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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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Students in ESD.00 work on projects to address large, complex and seemingly intractable real-world problems, such as energy supply, environmental issues, health care delivery, and critical infrastructure (e.g., telecommunications, water supply, and transportation). The course introduces interdisciplinary approaches - rooted in engineering,
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- engineering systems division
- systems engineering
- system dynamics
- complex sociotechnical systems
- uncertainty
- networks
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This class provides an introduction to quantitative models and qualitative frameworks for studying complex engineering systems. Also taught is the art of abstracting a complex system into a model for purposes of analysis and design while dealing with complexity, emergent behavior, stochasticity, non-linearities and the requirements of many
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- engineering systems division
- frameworks and models in engineering systems
- quantitative models
- qualitative frameworks
- complex engineering systems
- analysis and design
- emergent behavior
- stochasticity
- non-linearities
- architectural system configuration
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course explores perspectives in the policy process - agenda setting, problem definition, framing the terms of debate, formulation and analysis of options, implementation and evaluation of policy outcomes using frameworks including economics and markets, law, and business and management. Methods include cost/benefit analysis, probabilis
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- engineering systems division
- politics
- decision making
- negotiation
- planning
- wedge game
- climate change
- global warming
- nrc
- nuclear power
- nuclear energy
- nuclear proliferation
- government
- public policy
- globalization
- science
- epa
- nsf
- transportation
- urban planning
- standards
- risk
- risk assessment
- engineering
- energy
- internet
- network neutrality
- regulation
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course examines quantitative techniques for life cycle analysis of the impacts of materials extraction, processing use, and recycling; and economic analysis of materials processing, products, and markets. Student teams undertake a major case study using the latest methods of analysis and computer-based models of materials process.
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- engineering systems division
- sustainability
- environment
- manufacturing
- life-cycle analysis
- life-cycle assessment
- lca
- system design
- materials selection
- waste
- recycling
- environmentalism
- environmental policy
- industrial policy
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course features a core framework for an interest-based, problem-solving approach to technology, logistics and other systems-oriented negotiations. A comprehensive approach to dispute resolution in organizations and complex engineered systems is also developed. The course builds key interactive skills, including communications skills, d
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- engineering systems division
- technology policy
- technology policy negotiations
- negotiations
- dispute resolution
- communications skills
- cross-cultural negotiations
- economic development challenges
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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In 2004, the Ansari X PRIZE for suborbital spaceflight captured the public's imagination and revolutionized an industry, leveraging a $10M prize purse into over $100M in innovation. Building from that success, the X PRIZE Foundation is now developing new prizes to focus innovation around "Grand Challenge" themes, including genomics, energy,
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- engineering systems division
- energy
- competition
- innovation
- incentivize prizes
- resource allocation
- innovation incentives
- ansari
- x prize
- economic models of innovation
- energy storage
- grid-scale storage
- prize matrix
- genomics
- archon x prize
- progressive automotive x prize
- grand challenges
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This subject is a survey of the fundamental analytic tools, approaches, and techniques which are useful in the design and operation of logistics systems and integrated supply chains. The material is taught from a managerial perspective, with an emphasis on where and how specific tools can be used to improve the overall performance and reduc
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- engineering systems division
- logistics systems
- supply chain management
- demand planning
- procurement
- inventory
- transportation planning
- reverse logistics
- flexible contracting
- postponement
- portfolio management
- dual sourcing
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course surveys operations research models and techniques developed for a variety of problems arising in logistical planning of multi-echelon systems. There is a focus on planning models for production/inventory/distribution strategies in general multi-echelon multi-item systems. Topics include vehicle routing problems, dynamic lot sizi
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- engineering systems division
- vehicle routing problems
- dynamic lot sizing inventory models
- stochastic and deterministic multi-echelon inventory systems
- the bullwhip effect
- pricing models
- integration problems
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This subject presents a range of advanced topics in integrated logistics and supply chain management. The course was conducted in a lecture-discussion format, with participation of corporate executives as guest lecturers. Students prepare industry assessment analyses and make formal classroom presentations. Specific topics alternate from ye
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- engineering systems division
- supply chain
- rfid
- tags
- shipping
- automotive
- aerospace
- internet
- tracking
- frequencies
- radio control
- radio tracking
- packaging
- materials
- life sciences
- healthcare
- counterfeit avoidance
- web data integration
- smart containers
- smart houses
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary approach and means to enable the realization of successful systems. It focuses on defining customer needs and required functionality early in the development cycle, documenting requirements, then proceeding with design synthesis and reliability improvement while considering the complete problem in
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- engineering systems division
- systems engineering
- systems approach
- systems view
- qfd
- robust design
- error budgeting
- statistics
- optimization
- decision theory
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Systems Engineering is an interdisciplinary approach and means to enable the realization of successful systems. It focuses on defining customer needs and required functionality early in the development cycle, documenting requirements, then proceeding with design synthesis and system validation while considering the complete problem includin
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- engineering systems division
- systems engineering
- innovation
- critical parameter development
- robust design
- requirements engineering
- design structure matrix
- modeling and simulation
- quality function deployment
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course covers principles and methods for technical System Architecture. It presents a synthetic view including: the resolution of ambiguity to identify system goals and boundaries; the creative process of mapping form to function; and the analysis of complexity and methods of decomposition and re-integration. Industrial speakers and fa
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- engineering systems division
- systems
- product development process (pdp)
- architect
- tradeoff
- function
- use case
- scenario
- creativity
- complexity
- interface
- form
- feature
- requirements
- design
- optimization
- risk
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course provides a deep understanding of engineering systems at a level intended for research on complex engineering systems. It provides a review and extension of what is known about system architecture and complexity from a theoretical point of view while examining the origins of and recent developments in the field. The class conside
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- engineering systems division
- dsm
- sdm
- structured design methodology
- graph
- network
- hierarchy
- structure
- social network
- abstraction
- motif
- modularity
- coarse-graining
- milgram
- scaling
- scalability
- organization
- organizational theory
- internet
- air transport
- taxonomy
- computational biology
- complexity
- power law
- pareto
- zipf
- epidemic
- navigation
- fractal
- size
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course provides a deep understanding of engineering systems at a level intended for research on complex engineering systems. It provides a review and extension of what is known about system architecture and complexity from a theoretical point of view while examining the origins of and recent developments in the field. The class conside
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- engineering systems division
- enterprise architecture
- complex networks
- quantitative metrics
- affiliation networks
- decomposition methods
- percolation theory
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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The course is designed for students in the System Design and Management (SDM) program and therefore assumes that you already have a basic knowledge of project management. The objective is to introduce advanced methods and tools of project management in a realistic context such that they can be taken back to the workplace to improve manageme
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- engineering systems division
- system and project management
- product development
- pert
- cpm
- design structure matrix
- dsm
- system dynamics
- sd
- spm
- product development process
- pdp
- concurrent engineering
- project monitoring
- resource consumption
- critical paths
- project progress
- corrective action
- system dynamics models
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course covers how to leverage major technology advances to significantly transform a business in the marketplace. There is a focus on major issues a business must deal with to transform its technical and market strategies successfully, including the organizational and cultural aspects that often cause such business transformations to f
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- engineering systems division
- innovation
- technology
- strategy
- business strategy
- end-user
- market
- leadership
- organization
- disruptive technology
- e-business
- e-commerce
- ibm
- 1990s
- innovator's dilemna
- competitiveness
- outsourcing
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