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Evaluating manufacturing flexibility driven by learning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
A defining feature of modern industry is operating in a context of nearly continuous technological change. Nevertheless, industrial decision-makers must select technologies and implement production strategies even in the ...
The organizational and political challenges of Enterprise Systems Engineering : a survey of senior systems engineers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Systems engineering efforts are becoming increasingly complex, novel and interdependent, making traditional systems engineering approaches only partially applicable to such efforts. Consequently, a new discipline is emerging ...
Strategies for designing, testing and demonstrating safety : what synthetic biology can learn from retrospective cases
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Synthetic biology is an emerging technology field within the realm of genetic engineering, differing from traditional genetic engineering in that it focuses on the modularization of genetic parts and the creation of de ...
Encouraging technology transition through value creation, capture and delivery strategies : the case of data link in the North Atlantic airspace
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
This thesis studies the problem of data link in the NAT under a technology transition framework of value creation, capture, and delivery. Creating value through a new technology, such as data link, refers to designing ...
Power of networks : a study of health franchises in resource limited settings
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Billions of dollars are spent to develop drugs for infectious diseases in developing countries. How will these drugs along with clinical services be delivered to the patients who currently do not have access to them? Health ...
The drivers of foreign direct investment in telecommunications among developing countries : the role of government
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
During the late 1980s, globalization of the world's economies and technological development created the conditions for the expansion of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in telecommunications. This tendency has been further ...
Life-cycle assessment of Greenhouse Gas emissions from alternative jet fuels
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
The key motivation for this work was the potential impact of alternative jet fuel use on emissions that contribute to global climate change. This work focused on one specific aspect in examining the feasibility of using ...
Heavy-duty diesel vehicle Nox̳ aftertreatment in 2010 : the infrastructure and compliance challenges of urea-SCR
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Increasingly stringent heavy-duty vehicle emission regulations are prompting the use of PM and NOx aftertreatment systems in the US, the EU and Japan. In the US, the EPA Highway Diesel Rule, which will be fully implemented ...
Monitoring and evaluation of household water treatment and safe storage technologies : the sustained use of the KOSIM ceramic water filter in northern region Ghana
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Today, approximately 884 million people lack access to an improved drinking water (WHO and UNICEF, 2008). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), contaminated water and poor sanitation cause 30,000 deaths worldwide ...
Impact of European Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS) on carbon emissions and investment decisions in the power sector
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
This masters thesis assesses the impact of a emissions trading on short-term carbon abatement and investment decisions in the power sector. Environmental benefits from carbon abatement due to emissions trading are quantified ...