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The role of organizational culture in creating secure and resilient supply chains
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This thesis aims to understand the role that organizational culture plays in creating secure and resilient supply chains. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the government's subsequent response, propelled ...
The evolution prospects of the post-OPA90 Alaskan Oil Trade
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
In response to the grounding of the Exxon Valdez on March 24, 1989, the United States Congress enacted the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, a series of regulations requiring technical and operational changes in tank vessels ...
Evaluation of primary flight display enhancements for improving general aviation safety
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The information architecture of general aviation cockpits is shifting from one of independent mechanical instruments to one of digital sensors, common databuses, and liquid crystal displays. This integrated architecture ...
Enabling waste elimination, learning, and continuous improvement through standardization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Many manufacturing companies have developed their own operating system, usually based upon the Toyota Production System, in an effort to improve productivity, quality, and profitability. Continuous improvement is a central ...
Evaluation and improvement of proactive customer notification in e-commerce environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The Internet, and thus e-commerce, both Business to Consumer (B2C) and Business to Business (B2B), has changed the way companies do business with each other and communicate with their customers. Because of the speed of the ...
The effects of part commonality on product development lead time
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Nortel Networks, a leading global supplier of telecommunications equipment, is engaged in an increasingly competitive global market place. Within this market, Nortel Networks is positioning itself as the leader of global ...
Fast Fourier transform on a 3D FPGA
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Fast Fourier Transforms perform a vital role in many applications from astronomy to cellphones. The complexity of these algorithms results from the many computational steps, including multiplications, they require and, as ...
Investigation of growth factors and cytokines that suppress adult stem cell asymmetric cell kinetics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Adult stem cells are potentially useful in many biomedical applications that can save lives and increase the quality of a patient's life, such as tissue engineering, cell replacement, and gene therapy. However, these ...
Characterization of macro-length conducting polymers and the development of a conducting polymer rotary motor
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Conducting polymers are a subset of materials within the electroactive polymer class that exhibit active mechanical deformations. These deformations induce stresses and strains that allow for conducting polymers to be used ...
The multidisciplinary design and organization of an unconventional, extremely quiet transport aircraft
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
(cont.) aircraft. A design which utilized the results of the trade studies was presented and evaluated. The performance was reviewed in terms of aerodynamics, weight, economics, operations, and acoustics. The resulting ...