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Managing maintenance costs of pharmaceutical research and development
(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 ...
Predictive metrics for supply chains
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
The economic crisis that the world has been experiencing since 2008 has led several organizations to announce record losses and bankruptcies. But couldn't the chief factors have been predicted, at least to some extent? ...
Political economy insights into the defense acquisition process : lessons from the Joint Strike Fighter Program
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The military aircraft industry is a cornerstone of national security and of the economic health of the United States. The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program was sold as a solution to a host of needs, from advancing the ...
Optimization tools for the freight brokerage industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
The freight brokerage industry in North America was born of the deregulation of the trucking industry in 1982. In the two decades since, the industry has grown from nothing to $50 Billion in revenue. In the beginning, ...
Creating comparative advantages in the E-commerce industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
A myriad of electronic retailers are contending in a battle to guard their established territories in cyberspace. Many of them are desperately searching for the key to sustainable growth and profitability as the struggle ...
Analyzing the level of service and cost trade-offs in cold chain transportation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
This thesis discusses the tradeoff between transportation cost and the level of service in cold chain transportation. Its purpose is to find the relationship between transportation cost and the level of service in cold ...
A cost-effectiveness analysis of alternative ozone control strategies : flexible nitrogen oxide (NOx) abatement from power plants in the eastern United States
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Ozone formation is a complex, non-linear process that depends on the atmospheric concentrations of its precursors, nitrogen oxide (NOx) and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), as well as on temperature and the available ...
Effect of auditory peripheral displays on unmanned aerial vehicle operator performance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
With advanced autonomy, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) operations will likely be conducted by single operators controlling multiple UAVs. As operator attention is divided across multiple supervisory tasks, there is a need ...
Using design flexibility and real options to reduce risk in Private Finance Initiatives : the case of Japan
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Private Finance Initiative (PFI) is a delivery system for public works projects to design construct, manage and maintain public facilities by using private capital, management skills, and technical abilities. It was ...
Quantifying potential industrial symbiosis : a case study of brick manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Humanity is currently on an unsustainable path of growth and development. One tool to address sustainability in industrial activities is Industrial Symbiosis, which is the study of cooperation across industry boundaries ...