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Lean visual management in an ERP/MES-controlled production cell
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
As a company grows, more and more effort is needed to control and coordinate operations. Typically, this is accomplished through an evolving collection of systems and processes, such as an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) ...
Understanding, modeling and improving the development of complex products : method and study
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Development of new aerostructure designs frequently occurs through a complex process that is difficult to understand and control. Tight requirements for weight, cost, strength, and aerodynamic behavior create many ...
The evolution of business ecosystems : interspecies competition in the steel industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
This thesis contributes toward the building of a theory of the evolution of business ecosystems by exploring the applicability of Piepenbrock's' theoretical framework to a commodity industrial setting, namely the U.S. steel ...
The economics of investing in green buildings
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
This thesis discusses economics of green buildings. The need to reduce greenhouse gases emissions became clear. Buildings account for a large part of the greenhouse gases emissions, changing the atmosphere's composition. ...
Applying enterprise architecting to the business acquisition process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Background: Since the 1980s, the pace and dollar value of acquisitions in the US have grown at an astounding rate (Hitt, Sirower). The benefits from many of these acquisitions are elusive, with 60% of recent acquisitions ...
Stakeholder collaboration in Air Force acquisition : adaptive design using system representations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Air Force development of new or evolutionary weapon systems is a complex endeavor due to the involvement of many stakeholders and the presence of considerable uncertainty in the acquisition environment. The ability to adapt ...
Enabling systems thinking to accelerate the development of senior systems engineers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
As engineering systems become more complex, the roles involved in developing and managing such systems also become more complex. Thus, there is increasing interest in educating and training engineering professionals to ...
Fostering innovation across aerospace supplier networks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
Improving complex enterprises with system models
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Air Force sustainment operations are the focus of an intensive internal effort to improve performance and reduce costs. Past improvement initiatives have often failed to produce the intended results, and have caused ...
The micro-foundations of alignment among sponsors and contractors on large engineering projects
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Large engineering projects design, engineer and construct much of the world's energy, transportation and defense infrastructure. These large scale engineering endeavors are highly visible, have long lasting impacts and are ...