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Enabling waste elimination, learning, and continuous improvement through standardization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Many manufacturing companies have developed their own operating system, usually based upon the Toyota Production System, in an effort to improve productivity, quality, and profitability. Continuous improvement is a central ...
Evaluation and improvement of proactive customer notification in e-commerce environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The Internet, and thus e-commerce, both Business to Consumer (B2C) and Business to Business (B2B), has changed the way companies do business with each other and communicate with their customers. Because of the speed of the ...
Cultural change : a comparative study of the change efforts of Douglas MacArthur and Carlos Ghosn in Japan
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
When an organization adapts to a changing environment and struggles through an organizational crisis, its organizational culture is sometimes challenged. At such a time, a leader who can change current culture and embed a ...
The role of the U.S. Federal Government in the student loan industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Beginning in the early 1980's, average tuition and fees for higher education institutions in the United States experienced two decades of unprecedented growth. Over the 10-year period ending in 2003-2004, average tuition ...
The role of spouses in entrepreneurship
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The atmosphere of the entrepreneurial world emphasizes the need for unlimited time and extensive effort on part of the entrepreneur to creatively build an organization. As a result, the amount of time an entrepreneur can ...
Hedge fund structured products
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
In the aftermath of the bear market and one of the most volatile periods in recent financial history, individual and institutional investors worldwide are reevaluating their asset allocation strategies. Interest in hedge ...
Manufacturing responsiveness as a competitive advantage and implementation in a make-to-order environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Many companies have been successful differentiating themselves and creating growth opportunities by developing a competitive advantage through their manufacturing operations. During the last century, this operational ...
The effects of integration and organization on investment decisions and performance : theory and evidence from the pharmaceutical industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This thesis explores different aspects of the effect the organization and the level of vertical integration of an organization have on the investment decisions the firm takes and subsequently the effect of such decisions ...
Three essays on sequencing and routing problems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
In this thesis we study different combinatorial optimization problems. These problems arise in many practical settings where there is a need for finding good solutions fast. The first class of problems we study are vehicle ...
Bears and numbers : investigating whether short-sellers exploit accounting-based pricing anomalies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This paper examines whether short-sellers (bears) exploit post-earnings-announcement-drift (PEAD) and the accruals anomaly. I first find that short interest is higher during the period that follows a negative earnings ...