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Process improvements during production ramp-up
Raytheon Company is currently ramping up production radars for a fighter aircraft. This product is doubling production in the next year to meet customer demand; however, the program has not been able to meet the current demand schedule for the radar. In addition, the cost of producing this radar is …
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Tape automated bonding--product and process ramp-up
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 1990, and Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1990.
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Production ramp-up capability : developing a framework and a process
… with developing an understanding of production ramp-up and a process for firms to attain improved volume ramp-up capability in the context of international manufacturing supply networks. As major multinational corporations (MNCs) continue to deploy outsourcing strategies globally, traditional …
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A Comprehensive Methodology For Well Ramp-up of Open Hole Stand-Alone Screen Completions
… fluids, wells face the most critical step of ramping up production toward a peak rate for the first time. The challenge is delivering the maximum rate with limited well performance information and without damaging the completion integrity at the same time. This research develops a production …
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Change management, production ramp up and the sustainable supply chain in the transportation industry
The ramp up phase is always the most risky part of any project, especially with a product material the company and its partners have very little experience with. One result of this lack of experience is frequent engineering changes to address design corrections and improvements. High levels of …
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A model for predicting and managing a production ramp-up of a new product
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1992 and (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1992.
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The technology treadmill : managing product performance and production ramp-up in fast-paced industries
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1997.
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Production ramp-up of a hardware startup : simulating CONWIP and CONWIP-build to order production strategies
When ramping up production volumes, hardware startups are required to identify and tackle obstacles in multiple areas of business including finance, sales, engineering, manufacturing, and servicing. NVBOTS, a Boston based 3D printer manufacturing startup, is going through a similar phase of …
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The benefits of structured training on manufacturing process ramp-up : a process based cost model approach
Manufacturing facilities ramping up a new production process are faced with critical decisions, which determine the ability of that process to be cost efficient. Without quantitative analyses, these decisions are made with limited data and may cause manufacturing problems. Two critical decisions …
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A methodology for economic analysis and cost modeling of assembly ramp-up strategies for the automotive industry
… This phase has been referred to as the ramp-up period which marks the beginning of commercial sales. The huge investments found in assembly plants make this period of particular concern to the automakers. In spite of the importance of managing this ramp-up period analytical methods do …
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Production ramp-up of a hardware startup : developing inventory management strategies and establishing a framework for vendor selection
It is imperative for hardware startups to have a clear plan of action while scaling-up production. Manufacturing and operations related activities should be accorded the same importance as design and engineering. New Valence Robotics Corporation (NVBOTS), a high-technology automated 3D printing …
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Production ramp-up of a hardware startup : simulating build to order strategies, capacity estimations and impacts of batching
When a startup scales up its enterprise the manufacturing system used to govern the production process should be robust enough to scale up with it. NVBOTS is in a position where it plans to scale up production by an order of magnitude within a few months. NVBOTS's manufacturing systems should …
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Novel PV Solar Farm Control as STATCOM (PV-STATCOM) for SSR Mitigation in Synchronous Generators and Wind Farms
… are damped the solar farm utilizes a novel ramp-up technique according to which SSR damping function is kept activated with remaining inverter capacity during power ramp-up. Such a fast ramp-up technique is not envisaged in Grid Codes. The entire process of SSR damping for all cases studied …
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Lean manufacturing in a semiconductor environment : production leveling
… Hudson, MA underwent a large scale manufacturing ramp-up, increasing its production volume by over 50%. As a result of this manufacturing ramp-up, the factory is faced with various capacity issues. These capacity issues along with current work-in-progress inventory (WIP) management strategies lead …
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Enabling effective product launch decisions
… product development duration and manufacturing ramp-up. It presents an innovative model for measuring product launch performance and optimizing the decisions by integrating a design structure matrix model for product development, a technical cost model for manufacturing, and revenue and warranty …
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Equitable economic energy efficiency : creating good jobs in low-income efficiency programming
… increase has caused a serious need for a labor ramp-up to meet the program implementation goals of 1 million to 2 million low-income homes weatherized per year, as compared with the previous level of 100,000 homes a year. This program will only work, however, if the necessary workers can be …
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Critical process parameter determination during production start-up
Production start-up data is consistently utilized in a reactive manner during the initial stages of a product's lifecycle. However, if proactive information systems are created before full scale production starts, ramp-up cycles can be shortened considerably. This project attempts to develop a …
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Impact of a state sponsored intervention program on reading comprehension scores
… was to examine the impact of the state sponsored Ramp-Up Literacy intervention program on reading comprehension test scores as measured by Mississippi's Subject Area Test Program (SATP) and the Mississippi Curriculum Test, Second Edition (MCT 2). There were 252 participants representing three …
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Observations of decision-making in the mechanical design process in a start-up company
… examines the effect that working at a start-up company has on decisions and considerations during the mechanical design process, and is based on the experience of the author while interning at an Al robotics start-up as part of an MIT graduate students' team. An overview of the company is …
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