Is specialization the most effective solution to overload? : a system dynamics exploration of a product development organization

Is specialization the most effective solution to overload? : a system dynamics exploration of a product development organization

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. 86-87). === This work investigates the overload problems of one product development departme...

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Main Author:	Nguyen, Linda T. (Linda Thi)
Other Authors:	J. Bradley Morrison.
Format:	Others
Language:	English
Published:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2010
Subjects:	Engineering Systems Division. System Design and Management Program.
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59260

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