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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"production ramp-up"”.
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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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Production ramp-up capability : developing a framework and a process
… is concerned 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, …
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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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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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Performance-Management im Produktionsanlauf
… of the innovation process and as a follow-up to product development, production ramp-up serves to integrate innovation into industrial production. Although the possibilities of measuring performance in monetary terms are limited during the ramp-up period, intangible potential is created, …
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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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Education and practice factory : from factory design to first product delivery
… and Practice Factory was launched with support from the Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative as part of the education and workforce development program of American Institute of Manufacturing Photonics. It is an advanced manufacturing facility integrated in an academic …
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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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Information tracking and sharing in organic photovoltaic panel manufacturing
… leading organic solar panel manufacturer, on production tracking and analysis as well as various operational improvement projects. MIT's collaborative improvement projects at Konarka's manufacturing facility were focused on information system and operations in the finishing processes after …
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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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Benefits and applications of commonality and platforming in the oil and gas industry
… a 35% reduction in engineering effort, faster production ramp-up, and a reduction in operational sparing requirements. However, these benefits were relatively modest, only totaling about 10% of the overall project cost. Greater benefits would have likely have been possible but not realized due …
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On Virtual Commissioning of Manufacturing Systems: Proposals for a systematic VC simulation study methodology and a new simulation model building approach
… for rapid time-to-market. Thus, an efficient production ramp-up including the commissioning as the crucial part, becomes more and more important for engineering companies to stay profitable. Virtual Commissioning (VC) is widely considered as promising method to address the challenges …
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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 …