Aerospace automated drilling and fastening technology product selection framework

Ascent Aerospace is a global tooling and factory automation supplier for the Aerospace industry. Ascent's customers are typically introducing automation for the first time, or have already introduced automation to their production systems and are wary of its challenges. Choosing the appropriate technology is essential in ensuring successful implementation for both Ascent's customers and Ascent itself. Ascent has two different business units that produce equipment to automate the drilling and fastening of aerospace structures. These two units each come with vast product portfolios, and distinct approaches to address customer needs. This thesis focuses on an efficient method of evaluating how Ascent's current products align with customer's requirements, as well as identifying any technology gaps needing further exploration.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master

Department dc:contributor.department

Sloan School of Management

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2019

Author dc:creator

• Talus, Zachary David.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Julie Shah and Michael Cusumano.

• Sloan School of Management.
• Aeronautics and Astronautics.
• Leaders for Global Operations Program.

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• MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/122598

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/122598