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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 ...
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 ...
Characterization of the cost of forecast error in a complex supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
The importance of forecast accuracy is increasing in the semiconductor industry due to two compounding factors. The complexity of the manufacturing process is increasing which causes manufacturing cycle times to increase ...
A quantitative equity strategy based on factors formed by industries in the S&P500
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
This paper presents and simulates a long-short market-neutral quantitative equity trading strategy for US stocks. First, economic intuition and academic researches for which this trading strategy is based upon will be ...
Historical perspective of innovation in electronic payment instruments
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Electronic Payment Instruments have seen unprecedented innovation in the past XX-th century. Most of this innovation was made possible by advances in information and communication technology. Advances in ICT paired with ...
Design and implementation of multi-asset funds in India
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
India, over the past decade, has steadily emerged as a center of attractive investment opportunities, owing to high GDP growth rates and rising levels of per capita income. Asset management in India is going through a ...
The affordability of China's residential real estate market and opportunities for property developers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
China has the largest housing market in the world and the property market continues to advance at an astonishing pace. In 2009, 22.2% of China's RMB 19.3 trillion fixed asset investment and 17.9% of foreign direct investment ...
Quantifying the source of reentrant line variability and the effects of processes standardization on tool availability variability
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
This thesis quantifies the sensitivity of tool availability variability with respect to product throughput and examines how Intel's High Precision Maintenance initiative can be used to minimize these effects. Tools with ...
Past, present and future evolution of oil prices
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
This thesis reviews how oil price has evolved throughout time since it was discovered and commercially exploited in 1859 in Pennsylvania. Rather than a pure economic study, this thesis illustrates how major historic and ...