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Organizational architecture design and assessment of statistical feasibility for FSDA implementation in an airplane subassembly
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Boeing is a ubiquitous name and prominent leader in the aerospace industry, maintaining dominance in part by continuously seeking to improve. Boeing is now embracing a charter to become a Global Industrial Champion in ...
Developing a robust harvest for high cell density CHO cell culture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Qualification and characterization of metal additive manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Additive manufacturing (AM) has emerged as an effective and efficient way to digitally manufacture complicated structures. Raytheon Missile Systems seeks to gain limited production capability with metals AM, which can only ...
A risk analysis of unmanned aircraft systems in the National Airspace system for utility applications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
A need exists for utility companies to incorporate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into their operations to reduce the cost and increase the safety of asset inspections. The FAA is allowing the use of UAS for commercial ...
787 mid-body job precedence networks for improving production rate
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
In a complex manufacturing environment, generating schedules, identifying deviations, and recovering from delays have a significant impact on total operational performance. At Boeing's 787 plant, a precedence network was ...
Design and optimization of global distribution supply chain at McCain Foods
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Network design has been successfully used by numerous organizations to achieve supply chain excellence through cost effectiveness and superior utilization of resources. This thesis addresses how network optimization methods ...
Hybrid Make-to-Stock, Make-to-Order (MTS-MTO) production optimization and predictive manufacturing plan
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
The rapid growth of the Print on Demand (POD) business has necessitated a capacity expansion plan that spans the next five years. After analyzing sales data it was determined that more titles are selling in larger quantities. ...
Anomaly detection for natural gas regulator stations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Natural gas regulator stations control the flow of gas across PG&Es gas transmission and distribution system. Ensuring the proper functioning of these-stations is critical for the safety of the natural gas system. Currently, ...
Network methods for inventory management in capacity constrained retail stores
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Zara leads the fast-fashion industry introducing over 12,000 unique items per year [5], selling in over 2,000 stores and generating rch16091 [British pound symbol]11.6 Bn in yearly sales [8]. Critical to this success, ...
Airline operating cost reduction through enhanced engine health analytics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Engine Health Management (EHM) is a comprehensive maintenance service offered by engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney (PW) to its airline customers. In its current form, engine performance is monitored through recorded ...