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A multi-sided platform for remote operation of shared drones : deriving strategic opportunities from regulatory trends
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
This thesis aims to demonstrate the economic potential of a multi-sided platform (MSP) for remote operation of drones shared over the internet. The commercial drone market has been rapidly growing, but a close look reveals ...
Gateway to energy democracy and access in India using off-grid solar home systems and PayGo platform
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
More than a billion people around the world still lack access to electricity with more than 300 million of them living in India. Without any other options, these citizens are forced to either go without power or burn ...
Using iterative process to increase successful rates of new product development based on cutting-edge technologies and cultural heritages : the case of TCM dietary
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
As the global economy continues to fuse technologies and cultures cross borders, consumers are increasingly interested in products that apply emerging technologies to cultural heritages. For example, applying the technologies ...
How much does trust cost? : analysis of the consensus mechanism of distributed ledger technology and use-cases in securitization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
This paper analyzed how blockchain has achieved decentralized consensus, a remarkable innovation by: 1) validating transactions based on cryptograph technologies and implicit incentives; 2) extending blockchain networks ...
Improving complex sale cycles and performance by using machine learning and predictive analytics to understand the customer journey
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Today's business operations and decision management demand that firms respond efficiently in an increasingly dynamic and highly competitive external environment. Business-to-business firms need insight about markets and ...
Critical success factors in the post- M&A IT integrations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) often leave companies struggling to reach financial targets in part due to the need to deal with complex and disconnected information systems. This study examines post-M&A IT systems integration ...
Dynamics of the electric power industry in Japan and strategic options for electric utilities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The Japanese electric power industry is undergoing drastic reform since a devastating earthquake struck Japan on March 11, 2011. This disaster triggered a tsunami, which caused major damage to the nuclear power plants in ...
Start-up development in Latin America : the role of venture accelerators
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Venture accelerators are entrepreneurial development instruments that help startups grow in their earliest stages. Accelerators have proliferated in the United States and other developed countries despite the debate regarding ...
Predictive demand models in the food and agriculture sectors : an analysis of the current models and results of a novel approach using machine learning techniques with retail scanner data
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Agriculture commodities production and consumption are typically not aligned since the timing of commodity production with its pace of consumption is disjoint, once commodities are often produced periodically (with certain ...
Trend dynamics : a method to improve the analysis, dissemination and forecasting of trends on the Internet
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
This thesis provides a new perspective in trend analysis with the acknowledgement of individuals as carriers of trends and susceptible to influence simultaneously by a trend's perceived significance and by external effects ...