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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 ...
Methodology for sizing finished goods inventories for a vinyl siding extrusion plant
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Recently, many companies have begun to implement lean manufacturing principles as a way to improve their production systems. Alcoa has joined the movement to adopt lean manufacturing, and has named their effort the Alcoa ...
Tailoring the prototyping process to achieve customer value
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
The main objective for prototyping is to get the most value out of the opportunity. Value may take the form of information, performance, displaying production readiness or proving capability for the amount of resources ...
Achieving supplier integration through implementation of supplier managed inventory programs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Competitive market pressures and new dynamics in manufacturer-supplier relationships have led to the development of collaborative initiatives between manufacturers and suppliers that result in improved inventory management ...
Accelerating value capture of SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) system : governance model and process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Raytheon produces a diverse range of defense products using a wide range of business systems and tools that are not currently integrated. To achieve the corporate vision of "one company", in 2005, Raytheon began to deploy ...
Enterprise transformation & lean implementation in a globally dispersed organization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
In July 2007, the Supply Planning Organization (SPO) decided to begin its Lean journey. Through some analysis the decision was made to take a culture first approach and then follow with the use of Lean tools. The time had ...
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 ...
Development of a process for continuous creation of lean value in product development organizations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Ideas and methodologies of lean product development were developed into tools and processes that help product development organizations improve their performances. The definition of waste in product development processes ...
Integrating military unmanned aircraft into the national airspace system : an application of value-focused thinking and enterprise architecting
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
The research presented in this thesis presents a methodology compatible with the Department of Defense (DoD) Capability-Based Assessment (CBA) process for analyzing and recommending appropriate enterprise architectures for ...
Re-architecting the Battalion Tactical Operations Center : transitioning to network centric operations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
As the Army conducts transformation in the midst of an ongoing information driven Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) and the War on Terror, it has realized the need to develop leaner, more agile, versatile and deployable ...