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Showing 1 to 20 of 65 for “"Product performance"”.
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Product performance assessment
… a formal methodology for defining and assessing product performance and its implementation in a prototype computer system. The methodology is based on abstract descriptions of the operations that are conducted within the design process. It is, consequently, extremely generic and creates a bridge …
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An Analysis of the Product Performance of the Life Insurance Industry
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Analysis of product development decision rules and effects on product performance
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design & Management Program, 2002.
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An approach to product design using a product performance versus cost model
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1991, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1991.
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The technology treadmill : managing product performance and production ramp-up in fast-paced industries
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1997.
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Antimicrobial hand rub : an investigation of the various chemicals used in the concentrate skin formula to enhance the product performance
The following research project was conducted in order to evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of an alcohol-free skin concentrate formula intended for use on hands. Substitute compounds for alcohol in antimicrobial formulae is receiving much interest due to the tendency of alcohol to dry and …
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Consumer Satisfaction/Dissatisfaction in Apparel Online Shopping at the Product-Receiving Stage: The Effects of Brand Image and Product Performance
… or e-service quality, rather than CS/D with the products purchased online. In apparel online shopping, consumers cannot examine the textures, hand, or color of the fabric or try on the garment. Because of the intangibility of apparel products on the website, consumers may use extrinsic cues, such …
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Costs of Time Versus Money: A Mental Accounting View of Satisfaction
… the primary focus has been on expectations and product performance, with limited attention to how both the time at which costs are incurred and the type of costs incurred might influence satisfaction assessments. The present research applies a mental accounting model to suggest that the timing …
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New product development types and their relationships with performance: organizational learning and forgetting
… investigates different types of a firm’s product-development experience to explain how it affects firm performance and product performance. In particular, this dissertation examines a firm’s new product introduction and its product redesign experience, as well as how they affect firm …
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Mathematical modelling of applied heat transfer in temperature sensitive packaging systems. Design, development and validation of a heat transfer model using lumped system approach that predicts the performance of cold chain packaging systems under dynamically changing environmental thermal conditions.
… tests that are carried out to understand system performance in different internal and external conditions. This MPhil project aims at solving this problem through the development of a transient spreadsheet based model using lumped system approach that predicts the performance of packaging systems …
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Case analysis studies of diffusion models on E-commerce transaction data
… cluster analysis to categorize groups of products into distinct product performance groups. We then analyze those groups for distinct characteristics and then test whether we can forecast new product performance based on the identified group characteristics.
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An Engineering Systems Approach to Production Planning of Optical Systems
Production enterprises are continuously presented with investment opportunities to improve their production systems through the adoption of new technologies. When presented with these opportunities, enterprise leaders are faced with decisions that can have profound viability implications. A …
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Inter-temporal Effect of Technological Capabilities on Firm Performance: a Longitudinal Study of the U.s. Computed Tomography Industry (1972-2002)
… I investigate how capabilities drive firm performance as an industry evolves. I show that in spite of significant research on firm capabilities, we do not understand whether technological capabilities continue to drive firm performance as an industry evolves or whether they become weaker …
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Sustainable Machining of Aerospace Alloys for Improved Product and Process Sustainability: Evaluation of Dry, Near-dry (MQL) and Cryogenic Machining Processes
… of a machining process, the effects on the product sustainability cannot be neglected. A more sustainable process cannot generate a less competitive product or a less sustainable one. This aspect has to be considered when planning changes in the manufacturing process which also affect the …
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Antecedents and consequences of new product development and international new product rollout timeliness:an examination of mediating and moderating influences
… A conceptual framework was tested using 232 new products from South Korean firms. The hypothesized relationships among the constructs in the model were evaluated by multiple regression and hierarchal regression analyses using SPSS 12 as well as by structural equation modelling (SEM) using SIMPLIS …
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Consumer (Dis)satisfaction and Complaining Behaviour: The Role of The Market Environment
… investigated the influences of expectations, product and consumer characteristics, and product performance on CS/D and CB. No consensus has been attained and some of the findings remain controversial. Common to most of the previous studies were two issues. First, failure to investigate the …
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Understanding and managing uncertainty in lean aerospace product development
Aspects of aircraft product uncertainty during system development are examined. Generation of stakeholder value in lean aerospace product development is linked to the reduction or elimination of project risks and uncertainties in areas such as customer requirements, product performance, and issues …
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Structuring Emperical Methods for Reuse and Efficiency in Product Development Processes
Product development requires that engineers have the ability to predict product performance. When product performance involves complex physics and natural phenomena, mathematical models are often insufficient to provide accurate predictions. Engineering companies compensate for this deficiency by …
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