Browsing MIT Sociotechnical Systems Research Center (SSRC) by Title
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The Dead Hand of Environmental Regulation
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A decomposition-based approach for manufacturing system design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)The design of manufacturing systems is a complex task that requires many people to cooperate and communicate at various organizational levels. Companies often change the design of their manufacturing systems by using ... -
A decomposition-based approach for the integration of product development and manufacturing system design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)Using a structured approach to understand the interaction between product design decisions and manufacturing system design is critical to reflect manufacturing system issues early in the product development process. Early ... -
A decomposition-based approach to linking strategy, performance measurement, and manufacturing system design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)The ability to understand the impact of lower-level design decisions on the achievement of higher-level strategic objectives is critical for the effective design of manufacturing systems. Furthermore, the development of a ... -
Defining System Changeability: Reconciling Flexibility, Adaptability, Scalability, and Robustness for Maintaining System Lifecycle Value
(2007-06-24)Designing and maintaining systems in a dynamic contemporary environment requires a rethinking of how systems provide value to stakeholders over time. Classically, two different approaches to promoting value sustainment ... -
Defining System Changeability: Reconciling Flexibility, Adaptability, Scalability, and Robustness for Maintaining System Lifecycle Value
(2007)Designing and maintaining systems in a dynamic contemporary environment requires a rethinking of how systems provide value to stakeholders over time. Classically, two different approaches to promoting value sustainment ... -
The Dell operating model
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)Dell, Inc. is well known for its dramatic and continually improving operational performance in terms of unit cost, inventory level, production capacity, and labor efficiency. However, in late 2002, several members of Dell's ... -
Demand allocation strategies in the seasonal retail industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Amazon.com is a publicly-held company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It revolutionized the retail industry by being one of the first major companies to sell goods over the Internet. It is an international company ... -
Demonstrating the benefits of knowledge management assets : developing and applying a valuation methodology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Since the early 1980s numerous knowledge-dependent organizations have made diligent attempts to measure their intangible assets. In more recent years, knowledge-dependent organizations have expressed a desire to demonstrate ... -
Deploying the LAI Lean Academy as a Special Elective
(2008-04-25)Lean Educator Conference presentation -
Deploying the LAI Lean Academy at Northeastern University
(2009-05-28)2009 Lean Educator Conference presentation -
Deploying the LAI Lean Academy at Northeastern University
(2009-04-01)LAI Annual Meeting presentation, Baltimore, Maryland -
Deployment related mental health care seeking behaviors in the U.S. military and the use of telehealth to mitigate their impacts on access to care
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Interviewees report that groups of service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan often require substantial amounts of mental health care, causing surges in demand at military hospitals. These hospitals have difficulty ... -
Description Of Procedures In Automotive Engine Plants
(2002-06-06)1. Human resources - For automakers, the total cost of paying average workers is around $40000 per year (mean value); the numbers range from $30000 to $60000 (except for a Central European facility where it is much ... -
Description Of Procedures In Automotive Engine Plants (ABSTRACT)
(2002-07-10)ABSTRACT 1. Human resources - For automakers, the total cost of paying average workers is around $40000 per year (mean value); the numbers range from $30000 to $60000 (except for a Central European facility where it is ... -
Design and analysis of an enterprise metrics system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001) -
Design and analysis of production systems in aircraft assembly
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999) -
Design and Evolution of Flexible Enterprises: Operationalizing an Architecture Model Using Case Studies in Combat Air Operations
(2008-03-24)Student research poster -
Design and Exercise of Flexibility in a Blended Wing Body (BWB) Type Aircraft
(2007-04-18)LAI Plenary Conference presentation