Bringing together an international group of researchers involved in military, business, and health modeling and simulation, Conceptual Modeling for Discrete-Event Simulation presents a comprehensive view of the current state of the art in the field.
Analysis of queues is used in a variety of domains including call centers, web servers, internet routers, manufacturing and production, telecommunications, transportation, hospitals and clinics, restaurants, and theme parks.
Through theory and case studies, this book details how uncertainty and flexibility can be evaluated to assist in making better investment decisions in companies.
Hailed as a groundbreaking and important textbook upon its initial publication, the latest iteration of Product Design for Manufacture and Assembly does not rest on those laurels.
Based on a popular course taught by the late Gian-Carlo Rota of MIT, with many new topics covered as well, Introduction to Probability with R presents R programs and animations to provide an intuitive yet rigorous understanding of how to model natural phenomena from a probabilistic point of view.
Advocating a user-centered approach to medical technology design, this book covers the essential processes and specific techniques necessary to produce safe, effective, usable, and appealing medical systems and products.
Since John Bosch edited and published the first version of this book in 1995, the world of manufacturing and coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) and coordinate measuring systems (CMSs) has changed considerably.
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.
Incorporating a number of the author's recent ideas and examples, Dynamic Programming: Foundations and Principles, Second Edition presents a comprehensive and rigorous treatment of dynamic programming.
Designers, especially design students, rarely have access to children or their worlds when creating products, images, experiences and environments for them.
Designers, especially design students, rarely have access to children or their worlds when creating products, images, experiences and environments for them.
The scientific analysis of design thinking continues to burgeon and is of considerable interest to academic scholars and design practitioners across many disciplines.
The scientific analysis of design thinking continues to burgeon and is of considerable interest to academic scholars and design practitioners across many disciplines.
Additive manufacturing has matured from rapid prototyping through the now popular and "e;maker"e;-oriented 3D printing, recently commercialized and marketed.
Additive manufacturing has matured from rapid prototyping through the now popular and "e;maker"e;-oriented 3D printing, recently commercialized and marketed.
With contributions from some of the top academics and scientists in the field, Advanced Studies in Multi-Criteria Decision Making presents an updated view of the landscape of Decision Sciences, current research topics, the interaction with other sciences and fields, as well as the prospects and challenges at an international level.
With contributions from some of the top academics and scientists in the field, Advanced Studies in Multi-Criteria Decision Making presents an updated view of the landscape of Decision Sciences, current research topics, the interaction with other sciences and fields, as well as the prospects and challenges at an international level.
Designing for Older Adults: Case Studies, Methods, and ToolsThere are many products, tools, and technologies available that could provide support for older adults.
Designing for Older Adults: Case Studies, Methods, and ToolsThere are many products, tools, and technologies available that could provide support for older adults.
The potential of software applications to solve an array of office and administrative problems is increasing faster than the ability of users to exploit it.
The potential of software applications to solve an array of office and administrative problems is increasing faster than the ability of users to exploit it.
This book provides an extended overview and fundamental knowledge in industrial automation, while building the necessary knowledge level for further specialization in advanced concepts of industrial automation.
This book provides an extended overview and fundamental knowledge in industrial automation, while building the necessary knowledge level for further specialization in advanced concepts of industrial automation.