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Fostering innovation across aerospace supplier networks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
Driving a lean transformation using a six sigma improvement process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Successive transformations within manufacturing have brought great efficiencies to producers and lower costs to consumers. With the advents of interchangeable parts between 1800 and 1850 in small arms manufacturing (Hounshell, ...
Enterprise level value stream mapping and analysis for aircraft carrier components
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Northrop Grumman Newport News is committed to implementing lean on the enterprise level. This thesis is focused around work toward creating a global, high-level information and material value stream map for a specified ...
A simulation-based concurrent engineering approach for assembly system design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
High-mix, low-volume lean manufacturing implementation and lot size optimization at an aerospace OEM
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
A decomposition-based approach to linking strategy, performance measurement, and manufacturing system design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
The ability to understand the impact of lower-level design decisions on the achievement of higher-level strategic objectives is critical for the effective design of manufacturing systems. Furthermore, the development of a ...
Enabling manufacturing flexibility issue resolution in advanced vehicle development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Manufacturing Flexibility is a broad term used to describe a metric that can be measured in many different ways. Current industry experts agree that Flexibility is one of the key measures that will help the automotive ...
Cost modeling in the integrated supply chain strategic decision process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
This thesis is based on an internship at Honeywell Aerospace's Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) Leadership division. This work focuses on the role and use of analytical cost models in the strategy development process. The ...
Developing a circumstance-based innovation strategy for a midsized aerospace manufacturer : fostering intrapreneurship, opening boundaries, and seeding disruption
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
This thesis derives a seven-stage methodology and presents a case study for developing an actionable innovation strategy for manufacturing firms. The methodology is based around a careful examination of their firm's ...
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 ...