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Analysis of a top-down bottom-up data analysis framework and software architecture design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Data analytics is currently a topic that is popular in academia and in industry. This is one form of bottom-up analysis, where insights are gained by analyzing data. System dynamics is the opposite, a top-down methodology, ...
An investigation of optimal job characteristics for recruiting and retaining Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) professionals
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Motivated by the aspiration to extrapolate optimal combinations of job characteristics that may minimize employee turnover rate, this research investigates impacts of specific workplace policies in autonomy, performance ...
U.S. Coast Guard financial management : a systems approach to business process reengineering
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is undertaking an enterprise-wide Financial Management Business Process Re-Engineering (FM BPR) effort that will transform its delivery of financial management services which support ...
A smart diaper wetness detection sensor : concept, design and ethical considerations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Human waste contained in diapers is a rich source of medical health based data. Embedding low-cost, wearable sensors in disposable diapers provides an opportunity for self-health monitoring and advancing preventative ...
Data-Centric Business Transformation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Today's digital business environment is imposing a great transformation challenge on the enterprises to effectively use vast amount data in order to gain critical business insights to stay competitive. In their aim to take ...
Using the principles of set-based design to realize ship design process improvement
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Set-based design (SBD) is a relatively new complex product development method. Its use has been well researched in the automotive and aerospace industries and, although it requires an upfront investment in resources, it ...
Machine learning ecosystem : implications for business strategy centered on machine learning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
As interest for adopting machine learning as a core component of a business strategy increases, business owners face the challenge of integrating an uncertain and rapidly evolving technology into their organization, and ...
Assessing financial well-being of merchants by analyzing behavioral patterns in historical transactions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
This study focuses on new approach to estimate financial wellbeing indicators for merchants, by looking at behavioral patterns of their customers in historical transactions. The transaction data for about 10,000 merchants ...
VacSeen : semantically enriched automatic identification and data capture for improved vaccine logistics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Vaccines are globally recognized as a critical public health intervention. Routine immunization coverage in large parts of the developing world is around 80%. Technology and policy initiatives are presently underway to ...
Impact of technology readiness in the development of automotive systems when incorporating new styling : a graph theory approach to OPM hierarchical decomposition of the system's architecture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
This thesis addresses to find whether technology readiness, while developing a system of new derivative vehicles, has an influence on the time required to design a part that involves styling and engineering activities. For ...