Show simple item record

dc.contributor.advisorJohn D. Sterman.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBrougham, William J. (William John), 1965-en_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-07-31T15:11:14Z
dc.date.available2006-07-31T15:11:14Z
dc.date.copyright1999en_US
dc.date.issued1999en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33544
dc.descriptionThesis (S.M.M.O.T.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Management of Technology Program, 1999.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 70-71).en_US
dc.description.abstractSystem dynamics is a powerful management planning tool for process improvement programs. Industry experience has contributed to a model that allows decision makers to simulate their actions and the resulting system response before committing to the actual policies. The resulting understanding of fundamental system behavior and interactions allows more productive and effective decision making and process improvement. Application of such a tool for U.S. Navy major acquisition programs (e.g., ships and submarines) would be invaluable in terms of cost savings, cost avoidance, schedule reductions and overall efficiency improvement. This effort conducts a review of the Science and Technology (S&T) portion of current Navy acquisition policies as a case study. The feasibility of applying the Navy system behavior to the existing MIT System Dynamics Group Simulation for Continuous Improvement Programs (SCIP) "management flight simulator" and model will be presented. This work will contribute to the ongoing efforts of MIT system dynamics research as well as the Navy acquisition reform initiatives.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby William J. Brougham.en_US
dc.format.extent71 leavesen_US
dc.format.extent3272604 bytes
dc.format.extent3275501 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582
dc.subjectSloan School of Managementen_US
dc.titleSystem dynamics and process improvement : can the U.S. Navy acquisition community learn from industry behavior?en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.M.M.O.T.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentSloan School of Managementen_US
dc.identifier.oclc42758331en_US


Files in this item

Thumbnail

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record