Solving a corrosion quality problem at a major US automaker

This project addresses a corrosion quality problem at an automaker. The problem, hem flange corrosion, involves the appearance of red rust along edges of closure panels (doors, hoods, deck lids, etc) after three to four years in service. This project focuses on finding a solution for a particular new model. The project contains two parts: a technical treatment of hem flange corrosion and an organizational analysis. The technical discussion includes a root-cause analysis, failure analysis of past solution attempts, benefit/cost analysis of potential solutions, and technical recommendations. The organizational discussion examines why this automaker was challenged with implementing a solution.

Department dc:contributor.department

Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2004

Author dc:creator

• Wallach, Jeremy C. (Jeremy Cole), 1975-

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Thomas W. Eagar and Thomas Roemer.

• Sloan School of Management.
• Materials Science and Engineering.
• Leaders for Manufacturing Program.

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

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34756

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/34756