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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 ...
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 ...
A multi-attribute value assessment method for the early product development phase with application to the business airplane industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
(cont.) market. The method is also used to extract quantitative evidence indicating the existence of enterprise-related attributes for consumer value in products. Marking the first independent review of the loss function-based ...
Qualitative knowledge construction for engineering systems : extending the design structure matrix methodology in scope and procedure
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
This thesis presents a new modeling framework and research methodology for the study of engineering systems. The thesis begins with a formal conceptualization of Engineering Systems based upon a synthesis of various ...
Commonality in complex product families : implications of divergence and lifecycle offsets
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Commonality, or the sharing of components, processes, technologies, interfaces and/or infrastructure across a product family, represents one of many potential tools for increasing corporate profitability. Industrial interest ...
Toward a theory of the evolution of business ecosystems : enterprise architectures, competitive dynamics, firm performance & industrial co-evolution
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
This dissertation contributes toward the building of a theory of the evolution of business ecosystems. In the process, it addresses a question that has been posed by evolutionary theorists in the economics and sociology ...
Identifying enterprise leverage points in Defense Acquisition Program performance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Large, complex systems development programs in the Department of Defense are finding it more difficult to deliver desired capabilities to the end user on time and on budget than ever before. Evidence exists that almost all ...
Managing unarticulated value : changeability in multi-attribute tradespace exploration
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
A framework for creating value robust systems in the face of changing value perceptions during the architecture and design of systems is proposed. Both unarticulated value, that which is not explicitly communicated to ...
Corporate decision analysis : an engineering approach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
We explore corporate decisions and their solutions under uncertainty using engineering methods. Corporate decisions tend to be complex; they are interdisciplinary and defy programmable solutions. To address these challenges, ...