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The role of assessment in a lean transformation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
When starting the journey to become a Lean company, companies commonly face the problem of understanding how to manage a Lean transformation. Often times, the first step in managing a Lean transformation is to understand ...
A partitioning methodology for helicopter avionics system with a focus on life cycle cost
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
A network planning process and inventory strategy for high-mix low-volume markets
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
From June to December 2011, the impact of rapid international expansion on the Global Supply Chain organization at Amgen - one of the world's leading human therapeutics companies in the biotechnology industry - was ...
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 ...
Measuring and managing intellectual capital in the U.S. aerospace industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
"Intellectual capital" has been heralded in business journals as an important component for successful business development in today's economy. Intellectual capital consists of knowledge-based assets -- including people, ...
Managing the integration of technology into the product development pipeline
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Managing the integration of technology is a complex task in any industry, but especially so in the highly competitive automotive industry. Automakers seek to develop plans to integrate technology into their products such ...
The role of SCADA in developing a lean enterprise for municipal wastewater operations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Central to optimizing a wastewater system's operations is the collection of alarm and operational data from various remote locations throughout a municipality, hence the basic need for supervisory control and data acquisition ...
Optimizing the assembly sequence of an aerospace manufacturing process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
The 1990's were a time of downsizing and consolidation for much of the defense aerospace industry. Many defense contractors sought to integrate lean manufacturing principles and techniques into their business, as a means ...
Identifying the impact of modeling and simulation in the generation of system level requirements
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Requirements generation is an influential time in the evolution of the program. It allocates 70% of the life-cycle cost of a program and is responsible for a large percentage of the system errors and cost overruns. This ...
Improving commonality implementation in the cockpits of commercial aircraft
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Product development is a major source of competitive advantage in the commercial aircraft business. Judiciously implementing commonality across a range of products yields important benefits in this area. Thus, measuring ...