Student Team:
Arvind Balaji – MSE Industrial and Operations Engineering
Yikai (Daniel) Wang – MSE Industrial and Operations Engineering
Project Sponsors:
Jennifer Johnson – Champion, Global Vice President, Advanced Manufacturing
Faculty Advisors:
Jim Omartian – Ross School of Business
David Kaufman – College of Engineering
With growing gaps between forecasted and actual customer demand, Lear Corporation’s E-Systems division is developing a scalable solution to standardize asset management and capacity planning across its global operations. The project will deliver a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) in Palantir Foundry that integrates real-time machine data and historical performance to improve utilization, reduce idle capacity, and guide smarter investment decisions. By capturing best practices across regions, the solution will help Lear enhance operational resilience and responsiveness to shifting customer demand.
