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A costing model to assess customer profitability within Li & Fung
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
As the leading consumer goods design, development, sourcing and logistics company, Li & Fung Limited (Li & Fung) supplies high-volume, time-sensitive consumer goods for global retailers and brands. One of Li & Fung's ...
Promoting innovation in electricity distribution networks : new tools for regulators and planners
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Recent years have seen an unprecedented increase in the adoption of distributed energy resources (DERs) in distribution networks around the world. In most jurisdictions the increase in DERs has been met with a "fit and ...
Optimizing automotive electrical distribution systems design and development by reducing design iterations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
The design and development (D&D) of electrical distribution systems (EDS) is a practice that has been performed in the automotive industry for more than 100 years. The amount of technology infusion in vehicles within this ...
Feasibility of grid compatible microgrids
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
There are 1.1 billion people in the world who lack access to electricity, mostly in rural areas. The expansion of the central grid has been slow in many developing countries, hampered by a lack of supply, poor finances, ...
System thinking approach to economic growth and poverty reduction in Cote d'Ivoire
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
The present thesis work aims to propose a pathway to a sustainable economic growth and a fast reduction of poverty in Cote d'Ivoire. Poverty is a major social phenomenon that affects more than 50% of the world's population. ...
Task modeling and assessment for human-system interaction in freight rail operations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
As technological advancement continues and the usage of automation in the cab of a locomotive grows, the role of the locomotive engineer and conductor changes. There is a need then to better understand the impact of different ...
Transformation at Bank of America : an enterprise systems analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The focus of Bank of America's change management initiatives has shifted away from acquiring and integrating new businesses, a process it calls transition, and towards internal enterprise transformation through a process ...
An ecosystem strategy for Intel Corporation to drive adoption of its embedded solutions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
With time, successful companies and businesses grow to create a network of partners and stakeholders that work very closely with them. The very survival and growth of these companies is dependent on this ecosystem network ...
Transforming the DoD test and evaluation enterprise to enable unmanned autonomous systems of systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Many US Department of Defense (DoD) systems operate within a systems of systems construct, which present many challenges and will be ever increasing for test and evaluation of unmanned autonomous systems of systems. ...
Managing variability to improve quality, capacity and cost in the perioperative process at Massachusetts General Hospital
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The widely held assumption is that to improve access and quality of health care, we need to spend more. In fact, that is not necessarily true. The results of this project, performed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), ...