Engineering Systems Division (ESD) Working Paper Series: Recent submissions
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A Teaching Note on “Real Options”
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2010-09)The engineering life is uncertain. We often need to make decisions now that we hope will be effective some years from now. One approach to this conundrum is to design “flexibility” into our projects, hedging against future ... -
Towards An Integration Of The Lean Enterprise System, Total Quality Management, Six Sigma And Related Enterprise Process Improvement Methods
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2010-08)The lean enterprise system, total quality management, six sigma, theory of constraints, agile manufacturing, and business process reengineering have been introduced as universally applicable best methods to improve the ... -
Evolution Of The Lean Enterprise System: A Critical Synthesis And Agenda For The Future
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2010-08)Many aerospace enterprises and other organizations have adopted a variety of management approaches to achieve continuous process improvement, enterprise change and transformation, such as the lean enterprise system, total ...
