2026-09-19T06:26:45Zhttps://dspace.mit.edu/server/oai/requestoai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/1114762022-01-28T15:30:36Zcom_1721.1_7582com_1721.1_7581col_1721.1_131023
Tahid R. Zaman and Warren W. Hoburg.
Cragun, Matthew John
Leaders for Global Operations Program.
Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Sloan School of Management
2017-09-15T15:35:51Z
2017-09-15T15:35:51Z
2017
2017
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111476
1003322142
Thesis: M.B.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, in conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT, 2017.
Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, in conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT, 2017.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-101).
Large Structure Manufacturing (LSM) is in the midst of implementing a new robotic fastening system that has been designed with flexibility as a key feature. This thesis describes work done build a model of the new system in order to estimate the capacity of the system. It then presents several recommendations to increase the throughput of the system. Additionally, lessons learned from this work are presented so they can be applied to future automation projects.
by Matthew John Cragun.
M.B.A.
S.M.
101 pages
eng
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582
Sloan School of Management.
Mechanical Engineering.
Leaders for Global Operations Program.
Capacity analysis and throughput increase of an automated robotic fastening system
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