Browsing Theses - Systems Design and Management by Title
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Kalani : product development and leadership in a new venture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)The development of a start-up creating physical products follows a different path than those working in the digital space. The process of creation requires multiple steps, with many disparate people involved in those steps. ... -
Knowledge chain in the clockspeed-based organization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)Adding to the increasing complexity and ambiguity in products and customer values, the sudden rise in the clockspeed of business operations is forcing existing companies towards a new organizational model, which autonomously ... -
Knowledge management of system interfaces and interactions from product development processes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)A system architecture was developed and analyzed for a basic elevator system using a limited number of system level components. A Design Structure Matrix was created which represented the complex interactions of the system ... -
Knowledge management practices in automotive safety attribute development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Organizations strive continuously to become efficient. Over the years many of them have tried to attain this through streamlining or reengineering their product development practices. 'While some of them succeed others are ... -
Last-time-build strategies of spare parts with the advent of 3D printing technology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)Forecasting demand and managing spare part inventory has long been a challenge for products that have a very long lifecycle time. With demand being discrete, low and sporadic, understanding of the actual demand is erroneous ... -
Latent state space models for prediction
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)In this thesis, I explore a novel algorithm to model the joint behavior of multiple correlated signals. Our chosen example is the ECG (Electrocardiogram) and ABP (Arterial Blood Pressure) signals from patients in the ICU ... -
Latent system dynamics within corporate venture capital firms
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)At the current pace and scale of sociotechnical progress, incumbent firms must seek out alternatives to traditional R&D in order to protect their current market position. By deploying corporate venture capital, many firms ... -
Lean and agile software development : a case study
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)This paper looks at agile and lean development transitions for organizations that formerly used the waterfall style of development. There has been lots written about the positive aspects of agile software development and ... -
Lean engineering standard work In the product development process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)This thesis proposes to use an adapted version of ESW (Engineering Standard Work) to develop an assessment that enables identification of opportunity areas for the implementation of ESW in an existing Product Development ... -
A lean enterprise approach to process improvement in a health care organization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)United States health care costs are rising and demand is increasing as the population ages. An already overburdened system is being squeezed more each year. Process improvements are urgently needed, and some health care ... -
Lean enterprise integration : a new framework for small businesses
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Lean manufacturing techniques applied to software development
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Lean principles implementation in the program preparation phase
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Lean product development for the automotive niche vehicle marketplace
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)The automotive low volume niche vehicle marketplace is growing, evidenced by increasing media coverage and fierce competition between original equipment manufacturers. Development of niche vehicles must be lean and therefore ... -
Lean project management framework for the entrepreneur : traditional projects management, critical chain, and systems dynamics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)The thesis presents a lean and efficient project management framework that addresses many of the project management challenges found in an entrepreneurial environment. The framework contains an optimal and practical ... -
A lean safety review process for payloads on the International Space Station
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)The International Space Station has the potential to serve as a unique test platform to enable technologies for a wide array of manned and unmanned NASA missions. In order to live up to its promise, the resources required ... -
A lean software engineering system for the Department of Defense
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)Quality software engineering is crucial for the Department of Defense. The ability to engineer software that meets cost, schedule, and technical goals is a continuous challenge for both the commercial and government sector. ... -
Leveraging the Indie movement in wellness through a waitlist aggregator
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)Startups are finding it increasingly difficult to engage with their target market. Particularly in the wellness industry, where there is a lot of competition and startups need to stand out, the early stages are critical. ... -
Listening In : developing a virtual engineer for the online identification of Unmet customer needs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)As the diffusion of the Internet reaches the early majority phase, customers, both retail consumers and businesses, are utilizing the Internet in ever increasing numbers for the information search and decision making ... -
Location based citizen reporting : a case study of a road hazard reporting system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Mobile phone ownership is approaching 90% of the population in the United State and most of developed countries. Among the developing countries, it's estimated that 1 billion mobile phone users will come on-line within a ...
