Engineering: general Books

Book SynopsisWhether a trainee is studying air traffic control, piloting, maintenance engineering, or cabin crew, they must complete a set number of training 'hours' before being licensed or certified. The aviation industry is moving away from an hours-based to a competency-based training system. Within this approach, training is complete when a learner can demonstrate competent performance. Training based on competency is an increasingly popular approach in aviation. It allows for an alternate means of compliance with international regulations - which can result in shorter and more efficient training programs. However there are also challenges with a competency-based approach. The definition of competency-based education can be confusing, training can be reductionist and artificially simplistic, professional interpretation of written competencies can vary between individuals, and this approach can have a high administrative and regulatory burden. Competency-Based Education in Aviation: ExplTrade Review'This examination of competency-based education ranges widely and is a helpful addition to the literature. Much depends on the questions it asks about the nature of competence and how it is acquired and maintained, questions of vital importance to the future development of international civil aviation.' James Dow, Canadian nominee to the ICAO Air Navigation Commission from 2010 to 2014 'This is a well-researched book, and its message is clearly articulated. It addresses one of the most important emerging subjects in contemporary civil aviation in an informative manner. By building upon the history of training in different aviation professions it provides the context upon which issues and solutions for endeavours on competency-based education in aviation can develop. It is "must-read" material for aviation trainers and training organizations.' Captain Daniel E. Maurino, safety consultant Table of ContentsCompetency-Based Education in Aviation

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Book SynopsisRisk management and contingency planning has really come to the fore since the first edition of this book was originally published. Computer failure, fire, fraud, robbery, accident, environmental damage, new regulations - business is constantly under threat. But how do you determine which are the most important dangers for your business? What can you do to lessen the chances of their happening - and minimize the impact if they do happen? In this comprehensive volume Kit Sadgrove shows how you can identify - and control - the relevant threats and ensure that your company will survive. He begins by asking ''What is risk?'', ''How do we assess it?'' and ''How can it be managed?'' He goes on to examine in detail the key danger areas including finance, product quality, health and safety, security and the environment. With case studies, self-assessment exercises and checklists, each chapter looks systematically at what is involved and enables you to draw up action plans that could, for exaTrade ReviewReviews of Previous Editions: 'This truly is a complete guide...recommended for large public, corporate and business school or other academic libraries. If only a single book on business risk management could be purchased, this would be the one to buy.' Business Information Alert 'Invaluable for those who are reviewing their company's risk policies.' Nigel Webb, Risk Management Practice Head, Terence Chapman Associates 'A good introduction to an increasingly important business area.' Kevin Gurden, Project Risk Manager, IBM UK Limited 'The book is full of useful knowledge and practical tables and charts which will enable you to assess the risks and put together a plan, monitor your progress and more importantly look at how to minimise the daily risks in business.' Management Consultancy ' ...the book scores well for readability, clarity of explanation and the breadth of its coverage of many of the risk issues that face businesses; the advice given is helpful.' Engineering Management Journal ' ...very accessible and easy to read.' Health & Safety at Work ' ... will help all internal auditors appreciate the full range of risks that may affect their organisation.' Audit Viewpoint '... excels in outlining how effective risk management can be used to underpin corporate success ...should prove a most valuable reference.' Money MattersTable of ContentsContents: Preface; A powerful tool for protecting the business; How to identify and assess risk; Who does what? People and their roles; Treating risk: avoid, accept, control or share?; Product and service problems: operations and production risk; Managing health and safety; Procurement problems; Preventing environmental damage; From drought to flooding: risk and opportunities from adverse weather; Protecting against fire; On your guard: how to maintain security; Extremists, terrorism and international risks; Pre-empting fraud and theft; Staying financially healthy; Avoiding IT disaster; Minimizing project risk; Corporate governance: how to comply; Risk is all about people; The ethical dilemma for organizations; How to succeed in marketing by being aware of risk; Diversification, acquisition, divestment and partnership; Legal risks, intellectual property and minimizing the chances of getting sued; Business continuity: for when things go badly wrong; How to survive a crisis; Risk management software: 11 brands to consider; Do you need a risk management system? ISO 31000; What risks will the future bring?; Appendix; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis is an edited collection of peer-reviewed papers presented at the Ninth International Conference of the Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry. Defined as the relationship between human body structure and function, kinanthropometry is an area of growing interest, and these proceedings will be of use to students, academics and professionals in the areas of ergonomics, sports science, nutrition, health, and other allied fields. The assembled works represent the latest research findings across kinanthropometry, moving the discipline forward and promoting good practice and the exchange of expertise.

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Book SynopsisIn modern global economies, how can we govern science, technology, risk and the environment more effectively? As the pace of innovation has increased, the governance agenda has, itself, been changing; policy-making is in a state of flux and governments are stressing the need for more integrated or joined up policies to deal with new orders of complexity. This timely book describes the new approaches to policy for science, technology, risk and the environment in the context of this modern governance agenda. The authors examine the extent to which governance is integrated, where gaps exist and where further integration might be helpful for a range of policy areas. The interdisciplinary approach bridges scientific, technical and socio-economic research at global, European, UK and regional levels. New Modes of Governance will be a valuable resource for academics, policy-makers, regulators, and science and industry communities involved in innovation.Trade Review’...I do not write such enthusiastic comments very often, but New Modes of Governance has unusual qualities compared to other academic books...the book is very well written and clearly organized; it contains numerous definitions and brings interdisciplinary perspectives...[This] timely book should provide state-of-the-art notions and inform us rigorously about some current issues in sustainable development, risk studies, sociology of science, policy-making and governance.’ Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsContents: New Approaches To Governance: Shifting policy debates and the implications for governance, Catherine Lyall and Joyce Tait; The governance of technology, Perri 6; The governance challenges of breakthrough science and technology, Graham Spinardi and Robin Williams. Developing An Integrated Policy Approach: Life science innovation: policy and foresight, Thomas Reiss and Joyce Tait; Developing an integrated approach to risk: the ILGRA network, James McQuaid; Rural policy: a highlands and islands perspective, Frank Rennie. The Limits To Integration: Hypermobility: a challenge to governance, John Adams; Environmental policy integration for sustainable technologies: rationale and practical experiences at EU level, Julia Hertin and Frans Berkhout; The challenges of policy integration from an international perspective: the case of GMOs, Joseph Murphy and Joanna Chataway; A new mode of governance for science, technology, risk and the environment?, Joyce Tait and Catherine Lyall; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe 2015 International Conference on Applied System Innovation (ICASI 2015) was held May 22-27, 2015 in Osaka, Japan and provided a unified communication platform for researchers active in a wide range of research fields. Professionals from industry, academia and government were encouraged to discourse on research and development, professional practice, business and management in the information, innovation, communication and engineering fields.This conference enabled interdisciplinary collaboration between science and engineering technologists in the academic and industry fields as well as networking internationally. The conference received 1063 submitted papers, whereby 421 papers were selected by the committees to be presented at the ICASI 2015 conference. These papers were divided into 13 Regular Sessions and 13 Invited Sessions, and presented in several parallel sessions. The ICASI 2015 committees selected 226 excellent papers for publication in this proceedings volume, covering topics ranging from information technology, innovation design, communication science and engineering, industrial design, creative design, applied mathematics, computer science, design theory and cultural and creative research to electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical and automation engineering, green technology and architecture engineering and material science, among others. Table of ContentsPreface. Advanced Material Science & Engineering. Communication Science & Engineering. Computer Science & Information Technology. Computational Science & Engineering. Electrical & Electronic Engineering. Mechanical & Automation Engineering. Green Technology & Architecture Engineering. Innovation Design & Creative Design. Industrial Design & Design Theory. Cultural & Creative Research. Applied Mathematics. Management Science. Other. Modeling and Simulation of Mechanical Systems. Automation and Intelligent Systems. Communication Network & Information Technology. Green and High Performance System Technology. Advanced Dynamics and Vibration Technology for Engineering Applications. Intelligent Algorithms, Systems and Applications. Service Design Essentials and Practices. Author index.

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Book SynopsisThis book serves a unique purpose within the world of engineering. It covers the economics of modern manufacturing and focuses on examining the techniques and methods from a cost perspective. It can be used by both students and professionals alike. The book is useful to students in industrial engineering and mechanical engineering programs as a primary textbook for engineering economy, production costing, and related courses. It can also be used by MBA students specializing in production management and finance.Specific topics of coverage include the computation of direct and indirect cost for manufacturing operations, including a variety of overhead operations in such an environment. Costing of manufacturing methods such as casting, forging, turning, milling, and welding is addressed along with inventory analysis. The book also includes fundamental concepts such as cash flow analysis, present and future worth analysis, and rate of return analysis. Related topicsTable of ContentsInterest Factors, Equivalence, Present Worth, Annualized Equivalent Worth, and Future worth Analysis. Cost Estimation. Materials Costing. Process Costing. Overhead Expenses. Estimation of Capital Cost and Operating Cost. Costing of Material Handling Operations. Inventory Analysis and Costing. Administrative and Facilities Costs. Establishing the Selling Price. Comparison of Alternatives. Breakeven and Benefit Cost Analysis. Depreciation. Replacement Analysis. The Make v/s Buy Decision. Vendor Selection and Vendor Cost Verification. Influence of Assembly Automation and Market Factors on Production Economics. Appendix.

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces readers to the many variables and constraints involved in planning and scheduling complex systems, such as airline flights and university courses. Students will become acquainted with the necessity for scheduling activities under conditions of limited resources in industrial and service environments, and become familiar with methods of problem solving.Written by an expert author with decades of teaching and industry experience, the book provides a comprehensive explanation of the mathematical foundations to solving complex requirements, helping students to understand underlying models, to navigate software applications more easily, and to apply sophisticated solutions to project management. This is emphasized by real-world examples, which follow the components of the manufacturing process from inventory to production to delivery. Undergraduate and graduate students of industrial engineering, systems engineering, and operations managemTrade Review"Most textbooks on operations management focus more on the management of operations and case studies than on the actual specifics of algorithms. These specifics, though, are useful to students who focus more on the details of implementing such systems. An Introduction to the Mathematics of Planning and Scheduling fills this void in the marketplace by providing a detailed and thorough presentation of the mathematical models and algorithms involved in the planning and scheduling process. It is well suited for instruction to students."Maged M. Dessouky, University of Southern California, Viterbi, USA"Graduate students of production, scheduling, and planning will thank any instructor who relies on this text. The material is well-organized and appropriate for upper division undergraduates or master’s students. Concepts are presented with examples, and proofs are presented primarily in the form of pseudo code that enables students to implement new tools on their own. Combined with knowledge of data structures, this tool kit is quite powerful. Even students for whom programming is a foreign language will quickly grasp the algorithms presented and understand why and how they work."Jim Moore, University of Southern California, Viterbi, USA "This book is an important compilation of a variety of approaches to solving scheduling problems, supporting a variety of applications. It is the answer to the basic question: is complete enumeration the only way to develop an optimal schedule? Overall, I recommend this book to those wanting to frame a mathematical basis for everyday scheduling, sequencing, and inventory management problems."Mark Werwath, Northwestern University, USATable of ContentsList of FiguresPreface Introduction A brief history Inventory Production Planning Manufacturing Requirements Planning Scheduling Problems Generation of Schedules Algorithms for One-Machine Problems Algorithms for Two-Machine Problems and Extensions to Multiple Machines Implicit Enumerations Optimization Heuristic Approaches Parallel Machines and Worst Case Bounds Relaxation of Assumptions Dynamic and Stochastic problems Appendix A: Costing of Products and ServicesAppendix B: Project SchedulingAppendix C: Hard Problems and NP-CompletenessAppendix D: ProblemsBibliographyReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisIncreasing levels of driving automation has changed the role of the driver from active operator to passive monitor. However, Systems Design has been plagued by criticism for failing to acknowledge the new role of the driver within the system network. To understand the driver''s new role within an automated driving system, the theory of Distributed Cognition is adopted. This approach provides a useful framework for the investigation of allocation of function between multiple agents in the driving system. A Systems Design Framework has been developed that outlines how the Distributed Cognition paradigm can be applied to driving using both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.Trade Review"Automotive automation is changing what it means to drive, revealing new opportunities, but also huge challenges in defining the role of the driver. This book provides the concepts and tools needed to define this role. Banks and Stanton expertly weave well-proven task analysis techniques with new ways of thinking about human-technology relationships. This practical and innovative thinking is just the combination needed to redefine driving to benefit drivers."—Professor John Lee, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA"Vehicle automation is coming over the horizon faster than many of us thought possible. This essential and timely book gets us back on terms with the inevitable human performance implications. Using first-of-a-kind studies, from the simulator, through the test-track, to the open road, it is clear those implications are both profound and exciting. Banks and Stanton have produced a stellar book that takes us on the journey towards Automobile Automation."—Dr Guy Walker, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom"Automobile Automation is the first book of its kind to take a systems approach in tackling the thorny Human Factors issues associated with highly automated vehicles. Using Distributed Cognition as their theoretical framework, Banks and Stanton have produced an insightful and highly practical piece of work that will assist researchers and practitioners in the design and evaluation of automated vehicle systems. A particularly innovative feature is the use of predictive modeling techniques to forecast the behavior of future automated driving systems. This highly useful book will be relevant throughout the transition to fully automated transport systems. All those with an interest in automation and transportation safety should read it and reap the benefits."—Professor Paul Salmon, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia"This book is intended for a broad audience, with the tone most often skewing toward the academic. It would be especially useful reading for newcomers to automobile-automation research as it gives a succinct overview of the current issues, related research, and appropriate tools to study driver perceptions and behaviors. This book could be used as a reference guide for researchers but would also be a great introduction to human factors for automobile automation for nonacademic or researchers in other fields."—Ergonomics in Design (EID), January 2019 Issue"Automotive automation is changing what it means to drive, revealing new opportunities, but also huge challenges in defining the role of the driver. This book provides the concepts and tools needed to define this role. Banks and Stanton expertly weave well-proven task analysis techniques with new ways of thinking about human-technology relationships. This practical and innovative thinking is just the combination needed to redefine driving to benefit drivers."—Professor John Lee, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA"Vehicle automation is coming over the horizon faster than many of us thought possible. This essential and timely book gets us back on terms with the inevitable human performance implications. Using first-of-a-kind studies, from the simulator, through the test-track, to the open road, it is clear those implications are both profound and exciting. Banks and Stanton have produced a stellar book that takes us on the journey towards Automobile Automation."—Dr Guy Walker, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom"Automobile Automation is the first book of its kind to take a systems approach in tackling the thorny Human Factors issues associated with highly automated vehicles. Using Distributed Cognition as their theoretical framework, Banks and Stanton have produced an insightful and highly practical piece of work that will assist researchers and practitioners in the design and evaluation of automated vehicle systems. A particularly innovative feature is the use of predictive modeling techniques to forecast the behavior of future automated driving systems. This highly useful book will be relevant throughout the transition to fully automated transport systems. All those with an interest in automation and transportation safety should read it and reap the benefits."—Professor Paul Salmon, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia"This book is intended for a broad audience, with the tone most often skewing toward the academic. It would be especially useful reading for newcomers to automobile-automation research as it gives a succinct overview of the current issues, related research, and appropriate tools to study driver perceptions and behaviors. This book could be used as a reference guide for researchers but would also be a great introduction to human factors for automobile automation for nonacademic or researchers in other fields."—Ergonomics in Design (EID), January 2019 IssueTable of ContentsIntroduction to Automobile Automation. On the Road to Full Vehicle Automation. Adopting a Systems Engineering View in the Design of Automated Driving Features. Exploring the Use of Verbal Protocol Analysis as a Tool to Analyse Driver Behaviour. Contrasting Models of Driver Behaviour in Emergencies Using Retrospective Verbal Protocols. The Effect of Systems Design on Driver Behaviour: The Case of AEB. What’s Next for Vehicle Automation? From Design Concept through to Prototype. Discovering Driver-Vehicle Coordination Problems in Early Stage System Development. Driver-initiated Design: An Approach to Keeping the Driver in Control? Future Work on Automobile Automation.

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Book SynopsisThis book offers leaders an approach to systemically affect change and create cultures of excellence where staff work together to change the way they view their work. Based on well-known quality concepts, readers will discover the essential concepts and actions that have the power to transform every system.Table of ContentsTransform through a Culture of Excellence. Understand the System. Lead for Excellence. Connect with Customers and Stakeholders. Create a Pathway for Excellence. Value People and Their Contributions. Identify Key Work Processes. Design a Measurement System. Establish a Methodology to Improve. Create a Mindset for Excellence. Sharing Excellence in Action.

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Book SynopsisRandy has crafted an invaluable book, no matter where you are in the journey of organizational change management. A must-have guide you will refer to again and again. Marshall Goldsmith, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, Triggers. Randy Kesterson recognizes that much of the energy that organizations put into Lean and Six Sigma improvements is wasted when the results are not applied effectively due to the organization's resistance to change. Ellen Domb, Ph.D. PQR, one of the world's top 50 quality experts at QualityGurus.comFinally, a book that recognizes that most organizations are on the left side of the FATLEAN continuum. Far too many organizations think they are Lean/Six Sigma mature only to realize that they aren't even close. Gerhard Plenert, Ph.D., serves as Director of Executive Education, Shingo Institute, Home of the Shingo PrizeThe Intersection of Change Management and Lean Six Sigma: The Basics for Black BeTable of ContentsIntroduction. Chapter 1: People are Different. Chapter 2: Resistance. Chapter 3: Acceptance. Chapter 4: Sustaining the Gains. Chapter 5: Lessons Learned. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. About the Author.

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Book SynopsisThe central concerns of mobilities research exploring the broader context and human aspects of movement - are fundamental to an understanding of the maritime freight transport sector. Challenges to the environment, attempts at more sustainable practices, changes in the geoeconomic system, political power, labour, economic development and governance issues are all among the topics covered in this book. The aim of this volume is to address issues of maritime transport not only in the simple context of movement but within the mobilities paradigm. The goal is to examine negative system effects caused by blockages and inefficiencies, examine delays and wastage of resources, identify negative externalities, explore power relations and identify the winners and losers in the globalised trade system with a particular focus on the maritime network. Maritime Mobilities therefore aims to build a bridge between traditional maritime academic approaches and the mobilities parTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION1. Introduction: applying the mobilities paradigm to the maritime sectorJason Monios and Gordon WilmsmeierGEOGRAPHIC AND INSTITUTIONAL MOBILITIES2. Critical geographies of the ocean: mobilities, placefulness and maritime relationalismBasil Germond and Celine Germond-Duret3. Ports as capitalist spacesJason Monios and Gordon Wilmsmeier4. How people green the portKristianne Hendricks and Peter HallECONOMIC MOBILITIES5. Off shore: the sustainable city and its logistical costsBoris Vormann and Patrick DeDauw6. Costs and benefits of mobility: the case of Chinese seafarersLijun Tang and Gang Chen7. ‘Cruise to the Edge’. How 1970s prog-rock dinos found a safe haven on the cruise shipMarkus Hesse SUSTAINABLE MOBILITIES8. Ballast water and harmful aquatic organism mobilitiesMatej David and Stephan Gollasch 9. Mobilities of waste, value and materials in the shadow of the maritime transport system: a case study of the Pakistani ship breaking industryLars Bomhauer-Beins and Anke StrüverINDUCED AND UNPRODUCTIVE MOBILITIES10. Unproductive mobilities and maritime system capacity Jason Monios and Gordon Wilmsmeier11. Before the "hangover"Gordon Wilmsmeier, Marta Gonzalez-Aregall and Ricardo J. Sánchez12. The economic development effect of a transhipment port: the case of Gioia TauroMario Genco, Emanuela Sirtori and Silvia Vignetti13. The unproductive and induced mobility of empty container repositioning in peripheral regionsJason Monios and Yuhong Wang

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Book SynopsisAlf Yarwood provides a practical, structured course of work matched to the latest release of AutoCAD. After introducing first principles and the creation of 2D technical drawings, he goes on to demonstrate the construction of 3D solid and surface model drawings and rendering. All the new features of the 2009 software release are taken into account and the increasing emphasis on 3D solid modelling in the software is reflected in the book. The 2D chapters are also suitable for those learning how to use AutoCAD LT 2009.Suitable for all new users of AutoCAD, this book is particularly applicable to vocational and introductory level undergraduate courses in engineering and construction. It is an ideal textbook for the City & Guilds Computer Aided Design and Engineering qualifications (4353 and 2303)and the relevant CAD units of BTEC National and BTEC Higher National Engineering and Construction schemes from Edexcel.A free companion website is available at http://books.elsevier.com/companionsTable of ContentsPart A - 2D design. 1. Introducing AutoCAD 2009. 2. Introducing drawing. 3. Draw tools, Object snap and Dynamic Input. 4. Zoom, Pan and templates. 5. The Modify tools. 6. Dimensions and Text. 7. Orthographic and isometric. 8. Hatching. 9. Blocks and Inserts. 10. Other types of file format. 11. Sheet Sets. Part B - 3D design. 12. Introducing 3D modelling. 13. 3D models in viewports. 14. The modification of 3D models. 15. Rendering. 16. Building drawings. 17. Three-dimensional Space. 18. Editing 3D solid models. 19. Other features of 3D modelling. Part 3 - Internet tools and Design. 20. Internet tools and help. 21. Design and AutoCAD 2009. Appendix A - Printing/ Plotting. Appendix B - List of tools. Appendix C - Some of the set variables. Index

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Book SynopsisSustainable Procurement is an emerging concept in supply chain and operations management. Manufacturing industries have made improvements in moving from cost-based to quality-based, and customer-focused supply chain management strategies. This is becoming an integrated component in the supply chain system, with players becoming aware of the regulations and needs of the customer. It is imperative for production firms to look at the procurement activity as one of the strategic enablers for sustaining the business in the competitive global environment. This book will provide industries with an understanding of the concepts related to sustainable procurement policies and its implementation. Provides decision and theory development models in sustainable procurement supply chains Includes contributions in all three major analytics: descriptive, predictive, and perspectives in the context of sustainable procurement supply chain Discusses new business models wiTable of Contents1. Conceptual Framework in Sustainable Procurement: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Focused Content Analysis Approach. 2. The Internet of Things-Enabled SMART Procurement: The Next Horizon. 3. Framework for Measuring the Procurement Performance in the Dairy Supply Chain. 4. Modeling the Sustainable Procurement Initiatives Using Fuzzy-Based MCDM Framework. 5. Green Procurement Research: A Review and Modeling Supplier Selection Problem Using GREY Method 6. New Model for Sustainable Supplier Selection Using Fuzzy DEMATEL. 7. Supplier Selection for Protective Relays of Power Transmission Network with the Fuzzy Approach. 8. Multiple Objective Decision-Making Methods in Supplier Selection. 9. Assessing the Drivers to Gain Sustainable Competitive Advantage: An Interpretive Structural Modeling Approach. 10. Analyzing the Drivers of Sustainable Procurement Using the DEMATEL Approach. 11. Barriers on Sustainable Supply Chain Management Implementation for Turkish SME Suppliers: A Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process Approach. 12. Integrating Sustainability into Humanitarian Procurement: A Prioritization of Barriers and Enablers. 13. Text Mining Applied to Literature on Sustainable Supply Chain (1996–2018): An Analysis Based on Scopus. 14. Multi-criteria Decision-Making Techniques to Address Sustainable Procurement in Supply Chain Operations. 15. The Investigation of Sustainable Procurement System Satisfying Turkey’s Energy Demand by Means of Multi-period Interval Parameter Integer Liner Programming (MP-IPILP). 16. A Mixed-Integer Sustainable Public Transportation Model of Procurement Purposes Surrounding a Construction Site 17. A Sustainable Inventory Optimization Problem under Process Flexibility 18. Sustainability of Advance Machine Learning Algorithms in Manufacturing.

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Book SynopsisModern engineering systems are complex and multi-faceted, and must be flexible, adaptable, and fully integrated with the supply chain and other stakeholders to deliver an effective level of performance. Therefore, this book aims to create an operational view and new understanding of modern system design, commissioning, operation, services and support. It includes system of systems modelling and analysis techniques essential to develop whole of system in view of essential requirements. This book will address professional engineers/operations managers required to design, develop, implement and operate a complex socio-technical system containing many engineering systems.Key Features Develops a holistic view of system of systems from all possible fields of interest Introduces the idea of system configurability to understand system of systems in parallel with the typical, classical concepts of engineering systems design Offers effective coverage of bothTable of ContentsPart 1 Systems Thinking. 1. Foundation of Systems Thinking. 2. Defining System Architecture. 3. System of Systems Framework and Environment. 4. Modeling of Socio-Technical Systems. Part 2 Network-Centric Operations and Matters of Context. 5. Infrastructure Network Applications. 6. Network-Centric Operations. .7. Social Networks and Creative Collaboration. 8. IT Infrastructure and the Internet of Things. 9. Governance. Part 3 Organizing in Business Networks. 10. Virtual Enterprise Collaboration Concepts. 11. Markets and Service Ecosystems. 12. Business Models Making Operational Sense. 13. Innovation in Ecosystems. Part 4 System Operation and Configuration Management.14. Capability and Performance Assessment. 15. Managing System Models.

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Book SynopsisThis practical and comprehensive handbook offers step-by-step instruction, guiding entrepreneurs of innovative technology startups all the way from idea to profitability. With its easy-to-follow format aimed at both experienced as well as novice entrepreneurs, this book covers all technical, financial, legal, and governmental hurdles facing startups. It discusses common causes of business failure and points out the pitfalls to avoid in getting innovative technology successfully to market.Table of ContentsSection I Startups under the Microscope 1. Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2. External Factors Affecting the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem 3. Government Impact on Technology-Based Innovation 4. Entrepreneurial Venture Secret Sauce Section II Entrepreneurial Self-Assessment 5. Entrepreneurial Self-Starters 6. Entrepreneurial Personalities Section III Entrepreneurial Environment 7. Leadership Qualities 8. Communicating Value to Investors 9. Corporate Entrepreneurship 10. Marketing and Marketing Research on a Shoestring Section IV Classical Initial Decisions 11. Strategic Planning for Startups 12. Product・Market Fit 13. Growth strategies 14. Business Law 101 15. If You Cannot Innovate, Copy 16. Corporate Governance Guidelines Section V Exit Strategies, AKA Harvesting 17. Knowledge-Intensive Industries 18. Getting Your Company Ready for an Exit 19. Exit Strategies (Harvesting Options) 20. Alternative Exits: Selling Patents and Software 21. IPO Your Ultimate Exit Strategy

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Book SynopsisAluminium, magnesium and titanium are alloys of special interest for engineering applications in a wide range of sectors such as aeronautics, automotive and medical. Their low density, along with sufficient mechanical properties, makes them especially adequate for sectors such as transportation allowing diminishing weight less fuel consumption and emissions to the atmosphere.Nowadays, machining is still one the most important manufacturing processes, not only for metal parts, but also for specially designed hybrid parts for more demanding new applications. A wide range of valuable research has been done on the machining of conventional engineering materials. However, when dealing with light alloys and hybrid materials containing them, they need to face new challenges. Particularly, it is important to analyse the suitability of the machining of these alloys in the current context of Industry 4.0, focusing on the development of cost-effective and sustainable processes.ThTable of ContentsLight alloys and their machinability: A review. Investigation on the built-up edge process when dry machining aeronautical aluminum alloys. Advances in the machining of holes and internal threads in light alloys. Design, manufacturing, and machining trials of magnesium-based hybrid parts. Laser surface processing of magnesium alloys. Sensor monitoring of titanium alloy machining. Cryogenic machining of titanium alloys. Advanced technologies in drilling of light alloys and CFRP hybrid stacks for airframe structure manufacturing in the aerospace industry.

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Book SynopsisThe goal of this book is to familiarize professionals, researchers, and students with the basics of the Diamond Turn Machining Technology and the various issues involved. The book provides a comprehensive knowledge about various aspects of the technology including the background, components of the machine, mechanism of material removal, application areas, relevant metrology, and advances taking place in this domain. Solved and unsolved examples are provided in each of the areas which will help the readers to practice and get familiarized with that particular area of the Diamond Turn Machining process.Trade Review"…this promises to be a wonderful treatment of the subject for both practicing engineers as well as those pursuing specialization in DTM."—Satish Bukkapatnam, Texas A&M University, USA"I am impressed by the contents of the book in general and the chapters like Diamond Turn Machines, and Application of DTM Products in particular. In general, academicians will discuss every aspect of the process but try to ignore machine building technology which involves design as well as manufacturing. Secondly, the process does not get right place on the shop floor unless specific applications of the process are explored. This book brings out both these features to the readers."—V.K. Jain, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, IndiaTable of ContentsIntroduction. Diamond Turn Machines. Mechanism of Material Removal. Tooling for Diamond Turn Machining. DTM Process Parameters and Optimization. Tool Path Strategies in Surface Generation. Application of DTM Products. DTM Surfaces – Metrology - Characterization. Advances in DTM Technology

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Book SynopsisGovernments and road safety agencies around the world have either introduced or are considering ''safe system'' strategies, a long overdue acknowledgement that different elements of the road system contribute to road safety outcomes. Human factors approaches have a leading role here in both conceptualising the road system as a complex sociotechnical system and in providing practical approaches to support true systems-based countermeasures. This book illustrates the potential for integrating contemporary systems-based human factors methods with modern day driving-assessment methods, such as vehicle instrumentation and driving simulation, to understand and enhance performance in modern day road-transport systems. The book outlines why a fundamental paradigm shift is needed in the way these systems are designed and operated, and illustrates how a wide range of accepted human-factors approaches can be applied successfully to road transport to revolutionise the countermeasure design procesTable of ContentsPart 1: Introduction to the research approach; Chapter 1 – Systems thinking in transport analysis and design; Chapter 2 – An overview of key human factors approaches and methods ; Chapter 3 – An integrated framework for transport analysis and design ; Part 2: Rail level crossing data collection and analysis; Chapter 4 – Understanding the current system; Chapter 5 – A systems analysis of rail level crossings; Part 3: Design of new rail level crossing environments; Chapter 6 – A participatory approach to designing novel rail level crossings; Chapter 7 – Evaluating initial design concepts using the systems models; Chapter 8 – Design refinement; Part 4: Evaluation of design concepts; Chapter 9 – Experimental evaluation of novel design concepts; Chapter 10 – Evaluation of novel design concepts by all road users; Part 5: Conclusions and future applications; Chapter 11 – Summary and conclusions; Chapter 12 – Future applications and opportunities; Appendix - Guidance for using the key human factors methods and approaches

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Book SynopsisThis book presents the Human Factors methodologies and applications thereof that can be utilised across the design, modelling and evaluation stages of the design lifecycle of new technologies entering future commercial aircraft.As advances are made to the architecture of commercial aircraft cockpits, Human Factors on the Flight Deck argues that it is vitally important that these new interfaces are safely incorporated and designed in a way that is usable to the pilot. Incorporation of Human Factors is essential to ensuring that engineering developments to avionic systems are integrated such that pilots can maintain safe interactions while gaining information of value. Case study examples of various technological advancements during their early conceptual stages are given throughout to highlight how the methods and processes can be applied across each stage.The text will be useful for professionals, graduate students and academic researchers in the fTable of Contents1. Introduction to Human Factors in Aviation. 2. Human Factors Approach to Research and User-Centred Design. 3. Human Factors measures and methods. 4. Defining Usability Criteria. 5. The Design Process. 6. Design requirements. 7. Design Generation. 8. Design Modelling. 9. Design Evaluation. 10. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisDr Chapman''s books on workshop technology and calculations have long had an international reputation in workshops and colleges. In their latest editions they now all use SI units throughout. It is the method of instruction which Dr Chapman has combined with his unique style that has proved so successful in the training of workshop engineers all over the world.Table of Contents1. Introduction - materials - iron and steel 2. The properties and treatment of iron and steel 3. Non-ferrous metals and alloys - Alloy steels - Preparation of metals 4. Heat processes - forging, riveting, soldering and brazing 5. Power, safety and care 6. Metal cutting 7. Checking and measurement of surfaces 8. The bench. Flat surfaces - Filing, chipping, scraping 9. Marking out, drilling, screwing 10. Introduction to the lathe 11. Chuck work - Face-plate - Taper turning - Screw-cutting 12. The shaping machine Appendix Index

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Book SynopsisIntroducing the principles of aircraft electrical and electronic systems, this book is written for anyone pursuing a career in aircraft maintenance engineering or a related aerospace engineering discipline, and in particular will be suitable for those studying for licensed aircraft maintenance engineer status. It systematically addresses the relevant sections of modules 11 and 13 of part-66 of the EASA syllabus, and is ideal for anyone studying as part of an EASA and FAR-147 approved course in aerospace engineering. Delivers the essential principles and knowledge base required by Airframe and Propulsion (A&P) Mechanics for Modules 11 and 13 of the EASA Part-66 syllabus and BTEC National awards in aerospace engineering Supports Mechanics, Technicians and Engineers studying for a Part-66 qualification Comprehensive and accessible, with self-test questions, exercises and multiple choice questions to enhance learning for both independenTable of ContentsElectrical fundamentals; Electronic fundamentals; Digital fundamentals; Generators and motors; Batteries; Power supplies; Wiring and circuit protection; Distribution of power supplies; Controls and transducers; Engine systems; Fuel management; Lights; Cabin systems; Airframe control and indicating systems; Warning and protection systems; Fire and overheat protection; Terrain awareness warning system (TAWS); Flight data and cockpit voice recorders; Electrical and magnetic fields; Continuing airworthiness; Appendices; Index

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Book SynopsisHigher Engineering Science aims to provide students with an understanding of the scientific principles that underpin the design and operation of modern engineering systems. It builds a sound scientific foundation for further study of electronics, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering.The text is ideal for students, including numerous features designed to aid student learning and put theory into practice:* Worked examples with step-by-step guidance and hints* Highlighted key points, applications and practical activities* Self-check questions included throughout the text* Problems sections with full answers suppliedFurther worked examples, applications, case studies and assignments have also been incorporated into this second edition.Assuming a minimum of prior knowledge, the book has been written to suit courses with an intake from a range Table of ContentsStructural analysis.Beams and columns.Torsion.Energy transfer.Mechanical oscillations.D c theory.A c theory.Complex waveforms.Transformers.Systems.Control systems.Answers.Index.

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Book SynopsisStill the only book published anywhere in the world which is devoted entirely to the principles of aeromedical transport, Aeromedical Transportation has rightly become known as the sole reference for the industry. This second edition has been radically revised and updated; featuring the latest research, updated references and new chapters on the transport of intensive care patients, and medical emergencies/death in flight. Since the first edition was published in 1996, the concept of ''evidence-based medicine'' has been accepted as essential in any book which endeavours to be the accepted knowledge base in its subject area. A very practical text, international in its approach, much of its content is devoted to clinical matters. Administration and organisation are also discussed, but are addressed from the standpoint of the clinical aeromedical escort. The text is suitable for medical, paramedical and nursing personnel and for those working in organizations whose duties include theTrade Review'This second edition will be a much appreciated update of the first and remains a basic read for those interested in the field.' Alex de Voogt, Maastricht Universsity, the Netherlands, HFES Newsletter, June 2007 ’Aeromedical Transportation' by Dr Terry Martin has been a cornerstone of our training of flight doctors and nurses. This 2nd edition however validates my dreams and vision of aeromedical transport, where doctors and nurses work together in a mutual supportive way. But the book transcends far beyond the medical and nursing issues. It puts the best practices from Europe, Australia, USA and Asia in its aviation, logistic and administrative context. Therefore the book will find its place in the teaching library of every international company involved in patient transport.’ Patrick Deroose, RN, CCNC, Group General Manager, Assistance Operations, International SOS ’This book is the ’must have’ for everyone who desires a satellite view of existing knowledge about patient transportation in the aeromedical setting. The book is not only a rich source of focused information, it’s also easy to digest and a stimulant for initiatives on how to improve the standard for aeromedical transportation. It will prove of great relevance and interest primarily for doctors but also nurses, paramedics and those who administer air ambulance organizations.’ Helge Brandstrom M.D., Senior Consultant Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Umea University Hospital, Sweden and Project Medical Director, Swedish National Air Medevac ' The author said that the book "is intended as a basic primer for those who seek to work in transfer and retrieval medicine". He foresees the next decade as an" exciting time for the academic development of the subject" - one that will see "postgraduates with masters and doctorates in patient transportation".' Aerosafety World June 2007Table of ContentsContents: Part One: Introduction: History of aeromedical transportation; Overview. Part Two: Physics and Physiology: The atmosphere; The physiological effects of altitude; The biodynamics of flight; Transmeridian and long haul flights. Part Three: Operational Considerations: Operational aspects of aeromedical transport; The medical flight crew; Aeromedical equipment. Part Four: Clinical Considerations; Indications for aeromedical transport; Clinical considerations in transport of the ill and injured; Transport of patients with spinal injuries; Transport of burns patients; Transport of the obstetric patient; Transport of neonatal and pediatric patients; Critical care retrievals and transfers; Nursing care in the air. Part Five: Organization and Administration: The administration of aeromedical transport organizations; Medicolegal aspects of aeromedical transport; Planning the successful international repatriation; Primary transfers: the casualty evacuation conflict. Index.

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Book SynopsisLean is about building and improving stable and predictable systems and processes to deliver to customers high-quality products/services on time by engaging everyone in the organization. Combined with this, organizations need to create an environment of respect for people and continuous learning. It's all about people. People create the product or service, drive innovation, and create systems and processes, and with leadership buy-in and accountability to ensure sustainment with this philosophy, employees will be committed to the organization as they learn and grow personally and professionally. Lean is a term that describes a way of thinking about and managing companies as an enterprise. Becoming Lean requires the following: the continual pursuit to identify and eliminate waste; the establishment of efficient flow of both information and process; and an unwavering top-level commitment. The concept of continuous improvement applies to any process in any industry. BasedTable of ContentsChapter 1 – BASICS® Suggest Solutions Chapter 2 – Using Analysis to Create Standard Work Chapter 3 – Lean Materials Chapter 4 – Strategic Materials Chapter 5 – Importance of Creativity Before Capital Chapter 6 – Engineering and Lean Solutions Appendix A – Chapter Answers Appendix B – Acronyms Appendix C – Glossary

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Book SynopsisIn the world of transportation, fatigue is a silent killer that can affect us all. Understanding fatigue, including how to manage it to minimize safety risk, is of great importance. However, while it is one thing to recognize that fatigue is a critical safety issue, it is quite another to set up a successful, scientifically informed fatigue risk management programme. This book is here to help. It has been carefully designed as a comprehensive reference point, bringing together international expertise from leaders in fatigue science, and showcasing valuable insights from transportation industry practitioners. The 40 authored chapters are divided into six sections, to better understand fatigue science, the consequences of fatigue in transportation, contributors to fatigue, managing fatigue and promoting alertness, real world case studies of fatigue management in practice, and future perspectives. While it is possible to read each chapter in isolation, most will be gained by reaTable of ContentsSection 1. Fatigue science and transportation. 1.1. Toward a More Precise Definition of Fatigue. 1.2. Measuring operator fatigue and sleepiness. 1.3. Challenges in fatigue research and enforcement. 1.4. The Effects of Fatigue on Performance in Transportation Operations. 1.5. A practical Human Factors method for developing successful fatigue countermeasures. Section 2. Fatigue-related Consequences in Transportation. 2.1. Fatigue-related consequences on road crashes. 2.2. Fatigue risk in Great Britain’s railway industry. 2.3. Awakening to the Challenge of Fatigue Management in Maritime Transportation. 2.4. Fatigue-related consequences in Aviation. 2.5. Telling the story: How and why investigating for fatigue can improve safety in transportation operations. 2.6. Fatigue’s effects on occurrence survivability. 2.7. Regulatory and Legal Frameworks for Managing Fatigue in Transportation. Section 3. Factors to Contribute to Fatigue and Sleepiness in Transportation. 3.1. Sleep Pressure and Circadian Rhythms. 3.2. Jet Lag, Sleep Timing, and Sleep Inertia. 3.3. Sleep disorders and driving. 3.4. Task-related causes or contributors to fatigue and sleepiness. 3.5. Lifestyle as a mediator of fatigue and sleepiness. Section 4. Managing Fatigue and Promoting Alertness in Transportation. 4.1. Approaches to Fatigue Management: Where We Are and Where We’re Going. 4.2. Rules resistance: The inequitable trade, missing logical links and solutions to surmount the challenge. 4.3. Work scheduling – Biomathematical modelling for fatigue risk, and its role in fatigue risk management processes. 4.4. Fatigue risk thresholds. 4.5. Fatigue profiling: An approach to understand occurrence, causes and effects of fatigue in people working in different transport sectors. 4.6. Fatigue detection technology. 4.7. Individual Countermeasures to Fatigue. 4.8. Light as a countermeasure to sleepiness and its potential for use in the transport industry. 4.9. It takes two: Health management and its interface with fatigue. 4.10. Aircrew fatigue and scheduling – a summary of some recent studies using the same outcome measure. 4.11. Fatigue management education for young novice drivers. Section 5. Transportation Fatigue Risk Management in Practice. 5.1. Tram Operations Limited - Insights from our journey to improve fatigue and wellness management.. 5.2. Assessing railway traffic controller safety with an hourly risk index. 5.3. Rail transport: Lessons learned in implementing a sleep apnoea assessment program in the transportation industry. 5.4. Marine transport – Using technologies for managing the risk of fatigue at sea. 5.5. Fatigue and sleepiness in UK policing. 5.6. Managing commercial vehicle driver fatigue in Canada: A government perspective. 5.7. Friend or foe? The use of digital devices in the fight against monotony and boredom in Air Traffic Management. Section 6. Fatigue Risk Management of the Future. 6.1. Road vehicle automation and its effects on fatigue, sleep, rest and recuperation. 6.2. Through the darkness of future past: A cautionary tale. 6.3. Space transport and fatigue. 6.4. The future of fatigue management: Strategies, policies, and societal expectations.

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Book SynopsisThe revised and updated third edition of Simplified TRIZ: New Problem Solving Applications for Technical and Business Professionals, 3rd Edition continues to demystify TRIZ (systematic innovation), the internationally acclaimed problem solving technique. It demonstrates how TRIZ can be used as a stand alone methodology or used to enhance Lean, Six Sigma, and other systems of organizational improvement. Simplified TRIZ 3rd Edition once again strikes the perfect balance between overly complex and overly simplified, making the effective application of TRIZ accessible to a wide audience. In addition to numerous exercises, worksheets, and tables that further illustrate the concepts of this multinational method, this indispensible volume: Presents a new model for problem solving based on four TRIZ tenets â contradictions, resources, ideality, and patterns of evolution â elucidated for better understanding and application Trade Review"I was responsible for a 15+ year Six Sigma deployment with a global industrial manufacturer. During that time we saw projects completed on every aspect of company work. The tools and processes of "standard" Six Sigma were enough when, following the analyze phase of D-M-A-I-C, the improvement needed was self-evident from the data. However, when the solution was not so clear, Six Sigma was relatively silent on facilitating a team to an innovative solution. We had learned that one of the strengths of Six Sigma was the flexibility of the D-M-A-I-C framework to accept new tools in the pursuit of improvement. After reading "Simplified Triz", we called Ellen Domb to see if TRIZ might address our need. Over the course of several sessions and some experimentation, Ellen led us to the incorporation of several TRIZ tools into our Six Sigma training and toolkit. The combination of the structure and discipline of Six Sigma with the creativity and innovation of TRIZ give teams a powerful set of tools and processes to address most of the problems that they will face." -George K. Strodtbeck III, Author of Making Change in Complex Organizations, Vice President, SBTI. "One of the easiest books to read and comprehend, removing the misconception that TRIZ is complicated to understand … …. now you can really cruise in your car without becoming the mechanics." -Richard Ng, Quality System Manager, HP Inc. Singapore, Certified TRIZ Level 2 "The ability to move forward in the midst of chaos is the new competitive advantage. Simplified TRIZ: New Problem Solving Application for Technical and Business Professionals, 3rd Edition provides a structure for problem definition and description of the desired final result that cuts through the chaos. It has added a new dimension to our operational excellence program. Traditionally thought of as an engineering tool we have used it very successfully for bioprocess design and optimization. I will not start a technology development project without using this method." -Greg Crab, Process Automation Expert, Syngenta "The process of brainstorming has been used very effectively in the Air Force to address a broad range of problems. The main benefit of brainstorming is that the quality and diversity of ideas produced by a group is greater than the sum of what individuals can generate on their own. This happens because interactions with one another within a group spur ever greater insights and ideas from each other and produce a solution beyond what’s possible for individuals. As part of my involvement with the Innovative concepts Group (ICG) in the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate in the late 1990s and currently with the Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI) for all of AFRL, we have used brainstorming extensively. Teams of the best minds in the government and industry are regularly assembled to solve pressing and complicated problems for the Air Force across many disciplines to include unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), airborne global secure communications, nuclear command and control, and nuclear transport, among many others. This approach has been instrumental for achieving some of the most revolutionary and breakthrough capabilities for the Air Force, some of which have been subsequently pursued by the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD). Mr. David Conley recently introduced TRIZ to AFRL. To compare the TRIZ approach to our standard brainstorming process, we gave Mr. Conley four specific problems, which we had previously evaluated and generated a set of potential solutions. In a week’s time, Mr. Conley leveraged the TRIZ analysis process to decompose each of the problems and generate a lengthy list of possible solutions. Mr. Conley was able to generate nearly identical solution sets to what we had done using four separate teams of a dozen people analyzing, brainstorming, and compiling over several weeks. Consequently, TRIZ produced an approximate twenty times reduction in manpower for problem decomposition, analysis, and solution generation. The only input Mr. Conley required was a clear problem statement, constraints on the solution space, and available resources. That a single person skilled in TRIZ could single-handedly generate such a diverse and insightful set of solutions in such limited time was amazing. A further benefit was that TRIZ provided a very structured decomposition and organization of both the problem and solution spaces to help fully capture all potential solutions versus a seemingly random list of potential solutions generated out of brainstorming sessions. We see tremendous value in leveraging TRIZ to perform problem analysis, decomposition, and solution generation and have since regularly leveraged Mr. Conley’s expertise. By performing TRIZ analysis up front, the technical team can then enhance the usual analysis output by focusing their time analyzing the most attractive solution concepts and devote their time to generating a more comprehensive analysis of the problem, a broader, richer solution space, and a more effective, economical final solution. A fellow AFRL colleague had Mr. Conley perform an analysis of specific elements of satellite design and expressed that TRIZ brings a disciplined analysis methodology that is very thorough and all encompassing. Despite Mr. Conley having no particular background in satellite structures, he was able to apply the TRIZ methodology to generate an impressive set of solution concepts. Further, he achieved this with very little technical input from AFRL and in an impressively few number of hours. The results made it clear the processes utilized are robust and capable of accurately focusing on issues that may be hidden within large and complex systems. The breadth of solutions provided ample flexibility in how the ultimate solution could be implemented with potential solutions ranging from simple to complex. Further, this systematic innovation process can be scaled at several hierarchy levels within a system for the purpose of refining and advancing the most attractive solution concepts. The Simplified TRIZ 3rd edition adds significant improvements to the earlier edition. Chapter 7 has been added to explain how to apply functional analysis to model problem situations and how to apply contradiction analysis (and thus solution generation) to these models. Also, Chapter 10 has been significantly expanded with the application of patterns (trends of system evolution) to developing innovations and includes several new detailed cases studies: 1) the future of washing machine, 2) the future of parcel delivery (3D printing), and 3) the future of smart phones (mobile computing). I highly recommend the TRIZ process and particularly, Mr. David Conley, as a skilled, insightful, and capable TRIZ operator, for analyzing complex problems and generating a diverse set of potential solutions. TRIZ is almost certain to generate a simpler, cheaper, and more effective solution than could be achieved otherwise." -Ret. Major Richard Martin, DR-IV, Air Force Research Laboratory "TRIZ has created such a fundamental shift in my natural way of thinking, I can barely imaging problem solving without it. TRIZ has allowed me to overcome many challenges, and more importantly, has helped me to guide and coach many other problem solvers to also overcome their challenges with innovation. When asked about TRIZ books, I always had to apologize that most books tend to over complicate TRIZ or over simplify TRIZ to the point of neutralizing its effectiveness. Simplified TRIZ 3rd edition effectively bridges this gap presenting an easy to understand, yet effective usage of the TRIZ methodology. I hope you also find it valuable. Just TRIZ it!" -Ido Lapidot, Former Intel Strategic Technologies Planner and Systematic Innovation Leader, Level 3 TRIZ Expert A major emphasis of the lab is to assess the applicability of fundamental research to the technology needs of the Air Force. Often this requires preliminary concept studies to identify requirements and performance metrics prior to launching in-depth assessments and evaluations. While methods for assessing technologies against system requirements exist within the lab, little is available in terms of formal methods for developing initial sets of requirements and performance metrics. In particular, for software related technologies; e.g., architecture, logic, information assurance, code robustness and V&V techniques, we were simply at a loss on how to approach the necessary software related technology assessments. TRIZ offered an industry proven formal method which allow us to move forward with a key software architecture concept study. David provided an excellent overview of the TRIZ methodology and example applications. After several meetings where we refined our inputs and added more detail, David was able to apply his expertise with the TRIZ formal method and provided us an excellent report detailing the results of his analysis. The report not only provided us an evaluation of our initial conceptual software architecture but led to several unexpected novel architectures for us to study in more detail. It was in identifying these unexpected concepts that the real power and value of TRIZ was realized. The TRIZ formal method and David’s expert application of TRIZ proved to be a crucial first step for initiating several in-depth studies for concepts we simply would not have arrived through our intuition and experience alone. If you are looking for a tool to help with identifying innovative and creative designs I highly recommend the TRIZ formal method for the job. -Dr. Frank R. Chavez, DR-III, Senior Research Aerospace Engineer, Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate Dave Conley and Ellen Domb brings their wealth of problem solving knowledge and experience into a user friendly style that is readable and engaging. They solve the contradiction many see with TRIZ: Too much depth and it can feel overwhelming. Lack of depth leaves the reader wanting for practical application. Dave and Ellen overcome this contradiction by engaging the reader in practical examples from the beginning gradually moving to the deeper tools that hold the power of TRIZ. They reveal the thinking behind TRIZ concepts which enables a deeper understanding of how to use TRIZ to become an expert problem solver. -Bryan Pollard, Risk Program Manager, Verizon, Level 3 TRIZ Expert "TRIZ has been employed within Syngenta as a method to unbridle creativity while directing structure to the innovation process. TRIZ helps break down domain-centric thinking and introduces us to a broader and more disruptive solution space. However, the process is also systematic and disciplined so invention is not at the mercy of happenstance. The significant benefits realized from the application of TRIZ methodology to Syngenta has been diverse, from optimized pipelines, application of new fields to old problems, and first mover advantage in dynamic markets. TRIZ has codified a large swath of past human invention and integrated it within a methodology that enables solving the task at hand. Simplified TRIZ makes the method accessible and approachable to a broad audience, and the new edition includes new tools and an expanded section on how to introduce TRIZ to your company." -Genichi Kakefuda, Crowdsourcing & Innovation Systems Lead, Syngenta Biotechnology Inc. "Co-authors Rantanen, Conley and Domb have done it again! Simplified TRIZ transforms what is, arguably, the most sophisticated framework for understanding and predicting technological, engineering and innovation change ever developed into a more accessible, actionable sequence of scientific and business methods many more readers will be able to understand and apply. As a consultant to industry and government for the past two-plus decades, I’ve never before seen an equally rigorous, universally relevant scientific method applied by our clients… and I doubt I ever will. Simplified TRIZ takes the techniques out of the realm of rocket science and puts it firmly into the hands of those of us, mere mortals, trying to cope with the seeming chaos of industry and technological change." -Arik R. Johnson, Founder & Chairman, Aurora WDC "I was responsible for a 15+ year Six Sigma deployment with a global industrial manufacturer. During that time we saw projects completed on every aspect of company work. The tools and processes of "standard" Six Sigma were enough when, following the analyze phase of D-M-A-I-C, the improvement needed was self-evident from the data. However, when the solution was not so clear, Six Sigma was relatively silent on facilitating a team to an innovative solution. We had learned that one of the strengths of Six Sigma was the flexibility of the D-M-A-I-C framework to accept new tools in the pursuit of improvement. After reading "Simplified Triz", we called Ellen Domb to see if TRIZ might address our need. Over the course of several sessions and some experimentation, Ellen led us to the incorporation of several TRIZ tools into our Six Sigma training and toolkit. The combination of the structure and discipline of Six Sigma with the creativity and innovation of TRIZ give teams a powerful set of tools and processes to address most of the problems that they will face." -George K. Strodtbeck III, Author of Making Change in Complex Organizations, Vice President, SBTI. "One of the easiest books to read and comprehend, removing the misconception that TRIZ is complicated to understand … …. now you can really cruise in your car without becoming the mechanics." -Richard Ng, Quality System Manager, HP Inc. Singapore, Certified TRIZ Level 2 "The ability to move forward in the midst of chaos is the new competitive advantage. Simplified TRIZ: New Problem Solving Application for Technical and Business Professionals, 3rd Edition provides a structure for problem definition and description of the desired final result that cuts through the chaos. It has added a new dimension to our operational excellence program. Traditionally thought of as an engineering tool we have used it very successfully for bioprocess design and optimization. I will not start a technology development project without using this method." -Greg Crab, Process Automation Expert, Syngenta "The process of brainstorming has been used very effectively in the Air Force to address a broad range of problems. The main benefit of brainstorming is that the quality and diversity of ideas produced by a group is greater than the sum of what individuals can generate on their own. This happens because interactions with one another within a group spur ever greater insights and ideas from each other and produce a solution beyond what’s possible for individuals. As part of my involvement with the Innovative concepts Group (ICG) in the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate in the late 1990s and currently with the Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI) for all of AFRL, we have used brainstorming extensively. Teams of the best minds in the government and industry are regularly assembled to solve pressing and complicated problems for the Air Force across many disciplines to include unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), airborne global secure communications, nuclear command and control, and nuclear transport, among many others. This approach has been instrumental for achieving some of the most revolutionary and breakthrough capabilities for the Air Force, some of which have been subsequently pursued by the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD). Mr. David Conley recently introduced TRIZ to AFRL. To compare the TRIZ approach to our standard brainstorming process, we gave Mr. Conley four specific problems, which we had previously evaluated and generated a set of potential solutions. In a week’s time, Mr. Conley leveraged the TRIZ analysis process to decompose each of the problems and generate a lengthy list of possible solutions. Mr. Conley was able to generate nearly identical solution sets to what we had done using four separate teams of a dozen people analyzing, brainstorming, and compiling over several weeks. Consequently, TRIZ produced an approximate twenty times reduction in manpower for problem decomposition, analysis, and solution generation. The only input Mr. Conley required was a clear problem statement, constraints on the solution space, and available resources. That a single person skilled in TRIZ could single-handedly generate such a diverse and insightful set of solutions in such limited time was amazing. A further benefit was that TRIZ provided a very structured decomposition and organization of both the problem and solution spaces to help fully capture all potential solutions versus a seemingly random list of potential solutions generated out of brainstorming sessions. We see tremendous value in leveraging TRIZ to perform problem analysis, decomposition, and solution generation and have since regularly leveraged Mr. Conley’s expertise. By performing TRIZ analysis up front, the technical team can then enhance the usual analysis output by focusing their time analyzing the most attractive solution concepts and devote their time to generating a more comprehensive analysis of the problem, a broader, richer solution space, and a more effective, economical final solution. A fellow AFRL colleague had Mr. Conley perform an analysis of specific elements of satellite design and expressed that TRIZ brings a disciplined analysis methodology that is very thorough and all encompassing. Despite Mr. Conley having no particular background in satellite structures, he was able to apply the TRIZ methodology to generate an impressive set of solution concepts. Further, he achieved this with very little technical input from AFRL and in an impressively few number of hours. The results made it clear the processes utilized are robust and capable of accurately focusing on issues that may be hidden within large and complex systems. The breadth of solutions provided ample flexibility in how the ultimate solution could be implemented with potential solutions ranging from simple to complex. Further, this systematic innovation process can be scaled at several hierarchy levels within a system for the purpose of refining and advancing the most attractive solution concepts. The Simplified TRIZ 3rd edition adds significant improvements to the earlier edition. Chapter 7 has been added to explain how to apply functional analysis to model problem situations and how to apply contradiction analysis (and thus solution generation) to these models. Also, Chapter 10 has been significantly expanded with the application of patterns (trends of system evolution) to developing innovations and includes several new detailed cases studies: 1) the future of washing machine, 2) the future of parcel delivery (3D printing), and 3) the future of smart phones (mobile computing). I highly recommend the TRIZ process and particularly, Mr. David Conley, as a skilled, insightful, and capable TRIZ operator, for analyzing complex problems and generating a diverse set of potential solutions. TRIZ is almost certain to generate a simpler, cheaper, and more effective solution than could be achieved otherwise." -Ret. Major Richard Martin, DR-IV, Air Force Research Laboratory "TRIZ has created such a fundamental shift in my natural way of thinking, I can barely imaging problem solving without it. TRIZ has allowed me to overcome many challenges, and more importantly, has helped me to guide and coach many other problem solvers to also overcome their challenges with innovation. When asked about TRIZ books, I always had to apologize that most books tend to over complicate TRIZ or over simplify TRIZ to the point of neutralizing its effectiveness. Simplified TRIZ 3rd edition effectively bridges this gap presenting an easy to understand, yet effective usage of the TRIZ methodology. I hope you also find it valuable. Just TRIZ it!" -Ido Lapidot, Former Intel Strategic Technologies Planner and Systematic Innovation Leader, Level 3 TRIZ Expert A major emphasis of the lab is to assess the applicability of fundamental research to the technology needs of the Air Force. Often this requires preliminary concept studies to identify requirements and performance metrics prior to launching in-depth assessments and evaluations. While methods for assessing technologies against system requirements exist within the lab, little is available in terms of formal methods for developing initial sets of requirements and performance metrics. In particular, for software related technologies; e.g., architecture, logic, information assurance, code robustness and V&V techniques, we were simply at a loss on how to approach the necessary software related technology assessments. TRIZ offered an industry proven formal method which allow us to move forward with a key software architecture concept study. David provided an excellent overview of the TRIZ methodology and example applications. After several meetings where we refined our inputs and added more detail, David was able to apply his expertise with the TRIZ formal method and provided us an excellent report detailing the results of his analysis. The report not only provided us an evaluation of our initial conceptual software architecture but led to several unexpected novel architectures for us to study in more detail. It was in identifying these unexpected concepts that the real power and value of TRIZ was realized. The TRIZ formal method and David’s expert application of TRIZ proved to be a crucial first step for initiating several in-depth studies for concepts we simply would not have arrived through our intuition and experience alone. If you are looking for a tool to help with identifying innovative and creative designs I highly recommend the TRIZ formal method for the job. -Dr. Frank R. Chavez, DR-III, Senior Research Aerospace Engineer, Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate Dave Conley and Ellen Domb brings their wealth of problem solving knowledge and experience into a user friendly style that is readable and engaging. They solve the contradiction many see with TRIZ: Too much depth and it can feel overwhelming. Lack of depth leaves the reader wanting for practical application. Dave and Ellen overcome this contradiction by engaging the reader in practical examples from the beginning gradually moving to the deeper tools that hold the power of TRIZ. They reveal the thinking behind TRIZ concepts which enables a deeper understanding of how to use TRIZ to become an expert problem solver. -Bryan Pollard, Risk Program Manager, Verizon, Level 3 TRIZ Expert "TRIZ has been employed within Syngenta as a method to unbridle creativity while directing structure to the innovation process. TRIZ helps break down domain-centric thinking and introduces us to a broader and more disruptive solution space. However, the process is also systematic and disciplined so invention is not at the mercy of happenstance. The significant benefits realized from the application of TRIZ methodology to Syngenta has been diverse, from optimized pipelines, application of new fields to old problems, and first mover advantage in dynamic markets. TRIZ has codified a large swath of past human invention and integrated it within a methodology that enables solving the task at hand. Simplified TRIZ makes the method accessible and approachable to a broad audience, and the new edition includes new tools and an expanded section on how to introduce TRIZ to your company." -Genichi Kakefuda, Crowdsourcing & Innovation Systems Lead, Syngenta Biotechnology Inc. "Co-authors Rantanen, Conley and Domb have done it again! Simplified TRIZ transforms what is, arguably, the most sophisticated framework for understanding and predicting technological, engineering and innovation change ever developed into a more accessible, actionable sequence of scientific and business methods many more readers will be able to understand and apply. As a consultant to industry and government for the past two-plus decades, I’ve never before seen an equally rigorous, universally relevant scientific method applied by our clients… and I doubt I ever will. Simplified TRIZ takes the techniques out of the realm of rocket science and puts it firmly into the hands of those of us, mere mortals, trying to cope with the seeming chaos of industry and technological change." -Arik R. Johnson, Founder & Chairman, Aurora WDC Table of ContentsChapter 1 Why Do People Seek New Ways to Solve Problems?; Chapter 2 Constructing the New Model for Problem Solving: Moving from the Problem to the Ideal Final Result; Chapter 3 Clarify the Tradeoff behind a Problem; Chapter 4 Moving from Tradeoff to Inherent Contradiction; Chapter 5 Mapping Invisible Resources; Chapter 6 The Impossible Often Is Possible: How to Increase the Ideality of the System; Chapter 7 Understanding How Systems Work: Utilizing Functional Analysis to Expand Knowledge About Your Problem; Chapter 8 How to Separate the Best from the Rest: A Simple and Effective Tool for Evaluation of Solutions; Chapter 9 Enriching the Model for Problem Solving; Chapter 10 Patterns Are Powerful Tools for System Development; Chapter 11 Principles for Innovation: 40 Ways to Create Good Solutions; Chapter 12 Moving from Challenging Show Stoppers to Innovative Solutions; Chapter 13 TRIZ Knowledge Helps Drive Improvement; Chapter 14 Evaluation of the Model for Problem Solving; Chapter 15 How to Drive the Adoption of TRIZ in Your Organization; Chapter 16 Integrating TRIZ with Six Sigma and Other Quality Improvement Systems;Chapter 17 Book Summary: Creative Problem Solving and Innovative Thinking in a Nutshell; Chapter 18 Get Started; Glossary

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Book SynopsisAircraft Digital Electronic and Computer Systems is a thorough introduction to the principles and practice of aircraft digital electronic, avionic and computer systems.New to this third edition, integrated modular avionics (IMA) provides an overview of networked avionics found in the latest generation of transport aircraft. Cabin systems covers cabin networks, intercommunication, and core systems. Aircraft information systems examines flight deck operation aided by electronic flight bags (EFB) and includes a case study that highlights the importance of information systems, as well as the potential consequences of their failure. The new edition contains several hundred test questions, and its companion website, www.66web.co.uk, offers additional resource material.With full coverage of Module 5 and avionics topics in Modules 11 and 13, this book is ideal for those studying towards licensed aircraft maintenance engineer status, both independently anTrade Review"The book’s core and primary market is students studying for EASA Part 66 licences, particularly the B1 or B2 licence. The content of is very much focused on EASA Part 66 Module 5."-- Roddy McNamee, Institute of Technology Carlow, Ireland"The book’s core and primary market is students studying for EASA Part 66 licences, particularly the B1 or B2 licence. The content of is very much focused on EASA Part 66 Module 5."-- Roddy McNamee, Institute of Technology Carlow, IrelandTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Number Systems. 3. Data Conversion. 4. Data Buses. 5. Logic Circuits. 6. Computers. 7. The CPU. 8. Integrated Circuits. 9. MSI Logic. 10. Fibre Optics. 11. Displays. 12. ESD. 13. Software. 14. EMC. 15. Avionic Systems. 16. Aircraft Data Networks and AFDX. 17. Large-Scale Logic Systems and VHDL. 18. Integrated Modular Avionics. 19. Cabin Systems. 20. Aircraft Information Systems. Appendix 1. Abbreviations and Acronyms. Appendix 2. Revision Papers. Appendix 3. Answers. Appendix 4. Serial Data Communications: RS-232. Appendix 5. Decimal, Octal, Hexadecimal, Binary and ASCII Values.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a collection of highly refined articles on historical water projects and traditional water technologies of international interest in the Asian region, addressing information on past water projects (mostly before the 20th century) in the Asian regions that are technically and culturally of interest and educationally valuable.This book explores historical water projects in these regions, presenting technologies used at the time, including calculation and forecasting methods, measurement, material, labor, methodologies, and even water culture. It is expected that the old Asian wisdom of reviewing the old and learning the new would be realized to a certain extent in modern planning and practice of water projects.This book will enable the reader to understand historical water projects and technologies in the Asian region. It can be used as a one-stop resource to source notable Asian water projects and their relevance to modern-day technology. In tTable of Contents1. A historical review on the relationship between human society and water in Asia: an engineering perspective: An Introduction. Part 1: Historical water projects and traditional water technologies in China 2. The Chinese water culture - an analytical literature review. 3. Sustainability of Chinese civilization and water conservation. 4. Dujiangyan Irrigation System and its over 2000 years of sustainable development. 5. Zhuji Shadoof Irrigation System and heritage values. 6. Introduction of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and analysis of its heritage values. 7. Tuoshan Weir: an ancient estuarial river regulation project. Part 2: Historical water projects and traditional water technologies in Japan 8. Civil Engineering Heritage Award in Japan. 9. Sustainable development of Sayama-ike reservoir the historical value in East Asia. 10. Why all the tributaries of the Chikugo River flow into the old main streambed even after the cut-off channels were consturcted? 11. Effect of open dyke for flood disaster mitigation in Kyoto. 12. Flood control strategy in Japan during the Edo period (from the early 17th to mid-19th century). 13. Changes in the historical river course and related flood risk in the Arakawa River basin in Japan and the role of still-existing secondary embankments in the recent 2019 flooding event. 14. Teizan Canal - history and its effectiveness for tsunami energy reduction. 15. Innovative construction techniques of Tatsumi Aqueduct: major restorations in main channels and the inverted siphon of Tatsumi Aqueduct. Part 3: Historical water projects and traditional water technologies in Korea 16. Kingdom Age irrigation for paddy farming under monsoon in Korea. 17. Reconstruction of the 1855 extreme flood and historical flood mitigation projects in the capital of Joseon Dynasty, Korea. 18. Technographical review of embankments for dams and levees in Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) of Korea. 19. The ancient instrumental hydrological measurement device, Chugugi, and Supyo, in Joseon Dynasty, Korea. Part 4: Historical water projects and traditional water technologies in South Asia 20. An overview of irrigation practices in Punjab. 21. Water heritage of ancient Sri Lanka. 22. Physical modeling of flow in the ancient inlet sluice barrel of Nuwara wewa reservoir, Sri Lanka. Part 5: Historical water projects and traditional water technologies in Southeast Asia 23. A history of early water engineering development in Vietnam. 24. Water use of flood in Cambodia. 25. From irrigation perspective to disaster risk reduction using Nature-based Solution - the Rangsit Canal, Chao Phraya River basin, Thailand. 26. Agriculture irrigation development in Kedah, Malaysia: strengthen the linkage between national food and water security. 27. Subak Irrigation System- a heritage of a sustainable hydro-environment. 28. Water culture of the people in Uzbekistan - ancient traditions, structures, and modern global problems.

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Book SynopsisHave you ever wondered how NASA designs, builds, and tests spacecrafts and hardware for space? How is it that wildly successful programs such as the Mars Exploration Rovers could produce a rover that lasted over ten times the expected prime mission duration? Or build a spacecraft designed to visit two orbiting destinations and last over 10 years when the fuel ran out? This book was written by NASA/JPL engineers with experience across multiple projects, including the Mars rovers, Mars helicopter, and Dawn ion propulsion spacecraft in addition to many more missions and technology demonstration programs. It provides useful and practical approaches to solving the most complex thermal-structural problems ever attempted for design spacecraft to survive the severe cold of deep space, as well as the unforgiving temperature swings on the surface of Mars. This is done without losing sight of the fundamental and classical theories of thermodynamics and structural mechanics that paved the way t

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Book SynopsisQuantum computing is a field in which advanced technologies like quantum communication, artificial intelligence and machine learning can be used to secure and speed up connectivity using quantum computers, quantum drones or quantum satellites. This book serve as a foundation for researchers and scientists in this field. Future technologies, such as quantum drone delivery systems, quicker internet and climate change mitigation, will need quantum information processing and quantum computation. This book deeply explores the importance of quantum computing in real-time applications. It may be used as a reference book for students in higher education, including undergraduate and graduate students, as well as researchers.Key features: Provides a clear insight into the Internet of Drones for academicians, postdoc fellows, research scholars, graduate and postgraduate students, industry fellows and software engineers Useful to professionals who seek information abouTable of Contents1. Quantum information processes: Role of quantum logic gates. 2. A brief study on Quantum walks and Quantum mechanics. 3. A keen study on Quantum Information Systems. 4. Prologue to quantum computing and blockchain technology. 5. Quantum Computing Application for Satellites and Satellite Image Processing. 6. Evolution of Deep Quantum Learning Models based on Comprehensive Survey on Effective Malware Identification and Analysis. 7. Healthcare System 4.0 Driven by Quantum Computing and Its Use Cases: A COVID 19 Perspective. 8. An Overview of Future Applications of Quantum Computing. 9. Authentication and Authorization for Electronic Health Records using Merkle Tree - Attribute Based Encryption. 10. Artificial intelligence, machine learning and smartphone-internet of things (s-iot) for advanced student network and learning. 11. Role of IoT Based Smart Mask to Combat COVID-19. 12. Encryption Algorithms for Cloud Computing and Quantum Blockchain: A Futuristic Technology Roadmap. 13. Quantum Artificial Intelligence for the Science of Climate Change. 14.Quantum Computing- Based Optimization in Depression Detection Using Speech.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a great collection of work design testimonies with transferable lessons across many industry sectors and domains. It discusses physiological and cognitive parameters, teamwork, social aspects, organizational, and broader factors that influence work design initiatives.It is important to learn from practitioner stories and real-world conditions that affect the theoretical applications of work design. Readers will benefit from understanding the struggles and successes of the authors. The chapters cover a wide spectrum of human factors and user needs, including decision making in (ab)normal and safety-critical situations, physical ergonomics, design-in-use modifications, and tailored training. The text examines holistic approaches that lead to improved work methods, worker engagement, and effective system-wide interventions.Ergonomic Insights: Successes and Failures of Work Design is primarily written for professionals and graduate students in theTrade Review"Ergonomic Insights is an erudite, timely, and important contribution on the pathways to success and failure when applying ergonomics theory, principles, and methods in work design. Karanikas and Pazell have assembled a stellar cast of contributors who cover all manner of ergonomic work design issues, ranging from equipment and workspace design, training, and procedures, to workplace safety, incident reporting, and abnormal operations. The book will be an excellent resource for ergonomics researchers and practitioners who wish to help understand and optimise sociotechnical work systems. Buy it now, and the work systems of the future will benefit".- Professor Paul Salmon, Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems, University of the Sunshine Coast (Australia)"Ergonomic Insights edited by Dr Nektarios Karanikas and Dr Sara Pazell is an excellent addition to the literature as its chapters genuinely reveal each author’s work, who wrote from the trenches. Each contributor reflects on the lessons learned through success and failures in addressing the issues at hand, and the writing style is lucid and very much practitioner-oriented. I am confident that any reader who wants to understand the journey of what it takes to implement good work design will immensely benefit from this easy-to-read collection."- Dr Rammohan Maikala, Subject Matter Expert at the National Safety Council (United States) and Editor for Ergonomics in Design & the International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics."It is surprisingly rare in Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) to read about the messy reality of real practice, including practitioners' experiences, embedded as they are in diverse organisational, social, economic, technological, regulatory, and legal contexts. While diverse, these contexts and experiences are quite different to those of researchers embedded in academic contexts, who produce the overwhelming majority of written works on HFE. In this edited book, Nektarios Karanikas and Sara Pazell - who themselves have decades of experience in the world of practice - have brought together a diverse range of authors to cover ergonomics in a various sectors, in primary, secondary and tertiary industries. In the 21 chapters, the authors give honest and straightforward accounts real practice, via case studies and reflections. The book will be of great interest and value to practitioners, students, educators, and researchers who wish to understand the practice of HFE in the many contexts and constraints in which practice is embedded".- Dr Steven Shorrock, Senior Specialist Safety & Human Factors at Eurocontrol (Europe) and Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Sunshine Coast (Australia)."What a great idea, a book that focusses on real world experiences of applying human factors and ergonomics principles. The examples cover a wide variety of industries from office environments through health, manufacturing, mining, construction and rail; and the authors all bring a wealth of experience to share. This is a thought-provoking book for student and practitioner alike."- Robin Burgess-Limerick, PhD CPE FHFESA, Professor of Human Factors, Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane Qld 4072 Australia Table of Contents1. Human impacts on work design. 2. The underestimated value of less-than-ideal and proactive ergonomic solutions. 3. Return-to-work and 24/7 warehouse operations. 4. Designing a visually comfortable workplace. 5. Opportunities and challenges for designing quality work in residential aged care. 6. When success is not success, and we strive to do better. 7. Reshaping lifestyle changes in a heavy weight world. 8. Indian farm tractor seat design assessment for driver's comfort. 9. Off-The-Road tyre management: the good, the bad and the ugly. 10: The Human Factors practitioner in engineering contractor managed investment projects. 11. Deciphering the knowledge used by front-line workers in abnormal situations. 12. The tyranny of misusing documented rules and procedures. 13. Creating ownership and dealing with design and work system flaws. 14. Stuck in a holding pattern: human factors training development for sports and recreational aviation. 15. Undertrained workforce and poor system designs. 16. The ergonomics consultants lot is not an easy one. 17. Tread softly because you tread on my dreams: Reflections on a poorly designed tram driver-cab. 18. Creating conditions for successful design-in-use. 19. New scientific methods and old school models in ergonomic system development. 20. It’s only a reporting form. 21. SAfER way to design work.

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Book SynopsisSince prehistoric times, humans have invented ways to simplify daily activities to improve productivity. The most recent milestone in this journey is robotic process automation (RPA), helping to build software robots that can be leveraged to automate mundane and repetitive tasks that can be labor-intensive and prone to errors. In recent years, RPA has been integrated with emerging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies to create what is referred to as intelligent automation (IA), emulating human actions and decision-making abilities. This book addresses the critical questions about the rise, usage, and future of IA practices.This book is structured by general personas considered as its primary target audience, ranging from: Early-stage practitioners seeking to learn effective management of IA programs Established IA practitioners seeking to drive maturity and scale Business leaders seeking to understand how to drive busiTrade ReviewTestimonials "Intelligent Automation has emerged as a critical discipline for businesses seeking to improve operational efficiency and reduce toil. Co-authored by industry and academic experts, this book promises to offer practical guidance and valuable insights rooted in real-world experience and cutting-edge research. It covers topics such as citizen-led development initiatives, the strategic use of automation platforms, and the role of AI and ML, including the latest Generative AI technologies. Additionally, it provides actionable advice on aligning automation initiatives with organizational culture and business objectives. This book is a valuable resource for anyone aspiring to become a leader in the field of Intelligent Automation." Rama Akkiraju, VP, Enterprise Automation and AI, NVIDIA "With a profound historical understanding and unparalleled insight into AI and intelligent automation, Shail Khiyara is a true thought leader. The chapters contributed by Shail in this book offer a masterful blend of in-depth knowledge, historical context, and forward-thinking insight. As a speaker, Shail is engaging and enlightening, transforming complex concepts into relatable narratives." Darren Atkins, CIO, The Royal Free London NHS (UK National Health Service) "With automation being such a critical and transformative component of the future of business, this book could not have come at a better time. There's a fundamental shortage of talent of those who deeply understand automation capabilities and how to appropriately apply them to business solutions. This book is a tremendous resource for anyone who is looking to upskill, reskill, or simply learn more about intelligent automation." Wendy Batchelder, SVP & Chief Data Officer, Salesforce "I’ve been in the intelligent automation space for almost 6 years and have had the opportunity to work with many of the Fortune 500. We’ve partnered with them to operationalize large scale intelligent automation programs that deliver hard dollars back to their balance sheet and transformed their business processes for the future of work. The release of this book is very timely, many organizations struggle with successfully scaling their IA programs. With the acceleration of AI, this will only become more complex and organizations who have an automation first mindset will set themselves apart from their competition. This is why bridging the gap between business and academia is crucial in ensuring the future talent of work supports this demand." Emmanuel R. Galan, Regional Vice President – MEU West, UiPath "This book is a must-read for EDUCATORS AND EXECUTIVES ALIKE who have an interest in learning more about Automation and how it will affect businesses and the global economy. There is no doubt that RPA and Intelligent Automation have gathered pace and steam over the last few years, and this book captures the opportunity from a practical perspective. The contributors to this book have real firsthand experience at implementation and have shared their candid journeys and experiences. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did." Ray Grady, former CEO Conexiom "Companies today all know they have to automate. They have to improve cost measurement, speed, productivity, and go-to-market strategies – while freeing employees from mundane, repetitive tasks. It’s all about combining the best of human creativity and the power of digital technology. Embrace it… as it’s going to happen, and no better book to tell you how!" Adrian Jones, CEO and Co-Founder, personar.ai "The subject matter, Robotic Process Automation, and Intelligent Automation, of this book is very timely. The authors provide a very readable book for both practitioners and academicians. The chapters are broken down such that one could choose a specific chapter that is more applicable to one’s area of interest. The authors present numerous topics that organizations can implement to remain competitive. This book has something to offer for everyone." Dr. Gerald Kohers, Department Chair - Management, Marketing, and Information Systems, Sam Houston State University "In my Celonis experience working with Bobby Jutley on Process Mining opportunities at HP, I have observed that Bobby is a highly effective change agent in digital transformation and Automation for the Company. He is quick to identify and promote opportunities, and his strong ability to collaborate across IT and the business sets him apart from most people in the business process automation space. His attention to detail and sense of urgency is key to transforming insights to value for HP." Susan Lucero, Global Account Manager, Celonis "With our IA journey, we learned it is important to integrate process discovery, mining, and automation to solve the right problem. Technology is becoming more simpler (with little or no coding), which is so important to have robust planning: from business drivers to governance strategy, in order to achieve the organization’s digital transformation outcomes. This book bridges theory with real examples to help practitioners plan their organization’s IA strategy." Emilie Ly, Senior Director, BPM & RPA, VMware "Intelligent automation, and especially Robotic Process Automation, requires building a bridge between business needs and the application of technology and academic thinking to solve tom orrow's challenges today. This book provides a clear and concise view of how to learn and adopt Intelligent Automation and expands our vision of how this new industrial revolution is already impacting our schools and businesses. The success of any company is always marked by creating competitive advantages. Intelligent automation provides a gateway to create value within our community, customer base, and future workforce." Antonio Marin - CIO, USMed-Equip, LLC. "Gigaforce clients were skeptical about implementing RPA in their Subrogation and Recovery department, but it has exceeded their expectations. Implementing intelligent automation for business processes has been a game-changer. We have saved time, reduced errors and costs, and improved our client’s overall efficiency. Our client team members can now focus on more strategic tasks requiring human expertise in recovery and subrogation. This book presents how to establish, scale, and manage intelligent automation practices. " Rajeev Rawat, Co-Founder and CPO, Gigaforce Inc. "The authors do an awesome job of describing in this book how Intelligent Automation is the next evolutionary step for achieving sustainable competitive advantage! Intelligent Automation integrates Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) by automating business workflows to advance business processes. This book is a fantastic reference for academics, students, and researchers, but it provides an even stronger guide for the practitioner trying to achieve and sustain a competitive advantage in today’s global automated business world." Dr. Gary L Stading, Professor of Supply Chain Management, Texas A&M University - Texarkana "Bobby Jutley brings his expertise and real-world experience to light as he succinctly summarizes the technological and organizational aspects of Process Discovery while highlighting the fact that Process Discovery excellence has rapidly become a strategic weapon and critical success factor in prioritizing digital transformation opportunities and creating competitive advantage by driving quality, speed, and agility into every aspect of the business." Ramey Stevens, Global Account Executive, UiPath "RPA has been one of the most critical capabilities in his technology toolbox. Paul says that without RPA, "most CIOs and business leaders simply would not have been able to advance digital transformation at the pace necessitated. Digital transformation requires a comprehensive suite of tools and capabilities, and RPA fits in perfectly." Paul Walsh, SVP of Digital Technology and Operations at Sony Interactive Entertainment Testimonials "Intelligent Automation has emerged as a critical discipline for businesses seeking to improve operational efficiency and reduce toil. Co-authored by industry and academic experts, this book promises to offer practical guidance and valuable insights rooted in real-world experience and cutting-edge research. It covers topics such as citizen-led development initiatives, the strategic use of automation platforms, and the role of AI and ML, including the latest Generative AI technologies. Additionally, it provides actionable advice on aligning automation initiatives with organizational culture and business objectives. This book is a valuable resource for anyone aspiring to become a leader in the field of Intelligent Automation." Rama Akkiraju, VP, Enterprise Automation and AI, NVIDIA "With a profound historical understanding and unparalleled insight into AI and intelligent automation, Shail Khiyara is a true thought leader. The chapters contributed by Shail in this book offer a masterful blend of in-depth knowledge, historical context, and forward-thinking insight. As a speaker, Shail is engaging and enlightening, transforming complex concepts into relatable narratives." Darren Atkins, CIO, The Royal Free London NHS (UK National Health Service) "With automation being such a critical and transformative component of the future of business, this book could not have come at a better time. There's a fundamental shortage of talent of those who deeply understand automation capabilities and how to appropriately apply them to business solutions. This book is a tremendous resource for anyone who is looking to upskill, reskill, or simply learn more about intelligent automation." Wendy Batchelder, SVP & Chief Data Officer, Salesforce "I’ve been in the intelligent automation space for almost 6 years and have had the opportunity to work with many of the Fortune 500. We’ve partnered with them to operationalize large scale intelligent automation programs that deliver hard dollars back to their balance sheet and transformed their business processes for the future of work. The release of this book is very timely, many organizations struggle with successfully scaling their IA programs. With the acceleration of AI, this will only become more complex and organizations who have an automation first mindset will set themselves apart from their competition. This is why bridging the gap between business and academia is crucial in ensuring the future talent of work supports this demand." Emmanuel R. Galan, Regional Vice President – MEU West, UiPath "This book is a must-read for EDUCATORS AND EXECUTIVES ALIKE who have an interest in learning more about Automation and how it will affect businesses and the global economy. There is no doubt that RPA and Intelligent Automation have gathered pace and steam over the last few years, and this book captures the opportunity from a practical perspective. The contributors to this book have real firsthand experience at implementation and have shared their candid journeys and experiences. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did." Ray Grady, former CEO Conexiom "Companies today all know they have to automate. They have to improve cost measurement, speed, productivity, and go-to-market strategies – while freeing employees from mundane, repetitive tasks. It’s all about combining the best of human creativity and the power of digital technology. Embrace it… as it’s going to happen, and no better book to tell you how!" Adrian Jones, CEO and Co-Founder, personar.ai "The subject matter, Robotic Process Automation, and Intelligent Automation, of this book is very timely. The authors provide a very readable book for both practitioners and academicians. The chapters are broken down such that one could choose a specific chapter that is more applicable to one’s area of interest. The authors present numerous topics that organizations can implement to remain competitive. This book has something to offer for everyone." Dr. Gerald Kohers, Department Chair - Management, Marketing, and Information Systems, Sam Houston State University "In my Celonis experience working with Bobby Jutley on Process Mining opportunities at HP, I have observed that Bobby is a highly effective change agent in digital transformation and Automation for the Company. He is quick to identify and promote opportunities, and his strong ability to collaborate across IT and the business sets him apart from most people in the business process automation space. His attention to detail and sense of urgency is key to transforming insights to value for HP." Susan Lucero, Global Account Manager, Celonis "With our IA journey, we learned it is important to integrate process discovery, mining, and automation to solve the right problem. Technology is becoming more simpler (with little or no coding), which is so important to have robust planning: from business drivers to governance strategy, in order to achieve the organization’s digital transformation outcomes. This book bridges theory with real examples to help practitioners plan their organization’s IA strategy." Emilie Ly, Senior Director, BPM & RPA, VMware "Intelligent automation, and especially Robotic Process Automation, requires building a bridge between business needs and the application of technology and academic thinking to solve tom orrow's challenges today. This book provides a clear and concise view of how to learn and adopt Intelligent Automation and expands our vision of how this new industrial revolution is already impacting our schools and businesses. The success of any company is always marked by creating competitive advantages. Intelligent automation provides a gateway to create value within our community, customer base, and future workforce." Antonio Marin - CIO, USMed-Equip, LLC. "Gigaforce clients were skeptical about implementing RPA in their Subrogation and Recovery department, but it has exceeded their expectations. Implementing intelligent automation for business processes has been a game-changer. We have saved time, reduced errors and costs, and improved our client’s overall efficiency. Our client team members can now focus on more strategic tasks requiring human expertise in recovery and subrogation. This book presents how to establish, scale, and manage intelligent automation practices. " Rajeev Rawat, Co-Founder and CPO, Gigaforce Inc. "The authors do an awesome job of describing in this book how Intelligent Automation is the next evolutionary step for achieving sustainable competitive advantage! Intelligent Automation integrates Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) by automating business workflows to advance business processes. This book is a fantastic reference for academics, students, and researchers, but it provides an even stronger guide for the practitioner trying to achieve and sustain a competitive advantage in today’s global automated business world." Dr. Gary L Stading, Professor of Supply Chain Management, Texas A&M University - Texarkana "Bobby Jutley brings his expertise and real-world experience to light as he succinctly summarizes the technological and organizational aspects of Process Discovery while highlighting the fact that Process Discovery excellence has rapidly become a strategic weapon and critical success factor in prioritizing digital transformation opportunities and creating competitive advantage by driving quality, speed, and agility into every aspect of the business." Ramey Stevens, Global Account Executive, UiPath "RPA has been one of the most critical capabilities in his technology toolbox. Paul says that without RPA, "most CIOs and business leaders simply would not have been able to advance digital transformation at the pace necessitated. Digital transformation requires a comprehensive suite of tools and capabilities, and RPA fits in perfectly." Paul Walsh, SVP of Digital Technology and Operations at Sony Interactive Entertainment Table of ContentsAuthor Testimonials. Foreword. Acknowledgements. Editors. Contributors. Introduction. Chapter 1 Introduction: The RPA Big Bang. Chapter 2 The Value of Business Process Discovery. Chapter 3 Future of Work: Automation and Implications for Academia and Business. Chapter 4 Intelligent Automation Accessibility and Applicability. Chapter 5 Technology Only Does Not Yield Success: Humble Culture Drives Success in IA. Chapter 6 Intelligent Automation Implementation in Business. Chapter 7 Challenges Scaling IA – The Race to IA Takes Off. Chapter 8 Intelligent Automation Unleashes Diversity and New Ways of Learning. Chapter 9 Automation Is Here to Stay. Chapter 10 Periscope into the Future. ACRONYMS. REFERENCES. INDEX.

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Book SynopsisThe Trauma of Racism: Lessons from the Therapeutic Encounter is a pioneering reflection on the psychology of racism and its impact on us all. With the intimacy of personal experience and depth of analytic exposition, the authors expose racism's searing effects on personal, clinical, and community interactions while providing pathways for change.This book asserts that the insights and practice of psychoanalysis, applied behind the couch and in the community, create unique opportunities for change. Essayists address racially derived mental health inequities, including distortions, projections, stereotypes, and historical tropes. The Trauma of Racism invites personal and clinical exploration of how people learn, confront, and re-learn views on race. Narratives of the loss and grief and the burdens of slavery that crisscross the African American community are present. They are complemented by those of the psychological burdens and inspired acts of personal responsTrade Review'The authors offer a fresh, invigorating, and much-needed psychoanalytic treatise on race, race relations, and racism. The contributors that they have gathered represent multiple perspectives, diverse ethnocultural backgrounds, and different nationalities. Together these highly informed and somber voices create a moving chorus of cultural anthropology, psychoanalytic metapsychology, developmental studies, community politics, and, above all, clinical praxis.'Salman Akhtar, professor of Psychiatry, Jefferson Medical College, training and supervising analyst, Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia'This remarkable new book is a long-overdue treatment of a subject that has historically been neglected in psychotherapeutic and psychoanalytic discourse. I was enlightened by the brilliant insights from colleagues who provided new ways of understanding racism and the challenges we face. Readers will learn a great deal of practical and clinical information, as well as becoming more familiar with the tragic history of racism.' Glen O. Gabbard, clinical professor of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine'This book is an important and thoughtful guide to one of the more urgent questions facing psychotherapeutic practice today—how to address the individual psychological implications and effects of larger structural biases, inequities, and prejudices. The book deftly connects psychological frameworks with historical and cultural ones. It is a vital resource for clinicians and citizens seeking to understand and address legacies of historical trauma.'Jonathan M. Metzl, director, Center for Medicine, Health, and Society and Frederick B. Rentschler II endowed professor, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine'Psychoanalysis gave us multiple lenses for illuminating complex human behavior through its metapsychology of the individual. In addition, Freud, as a social and cultural theorist, gave us a quintessentially powerful means of coming face to face with the tragic view of how humans are eminently capable of treating one another. These two projects of psychoanalysis converge in The Trauma of Racism: Lessons from the Therapeutic Encounter. Here, Beverly Stoute and Michael Slevin provide a masterfully designed and edited catalogue of accounts of the trauma of distorting the individual ego and endangering generations of collective and degraded human lives in our fractured world ripped by racism and its manifold systemic pathways of racialization. All scholars committed to understanding and transforming the inner world and its external fields of reference to the outside, and in reverse, how psychologically charged external fields of reference activate inner world drama, will benefit immensely from this tome. Now, hopefully, we can teach and study race in earnest without the facile charge of being polemic.'Maurice Apprey, professor of Psychiatry, is a member of the Academy of Distinguished Educators, School of Medicine, and dean of African American Affairs, University of Virginia'This collection by Beverly Stoute and Michael Slevin is required reading for everyone practicing, supervising, or teaching the psychodynamic tradition. The authors provide the deep, subtle clinical thinking and practice wisdom on racism that until now has been lacking. But the reach of the book goes beyond clinical practice. Racism is searing. Its history shapes each of us regardless of racial identity. Its impact on the psyches of everyone in the U.S. is profound and traumatic. Anyone willing to look inward at themselves or outward at our society through the lens of racism could profit from this book. The authors’ authenticity as they share critical reflections gained through work in the therapeutic encounter is a strength of a book that is a joy to read.'Joanne Corbin, associate dean for Academic Affairs, University of Connecticut School of Social Work, former director, Smith College School for Social Work doctoral programTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Historical Perspectives 1. Racism and Health Equity: A Challenge for the Therapeutic Dyad 2. Race and Racism in Psychoanalytic Thought: The Ghosts in Our Nursery, 2nd edition 3. Race, African Americans, and Psychoanalysis: Collective Silence in the Therapeutic Situation Part 2: Living with the Trauma of Racism 4. African American Boys: Adolescents Under the Shadow of Slavery's Legacy 5. Loss, Grief, and Fear in Everyday Lives of African American Women 6. Everyday Racisim: Psychological Effects 7. Thinking Clinically about Post-Traumatic Reactions to Racial Trauma 8. From the Racially Provocative to the Evocative: Shaping the Destiny of the Racist Moment 9. "And How Are the Children?": Intergenerational Trauma and the Development of Black Children in America 10. Black Rage: The Psychic Adaptation to the Trauma of Oppression 11. Observations on the Use of the N-Word Part 3: Learning and Re-Learning Race 12. Racial Socialization and Thwarted Mentalization: Psychoanalytic Reflections from the Lived Experience of James Baldwin's America 13. From Multicultural Competence to Radical Openness: A Psychoanalytic Engagement of Otherness 14. On Psychoanalysis, Race and Class in an Urban ER Part 4: Being Aware of White Privilege 15. How I Came to Understand White Privilege 16. On Racism and Being White: The Journey to Henry's Restaurant 17. "Am I the Only Black Kid that Comes Here?" 18. White Privilege and its Fissures: A Personal Perspective 19. "It Takes One to Know One" 20. Psychoanalysis by Surprise: An Ad Hoc Experiment in Community Psychoanalysis on a South African Wine Farm Part 5: Interpreting Racism in Jordan Peele's "Get Out" 21. Get Out of My Head: Experiencing Cultural Paranoia in Jordan Peele's "Get Out" 22. From "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" to "Get Out": Attaining Psychic Freedom and Emancipation Across the Racial Divide

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Written for use in the first course of a typical chemical engineering program, Material Balances for Chemical Reacting Systems introduces and teaches students a rigorous approach to solving the types of macroscopic balance problems they will encounter as chemical engineers. This first course is generally taken after students have completed their studies of calculus and vector analysis, and these subjects are employed throughout this text. Since courses on ordinary differential equations and linear algebra are often taken simultaneously with the first chemical engineering course, these subjects are introduced as needed. Teaches readers the fundamental concepts associated with macroscopic balance analysis of multicomponent, reacting systems Offers a novel and scientifically correct approach to handling chemical reactions Includes an introductory approach to chemical kinetics Features many worked o

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Book SynopsisThis book is about the behaviour of systems. Systems are important, for we interact with them all the time, and many of the actions we take are influenced by a system â for example, the system of performance measures in an organisation influences, often very strongly, how individuals within that organisation behave. Furthermore, sometimes we are involved in the design of systems, as is any manager contributing to the definition of what those performance measures might be. That manager will want to ensure that all the proposed performance measures will drive the ârightâ behaviours rather than (inadvertently) encouraging dysfunctional âgame playingâ, and so anticipating how the performance measurement system will work in practice is a vital part of a wise design process. Some of the systems with which we interact are local, such as your organisationâs performance measurement system. Some systems, however, are distant, but nonetheless very real, such as the healthcare system, thTrade ReviewEssential reading for all involved in formulating and implementing policy and winning hearts and minds - full of wise and practical advice on how to avoid those twin trip-wires of 'perverse incentives' and 'unintended consequences'. -- Jim Mather, Visiting Professor, Heriot-Watt University, Co-founder of the Scottish Leadership Institute and former Scottish Government Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism.It can be difficult to know how to start using systems thinking to tackle the challenges we face in business and society - but not anymore. This book provides an accessible and enjoyable introduction to systems thinking. It uses causal loop diagrams to explain a range of issues and does so in a highly engaging manner. Readers are provided with practical advice and clear insight into how to think about problems in a connected and meaningful way.-- Susan Howick, Professor of Management Science and Vice-Dean (Academic) for Strathclyde Business School This book clearly shows the complexity of the climate challenge we are facing and the systemic approach we need to take to solve it. We need a positive societal tipping point, a mind shift that will bring us from abundance to sufficiency, from wealth to value and from me to us. The right political frameworks, inspiring role models and positive narratives of a net zero future and collaborative participation to create agency are all needed in parallel.-- Nathalie Moral, CEO, Clima NowIn an increasingly complex and volatile world we are constantly advised to think systemically not just in traditional silos. But it has been hard to find a practical guide to systems thinking that isn’t burdened by technicality or computer models. Dennis Sherwood’s new book fills this vital gap by providing an accessible, engaging and practical way to understand and apply powerful systems thinking tools.-- Nick Mabey OBE, Founder Director and Chief Executive of the highly influential think tank, E3G, Third Generation EnvironmentalismThis book is important! It is a precious resource for anyone, people in organizations in particular. Dennis Sherwood, the author, is a foremost thinker of the Systems approach. He delivers Systems Thinking at its very best. Strategic Thinking Illustrated is a booster for the reader´s creativity. It also makes a superb read. The visual approach to mental models fosters understanding. This book is a blueprint for dealing with complexity. It enables readers to mastering challenges and problems more effectively.-- Markus Schwaninger, Professor Emeritus, University of St. Gallen, SwitzerlandI think we will get a renaissance in the use of systems thinking as (digital) ecosystem business models become more and more prevalent. Understanding the opportunities / impacts / value loops / partnerships etc inherent in such models is hot and systems thinking is a great way to explore them. The book offers a very accessible way into what systems thinking is but more importantly how to think about complex, inter related systems; exactly what ecosystem business models are.-- Dai Bedford, Global Transformation Consulting Leader, EYThis book lives up to the promise encapsulated in its title and front cover. Through a wealth of illustrations and fully developed case studies, covering a broad range of fields, it guides the reader towards a deep understanding of the value and role of Systems Thinking and equips the reader with accessible but powerful techniques of great value in managing organisations and addressing societal issues such as responses to climate change.-- Michael Kennedy, Visiting Professor at the University of Bologna and at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University, Stuttgart and Past Co-Chair Education SIG, System Dynamics Society.Table of ContentsForeword. Preface. PART 1 SYSTEMS. 1 Systems and Mental Models. 2 Links and Dangles. 3 Causal Loop Diagrams. 4 Reinforcing Loops. 5 Balancing Loops. 6 Targets and Budgets. PART 2 APPLICATIONS. 7 Competitive Markets. 8 Controlling Stock Levels. 9 Queues, Angry Customers, Borrowing, Supply and Demand. 10 Prices, Inflation, Economic Depression and Growth. 11 Conflict – and Teamwork. 12 Businesses Are Inherently ‘Joined Up’. 13 Targets and Budgets in Practice. 14 Teachers Behaving Badly. 15 Perverse Incentives and Unintended Consequences. 16 Delivering General Practice. 17 The Climate Crisis. PART 3 OVER TO YOU! 18 How to Draw Causal Loop Diagrams. 19 How to Use Causal Loop Diagrams. Some Good Things to Read and Some Resources Too. Index.

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Book SynopsisFundamental Electrical and Electronic Principles covers the essential principles that form the foundations for electrical and electronic engineering courses. This new edition is extensively updated with a greater focus on electronic principles, evenly balanced with electrical principles. Fuller coverage is given to active electronics, with the additional topics of diodes and transistors, and core topics such as oscilloscopes now reflect state-of-the-art technology.Each main chapter starts with learning outcomes tied to the syllabus. All theory is explained in detail and backed up with numerous worked examples and handy summaries of equations. Students can test their understanding with end-of-chapter assignment questions for which answers are provided. The book also provides detailed suggested practical assignments outlining apparatus and methods.The book forms an excellent core work for beginning further education students with some mathematics background preparing for careers as technicians, and an introductory text for first-year undergraduate students in all engineering disciplines.Table of Contents1. Fundamentals. 2. D.C. Circuits. 3. Electric Fields and Capacitors. 4. Magnetic Fields and Circuits. 5. Electromagnetism. 6. Semiconductor Theory and Diodes. 7. Transistors. 8. Alternating Quantities. 9. D.C. Machines. 10. D.C. Transients.

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Book SynopsisThis book is designed as a complete guide to manufacturing, installation, inspection, testing and commissioning of process plant piping. It provides exhaustive coverage of the entire piping spool fabrication, including receiving material inspection at site, material traceability, installation of spools at site, inspection, testing and pre-commissioning activities. In nutshell, it serves as a complete guide to piping fabrication and erection. In addition, typical formats for use in piping fabrication for effective implementation of QA/QC requirements, inspection and test plans, and typical procedures for all types of testing are included.Features: Provides an overview of development of piping documentation in process plant design with number of illustrations Gives exposure to various codes used in piping and pipelines within its jurisdiction Quick reference guide to various applicable sections of ASME B 31.3 prTable of ContentsIntroduction. Piping Documents Development Process. Piping Isometric Drawings (Isometrics). Piping Material Specification (PMS) and Material Take-Off (MTO). Pipes. Pipe Fittings. Flanges, Gaskets and Fasteners. Valves. Sequence of Mechanical Works after Award of Work. Fabrication of Piping Spools. Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) of Piping. Preheat and Post-Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT) of Piping. Installation, Welding, Inspection and Testing of Piping Spools. Construction Documentation for Plant Piping (Mechanical). Formats for Plant Piping Documentation. Appendix A. Appendix B. Appendix C. Appendix D. Appendix E. Appendix F. Index.

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Book SynopsisLateral Solutions to Mathematical Problems offers a fresh approach to mathematical problem solving via lateral thinking. Lateral thinking has long been used informally by good mathematics teachers and lecturers to spice up their material and interest their students in the more artistic aspects of mathematical problem solving. In this book, the author attempts to carry out this process formally, with reference to specific, non-technical problems that are easily understood and explained at an intermediate level.This book is appropriate for interested high school students, undergraduates and postgraduates, looking for relief from technical material and also looking for insight into the methodology of mathematics; for teachers and lecturers looking for a novel approach to course material; and anyone interested in both mathematics and lateral thinking.Table of ContentsProblems and Solutions Number Theory. Primes and Divisibility. Geometry. Trigonometry. Probability. Combinatorics. Dissections. Matchsticks and Coins. Logic. Maxima and Minima. Calculus and Analysis. A Mixed Bag.

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Book SynopsisThis volume focuses on the key trends and major developments in engineering education in India and reflects on the effects and challenges of its expansion on economic growth and development.Analysing several dimensions relating to the status and growth of engineering education, this book: Highlights, in the overall policy environment, the rapid growth of engineering education, imbalances in the growth between different branches of engineering education, changing trends and patterns in their growth, quality of education, gender inequality, and inequality by caste, region and economic status and labour market conditions that influence the demand for engineering education Reflects on the rapid growth of private sector in engineering education and its effects on equitable access, quality and other dimensions of higher education, and on overall development of the economy Investigates the socio-economic characteristics of the students going to private colTrade Review“Engineering as a field of university study in India has grown by leaps and bounds in the past 25 years, most of it in private institutions and of highly varied quality, from the internationally renowned Indian Institute of Technology to low-quality unaided private institutions. It is this huge and varied engineering education system which India depends on to make it a major player in the global economy. Professor Tilak’s book—a detailed study of this complex subject based on extensive empirical data—is an essential reading for understanding whether the system as it now exists will be able to fill this role.” - Martin Carnoy, Vida Jacks Professor of Education and Economics & Lemann Foundation Professor Stanford University “Engineering education is one of the most important aspects of Indian higher education and central for India's future economy. It is also not well understood and significant parts of it are subpar. Dr. Tilak has provided a thoughtful data-driven and policy-relevant analysis.” - Philip G. Altbach, Research Professor and Distinguished Fellow, Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, USA “This is possibly the first study to provide a systematic economic analysis of engineering education in India. Its juxtaposition of the macro-level with the micro-level makes it most valuable for research scholars and policy practitioners in India, while its recognition of the wider international context will interest readers in the outside world.” - Deepak Nayyar, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and former Vice Chancellor, University of Delhi “A must reading for higher education policy makers in India, focusing on engineering by a prominent scholar in the field.” - George Psacharopoulos, Formerly with London School of Economics and the World Bank “There are few in India who can match the expertise of Professor Jandhyala B G Tilak in the field of research in Higher Education especially the economics aspects of education at all levels. As Vice Chancellor, National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), his contributions to the promotion of higher education research are of historic significance. In the emerging decades, India will compete effectively with higher education in U.K. and U.S.A, largely because of valuable services of Prof. Tilak and a few others. This book surveys the literature of world-renowned writers Robert Solow, Fritz Machlup, Theodoe W Schultz and others with his interpretations of their theories applicable to Indian highe.r engineering education. This book is a valuable addition to the study of higher education in India and aboard.” - Vedagiri Shanmugasundaram, Founder Vice Chancellor, Monomaniam Sundaranar University; Former Director, Reserve Bank of India and IDBI; Senior Visiting Member, Linacre College, University of Oxford “Two great sectors are at the heart of higher education’s many practical contributions to society through learning and research – engineering and health. In Economics of Engineering Education, Professor Tilak takes us inside engineering education and illuminates the role it plays in development. Get engineering education right, he shows us, and the nation is on track. The solid data and considered judgments in this book are making a crucial contribution to policy, the profession and the next generation that will build India.” - Simon Marginson, Professor of Higher Education, University of Oxford; Director ESRC/RE Centre for Global Higher Education “ I find this book very useful for evidence- based decisions and informed public policy regarding engineering education. The book illustrates emergence of private education and its impact on equitable access, equity, quality, affordability and related issues currently faced in India. The systematic approach and methodology adopted in the study and credible data may help in framing right policies. Prof. Tilak’s book will be useful to recalibrate the current approach to engineering education and offer policy pointers to regain the glory.” - Bhushan Patwardhan, Chairman, National Assessment and Accreditation Council; Former Vice Chairman, University Grants Commission; Distinguished Professor, Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University “Professor J.B.G. Tilak is one of India’s best-known social science scholars and an international authority on the Economics of Higher Education. His most recent book is a timely contribution to academic and policy knowledge of engineering education in India. Engineering, with its many variants, civil, mechanical, electrical, and production is a key profession in any economy. As Tilak shows, engineering education in India has undergone a sea change over the past three decades. The implications of this need to be understood by both private and public institutions and, of course, students. This is the purpose of this excellent study.” - W. John Morgan, Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow, Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data, and Methods (WISERD), Cardiff University “This commendable book presents a critical analysis of some of the major challenges in engineering education using valuable primary and secondary data. These challenges include: overzealous expansion and the resultant supply-demand mismatches which are reflected in high rates of unemployment, inequities in education by gender, caste/religion, and region, poor quality of education as revealed in lower employability of graduates besides, limited public financing and issues relating to affordability. "This rigorous research study systematically analyses some of these critical issues in engineering education in India with a futuristic perspective. I have no doubt that it will attract the attention of academia as well as administrators and policy makers. Given the paucity of systematically conducted research studies in this field, this study undoubtedly makes an invaluable reading on the subject of a great contemporary relevance.” - Narendra Jadhav, Former Vice Chancellor, Savitribai Phule (Pune) University; Former Member, Planning Commission, Former Member of Indian Parliament, Rajya Sabha. “Economics of Engineering Education in India is an insightful new book by Jandhyala B G Tilak describing and analyzing in depth the remarkable growth, issues related to sources of funding, quality, employment of graduates, and policies for public and private engineering education in India. Professor Tilak is a well-known and respected scholar who recognizes the significance of highly skilled human capital in engineering fields to sustained per capita economic growth. This and more universal basic education are desperately needed for broader development in India. As this occurs, this book, which is likely to become the go-to source, can help make the provision of good quality engineering education’s vital role more economically efficient.” - Walter W. McMahon, Professor of Economics, and of Education, University of Illinois “This is an impressive single-authored book on a timely topic painstakingly researched by an eminent scholar, authoritatively articulating ideas in the discourses on the emergence and quest for future direction of higher education for development with deliberate expansion of the STEM fields in which Engineering plays an important role. By engaging theories and ideas about human capital development thorough empirical inquiry based on secondary and primary data, the author strengthens the merit of the book. Furthermore, by using a methodological approach beyond univariate account to engage in multivariate analysis that provides a rich and multidimensional analysis, the book informs the reader of the complexity of the interactions between the explanatory factors in the educational sector and entrenched socially significant determinants such as gender, caste, and region/state, as well as the dynamics of the public and private sectors of higher education and its financing. In addition to researchers and policymakers in the public and private sectors, this book will be an invaluable source to other education stakeholders including students, international agencies, and NGOs in their respective efforts to understand and effectively tackle the development of inclusive human resources.” - N’Dri Assié-Lumumba, Professor, Cornell University; President, World Council of Comparative Education Societies Table of Contents1. Introduction and Context 2. Engineering Education in India: Challenges of Growth and Inequalities 3. Emergent Challenges of Engineering Education in India: Quality, Finances and Employment 4. Who Goes to Private Engineering Colleges and Why? 5. Students’ Choice of ‘Modern’ versus ‘Traditional’ Streams of Engineering Education 6. Family Expenditure on Engineering Education and Its Determinants 7. Funding of Engineering Education: Scholarships, Other Financial Assistance and Education Loans 8. Students’ Perceptions on Quality of Engineering Education 9. Employability, Employment and Earnings of Engineering Graduates 10. Summary, Conclusions and Policy Challenges

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Book SynopsisThe Gender of Things is a highly interdisciplinary book that explores the power relationship between gender and the material culture of technoscience, addressing a seemingly straightforward question: How does a thingsuch as a spacesuit, a humanoid robot, or a surgical instrumentbecome a gendered object?These 14 short chapters cover an original selection of things: from cosmeceuticals to early motor scooters, from Scrum boards to border walls, and from robots to the human body and its parts. By historically examining how significance has been attached to specific things and how things were designed and produced, the chapters reveal how the concept of gender has been embedded and finds expression in the material world of science and technology. With insights from science and technology studies (STS), anthropology, the history of ergonomics, museum studies, the history of science, technology, and medicine but also the philosophy and sociology of technology and feminist Trade Review'This is a fascinating book on a completely original topic, the ways in which scientific and technological things, objects, processes, machines, techniques, come to acquire a gender in the context of their patriarchal (and feminist) uses. Things are made and used by us: how they are made and the ways in which they are used - by whom, with what effects – is a central but unexplored question in Science and Technology Studies. This collection brings new political and social perspectives and new questions to our understanding of what technological ‘things’ may become.'- Elizabeth Grosz, Professor of Women's Studies and Literature, Duke University, USA'Certain things, such as ships, have long been gendered but these were thought of as exceptions to the general rule of neutrality: a thing is an "it," not a "she" or a "he." This eye-opening book shows how widespread the gendering of things actually is — and not just the things of everyday life but the things of science. From the sealing wax and string of the laboratory to genealogical databases, The Gender of Things reveals the subtle and not-so-subtle ways that the things of science and technology can be made masculine or feminine.'- Lorraine Daston, Director emerita, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, GermanyTable of ContentsIntroduction: Gendering ThingsMaria RentetziPart 1: Things in/as LaboratoriesSealing Wax and StringDonald L. OpitzButter: Fat Lions and Dairy GirlsAnna Frasca-RathGendered Images of ChromosomesMaría Jesús SantesmasesGodofredo and Françoise Travel Around the World: Phantoms, Radioiodine Uptake Tests, and the IAEA’s Standardization ProjectsMaria RentetziThe Tell-Tale Heart: Multiple Ontologies of the First Human Donor HeartAnnerose Böhrer and Larissa PfallerColourful Minilabs: Cosmeceuticals at the Interface of Gender, Technology, and Knowledge TransfersMilton Fernando Gonzalez RodriguezPart 2: Things as ArtefactsGendered Mobility: Early Motor Scooting around 1920Heike WeberA Make-up Kit from the National Air and Space MuseumEleanor S. ArmstrongThe Fan: Gendered Bodily Communication at the Intersection of Salon Semiotics, Fashion, Political Campaigning, and Menopause ReliefAnnette KeilhauerGendering the Boundary Object: "Sophia the Robot" as Cyborg-Woman, Fashionista, Citizen, and ImaginationRoger A. Søraa and Nienke BruijningAnimating Machines, Alienating Women: Siri and Alexa as Affective Linguistic LabourersSiri Lamoureaux and Alexa HagertyPart 3: Things as Sites of PowerDangerous Erections: Gender, Race, and the Engineering of Trump’s Border WallAmy E. SlatonPaternity and Pedigree: How Academic Genealogical Databases Become GenderedRebecca M. HerzigIs the Scrum Board Feminine?Stefan Sauer and Amelie Tihlarik

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Book SynopsisIntroducing the principles of communications and navigation systems, this book is written for anyone pursuing a career in aircraft maintenance engineering or a related aerospace engineering discipline, and in particular will be suitable for those studying for licensed aircraft maintenance engineer status. It systematically addresses the relevant sections (Air Transport Association of America chapters 23/34) of modules 11 and 13 of part-66 of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) syllabus and is ideal for anyone studying as part of an EASA and FAR-147-approved course in aerospace engineering. Delivers the essential principles and knowledge base required by Airframe and Propulsion (A&P) Mechanics for Modules 11 and 13 of the EASA Part-66 syllabus and BTEC National awards in aerospace engineering Supports mechanics, technicians and engineers studying for a Part-66 qualification Comprehensive and accessible, with self-test questions, exercises and multipl

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Book SynopsisWe live in an ever-changing world in which organizations find it increasingly difficult to stay ahead of the changes needed to be successful without thriving people. The authors believe that when people are valued and respected it improves their overall mental well-being and workplace experience, which in turn, makes them more motivated to help meet the purpose and objectives of the organization and adapt to external drivers.This book explores how mental well-being and a culture of continuous improvement are intertwined and mutually reinforcing. The authors contend that to create a sustainable culture of continuous improvement there must be an organization-wide focus on mental well-being at the individual level. A culture of continuous improvement nurtured in the right way, however, will indeed support mental well-being and help create a thriving organization.The key benefit of the book is demonstrating how important mental well-being is for sustainable organizational

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Book SynopsisSupervisors are the bridge between line employees and middle/upper management. Therefore, they must effectively communicate across the organization to be responsive and thoughtful leaders. With work being more global, organizations are taking advantage of remote work, and the workforce is now more diverse and decentralized, making the workplace more dynamic and complex. However, diversity can be one of the most controversial and least understood business topics because of the issues regarding quality, leadership, and ethics (Anand & Winters, 2008).An inclusive supervisor will ensure that their direct reports are treated fairly and respectfully but never made to feel less than anyone else. They will be a critical success factor in supporting the business case for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEI&B) as a critical strategy in a globally competitive market.This book builds on the belief that people are the most valuable resource and that everyone should be

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Book SynopsisTracing the development of autonomous and automated shipping from a hype of unmanned ships to a more realistic use of automation to augment humans in maritime operations, this book shows why human factors and human-centred design are essential to the endeavour.Themes addressed in the book include technology and cybersecurity, regulation and classification, and competence and skills. It combines commentary and insight from experts across the industry as well as academia and describes a roller-coaster ride from conceptual idea via a period of hype where technologists and engineers enthusiastically advocated a rapid development as many others in the maritime industry felt compelled, but struggled, to follow and finally to a more measured view as cumulative experience started to show the limitations, risks, and the lack of a generic business case.This book is intended for anyone working in, researching in, or simply interested in shipping and the maritime domain and the evTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Life at Sea, 2020 and in the future. 3. The HUMANE approach. 4. Technology, cyber, smart ships and humans. 5. Legal, regulatory and humans. 6. Skills and competence. 7. Autonomous Shipping revisited. 8. Industrial and regulatory progress. 9. Maritime Smart Technology Ecosystem. 10. Maritime autonomy fit for people. 11. An ethnographic perspective of autonomy. 12. MASS is everywhere – or is it?. 13. Overview of recent research. 14. Epilogue.

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Book SynopsisThe competition between airports demands higher-quality services to satisfy passengers. A Baggage Handling System (BHS) serves functions such as baggage sorting, screening, and storage. A successful BHS means bags move between areas as travellers do. Handlers load/unload bags and transfer them between the airport''s areas. Automation can save money and bring safety and operational benefits. Warehouses as well as the automotive industry are more advanced technologically in comparison to the airport and especially the baggage handling business. The concept of the Baggage Factory (BF) is an approach (based on Industry 4.0) that simplifies the processes from the moment passengers drop off their bags at check-in till the destination (chutes, carousels, and so forth).Airport Baggage Handling Systems: Using the Baggage Factory Approach to Support AI Optimisation, Decisions, and Design Processes introduces the features of the BF concept and presents how BHS designers can use ATable of ContentsPart I – Introduction. 1. Introduction. 2. Airports – Baggage Handling Factory. 3. Ergonomics. 4. Baggage Handling System Design. Part II - From Intra-Logistics to Airport BHS. 5. Baggage Storage Systems. 6. Individual Carrier Systems. 7. The Automatic Packing Cell. 8. The Batch Build Concept. 9. The Resource Planning. 10. The Service Vehicle Management. 11. The BHS Disaster Management. Part III – Tools. 12. The Lean Principles. 13. Decision-Aid Techniques. 14. Optimisation and Artificial Intelligence. 15. Systems Simulation. 16. The Big data. Part IV – Challenges. 17. The Epilogue.

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Book SynopsisWith the introduction of Industry 4.0 in manufacturing industries, the paradigm shift from conventional to green manufacturing is quite evident. Manufacturing industries achieving sustainability objectives is now the prime concern. This paradigm creates more efficient products using green processes and practices (i.e., those that produce minimal environment hazardous waste). This book provides an overview of the broad field of research on green manufacturing with a focus on the Fourth Industrial Revolution to encourage interest in the topic. It includes the dissemination of original findings on Industry 4.0 pathways and practices applied to green manufacturing development, as well as the contribution of new perspectives and roadmaps to those eager to realize the benefits of Industry 4.0 to transform the manufacturing sector into a more environment-friendly state.This book shows how the innovations of Industry 4.0 work together to improve society, save lives, create efficienci

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Book SynopsisThere are two pillars of a Lean Management System: Continuous Improvement and Respect for People. Most books about Lean Production have focused overwhelmingly on Continuous Improvement and fail to treat Respect for People as an equal pillar. It is overlooked or understated, resulting not in a Lean house, but in a lean-to structure. It is our responsibility to level out the structure once again.The study of people is messy and exciting. It demands that we explore multiple interdisciplinary studies, including psychology, sociology, philosophy, and even theology. This book runs a parallel course with Lean Production but has a different goal. Instead of production, efficiency, and financial gains, our goal is to understand the reasons why staff come to work in the morning. We can only understand a system when we understand its people. They own the culture.Lean must therefore evolve from a Production System into an Empowerment System.Lean Production will no longer seTable of ContentsPart I. Theory, 1. The Vices of Production & the Virtues of Empowerment, 2. Lessons Learned from Lean Production, Part II. Practice, 3. The Lean Empowerment System, 4. System, 5. People, 6. Process, 7. Technology

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Book SynopsisFollowing in the footsteps of its bestselling predecessor, Kevin J. Duggan, an executive mentor and recognized authority on Lean and Operational Excellence, draws on more than 10 years of experience and learning to provide Creating Mixed Model Value Streams, Second Edition. This second edition takes a step-by-step approach to implementing Lean in complex environments and describes which Lean techniques to use when faced with difficult situationsincluding high product mix, scheduling problems, shared resources, and unstable customer demand. In addition to a new section on handling shared resources to support mixed model production, the second edition: Contains updates to sections on mixed model value streams Introduces new information on constructing product family matrices Expands on the concept of takt in mixed models Provides additional insights on existing mixed model concepts, such as determining product fTrade Review... required reading for most firms that are serious about Lean transformation. It not only addresses a critical need for companies in a high-variety product environment, but also covers many details in developing your Lean system. It deals with more complex issues, but it is written clearly and presented in a very digestible form. It is one more step toward moving beyond copying what we see in Toyota plants and developing our own Lean production systems.—Jeffrey K. Liker, University of Michigan and Shingo Prize-Winning Author of The Toyota Way Praise for the Bestselling First Edition: Finally, a book that addresses the real world complexity of implementing lean in a mixed model environment! Creating Mixed Model Value Streams is must reading for anyone who is trying to make improvements beyond a basic value stream map. From selecting a product family to scheduling and dealing with customer demand, this book shows you how to implement a lean value stream in a way that everyone will understand.—Glynn Miller, Director, Consumer Centered Enterprise This excellent how-to guide will help set free those of us who have been handcuffed by complexity in our manufacturing systems. It translates theoretical lean into practical guidance for use in the trenches.—Al Mason, Manager, Process Improvement, Goodrich Corporation We work with companies across all industry sectors enabling them to keep increasing their levels of Lean expertise. One of the issues we see them struggle with time and again is, 'How do we make product flow when there are a variety of products in the same value stream?' Without any quality books on the topic, it has been no easy task to explain - until now. This book demystifies and simplifies the concept of Flow in complex environments. When you put the book down, you will understand there is a solution to your situation. Your only regret will be - why didn't I have this knowledge sooner.—Larry D. Cott, Lean Advisors Inc. ... required reading for most firms that are serious about Lean transformation. It not only addresses a critical need for companies in a high-variety product environment, but also covers many details in developing your Lean system. It deals with more complex issues, but it is written clearly and presented in a very digestible form. It is one more step toward moving beyond copying what we see in Toyota plants and developing our own Lean production systems.—Jeffrey K. Liker, University of Michigan and Shingo Prize-Winning Author of The Toyota Way Praise for the Bestselling First Edition: Finally, a book that addresses the real world complexity of implementing lean in a mixed model environment! Creating Mixed Model Value Streams is must reading for anyone who is trying to make improvements beyond a basic value stream map. From selecting a product family to scheduling and dealing with customer demand, this book shows you how to implement a lean value stream in a way that everyone will understand.—Glynn Miller, Director, Consumer Centered Enterprise This excellent how-to guide will help set free those of us who have been handcuffed by complexity in our manufacturing systems. It translates theoretical lean into practical guidance for use in the trenches.—Al Mason, Manager, Process Improvement, Goodrich Corporation We work with companies across all industry sectors enabling them to keep increasing their levels of Lean expertise. One of the issues we see them struggle with time and again is, 'How do we make product flow when there are a variety of products in the same value stream?' Without any quality books on the topic, it has been no easy task to explain - until now. This book demystifies and simplifies the concept of Flow in complex environments. When you put the book down, you will understand there is a solution to your situation. Your only regret will be - why didn't I have this knowledge sooner.—Larry D. Cott, Lean Advisors Inc. Table of ContentsIntroduction. Product Families and the Pacemaker.Flow at the Pacemaker. Pitch and Scheduling . Customer Demand. How Will Upstream Processes Support the Pacemaker? Putting It All Together. Appendices: Lean Glossary. EMC Supply Data Set. Important Sources. Index.

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