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文國鴻 and K. H. Man. "Business process reengineering and workflow management system." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1996. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31267622.
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Man, K. H. "Business process reengineering and workflow management system /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1996. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B21510878.
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Liang, Guowei. "The automatic product management system (APMS): Integrated business process management for a small business application." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/6114.
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The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the business management process for small to medium size enterprises (SMEs) and to develop an automated product management system for integrated business processing. Due to the relatively small scale of operation of these companies, they experience difficulties in applying readily available tools in the area of product management. The target of the analysis is to develop a prototype software system for automatic product management. Moreover, this software developed for this thesis is applied to a real business case---that of Inshore Fisheries, a small scale integrated fishing operation in Atlantic Canada. The system consists of six components that are grouped into two categories of input and output analysis. The Input category includes production operations and customer ordering. The Output category includes four performance reports: (1) order invoices, (2) production worksheets, (3) inventory tracking, and (4) periodic income statements. The entire system is implemented using Visual Basic 6.0. The database is designed using Microsoft Access. The four performance reports in the output are designed using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. Furthermore, a GUI integrates all components together to form a complete business processing system. Based on the results of the application of this system to Inshore Fisheries, this software solution can be applied to other SMEs by making specific modifications but without revising the basic principle and system design of the software system. This system possesses a great amount of flexibility and extendibility for practical business process decision-making.
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Redlein, Alexander. "Facility management : business process integration /." Hamburg : Diplomica, 2004. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/394165640.pdf.
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Pahuta, Serhii. "Polymer Elements for a Business Process Management System." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta informačních technologií, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-363790.
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Cílem této diplomové práce je představit a analyzovat technologie Web Components a JBoss BPM Suite. Technologie Web Components dává možnost vytvořit lehkou HTML komponentu s předefinovanou funkčnosti. Vyslédná implementace ukazuje jak tento přístup se používá pro tvorbu sady web komponent, která obsahuje všechny potřebné elementy pro uživatelské konzoli jBPM.
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Inada, Kenichiro. "Analysis of Japanese Software Business." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59244.
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Thesis (S.M. in System Design and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2010.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-96).
Today, our society is surrounded by information system, computers, and software. It is no exaggeration to say that our daily life depends on software and its function. Accordingly, the business of software has made miraculous growth in the last two decades and is playing a significant role in various industries. In accordance with the growing business needs for effective software and information systems, various firms in various countries have entered the business of software seeking for prosperity. Some have succeeded, some have failed. What distinguishes these firms is its ability to manage and deliver quality products on demand, on time, at a low cost. To achieve such goal, software firms have thought out different methods and tools striving to establish its practice. Nevertheless, many software firms around the globe are struggling to satisfy its clients to achieve business success. With no exception, Japanese software firms are facing difficulties of managing software projects. While its ability to deliver high quality product is well acknowledged among software industry, its high cost structure and schedule delays are thought of as serious problems. Moreover, some of the transitions in the industry are forcing Japanese software firms to seek new opportunities. Therefore, it is important for Japanese software firms to establish more productive ways of developing software products and effective business strategies. Primal objective of this paper is to analyze the present conditions of Japanese software firms and to derive some recommendations which could enhance its current situation. It will also include the discussion of software development practices in US and India firms to better understand strength and weaknesses of Japanese firms and capture some important concepts which can be applied to improve current practice.
by Kenichiro Inada.
S.M.in System Design and Management
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Krikos, Alexis Christopher. "Disruptive technology business models in cloud computing." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59255.
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Thesis (S.M. in System Design and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2010.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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Cloud computing, a term whose origins have been in existence for more than a decade, has come into fruition due to technological capabilities and marketplace demands. Cloud computing can be defined as a scalable and flexible shared computing solution in which third-party suppliers use virtualization technologies to create and distribute computing resources to customers on-demand, via the Internet browser. Cloud computing is steadily replacing more rigid software and services licensing models in both small/medium business (SMB) and in the enterprise. This analysis poses a twofold examination of cloud computing as a disruptive technology. First, cloud computing has replaced existing software and services licensing business models, owing to its scalability, flexibility, and utility-based pricing. Second, as cloud computing takes hold as the prominent computing services business paradigm, other disruptive forces will surface to further integrate and differentiate the cloud computing landscape. These forces include the customer-driven need to create hybrid clouds between private and public cloud domains, vendor-agnostic solutions in the cloud, along with open standards to make cloud computing ubiquitous. Three criteria are assessed in characterizing cloud computing as a disruptive technology (Christensen, 2002).1 First, cloud computing as an innovation, must enable less-skilled and/or less-wealthy individuals to receive the same utility as only the more-skilled and/or more-wealthy intermediaries could formerly attain. Second, cloud computing must target customers at the low end of a market with modest demands on performance, but with a performance trajectory capable of exceeding those demands and thus taking over markets, tier by tier. As a corollary to this second criterion, the cloud computing business model allows the disruptive innovator to achieve attractive returns at prices that are unattractive to the incumbents. Third, an ecosystem in the form of a fully integrated single entity or a set of modular entities is required to successfully support the disruptive innovation. The analysis has shown that cloud computing is replacing traditional outsourcing and premise-based data centers for software applications and services delivery. Scalability, flexibility, virtualization, and cost are essential business drivers. However, current cloud computing solutions, especially in the enterprise, lack sufficient security and customer control. This gives rise to numerous subordinate disruptive business solutions which enable the enterprise and emerging demographics to develop and deploy their applications and services in a secure, controlled, profitable, and ubiquitous environment.
by Alexis Krikos.
S.M.in System Design and Management
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Alsayed, Donia I. "ELECTRONIC STUDENT-FORM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2014. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/99.
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The development of technology has made the world a smaller place where communicating instantaneously irrespective of the geographical location is a way of life. Electronic Forms (E-FORMS) are an easy way to communicate efficiently with students. At present, universities are still using old systems for communication where efforts to improve the system is a lethargic process. As most of these universities are still using student forms manually, the introduction of E-FORMS will speed up the whole process and positively impact in communicating efficiency. In addition, the inconvenience of making numerous visits to the university is sometimes seen as a hassle but due to lack of Information Technology (IT) development in universities, this is the usual pattern still seen at most universities. In this study, the use of E-FORMS at universities is proposed to help students and university staff to communicate effectively and efficiently. As it is still a fairly new concept, the study proposes the many features involved in E-FORMS communication. The Researcher has chosen California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB) to do this study. This study consists of the detailed design of the proposed E-FORMS Application System at CSUSB. The design provides a more efficient and supportive system that is easy to use while maintaining student privacy and flexibility. The solution is designed taking into consideration the use of PeopleSoft Enterprise. This proposed system upgrades the existing CSUSB form management system. It is a step forward to a more efficient and the operative system.
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Hu, Jiangxia S. M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Business models of information aggregators." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/43171.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, 2008.Includes bibliographical references.
This thesis identifies the specific characteristics of information aggregators, and proposes nine business models appropriate for information aggregators. These nine models are: advertising, brokerage, subscription, licensing, infomediary (information intermediaries), referral/click-through, customized/personalized service, professional service/consulting, and application service provider. The thesis then looks into various companies who base their businesses on information aggregation and analyzes the development of their business models in the context of competition. The financial and social performances of these companies are studied and reasons are explored. In the end, the thesis summarizes findings from case studies, lists the widely used business models and the rarely used ones, and explores reasons for this phenomenon. The conclusion of this research is that information aggregation is a start point for a company to develop differentiated product or services. Companies can develop into an independent information aggregators; they can use information aggregation as a platform; they can partner with aggregatees or customers to provide customized information. Eventually, many will be integrated into end-to-end solutions, or penetrate into traditional businesses by leveraging information aggregation. The research can be used by companies who develop information aggregation products or services. It can also be used to evaluate the viability of information aggregation initiatives.
by Jiangxia Hu.
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Yildirim, Cem S. M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Data-Centric Business Transformation." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/107344.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, System Design and Management Program, 2014.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 44-45).
Today's digital business environment is imposing a great transformation challenge on the enterprises to effectively use vast amount data in order to gain critical business insights to stay competitive. In their aim to take advantage of data many large organizations are launching data management programs. In these attempts organizations recognize that taking full advantage of data requires enterprise wide changes in organizational aspects, business processes, and technology. The lack of recognition of this enterprise-wide scope haunts most data management programs. Research shows that most of these programs fail and get abandoned after long efforts and investments. This study aims to highlight critical reasons why these programs fail and a different approach to address the fundamental problems associated with the majority of these failures. It is important to be successful in the data efforts due to the fact that data driven businesses are gaining significant competitive edge. Data Centric Business Transformation Strategy (DCBT) is a holistic approach for the enterprise to transform into a data driven and agile entity. DCBT is also away to achieve better alignment in the enterprises. DCBT aims to achieve two goals to transform the organization; become a smarter organization by instilling continuous learning and improvement culture in all aspects of the business and achieve agility in enterprise-wide organizational learning and technology. To achieve these two goals, understanding the current state of the organization in the tree fundamental DCBT areas of organizational learning capacity, business processes and technology is essential to incrementally and continuously improve each one in concert. Required improvements should be introduced to smaller parts of the organization delivering the value of data. Strategically chosen pipeline of projects would allow the ramp up of the organization to a continuously learning and changing organization. In the age of digital economy, agile organizations can learn quicker from large amounts of data to have the competitive edge. This study will also look into how a data management program relates to DCBT and can be used in concert to enable DCBT.
by Cem Yildirim.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Ohlsson, Jesper. "Enforcing Business Rules in E-Business Systems : A Survey of Business Rule Engines." Thesis, University of Skövde, School of Humanities and Informatics, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-22.
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E-business provides important opportunities of trade for businesses, and the supporting business system must handle this environment efficiently. One current trend in business systems is to move business logic, such as business processes and business rules, out from the application logic and into separate support systems. The reason to make this separation is to increase the agility of the business, to make the system able to change more rapidly when the business situation changes.
This report focus on business rules enforced in business rule engines. Specific interest is on how such rule engines meet the requirements of the e-business domain. The report presents an overview of business rule engines. Five general categories of characteristics are proposed. The proposed characteristics are then used in a comparison of three business rule engines.
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Robles, Sebastian. "Business intelligence in Chile, recommendations to develop local applications." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70831.
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Thesis (S.M. in Engineering and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, June 2011."February 2010." Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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The volume of information generated from enterprise applications is growing exponentially, and the cost of storage is decreasing rapidly. In addition, cloud-based applications, mobile devices and social networks are becoming relevant sources of unstructured data that provide essential information for strategic decisions making. Therefore, with time, enterprise databases will become more valuable for business but also much harder to integrate, process and analyze. Business Intelligence software was instrumental in helping organizations to analyze information and provide reports to support business decision-making. Accordingly, BI applications evolved as enterprise information grew, hardware-processing capacities developed, and storage cost is being reduced significantly. In this paper, we will analyze the current BI world market and compare it with the Chilean market, in order to come up with business plan recommendations for local developers and systems integrators interested in capitalizing the opportunities generated by the global BI software market consolidation.
by Sebastian Robles.
S.M.in Engineering and Management
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Shatzkamer, Kevin David. "Virtual mobile networking using always best connected business relationships." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/100385.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2015.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-99).
With the advent of smartphones and tablets, mobile networks are no longer luxuries in the communications industry. Mobile networking is paramount to meeting the need of corporate users and the desires of consumers. These users consume mobile data to reach content and services deployed on the Internet by way of cloud computing. Mobile networks have undergone a number of iterations, with the current state - 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) - providing a starting point for high speed, low latency mobile networking that meets the demands of bandwidth hungry applications and services. Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) have existed as a means to help Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) achieve meaningful market share in industry segments that have been harder, or more expensive, for the MNO to reach. In this way, MVNOs have remained niche providers to a highly segmented industry. In addition, a traditional 1:1 model of MVNO to MNO has left the MNO in dominant position to determine the extent to which the MVNO may be successful. This thesis explores the trends that are forcing business model disruption in the MVNO industry and proposes a technical solution, built around the systems engineering System of Systems (SoS) principles that may be leveraged to help transform the mobile industry into a more competitive environment in which MVNO and MNO compete on level playing fields for subscribers.
by Kevin David Shatzkamer.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Thompson, Matthew Richard S. M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "The future of portable ultrasound : business strategies for survival." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59271.
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Thesis (S.M. in System Design and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2010.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-68).
The growth of healthcare costs in the USA, coupled with the desire for access to care in the developing world, is driving the need for low cost, high quality imaging services. The miniaturization of signal processing electronics continues to reduce the size and cost of ultrasound devices. This convergence of demand and technology has led to the rise of portable ultrasound products, disrupting the entire industry. Market share for conventional cart-based systems is being eroded by compact mobile devices. This threatens the large, multi-modality imaging companies as more focused competitors, such as SonoSite, rise to dominate the portable market. New companies continue to arrive with innovative portable products, while domestic companies in emerging markets arise with low cost devices targeting local demand. In the face of these changes, what should companies do to adapt their business strategies and compete? In short, the established companies need to disrupt themselves and develop a portfolio of portable products. GE seems to have already acknowledged this reality and embraced the disruptive trend. Products with modular architectures will help companies reduce product cost and increase cycle times, improving their competiveness in an increasingly crowded space. SonoSite will need to find a wealth of resources to maintain its advantage, ideally leveraging the strong brand name that it has established. Looking to the future of this disruptive cycle, companies need to embrace new business models for low cost products. Verathon's line of application specific products may be a glimpse into the future. In addition, in response to this need for, and trend towards, low cost devices, some companies, such as GE, have created a new segment of pocket portable ultrasound devices: a "visual stethoscope" that could be in the hand of every doctor. Will this type of device succeed? The reality is that they will find mixed success. Disintegrated health systems, the predominant type in the USA, present a challenging environment for value capture and will only embrace these products once they become significantly cheaper and demonstrate success as a process improvement tool. Integrated health systems, more common globally, will slowly embrace them as a screening tool. Companies in this product category need to be in it for the long haul and focus on the compelling applications in the EMT/paramedic market segment to achieve short-term success.
by Matthew Richard Thompson.
S.M.in System Design and Management
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Nudurupati, Sai Sudhakar. "Management and business implications of IT-supported performance measurement system." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2003. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=21531.
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The performance measurement revolution started in the late 1970s with the dissatisfaction of traditional backward looking accounting systems. Since then the literature in this field is emerging. Most of the focus was on designing performance measurement systems, with few studies illustrating the issues in implementing and using performance measurement systems. However there was no solid research reported in literature that demonstrated the impacts of performance measurement when implemented and used with appropriate IT support. In this research, initial evidence was gathered from four companies where IT-supported performance measurement system (IT-PMS) made positive impact on management and business. The findings obtained from these studies were grounded in theory and formed the basis for creating a set of predictions on management and business implications (dependent variables) and pre-conditions, which are the factors that effect the implications (semidependent variables). The objectives of this research were to prove predictions and preconditions as well as to build relationships between IT-PMS implementation (independent variables), predictions and pre-conditions. In order to achieve the research objectives, true experiments with the researcher as facilitator / personal observer (of the experiment) was considered to be essential. It was also essential to have a degree of control by the researcher to vary these independent variables and study their impact on dependent and semi-dependent variables. This strongly urged the researcher to adopt action research as the main research domain, by implementing IT-PMS at four companies and monitoring its impact. Finally, the research demonstrated that appropriately designed performance measurement systems, if supported through appropriate IT platforms and driven by senior management, appropriately implemented and used will result in positive management and business implications such as: facilitating more pro-active management style, increasing positive behaviour such as focusing on facts, communication, empowerment and teamwork, creating complete transparency and visibility of information, identifying weak areas of the business and promoting continuous improvement.
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Hu, Feng-Ming. "Integrated Apartment Management System." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2006. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3004.
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The Integrated Apartment Management System (IAMS) is a web-based system that allows tenants to make appointments with repairmen on line and notify both apartment managers and repairmen of appointments through an email directly from IAMS. IAMS also keeps a database of appointments, repairs, and payments that can be accessed by tenants, repairmen, and apartment managers.
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Zhang, Xiaoming S. M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "The state of digital marketing -- technology and business landscape." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/107586.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering, System Design and Management Program, Engineering and Management Program, 2016.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 87-92).
Digital marketing has grown rapidly over the last two decades into a multi-billion dollar industry with thousands of companies operating in the space. Its' digital advertisement model has provided crucial economic backbone to support the proliferation of free digital content around the world. However, the industry is now facing significant challenges and controversy around Ad Blocking. The rapidly rising adoption of Ad Blocking is threatening the fundamentals in the digital advertisement model, and could have a profound impact on digital marketing and Internet content consumption. In this thesis, we research online resources to describe the latest technology and business landscape for the digital marketing industry, including the main digital marketing platforms, and system decomposition for its key subsystem Ad Tech industry. We then introduce the Ad Blocking controversy. We use stakeholder value network analysis to analyze how various market responses to Ad Blocking satisfy the system stakeholder values, hoping to shed lights on possible directions for solving the challenge systematically.
by Xiaoming Zhang.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Peterein, Scott (Scott Thomas). "U.S. Coast Guard financial management : a systems approach to business process reengineering." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/107349.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, System Design and Management Program, 2014.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-112).
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is undertaking an enterprise-wide Financial Management Business Process Re-Engineering (FM BPR) effort that will transform its delivery of financial management services which support worldwide operations and mission support activities. The planned changes will include deployment of new commercial-off-the-shelf financial management software, and simultaneous changes to USCG organizational structures and FM processes. Proposed changes to the USCG FM system are intended to bring the Service into compliance with Federal standards for financial operations, while simultaneously improving delivery of financial business support to end users. This thesis applies Dr. Nancy Leveson's System Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) safety methodology to perform a hazard analysis on aspects of the re-engineered (future state) business processes to help ensure the system can deliver its intended performance. Application of STPA on the USCG FM system was conducted with the aid of the Safety Hazard Analysis Tool (SafetyHAT) software released in March 2014 by the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center. SafetyHAT is intended to aid users in performing hazard analysis using STPA. The use of SafetyHAT for this thesis research is its first application outside of the Volpe Center and transportation domain. Recommendations for tailoring the tool to the financial management and other domains are proposed. The application of STPA on targeted aspects of the USCG FM system identified 205 causal factors for potential system hazards. Recommendations to appropriately remediate the causal factors are proposed based on systems theory principles and tools. Recommended improvements include robust feedback and communication channels illustrated using the system control diagram used to perform STPA. System dynamics modeling is also used to quantitatively illustrate the non-linear interactions that exist in the USCG FM system, and how the system design will affect its performance over time. The simulations show that if the causal factors identified using STPA are not addressed, the FM system may fail to achieve its intended performance. Other recommendations include the expanded use of system dynamic modeling to inform future design decisions for the USCG FM system, including trade-offs driven by resource limitations, as the re-engineering effort progresses.
by Scott Peterein.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Bhutkar, Arjun Vijay 1967. "Architecture for multi-enterprise E-business." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/88324.
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Doran, Edward Joseph. "Implementation of BS 5750 quality management system." Thesis, University of Salford, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.241954.
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Craft, D. H. "Resource management in a distributed computing system." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.254104.
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Patil, Devadas V. "Business development trends and analysis for the data networking market." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70804.
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Thesis (S.M. in Engineering and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2011.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-96).
The Internet has come a long way after the widely reported invention by Sandra Lerner and Leonard Bosack of the router, a device that can transmit data from one network to another based on certain protocols and principles. Despite a slow start in the mid 1980s, the Internet has emerged as one of the primary means of communication for people of all walks of life. Sophisticated, network-aware applications that integrate data, voice and video have helped fuel this growth. This thesis examines the latest technology trends and historical developments in various market segments of the Internet. Using technology trends as a backdrop, it analyzes business development at Cisco Systems, Inc., a major player in all Internet market segments. Well-known tools and concepts such as the Familiarity Matrix and Technology S-curve are used for case studies of business development at Cisco. Business Development is almost always a high-stakes endeavor requiring keen insight on both financial and strategy fronts. What are good strategies for corporate entrepreneurship? What are the challenges in business development by way of acquisitions? Will cyber anonymity continue to make us lonely and distanced, or will there be a new breed of Internet applications that will genuinely bring people closer? These are some of the questions this thesis explores, drawing on the wisdom and experience of industry experts.
by Devadas V. Patil.
S.M.in Engineering and Management
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Paccot, Olivier (Olivier Marc Paccots Burnens). "Understanding business replication : impacts and best practices for developing countries." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90720.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2014.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 84-85).
by Olivier Paccot.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Miller, Michael P. (Michael Parker). "Business system improvements through recognition of process variability." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/50304.
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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1997, and Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 1997.Includes bibliographical references (p. 121).
by Michael P. Miller.
M.S.
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Casebolt, Jason M. (Jason MacArthur). "Business process improvement using axiomatic design and object-process methodology." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/106242.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering, System Design and Management Program, Engineering and Management Program, 2016.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-64).
This thesis introduces AD-OPM BPI, which is a new method of conducting business process improvement using both Axiomatic Design and Object-Process Methodology. The premise underlying the method is that modern process improvement techniques boast large efficiency gains, but fail to address the broader process system. Through first using Axiomatic Design to map and optimize the process system, broader-inefficiencies will be addressed before they constrain individual processes. Then Object-Process Methodology is conducted for process-specific optimization by utilizing modern system architecture layering principles to identify nonvalue-adding entities and improve them through deletion or simplification. A case study at a large aerospace manufacturing company demonstrates the method in practical application. Results suggest that application is better suited to new or small-scale systems due to the challenge of applying Axiomatic Design to pre-existing large scale systems. Despite this limitation, Object-Process Methodology remains a viable option for business process improvement, whether or not it is coupled with Axiomatic Design in AD-OPM BPI.
by Jason M. Casebolt.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Genade, Marius. "Defining key success criteria to measure project success for Warehouse management system implementations." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/95589.
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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.The storage and distribution of goods in warehouses have been around for centuries. Information systems and technology have enabled business to run various different functions, like accounting, successfully. Companies soon realised the additional benefits technology can bring to their operations. Increase in product throughput and increase in product range are some of the examples that add additional complexity to the warehousing and distribution functions. In order to cater for the additional complexity, to gain improved customer service levels and gain a strategic advantage in delivering the right product, in the right place at the right time, companies are implementing warehouse management systems (WMS). However, the WMS implementations are complex and involve various different stakeholders. Failed WMS implementations can negatively affect the operations. There are many risks associated with the WMS implementations and many companies have had to issue profit warnings in the past due to failed implementations. Various viewpoints on project success exist but this research report has aimed to provide a framework of key success criteria which organisations can use to evaluate the success of their implementation. Since WMS are generally rolled-out across various sites within a specific supply chain, measuring and evaluating the success of the first project can guide the project team to achieve more project success in the future, eliminating the risks associated with failed implementations. This study clearly defines the difference between project success, project management success, critical success factors and key success criteria. Literature on the topic is limited and therefore this study looked at various sources like peer-reviewed literature, popular literature and case studies. The findings of the report indicate that there is a list of ten different key success criteria which organisations can focus on in order to measure and improve their project success. Taking ownership, change management, managing stakeholder expectations, communication, training and testing are some of the key success criteria that were identified. This study concludes by presenting a framework which organisations can use to measure the success of their WMS implementation.
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Fritzell, Tove. "Development of an Environmental Management System for Radical Sports Management." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekologi, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-58637.
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There are many reasons why smaller businesses should have an environmental management system, but also many difficulties, such as limitations in the time and resources available, and the size of the environmental impacts. How can a small business providing intellectual services make environmental improvements by creating and implementing an environmental management system (EMS)? This report is a case study on how to create an EMS. It was carried out with the management consultancy Radical Sports Management (RSM), a UK registered company based in Chamonix, France. Background studies on EMS, international standards of certifications of EMS, green procurement and carbon offsetting were carried out. With this background knowledge an EMS was developed in association with the company on site in Chamonix, France, and by correspondence. The environmental management system itself included An environmental policy A baseline assessment where the activities were divided into different areas, and their environmental aspects were scored from 1-5 on significance, potential and manageability to separate the more relevant aspects from the not so relevant. The process revealed that the most important environmental aspects were linked to production and handling of waste, transport and development of sports equipment. An investigation of the concerned legislation in France (which handles waste and chemicals) A research of how to decrease the environmental impact of relevant aspects An action plan where the chosen solutions to the environmental problems and the environmental targets were listed together with the methods to implement these and make them functional A monitoring document where the management can rate the progress of the different actions An auditing document to aid in the evaluation of the EMS Recommendations of how to make continuous improvements The following conclusions were made during this project: A small actor is dependent on its partners, suppliers, and other actors around it. It can make a difference by influencing its partners by providing information to open their eyes to existing possibilities and supporting them when they choose to take steps towards environmental solutions. The input from both management and employees is vital to have an organic EMS that evolves with the company. Establishing responsibilities at all levels of the enterprise is an effective method to reach a higher level of involvement, but it is also important that there is a feedback in the system, and lines of communications that are in function. The level of detail, the number and size of improvements to be made, the cost of the improvements and the documentation of the EMS must be kept at a level where it feels manageable to the company. Environmental Management Systems Tove Fritzell For a company such as RSM, that doesn’t have any large costs of material, energy and handling emissions and waste, the primary benefits of the EMS will be competitive advantage, attracting new customers and markets; and improved image towards public, regulators, investors and lenders, which make communication, marketing and advertising essential. Quantification of activities associated to environmental is important to perform a good baseline assessment, achieve better target formulations, monitoring and reviews of environmental performance.
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Carlson, David Allen. "Mental models for strategic management: Representation and inference in a management support system." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/185507.
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The objective of this research is to present a theoretical framework and to describe a computational representation for the mental models that a manager uses when implementing a strategic plan or when attempting to improve an organization's productivity. A mental model consists of some dynamic internal representation that reflects the essential features and relationships in a corresponding real-world system. An integral part of a mental model includes procedures for examining and manipulating its contents and its structure in order to answer questions about the status of goals or the progress of plans. It is suggested that, for an effective manager, these models incorporate a highly integrated network of concepts and propositional relationships that this manager uses to understand strategies and organizations, to infer relationships among indirectly related concepts, and to initiate communication with other managers. The design for this research includes two case studies which were used to clarify and refine the theoretical concepts about the structure and processing of mental models in strategic management tasks. First, the implementation of a Total Quality Management strategy was studied from the perspective of the Director of Quality Assurance at one division of a large financial services organization. The second study was conducted at a computer manufacturing organization where coordination among functional managers was investigated as they introduced new products to manufacturing. The computational model developed as part of this research, called SPRINT (Strategic Plan and Resource INTegration), is implemented as a frame-based semantic network using a hypertext interface and is programmed in Smalltalk/V286. This model is used to represent some of the knowledge gathered in the case studies as a means to evaluate the adequacy of the representation scheme and to provide insights into the use of a management support system for similar tasks. The contribution of this research consists of: (1) clarifying the notion of mental models as used in managerial decision making; (2) specifying a computational representation which accommodates the theoretical framework and the empirical evidence from these case studies; (3) implementing a computational model which embodies the representation scheme; and (4) suggesting how this computational model would be applicable in a management support system for actual management tasks.
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Jog, Chetan R. (Chetan Ravindra). "Healthcare technology, patient engagement and adherence : systems and business opportunity analysis." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76493.
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Thesis (S.M. in Management and Engineering)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2012.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-64).
In the current shift in the US healthcare system, lower cost, higher quality of care, access and safety are the main drivers that are effecting changes. Patient compliance with medication and technology enabled wellness and engagement programs play an important role in ensuring the cost and quality of care is reduced. In a recent study, the overall cost of poor medication adherence, measured in otherwise avoidable medical spending, is close to $310 billion annually, representing approximately 14% of total healthcare expenditures. There have been several studies analyzing the reasons for and impact of non-adherence and solutions to achieve increasing compliance. With the recent wave in healthcare technology, the scope of prescription medication adherence needs to be expanded to include patient engagement and their awareness towards lifestyle changes and managing their own health. This thesis engages in an analysis of these compliance issues and in understanding the relationships among the various stakeholders involved. It also analyses the several technology platforms and solutions from mobile health to "gamification" and social networks from a business, user and regulatory standpoint. It looks into how these newer health technologies helps the individual in adhering and realizing novel insights into their own patterns related to medication, lifestyle and general health. Further, working with a health technology startup catering to the behavioral care market, a real world application of a health technology product that utilizes technology based patient assessment, decision support and patient communication, will be evaluated to explore how it will help in delivering value to several stakeholders.
by Chetan R. Jog.
S.M.in Management and Engineering
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Mathur, Akshat. "The evolution of business ecosystems : interspecies competition in the steel industry." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59258.
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Thesis (S.M. in System Design and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2010.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-104).
This thesis contributes toward the building of a theory of the evolution of business ecosystems by exploring the applicability of Piepenbrock's' theoretical framework to a commodity industrial setting, namely the U.S. steel industry from 1860-2010. As the evolution of business ecosystems framework posits the emergence of symbiotic inter-species competition between heterogeneous inter-organizational architectures, this thesis builds grounded theory by expanding Piepenbrock's original theoretical sample to include the following dominant firms in the U.S. steel industry: United States Steel and Bethlehem Steel, representing incumbents and Nucor and Arcelor-Mittal, representing late-entrants. Comparative historical analyses are performed to determine the evolution of the firms' form, function and fitness: specifically their inter-organizational architectures, their strategic choices in both market quantity and technological quality, and the maturity of the steel industry environment in both market quantity and technology quality. The U.S. steel industry is demonstrated to currently be in a mature state, with slowing rates of growth in terms of both market quantity and technology quality (i.e. performance improvement trajectories of products and production processes). During the growth and maturing of this market environment, the inter-organizational architectures of the dominant incumbent firms of United States Steel and Bethlehem Steel appear to have evolved from integral to modular forms. As the market became mature, late-entrant firms of Nucor and Arcelor-Mittal appear to have entered with integral inter-organizational architectures, in which they compete on quality, cost and delivery dimensions enabled through stable long-term growth. The findings of this thesis demonstrate that the evolution of business ecosystems appears to be a reasonably robust theoretical framework, which is useful in explaining why firms in the same industry vary systematically in performance over time. The investigation of inter-species competition in the U.S. steel industry expands the external validity or generalizability of the framework to include commodity industrial settings. The framework captures the evolution of dominant designs in enterprise architectures that oscillate between modular and integral states throughout an industry's life-cycle. Architectural innovation at the extended enterprise level in Nucor and Arcelor-Mittal is demonstrated to contribute to the failure of established firms United States Steel and Bethlehem Steel.
by Akshat Mathur.
S.M.in System Design and Management
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Pullokkaran, Laijo John. "Analysis of data virtualization & enterprise data standardization in business intelligence." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90703.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2013.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (page 59).
Business Intelligence is an essential tool used by enterprises for strategic, tactical and operational decision making. Business Intelligence most often needs to correlate data from disparate data sources to derive insights. Unifying data from disparate data sources and providing a unifying view of data is generally known as data integration. Traditionally enterprises employed ETL and data warehouses for data integration. However in last few years a technology known as "Data Virtualization" has found some acceptance as an alternative data integration solution. "Data Virtualization" is a federated database termed as composite database by McLeod/Heimbigner's in 1985. Till few years back Data Virtualization weren't considered as an alternative for ETL but was rather thought of as a technology for niche integration challenges. In this paper we hypothesize that for many BI applications "data virtualization" is a better cost effective data integration strategy. We analyze the system architecture of "Data warehouse" and "Data Virtualization" solutions. We further employ System Dynamics Model to compare few key metrics like "Time to Market" and "Cost of "Data warehouse" and "Data Virtualization" solutions. We also look at the impact of "Enterprise Data Standardization" on data integration.
by Laijo John Pullokkaran.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Borenstein, Denis. "Integrated decision support system for flexible manufacturing system design." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.301861.
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Mosig, Benjamin [Verfasser], and Marco C. [Akademischer Betreuer] Meier. "Information Requirements Analysis for Business Intelligence Systems using System Dynamics / Benjamin Mosig. Betreuer: Marco C. Meier." Augsburg : Universität Augsburg, 2014. http://d-nb.info/1077703856/34.
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Rozenes, Shai. "Multidimensional project control system." Thesis, Coventry University, 2004. http://curve.coventry.ac.uk/open/items/462120e8-7a38-a662-149a-8d8320ba4cf4/1.
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Project control systems often fail to support management in achieving their global project goals. This thesis proposes a Multidimensional Project Control System (MPCS) as an approach for quantifying deviations from the planning phase to the execution phase with respect to the global project control specification (GPCS). The projects' current state must be translated into yield terms, which are expressed as a gap vector that represents the multidimensional deviation from the global project control specification. The MPCS methodology allows the project manager to determine: integrated project status; where problems exist in the project; when and where to take corrective action; and how to measure improvement. However, implementing the MPCS methodology does not require extra data collation. MPCS deals with the control of a single project and defines the project performances in comparison with the plan. The progression of several projects in parallel is a common situation in organizations, therefore a comparison of the various project performances is required. It is proposed that a comparison process be performed using the data envelope analysis (DEA) approach. The reference points for examining the performances of different projects and the directions of improvement for the projects are not necessarily found on the efficiency frontier. An algorithm is developed for applying multi-project system control having a relatively large number of inputs and outputs while maintaining the validity of the DEA methodology. The DEA output allows the diagnosis of those found on the efficiency frontier and those that need improvement.
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Slobodník, Tomáš. "Implementace CMM při posuzování kvality business procesů." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta informačních technologií, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-236561.
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The paper examines the characteristics of quality management, business process management and process maturity models. Presents a prototype of web-based tool to support the implementation of CMMI for Services, its concept, implementation and application in the selected company. It analyzes the main activities of the company and suggests improvements in accordance with the CMMI model.
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CHEN, XINBEI. "A KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT MODEL FOR E-BUSINESS WORLD." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1014841051.
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Lockerbie, S. (Stephen). "Designing a management information system to support business school accreditation status." Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2017. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201706022474.
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Oulu Business School required a management information system which would reduce the manual work requirements for AACSB reports and improve the overall data collection process. By employing design science research, it was possible to construct a detailed analysis of the requirements of Oulu Business School and model these into a set of objectives for the system. These requirements were extrapolated further, using Agile methodology, into a concise list of user stories which would form the backbone of the development process. To meet the needs of both the faculty and AACSB accreditation, Oulu Business School wanted to replace their current data collection process with a web-based information system. This system that would collect contribution information from all staff members and generate a variety of reports from the data collected on-demand.
Although there was a pre-existing system, it was not considered fit for purpose. Therefore, the project started from nothing. This allowed the team to gather concise requirements as well as using previously unused methodologies. To this end, we focused on using Design Science Research as this the study of how an information system behaves dependent on its overall purpose. In the main, the motivation for this research was the need to improve its data collection and information processing methods of the Oulu Business School.
By employing a combination of Agile development methodologies and design science methodologies, it was possible to build a very clear concept of what was to be developed and how. Design science provided the foundational knowledge required to define the nature of the system while Agile provided the tools for creating the artefact in an efficient and effective manner.
The artefact was created over a 5-month development period with 10 sprints, or iterations, in total. Overall, the project managed to achieve the majority of the goals that were set and produced a fully-fledged system which has entered full use by the Oulu Business School. Additionally, the success of the system has been such that Oulu Business School has continued developing OBSIC and is considering the possibility of offering the system to other accredited schools.
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Xiao, Yujun (Yujun Eugene). "The integration of international supply chain management and E-business." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35117.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program; and, (S.M. in Ocean Systems Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2006.Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-105).
Internet technology has changed this world rapidly in the past decade. The influence of E-business on the economy and business practice has been tremendous. The focus of many companies has been on improving the extended enterprise transactions including Business-to Customer (B2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B). Facing this shift in corporate focus, more and more companies realize the importance of supply chain management in the global E-business environment. The purpose of this thesis is to understand the relationship between supply chain management and E-business, especially from international point of view. The analysis started from the review of supply chain management and E-business, further continued on the strategic impact of E-business on supply chain management and discussed the associate issues during the integration of E-business and supply chain. Finally, some future opportunities will be introduced to illustrate new developments in the E-supply chain environment, especially for small business.
by Yujun (Eugene) Xiao.
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Reyes, Eumir P. (Eumir Paulo Reyes Morales). "A systems thinking approach to business intelligence solutions based on cloud computing." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59267.
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Thesis (S.M. in System Design and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2010.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-74).
Business intelligence is the set of tools, processes, practices and people that are used to take advantage of information to support decision making in the organizations. Cloud computing is a new paradigm for offering computing resources that work on demand, are scalable and are charged by the time they are used. Organizations can save large amounts of money and effort using this approach. This document identifies the main challenges companies encounter while working on business intelligence applications in the cloud, such as security, availability, performance, integration, regulatory issues, and constraints on network bandwidth. All these challenges are addressed with a systems thinking approach, and several solutions are offered that can be applied according to the organization's needs. An evaluations of the main vendors of cloud computing technology is presented, so that business intelligence developers identify the available tools and companies they can depend on to migrate or build applications in the cloud. It is demonstrated how business intelligence applications can increase their availability with a cloud computing approach, by decreasing the mean time to recovery (handled by the cloud service provider) and increasing the mean time to failure (achieved by the introduction of more redundancy on the hardware). Innovative mechanisms are discussed in order to improve cloud applications, such as private, public and hybrid clouds, column-oriented databases, in-memory databases and the Data Warehouse 2.0 architecture. Finally, it is shown how the project management for a business intelligence application can be facilitated with a cloud computing approach. Design structure matrices are dramatically simplified by avoiding unnecessary iterations while sizing, validating, and testing hardware and software resources.
by Eumir P. Reyes.
S.M.in System Design and Management
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Speller, Thomas Hughes III. "The business and dynamics of free-to-play social-casual game apps." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70824.
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Thesis (S.M. in Engineering and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2012.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-100).
The rapid growth of social media platforms, specifically Facebook, has caused startup firms to develop new business models based on social technologies. By leveraging the Facebook platform, new entertainment companies making free-to-play social-casual games have created a multi-billion dollar market for virtual goods, a revenue model in which the core product is given away for free and ancillary goods are sold on top of it. Zynga, the most successful firm in this space, held the largest initial public offering for an Internet-based company since Google in 2004. However, concerns about Zynga's longevity (as well as the longevity of other social-oriented firms, including Groupon) persist for a variety of reasons, including the novelty of its business model, the dependence on hit products with short lifecycles, and the stress placed on internal development teams. This thesis analyzes some of the key problems faced by Zynga and its competitors, including how to monetize free products, how to maintain a user base over time (using platform strategy concepts), and how to develop short and long-term product management and new product development policies (using System Dynamics). An additional chapter develops principles for launching social platforms and products by comparing and contrasting key factors that influenced the growth of five major social media websites. The principles are then discussed as they pertain to Zynga and social-casual gaming, in which case there are notable applications and key exceptions based on Zynga's circumstances. The thesis concludes by discussing several future areas of research that pertain to the socialization of products and technology.
by Thomas Hughes Speller, III.
S.M.in Engineering and Management
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Dubal, Atul. "Abraham Lincoln : His leadership qualities and their relevance to today's business leadership." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/100362.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2014.Page 52 blank. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 50-51).
It has been almost 150 years since the great civil war was fought in the United States and in this bloody civil war which killed more than 600.000 soldiers Abraham Lincoln emerged as a statesman who preserved the Union and abolished slavery. Lincoln's journey from a country lawyer in Illinois to the greatest U.S. presidents has been well documented. However, there is not a lot of literature around his distinctive leadership qualities and how they shaped the future of America. Lincoln was not the primary choice of the Republican Party as a nominee in the Presidential election of 1860. In fact he was the fourth choice. In spite of this, his supporters managed to nominate him as the party's candidate and he won the election. Lincoln's generosity and kind heartedness are legendary. With these traits he changed the hearts of many of his political enemies some of whom eventually helped elect him to the Presidency. His Presidency faced some of the biggest crises the US has ever seen and through his leadership the country was able to stay united in extremely delicate circumstances. He achieved seemingly impossible feats in the four years of his Presidency. This work explores the qualities which made him a great leader and how they can help today's business leaders surmount the massive problems they face.
by Atul Dubal.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Goswami, Debangshu. "How successful firms go beyond aligning their IT strategy with business objectives." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59235.
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Thesis (S.M. in System Design and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2010.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 68-71).
Information technology (IT) is vital to growth of all organizations. But getting value out of IT has been challenging. The companies, which fail to align their IT strategy with business objectives struggle with low or mediocre return on their IT investment. On the other hand, the companies that achieve strategic alignment realize higher economic benefits. Successful companies go one step further and use IT to enable business. They differentiate themselves from their competitors using IT and forge alliances. But is there any formula for achieving strategic alignment? The research of past decade seem to suggest that there indeed is a trend among companies, who manage to achieve strategic alignment. The successful companies recognize IT's unique value and ensure that it generates value like other assets do. IT is not a mere support function in such organizations. IT not only serves the internal businesses of the company but it acts like a business in dealing with suppliers. The framework of Strategic Alignment Model (SAM) identifies this as the balance of internal and external domain. The model asserts that IT should be judged both in terms of external domain, which determines how the firm as whole is positioned in the market place and internal domain, which constitutes IT's internal policies and structures. In the internal domain, the emphasis is more on technology than on business, management or organizational issue. The effective utilization of IT requires alignment of IT strategy with business objectives. This assertion is validated by a case study of a three companies, who successfully achieved strategic alignment.
by Debangshu Goswami.
S.M.in System Design and Management
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Guo, Ching Q. (Ching Qing). "Blogonomics : business and social changes from the blog." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/44707.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, 2008.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 93-100).
Back in 2003, Blogs as well as wikis started the Web 2.0 frenzy with online community networks and user generated content. Web 2.0 has recently cooled down, but it may have started a new era. The purpose of this paper is to explore the blogonomics - the business, as well as social, changes blogs have brought to us. It applies system thinking to analyze blogs, from blog elements (forms) to blog systems, and then to major components in the blog ecosystem. This paper focuses on the returns on blogs (ROB), mainly the business impact. Blog marketing, including word-of-mouth marketing (WOMM) and blog ads, has been discussed extensively along with the business models that can monetize blogs. It also proposes to use blogs as innovative tools for collaboration and content management. This paper primarily targets companies interested in the benefit from blogs. Furthermore, it hopes to explore a few innovative blog business models for entrepreneurs and serve anyone who is genuinely interested in blogs and Web 2.0.
by Ching Q. Guo.
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Saita, Akio 1972. "The potential business impacts of Semantic Web for system integration." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/17884.
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Thesis (S.M.M.O.T.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Management of Technology Program, 2004.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 91-94).
This thesis presents research about the potential business impacts of the Semantic Web. The concept of the Semantic Web is an expansion of the Web for computers, enabling them to comprehend the meaning of information. In addition, Semantic Web Services (SWS), the emerging convergence of Web Services with the Semantic Web, is the next major generation of the Web (and of the Internet), in which e-services and business communication become more knowledge-based and agent-based. The study arose out of a technology review of the Semantic Web and its current adoption. Following further analysis and research into business cases involving Semantic Web applications, the author focused specifically on the system integration business in an effort to understand the potential business impacts of the Semantic Web for system integration. In the system integration field, there are various trends for companies thinking about adopting the Semantic Web into the real business world. In this thesis, I offer answers to two questions: Why do system integrators need the Semantic Web, and how they should go about adopting it?
by Akio Saita.
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Al-Shawi, S. N. A. "Management cybernetics : computer simulation models of operational management organizations." Thesis, Brunel University, 1986. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/5015.
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Cybernetics is the science of effective organization, i.e. the science that describes the general principles of growth, learning and adaptation in complex, dynamical systems. Stafford Beer regards his viable system model as a design for effective formal organization. He also declares that since his model is explicitly based upon the principles of cybernetics, it facilitates consideration of what is and is not possible within formal organizations and provides guidance in creating efficient structures. The purpose of this research is to demonstrate and test Stafford Beer's ideas on the viable system model via the simulation of certain business activities. A methodology for getting access to the cybernetic body of knowledge is given as well as examples of cybernetic laws relevant to managerial and business practice. An important part of the work is devoted to the explanation and discussion of Stafford Beer's viable system model, and the importance it represents as a cybernetic method for the design of organizational structures. Simulation models incorporating the major activities of a business firm are represented and used as case studies to investigate how basic industrial organizations based on Beer's viable system model work under operational conditions.
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Elberg, Edwin 1970. "A system dynamics approach to the software development business problem." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/88326.
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Lauková, Dominika. "Zlepšení business procesů." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2019. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-399551.
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The aim of this diploma thesis is look at ways of optimising business processes in a specific company acting as an insurance intermediary. The thesis consists of a theoretical part which defines the basic concepts of the issue. The analytical part maps the current state of the business processes in the company, which serves as the foundation of a proposal for their optimization with the use of a CRM system.
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Melchor, Jonathan. "Understanding platform business models in the telecommunication industry." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/112065.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering, System Design and Management Program, 2017.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-92).
Telecommunication (telecom) companies face increasingly tough times as digitization reshapes the industrial landscape. In 2012, telecom companies acknowledged that over-the-top (OTT) communication services have become the greatest threat to their revenues. OTT communication services use the internet to deliver an array of services such as voice, video calls, and messaging. Some of the most popular OTT companies are Skype, WhatsApp, WeChat, Google Hangouts, Viber, Line, etc. The continued business disruption is driving telecom companies to investigate platform-based business models as key ingredients to survival. Platform business models are the core of some of the most powerful and fastest-growing companies such as Alibaba, Uber, Airbnb, Facebook, etc. Platform businesses bring together producers and users in efficient exchanges of value. These models are known for leveraging network effects, which means the more participants on the platform, the greater the value produced. With the appearance of the 5th generation (5G) of mobile network connectivity, telecom companies need to know how they can protect themselves from being delegated by disruptors as commodity connectivity providers. In this thesis, we explored the areas where 5G can have an impact in the next five years. We used a technique developed by Professor Marshall Van Alstyne. The technique consists of plotting an interaction's perceived value versus interaction volume then selecting the area with the highest interaction of perceived value and volume. Results showed that immersive media has these characteristics. After we identified the area, we selected a platform using the concept evaluation methodology. The most feasible multi-sided platform (MSP) for the telecom industry in the next five years is a 3600 HD video platform with live and recorded long-tail content (large number of unique items with relatively small quantities). The MSP consists of four sides: users, content developers, advertisers, and software developers. Platform launch, monetization, openness and network effects strategies are proposed. Moreover, a financial analysis was performed. Results show the proposed MSP is a feasible option. Finally, a stakeholder analysis compares an existing digital platform versus our proposed platform. Results show similar behavior.
by Jonathan Melchor.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Farahmand, Fariborz. "Developing a Risk Management System for Information Systems Security Incidents." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/7600.
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The Internet and information systems have enabled businesses to reduce costs, attain
greater market reach, and develop closer business partnerships along with improved
customer relationships. However, using the Internet has led to new risks and concerns.
This research provides a management perspective on the issues confronting CIOs and IT
managers. It outlines the current state of the art of information security, the important
issues confronting managers, security enforcement measure/techniques, and potential
threats and attacks. It develops a model for classification of threats and control measures.
It also develops a scheme for probabilistic evaluation of the impact of security threats
with some illustrative examples. It involves validation of information assets and
probabilities of success of attacks on those assets in organizations and evaluates the
expected damages of these attacks. The research outlines some suggested control
measures and presents some cost models for quantifying damages from these attacks and
compares the tangible and intangible costs of these attacks. This research also develops a
risk management system for information systems security incidents in five stages: 1-
Resource and application value analysis, 2- Vulnerability and risk analysis, 3-
Computation of losses due to threats and benefits of control measures, 4- Selection of
control measures, and 5- Implementation of alternatives. The outcome of this research
should help decision makers to select the appropriate control measure(s) to minimize
damage or loss due to security incidents. Finally, some recommendations for future work
are provided to improve the management of security in organizations.
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Montoya, Mario 1978. "On developing business architectures : a multi-framework evaluation of an early-stage enterprise." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59261.
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Thesis (S.M. in System Design and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2010.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-196).
Early-stage enterprises are characterized by leveraging limited resources during periods of accelerating industry growth and relatively high uncertainty. This thesis is an examination of an early-stage enterprise within the medical technology industry using multiple frameworks. In addition to the standard Lean Advancement Initiative (LAI) suite of tools, the enterprise will be evaluated using Nightingale and Rhodes' eight Enterprise Architecture (EA) views, Kaplan's Balanced Scorecard (BSC), McKinsey's 7S framework, and Grave's Spiral Dynamics. Moreover, this thesis includes a practical examination of the current state using the framework developed by Piepenbrock's doctoral thesis that introduced the notion of modular versus integral enterprise architectures. A transformation plan is proposed based on the firm's current state and preferred future state based on insights from the various self-assessments and prevailing corporate strategy. The transformation plan is also informed by the author's perceived receptivity, commitment and need for change of the organization. The case organization's current state is described in general terms to protect the company's identity since the material presented includes portions of their corporate strategy and source of competitive advantage. Recognizing that all competitive advantage is temporary, considerable care has been exercised to balance the relevance of the research with the privacy needs of the organization.
by Mario Montoya, Jr..
S.M.in System Design and Management