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A process for improving long-term production planning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
This project presents improvements to the business process used to generate the Sikorsky five-year production scheduling plan that is a central coordinating process for company operations. Recommendations will improve the ...
Evaluation of environmental foot printing techniques
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
With a growing focus on sustainability many companies are proactively assessing their product and supply chain footprints. Cisco is a leader in the ICT (Information and Communications Technology) industry and is working ...
Rethinking the hub and spoke airline strategy : an analysis and discussion of American Airline's decision to depeak its schedule at O'Hare International Airport
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
The airline industry downturn that began in early 2000 was exacerbated not only by the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001, but also by other pressures for strategic change. Continued growth and ...
The integrated concurrent enterprise
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Lean Transformations in Supply Chain, the autocatalytic nature of lean principles, and tactics for implementing lean tools
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Expanding Lean principles beyond the manufacturing floor, ultimately to entail a comprehensive Lean Enterprise, has gained increasing attention among corporations. This thesis entails a detailed case study of initiating a ...
Evaluation of control systems for automated aircraft wing manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
The Boeing Company is looking to bring aircraft manufacturing technology into the 21st century. As part of this process, several projects have been started to develop the technologies required to achieve Boeing's vision ...
A systems-based analysis method for safety design in rocket testing controllers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Boeing is the prime contractor for building the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Launch System (SLS) core stage for upcoming exploration missions beyond low earth orbit. Due to the rigorous demands ...
Aerospace automated drilling and fastening technology product selection framework
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Ascent Aerospace is a global tooling and factory automation supplier for the Aerospace industry. Ascent's customers are typically introducing automation for the first time, or have already introduced automation to their ...
Analyzing the Boeing 777 link the flow process for value stream flow reduction against the Lean Aerospace Initiative's enterprise level roadmap
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
Application of multiple information sources to prediction of engine time on-wing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
The maintenance and operation of commercial turbofan engines relies upon an understanding of the factors which contribute to engine degradation from the operational mission, environment and maintenance procedures. A multiple ...