Browsing Engineering Systems Division by Title
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User-centered design of a fertilizer recommendation system for smallholder farmers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)Declining soil health is a major problem in India, affecting nearly 120 million hectares of land constituting 37% of the total geographic area. Soil degradation poses a significant threat to India's food security, due to ... -
User-centered system design in an aging society : an integrated study on technology adoption
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)The aging of the population is an important global phenomenon that is bringing changes and challenges to various areas of society. Technology has been explored as one way to cope with the complexities and uncertainties ... -
Using "teacher moments" as an online practice space for parent-teacher conference simulation in preservice teacher education
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)The aim of this thesis is to investigate and improve the suitability of Teacher Moments as an online practice space for parent-teacher conference simulation in preservice teacher education. We evaluate Teacher Moments by ... -
Using a newsvendor model for demand planning of NFL replica jerseys
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)The thesis addresses the inventory planning process for NFL Replica jerseys. The analysis is conducted from the perspective of the manufacturer's North American distribution center, and how flexibility can be employed to ... -
Using a total landed cost model to foster global logistics strategy in the electronics industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Global operation strategies have been widely used in the last several decades as many companies and industries have taken advantage of lower production costs. However, in choosing a location, companies often only consider ... -
Using a water balance model to analyze the implications of potential irrigation development in the Upper Blue Nile Basin
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)More than 200 rivers in the world cross at least one political border. Any development project including hydropower or irrigation that is implemented in a trans-boundary river is in essence a claim on the resource. Managing ... -
Using analytics to improve delivery performance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Delivery Precision is a key performance indicator that measures Nike's ability to deliver product to the customer in full and on time. The objective of the six-month internship was to quantify areas in the supply chain ... -
Using auxiliary gas power for CCS energy needs in retrofitted coal power plants
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Post-combustion capture retrofits are expected to a near-term option for mitigating CO 2 emissions from existing coal-fired power plants. Much of the literature proposes using power from the existing coal plant and thermal ... -
Using big data for decisions in agricultural supply chain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)Agriculture is an industry where historical and current data abound. This paper investigates the numerous data sources available in the agricultural field and analyzes them for usage in supply chain improvement. We identified ... -
Using critical chain project management methodologies to build a production schedule
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Critical Chain project management methodologies have been used for the last ten years to manage a wide range of projects. These methods, which apply Eli Goldratt's Theory of Constraints, have demonstrated the ability to ... -
Using design flexibility and real options to reduce risk in Private Finance Initiatives : the case of Japan
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Private Finance Initiative (PFI) is a delivery system for public works projects to design construct, manage and maintain public facilities by using private capital, management skills, and technical abilities. It was ... -
Using Design Structure Matrices to Improve Decentralized Urban Transportation Systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2005-08)Management of large, complex, urban transportation systems involves numerous stakeholders due to the decentralized ownership and operation of distinct pieces of the physical network and services. In order to deliver better ... -
Using enterprise architecting to investigate a complex, multilevel enterprise and create a framework for enterprise transformation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)The Department of Defense (DoD) presented a need to transform its Military Psychological Health Enterprise (MPHE) at multiple levels. It had been established that Enterprise Architecting would be used as an approach to ... -
Using inclusive wealth as a measure of sustainability for infrastructure planning and evaluation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Inclusive wealth (IW) measures the productive base of an economy, which is a linear index of its capital asset stocks. Changes to IW per capita over time track changes to intergenerational human well-being, thus non-declining ... -
Using information technology to exchange health information among healthcare providers : measuring usage and understanding value
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Health information exchange (HIE) - the electronic exchange of health information among healthcare institutions - has been projected to hold enormous promise as an antidote to the fragmented healthcare delivery system in ... -
Using lean enterprise principles to drive quality and on time delivery to customers : a study of the Honeywell Aerospace Engine Assembly and Test Center of Excellence
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Honeywell Aerospace has been a leader in manufacturing high quality engines to customers for decades. With engine and auxiliary power unit (APU) growth of-9% in 2005, and projected growth similar or greater for 2006, ... -
Using multi-attribute tradespace exploration for the architecting and design of transportation systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)The field of Engineering Systems maintains that fundamental engineering principles exist, which apply across different domains of complex socio-technical systems. In this thesis, a state-of-the art decision and design ... -
Using multi-criteria decision analysis to assess private sector agents' preferences and priorities in stocking malaria rapid diagnostic test kits in Uganda
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Diagnosis of malaria is important in order to ensure early and effective treatment, to facilitate public health surveillance, and to prevent drug resistance. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are an important tool in ... -
Using phase space attractors to evaluate system safety constraint enforcement : case study in space shuttle mission control procedure rework
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)As the complexity and influence of engineering systems in modern society increases, so too does their potential to create counterintuitive and catastrophic accidents. Increasingly, the accidents encountered in these systems ... -
Using polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells in a hybrid surface ship propulsion plant to increase fuel efficiency
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)An increasingly mobile US Navy surface fleet and oil price uncertainty contrast with the Navy's desire to lower the amount of money spent purchasing fuel. Operational restrictions limiting fuel use are temporary and cannot ...
