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Strategic frameworks in automotive systems architecting
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
More often than not, large-scale engineering concepts such as those used by creative automotive manufacturing companies require the incorporation of significant capital outlays and resources for the purposes of implementation ...
Intellectual property : strategy and policy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
The thesis that follows is an attempt to gain a deeper understanding of intellectual property from a policy as well as a strategic perspective. While the discussion that follows is applicable to intellectual property in ...
Cost prediction via quantitative analysis of complexity in U.S. Navy shipbuilding
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
As the sophistication and technology of ships increases, U.S. Navy shipbuilding must be an effective and cost-efficient acquirer of technology-dense one-of-a-kind ships all while meeting significant cost and schedule ...
The evolution of business ecosystems : interspecies competition in the steel industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
This thesis contributes toward the building of a theory of the evolution of business ecosystems by exploring the applicability of Piepenbrock's' theoretical framework to a commodity industrial setting, namely the U.S. steel ...
The economics of investing in green buildings
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
This thesis discusses economics of green buildings. The need to reduce greenhouse gases emissions became clear. Buildings account for a large part of the greenhouse gases emissions, changing the atmosphere's composition. ...
Platform project management : optimizing product development by actively managing commonality
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Product platforms have proved to be an effective strategy for designing and manufacturing products in companies that provide different products for different customer needs. By designing common parts and creating product ...
Supply chain practices in the context of an emerging economy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
The emergence of the BRIC economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China as a formidable economic powerhouse is turning into a reality. The center of the world's economic gravity is slowly shifting towards these emerging ...
The curious case of urban heat island : a systems analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This thesis provides insights into the urban heat island (UHI) effect using a model of the urban microclimate that integrates the urban geometry, anthropogenic heat emission and the rural weather condition. The study builds ...
U.S. Coast Guard financial management : a systems approach to business process reengineering
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is undertaking an enterprise-wide Financial Management Business Process Re-Engineering (FM BPR) effort that will transform its delivery of financial management services which support ...
Analysis of a top-down bottom-up data analysis framework and software architecture design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Data analytics is currently a topic that is popular in academia and in industry. This is one form of bottom-up analysis, where insights are gained by analyzing data. System dynamics is the opposite, a top-down methodology, ...