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Developing product requirements through the voice of the customer and their link to product development : a Mustang study
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
The move toward Customer-Driven Product Development is changing the way companies operate their business and is re-defining future products. For example, phrases such as: Connecting with Customers, Customer First, Customer ...
A systems engineering approach to managing communication in globally dispersed teams
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
Globalization has caused firms to redefine regional strategies for distributed design and manufacturing into one of worldwide coordination and integration of resources in order to compete in the world market. This need to ...
Standardization of network interfaces : a framework for collaborative development and go-to-market strategy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Over the last decade technological innovation in computers and communications industries has resulted in higher penetration of technology intensive products in businesses and homes. In communications industry, the true ...
System dynamics modeling of the Sikorksy Aircraft design process and assessment of process improvement initiatives
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
Re-Architecting the DoD acquisition process : a transition to the information age
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
The military is the midst of significant change, due to the DoD transformation guidance and movement to Network-Centric Warfare/Operations. Unfortunately, both the guidance given, roadmaps produced and the level of espoused ...
An integrative framework for architecting supply chains
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
This thesis explores the limitations of classic models of supply chain management, and proposes a new view based on the concept of value-driven supply chains, and a method of analysis and design based on the concepts of ...
Service Oriented Architecture as a strategy for business improvement in the enterprise
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
The service concepts found in Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) have been used in software design for many years, with ever-improving tools and a growing understanding of where and how SOA should be applied. Applications ...
Business models of information aggregators
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
This thesis identifies the specific characteristics of information aggregators, and proposes nine business models appropriate for information aggregators. These nine models are: advertising, brokerage, subscription, ...
Global product development : a framework for organizational diagnosis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
The main purpose of this thesis is to present an approach for analyzing product development organizations in a globalizing world. The fragmentation and distribution of several product development activities in the global ...
Recommendations for developing and managing an integrated electronic waste policy & infrastructure in the Republic of Mauritius
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Electronic waste (e-waste) is a rapidly growing problem as well as a business opportunity given the huge volume that is generated. While there are a number policies and philosophies that guide end-of-life handling of ...