Browsing Engineering Systems - Ph.D. / Sc.D. by Issue Date
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Economic performance of product and process firms
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)This dissertation refines the understanding of economic performance of firms, using data and practical insights from the automotive supplier industry. Firms in this industry are characterized as either product or process ... -
Local content requirements and industrial development : economic analysis and cost modeling of the automotive supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)This dissertation addresses the issue of performance standards in developing nations, focusing on the role of local content requirements. It proposes a theoretical framework to understand the impact of this policy on the ... -
Attribution principles for data integration : technology and policy perspectives
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)This thesis addresses problems of attribution that arise from the data integration that is exemplified by data re-use and re-distribution on the Web. We present two different perspectives. We begin with a simple definition ... -
Bringing policy into space systems conceptual design : qualitative and quantitative methods
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)A change in government policy can send waves of crippling impacts through the design and development of publicly funded complex engineering systems. Thus it is important for system architects and designers to understand ... -
Approximate life-cycle assessment of product concepts using learning systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)This thesis develops an approximate, analytically based environmental assessment method that provides fast evaluations of product concepts. Traditional life-cycle assessment (LCA) studies and their streamlined analytical ... -
Engineering and policy analysis of strategic and tactical options for future aerospace traffic management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)Current space launch/landing events are conducted only within Special Use Airspace (SUA), separate from air traffic. This is a strategic traffic management policy because SUA size and duration are set well in advance. It ... -
Linking modularity and cost : a methodology to assess cost implications of product architecture differences to support product design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)Reaching saturation levels, many markets in modem industrial societies tend to fracture into smaller 'niche' markets, and create a need for greater variety. At the same time, increasing product variety in non-growing markets ... -
Stakeholder collaboration in Air Force acquisition : adaptive design using system representations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)Air Force development of new or evolutionary weapon systems is a complex endeavor due to the involvement of many stakeholders and the presence of considerable uncertainty in the acquisition environment. The ability to adapt ... -
Product development process design : improving development response to market, technical, and regulatory risks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)Engineering companies frequently face product development challenges. Competitive pressures, industrial or societal innovations, and government regulations are some of the many factors that drive the need for new or better ... -
Lean enterprise self-assessment as a leading indicator for accelerating transformation in the aerospace industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)The research contained in this thesis explores leading indicators of lean enterprise transformation in the aerospace industry, as part of the greater body of work associated with MIT's Lean Aerospace Initiative (LAI). ... -
Infrastructure investment and policy management of water resources for small-scale irrigated agriculture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)We investigate the options for enhancing the welfare of small farmers in Thailand through subsidies of irrigation infrastructure. Enhanced water storage and irrigation can significantly improve yield and the welfare of the ... -
Market-based airport demand management : theory, model and applications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)The ever-increasing demand for access to the world's major commercial airports combined with capacity constraints at many of these airports have led to increasing air traffic congestion. In particular, the scarcity of ... -
Identifying expression fingerprints using linguistic information
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)This thesis presents a technology to complement taxation-based policy proposals aimed at addressing the digital copyright problem. The approach presented facilitates identification of intellectual property using expression ... -
Beating the system : accelerating commercialization of new materials
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)Over the past century, materials have faced notoriously long delays between invention and commercialization. These delays make private investment very difficult, and can prevent good materials from reaching markets. A ... -
Stakeholder-assisted modeling and policy design for engineering systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)There is a growing realization that stakeholder involvement in decision-making for large- scale engineering systems is necessary and crucial, both from an ethical perspective, as well as for improving the chances of success ... -
Technology and policy options for reducing industrial air pollutants in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)Technology plays an important role in dealing with air pollution and other environmental problems faced by developing and developed societies. This research examines if technological solutions alone, such as end-of-pipe ... -
Networking technology adoption : system dynamics modeling of fiber-to-the-home
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)A system dynamics model is developed and run to study the adoption of fiber-to-the-home as a residential broadband technology. Communities that currently do not have broadband in the United States are modeled. This case ... -
Command in air war : centralized vs. decentralized control of combat airpower
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)This study answers the question, "What has been the impact of the Information Age on the Air Force's doctrinal tenet of "centralized control and decentralized execution?" It traces the evolution of command and control of ... -
Integrating demand into the U.S. electric power system : technical, economic, and regulatory frameworks for responsive load
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)The electric power system in the US developed with the assumption of exogenous, inelastic demand. The resulting evolution of the power system reinforced this assumption as nearly all controls, monitors, and feedbacks were ... -
A multi-attribute value assessment method for the early product development phase with application to the business airplane industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)(cont.) market. The method is also used to extract quantitative evidence indicating the existence of enterprise-related attributes for consumer value in products. Marking the first independent review of the loss function-based ...
