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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)This dissertation presents empirical findings related to two aspects of long-range planning: scenario planning as a planning method and cognition of planners. Long-range planning situations are encountered when designing ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Companies consider Information Technology (IT) to be a major factor for achieving sustained competitive advantage (SCA). The effect of IT on firm performance has been studied from two main perspectives: the market based ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)As companies attempt to remain competitive throughout increasing market forces, many firms develop key operational strategies to differentiate themselves. One method that many companies such as Amazon, Dell, and Toyota, ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)The promise of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) to store, retrieve, and communicate medical information effectively for a caregiver team has remained largely unfulfilled since its advent in the late 1960's. Previous ...
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(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 ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)Targus, a consumer products distributor of laptop cases and accessories, lacks formal processes for deciding on initial purchases of short-term life cycle products with uncertain demand. This thesis reviews the current ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2001-04)This draft white paper presents an initial top-level characterization of the Air Force sustainment system. The first part of the paper gives an overview of the proposed conceptual framework for system characterization. The ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2014-04)Technological change is shaped by a confluence of processes that are governed by socio-political, economic, and regulatory factors within a region. In this paper we describe the transformation of the electricity generation ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)With the ramp up of commercial spaceflight over the last decade with the assistance of the US Government and NASA, commercial spaceflight companies such as Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Orbital Sciences have ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)The impact of intellectual property rights on the production, diffusion and accumulation of scientific knowledge has been a central concern of public policymakers and economists in both public and private institutions, and ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Despite a rich legacy of impressive technological accomplishments (e.g., project Apollo, the Hubble Space Telescope) in recent years, the ability of government space agencies to deliver on their promises has increasingly ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)The United States' global lead in secure technology innovation is a cornerstone of national defense. Breakthroughs in technology are critical in establishing and maintaining military superiority. Technology innovation ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2013-12)This concept paper applies the concepts of complex sociotechnical engineering systems to the care and management of type 2 diabetes. It also includes an innovative design model that integrates the existing ecosystem of ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)The purpose of this research is to discuss employment in the United States (US) service sector. The main concern is not pinpointing numerical estimates, but instead identifying trends which lead to job growth or job loss. ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2014-11)Almost everyone recognizes the salience of cyberspace as a fact of daily life. Given its ubiquity, scale, and scope, cyberspace has become a fundamental feature of the world we live in and has created a new reality for ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)The combination of air traffic growth and airport capacity limitations has resulted in significant congestion throughout the US National Airspace System, which imposes large costs on the airlines, passengers and society. ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Air pollution and anthropogenic greenhouse gas emission reduction policies are desirable to reduce smog, tropospheric concentrations of ozone precursors, acid rain, and other adverse effects on human health, the environment, ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)Supply chains are critical to delivering components and products safely, affordably, and securely. However, these complex networks of suppliers, manufacturers, and customers are vulnerable to internal and external disruptions ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)This thesis presents an innovative method for evaluating and dynamically planning the development of uncertain technology investments. Its crux centers on a paradigm shift in the way managers assess investments, toward an ...
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