Summary of contributions of this study: This study contributes new knowledge regarding the prescriptive utility of business intelligence systems and explicit knowledge objects in evidence-based management, and proposes a framework to better facilitate the management of business intelligence...
The electromagnetic spectrum is a crucial asset for wireless technology innovation and for the industry's economy. The significance of the telecommunications industry's capital expenditures increases with the spectrum acquisition value in its primary market due to the scarcity factor, which is...
Around the world, renewable energy-generating systems (RES) have expanded dramatically in capacity and in energy generated. A variety of means have driven this expansion, including mandates to meet RES-based generation targets. Much of the literature has focused on improving technical aspects of...
In 2008, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) performed a study on 11 Department of Defense (DoD) programs and compared how requirements were developed between DoD and private industry. The study found that the DoD did not follow good Systems Engineering practices when developing...
The recent economic downturn has had global repercussions in all businesses alike. Competition is fierce and a survival of the fittest model is always present; fast delivery times and innovative designs ultimately translate into the enterprises' bottom line. In such market conditions, enterprises...
Public and private organizations face the challenges of protecting their networks from cyber-attacks, while reducing the amount of time and money spent on Information Technology. Organizations can reduce their expenditures by reusing server, switch and router hardware, but they must use reliable...
AbstractA Systems Engineering Framework for Implementing aSecurity and Critical Patch Management Process in Diverse Environments(Academic Departments' Workstations)Use of the Patch Vulnerability Management (PVM) process should be seriously considered for any networked computing system. The PVM...
Every year, the Department of Defense (DoD) invests billions of dollars on the development of major defense acquisition programs. In return, many of these weapon systems have been plagued with cost overruns and schedule delays during the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase. Under...
This dissertation presents research that focuses on efficient allocation of defense resources to minimize the damage inflicted on a spatially distributed physical network such as a pipeline, water system, or power distribution system from an attack by an active adversary. The allocation...
Effects of Geographic and Demographic Dispersion on the Performance of Systems Engineering TeamsGlobalization and the increasing complexity of systems require collaboration across multidisciplinary teams. Systems Engineering (SE) teams are often geographically and demographically dispersed; such...