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Standardization of product development processes in multi-project organizations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
An important question for a large company with multiple product development projects is how standard or varied the sets of activities it uses to conceive, design, and commercialize products should be across the organization. ...
Climate and energy policy for U.S. passenger vehicles : a technology-rich economic modeling and policy analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Climate and energy security concerns have prompted policy action in the United States and abroad to reduce petroleum use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from passenger vehicles. Policy affects the decisions of firms and ...
Stakeholder salience influence on bureaucratic program enterprise value creation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
In 2009, the Government Accountability Office reported that two-thirds of major weapon systems acquisition programs were required to report budget overruns and were almost two years behind schedule for delivery of capability ...
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 ...