Kaizen events implementation for cycle time reduction in gauge production line

This thesis describes the implementation of three Kaizen events designed to improve efficiency on a gauge production line which consists of both semiconductor and mechanical equipment for manufacturing complex products with low volume and high configuration mix. A kitting process design reduced cycle time by 12 minutes in the mechanical assembly and by 3 minutes in the packing. A redesigned fixture improved loading and unloading time at the auto calibration. Use of this fixture decreased setup and dismantlement in one batch by 16 minutes. A newly designed jig made multiple loading available in batch of 8 at the vibration test, in which case, 17.5 minutes were reduced from the cycle time.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2010

Author dc:creator

• Liu, Ren, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Kamal Youcef-Toumi.

• Mechanical Engineering.

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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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/1721.1/62503

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/62503