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Identification of factors responsible for successes or failures in the supply chain based on real-world case studies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
The decision of firms from industrialized nations to outsource part or all of their supply chain activities to offshore countries, like in China, carries with it two major issues. The first is related to the costs and ...
Applying an analytical framework to production process improvement
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
As the medium voltage switchgear industry moves from air insulated to gas insulated technology, Siemens Frankfurt factory is introducing a new gas insulated product line that will improve their relative market position. ...
Lean implementation across value stream in main rotor blade area
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
The primary goal for this project was to help expand the existing capability of Sikorsky's main rotor blade business from raw material (titanium) through final assembly. The project helped to facilitate the ongoing lean ...
Sustainable water resources development in Kuwait : an integrated approach with comparative analysis of the case of Singapore
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
This thesis assesses the water resource status of Kuwait and Singapore, both countries considered as water scarce. The institutional aspect of Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) efforts in both countries is closely ...
A performance-based approach to retrofitting unreinforced masonry structures for seismic loads
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
The structural inadequacy of existing unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings to resist possible seismic loading is a serious problem in many parts of the United States, including the Northeast and Midwest. The fact that many ...
Investigation of shear lag effect in high-rise buildings with diagrid system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
In the recent years, there have been many new skyscrapers built which soar into new heights. The most efficient building system for high-rises has been the framed tube system. However, the framed tube building suffers from ...
Past and future of grid shell structures
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Because of their original organic shape and the column free space that they provide, the design of grid shell structures challenges architects and structural engineers in more than one way. Very few grid shell building ...
A critical analysis of bulk precipitation recycling models
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Precipitation recycling is the contribution of local land evaporation to the precipitation of a region. The significant local evaporative contribution to rainfall in many continental regions highlights the potential ...
Effect of hydrological flow pattern on groundwater arsenic concentration in Bangladesh by Khandaker Ashfaque.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Widespread arsenic contamination of groundwater has become a major concern in Bangladesh since the water supply, particularly in rural areas, is heavily dependent on groundwater. However, relative to the extent of research ...
Modeling the relation between suction, effective stress and shear strength in partially saturated granular media
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Decades of geotechnical research firmly established that the mechanical properties (shear strength and deformation characteristics) of soils are related to soil's "effective stress", i.e. the stress carried by the solid ...