Technology: general issues

For many years, lean initiatives have generated staggering improvements on the shop floor.

Most banking institutions suffer from numerous inefficiencies, such as poor planning; inadequate coordination and communication; ineffective processes, tools, and workflow; and excessive bureaucracy.

Medical Device Use Error: Root Cause Analysis offers practical guidance on how to methodically discover and explain the root cause of a use error-a mistake-that occurs when someone uses a medical device.

A Toolbox Talk (TBT) is a pre- job task made to ensure all parties involved in a task have full understanding of what they should do.

Designed to conform to the ISO/IEC standard 14143, the Common Software Measurement International Consortium (COSMIC) Function Point method has become the major estimation technique based on international standards for building software-intensive systems.

Written by experts with real-world experience in applying ergonomics methodology in a range of contexts, Evaluation of Human Work, Fourth Edition explores ergonomics and human factors from a "e;doing it"e; perspective.

This book begins by discussing the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things, and their convergence.

By enabling the conversion of traditional manufacturing systems into contemporary digitalized ones, Internet of Things (IoT) adoption in manufacturing creates huge economic prospects through reshaping industries.

This volume aims to provide the reader with a broad cross-section of empirical research being carried out into engineers at work.

Nanoparticles have a physical dimension comparable to the size of molecular structures on the cell surface.

This book covers the recent developments in biopolymer nanocomposite materials and their possible impact on the food packaging industry.

This conference covered various interdisciplinary areas such as applied science, physics, material science, and engineering.

While the project management body of knowledge is embraced by disciplines ranging from manufacturing and business to social services and healthcare, the application of efficient project management is of particularly high value in science, technology, and engineering undertakings.

Developed to promote the design of safe, effective, and usable medical devices, Handbook of Human Factors in Medical Device Design provides a single convenient source of authoritative information to support evidence-based design and evaluation of medical device user interfaces using rigorous human factors engineering principles.

A modern presentation of approaches to wear design, this significantly revised and expanded second edition offers methods suited for meeting specific wear performance requirements, numerous design studies highlighting strategies for use with different tribological elements and mechanical systems, proven tactics for resolving wear-related problems,

Although there are countless books available on strategic management, there are few, if any, that supply practical coverage of strategic planning, execution, and measurement until now.

The Lean Expert: Educating and Elevating Lean Practitioners Throughout Your Organization outlines a method that can help organizations engage associates and empower them to achieve "e;expert status"e; in the nine core principles of Lean.

In the era of Industry 4.

This book offers readers a holistic understanding of intelligent environments, encompassingtheir definition, design, interaction paradigms, the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and theassociated broader philosophical and procedural aspects.

This book establishes a modern practical approach to mechanical design.

This book establishes a modern practical approach to mechanical design.

In dieser Forschungsarbeit wird ein neuartiges Enteisungssystemkonzept untersucht, bei dem ein Draht aus einer Formgedächtnislegierung (FGL) in ein Elastomermaterial eingebettet wird, um thermomechanische Effekte zu erzielen.

A follow-up to Tim Hutzel's previous book, Keeping Your Business in the USA: Profit Globally While Operating Locally, this book tells the stories of companies that have sent their jobs outside of the USA and the negative effects this had on the quality of their products and services, employees, supply chain providers, and consumers.

In dieser Forschungsarbeit wird ein neuartiges Enteisungssystemkonzept untersucht, bei dem ein Draht aus einer Formgedächtnislegierung (FGL) in ein Elastomermaterial eingebettet wird, um thermomechanische Effekte zu erzielen.

We are delighted to present the proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Advances in Additive Manufacturing Technologies (ICAAMT 2023).

This book lays out the evolution of the often contested construction management discipline.

Written by Dr.

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (INCOME 2023).

This book is a collection of high-quality peer-reviewed research papers presented at the International Conference of Experimental and Numerical Investigations and New Technologies (CNNTech2024) held in Belgrade, Serbia, from 24 June to 27 June 2024.

The book is also a good source for courses in robotics and automation, control engineering, mechanical engineering, and mechatronics.