Analysis of customer-driven and systemic variation in the airplane assembly process
Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2000.
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| author | Weir, Oliver Meschan, 1972- |
| author2 | Kevin N. Otto and Duncan Simester. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/92162019-04-10T17:22:30Z Analysis of customer-driven and systemic variation in the airplane assembly process Weir, Oliver Meschan, 1972- Kevin N. Otto and Duncan Simester. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Sloan School of Management. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Sloan School of Management. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2000. Also available online at the DSpace at MIT website. Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-64). The Boeing Company has long been troubled by the unpredictable nature of the costs of the manufacturing and assembly of an airplane. Due to the complexity of the product it has been exceedingly difficult to determine whether the process is inherently unstable or if there are unique characteristics of individual planes that drive the differences in cost. This paper investigates the drivers of the variation of cost in the airplane assembly process. Using the 777 as a case study, we evaluated over two hundred consecutively built aircraft to gain an understanding of those factors that contribute to the overall cost of assembly of each plane. Our conclusion was that there is, in fact, considerable stability to the airplane manufacturing process. While Boeing must continue to deal with the inevitability of unforeseen events, there is considerable evidence to support a high predictability of the costs of each airplane based on factors that are known at the time the order for the plane is placed and long before the plane is manufactured. by Oliver Meschan Weir. S.M. M.B.A. 2005-08-22T23:35:20Z 2005-08-22T23:35:20Z 2000 2000 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9216 45489920 eng 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 64 p. 6038573 bytes 6038331 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Sloan School of Management. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Weir, Oliver Meschan, 1972- Analysis of customer-driven and systemic variation in the airplane assembly process |
| title | Analysis of customer-driven and systemic variation in the airplane assembly process |
| title_full | Analysis of customer-driven and systemic variation in the airplane assembly process |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of customer-driven and systemic variation in the airplane assembly process |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of customer-driven and systemic variation in the airplane assembly process |
| title_short | Analysis of customer-driven and systemic variation in the airplane assembly process |
| title_sort | analysis of customer driven and systemic variation in the airplane assembly process |
| topic | Sloan School of Management. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9216 |
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