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How to Identify leading indicators for scenario monitoring
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Being able to quickly adapt to changes in the business environment has been widely acknowledged as essential for sustainable success by business leaders. Scenario planning is recognized as an effective tool used to explore ...
Design space exploration and optimization using modern ship design tools
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Modern Naval Architects use a variety of computer design tools to explore feasible options for clean sheet ship designs. Under the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division ...
Segmentation strategies in urban retail : an application to nanostores in Bogota
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
This research analyzes how to apply segmentation strategies in the nanostore retail market, focusing on a pilot company located in Bogota, Colombia. This study introduces two segmentation strategies: 1) a sketch segmentation ...
Estimating carbon emissions from less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Less-than-truckload (LTL) is a $32-billion sector of the trucking industry that focuses on moving smaller shipments, typically with weights between 100 and 10,000 pounds, that do not require a full trailer to be moved. ...
Assessing business models arising from the integration of distributed energy systems in the Chilean electric power system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Electric power systems are more than just networks of generation, transmission and distribution assets. They are socio-technical systems, involving regulation, markets and technology availability. Presently, the dynamic ...
Corporate entrepreneurship and new business development : analysis of organizational frameworks, systematic processes and entrepreneurial attributes in established organizations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Entrepreneurship is a distinctively individual concept. The individual entrepreneur works on his or her own to create a new business. Employees on the other hand function within the boundaries of the company. Employees ...
Strategy for direct to store delivery
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
The thesis attempts to answer the question which is commonly asked by retailers and manufacturers - what's the best way to deliver a product to the store? Specifically the thesis tries to understand and evaluate the impact ...
Dynamic system perspective for design : ility-driving elements as responses to uncertainty
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
This thesis is concerned with the design of complex artificial systems. For such systems, there is a growing need to deliver value to stakeholders beyond the initial functional requirements and to cope with rapidly changing ...
Mobile app ecosystem : an app developer's path to success
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Strategic program management in a constrained product development environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Enterprises involved in research and development are often confronted with making decisions for allocating resources between multiple programs and projects. This work addresses the problem of managing research projects and ...