Future value chains in the computer hardware industry
Name
154723276-MIT.pdf
Description
Full printable version
Size
4.82 MB
Format
Adobe PDF
Checksum (MD5)
a8f9bafbb06381ed0ccab9981e97012a
Author(s)
Roy, Shaunak, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Advisor(s)
Lawrence Lapide.
Date Issued
2006
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
Companies in the computer hardware industry can benefit by incorporating future business scenarios in their present decision-making processes. Any decision regarding strategic supply chain design is one such area where long-range planning can especially help. This is primarily because investments in new supply chains have a long return period, which also influence the chances of future success of a company. However, developing such long-range views of the whole industry is a challenging task, because of inherent uncertainties of the future and rapid changes in the computer industry itself. This paper takes a step towards achieving this goal by introducing several frameworks for the development of future scenarios and their analysis.
Description
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, Technology and Policy Program; and, (M. Eng. in Logistics)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2006.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-97).
Subjects
Technology and Policy Program.
Engineering Systems Division.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division
Technology and Policy Program
Terms of Use
M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.
Persistent DSpace Link
