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Scheduling a global engine maintenance network
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This thesis addresses the allocation of gas turbine aircraft engines to maintenance facilities. Scheduling a global engine maintenance network can be very complex and challenging. This project pertains particularly to the ...
Can we reduce parking at MIT : design and development of a functional commuter dashboard
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This thesis presents the design, development and initial implementation of a new commuter dashboard tool entitled AccessMyCommute for use by all MIT employees. This is the first in a series of new commuter benefit incentives ...
Improving access through stochastic modeling in Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
In this thesis, I created a tool for a particular VA clinic to simulate the delays veterans face in a network of mental health programs. Based on queueing theory, including blocking and reneging, different operations ...
The Local Reference Electrification Model : comprehensive decision-making tool for the design of rural microgrids
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Current estimates indicate that an alarming 1 billion existing people still lack access to electricity around the world. Technological advancements have pushed off-grid solutions into the limelight as possible alternatives ...
Scaling Success : learning from education intervention programs to close the racial education achievement gap
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
An overview of American education reveals a concerning pattern: when outcomes are disaggregated by race, students from certain racial minority groups often have poorer outcomes than White students. This pattern, the racial ...
Pathways of industrialization exploring the impact of policy on industrial growth and urbanization in India
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Industrialization is the process in which a primarily agricultural area transforms into one centered around manufacturing goods and services. It occurs after the relocation of a large industrial plant to a previously rural ...
Systems-level analysis of On Demand Mobility for aviation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
On Demand Mobility (ODM) is an emerging transportation concept that leverages pervasive telecommunication connectivity to enable the real-time matching of consumers with transportation service providers. Having experienced ...
Computational models of natural gas markets for gas-fired generators
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Climate change is a major factor reforming the world's energy landscape today, and as electricity consumes 40% of total energy, huge efforts are being undertaken to reduce the carbon footprint within the electricity sector. ...
Development of a decision support tool for planning municipal solid waste management systems in India
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Waste management is a significant challenge for India. The Indian waste landscape is changing rapidly as the population grows, the composition of the waste generated evolves, the extent of waste segmentation changes and ...
Decarbonization of power systems : analyzing different technological pathways
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Climate change poses a major challenge to society. Different sectors of society will need to respond in different ways; for the power sector, the response will require the aggressive reduction of CO2 emissions to near zero ...