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Achieving supplier integration through implementation of supplier managed inventory programs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Competitive market pressures and new dynamics in manufacturer-supplier relationships have led to the development of collaborative initiatives between manufacturers and suppliers that result in improved inventory management ...
Reducing system software project risk through choice of project architecture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
The choice of project architecture - the structure of and interrelationships between product, processes, and organization - alters the project's risk profile. While most analyses take project scope as an input, I propose ...
The role of elegance in system architecture and design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
The meaning and relevance of elegance in system architecture and design is considered. After establishing its desirability, elegance is defined by two criteria common to complex, elegant systems: 1. the system must function ...
Putting your customers to work : the design of Internet environments to facilitate customer participation in the conceptual design of new products
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
An architecture for a new customer interface tool is proposed ·which facilitates the customer's participation in the conceptual design of new products. Customer design activities including geometry manipulation, feature ...
The relationship between organizational architecture, product architecture, and product complexity
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
The aircraft gas turbine product architecture and manufacturing infrastructure are used to show the importance in the relationship between the organizational architecture and product architecture. The product complexity, ...
The design of a lean automobile dismantling and recycling system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
The purpose of this project was to design a new, more efficient automobile recycling system for the JMS consortium. JMS is a consortium of l 8 independent automobile recycling facilities processing a collective annual ...
A systems approach to team performance measurement
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Teams are rapidly becoming the primary work unit across business and industry. Much has been written about the advantages of teams in problem solving, decision-making, quality improvement and performing complex tasks. ...
A generalized framework for complex system design and management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
This thesis outlines a structured framework for complex system design and management. There have been and continue to be many efforts focused on defining the elusive generic System Engineering Process. I suggest one reason ...