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Jan Klein and Daniel Whitney.
Phoenix, Casey J. (Casey John)
Leaders for Manufacturing Program.
Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Sloan School of Management
2007-12-07T16:07:55Z
2007-12-07T16:07:55Z
2007
2007
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39692
176008993
Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 61).
The primary goal for this project was to help expand the existing capability of Sikorsky's main rotor blade business from raw material (titanium) through final assembly. The project helped to facilitate the ongoing lean transformation as the factory makes the journey to single-piece flow. During the internship, monthly kaizen events were used to help focus efforts on different areas of the value stream. These activities resulted in changes in the following areas: decrease in cycle times and lead times, reduction in inventory, procedural changes, and a future plan to physically change the factory floor to improve flow.
by Casey J. Phoenix.
S.M.
M.B.A.
61 p.
eng
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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