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  • Data management in energy and environment systems : a case study of Web services in the E.P.A.'s Clean Air Markets Division. 
    Adams, Michael W. (Michael Wayne), 1978- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
    The components comprising the energy and environment system for electric power are both complex and data intensive. With monitoring of different system components becoming common, increasingly the limits posed on participants ...
  • Data quality enhancement in oil reservoir operations : an application of IPMAP 
    Lin, Paul Hong-Yi (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
    This thesis presents a study of data quality enhancement opportunities in upstream oil and gas industry. Information Product MAP (IPMAP) methodology is used in reservoir pressure and reservoir simulation data, to propose ...
  • Decision analysis for geothermal energy 
    Yost, Keith A (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
    One of the key impediments to the development of enhanced geothermal systems is a deficiency in the tools available to project planners and developers. Weak tool sets make it difficult to accurately estimate the cost and ...
  • A decision analysis framework for the U.S. nuclear fuel cycle 
    Pierpoint, Lara Marie (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
    If we are willing to pay a premium, we may be able to mitigate some of the long-lasting impacts of nuclear waste. Deciding how to navigate this tradeoff, between cost and waste, is a central challenge for stewards of nuclear ...
  • Decision making in the HIV/AIDS supply chain 
    Cao, Elaine Phu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
    During the first two decades of HIV/AIDS awareness, the U.S. and foreign governments responded slowly to the crisis. In contrast today, as the pandemic continues, initiatives of nonprofit organizations have dramatically ...
  • A decision-support model for managing the fuel inventory of a Panamanian generating company 
    Perez-Franco, Roberto, 1976- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
    Bahia Las Minas Corp (BLM) is a fuelpowered generating company in the Panamanian power system. The purpose of this thesis is to design and evaluate a decision-support model for managing the fuel inventory of this company. ...
  • Deficiencies in online privacy policies : factors and policy recommendations 
    Sowell, Jesse H., II (Jesse Horton) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
    Online service providers (OSPs) such as Google, Yahoo!, and Amazon provide customized features that do not behave as conventional experience goods. Absent familiar metaphors, unraveling the full. scope and implications of ...
  • Demand allocation strategies in the seasonal retail industry 
    Chan, Carin H (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
    Amazon.com is a publicly-held company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It revolutionized the retail industry by being one of the first major companies to sell goods over the Internet. It is an international company ...
  • Demand management : a cross-industry analysis of supply-demand planning 
    Tan, Peng Kuan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
    Globalization increases product variety and shortens product life cycles. These lead to an increase in demand uncertainty and variability. Outsourcing to low-cost countries increases supply lead-time and supply uncertainty ...
  • Deployment related mental health care seeking behaviors in the U.S. military and the use of telehealth to mitigate their impacts on access to care 
    Hess, John (John Thomas) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
    Interviewees report that groups of service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan often require substantial amounts of mental health care, causing surges in demand at military hospitals. These hospitals have difficulty ...
  • Design and development of a supplier evaluation process 
    Corum, Andrew (Andrew R.) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
    Low-cost sourcing is a strategy many companies, including Pratt & Whitney, use to reduce part costs. As they increase their efforts to resource products to low-cost regions, Pratt & Whitney needs a robust process to ...
  • Design and optimization of global distribution supply chain at McCain Foods 
    Gentiletti, Andrea (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
    Network design has been successfully used by numerous organizations to achieve supply chain excellence through cost effectiveness and superior utilization of resources. This thesis addresses how network optimization methods ...
  • Designing a flexible supply chain for new product launch 
    Ha, Wei-Kwan Benjamin (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
    This thesis examines how companies tactically design flexible supply chains for new product launches. The research focus is on different strategies and tactics used by original equipment manufacturers to improve supply ...
  • Designing and implementing auxiliary operational processes 
    Smith, Zachary R (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
    Amazon.com, one of the largest and most profitable online retailers, has been experiencing such dramatic growth rates that it must continually update and modify its fulfillment process in order to meet customer demand for ...
  • Designing an error resolution checklist for a shared manned-unmanned environment 
    Tappan, Jacqueline M. (Jacqueline Marie) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
    The role of unmanned vehicles in military and commercial environments continues to expand, resulting in Shared Manned-Unmanned (SMU) domains. While the introduction of unmanned vehicles can have many benefits, humans ...
  • Designing a supply chain for a foreign Greenfield facility 
    Anstey, Brian (Brian Mark), II (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
    ABB Schweiz AG has experienced substantial growth in demand for the innovative energy management and conversion products designed and assembled by the Medium Voltage Automation Products Division. This demand has fully ...
  • Designing sustainable heavy lift launch vehicle architectures adaptability, lock-in, and system evolution 
    Silver, Matthew Robin (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
    Long term human space exploration depends on the development of a sustainable heavy lift launch vehicle (HLLV). But what exactly is sustainability in the context of launch systems and how can it addressed in the design ...
  • Designing the lean enterprise performance measurement system 
    Mahidhar, Vikram (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
    The research contained in this thesis explores design attributes of the enterprise performance measurement system required for the transformation to the lean enterprise and its management. Arguments are made from the ...
  • The design of an intelligent decision support tool for submarine commanders 
    Carrigan, Geoffrey P (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
    A recent search of headlines shows a high number of maritime collisions and accidents. The USS Hartford, a nuclear submarine, recently surfaced into an oil tanker just after the running aground of the USS Port Royal in ...
  • Design of dual-output alternators with switched-mode rectification 
    Hassan, Gimba, 1957- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
    Electrification of many automotive functions and the desire to introduce many new features are dramatically increasing the electrical power requirements of vehicles. The increasing power demands are becoming very challenging ...
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