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Open source hardware
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Open source software development models have created some of the most innovative tools and companies in the industry today modifying the way value is created and businesses developed. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze ...
A system dynamics perspective on the build-up to the 1997 South Korean financial crisis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Financial panics and crashes have become an item of familiarity to many nations around the world over more than several centuries. If history has taught us nothing else, it has taught us that we can learn from the past ...
An analysis of the cloud computing platform
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
A slew of articles have been written about the fact that computing will eventually go in the direction of electricity. Just as most software users these days also own the hardware that runs the software, electricity users ...
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 ...
On the economic and technological forces shaping mobile transceiver architecture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
The thesis examines the evolution of mobile transceiver architecture using the management framework pioneered by Carliss Baldwin and Kim Clark. The thesis begins with an introduction and an overview of the wireless ...
Risk analysis in oil and gas projects : a case study in the Middle East
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Global demand for energy is rising around the world. Middle East is a major supplier of oil and gas and remains an important region for any future oil and gas developments. Meanwhile, managing oil and gas projects are ...
European supply chain study
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Introduction: Supply chain management has been defined as, "..a set of approaches utilized to efficiently integrate suppliers, manufacturers, warehouses and stores, so that merchandise is produced and distributed at the ...
Applying technology strategy with enterprise architecting : a case study in transformation planning for integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the National Airspace
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
The research presented in this thesis combines Enterprise Architecture and Technology Strategy for analyzing, evaluating, and recommending appropriate solutions for integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the ...
Innovations in professional services firms engaged in outsourcing of IT services
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
The objective of this thesis is to understand the unique features of Professional Services Firms and the challenges associated with effective knowledge management in these firms. A framework is developed to analyze innovations ...
Cloud computing : implications for enterprise software vendors (ESV)
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
'Cloud computing', is a broad concept and in general is a term used for internet-based computing resources that are in an unspecified remote location or locations and that are flexible and fungible. Clouds provide a wide ...