Browsing Theses - Engineering Systems Division by Title
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Impact of demographics on supply chain risk management practices
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Do demographic factors play a role in the choice of supply chain risk management practices by supply chain professionals? Are there stronger relationships between certain demographic factors and supply chain risk management ... -
The impact of disruptive technology trends on networking hardware vendors
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)The creation of the Internet has enabled the modern day technology economy. A critical component of the Internet is the routing and switching products that enable and support the movement of data through the Internet. These ... -
The impact of distributed energy resources (DERs) in integrated gas-electricity energy systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)Our gas and power energy systems are interconnected, which makes the decision to provide energy a non-trivial one for consumers and the system as a whole. The focus of this thesis is on the long-term planning of integrated ... -
Impact of distributed energy resources on locational marginal prices and electricity networks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)Distributed energy resources (DERs) are projected to be significant components of the modern power grid, active players in electricity markets and salient tools used in the operation of electric grids. The objective of ... -
Impact of distributed generation of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation on the Massachusetts transmission system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)After reaching 250 megawatt direct current (MW dc) of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation installed in Massachusetts (MA) in 2013, four years ahead of schedule, Governor Deval Patrick in May of 2013 announced an increase ... -
Impact of European Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS) on carbon emissions and investment decisions in the power sector
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)This masters thesis assesses the impact of a emissions trading on short-term carbon abatement and investment decisions in the power sector. Environmental benefits from carbon abatement due to emissions trading are quantified ... -
The impact of fuel price volatility on transportation mode choice
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)In recent years, the price of oil has driven large fluctuations in the price of diesel fuel, which is an important cost component in freight logistics. This thesis explores the impact of fuel price volatility on supply ... -
The impact of government policies on industrial evolution : the case of China's automotive industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Governmental industrial policies have great influence on industrial performances and development trajectories. The infant industry theory has been the dominating theoretical foundation of the industrial policies in developing ... -
The impact of including water constraints on food production within a CGE framework
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)This research explores the long-term relationship between water resources, irrigated land use change and crop production within a computable general equilibrium modeling framework. The modeling approach is developed on a ... -
The impact of individual-, unit-, and enterprise-level factors on psychological health outcomes : a system dynamics study of the U.S. military
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychological health issues have emerged as a signature pathology of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, the full continuum of care in the U.S. military for ... -
The impact of intelligent transportation systems on supply chain management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)Businesses are constantly searching for ways to reduce costs and increase revenue. This is a fact of life in a world where shareholder value drives corporate actions. In order to become more profitable, these businesses ... -
The impact of international logistics parks on global supply chains
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)With the globalization of industries since the 1980's, logistics parks have emerged as a solution for the consolidation of operations and logistics services for global companies. In the beginning, logistics parks were ... -
The impact of large-scale solar photovoltaic adoption on prices and reliability in the New England power pool
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)The potential role of renewable energy in producing electricity in industrialized countries has been gaining attention as issues like climate change and high fossil fuel prices more frequently occupy the minds of the public ... -
The impact of lead time on truckload transportation rates
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)The objective of this thesis was to analyze truckload shipment transactions in order to determine if rates are impacted by tender lead time, which is the amount of time between when a carrier is offered a load to when the ... -
Impact of local competition and regulation on deployment of advanced telecommunications services for businesses
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)After a decade of development, advanced telecommunications services (ATS) are widely available in many markets. This thesis is concerned with the impact of local competition and government regulation on the deployment of ... -
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 ... -
Impact of Middle East emerging carriers on US and EU legacy airlines
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)Airlines in the Middle East have captured significant attention from governments, media and consumers over the past decade. By building large networks that facilitate international connections at their hubs, Middle East ... -
The impact of passive safety systems on desirability of advanced light water reactors
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)This work investigates whether the advanced light water reactor designs with passive safety systems are more desirable than advanced reactor designs with active safety systems from the point of view of uncertainty in the ... -
Impact of product complexity on inventory levels
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)In this thesis we consider a manufacturing and distribution supply chain of a roll-based product whose width comes in 1-cm increments. We formulate a computer model subject to stochastic, inelastic demand to determine the ... -
Impact of prototyping resource environments on idea generation in product design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)Some of the world's most challenging problems will require distributed innovation capacity in order to create high-quality and sustainable solutions. However, access to prototyping resources varies and design strategies ...
