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An abridged enterprise assessment model to promote consistent reassessment : model development, assessment process and results analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Enterprise assessment is increasingly important, both as a cross-time and cross-industry measurement and as a guiding force in enterprise transformation. Assessments provide crucial information about strengths, areas for ... -
Accelerating time-to-market in the global electronics industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)In today's electronics industry, fast time-to-market (TTM) and time-to-profit (TTP) is key to customer satisfaction and firm competitiveness. Optimizing the product development and new product introduction (NPI) process ... -
Accelerating value capture of SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) system : governance model and process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Raytheon produces a diverse range of defense products using a wide range of business systems and tools that are not currently integrated. To achieve the corporate vision of "one company", in 2005, Raytheon began to deploy ... -
ACE vs. Six Sigma
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)In the early 1980's and 1990's, companies began to build upon the principles of Total Quality Management and developed there own unique quality systems. The most popular and well known of these systems is Six Sigma that ... -
Achieving supplier integration through implementation of supplier managed inventory programs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)Competitive market pressures and new dynamics in manufacturer-supplier relationships have led to the development of collaborative initiatives between manufacturers and suppliers that result in improved inventory management ... -
Adapting the Lean Enterprise Self Assessment Tool for health care
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)The Lean Enterprise Self Assessment Tool (LESAT) is a product of the Lean Advancement Initiative (LAI) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This tool has been applied by many organizations to gage their progress ... -
Analysis and design of closed loop manufacturing systems
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An analysis method for conceptual design of complexity and autonomy in complex space system architectures
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Analysis of email and phone queuing systems in a world-wide contact center network
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Contact centers are operated by companies to answer customer inquiries via phone calls or email. Customers often equate the service they are provided while interacting with a contact center to the quality of a company's ... -
Analysis of key characteristic methods and enablers used in variation risk management
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An analysis of retention issues of scientists, engineers, and program managers in the US Air Force
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)The United States Air Force is having a difficult time retaining their technical officers, who are critical to the success of their research, development, and acquisitions of major military and defense systems. A statistical ... -
Analysis of variance impact on manufacturing flow time
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Analyzing the Boeing 777 link the flow process for value stream flow reduction against the Lean Aerospace Initiative's enterprise level roadmap
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Applicability of Toyota production system to commercial airplane manufacturing
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Application of lean manufacturing technique for the design of the aircraft assembly line
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)The final assembly line for the Boeing Commercial Airplanes 717 Program is currently implementing "The 9 Tactics", a methodology based on the lean manufacturing principles to transform the current processes to continuous ... -
The application of system engineering methodologies in support of the lean enterprise transformation
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Application of the lean aircraft initiative factory operations model to case studies in the defense aircraft industry
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The application of value stream management principles in a batch production environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)The need for continuous improvement within a value stream is very necessary in today's business environment and can be one of the key sources of competitive advantage. As a company learns and implements the tools and ... -
Applying an enterprise architecting framework to design enterprise sales and operations planning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Raytheon Company, a leader in aerospace and defense, has experienced tremendous growth through mergers and acquisitions. In particular, the company's Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) business unit was largely formed through ... -
Applying enterprise architecting to the business acquisition process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Background: Since the 1980s, the pace and dollar value of acquisitions in the US have grown at an astounding rate (Hitt, Sirower). The benefits from many of these acquisitions are elusive, with 60% of recent acquisitions ...
