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Open collaborative system design : a strategic framework with application to synthetic biology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Across technology industries and particularly at the cutting edge of biotechnology a debate is under way about the proper balance between open and closed - between co-developing products with shared information and open ...
Impact of communications between firms on innovation and new product development : the case of the Cambridge/Boston biotech cluster
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The paper reports the results of a study of innovations and new product development in biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies in Boston/Cambridge cluster. The purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that more ...
Digital help service opportunities for communication service providers in the convergent digital home
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Homes are becoming increasingly connected as new technologies allow users to access media and information from any-device at anytime. Notebooks, HDTVs, smartphones, media servers, photo cameras, and video cameras, all form ...
Service platform strategy : social networking and mobile service platform perspectives
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The significance of the service platform is increasing, while studies on this phenomenon remain scarce and insufficient. Most of the researches focus on products, market segmentation and how platform triggers innovation ...
Portfolio management in the Air Force : current status and opportunities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
There are hundreds of weapons programs, under the management of the United States Air Force worth billions of dollars. These programs are being developed to fulfill a need in the U.S. defense strategy. Bringing these weapon ...
An examination of the patterns of failure in defense acquisition programs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The history of acquisition reform dates back to the Revolutionary War era, and recommendations and actions to reform the Department of Defense's acquisition system continue today. Common themes emerge from the recommendations ...
Integrated allocation and utilization of airport capacity to mitigate air traffic congestion
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
The combination of air traffic growth and airport capacity limitations has resulted in significant congestion throughout the US National Airspace System, which imposes large costs on the airlines, passengers and society. ...
An analysis of long-term agreements with suppliers in Lockheed Martin's commercial satellite systems division
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Lockheed Martin designs and builds commercial satellites to customers' specifications. The customers, such as telecommunications companies and weather forecasters, are very price sensitive and, usually, award contracts to ...
Assessment of an emerging concept in system safety : "the just culture"
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Accidents and incidents are among the major drawbacks in the development of systems engineering. Investigations attribute most of these accidents to their operators' unsafe acts generally termed as "human errors". One way ...
A strategic framework using open innovation and platforms to embrace disruptive "Software as a Service" technology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Over the past several decades, technology has become fundamental to the facilitation of communication, collaboration and productivity inside and between enterprises. Enterprises use numerous tools to reach their customers, ...