In 1989, the MIT Commission on Industrial Productivity produced the Made in America report. One of the recommendations of Made in America was to establish the Industrial Performance Center (IPC) to carry on the interdisciplinary investigations of industrial productivity, innovation, and competitiveness that the Commission had begun. Established in 1991, with the help of a major grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the IPC has brought together faculty and students from all five MIT Schools in research collaborations on industry. Since its inception, the faculty, students and affiliates of the IPC have produced numerous books, articles, papers and other publications that have advanced the understanding of strategic, technological, and organizational developments in a broad range of industries.
There has been widespread optimism that artificial intelligence (AI) applications can transform medical care, improving patient treatment and reducing administrative burdens for hospitals and clinicians. For patients, a healthcare system augmented by AI could mean less wait time due to optimal scheduling and resource allocation and higher-quality diagnostic and treatment decisions due to AI-driven capabilities, […]