This proceedings volume contains selected papers presented at the 2014 International Conference on Information Engineering and Education Science (ICIEES 2014), held June 12-13 in Hong Kong, China.
Early approaches to accelerated testing were based on the assumption that there was a simple acceleration factor that would correspond to a linear scaling of time from the operating stress to the accelerating stress.
Training and Promotion in Nationalised Industry (1951) is the results of a study made into the personnel department and into certain aspects of personnel policy in the nationalised coal, electricity, gas, transport and airways industries in postwar Britain.
Managing Diversity in Organizations equips students with a thorough understanding of the advantages and challenges presented by workplace diversity, suggesting techniques to manage diversity effectively, maximize its benefits, and build more inclusive organizations.
This book provides a comprehensive examination of the palm oil export market, including analysis of its current challenges and move towards sustainability.
Achieve Technological Advancements in Applied Science and Engineering Using Efficient Experiments That Consume the Least Amount of ResourcesWritten by longtime experimental design guru Thomas B.
'A fascinating journey through Nicholas's pre-F1 life and his experiences since joining Red Bull' AutosportLife in the Pitlane is an inspiring memoir from Red Bull's senior engineer Calum Nicholas that will open up the world of Formula 1 like never before.
Economic Integration in East and West (1976) explores the logic of economic integration to form free trade areas and common markets, and applies the findings to the European Economic Community and Comecon, and to third countries and the world economic order in general.
The Danish Economy in the Twentieth Century (1987) surveys the Danish economy, examining the effects of the rapid industrialisation which occurred in the country in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Supply Market Intelligence: A Managerial Handbook for Building Sourcing Strategies begins by defining supply market intelligence and discussing opportunities, the establishment of a project team, and conducting an internal business intelligence assessment.
NEC4: Effective Preparation and Management of the Construction Programme explains the critical role of the programme within the NEC4 suite of contracts, providing insight and guidance into NEC4 contract requirements and good practice in the preparation of planning the works and the programme.
As quality becomes an increasingly essential factor for achieving business success, building quality improvement into all stages-product planning, product design, and process design-instead of just manufacturing has also become essential.
This work presents a systematic and comprehensive overview to the theory and applications of mechatronic processes, emphasizing the adaptation and incorporation of this important tool in fulfilling desired performance and quality requirements.
The author draws on his experience and expertise as a Senior Global Executive, CIO, Strategist, Scientist, and Inventor, to provide an in-depth look at the 'learning layer' a new business phenomenon that merges people and systems into a whole new operation and how it will transform the performance of any organization.
Industrial Action (1976), written by an experienced active trade unionist, brings valuable real-world examples to an examination of the many facets of trade union organising.
Starting from the original purpose of justifying the existence of HR management by adding value and delivering results for customers and stakeholders, the American professor Dave Ulrich developed the HR Business Partner model.
Offering a model, an implementing strategy, as well as traditional and nontraditional methods for the successful enhancement and maintenance of quality, this work establishes a rationale for the continuation of Total Quality Management (TQM) in all organizations.
The normal or bell curve distribution is far more common in statistics textbooks than it is in real factories, where processes follow non-normal and often highly skewed distributions.
An in depth review of social ergonomics- also known as organizational ergonomics- this book discusses the optimization of sociotechnical systems, including their organizational structures, policies, and processes.
Training and Promotion in Nationalised Industry (1951) is the results of a study made into the personnel department and into certain aspects of personnel policy in the nationalised coal, electricity, gas, transport and airways industries in postwar Britain.
Demonstrates ways to track industrial processes and performance, integrating related areas such as engineering process control, statistical reasoning in TQM, robust parameter design, control charts, multivariate process monitoring, capability indices, experimental design, empirical model building, and process optimization.
Designed to aid candidates in preparing for ASQ Certified Quality Technician (CQT) certfication exam, this fourth edition aligns with the 2024 ASQ CQT Body of Knowledge (BoK).
This edited volume undertakes an intellectual expedition aimed at elucidating the symbiotic relationship between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the domain of Human Resource Management (HRM).
A valuable tool for establishing and maintaining system reliability, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) has proven to be very effective in reducing unscheduled downtime for companies around the world.
In a rapidly changing e-commerce environment, effective supplier selection and inventory management are critical to maintaining competitive advantage and operational efficiency.
Presents a number of new and potentially useful self-learning (adaptive) control algorithms and theoretical as well as practical results for both unconstrained and constrained finite Markov chains-efficiently processing new information by adjusting the control strategies directly or indirectly.
Although there are many Bayesian statistical books that focus on biostatistics and economics, there are few that address the problems faced by engineers.
Using novel, bioethical framing alongside critical and comprehensive analysis of harm reduction approaches, this cutting-edge book addresses the multifaceted and transdisciplinary issue of drug addiction in society, exploring how addiction can be conceptualized from various disciplinary perspectives for positive policy outcomes.
In a rapidly changing e-commerce environment, effective supplier selection and inventory management are critical to maintaining competitive advantage and operational efficiency.