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Starbucks cups : trash or treasure? : an example of facilitated systems thinking assisting stakeholders in designing their own system to recycle take-away cups
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)A mixed methods, action-research study was conducted to assess the efficacy and usefulness of Facilitated Systems Thinking as an intervention for system design in complex, multi-stakeholder systems, especially where the ... -
Value based analysis of acquisition portfolios
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Currently, program-funding allocation is based on program performance. Funding cuts commonly lead to a poor reflection on the program management assigned to the given program. If additional factors such as program risk and ... -
Enterprise design for services : a systems approach for the Boeing next generation corporate travel system architecture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Typically a company's second largest controllable expense, corporate travel affects many employees at Boeing. A challenge when implementing improvements in the travel and expense system, which is actually comprised of a ...
