Browsing Engineering Systems - Master's degree by Title
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Safe, secure and ethical? : assessing and regulating risks associated with synthetic biology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Synthetic biology is an emerging field, with a rapidly developing academic-industrial base and the promise of extensive product launches over the next few years. An intense debate over the risks and benefits of synthetic ... -
Sales & operations planning in a global business
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)As companies become more global and begin to outsource manufacturing and other services, the uncertainty in the supply resource increases. Demand uncertainties increase as these same companies expand into new countries to ... -
A scalable architecture for the interconnection of microgrids
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)Electrification is a global challenge that is especially acute in India, where about one fifth of the population has no access to electricity. Solar powered microgrid technology is a viable central grid alternative in the ... -
Scale-free information systems networks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Many real, complex networks have been shown to be scale-free. Scale-free in networks mean that their degree distribution is independent of the network size, have short path lengths and are highly clustered. We identify the ... -
Scaling air quality effects from alternative jet fuel in aircraft and ground support equipment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Many of the nation's largest airports, including Los Angeles International Airport, the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport are ... -
Scaling Success : learning from education intervention programs to close the racial education achievement gap
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)An overview of American education reveals a concerning pattern: when outcomes are disaggregated by race, students from certain racial minority groups often have poorer outcomes than White students. This pattern, the racial ... -
Scenario based lifecycle analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from petroleum-derived transportation fuels in 2050
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)Petroleum-derived fuels made up 93% of the energy demand for the transportation sector in 2013, and are projected to remain a significant source in the future (65% to 90% in the year 2040) [1]. These fuels contribute ... -
Scheduling a global engine maintenance network
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)This thesis addresses the allocation of gas turbine aircraft engines to maintenance facilities. Scheduling a global engine maintenance network can be very complex and challenging. This project pertains particularly to the ... -
The science and politics of increasing nitrogen pollution from human activity : case study of the Aberjona watershed
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)The biogeochemical cycling of nitrogen has critical implications for all life on earth. The Haber-Bosch process (1909) paved the way for the industrial fixation of NH3 from unreactive atmospheric dinitrogen, a phenomenon ... -
Seasonal and diurnal variability of wind and hydro energy sources on the Azores, Portugal and the effectiveness of utilizing energy storage to achieve maximum penetration
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Securing against fraud in mobile communications : system design and development in 3G mobile networks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Network security ensures the consistency, integrity, and reliability of telecommunications systems. Authorized network access prevents fraudulent communications and maintains the availability of the systems. However, limited ... -
Securing the safety net : applying manufacturing systems methods towards understanding and redesigning a hospital emergency department
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Emergency Departments have been referred to as the "Safety Net" of our Healthcare system. This is because of their ability to catch all patients who would otherwise slip through the system, due to lack of funds, insurance, ... -
The seeds of solar innovation : how a nation can grow a competitive advantage
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Over the past several years, the world has been inundated with stories which, when connected, describe an informal and disorganized race by many nations to establish a leadership position in capturing the economic rewards ... -
Segmentation strategies for managing retail supply chains
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)High-technology manufacturing companies often face rapid price decline and capacity constraints. Especially in the retail side of the business where the supply chain is much longer and revenue is sometimes not recognized ... -
Segmentation strategies in urban retail : an application to nanostores in Bogota
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)This research analyzes how to apply segmentation strategies in the nanostore retail market, focusing on a pilot company located in Bogota, Colombia. This study introduces two segmentation strategies: 1) a sketch segmentation ... -
A semantic data federation engine : design, implementation & applications in educational information management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)With the advent of the World Wide Web, the amount of digital information in the world has increased exponentially. The ability to organize this deluge of data, retrieve it, and combine it with other data would bring numerous ... -
Serious games for improved defense contracting
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Gaming has been explored as a research technique in complex systems to explore human interactions within technical domains. These so-called "serious games" are designed for purposes outside of pure entertainment and are ... -
Service based logistics optimization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)This thesis explores the use of a service based logistics optimization (SBLO) methodology for an inbound reverse logistics network. Currently, Quest Diagnostics solves the vehicle routing problem with time windows (VRPTW) ... -
Service bulletin inventory management and modeling for aerospace parts in customer service organization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)The Customer Service department of United Technology Corporation (UTC) Aerospace System is primarily responsible for providing spare parts, repair services, training, and technical support for products that UTC Aerospace ... -
Service identification in TCP/IP : well-known versus random port numbers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)The sixteen-bit well-known port number is often overlooked as a network identifier in Internet communications. Its purpose at the most fundamental level is only to demultiplex flows of traffic. Several unintended uses of ...
