Browsing MIT Sociotechnical Systems Research Center (SSRC) by Title
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S70A Derivative Helicopters
(1998-10-14)Overview: – Define system architecture – Relation to helicopters – Hypothesis -
Sales Tax on the Internet: When and How to Tax?
(2002-07-22)As a first attempt to tax electronic commerce, many countries applied the existing tax laws to Internet. However, applying these laws to border-spanning electronic commerce proved very inefficient and inappropriate. ... -
Sample Assessment Cases
(2003-03-27)Overview: • Case Study Instructions - 5 min • Breakout Case Session - 55 min • Interpreting and action on LESAT results • Breakout Case prep time - 30 min • Team report out - 15 min per team with Q&A -
Saturn, The GM/UAW Partnership
(2002-06-06)Designed and implemented as a partnership between GM and the UAW, Saturn breaks new ground in firm governance,management and industrial relations. Through detailed study of Saturn?s partnership arrangements we have found ... -
Saturn, The GM/UAW Partnership: The Impact of Co-Management and Joint Governance on Firm and Local Union Performance
(2002-07-11)Designed and implemented as a partnership between GM and the UAW, Saturn breaks new ground in firm governance, management and industrial relations. Through detailed study of Saturn's partnership arrangements we have ... -
Scenario Planning in Dynamic Multi-Attribute Tradespace Exploration
(2009-03-23)The long time scales associated with complex system design and operation necessitate front-end systems engineering methodologies that enable consideration of alternative futures. This paper advances scenario planning ... -
A scheduling policy experiment for lean implementation
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Screening for Real Options “In” an Engineering System: A Step Towards Flexible System Development
(2006)The goal of this research is to develop an analytical framework for screening for real options “in” an engineering system. Real options is defined in the finance literature as the right, but not the obligation, to take ... -
Screening for Real Options “In” an Engineering System: A Step Towards Flexible System Development
(2006-04-07)The goal of this research is to develop an analytical framework for screening for real options “in” an engineering system. Real options is defined in the finance literature as the right, but not the obligation, to take ... -
SDM Helps US Air Force Integration Project Take Off
(sdmpulse, 2009)This is the third in a series of articles by SDM alumnus Luke Cropsey, who is integrating knowledge from various MIT resources and transferring it to his employer, the US Air Force. The first two articles examined tools ... -
SDM Tools Serve US Air Force Integration Project
(sdmpulse, 2009)This is the second in a series of articles by SDM alumnus Luke Cropsey, who is integrating knowledge from various MIT resources and transferring it to his employer, the US Air Force. This article expands on the use of ... -
Sea Level Requirements as Systems Engineering Size Metrics
(2005-07-10)The Constructive Systems Engineering Cost Model (COSYSMO) represents a collaborative effort between industry, government, and academia to develop a general model to estimate systems engineering effort. The model development ... -
Self-directed work teams at an aerospace company
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995) -
Self-directed work teams at Texas Instruments Defense Systems & Electronics Group
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994) -
Self-Organization and Clustered Control in the Toyota Group: Lessons from the Aisin Fire
(2002-07-18)Japanese supplier management practices have in past years attracted much attention in the US and Europe. Several aspects of these practices still remain relatively neglected, however, such as collaborative relationships ... -
Service Systems Innovation for Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress in the U.S. Military: An Enterprise Systems Approach
(2010-10-22)This presentation discusses the concept of enterprise systems thinking and its application to providing effective healthcare services. The presentation also describes the enterprise transformation roadmap. -
Session on Revitalizing Systems Engineering
(2004-03-23)LAI 2004 Plenary Conference presentation agenda -
Show Me the Money: Contracts and Agents in the Service Level Agreement Markets
(2002-07-22)Delivering real-time services (Internet telephony, video conferencing, and streaming media as well as business-critical data applications) across the Internet requires end-to-end quality of service (QoS) guarantees, which ...