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Best practices in user needs/requirements generation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)An idealized process framework for the front-end of product development was developed. The framework covers the process space from an initial need (or recognition of a need) to the decision for a product/development program ... -
Beyond mass production--flexible production systems and manufacturing performance in thw world auto industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991) -
Building flexibility in the volatile aftermarket parts : supply chains of the defense aerospace industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Within the Integrated Defense Systems of The Boeing Company, aftermarket support of military aircraft serves as an increasingly large source of revenue. One of the newest contracts between Boeing and the U.S. Government ... -
Building information systems to integrate the manufacturing supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999) -
Building software factories in the aerospace industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997) -
Business model transformation for the international division of a fortune 100 high technology company
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Raytheon Canada in Waterloo, Ontario offers a very interesting but challenging research case. As one of the international divisions of Raytheon Corporation, the company has a business model similar to its parent company. ... -
A case study : creating momentum and self-sustaining change in product development through continuous improvement efforts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Traditionally, in Raytheon's Integrated Defense System Product Development Engineering Group, lean initiatives have not been fully adopted. Though the lean tools are useful, the engineering group is looking for more effective ... -
Causes and impacts of Class One engineering changes : an exploratory study based on three defense aircraft acquisition programs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)Past studies on engineering changes have focused on products other than defense aerospace products, and have concentrated primarily on the design-manufacturing interface within single companies. Thus, engineering changes ... -
Chains of function delivery : a role for product architecture in concept design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998) -
Challenges and benefits to the implementation of integrated product teams on large military procurements
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995) -
Characterization of operator-reported discrepancies in unmanned on-orbit space systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001) -
Collaborative systems thinking : an exploration of the mechanisms enabling team systems thinking
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Aerospace systems are among the most complex anthropogenic systems and require large quantities of systems knowledge to design successfully. Within the aerospace industry, an aging workforce places those with the most ... -
Commonality in complex product families : implications of divergence and lifecycle offsets
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Commonality, or the sharing of components, processes, technologies, interfaces and/or infrastructure across a product family, represents one of many potential tools for increasing corporate profitability. Industrial interest ... -
A comparative analysis of supply chain management practices by Boeing and Airbus : long-term strategic implications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)The goal of this research is to develop an improved understanding of supply chain management strategies and practices being pursued by Boeing and Airbus in the 787 Dreamliner and the A380 Navigator programs, respectively, ... -
Concurrent design for optimal quality and cycle time
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)Product and manufacturing system design are the core issues in product development and dominate the profitability of a company. In order to assess and optimize the product and manufacturing system design, an objective ... -
Context characterization for synthesis of process architectures
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Analysis steps are proposed as an aid for establishing Lean Product Development (LPD) activities in an organization. The proposal is offered as an aid to engineering managers and process designers for coping with the unique ... -
Control of manufacturing processes with MRP II : benefits and barriers in the defense aerospace industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995) -
Corporate decision analysis : an engineering approach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)We explore corporate decisions and their solutions under uncertainty using engineering methods. Corporate decisions tend to be complex; they are interdisciplinary and defy programmable solutions. To address these challenges, ... -
The cost and cycle time implications of selected contractor and Air Force system program office management policies during the development phase of a major aircraft acquisition programs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999) -
A cost model for testing unmanned and autonomous systems of systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)The evolutionary nature of Unmanned and Autonomous Systems of Systems (UASoS) acquisition needs to be matched by equally evolutionary test capabilities in the future. There is currently no standard method to determine what ...