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Multi-attribute taxi logistics optimization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
According to U.S. government surveys, 12% of Americans used taxi service in the previous month' and spent about $3.7 billion a year for cab fare.2 Taxi service is one of the major modes of public transportation. Despite ...
Integrated automotive exhaust engineering : uncertainty management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
The global automotive industry has entered a stagnating period. Automotive OEMs and their tier suppliers are struggling for business growth. One of the most important strategies is to improve the engineering efficiency in ...
Product and program management : battling the strangler trees of system and social complexity in the software market jungle
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
An exploration of Software Product and Program Management as recently emergent roles in the information technology sector is presented. The exploration is presented in six sections divided into two major parts. The first ...
Dependency models as a basis for analyzing software product platform modularity : a case study in strategic software design rationalization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
It is broadly accepted among software managers and architects that maintaining the integrity of software designs is important for the long-term health and viability of software product platforms. The use of modular, ...
The IT integration of mergers & acquisitions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
The role of information systems in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) becomes increasingly important as the need for speed of reaction and information is growing. Mergers and acquisitions may disrupt the operations of the ...
The dynamics of Internet publishing on the computer book industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
The Internet has been a disruptive force for many industries, but perhaps none more so than in the publishing business. While many segments of the publishing industry have made attempts to use the Internet to augment or ...
A platform based approach for embedded systems software development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
A platform based approach for product development allows companies to eliminate redundancies, efficiently utilize its resources and provide products for a wider market. The basic idea is to develop and share key components ...
Reliability improvement project decision making : water cooling system redesign
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Deciding on which reliability & performance improvement projects to launch or to reject has historically been an extremely challenging responsibility of Teradyne management. Incorrect decisions can lead to major customer ...
Multi-stakeholder quantitative analysis of sustainability for value delivery systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
This thesis presents a model to analyze multi-stakeholder decision-making and its application to Space Exploration strategy. The analysis of decision-making for Space Exploration is especially difficult because of the ...
A threat-rigidity analysis of the Apache Software Foundation's response to reported server security issues
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
There exists a broad body of literature documenting organizational responses to competitive threats, including those responses which fit into the threat-rigidity hypothesis. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how ...