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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)The M28 is a Polish short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) light cargo aircraft developed in 1984 and currently built by PZL Mielec, a subsidiary of United Technology Corporation (UTC). There has been renewed interest in the ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)CPGCo, a global manufacturer of consumer packaged goods, has had tremendous difficulty in producing accurate forecasts for its products in developing markets. The problem was especially apparent during the global economic ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)This thesis proposes a framework for architectural analysis of a system at the Macro and Micro levels. The framework consists of two phases -- Formulation and Analysis. Formulation is made up of three steps -- Identifying ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Hurricane Katrina showed that the current methods for handling medical records are minimally resilient to large scale disasters. This research presents a preliminary model for measuring the resilience of medical records ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Sustainability is one of the greatest challenges we are faced with. To be successfully addressed, a variety of stakeholders, including business, must be involved. With this in mind, this thesis seeks to further our ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)In the past decades there has been a shift in customer expectations that has had a significant effect in the business models of manufacturing companies. Customer requirements have shifted from accepting standardized products ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)Supply chain flexibility is introduced and its importance is discussed. This is followed by a review of the flexibility literature in manufacturing, supply chain, economics, strategy, organizational design, and industrial ...
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Managing global software development teams : technology and policy proposals for knowledge sharing (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)This thesis uses an in-depth case study, with integrated data analysis, to compare and contrast globally distributed and co-located software teams within the IBM Corporation. Important differences in information sharing, ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Partners in Health's (PIH) supply chain in Haiti has become strained over the past five years due to the organization's rapid growth. Under the current system, the majority of PIH's products are obtained through an annually ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Drug Discovery is a race to be the first to patent a drug that meets a significant medical need in the world. Many pharmaceutical companies are now using automation extensively to improve consistency and aid personnel in ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)This thesis presents a roadmap for companies to follow as they manage multi-tiered suppliers in the high-tech industry. Our research covered a host of sources including interviews and publications from various companies, ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Production planning in premium fresh produce supply chains is challenging due to the uncertainty of both supply and demand. A two-stage planning algorithm using mixed integer linear programming and Monte Carlo simulation ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)Requirements management is an extremely critical and challenging part of the software development process. Correctly capturing these requirements is necessary for the user to be satisfied with the final product. Many ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Designing public policy or industry strategy to bolster the transition to alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) is a formidable challenge as demonstrated by historical failed attempts. The transition to new fuels occurs within ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)A framework for creating value robust systems in the face of changing value perceptions during the architecture and design of systems is proposed. Both unarticulated value, that which is not explicitly communicated to ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)Within the semiconductor industry, the variability in both supply and demand is quite high; this uncertainty makes supply chain planning very difficult. We analyze the current tools and processes at a large semiconductor ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)The widely held assumption is that to improve access and quality of health care, we need to spend more. In fact, that is not necessarily true. The results of this project, performed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)U.S. petrochemical manufacturers operate in a very challenging environment on account of the recent economic crisis, volatility in crude oil prices, rising capacity in the Middle East, etc. Recently, there has been a focus ...
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