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Architectural disruption in aerospace
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Distinctive technology and customer / supplier relationships are currently the primary sources of competitive advantage in the Aerospace industry. Modular Open System Architecture (MOSA) requirements represent a significant ...
Insurgent strategies for creating inimitability within mature digital ecosystems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Rich software application functionality once constrained to the desktop is now available via the World Wide Web (WWW) with the introduction of emergent Web2.0 technologies. Leveraging the Softwareas- a-service (SaaS) model, ...
System development & validation process for emerging growing organizations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
This thesis has the main purpose of presenting the Development and Validation phase of the product development system from the point of view of an emerging and growing product development organization, denoting the obstacles ...
Forecasting the S&P 500 index using time series analysis and simulation methods
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
The S&P 500 represents a diverse pool of securities in addition to Large Caps. A range of audiences are interested in the S&P 500 forecasts including investors, speculators, economists, government and researchers. The ...
Unified communications : convergence of platforms and strategies of two software vendors
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Unified Communications: Convergence of Platforms and Strategies of Two Software Vendors by Muhammad Zia Hydari ABSTRACT Unified communication (UC) is the convergence of various modes of communication - voice telephony, ...
How companies can transform from product to platform ecosystem
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
The industrial revolution led to great innovations in machinery, methods and techniques for producing goods at a large scale. In order to compete and maximize their profits, companies primarily deployed a twofold strategy: ...
Evaluating the technical innovation landscape for wind energy's competitive future : a value creation -- value capture analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
This thesis utilizes a systems approach to develop a framework to analyze the value creation and value capture potential of technical innovations in the wind energy sector of the electric power industry. Six technical ...
The impacts of cleaner energy policies on coal-dependent Appalachia and our response options
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Through conducting an extensive literature review of current policies, interviewing Appalachian residents, and surveying the energy and employment landscapes both regionally and nationally, this thesis aims to shed light ...
Maintaining architecture robustness and platform focus in an incremental development environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
An approach to improving the power management system in electronic devices
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
The current power management technology baseline does not address the increasing gap between system charge performance and functionality needs in a smartphone. This gap can eventually inhibit further increases in functionality ...