Engineering Systems Division: Recent submissions

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    • Survey Design to Unravel Freight Transportation Demand of Establishments in Cities 

      Lee, Yin Jin; Blanco, Edgar E.; D'Ambrosio, Lisa A.; Zegras, P. Christopher (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2015-05-22)
      Freight transportation serves the vital role of fulfilling the goods demand of residents in cities, yet little is known about the mechanisms that generate freight movements and their impact on traffic. Even though technology ...

    • Characteristics and Enablers of Transparency in Product Development Organizations 

      Shaffer, Ryan M.; Olechowski, Alison Louise; Seering, Warren; Ben-Daya, Mohammad (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2015-01-04)
      Risks in product development lead to schedule and cost overruns and poor product quality. While many risk management frameworks have been published and research on specific practices has been conducted, little is understood ...

    • Modeling the Cost of International Trade in Global Supply Chains 

      Blanco, Edgar E.; Ponce Cueto, Eva Maria (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2015-03)
      In a global economy, international trade plays an important role of the economic development. This is especially relevant in emerging markets, where trade could contribute significantly to the economic growth of the country. ...