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Dynamic and robust network resource allocation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Networks are essential modeling tools in engineering, business, and public policy research. They can represent physical connections, such as manufacturing processes. They can be relationships among people, such as patient ...
Beyond industry : an expanded definition of authentic engineering design education
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Authentic approaches to design education are typically defined as experiences centered on industry involvement. This industry connection is commonly either in the form of projects provided by industry partners or practicing ...
Firms, industries, and technological change : a patent-based approach to studying disruption and disruptors
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
This thesis presents a new empirical approach as well as a new patent-based dataset for studying disruption and technology transition cases. At the core of this approach lies a novel engineering systems framework of ...
Rate design for the 21st Century : improving economic efficiency and distributional equity in electricity rate
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Electricity tariffs typically charge residential users a volumetric (that is, per-unit of electricity consumed) price that recovers the bulk of the costs of generating, transmitting, and distributing electrical energy. ...