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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"Strategic Design"”.
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Strategic Design Dimensions, Learning, and Product Quality
… a logical framework for thinking about a firm's design choices, and the implications of those choices for where the firm will develop learning, (b) addresses the neglected area of the links between design, learning, and quality, and, (c) develops a method for empirical study of learning within …
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Mega projects - strategic design management, time for a new framework.
… for the management of the iterative design process and intensely apparent. Lead Management must provide fresh, innovative solutions with a robust capacity revived to guide and manage emerging economies worldwide. In the last decade, companies have conformed to the latest electronic …
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Strategic Design of Smart Bike-Sharing Systems for Smart Cities
… thus relieving traffic congestion. At the strategic level, we start with proposing a novel two-layer hierarchical classifier that increases the accuracy of traditional transportation mode classification algorithms. In the transportation sector, researchers can use smartphones to track and …
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The strategic design and environmental footprint of highly responsive urban distribution networks
… city residents. In this work, we explore the strategic design of highly responsive urban distribution networks, promising lead times of under two hours, and investigate which operational and environmental parameters drive the deployment of different types of network designs.
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Strategic design for imported liquefied petroleum gas distribution systems in East China
Numerous foreign investors are entering the Chinese energy markets. In China more than 50% of energy is consumed in the form of coal. In order to improve the environment, the Chinese government encourages the usage of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas. It takes long time and lots of money for …
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Integrating collection-and-delivery points in the strategic design of last-mile e-commerce distribution networks
… is increasing the pressure on retailers to design the most efficient delivery network. Collection-and-delivery points (CDPs) allow for the aggregation of demand and enable reductions in travel time and costs. CDPs also help minimize additional tours arising due to failed deliveries or failed …
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Strategic last-mile distribution network design under demand uncertainty
… and physical distribution flexibility into the strategic design of last-mile distribution networks. Last-mile distribution typically constitutes the most expensive part of any global supply chain, and it is becoming increasingly complex due to the ongoing boom in e-commerce, the associated rise …
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A Game Theoretic Approach to Resilient Space System Design
… or even adversarial environments. Space system designers must account for resilience to non-cooperative interactions in the design process while trading resilience and performance against cost. Prior academic work has considered resilience for system design, especially in the context of …
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Leveraging design to build with less: Evaluating the embodied carbon reduction potential of architectural design across scales
… since the required quantity depends on design decisions architects make, including column spacing, structural typology, massing, etc. To date, most methods used to estimate EC during early-stage design do not: 1) integrate with architects’ existing design workflows, 2) evaluate multiple …
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A robot for wrist rehabilitation
… of freedom. This thesis outlines the mechanical design of one of four new rehabilitation robots. Its focus is the mechanical design of a robot for wrist rehabilitation. The anthropometric background data, the design's functional requirements, the strategic design selection and the detailed design …
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Improving inventory and distribution in an aerospace parts and service organization
… customer needs through efficient supply chain design and aligning business strategy with inventory planning. A review of the current state is employed to locate gaps in strategic design, operating efficiencies and customer service levels. Improvement opportunities identified in the current …
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Framework for designing regional planning architecture for APTS-enabled regional multimodal public transportation system
… planning institutions with the capability to design and implement sustainable transportation systems and how these institutions can be developed. The Regional Strategic Transportation Planning/CLIOS Process and Regional Planning Architecture Protocol were combined to form a Regional Planning …
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Appropriateness and feasibility of targeted diversification in a private equity portfolio
… quality of the managers in the portfolio than by strategic design. Therefore, the ability of investors to access strong performing managers, and to choose not to invest when such access is not possible, is paramount. That said, institutions generally maintain some level of diversification in their …
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A Review of Critical Factors Impacting the Implementation of E-government in Developing Countries
… aspects that must be considered during the strategic design of e-government initiatives to ensure they are appropriate for and relevant to local conditions.
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CO₂ price impact on Dell's supply chain : a framework for carbon footprint economic analysis
The principal scope of this project is to design, analyze and report a case study of how to effectively account for the highly likely scenario of a CO2 price policy (cap-and-trade or tax) with regard to Dell's product and supply chain. Dell will use the cost implications of total carbon footprint …
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Leaders for Manufacturing Program : breaking throught the quality ceiling
… using the three lenses of organizational design shows that this plant has reached a quality ceiling based on its strategic design, culture, and political power structure. Breaking through the quality ceiling requires a change agent who harnesses the strengths of an organization to bring it …
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Leading data analytics transformations
… and the significant challenges in balancing strategic design with political savviness and cultural awareness. At their core, these are true leadership stories. Change management processes and the "Three Perspectives on Organizations" framework offer mechanisms to better understand the root …
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Organizational processes analysis of product development in the automotive industry
… challenges in three categories or lenses: strategic design, cultural and political. The organizational process analysis presents a desired state and the paths to achieve that change. It is proven that inefficiencies in the engineering process create higher cost in reworks, which could …
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Driving a lean transformation using a six sigma improvement process
… back to technical issues and the organization's strategic design, culture, and political landscape. Only by fixing the problems that led to the current production system can a lean transformation be sustained. 2. A detailed plan which achieves a transformation in both the organization
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Parametric Design of Multi-Echelon Last-Mile Delivery Systems Using Novel Technologies
… and drones. This dissertation investigates the design and strategic planning of multi-echelon last-mile delivery systems using emerging delivery technologies. Through three complementary studies, we explore the integration of AVs and drones into traditional truck-based delivery networks using …
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