoing information driven Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) and the War on Terror, it has realized the need to develop leaner, more agile, versatile and deployable ... -
Re-Architecting the DoD acquisition process : a transition to the information age
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)The military is the midst of significant change, due to the DoD transformation guidance and movement to Network-Centric Warfare/Operations. Unfortunately, both the guidance given, roadmaps produced and the level of espoused ... -
Re-architecting the failure analysis supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)With customer satisfaction and lifecycle product quality becoming a competitive advantage, technology companies are motivated to look beyond their historical focus on forward supply chain management. Operational excellence ... -
Reduced DoD product development time : the role of the schedule development process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)According to the Packard Commission, "Unreasonably long acquisition cycles -- ten to fifteen years for major weapon systems is a central problem from which most other acquisition Problems stem." Since the commission issued ... -
Reducing enterprise IT fragmentation through standard metrics and decision tools : a case study in the aerospace and defense industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Over the last several decades, manufacturing companies around the world have embraced new and powerful business tools made possible with Information Technology. Major investments are frequently made in enterprise-wide ... -
Reducing instability in a transforming organization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)It is obvious from many studies that an alignment and understanding around vision, strategy and goals must occur within a corporation across all organizations before the corporation can operate at its highest efficiency. ... -
Reducing inventory and order delivery time in an internal extended value chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)The extended value stream for the ABB Power Technologies Medium Voltage Business Area consists of numerous factories situated across various different countries. Most of these facilities were originally acquired by ABB to ... -
Reduction of front-end loading of inventory : making the airframe industry lean through better inventory management
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Restoring product focus across the value stream through organizational restructuring
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Businesses take deliberate action to change their internal context when managers believe that better performance lies beyond the capabilities of assets in their present configuration. A typical course of action is ... -
The role of assessment in a lean transformation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)When starting the journey to become a Lean company, companies commonly face the problem of understanding how to manage a Lean transformation. Often times, the first step in managing a Lean transformation is to understand ... -
The role of product development metrics for making design decisions in the defnese aeorspace industry
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The role of SCADA in developing a lean enterprise for municipal wastewater operations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)Central to optimizing a wastewater system's operations is the collection of alarm and operational data from various remote locations throughout a municipality, hence the basic need for supervisory control and data acquisition ... -
A scheduling policy experiment for lean implementation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999) -
Self-directed work teams at an aerospace company
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995) -
Self-directed work teams at Texas Instruments Defense Systems & Electronics Group
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994) -
Simulation modeling to predict drug pipeline throughput in early pharmaceutical R&D
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)With high costs and growing concern about research and development (R&D) productivity, the pharmaceutical industry is under pressure to efficiently allocate R&D funds. Nonetheless, pharmaceutical R&D involves considerable ... -
A simulation-based concurrent engineering approach for assembly system design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002) -
Space launch operations and capacity modeling : a system dynamics methodology for advanced analysis of the U.S. eastern range
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000) -
Spacecraft system-level integration and test discrepancies : characterizing distributions and costs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)The goal of this research is to characterize the distribution and costs of spacecraft discrepancies found at the system level of integration and test, as well as understand the implications of those distributions and costs ...