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Establishing a new guideline for South Korea's Renewable Portfolio Standard
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Feed-in Tariff (FIT) and Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) are the two most popular renewable energy regulations practiced around the world. The Feed-in Tariff mechanism is more popular in the European countries, while ...
Product design for social impact : a case study of smallholder farmers in Thailand
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
75% of the worlds poor (<2$/day) are smallholder farmers where they produce 80% of the food in Asia and Africa. Not only are these farmers poor, but they are also food insecure. By 2050, the world will need to produce at ...
Machine learning and cognitive computing : a proposed framework to navigate the opportunities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Machine Learning and Cognitive Computing universe is buzzing again. Recent significant events are special. There is also talk about beginning of a general purpose "Smart Machine Age" Advances in computing power, storage ...
Accelerating sustainability-oriented innovations in agribusiness : a set of proposed best practices for corporations, investors, and entrepreneurs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
The agribusiness industry is under pressure and on the brink of transformation. The current environmental and social impacts of the agribusiness industry are huge, increasingly visible, and problematic. Demands on this ...
Creative destruction in multi-source marketplaces : exploring factors influencing success or failure in multi-sided marketplaces
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This work explores key factors that influence the patterns of creative destruction in Multi-Sided Platforms (MSPs) with the intent to determine which controls are likely to lead to particular patterns of success or failure ...
The future of desktop 3D printing : what stands in the way and how the technology will advance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
There has been significant excitement surrounding the potential of desktop 3D printing. Some predict that household ownership for some users is only a few years away, while others go as far as to assert desktop printers ...
A systems perspective on the future of the automotive industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
This thesis provides a systems perspective on the trends anticipated in the global automotive industry and their impact on the industry value chain. The global trends which are the emergent properties of the automotive ...
System architecture for single-pilot aircraft in commercial air transport operations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Commercial flight operations have seen the consistent reduction of flight crew from five to two over the past several decades. As technology improves and airplanes become increasingly capable of flying themselves, this ...
System interface challenges in combining mature technologies with rigid architectures
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This thesis examines the integration of mature technologies with rigid architectures through concepts from Systems Architecture, Systems Engineering, and Project Management. The research focuses on a project with John Deere ...
A study of the use of immunohistochemical stains in an academic hospital
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
With the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), hospitals are under increased pressure to understand and control cost and quality of care. While there are good metrics for primary care physicians on controlling cost and ...