Engineering Systems Division (ESD) Working Paper Series: Recent submissions

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    • Strategies to Overcome Network Congestion in Infrastructure Systems 

      Black, Jason W.; Larson, Richard Charles (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2006-11)
      Networked Infrastructure systems deliver services and/or products from point to point along the network. They include transportation networks (e.g., rails, highways, airports, sea ports), telecommunication networks (by ...

    • Offshoring: The Transition From Economic Drivers Toward Strategic Global Partnership and 24-Hour Knowledge Factory 

      Gupta, Amar; Seshasai, Satwik; Mukherji, Sourav; Ganguly, Auroop (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2006-11)
      The concept of offshoring of professional services first gained attention slightly over 25 years ago. At that time, US companies began to realize the cost-advantage of getting their computer software developed in India and ...

    • Decision-Making in the Political and Technical Environments 

      Broniatowski, David Andre; Wiegel, Annalisa L. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2006-10)
      Mutual misunderstanding between decision-makers in the political and technical environment leads to programs that experience cost overruns, schedule delays and, often, cancellation. This paper compares and contrasts the ...