Browsing MIT Sociotechnical Systems Research Center (SSRC) by Title
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Welcome and Introduction of New Members
(1996-10-15)Lean Aircraft Initiative Plenary Workshop presentation -
Welcome and Theme Introduction
(1999-03-23)Lean Aerospace Initiative Plenary Workshop presentation -
Welcome and Theme Introduction
(1998-10-14)Lean Aerospace Initiative Plenary Workshop presentation -
What Does Transformation Mean to Workers? The Effects of the "New Industrial Relations" on Union Employees' Attitudes
(2002-09-04)The Chrysler-UAW Modern Operating Agreement (MOA) is a prototype for the "new industrial relations," establishing (through collective bargaining) reduced job classifications, shopfloor work teams, a pay-for-skills compensation ... -
What Progress Have We Made So Far With Evolutionary Development?
(2004)Evolutionary development progress poster -
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When Systems Thinking Is Not a Natural Act
(2010-04-05)Competence in systems thinking is implicitly assumed among the population of engineers and managers – in fact, most technical people will self-identify as systems thinkers. But systems thinking competencies are not ... -
Will the European Industry ever build a 3 Day car?
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Willingness to Change: Transformation through Innovation and Risk-taking Part I
(2003)Presentation on achieving transformation through innovation and risk-taking -
Willingness to Change: Transformation through Innovation and Risk-taking Part II
(2003)Presentation on achieving transformation through innovation and risk-taking -
Workers' Compensation
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Workshop on Systems Engineering for Robustnessfor Robustness
(2004-06)Presentation on SE workshop -
Workshop Report Air Force/LAI Workshop on Systems Engineering for Robustness
(2004-07)Workshop report -
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The Wrong Kind of Lean: Over-Commitment and Under-Represented Skills on Technology Teams
(2000-05-17)This paper reports on results from five companies in the aerospace and automotive industries to show that over-commitment of technical professionals and under-representation of key skills on technology development and ... -
Zen in the Art of Cost Estimation
(2008-09-22)2nd Asia-Pacific Conference on Systems Engineering (APCOSE) presentation -
Zen in the Art of Cost Estimation
(2008)Engineering cannot wait until all phenomena are explained. Engineers may work effectively, often for centuries, with heuristics. This paper provides over thirty heuristics that have been inspired by the development and ... -
Zen in the Art of Cost Estimation
(2008-09-22)Engineering cannot wait until all phenomena are explained. Engineers may work effectively, often for centuries, with heuristics. This paper provides over thirty heuristics that have been inspired by the development and ...