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Analysis of operations headcount in the new product introduction of servers and workstations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
An optimal coordination between a design team and a manufacturing team is necessary to minimize the overall cost of a project and to remain competitive. The type of coordination can range from one way communication to ...
Design and operational enhancements for a batch process driven supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
Film manufacturing at Eastman Kodak involves large-scale batch steps dictated by both technical and economic factors. Large-scale batch processes can lead to an unresponsive and wasteful supply chain. This thesis explores ...
An exploration of corporate entrepreneurship : venturing signatures and their underlying dynamics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The primary goal of this work is to broadly explore the factors influencing corporate entrepreneurship and to examine how its many elements can be linked together. A broad reading of the published literature on corporate ...
Microlithography dynamics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
This work focuses on historical and modern geography-related analysis of semiconductor industry (specifically microlithography) and its role in Information Technology (IT). Following Professor's J.D.Sachs terminology, it ...
A study of organizational alignment at a Boston area hospital and its effects on patient throughput in the peri-operative areas
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Capacity is an ongoing issue when managing hospital resources. Looking at the hospital as a supply chain of care services provided to the patient enables us to better evaluate problems such as delays on a systems level. A ...
Managing hyper-growth : a system dynamics analysis of competitive dynamics in business-to-consumer electronic commerce
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
Many Internet companies have decided to follow a 'get big fast' strategy: they invest heavily in marketing to build their user base and market share. At ]east for now, the capital markets seem to encourage this strategy: ...
Investment performance of life-science venture capital investment funds, persistence, and subsector analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Venture capital investment performance data and performance attribution are not typically published. Venture investors articulate (and sell to LPs) conflicting strategies; the popular business literature and culture is ...
Design for manufacturing analysis on the Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
iRobot is responsible for delivering the Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV) as part of the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) initiative. With increasing external competition and pressures, iRobot must deliver an ...
Development of a methodology for the rapid implementation of a sustainable lean manufacturing system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
Increasing awareness of the competitive edge that the Toyota Production System (TPS) has afforded to the Toyota Motor Company has led many U.S. companies to implement a lean production system of th~ir own. However, most ...
Bears and numbers : investigating whether short-sellers exploit accounting-based pricing anomalies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This paper examines whether short-sellers (bears) exploit post-earnings-announcement-drift (PEAD) and the accruals anomaly. I first find that short interest is higher during the period that follows a negative earnings ...