Browsing Theses by Title
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Stakeholder salience influence on bureaucratic program enterprise value creation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)In 2009, the Government Accountability Office reported that two-thirds of major weapon systems acquisition programs were required to report budget overruns and were almost two years behind schedule for delivery of capability ... -
Standardizing and improving test wafer processes : inventory optimization and a days of inventory pull system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Over the past few years, the Intel Fab-17 facility has aggressively pursued lean methodology to reduce the manufacturing costs associated with its aging 200mm diameter wafer process. One area ripe with improvement opportunities ... -
Starbucks cups : trash or treasure? : an example of facilitated systems thinking assisting stakeholders in designing their own system to recycle take-away cups
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)A mixed methods, action-research study was conducted to assess the efficacy and usefulness of Facilitated Systems Thinking as an intervention for system design in complex, multi-stakeholder systems, especially where the ... -
Strategic technology investment decisions in research & development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999) -
Strategies for dealing with instabilities in a complex, multi-project product development system engineering environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)This thesis evaluates the product development process from the perspective of a multiple gas turbine engine development programs. The risk to meeting cost and schedule requirements has increased solely due to squeezing ... -
A study of the federal government's experiences with commercial procurement practices in major defense acquisitions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997) -
A study of the Mighty Motors operating system : making sustainable improvements at a powertrain manufacturing facility
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)Many manufacturing companies are developing their own production or operating system, particularly in an effort to duplicate the widely renowned Toyota Production System. Toyota has demonstrated its potential for improving ... -
Supplier management practices of the Joint Direct Attack Munition Program
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996) -
A survey of front end modularity as an automotive architecture and its ability to deliver value
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)The partitioning of a system can and will dictate the creative space for a designer or engineer. This thesis will analyze how using a new automotive architecture known as a Front End Module (FEM) can affect a limited ... -
Symbiotic strategies in enterprise ecology : modeling commercial aviation as an Enterprise of Enterprises
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)We investigate the effectiveness of strategic alternatives that are designed to dampen the cyclicality manifest in the commercial aviation (CA)-related industries. In this research we introduce the conceptual framework of ... -
Synchronization of system-of-systems interfaces in military satellite communications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Military systems continue to become more complex and nearly all are now part of one or more system of systems (SoS). Military satellite communications programs have expanded over the last decade from three distinct satellite ... -
System development technical interactions and innovation : a network-based investigation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)The development of complex engineering systems such as aircraft engines involves many cross functional teams that are usually geographically distributed. These teams interact in several ways but one of the most important ... -
System dynamics analysis of an ordering system used for commercial aircraft manufacture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993) -
A system dynamics analysis of the interaction between the U.S. government and the defense aerospace industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996) -
System dynamics modeling for the exploration of manpower project staffing decisions in the context of a multi-project enterprise
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001) -
A system engineering approach for implementation of a corporate growth strategy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002) -
Systematic IPT integration in lean development programs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996) -
Systems level approach to process improvement initiatives in a semiconductor manufacturing environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Many successful companies have difficulty implementing large-scale change initiatives such as Lean, Six Sigma, outsourcing or Advanced Process Control. This can often be due to the fact that they treat large-scale improvement ... -
Tailoring the prototyping process to achieve customer value
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)The main objective for prototyping is to get the most value out of the opportunity. Value may take the form of information, performance, displaying production readiness or proving capability for the amount of resources ... -
Technology development and business strategy : a changing environment impacts practices
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997)