Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Lead time Reduction"”.
-
Lead Time Reduction in the Aero Engine Overhaul Industry
… was to investigate the ways of reducing the lead times of the strip to detail inspection of an aero engine overhaul facility. To achieve this, various methods were used. Initially dealing with the justification and construction of a simulation model followed by an examination of various …
-
Cost and lead time reduction in the manufacture of injection molding tools
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1994, and Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1994.
-
Lean Thinking For Lead-Time Reduction And Efficient Knowledge Creation In Product Development
… will help the development team to reduce the lead-time by over 50%. Next, a set of ten lean tools and methods is proposed in order to support and improve efficiency of the knowledge creation (KC) process. The approach establishes a KC framework in PD environment, and systematically …
-
Materials lead time reduction in a semiconductor equipment manufacturing plant : process flow planning
… with the goal of reducing production order lead time to 8 hours. Current material flow systems were studied and interviews with the involved personnel were conducted. Additionally, data was extracted and analyzed from the company's SAP Extended Warehouse Management database to analyze the …
-
Assembly lead time reduction in a semiconductor capital equipment plant through constraint based scheduling
… equipment machine were analyzed for potential lead time reduction. The objective of this study was to determine the minimum assembly lead time for the machine based on the constraints of design, space, and labor availability. An assembly requires the completion of a set of procedures that each …
-
Materials lead time reduction in a semiconductor equipment manufacturing plant : warehouse design and layout
… were studied with the objective of reducing the lead time for parts ordered from the warehouse to 8 hours. Current order fulfillment operations were studied and interviews with involved personnel were conducted. Additionally, data was extracted and analyzed from the company's SAP Extended …
-
Assembly lead time reduction in a semiconductor capital equipment plant through improved material kitting
… plant, with an aim to reduce the production time of their longest lead time module. Preliminary analysis was done by observing the assembly and test operations on the production floor, and material handling operations at the warehouse. Detailed time studies were then performed on the assembly …
-
Quality improvement, inventory management, lead time reduction and production scheduling in high-mix manufacturing environments
… Materials through the means of material shortage reduction and lead time reduction of system sub-assemblies. Manufacturing quality was found to be impacted by material shortages across the facility and capacity constraints in an area of the facility that manufactures equipment subassemblies. …
-
Production lead time reduction in a semiconductor capital equipment manufacturing plant through optimized testing protocols
… studied with the goal to reduce the production lead time. Based on the principles of lean manufacturing, DMAIC methodology was used to guide the process. Value Stream Mapping (VSM) of the whole process was done to determine that the Universal End Station (UES) was the module with the longest …
-
Framework and strategies for reducing aircraft lead time
… requirements, processes, and materials, the lead time for many of the parts can be several months resulting in a long aircraft lead time. During periods of high demand long aircraft lead time is less of a concern since manufacturers often have a large backlog, which is greater than the lead …
-
Time-Based Manufacturing System Design for Softwood Lumber Production
… foreign competition. Through decreasing product lead time, U.S. manufacturers can achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. Southern yellow pine manufacturing is an example of an industry that can benefit from product lead time reduction. This project involved a case study of a southern yellow …
-
Applying an analytical framework to production process improvement
… system that will enable substantial cost and lead time reduction over existing Siemens gas insulated switchgear products. This thesis outlines a framework for analyzing the existing production process from 'customer order to customer delivery', identifying areas of opportunity, valuing …
-
Implementing lean material management in an extended value stream
… mapping allowed supply chain inventory and lead time-reduction opportunities to be identified.
-
Operational improvements in a factory of low volume and high mixture
… for operational improvements. These include lead time reduction, inventory management, floor space efficiency, testing operations, cross-training of operators, and volume flexibility. The current state of the manufacturing system is recorded. Driving principles for new floor layouts are …
-
Reducing inventory through supply chain coordination and improved lead times
… management, it is commonly held that reducing lead times and minimum order quantities (MOQs) from suppliers can drive down the customer's inventory levels substantially. Customers providing a consumption forecast along with a commitment to a supplier to cover some portion of raw material, …
-
Multi-echelon inventory optimization in a rapid-response supply chain
… cost-effectively accommodate customer-facing lead time reduction in the rapid-response replenishment business model. Multi-echelon inventory management, as opposed to a traditional finished-goods only philosophy, provides two clear benefits to a make-to-stock supply chain: first, it increases …
-
Pull Manufacturing System Design for Rough Mill Systems: A Case Study
… be able to remain competitive through product lead time reduction and on-time delivery to the final customer. Pull based manufacturing is one technique to reduce lead time increase on-time delivery. Value stream mapping was used in this project to evaluate a furniture rough mill located in …
-
System improvements in valve manufacturing cell at Waters Corporation
… thesis addresses the challenge of improving on-time delivery performance of stators in the high mix valve manufacturing cell at the Milford facility of Waters Corporation with a focus on efficient line design without exceeding the average WIP levels observed in the current system. A detailed …
-
Improving supply chain responsiveness for diesel engine remanufacturing
Achieving a significant reduction in order-to-shipment lead-time of remanufactured diesel engines can dramatically decrease the amount of finished goods inventory that Caterpillar needs to carry in order to meet its delivery commitments to Cat dealers around the globe. This project was launched to …
-
Improving sales and operations planning in an engineer-to-order environment
… product and components configurations and long lead times of the sales process and of material procurement during project execution place additional planning challenges in comparison with a standardized high volume product business. The study focuses on improving the visibility on future …
Page 1 of 2