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Variation reduction of a closed-loop precision ceramic micromachining process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996)
This report details the investigation of the micromachining of a TiC.A1203 ceramic using a closed-loop lapping process. Currently the micromachining process laps a ceramic bar with only a priori flatness adjustment. Bar ...
Learning together better : the structured design of learning teams
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
There is a great need among educators for a way to quickly assign teams in large or distance learning classrooms in a manner superior to random assignment or student self-selection. Forming teams based on knowledge of ...
Incremental airline schedule design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
We consider the problem of integrating flight schedule design and fleet assignment decisions at airlines. The flight schedule design problem involves selecting and scheduling the set of flight legs that an airline will ...
Alternatives to the gradient in optimal transfer line buffer allocation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
This thesis describes several directions to replace the gradient in James Schor's gradient algorithm to solve the dual problem. The alternative directions are: the variance and standard deviation of buffer levels, the ...
Conditional dynamics of non-Markovian, infinite-server queues
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
We study the transient dynamics of a partially observed, infinite server queue fed with a Poisson arrival process whose controlled rate is changed at discrete points in time. More specifically, we define a state that ...
Addressing the complexity of multimedia wireless computing solutions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
Implications of two-sided advertising in the automotive industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The extreme competition in the automotive industry results in razor-thin profit margins as original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) compete for market share and profits which increase shareholder value. Product differentiation ...
An analysis of revenue and product planning for automatic test equipment manufacturers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Management of intermediated channels for high technology firms : achieving success in a dynamic and rapidly changing marketplace
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
One of the most challenging problems for high technology firms in an increasingly global marketplace is the effective utilization of intermediated sales channels. As product development cycles shorten, there can be a ...
Analysis of batching strategies for multi-item production with yield uncertainty
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
In this thesis, we investigate the batch sizing problem for a custom-job production facility. More specifically, given a production system that has been assigned several different types of custom jobs, we try to derive ...