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Application platform suite software vendors' strategies in standards driven industry networks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The emergence of industry standards often has disruptive impacts on the behavior of markets. It can drive commoditization, substitution and convergence. It also changes the industry structure creating new business models ...
Optimal structure of US power transmission system for targeted investments
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
This thesis analyses the historical development and deregulation of the U.S. Electrical Power Industry and its impact on the structure of Transmission System. The results of introducing competition in generation and creating ...
The impact of high-mix, low volume products in semiconductor manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Effective strategies for low volume vehicle programs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Multi-modal, multi-period, multi-commodity transportation : models and algorithms
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
In this paper we present a mixed integer optimization framework for modeling the shipment of goods between origin destination (O-D) pairs by vehicles of different types over a time-space network. The output of the model ...
Data-driven optimization and analytics for operations management applications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
In this thesis, we study data-driven decision making in operation management contexts, with a focus on both theoretical and practical aspects. The first part of the thesis analyzes the well-known newsvendor model but under ...
Large-scale analytics and optimization in urban transportation : improving public transit and its integration with vehicle-sharing services
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
Public transportation is undeniably an effective way to move a large number of people in a city. Its ineffectiveness, such as long travel times, poor coverage, and lack of direct services, however, makes it unappealing to ...
The role of flexibility in Configure-to-order manufacturing : a framework for managing variation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
In this paper we examine a challenge that many companies are facing: how to respond to increased variation within their manufacturing operations. I posit that the challenges posed here are addressable with tools managers ...
Value chain concept for power electronics based products
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Integration of renewable energy, general decentralization of generating power and a high degree of automation may trigger a technological change in grid infrastructure, away from electromechanical products and towards more ...
Value creation through intellectual property acquisition
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
After Sanofi acquired intellectual property (IP) from bankrupt Pelikan Technologies it desired to leverage the IP to identify a product concept to enhance the company's portfolio. To facilitate the project, a structured ...