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Amanda, Delgado Johansson. "Demokrati eller ekonomisk vinst? : En kvalitativ intervjustudie om redaktionsledares syn på demokrati och marknad". Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaper, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-173039.
Texto completoAlgebrant, Sandra y Roger Brännlund. "Bilden av partiledaren : Hur manliga och kvinnliga partiledare framställs på bild i traditionella nyhetsmedier och sociala medier". Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Avdelningen för kommunikation, litteratur och svenska, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-174917.
Texto completoEricsson, Camilla y Ellinor Nydén. "Selecting a new leader : Identifying and recruiting leaders with the ability to lead others to lead themselves". Thesis, Linnaeus University, Linnaeus School of Business and Economics, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-5964.
Texto completoThe meaning of the word leadership is changing over time, and so is the role of the leader. Organisational labour is today required to be more self-governing as organisational tasks are moving towards a more flexible and independent nature. This requires a leadership able to inspire and motivate independent performance by acting as an inspirational mentor or coach (Bass and Riggio (2005). Those leaders and that style of leadership have many names, but in our research they are titled as Transformational and Charismatic leaders, as well as Super Leaders. Perhaps they are best described by using Vardiman et al (2006:97) own words: “the most effective leaders teach others to be effective leaders of themselves and others."
Identifying, selecting and recruiting the right leader are a competitive advantage and an important success factor (Fernández-Aráoz et al, 2009). The objective of this thesis is therefore to gain knowledge in the manners present when charismatic and inspirational leaders with the ability to lead others to lead themselves are identified, recruited and selected. We judge gaining understanding in how to identify, attract, select, recruit and keep leaders with this special leadership style as a vital knowledge in today’s highly competitive business world.
This thesis approaches leader recruitment from both an external and internal perspective by conveying dialogues with recruitment consultants as well as with a HR-manager. The thesis further raises the question whether the inspirational and charismatic leadership style is appropriate in all type of organisations and here focus on organisational culture as a key determinant when recruiting leaders.
Lewis, Dietrick. "The Principal as Technology Integration Leader". NSUWorks, 2011. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/213.
Texto completoHaslop, Dennis. "Team leader autonomy in manufacturing companies' new product development". Thesis, Brunel University, 1996. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/1364.
Texto completoAlbarino, Laurie Ann. "Nonprofit Leader External Communication Strategies to Attract New Donors". ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7853.
Texto completoTAVARES, MARCELO GONCALVES. "STRATEGICAL ALLIANCES AND NETS THE TRENDS IN THE LEADER COMPANIES IN BRAZIL". PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2002. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=3112@1.
Texto completoMore and more firms are establishing strategic alliances and networks in an attempt to acquire the necessary resources to attend to increasing market requirements, and, thus,create sustainable competitive advantage. Considering this context, the present study aims at analyzing the tendencies of leading firms in Brazil with respect to their strategic alliances and networks. It is part of a wider research which objective is to develop and test conceptual tools for strategic analyses that can contribute to the decision-making of executives in Brazil related to companies that operate in strategic networks of alliances. The study was carried out by way of an extensive literature review as well as a survey about the perceptions of the CEOs in 230 leading firms in the country regarding their strategic alliances and networks. It confirmed that a great majority of the leading firms in Brazil have indeed established strategic alliances and that approximately one third of them also operate in strategic networks. It also helped revealing a deficiency in a large number of firms that could constitute a significant barrier to the effectiveness of their alliances and networks: the lack of measures and indicators regarding alliance and network performance, especially with respect to intangible benefits, such as social and informational capital that they can potentially offer.
Lee, Ren-Jye. "Training lay-leader in expository preaching in a Chinese Christian Church". Deerfield, IL : Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.2986/tren.006-1600.
Texto completoBolton, Rebecca S. "Post-Succession Leadership| Factors Affecting New Leader Ability to Impact Change". Thesis, University of Maryland University College, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10275772.
Texto completoExecutive level turnover is an unavoidable challenge for organizations in every sector. The challenges associated with leadership turnover have been explored in a variety of contexts, most frequently focused on how turnover impacts organizational performance, yet very little research has focused on post-succession leadership. This evidence based dissertation found that a transitioning leader’s efforts to affect change impacts performance and identified those factors that impact a post-succession executive leader’s ability to implement change.
Current research focuses on whether or not leadership turnover affects performance and whether or not the performance is affected negatively or positively. There is a lack of consistency in the findings that turnover itself impacts performance or that turnover either has a negative or positive effect. This inconsistency in overall findings suggests that the impact on performance following a leadership transition is not due to the transition itself, but other factors. One of the primary leadership actions taken to affect performance following executive-level leadership transition is the new leader’s initiation of change during the transitional period.
This dissertation to provide context as to how leadership actions affect change in a post-transition organizational environment and thereby impact performance following an executive-level turnover. Through systematic review of 53 articles, including primary research studies and gray literature, studies identified 19 elements that pointed to the leader’s ability to influence the organization, the organization’s susceptibility to the leader’s influence, and the methodology the new leader uses to influence. An assessment tool for post-transition leaders was developed to assist in informing executive-level leader’s change initiatives following a leadership succession.
Zander, Dieter. "Developing worship and worship leaders in newly planted churches". Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1988. http://www.tren.com.
Texto completoGonzalez, Amanda, Joseph Blomqvist y Tianchen Hu. "Opinion leaders in the new social environment : A Youtube case on social media opinion leaders". Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-53422.
Texto completoRoy, Priya Ashlia. "New Country, New Work: The Importance of Self-Confidence, Benevolence, & Gratitude in Refugees’ Workplace Adjustment". Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2022. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/29948.
Texto completoPatrick, Stephanie. "Leaked Sex and Damaged Goods: News Media Framing of Illicit and Stolen Celebrity Images". Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/39372.
Texto completoShin, Kwan Woo. "Training of lay leaders for the new converts class /". Free full text is available to ORU patrons only; click to view:, 2005. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1014315061&sid=2&Fmt=2&clientId=456&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
Texto completoIncludes abstract and vita. Translated from Korean. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 186-190).
Shin, Kwan Woo. "[Training of lay leaders for the new converts class] /". Free full text of English translation is available to ORU patrons only; click to view:, 2004. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1014315061&sid=2&Fmt=2&clientId=456&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
Texto completoMiller, Kevin, Belva Collins, Margaret Bausch, Ginevra Courtade y Cathy Galyon Keramidas. "Seasoned and New Department Level Leaders Share Their Experiences". Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/4149.
Texto completoMüller, Michal. "Strategic marketing of telecom leaders in the world". Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-76474.
Texto completoKim, Myung Doh. "Training leaders to confront the dangers of the New Age movement". Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2004. http://www.tren.com.
Texto completoSmith, Melissa Lee. "Merging Identities: A Glimpse into the World of Albert Wicker, An African American Leader in New Orleans, 1893-1928". ScholarWorks@UNO, 2007. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/606.
Texto completoBarrett, Raymond I. "The effect of a servant leadership seminar on church leaders". Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2000. http://www.tren.com.
Texto completoCasas, González Núria. "Japan: The New Leader of Free Trade? Case-Study on Japan's Role in the CPTPP". Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-23288.
Texto completoJordaan, Carl David. "The impact of leader member exchange on shop-floor worker innovation in South African manufacturing firms". Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30609.
Texto completoDissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)
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Maher, Megan Patricia. "Making Sense of a New Culture: Transition of International School Leaders". Diss., Virginia Tech, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/81206.
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Miller, Kevin, Belva Collins, Margaret Bausch, Ginevra Courtade y Cathy Galyon Keramidas. "Department Chairs: Seasoned & New Department Level Leaders Share Their Experiences". Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/4151.
Texto completoNandi, Federica <1993>. "Corporate Learning and Development: New Technologies and Practices for Business Leaders". Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/19545.
Texto completoMaleya, Mautsa Laura Endegule. "Female leadership in the New Testament : a socio-historical study / Laura Maleya Mautsa". Thesis, North-West University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/1247.
Texto completoThesis (Ph.D. (New Testament))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2007.
Gordon, Raymond. "Supervisors' perceptions in leader-member exchange : a new model adding clarity to expectations, performance and similarity". Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2002.
Buscar texto completoSmith, Alex F. "The Relationship of Consumer Personality and Company Branding Among Market Leaders in the Sports News Media Industry". Scholarship @ Claremont, 2013. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/585.
Texto completoO'Brien, Andrea. "“From whence shall they come?” Attracting the new generation of school leaders". Thesis, Australian Catholic University, 2013. https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/download/c9425b601c72ae0da6e76c23daaf08bd78433db8db6800cb7441ba34aafc2f9e/2821957/Thesis_FINAL_1_4_13.pdf.
Texto completoDanello, Rebecca Davis. "First Fellowship Then Followership: Training for a New Generation of Teacher Leaders". Diss., Virginia Tech, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26694.
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Gonsalves, Shelanda. "Phenomenological Study on Female Engineering Leaders in the New York Utility Industry". ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5867.
Texto completoMooney, Roxie. "Strategies Technology Development Marketing Leaders Used to Commercialize a New Product Innovation". ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2671.
Texto completoGallosti, Lorenzo. "Optimization of Commercial Retail Leases – A New Model". Thesis, KTH, Fastigheter och byggande, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-170576.
Texto completoSilvey, James Larry. "Developing a Bible study strategy for church planters to idenitify and cultivate future church leaders". Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 1999. http://www.tren.com.
Texto completoNordin, Kathya. "Making sense of leaders’ perceptions about effectiveness in communication during a crisis". Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-41489.
Texto completoKrisledarskap är ett område som behöver undersökas mer, särskilt eftersom den organiserande funktionen ledare har vid en kris utgörs av kommunikation. Denna master-uppsats använder teorier om meningsskapande för att nå en bredare förståelse för hur ledarskap utövas kommunikativt under osäkra omständigheter och svåra situationer i omgivningen såsom kriser. Undersökningen utgår från en konstruktivistisk syn på kommunikationens centrala roll för att förstå hur krisledarskapet formas genom individers interaktion. Studien omfattar intervjuer med 20 svenska krishanterare som skapar mening kring sina erfarenheter och uppfattningar om effektiv kommunikation vid krishantering, hur de förstår sin egen identitet i rollen som krisledare samt kommunikationens betydelse för att skapa bilder av verkligheten under en kris. Resultaten visar att krisledare betonar den grundläggande betydelse som kommunikation har för meningsskapandet och för att upprätthålla en delad och gemensam förståelse bland individer vid en kris. Krisledare är engagerade i att kommunicera historier som bidrar till lärande vid uppföljningar efter kriser. De visar ocskå en stor känslighet och förmåga att kunna förutse kriser och betonar att effektiv kommunikation bygger goda relationer i nätverk som är viktiga i krishanteringen. Krisledarna betonar även att god kommunikationsförmåga säkerställer effektivt ledarskap under en kris. Denna studie visar att det är i skärningspunkten mellan ledarskap, organisering och kommunikation som krisledarskapet uppstår i sammanflätade processer.
Gurova, G. (Galina). "A programme for Russian higher education leaders through the New Public Management lens". Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2014. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201410101926.
Texto completoKim, Eliza. "New Leaders of Charter Schools Who Close Achievement Gaps in Urban Public Schools". Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10842678.
Texto completoThis dissertation studies 7 high-performing middle school principals’ leadership styles and programs as measured by their student achievement on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress or CAASPP. The qualitative research includes interviews of these identified school leaders about their self-reported strengths that account for their students’ success. While Kouzes and Posner’s set of leadership practices is the theoretical framework behind this study, the primary investigator developed two themes evident in both the high-achieving schools and its highly effective principals: strong people skills, and the ability to create and implement programs that affect a group who have been prejudicially described as low-income and low-performing. The participants’ lived experiences as charter school leaders who work with underserved communities add to a very limited body of research of urban education and how charter schools bridge the proverbial academic achievement gap.
Canudas, Miquel, N. Menna, A. Torrelles, Pablo J. De y J. M. Morera. "Modified Polyacrylates as a new Leather Retanning Agents - 20". Verein für Gerberei-Chemie und -Technik e. V, 2019. https://slub.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A34088.
Texto completoMorera, Josep Maria, Bernat Esteban, G. Baquero y R. Cuadros. "A new system to measure leather shrinkage temperature - 68". Verein für Gerberei-Chemie und -Technik e. V, 2019. https://slub.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A34127.
Texto completoNemcová, Lenka. "The IASB`s Project of New Standard for Leases". Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-201081.
Texto completoSierra, Maribel 1973. "Attracting new coating businesses by offering flexible manufacturing". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/84231.
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by Maribel Sierra.
S.M.
Garber, Robert A. (Robert Andrew) 1973. "Implementation of new technology in a regulated environment". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34740.
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This thesis investigates potential improvements to the manufacturing process through the implementation of process analytical technologies (PAT) in the heavily regulated pharmaceutical industry. The thesis focuses on the identification, prioritization, evaluation, and implementation of Process Analytical Technologies (PAT's) to solve manufacturing issues. While full implementation of a solution is not a part of this thesis, development of an implementation plan is. In parallel to executing these four stages of the project, processes and tools for the assessment of future PAT ideas are developed. The ideas developed in this thesis were tested in an industrial setting, and several case studies are included from this work. Key results are that a rigorous business evaluation of a potential project from a financial and intangible viewpoint is necessary, that PAT can improve the efficiency of a manufacturing process both at the unit operation and entire system levels, and that the organizational structure of a pharmaceutical company and the regulatory authority will have to change in order to support the integration of PAT into the manufacturing plant. Ramifications of the new technology on the organization are presented along with recommendations for organizational change to better utilize PAT.
by Robert A. Garber.
M.B.A.
S.M.
McLaughlin, Molly Elizabeth. "New product introduction at a technology company". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111504.
Texto completoThesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, in conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT, 2017.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-85).
Company X is a defense contractor that has built its competitive advantage on superior product performance. Over the last 10 years, government contracts have been changing to include stricter manufacturing and cost requirements. With these changes, design engineers can no longer design the most technologically advanced product and then hand it off to manufacturing engineers to figure out how to build it. Design and manufacturing engineers must work together to design the product to meet the contract performance, cost, and manufacturing requirements. It is difficult to balance the need to create a new technology that performs and the need to develop a product that can be easily produced. There is an added contextual factor. Because Company X is a defense contractor, it must follow special requirements and guidelines to satisfy their customer. These requirements typically add time and cost to a program. Many of Company X's programs are funded by the government, which means Company X's process is dependent on what process steps the government will fund. These steps can change from program to program. Because of the variability between programs, Company X's product development process is tailorable to meet the needs of each individual program. The goal of this research is to determine the best methods to better integrate manufacturing and cost requirements into the product development process to ensure that high technology businesses like Company X can keep their technology-based competitive edge in the market while also meeting more demanding cost and manufacturing requirements. The research is divided into five parts. First, existing literature on high performing teams, product development, and design for manufacturing is studied to determine best practices. Next, two internal case studies are performed to characterize the current state at Company X. Then Toyota's product development process is studied to learn best practices from another company known for developing high performing products that are also producible. After that, a gap analysis is completed to determine where the organizational gaps and process gaps at Company X exist compared to the best practices found in the literature review, within Company X, and in the Toyota case study. In order to ensure that recommendations are viable at Company X, a cause and effect analysis of best practices is also performed. The research ends with recommendations and conclusions for Company X to improve their product development process. The case studies show organizational and contractual difficulties with balancing cost, performance, and producibility. Company X puts a strong emphasis on product performance with their goals and incentives, and there is a strong design engineering culture. The organizational structure at Company X and the funding provided by the government on contracts do not always allow design and manufacturing engineering to work together early in the development process. The two programs studied made an effort to bring manufacturing and cost requirements into the product development process early. They started with a focus on balancing cost, producibility, and performance, but as issues arose, the focus shifted to performance. The development cycle is so long at Company X that the people who start a program are not responsible to finish it. There are also separate development and production teams with no real feedback loop to share issues and lessons learned. In order to improve these organizational and contractual issues, five recommendations are made to Company X. These include: implementing true integrated product teams (IPTs), simulating Toyota's chief engineer position using goals and incentives, incorporating playbooks/checklists into the development process, applying AS6500 requirements to all programs, and developing a closed loop system for producibility efforts. Implementing these recommendations is expected to provide better quality products that are easier and more affordable to produce. These recommendations are also expected to provide faster development cycles, higher morale, fewer cost overruns, fewer schedule overruns, and better integrated products.
by Molly Elizabeth McLaughlin.
M.B.A.
S.M.
Hunyadi, Stephen. "Greater New Orleans' Public High School Leaders' Managerial Decisions and Marketization| A Qualitative Study". Thesis, Capella University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10824951.
Texto completoGreater New Orleans, Louisiana (GNO) is a highly marketized school environment. The purpose of this study was to examine how marketization informs GNO academic high school leaders’ managerial decisions. While much had already been written on areas in this topic’s periphery, nothing readily available in the theoretical knowledge base had sufficiently answered this question with respect to GNO high schools. This non-probability qualitative study provides rich descriptions of how a diverse range of GNO academic high school leaders’ experiences are affected by marketization. Participants were gleaned from GNO public high schools via expert sampling. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using the constant comparative analysis method (Merriam, 2009: Qualitative research: A guide to design and implementation). To this end, following each interview, the recorded interviews were transcribed and analyzed. After Interview 1, the responses from the remaining participants were compared to look for trends and consider additional questions. The overall findings from these responses indicated that academic high school leaders inform their managerial decisions in light of competitive school marketization. This is evidenced in working strategically to ensure full enrollments, from creating school-based teams and creating exciting, school-specific experiences, to the purported use of unethical and illegal practices.
Blair, Bryan W. ""Trust me, I'm the principal!" : a new conceptual model of trust for educational leaders /". Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2007. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd2047.pdf.
Texto completoFlores, Annabel 1977. "Implementing a new organization to manage manufacturing technology innovation". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34729.
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The purpose of this research is to provide an academic, external perspective to facilitate the implementation and development of a new internal organization for Raytheon Missile Systems (RMS) with a focus on strategy and the organization. The new organization, named the Advanced Manufacturing Development Center (AMDC), is chartered to work concurrently with the design community to develop state-of-the-art manufacturing technology to compliment the next generation engineering designs. This thesis documents the efforts of a company implementing change detailing the specific challenges they faced. The principle lessons learned during the course of this project are (1) that effectively introducing change is very difficult and depends largely on thorough planning and understanding the culture and (2) that manufacturing innovation and development is a critical step to improving the manufacturing capabilities and providing a competitive advantage to a company. The defense industry is undergoing a lean transformation that focuses on "Better, Faster, Cheaper" defense systems demanding better products within a faster development timeframe at cheaper development and production costs. Defense companies have an external push to improve their manufacturing capabilities. In the context of the defense industry, adapting to change is a slow process given the industry's clockspeed and historical development. Making the challenge of effective implementation even more difficult is the lack of urgency at RMS's due to their success in the marketplace. Benchmarking and organizational studies specific to the industry and the company were conducted to identify best practices to provide a basis for the development of the AMDC. This project uses academic research to identify existing theories on manufacturing innovation and organizational change to overcome the socialization and cultural issues that ensued from implementing change and to improve the potential sustainability and impact of the AMDC. An implementation roadmap and operational model were generated that combined the best practices found in industry and academic theories that would help meet the objectives of the AMDC.
by Annabel Flores.
M.B.A.
S.M.
Nicholls, Jennifer Ann Sweeney. "Mind The Gap: Preparing For The Future Leaders Of Small Private Colleges In New England". ScholarWorks @ UVM, 2019. https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/graddis/1035.
Texto completoHorton, G. David. "A perspective to identify and train emerging leaders at Greater New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Dade County, Florida". Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), access this title online, 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.2986/tren.108-0024.
Texto completoRobinson, Taylor K. (Taylor Kristyn). "Leveraging flexible manufacturing to streamline new product launch processes". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/126916.
Texto completoThesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, in conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT, May, 2020
Cataloged from the official PDF of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-66).
Johnson & Johnson Vision (JJV), manufacturer of the ACUVUE® Brand Contact Lenses, is committed to launching new contact lens products every year to maintain competitive edge and long-term relevancy. However, manufacturing lines currently operate at high utilization rates to satisfy steadily growing demand, limiting opportunity to beta test new products or validate manufacturing lines. Beta testing provides feedback on product design and manufacturability while validation qualifies a line to make a particular product at commercial scale - contributing to the more than 5 billion contact lenses produced by JJV yearly. To build manufacturing capacity and introduce flexibility into the system, JJV built the Flexible Manufacturing Platform (FMP). FMP is a modular manufacturing line capable of producing any contact lens in the JJV portfolio. This thesis explores how to strategically leverage FMP to enable quicker transitions from pilot-line production to commercial-scale production.
A case study was performed on the FMP heat seal manufacturing process step, providing insight into both the technical capability and organizational processes of FMP. The heat seal was chosen due to its critical importance in maintaining product quality and patient safety. Prior to the start of this project, the heat seal process step lacked consistency and reliability. Statistical process control techniques were employed to generate a heat seal capability model that measured the effect of changing the contact time, contact temperature, and contact pressure. This revealed contact time and contact temperature to have the most influence on heat seal integrity. The capability model ultimately improved decision quality and reduced product failures by 80%. Successful execution of the case study also required observation of upstream and downstream process steps to the heat seal, yielding a thorough understanding of the entire FMP line.
This FMP current state analysis shows the remaining work needed to efficiently scale between pilot-line production and commercial-scale production. As such, there is a need for continuous knowledge transfer between the R&D and Operations teams as they develop new governance processes to merge into a single domain. In doing so, FMP can become an efficient structure to continuously launch new products.
by Taylor K. Robinson.
M.B.A.
S.M.
M.B.A. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management
S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Cheung, Christine. "A short-range forecasting and inventory strategy for new product launches". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34844.
Texto completoIncludes bibliographical references (p. 75-76).
Companies like Procter & Gamble that operate on a make-to-stock strategy use forecasts to drive their manufacturing, selling, and buying processes. Because forecasting future demand is not an exact science, inventory management models have been developed to accommodate these uncertainties. There has been a significant improvement in inventory management of base products, where forecasts are based on historical sales information. Because the bulk of forecasting methods depend on this use of historical data, little effort to date has been focused on inventory management of a new product. The use of traditional time- series forecasting methods is not realistic and companies typically resort to using judgmental or analogous (e.g. curve-fitting) means, which are less applicable in making short-range production and inventory decisions. The lack of a new product forecasting method poses a significant problem in the cosmetic industry, which faces an increasing dependence on the introduction of new products for sales growth. Inventory and supply chain management is made even more difficult by the short product-life cycle, long lead times, and complexity and number of SKUs. As the industry trends toward increasing the pace of new product launches, forecast accuracy of a new product in its initial launch stages becomes more critical to manage the supply network's inventory and capacity. This document outlines a supply strategy for new product introductions that improves information management in the forecasting process to optimize supply and inventory planning.
(cont.) This method is designed to improve product pipeline forecasts as well as basic replenishment forecasts in the first few months of a product's launch. The model was tested and validated by historical simulations on a cosmetic product line. Results showed significant inventory reductions compared to current inventory management policies.
by Christine Cheung.
S.M.
M.B.A.