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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 ...
An analytical framework for long term policy for commercial deployment and innovation in carbon capture and sequestration technology in the United States
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology has the potential to be a key CO2 emissions mitigation technology for the United States. Several CCS technology options are ready for immediate commercial-scale demonstration, ...
Climate and energy policy for U.S. passenger vehicles : a technology-rich economic modeling and policy analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Climate and energy security concerns have prompted policy action in the United States and abroad to reduce petroleum use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from passenger vehicles. Policy affects the decisions of firms and ...
Financing medicine's last mile in Uganda : exploring linkages between patient access to medicine and supply chain access to finance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Pharmaceutical companies operating in Africa are well positioned to contribute to the United Nations' ongoing efforts to improve access to medicine in Africa. This thesis explores how access to finance for businesses in ...
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. ...
Universal artificial intelligence: evaluation and benchmarks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
The fields of artificial intelligence has struggled since it's inception about fundamental question of what intelligence means and how to measure it. The underlying issue of defining intelligence and it's formal measure ...
STAMP applied to Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster and the safety of nuclear power plants in Japan
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
On March 11, 2011, a huge tsunami generated after the Great East Japan Earthquake triggered an extremely severe nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. This thesis analyzes why the stakeholders could ...
A guiding framework for applying machine learning in organizations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Machine Learning (ML) is an emerging business capability that have transformed many organizations by enabling them to learn from past data and helping them predict or make decisions on unknown future events. While ML is ...