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Willems, Sean
Hardt, David
Sandifer, Darron
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Sloan School of Management
2023-08-23T16:19:20Z
2023-08-23T16:19:20Z
2023-06
2023-08-02T22:27:54.845Z
https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/151922
In manufacturing, it is vital to identify current or potential bottlenecks and create plans to either eliminate, mitigate, or prevent them. There are many ways in which to assess a given system and identify the bottleneck: visual inspection, production data, anecdotal evidence, and experience, to name a few. Most strategies are a blend of methods with experience and anecdotal evidence comprising the majority of the approach which leads to large discrepancies between assessors.
This thesis details a method to standardize the assessment method of under performing portions of a manufacturing line while still giving the assessor the ability to leverage their experience, expertise, and creativity to solve the problem. This framework will be applied in a case study conducted at Nissan North America’s Canton, Mississippi Assembly Facility resulting in reclamation of approximately 50 minutes of production time eliminating the overtime requirement for a pair of manufacturing cells.
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Continuous Improvement Framework for a Multi-model Production Line
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This thesis details a method to standardize the assessment method of under performing portions of a manufacturing line while still giving the assessor the ability to leverage their experience, expertise, and creativity to solve the problem. This framework will be applied in a case study conducted at Nissan North America’s Canton, Mississippi Assembly Facility resulting in reclamation of approximately 50 minutes of production time eliminating the overtime requirement for a pair of manufacturing cells.</Abstract>
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