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From haute couture to fast-fashion : evaluating social transparency in global apparel supply chains
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
After Rana Plaza collapsed on April 24, 2013, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and killed more than 1,100 workers, the apparel industry fell under widely publicized scrutiny for its negligent social practices. With consumers and ...
Accelerating the onboarding of a new factory partner
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Nike established the Advanced Manufacturing team to create a future of manufacturing that will be able to better meet growing customer expectations, battle rising costs of production, and unlock new design capabilities. ...
Locating the source of large scale outbreaks of foodborne disease
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Foodborne illness outbreaks impose enormous health and economic burdens in the US. Identifying the origin of the contaminated food causing an outbreak is a challenging problem due to the complexity of the food supply and ...
Effects of intermittent generation on the economics and operation of prospective baseload power plants
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
The electricity system is transitioning from a system comprised primarily of dispatchable generators to a system increasingly reliant on wind and solar power-intermittent sources of electricity with output dependent on ...
Biological conversion of organic municipal solid waste to lactic acid : a techno-economic performance assessment study for commercialization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
This thesis assesses the economic viability and commercial potential of a lab-scale microbial technology to produce lactic acid (LA), which was developed as a novel technology option for organic waste treatment. Among ...
Wafer defect prediction with statistical machine learning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
In the semiconductor industry where the technology continues to grow in complexity while also striving to achieve lower manufacturing costs, it is becoming increasingly important to drive cost savings by screening out ...
Utility business model innovation : a techno-economic and strategic analysis of distributed energy systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Bankable and sustainable utility business models are key to the secure and efficient functioning of critical electric power infrastructure. Due to a variety of factors, including technological progress and policy goals, ...
Data analysis and simulation approach to capacity planning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
In 2012, President Obama signed an Executive Order to improve access to mental health service for active duty members and for veterans. Two years later, in 2014, the President outlined 19 new executive actions to improve ...
Electricity security in a hydro-based electric power system : the particular case of Iceland
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Introduction: A secure energy system can be defined as one that is "evolving over time with an adequate capacity to absorb adverse uncertain events, so that it is able to continue satisfying the energy service needs of its ...
Active participation of buildings in the power sector : the case of small office buildings
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Under the broad context of decarbonization of the energy sector, commercial buildings are well-suited for providing ancillary services to the electricity grid and poised to transform from passive consumers to active ...