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Incorporating operational flexibility into electric generation planning : impacts and methods for system design and policy analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
This dissertation demonstrates how flexibility in hourly electricity operations can impact long-term planning and analysis for future power systems, particularly those with substantial variable renewables (e.g., wind) or ...
Evaluating safety protocols for manned-unmanned environments through agent-based simulation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Recent advances in autonomous system capabilities have improved their performance sufficiently to make the integration of unmanned and autonomous vehicles systems into human-centered civilian environments a realistic ...
The socio-technical construction of precision bombing : a study of shared control and cognition by humans, machines, and doctrine during World War II
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
This dissertation examines the creation and initial use of the precision bombing system employed by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II in the opening phase of the Combined Bomber Offensive against Germany. ...
Towards high performing hospital enterprise architectures : elevating hospitals to lean enterprise thinking
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
This research is motivated by the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine's joint call for research in healthcare, promoting the application of principles, tools, and research from engineering ...
Corporate decision analysis : an engineering approach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
We explore corporate decisions and their solutions under uncertainty using engineering methods. Corporate decisions tend to be complex; they are interdisciplinary and defy programmable solutions. To address these challenges, ...
A multi-attribute value assessment method for the early product development phase with application to the business airplane industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
(cont.) market. The method is also used to extract quantitative evidence indicating the existence of enterprise-related attributes for consumer value in products. Marking the first independent review of the loss function-based ...
Platforms and real options in large-scale engineering systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
This thesis introduces a framework and two methodologies that enable engineering management teams to assess the value of real options in programs of large-scale, partially standardized systems implemented a few times over ...
Market-based airport demand management : theory, model and applications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The ever-increasing demand for access to the world's major commercial airports combined with capacity constraints at many of these airports have led to increasing air traffic congestion. In particular, the scarcity of ...
Identifying expression fingerprints using linguistic information
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This thesis presents a technology to complement taxation-based policy proposals aimed at addressing the digital copyright problem. The approach presented facilitates identification of intellectual property using expression ...
Technology and policy options for reducing industrial air pollutants in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Technology plays an important role in dealing with air pollution and other environmental problems faced by developing and developed societies. This research examines if technological solutions alone, such as end-of-pipe ...