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Exploring flexible strategies in engineering systems using screening models : applications to offshore petroleum projects
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Engineering Systems, such as offshore petroleum exploration and production systems, generally require a significant amount of capital investment under various technical and market uncertainties. Choosing appropriate designs ...
A screening model to explore planning decisions in automotive manufacturing systems under demand uncertainty
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Large-scale, complex engineering systems, as for automotive manufacturing, often require significant capital investment and resources for systems configuration. Furthermore, these systems operate in environments that are ...
Coastal communities and climate change : a dynamic model of risk perception, storms, and adaptation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Climate change impacts, including sea-level rise and changes in tropical storm frequency and intensity, will pose signicant challenges to city planners and coastal zone managers trying to make wise investment and protection ...
Risk implications of the deployment of renewables for investments in electricity generation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
This thesis explores the potential risk implications that a large penetration of intermittent renewable electricity generation -such as wind and solar power- may have on the future electricity generation technology mix, ...
Logistics clusters : prevalence and impact
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Governments around the world are investing significant resources in the development and expansion of logistics clusters. This dissertation analyzes the cluster phenomenon focusing on four topics. First, it develops a ...
Bioenergy and its use to mitigate the climate impact of aviation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
The use of modern bioenergy presents an opportunity to mitigate CO2 emissions contributing to anthropogenic climate change by offsetting fossil fuel use, and the work presented in this thesis contributes to the literature ...
Enabling systems thinking to accelerate the development of senior systems engineers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
As engineering systems become more complex, the roles involved in developing and managing such systems also become more complex. Thus, there is increasing interest in educating and training engineering professionals to ...
Human and modeling approaches for humanitarian transportation planning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Recent disasters have highlighted the need for more effective supply chain management during emergency response. Planning and prioritizing the use of trucks and helicopters to transport humanitarian aid to affected communities ...
Plug-in vehicles and carsharing : user preferences, energy consumption and potential for growth
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs) are seen as a key pathway to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in transportation, yet their sales are under 1% of new cars despite large incentives. Carsharing, a market ...
Measuring supply chain carbon efficiency : a carbon label framework
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
In the near term, efficiency improvements represent a key option for reducing the impacts of climate change. The growing awareness of climate change has increased the attention regarding the carbon emissions "embedded" in ...