Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering (ICMSE 2014), April 19-20, 2014, Shanghai, China. The 705 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Computer Aided Design and Engineering, Chapter 2: Mech…
"Now in its fourth edition, this bestselling resource continues to explore why things don't work out as planned and how to make sure they do. While past editions have focused on Failure Modes and Effects Analysis and Opportunity Analysis, this new edition emphasizes evidence col…
"Now in its fourth edition, this bestselling resource continues to explore why things don't work out as planned and how to make sure they do. While past editions have focused on Failure Modes and Effects Analysis and Opportunity Analysis, this new edition emphasizes evidence col…
Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering and Interdisciplinary Developments (ICRAMID 2014), March 7-8, 2014, Tamis Nadu, India. The 200 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Modern Production …
Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Advanced Manufacturing Research (ICCIAMR 2014), 2-3 May, 2014, Chennai, India. The 49 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Advanced Manufacturing Engineering and…
The presented work combines two areas of research: cooperative game theory and lot size optimization. One of the most essential problems in cooperations is to allocate cooperative profits or costs among the partners. The core is a well known method from cooperative game theory t…
Putting forward a unified presentation of the features and possible applications of probabilistic preferences composition, and serving as a methodology for decisions employing multiple criteria, this book maximizes reader insights into the evaluation in probabilistic terms and t…
Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Technology (ICMST 2014), June 7-8, 2014, Sarawek, Malaysia. The 49 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Advanced Materials Engineering and Technological Processe…
"This one-stop reference brings together essential information from a wide range of leading sources, providing coverage of important day-to-day topics, including fundamentals, key technologies, best practices, and rules of thumb."--Jacket
Although there are countless books about process improvement and business performance, there is a dearth of literature on how process improvement yields business performance results. Filling this need, Return On Process (ROP): Getting Real Performance Results from Process Improv…
Pull production for the shopfloor
by Productivity Press Development Team
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In a ""pull"" production system, the final process pulls needed parts from the previous process, which pulls from the process before it, and so on, as determined by customer demand. This allows you to operate without preset schedules and avoid unnecessary costs, wastes, and dela…
"The availability of electric lighting has changed the lives of people the world over and lighting is a major consumer of energy, yet little has been written about the forms of lighting that can alter human visual capabilities and enhance productivity, ensure comfort and create …
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Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 2nd International Conference on Advanced Composite Materials and Manufacturing Engineering (CMME 2014), March 22-23, 2014, Wuhan, China. The 104 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Material Science, Chapter 2: Appl…
In this new edition of his widely-used Handbook, Frank Watts, widely recognized for his significant contributions to engineering change control processes, provides a thoroughly practical guide to the implementation and improvement of Engineering Documentation Control (EDC), Prod…