16.660/16.853/ESD.62
Introduction to Lean Six Sigma Methods
Prof. Annalisa L. Weigel, Prof. Earll M. Murman
Wed Jan 20, Thu Jan 21, Fri Jan 22, 08:30am-05:00pm, Room 33-116
Selection by departmental lottery. Do not pre-register on WebSIS.
Enter lottery by: 20-Dec-2009
Limited to 30 participants.
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Level: U 2 units Graded P/D/F
Covers the fundamental principles, practices and tools of lean six sigma methods that underlay modern organizational productivity approaches applied in aerospace, automotive, health care, and other sectors. Includes lectures, active learning exercises, a plant tour, talks by industry practitioners, and videos. One third of the course is devoted to a physical simulation of an aircraft manufacturing enterprise to illustrate the power of lean six sigma methods. Students taking the graduate version complete additional assignments.
Contact: Prof. Annalisa L. Weigel, 33-404, x3-1207, alweigel@mit.edu
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16.681
Special Projects
January Operation Internship Experience at Kennedy Space Center (JOIE)
Prof. Jeffrey Hoffman, Raji Patel
Sun-Fri, Jan 10-15, 18-22, 25-29, 09am-05:00pm, NASA KSC
Selection by departmental lottery. Do not pre-register on WebSIS.
Enter lottery by: 10-Dec-2009
Limited to 8 participants.
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Level: U 9 units Standard A - F Grading Can be repeated for credit
Study or laboratory project work by qualified students. Topics selected in consultation with the instructor.
JOIE, sponsored by the Massachusetts Space Grant, provides engineering students with an opportunity to study the relationship of engineering design with operations and maintenance in large engineering systems with long product life cycles, such as space systems. Following an orientation at MIT, students spend three weeks during IAP at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), learning about space systems and interacting with engineers and technicians. The course requires a group presentation to KSC management and an individual paper.
Contact: Prof. Jeffrey Hoffman, 37-227, x2-2353, jhoffma1@mit.edu
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16.821
Flight Vehicle Development
Prof. R. John Hansman
Mon-Fri, Jan 4-8, 11-15, 19-22, 25-29, 09am-05:00pm, 33-218, meeting times will vary.
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
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Prereq: 16.82
Level: U 18 units Standard A - F Grading
Implementation and operation of a flight system. Extension of the 16.82 project in the previous term. Emphasis is on system integration, implementation, and performance verification using methods of experimental inquiry. Includes refinement of subsystem designs and fabrication of working prototypes. Experimental analysis of subsystem performance and comparison with physical models of performance developed in 16.82 and design goals. Component integration into the full system, with detailed analysis and operation of the complete vehicle in the laboratory and in-the-field. Communication skills are honed through written and oral reports. Formal reviews of the overall system design will be performed. Principles of laboratory safety.
Students register for 18 units and get a T grade. They re-register for 18 units in the spring. Six units of credit are counted toward the IAP credit limit of 12 units.
Contact: Greg O'Neill, E38-550, mglack@mit.edu
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