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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"manufacturing system design"”.
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Stochastic Cellular Manufacturing System Design and Control
Cellular manufacturing has been an important phenomenon in manufacturing in recent decades. Tremendous amount of work has been done regarding issues such as cell formation, cell loading and job scheduling. However, majority of literature lacks consideration of uncertainty in the problem definition …
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Using product tolerances to drive manufacturing system design
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1997.
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Development of an aerospace manufacturing system design decomposition
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Technology and Policy Program, 2000.
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A decomposition-based approach for manufacturing system design
The design of manufacturing systems is a complex task that requires many people to cooperate and communicate at various organizational levels. Companies often change the design of their manufacturing systems by using "off-the-shelf' solutions, such as Uformed manufacturing cells, without relating …
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The development and application of the manufacturing system design evaluation tool and performance measurement based on the manufacturing system design decomposition
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2000.
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Product family formation in linked-cell manufacturing system design
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2000.
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Time-Based Manufacturing System Design for Softwood Lumber Production
Manufacturing industries in the United States continue to experience increasing pressure from 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 …
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Manufacturing system design : flexible manufacturing systems and value stream mapping
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2002.
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Modeling and analysis applications in manufacturing system design and development
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1995.
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An equipment design approach for achieving manufacturing system design requirements
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2000.
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Pull Manufacturing System Design for Rough Mill Systems: A Case Study
… 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 Virginia to assess the current state, as well as develop 2 future state value …
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A holistic approach to manufacturing system design in the defense aerospace industry
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2002.
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The consequences of the enterprise not engaging in the manufacturing system design
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2002.
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A decomposition-based approach to linking strategy, performance measurement, and manufacturing system design
… 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 set of performance measures in alignment with these strategic objectives is …
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A decomposition-based approach for the integration of product development and manufacturing system design
… to understand the interaction between product design decisions and manufacturing system design is critical to reflect manufacturing system issues early in the product development process. Early consideration of manufacturing system issues prevents product design iterations due to manufacturing …
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Lean manufacturing system design and value stream management in a high-mix, low-volume environment
… the vision for the future state of a production system. As a management tool, however, it lacks in specific focus of roles, responsibilities, and actions required to achieve the future state vision. The limitations become more evident and the problems of execution become exacerbated when multiple …
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Impact of manufacturing system design, organizational processes and leadership on manufacturing system change and implementation
Manufacturing system design methodologies often ignore the importance of enterprise related issues that affect the implementation and improvement efforts. Systems Engineering provides a rigorous approach to system design and coupled with a decomposition approach can result in effective system …
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Role of variance in manufacturing system design : the impact on capacity planning and capital investment decisions
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1997.
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A framework for a strategy driven manufacturing system design in an aerospace environment : design beyond factory floor
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2001.
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Concurrent design for optimal quality and cycle time
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 evaluation framework is needed. Despite the many existing tools for product and …
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