Lean implementation across value stream in main rotor blade area

• Main Author: Phoenix, Casey J. (Casey John)
• Other Authors: Jan Klein and Daniel Whitney.
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2007
• Subjects: Sloan School of Management.; Civil and Environmental Engineering.; Leaders for Manufacturing Program.
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39692

Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2007. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 61). === The primary goal for this project was to help expand the existing capability of Sikorsky's main rotor blade business from raw material (titanium) through final assembly. The project helped to facilitate the ongoing lean transformation as the factory makes the journey to single-piece flow. During the internship, monthly kaizen events were used to help focus efforts on different areas of the value stream. These activities resulted in changes in the following areas: decrease in cycle times and lead times, reduction in inventory, procedural changes, and a future plan to physically change the factory floor to improve flow. === by Casey J. Phoenix. === S.M. === M.B.A.