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Updated: 18 April 1997
| Student: | Daniel T. Crocker |
| Companies: | HP |
| Advisor: | Steve Graves |
| Contact Info: | (617) 547-9960 lfmcrocker@aol.com |
| Organization: | MIT LFM |
| Address: | One Amherst Street E40-422 Cambridge, MA 02139 |
The goal of this project is to provide a realistic comparison of the manufacturing costs of various global manufacturing strategies for this division of HP. The division faces rapid growth in demand worldwide and is concerned about the manageability of their current strategy. An estimation of the costs is thus the first step to discussing alternate strategies.
The analysis was completed and presented to HP on December 9th, 1996. A followup thesis draft describing the approach used, as well as a generic version of the software model created for the analysis, was completed on April 9th, 1997. The draft is currently being reviewed by Professors Steve Graves and Cindy Barnhart, who serve as academic advisors from the Management and Center for Transportation Studies departments, respectively.