Engineering Systems Division: Recent submissions
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Holistic Trinity of Services Sciences: Management, Social, & Engineering Sciences
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2007-04)Services industries comprise about 75% of the economy of developed nations. To design and operate services systems for today and tomorrow, we need to educate a new type of engineer who focuses not on manufacturing but on ... -
Unified Theory of Relativistic Identification of Information in a Systems Age: Proposed Convergence of Unique Identification with Syntax and Semantics through Internet Protocol version 6
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2007-03)Unique identification of objects are helpful to the decision making process in many domains. Decisions, however, are often based on information that takes into account multiple factors. Physical objects and their unique ... -
The Use of Information Systems in Collocated and Distributed Teams: A Test of the 24-Hour Knowledge Factory
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2007-03)Recent academic and policy studies focus on offshoring as a cost-of-labor driven activity that has a direct impact on employment opportunities in the countries involved. This paper broadens this perspective by introducing ...
