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Enabling systems thinking to accelerate the development of senior systems engineers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
As engineering systems become more complex, the roles involved in developing and managing such systems also become more complex. Thus, there is increasing interest in educating and training engineering professionals to ...
The micro-foundations of alignment among sponsors and contractors on large engineering projects
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Large engineering projects design, engineer and construct much of the world's energy, transportation and defense infrastructure. These large scale engineering endeavors are highly visible, have long lasting impacts and are ...
Managing unarticulated value : changeability in multi-attribute tradespace exploration
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
A framework for creating value robust systems in the face of changing value perceptions during the architecture and design of systems is proposed. Both unarticulated value, that which is not explicitly communicated to ...
Corporate decision analysis : an engineering approach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
We explore corporate decisions and their solutions under uncertainty using engineering methods. Corporate decisions tend to be complex; they are interdisciplinary and defy programmable solutions. To address these challenges, ...
Creating high performance enterprises
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
How do enterprises successfully conceive, design, deliver, and operate large-scale, engineered systems? These large-scale projects often involve high complexity, significant technical challenges, a large number of diverse ...
Air quality and Intelligent Transportation Systems : understanding Integrated Innovation, Deployment and Adaptation of Public Technologies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
During the past two decades, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) have provided transportation organizations with increasingly advanced tools both to operate and manage systems in real-time. At the same time, federal ...
Innovation in the life sciences : the impact of intellectual property rights on scientific knowledge diffusion, accumulation and utilization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
The impact of intellectual property rights on the production, diffusion and accumulation of scientific knowledge has been a central concern of public policymakers and economists in both public and private institutions, and ...
The impact of manufacturing offshore on technology development paths in the automotive and optoelectronics industries
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
This dissertation presents a two-case study of the impact of manufacturing offshore on the technology trajectory of the firm and the industry. It looks in particular at the automotive and optoelectronics industries. The ...
Platforms and real options in large-scale engineering systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
This thesis introduces a framework and two methodologies that enable engineering management teams to assess the value of real options in programs of large-scale, partially standardized systems implemented a few times over ...