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Optimizing procurement and handling costs in a utility
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
We propose a novel method to quantify the cost of activities involved in the picking portion of order fulfillment. We adapt the general method of picking cost quantification to the specific situation of TP&G, a publicly ...
Identification of leading indicators for producibility risk in early-stage aerospace product development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Producibility is an emergent property of product development and manufacturing systems that encapsulates quality, product compliance, cost, and schedule. Detailed product definition and process variation have traditionally ...
Three essays on entrepreneurial quality
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
This dissertation introduces a new method to measure entrepreneurial quality and applies it to three questions of theoretical interest in entrepreneurship. The dissertation is presented in five chapters. Chapter 1 is an ...
Essays on empirical asset pricing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
This dissertation consists of three chapters. Chapter 1 shows that, for active mutual funds, historical in-sample alpha is a poor predictor of out-of-sample alpha. However, by focusing on a subset of skilled managers who ...
Building flexibility in the volatile aftermarket parts : supply chains of the defense aerospace industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Within the Integrated Defense Systems of The Boeing Company, aftermarket support of military aircraft serves as an increasingly large source of revenue. One of the newest contracts between Boeing and the U.S. Government ...
Using massive online choice experiments to measure changes in well-being
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Digital technologies have transformed the nature of production and the types of goods and services consumed in modern economies. Yet our measurement framework for economic growth has not fundamentally changed since the ...
Technology innovation in financial services industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Over the last few decades, we have seen an enormous evolution in the financial services industry driven by technology innovations. Indeed, we cannot imagine the current financial system without electronic fund transfers, ...
Sovereignty and intervention in financial crises
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Sovereignty today is conditional, compromised and contractual in ways that require a reassessment of the doctrine of sovereignty in an era of globalization and global capital markets. Taking as a case study Indonesia during ...
Product development strategy for LG Electronics in optical storage-based consumer electronics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
With the dawning of the digital era, many home electronic products are emerging. One of the fastest growing and most wide-spread products in the market is the DVD player. Few digital products have achieved as fast a market ...
Solid state lighting : strategies for a brighter future
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Combining an understanding of the technical progress and potential of semiconductor light emitting materials with an analysis of market adoption reveals useful insights into challenges and opportunities in the growing field ...