Browsing Theses by Title
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A scheduling policy experiment for lean implementation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999) -
Self-directed work teams at an aerospace company
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995) -
Self-directed work teams at Texas Instruments Defense Systems & Electronics Group
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994) -
Simulation modeling to predict drug pipeline throughput in early pharmaceutical R&D
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)With high costs and growing concern about research and development (R&D) productivity, the pharmaceutical industry is under pressure to efficiently allocate R&D funds. Nonetheless, pharmaceutical R&D involves considerable ... -
A simulation-based concurrent engineering approach for assembly system design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002) -
Space launch operations and capacity modeling : a system dynamics methodology for advanced analysis of the U.S. eastern range
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000) -
Spacecraft system-level integration and test discrepancies : characterizing distributions and costs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)The goal of this research is to characterize the distribution and costs of spacecraft discrepancies found at the system level of integration and test, as well as understand the implications of those distributions and costs ... -
Specification Risk Analysis: Avoiding Product Performance Deviations through an FMEA-Based Method
(2007-05)This thesis investigates the potential application of the Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) as a method that facilitates risk management for product architectures. The process described by Pahl & Beitz and the Munich ... -
Stakeholder analysis in the context of the lean enterprise
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)This thesis combines three different areas of study that are very active nowadays: Lean Enterprises, Stakeholder Theory, and Social Networks. Elements from these three research areas have been articulated to produce a ... -
Stakeholder collaboration in Air Force acquisition : adaptive design using system representations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)Air Force development of new or evolutionary weapon systems is a complex endeavor due to the involvement of many stakeholders and the presence of considerable uncertainty in the acquisition environment. The ability to adapt ... -
Stakeholder salience influence on bureaucratic program enterprise value creation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)In 2009, the Government Accountability Office reported that two-thirds of major weapon systems acquisition programs were required to report budget overruns and were almost two years behind schedule for delivery of capability ... -
Standardizing and improving test wafer processes : inventory optimization and a days of inventory pull system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Over the past few years, the Intel Fab-17 facility has aggressively pursued lean methodology to reduce the manufacturing costs associated with its aging 200mm diameter wafer process. One area ripe with improvement opportunities ... -
Starbucks cups : trash or treasure? : an example of facilitated systems thinking assisting stakeholders in designing their own system to recycle take-away cups
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)A mixed methods, action-research study was conducted to assess the efficacy and usefulness of Facilitated Systems Thinking as an intervention for system design in complex, multi-stakeholder systems, especially where the ... -
Strategic technology investment decisions in research & development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999) -
Strategies for dealing with instabilities in a complex, multi-project product development system engineering environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)This thesis evaluates the product development process from the perspective of a multiple gas turbine engine development programs. The risk to meeting cost and schedule requirements has increased solely due to squeezing ... -
A study of the federal government's experiences with commercial procurement practices in major defense acquisitions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997) -
A study of the Mighty Motors operating system : making sustainable improvements at a powertrain manufacturing facility
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)Many manufacturing companies are developing their own production or operating system, particularly in an effort to duplicate the widely renowned Toyota Production System. Toyota has demonstrated its potential for improving ... -
Supplier management practices of the Joint Direct Attack Munition Program
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996) -
A survey of front end modularity as an automotive architecture and its ability to deliver value
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)The partitioning of a system can and will dictate the creative space for a designer or engineer. This thesis will analyze how using a new automotive architecture known as a Front End Module (FEM) can affect a limited ... -
Symbiotic strategies in enterprise ecology : modeling commercial aviation as an Enterprise of Enterprises
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)We investigate the effectiveness of strategic alternatives that are designed to dampen the cyclicality manifest in the commercial aviation (CA)-related industries. In this research we introduce the conceptual framework of ...