Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-80). / Through a disaster, a company is presented with an opportunity to leverage the momentum from recovery efforts to drastically change the way business is conducted. In the case of Raytheon's Solid State Microwave division, the loss of its substrate fabrication facility due to a catastrophic fire prompted the company to create a closer, more integrated relationship with a local contract manufacturer. This more integrated relationship led to drastically reduced manufacturing cycle times and introduced Raytheon's Solid State Microwave division to a Just-In-Time relationship with a contract manufacturer. The more integrated relationship between the two companies also highlighted the potential labor savings associated with enabling operators to retrieve parts from small, satellite inventories (mini-markets) instead of using kits prepared by stock clerks in a centralized storeroom. It is hoped that Raytheon Solid State Microwave and Raytheon's Supply Chain Management division will apply these lessons to other suppliers as well as within Raytheon's own internal manufacturing sites. / by Christian G. Caballero. / S.M. / M.B.A.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MIT/oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/34835 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Caballero, Christian G. (Christian Gabriel) |
| Contributors | Daniel D. Frey and Donald B. Rosenfield., Leaders for Manufacturing Program., Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sloan School of Management |
| Publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Source Sets | M.I.T. Theses and Dissertation |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 83 p., 4393684 bytes, 4397098 bytes, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf |
| Rights | 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., http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 |
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