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    • Applying enterprise architecting to the business acquisition process 

      Porter, Christopher Vernon (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 ...

    • Inventory optimization in an aerospace supply chain 

      Lo, Billy S. (Billy Si Yee) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
      Strategic inventory management has become a major focus for Honeywell Aerospace as the business unit challenged itself to meeting cost reduction goals while maintaining a high level of service to its customers. This challenge ...

    • Demand allocation strategies in the seasonal retail industry 

      Chan, Carin H (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
      Amazon.com is a publicly-held company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It revolutionized the retail industry by being one of the first major companies to sell goods over the Internet. It is an international company ...