Engineering: general

In the last three or four decades, studies of biomechanics have expanded from simple topical applications of elementary mechanics to entire areas of study.

Management of hazardous chemicals and materials-particularly during emergency release situations-is a critical part of routine training required for workers and professionals in the chemical, petroleum and manufacturing industries.

At least 5 million people die each year from injuries, and about half the deaths in the 10-24 age group are accountable to them.

This text is devoted to pharmaceutical freeze-drying in all its forms and in all its technological variations.

Existing ERP systems are being used to support an increasing amount of critical e-business initiatives, even though this is far from their original purpose.

Viewing an electronic display screen varies significantly from reading text on paper and human eyes often suffer for it.

The lifeblood of any business is the timely delivery of products and services.

In the past, when goods and services were simpler, measurement of quality was self-evident.

"e;Ethical Engineering: Innovation, Equity, Sustainability"e; navigates the complex moral landscape of modern engineering.

Six Sigma is a systematic approach to making significant or breakthrough process improvements.

Human error is regularly viewed as an inevitable part of everyday life.

This text guides the reader through the many forms of shiftwork, adopting a broad definition as being any regularly-taken employment outside the "e;day working window"e; 06.

The book highlights the importance of intelligent decision-making in advanced production systems, and optimization of process parameters using fuzzy-based multi-criteria decision-making tools.

This unique reference reveals what works best in preventing workplace disability.

Using a clear, organized, and accessible building block approach to managing inventory, this volume offers complete coverage of the basic concepts, calculations, and techniques of inventory.

Hospitals and health systems are facing many challenges, including shrinking reimbursements and the need to improve patient safety and quality.

In this dynamic review and synthesis of empirical research and theoretical discussion of design as cognitive activity, Willemien Visser reconciles and integrates the classical view of design, as conceptualized by Herbert Simon's symbolic information processing approach, with modern views of design such as the situativity approach, as formulated by Donald Schon.

The Handbook of Environmental Health-Biological, Chemical and Physical Agents of Environmentally Related Disease, Volume 1, Fourth Edition includes twelve chapters on a variety of topics basically following a standard chapter outline where applicable with the exception of chapters 1, 2 and 12.

Freeze-drying, or lyophilization, is a well established technology used in the preservation of numerous pharmaceutical and biological products.

Enhancing Interoperability and Automation of Construction Waste Quantification outlines the construction waste quantification (CWQ) modelling that supports data-driven decision-making in the built environment.

Providing probability and statistical concepts developed using pseudorandom numbers, this book covers enumeration-, simulation-, and randomization-based statistical analyses for comparison of the test performance of alternative designs, as well as simulation- and randomization-based tests for examination of the credibility of statistical presumptions.

The TransNav 2013 Symposium held at the Gdynia Maritime University, Poland in June 2013 has brought together a wide range of participants from all over the world.

This book introduces and assembles essential knowledge on compression bandages, addressing a gap in the available literature on this subject.

Blueprints, or ';prints,' show what is needed to make parts.

Many companies conduct Lean training and projects, but few have tapped the wealth of ideas in the minds of their staff like Baylor Scott and White Health.

This book details the development of textile products and deals with different aspects of fabric structure and textile design.

This is a complete and concise guide to creating and managing a successful environmental audit program.

Comprehensive in scope, this totally revamped edition of a bestseller is the ideal desk reference for anyone tasked with hazard control and safety management in the healthcare industry.

Textile fabrics of various structures are being increasingly used by engineers of different disciplines.

This book discusses the various methods and techniques of printing.

The application of engineering principles in divergent fields such as management science and communications as well as the advancement of several approaches in theory and computation have led to growing interest in queueing models, creating the need for a comprehensive text.

Derived from industry-training classes that the author teaches at the Embedded Systems Institute at Eindhoven, the Netherlands and at Buskerud University College at Kongsberg in Norway, Systems Architecting: A Business Perspective places the processes of systems architecting in a broader context by juxtaposing the relationship of the systems archit

This book introduces the challenges to apply current methodologies to create a lean office.

Sharing successful examples of sustainable products from around the world, Green Products: Perspectives on Innovation and Adoption supplies an in-depth analysis of the key factors that influence the adoption of sustainable products.

Hierarchical Task Analysis (HTA) is carried out by professionals who have to undertake a wide range of human factors and human resource design decisions.

Organized on 13th-15th December 2023, The 14th Annual International Research Conference of the Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, (SIMSARC 2023) is based on the theme "e;Securing the Future through Sustainability, Health, Education and Technology"e;.

Smooth Topological Design of Continuum Structures focuses on the use of a newly-proposed topology algorithm for structural optimization called Smooth-Edged Material Distribution for Optimizing Topology (SEMDOT).

To meet weight, quality, and cost targets, it is essential to design, develop, and manufacture optimal, cost- effective welded structures that take into consideration material, process, and dimensioning procedures.

Industrial engineering has expanded from its origins in manufacturing to transportation, health care, logistics, services, and more.

Despite the popularity of lean and continuous improvement around the world, most organisations and their leaders struggle to make improvement work.

Providing a framework that highlights waste and its negative effects on process performance, value stream maps (VSMs) are essential components for successful Lean initiatives.

With adults over sixty becoming an ever-increasing proportion of the global population, the challenge of accommodating the needs, preferences, and abilities, of this heterogeneous population has increased.

This book provides engineers, developers, and technicians with a detailed treatment of various models of software behavior that will support early analysis, comprehension, and model-based testing.

The standard work in a new edition "e;Stage Technology - Mechanical Equipment"e; was now published in English under the title "e;Stage Technology"e; The book offers a comprehensive presentation of modern stage technology.

Due to a worldwide need for lower cost drug therapy, use of generic and multi-source drug products have been increasing.

Many books explain how to construct a value stream map, but few explain the process conditions and characteristics required to ensure a value stream map can be completed successfully.