Browsing Engineering Systems Division by Title

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    • The Use of Safety Cases in Certification and Regulation 

      Leveson, Nancy G. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2011-11)
      Certification of safety-critical systems is usually based on evaluation of whether a system or product reduces risk of specific losses to an acceptable level. There are major differences, however, in how that decision is ...

    • Using Design Structure Matrices to Improve Decentralized Urban Transportation Systems 

      Dunn, Travis P.; Sussman, Joseph M. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2005-08)
      Management of large, complex, urban transportation systems involves numerous stakeholders due to the decentralized ownership and operation of distinct pieces of the physical network and services. In order to deliver better ...

    • Using System Dynamics to Analyze the Effect of Funding Fluctuation on Software Development 

      Trammell, Travis; Madnick, Stuart E.; Moulton, Allen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2014-10)
      Almost everyone understands that budget fluctuations have an impact on software development, but it is difficult to estimate the magnitude of the impact and all the causes. This paper uses System Dynamics modeling to examine ...

    • Value-at-Risk Analysis for Real Options in Complex Engineered Systems 

      Hassan, Rania; de Neufville, Richard; de Weck, Olivier L.; Hastings, Daniel E.; McKinnon, Douglas (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2005-06)
      This paper presents a simple but powerful Real Options Valuation methodology suitable for valuing flexibility in complex engineered systems. It is based on value-at-risk analysis and relies on a standard discounted cash ...

    • Valuing the Commons: A Fundamental Challenge across Complex Systems 

      Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Joel; Lawson, Chris (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2010-11)
      The political, economic and social landscapes of the 21st Century are increasingly dominated by complex, sociotechnical systems that are essential to human civilization, yet incompletely addressed with existing theory, ...

    • White Paper On Novel H1N1: Prepared for the MIT Center for Engineering Systems Fundamentals 

      Barry, John M. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2009-07)
      This paper is an historical and policy primer for one to prepare for a severe flu pandemic - which is virtually guaranteed to happen at some time in the future. The paper provides actionable knowledge, gleaned from past ...

    • Will Nano-Butlers Work for Micro-Payments? Innovation in Business Services Model may Reduce Cost of Delivering Global Healthcare Services 

      Datta, Shoumen Palit Austin (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2008-06)
      This paper represents an emerging view of personalized care and patient-centric systems approach. It integrates biomedical informatics and business services. A potentially innovative model may evolve from this convergence ...