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Wells Fargo, Samsung And Spacex: The Dos And Don’Ts Of Today’S Quality Environment, Jim Burgin Nov 2016

Wells Fargo, Samsung And Spacex: The Dos And Don’Ts Of Today’S Quality Environment, Jim Burgin

Operations Management Presentations

Quality is everywhere, and is so critical to your success. This webinar will use Toyota’s 14 Principles as the springboard to discuss teach points from my Quality Management class. The title mentions a few companies where good practices or challenging activities provide a road map to success or failure. Rest assured there are many more. Burgin uses stories and experiences from class to illustrate quality concepts.


The Context Of Tool Control In An Aircraft Assembly Environment Related To Productivity, Taylor Jay Sisson May 2016

The Context Of Tool Control In An Aircraft Assembly Environment Related To Productivity, Taylor Jay Sisson

KSU Journey Honors College Capstones and Theses

The aircraft industry focuses a large portion of its resources on tool control during the assembly of aircraft. Tool control is a strict process that demands time from the assembly process. This time is removed from the value-added time spent actually assembling the aircraft. A study at Lockheed Martin conducted in the Spring of 2016 is discussed that examines the time spent on tool control. Tool control is necessary in aircraft assembly to prevent tools from entering compartments of the aircraft. If such an event occurs, the tool may damage the aircraft. All aircraft assembly processes must be tool controlled, …