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Theses 2005

Executing Major Projects through Contractors
Nicholas McKenna, 2005

Theses 2004

A Framework for Quantifying Complexity and Understanding its Sources: Application to two Large-Scale Systems
Pierre-Alain Martin, 2004

Objective Comparison of Design of Experiments Strategies in Design and Observations in Practice
Ion Freeman, 2004

A Unified Approach to Modeling, Verifying, and Improving the Manufacturability of Mechanical Assemblies
J. Michael Gray, 2004

Theses 2003

Tools of Risk Management in Product Verification
Peng Zhang, 2003

Product Development Process Design: Improving Development Response to Market, Technical, and Regulatory Risks
Darian Unger, 2003

Product Development Processes and Their Importance to Organizational Capabilities
Bing Liu, 2003

Key Characteristic Coupling and Resolving Key Characteristic Conflict
Jagmeet Singh, 2003

Concurrent Process Mapping, Organizations, Project and
Knowledge Management in Large-Scale Product Development
Projects Using the Design Structure Matrix Method
Antoine D. Guivarch, 2003

Theses 2002
A Risk Dynamics Model of Complex System Development
Jay Jootar, 2002

Causality and Sensitivity Analysis in Distributed Design Simulation
Jaehyun Kim, 2002

Collaborating Across Boundaries: Theoretical, Empirical, and Simulated Explorations
Laura Black, 2002

Design of Assemblies with Compliant Parts; Application to Datum Flow Chains
Gennadiy Godenshteyn, BS, 2002

Design for Marketing: Interactive Market Research Tools
Maria Ioannis Kamvysselis, SB, 2002

Optimal Scheduling of Design Reviews in Product Development
Alberto José Cividanes, SB, 2002

Pricing Bundles of Products and Services in the High-Tech Industry
Juan-Carlo Ferrer, 2002

Predicting Managing System Interactions at Early Phase of the Product Development Process
Qi Dong,BS, SM, 2002

Theses 2001

The Effect of Animation on Web-based Education
Thomas C. Gray, SM, 2001

Interior-Point Methods Applied to Internet Conjoint Analysis
Olivier Toubia, SM, 2001

An Integrated Method for Managing Complex Engineering Projects
Using the Design Structure Matrix and Advanced Simulation
Soo-Haeng Cho, SM, 2001

Rapid and Flexible Product Development: An Analysis of Software Projects at Hewlett Packard and Agilent
Sharma Upadhyayula, SM, 2001

The Owner's Role in Inter-Firm Collaboration for Innovation Development and Implementation in Building Construction
William L. Cate, SM, 2001

Theses 2000

Analyzing the Effects of Product Architecture on Technical Communication in Product Development Organizations
Manuel Sosa, PhD, 2000

Blending Engineering Modeling, Industrial Design, and Physical Prototyping in Product Design
Matt Page, SM, 2000

Core Technology through Enterprise Launch: A Case Study of Handwritten Signature Verification
Burl Amsbury, SM, 2000

Design, Cognition, and Complexity: An Investigation Using a Computer-Based Design Task Surrogate
Nicholas Hirschi, SM, 2000

Emergent Product Development Process Structures
Priscilla Wang, SM, 2000

Essays in Management of Technology: Collaborative Strategies for the American Technologies Industries
Wenyun Liu, PhD, 2000

Exploring Integration of Four Information Based Product Development Tools
Tze Ho Lee, SM, 2000

Extension of Set Based Inference Mechanisms for Predicate Logic Design Constraints with an Application to Automotive Power Window Design
Amit Seshan, SM, 2000

Internet-Based Rapid Customer Feedback for Design Feature Tradeoff Analysis
Meghan McArdle, SM, 2000

Learning Theory Applications to Product Design Modeling
Juan Deniz, SM, 2000

The Means to an End: Effects of Process on Group Choice and Problem Solving
Rebecca Hamilton, PhD, 2000

Models for Platform-Based Product Family Design
Javier Gonzales Zugasti, PhD, 2000

Multi-Organizational Project Teams and Construction Innovation: The Role of the General Contractor and Construction Manager
Richard Anthony Seaman, SM, 2000

The Organization of Platform Leadership: An Empirical Investigation of INTEL's Management Processes Aimed at Fostering Innovation by Third Parties
Annabelle Gawer, PhD, 2000

Product Descriptors for Early Product Development: An Interface between Environmental Experts and Designers
Julie Eisenhard, SM, 2000

Reconfigurable Variation Risk Management Database Tool
Gisele Proulx, SM, 2000

Strategic Metrics for Product Development at Ford Motor Company
Arpita Majumder, SM, 2000

Synthesis of Aesthetic Product Form
Stephen Smyth, SM, 2000

A System Dynamics Model of How Managers Learn to Allocate Resources during Process Improvement
John Foster, SM, 2000

Using Designer Confidence and a Dynamic Monte Carlo Simulation Tool to Evaluate Uncertainty in Systems Models
Jeff Lyons, SM, 2000

Value of Process Capability Information and Supplier Selection
Corinne Frasson, SM, 2000

Virtual Assembly Models in Distributed Heterogeneous CAD Environments
Bill Liteplo, SM, 2000

Theses 1999

Designing Effective Portfolio Variety Using Customer Need Discrimination Thresholds
Jo Ruetta Roberson, SM, 1999

An Empirical Exploration of Metrics for Product Development Teams
Burt LaFountain, SM, 1999

The Identification of Gaps and Overlaps in the Product Portfolio
John Hull, SM, 1999

Management of Integrated Product and Process Models through Automated Decomposition
Shaun Abrahmson, SM, 1999

Metrics for the Design of Visual Displays of Information
Julie Yang-Pelaez, PhD, 1999

Product Development Timing and Cost Analysis Using Information Flow Modeling
Maria Carrascosa, PhD, 1999

Product Family Architecture Modularity Using Function and Variety Heuristics
Erik Zamirowski, SM, 1999

Theses 1998

Analysis of Key Characteristic Methods and Enablers Used in Variation Risk Management
Basak Ertan, SM, 1998

Applying Critical Chain to Improve the Management of Uncertainty in Projects
Stephen Cook, SM, 1998

Chains of Function Delivery: a Role for Product Architecture in Concept Design
Tim Cunningham, PhD, 1998

Evaluation and Assessment of Variation Risk Management and the Supporting Tools and Techniques
Donald Jay, SM, 1998

Feature-Based Variation Modeling of Preliminary Injection
Brian Welker, SM, 1998

Integrating Environmental Impact Assessment into Product Design
Nick Borland, SM, 1998

Integrating Supplier Designed Components into a Semi-Automated Product Development Environment
Jared Judson, SM, 1998

Integration Analysis of Product Architecture to Support Effective Team Co-Location
Carlos Inaki Gutierrez-Fernandez, SM, 1998

A Methodology of Aligning Product Development Teams with Business Level Goals in a Changing Business Environment
Peter Lancia, SM, 1998

Methods for Capturing Design Intent Using Key Characteristics
Mark Ardayfio, SM, 1998

Modeling and Evaluation of Design Problems in a Network-Centric Environment
Francis Pahng, PhD, 1998

Opportunities for Improving the Information Intensive Product Development Process
Heather Wasserlein, SM, 1998

Product Line Streamlining: a Methodology to Guide Product Costing and Decision-Making
Manuel Jaime, SM, 1998

Representing Information Flow and Knowledge Management in Product Design Using the Design Structure Matrix
Qi Dong, SM, 1998

A Supply Chain Strategy for Patient Data Management Products
Jay Burkholder, SM, 1998

A Systematic Method for Valuing a Product Platform Strategy
Stephen Kidd, SM, 1998

The Virtual Customer: A Distributed Methodology for Linking Product Design and Customer Preferences
Tina Savage, SM, 1998

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