Browsing Graduate Theses by Title
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Future of grocery retail shopping : challenges and opportunities in e-commerce grocery shopping
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)Advancement in technology has potential to significantly disrupt the grocery retail market in the U.S. by channeling sales from offline brick-and-mortar stores such as Walmart and Kroger to online e-retailers such as Amazon, ... -
The future of lease accounting and its impact on corporate real estate decisions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)This thesis explores the likely impacts the proposed changes to lease accounting would have on corporate real estate decisions. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (SFASB) and the International Accounting Standards ... -
The future of manufacturing in Somerville
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)As traditional industrial uses in the U.S. have declined, Somerville, Massachusetts has similarly seen a decline in active industrial uses, together with a loss of living wage jobs. Somerville, like many New England cities, ... -
The future of natural gas in China : effects of pricing reform and climate policy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)China has a goal of reducing carbon emissions. At the same time, China is currently targeting an increase in natural gas consumption as a part of broader national strategies to reduce the environmental (air pollution) ... -
Future of polymers in automotive applications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997) -
The future of portable ultrasound : business strategies for survival
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)The growth of healthcare costs in the USA, coupled with the desire for access to care in the developing world, is driving the need for low cost, high quality imaging services. The miniaturization of signal processing ... -
The future of primary care : an engineering system approach to fix the U.S. health care system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)The ailing U.S. health care system faces two tremendous challenges: a rising health care bill and a growing number of uninsured individuals. Several policies have been enacted to tackle these challenges but they are ... -
The future of retail
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)The retail environment in the United States has passed through several massive changes since the 1880's. From its beginnings, retail has connected buyers to suppliers; even today, that basic premise has not changed. This ... -
The future of tabletop games
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Tabletop games and digital games offer designers divergent affordances and provide players with different kinds of pleasures. Tabletop games excel at creating rich and immediate social interactions. They require players ... -
The future of the industrial community : a case study of Williamsburg's Northside
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996) -
The future of the multifamily industry post-GSE conservatorship
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)On September 6, 2008, at the start of what would amount to the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression, the U.S. Government took two publicly traded Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae and ... -
Future of the past : augmented history, preservation as a catalyst for transformation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Preservation today focuses on the historicizing of events, and the objectifying of these historic artifacts, taking away its ability for further change. It becomes a single artifact, distancing itself from contemporary ... -
The future of the past : on conserving the Mellah of Rabat, Morocco
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)This thesis examines the approach to urban conservation in the Jewish Quarter or Mellah in Rabat, Morocco. It addresses the complexities of conservation in a diverse society in a developing country. It explores how a view ... -
The future of the timeshare industry : will the brands dominate? : A summary of the vacation ownership industry and an analysis of the advantages that the brands have over smaller independent developers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)The timeshare industry has transformed since its introduction to the United States nearly thirty years ago. Suffering from its early beginnings of dubious business practices and negative consumer perception, timesharing ... -
The future of the wealth management industry : evolution or revolution?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)Like many service-oriented industries before it, the wealth management industry is facing changing demographics, regulations, and technologies. This thesis examines the major trends impacting the industry, namely regulations ... -
Future perfect : reintegrating housing and production in the Berlin Block/
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)The beginning of the 21st century has been marked by an apparently ubiquitous state of crisis, which transcends national boundaries and is reshaping global relationships. Financial meltdowns, the lack of affordable housing, ... -
A future plan for Seoul National University
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959) -
The future role of strategic alliances in the privatization of environmental projects in southeast Asia
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997) -
The future role of the telecommunications industry in providing cable TV service in the United States
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990) -
Future scenarios for green chemical supply chains
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)We live in an age where industrial chemicals are central to the modem economy serving as the basis for all man-made fibers, life-science chemicals and consumer products. Owing to globalization, the industry has grown to ...