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dc.contributor.advisorMaria C. Yang.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHollman, Wayne Jacob Marioen_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-01-30T16:54:37Z
dc.date.available2012-01-30T16:54:37Z
dc.date.copyright2011en_US
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68845
dc.descriptionThesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2011.en_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 38-40).en_US
dc.description.abstractUser innovation is steadily becoming an irreplaceable factor in product development. Thus it is necessary to find ways to measure these workarounds and ways to utilize these figures. I selected three (3) particular styles of workarounds to quantify and discuss. With makeshift window workarounds, I found that user workarounds in automobiles cost 84.9 times and households cost 67.9 less in magnitude compared to full repairs. Table adjustments workarounds were found to be many times greater than then replacing the table and the gap became greater with the increase in table price. Lastly examining medical instrument workarounds, I discovered that many these innovations can create profitable, niche markets. By using workarounds in general, producers can manufacture consumer desired products that generate revenue. In the future, I hypothesize that companies will lower their research and development funding in place of observing potentially, profitable workarounds.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Wayne Jacob Mario Hollman.en_US
dc.format.extent42 p.en_US
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/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectMechanical Engineering.en_US
dc.titleThe quantification of workarounds and ways to utilize these ramificationsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.B.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
dc.identifier.oclc772611267en_US


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