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Taylor & Francis Ltd Human Factors in SafetyCritical Systems
Book SynopsisSafety-critical systems are found in almost every sector of industry. Faults in these systems will result in a breach of safe operating conditions and exposure to the possible risk of major loss of life or catastrophic damage to plant, equipment or the environment. An understanding of the basis for the functioning of these systems is therefore vital to all involved in their operation. In particular, the interaction of the disciplines of software engineering, safety engineering, human factors and safety management is a total process whose entirety is not widely understood by those working in any of the individual fields. This book will redress that problem by providing an introduction to each constituent part with a cohesive structure and overview of the whole subject. It will be of interest to engineers, managers, students and anyone with responsibilities in these areas.Trade ReviewA very good textbook for the learner.Health and Safety at Work'Timely and exciting! The text is clear and avoids jargon and cliches.'OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH, JULY '97' Written in clear simple language'Safety management ' I found the book highly resdable and well edited'' This book will form a useful addition to any human factors library'Trans IChemETable of ContentsPart One: Safety-critical Systems and Human Reliability; Introducing Safety-critical Systems, Causes of Human Error, Human Reliability Assessment - Methods and Techniques; Part Two: Human-Computer Interaction; Introduction to HCI in Safety-critical Systems; Human Factors in the Specification of Safety-critical Systems; Design of HCI; Training and Support in the Operational Context; Design for Abnormal Situations; Part Three: Socio-Technical Considerations; Socio-Technical Issues in the Development Life Cycle; Social Factors in Safety-critical Systems; Violations - Causes, Costs and Cures; Learning from Incidents at Work; The Treatment of Human Factors in Safety Cases; Appendix: Standards and Legislation
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Elsevier Science Project Engineering
Book SynopsisOffers guidance in understanding a typical organizational structure of any type of technical firm or company. This book features numerous hands-on examples of typical projects from representative industries and organizations of various kinds.Trade Review"Project Engineering is an excellent reference work on the basis of launching an engineering career amd staying on the right course. Project Engineering was written with two goals in mind: helping the freshly minted engineer survive his or her first foray into the workforce and aiding the established working engineer as he or she seeks to advance to a leadership oisition. Beginning with a description of the scope of a project engineer's typical areas of responsilbiliy, Plummer noted that they run the gamut from core planning to safety, risk management, cost control, and scheduling." --Civil Engineering, Ray BertTable of Contents1. When Opportunity Knocks2. What Do Project Engineers Do?3. A Crash Course in Management4. How Projects Work5. Learning Project Engineering on the Job: A Case Study6. Skills That Can Get You Ahead7. Things That Can Get You Fired8. International Business Skills9. Advice from the Pros10. Approach the Job with Confidence
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The History Press Ltd Victorian Engineering
Book SynopsisL T C Rolt was an engineer and pioneer of industrial history; in this book he combined these two passions to give us a fascinating account of the men who ''made'' Britain. From Brunel to Telford, he takes us on a journey from the first railway tracks being laid down to bridges spanning hitherto unimagined lengths, through to the ''invention'' and mastery of the gas and electricity, which we take for granted today. The Victorians were at the forefront of modern technology in their time, but often came to see it as a blight on their landscape and struggled to adapt to the fast pace of this new industrial era.In this book, Rolt not only examines the creations that made Britain''s empire great, but also how the age of optimism turned to one of disillusionment with many of our inventors finding fame and fortune abroad. This unrivalled insight into our industrial heritage is compulsory reading for anyone wanting to appreciate the foundations on which our modern lives were built.
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CRC Press Aircraft Command Techniques
Book SynopsisA captain must be able not only to fly the aircraft, but also to manage it, manage the crew, and above all, manage his or her resources. In a number of air carriers there may be less than adequate additional training conducted, when upgrading pilots to the very responsible position of captain. However, three things that do not change are the authority, challenges, and responsibilities of being captain. They are as constant today as they will be in the years ahead. Aircraft Command Techniques is a comprehensive examination of the characteristics of the experienced captain. Each chapter begins with an appropriate and relevant anecdote that is analogous to the chapterâs main theme. It then progresses to the chapterâs main objective and finishes with a scenario that the reader is asked to solve from a captainâs perspective using a number of considerations that are offered and should be evaluated when solving the problem. The intent is to help the pilot practise thinking as a captain.Trade Review’Ever since Wilbur said to Orville, Little brother, do you want to learn to fly?, there has been a need for an educational tool such as this workbook. For 50 years I’ve been a professional educator...and 40 of those years have been in aviation training and in promoting aviation safety. Without reserve I endorse and recommend Capt. Fallucco’s palatable method for nurturing and developing pilots in command--those who are and those who want to be. Numerous approaches exist regarding ON-THE-JOB UPGRADE TRAINING for professional pilots. Fallucco’s approach is actually workable, doable, enjoyable and profitable. It is a results oriented approach that can be applied on a routine and daily basis - all the while enabling pilot personnel to retain a sensitivity to an ongoing need in the profession. It maintains the focus on personal value by use of visualization technique. Through his work, he renders a truly valuable service to the aviation community. Writing from a lifetime of flying experience - both Navy and airline - Captain Fallucco palpably presents his conviction that truly professional pilots are the result of truly professional training methodology.’ Dr Jerry Schmeltz, University of Oklahoma, USA ’Anyone interested in pursuing a professional career as a pilot would profit from reading this book. Based on real experiences of an airline pilot with many years experience flying and directing the training of pilots, the book introduces situations requiring command decisions beyond those of simply flying the aeroplane. This book should be a text book for any college program preparing professional pilots. It provides professional insight to that career field beyond the basic technical skills required to actually fly the aeroplane. The book is really about leadership decisions and judgement calls required of the professional airline pilot. The book is organized in a manner to make it useful as a textbook, but also to pTable of ContentsContents: Examining the role of captain; Reflecting on your career; Characteristics of effective leaders; Developing judgement and decision skills; Grasping responsibilities; Managing your resources; Learning how to communicate; Guarding against human error; Avoiding the unexpected; Just say no!; Careers within a career; Handling emergencies; Training your replacement; Bibliography; Index.
£46.32
CRC Press Crew Resource Management Critical Essays Critical
Book SynopsisCrew Resource Management (CRM) training was first introduced in the late 1970s as a means to combating an increased number of accidents in which poor teamwork in the cockpit was a significant contributing factor. Since then, CRM training has expanded beyond the cockpit, for example, to cabin crews, maintenance crews, health care teams, nuclear power teams, and offshore oil teams. Not only has CRM expanded across communities, it has also drawn from a host of theories from multiple disciplines and evolved through a number of generations. Furthermore, a host of methodologies and tools have been developed that have allowed the community to better study and measure its effect on team performance and ultimately safety. Lacking, however, is a forum in which researchers and practitioners alike can turn to in order to understand where CRM has come from and where it is going. This volume, part of the 'Critical Essays on Human Factors in Aviation' series, proposes to do just that by providing a selection of readings which depicts the past, present, and future of CRM research and training.Trade Review'...this collection of papers offers some interesting material on the role that CRM and its derivatives have played in aviation and other high-risk industries...' The Aerospace ProfessionalTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I History of Crew Resource Management: The Naval Safety Center's aircrew coordination training program, Robert A. Alkov; 18 years of the CRM wars: a report from headquarters, Daniel E. Maurino; The evolution of crew resource management training in commercial aviation, Robert L. Helmreich, Ashleigh C. Merritt and John A. Wilhelm; Crew resource management: a time for reflection, Daniel E. Maurino. Part II Theoretical Developments: Dyads and triads at 35,000 feet, H. Clayton Foushee; Why crew resource management? Empirical and theoretical bases of human factors in aviation, Robert L. Helmreich and H. Clayton Foushee; Training and research for teamwork in the military aircrew, Carolyn Prince and Eduardo Salas. Part III Methodological Tools and Developments: Cockpit management attitudes. Human factors, Robert L. Helmreich; LOFT: full mission simulation as crew resource management training, Roy E. Butler; A methodology for enhancing crew resource management training, Eduardo Salas, Carolyn Prince, Clint A. Bowers, Renée Stout, Randall L. Oser, and Janis A. Cannon-Bowers; System safety and threat and error management: the line operations safety audit (LOSA), Robert L. Helmreich, James R. Klinect and John A. Wilhelm; Methods used to evaluate the effectiveness of flightcrew CRM training in the UK aviation industry, Paul O'Connor, Rhona Flin, Georgina Fletcher and Peter Hemsley; Development of the NOTECHS (non-technical skills) system for assessing pilot's CRM skills, Rhona Flin, Lynn Martin, Klaus-Martin Goeters, Hans-Jürgen Hormann, René Amalberti, Claude Valot and Herman Nijhuis. Part IV Evaluation of CRM Training: Does CRM training improve teamwork skills in the cockpit? 2 evaluation studies, Eduardo Salas, Jennifer E. Fowlkes, Renée J. Stout, Dana M. Milanovich and Carolyn Prince; Team training in the skies: does crew resource management (CRM) training work?, Eduardo Salas, C. Shawn Burke, Clint A. Bowers and Katherine A. Wilson; Techniques used to evaluate crew resource management training: a literature review, Paul O'Connor, Rhona Flin and Georgina Fletcher; Does crew resource management training work? An update, extension, and some critical needs, Eduardo Salas, Katherine A. Wilson, C. Shawn Burke and Dennis C. Wightman. Part V Crew Resource Management: Beyond Aviation: Anesthesia crisis resource management training: teaching anethesiologists to handle critical incidents, Steven K. Howard, David M. Gaba, Kevin J. Fish, George Yang and Frank H. Sarnquist; Simulation-based training in anaesthesia crisis resource management (ACRM): a decade of experience, David M. Gaba, Steven K. Howard, Kevin J. Fish, Brian E. Smith and Yasser A. Sowb; 4 generations of maintenance resource management programs in the United States: an analysis of the past, present, and future, James C. Taylor and Manoj S. Patankar; Crew resource management training for offshore oil production teams, Paul O'Connor and Rhona Flin; Index.
£400.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Waterpower in Lowell
Book SynopsisIts clear and instructional discussions of hydraulic technology and engineering principles make it a useful resource for a range of courses, including the history of technology, urban history, and American business history.Trade ReviewPresents an excellent analysis of the origins, evolution and management of the waterpower system (including a discussion of hydraulic and engineering principles) during the 19th-century industrialization period in the US. Highly recommended. Choice 2010 Malone has made a real contribution by illuminating the technological basis for the rise of the nation's first planned industrial city and by showing how the novel demands posed by that industrial complex contributed to the emergence of hydraulic engineering over the course of the nineteenth century. -- Thomas Dublin New England Quarterly 2010 A work of outstanding scholarship within the field of history of technology and an important contribution to the study of industrialisation. -- Ian West Industrial Archaeology Review 2010 This worthy contribution to historical understanding is also an accessible undergraduate text...It would enliven any survey course in the history of American technology. -- John K. Brown Technology and Culture 2011Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Harnessing the Merrimack River2. Building a City at the Falls, 1821–18363. Expanding the Waterpower, 1836–18474. Testing the Waters: Scientific Engineering in Lowell5. Protecting the People and the Profits, 1847–18656. Controlling the System, 1865–1885PostscriptNotesSuggested Further ReadingsIndex
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CRC Press Inc Cognitive Engineering in the Aviation Domain
Book SynopsisAlthough cognitive engineering has gained widespread acceptance as one of the most promising approaches to addressing and preventing difficulties with human-machine coordination and collaboration, it still meets with considerable skepticism and resistance in some of the industries that could benefit from its insights and recommendations. The challenge for cognitive engineers is to better understand the reasons underlying these reservations and to overcome them by demonstrating and communicating more effectively their concepts, approaches, and proposed solutions. To contribute to this goal, the current volume presents concrete examples of cognitive engineering research and design. It is an attempt to complement the already existing excellent literature on cognitive engineering in domains other than aviation and to introduce professionals and students in a variety of domains to this rather young discipline. The editors of this book, and the authors whose work is included, subsTrade Review"The scope of discussion across the chapters makes this text valuable to human factors professionals by providing a historical perspective of the evolution of the field and by keeping us updated on important paradigms....I recommend this book for relevant graduate classes....helpful to the members of regulating agencies and accident investigation teams."—Ergonomics in Design"Cognitive Engineering in the Aviation Domain presents an impressive insight into the state of the art in this burgeoning field, written by various influential figures. Many of the critical issues are addressed in detail and in context, and useful case studies are incorporated in many of the chapters. This book will be of interest to other researchers in the field."—ErgonomicsTable of ContentsContents: C.E. Billings, Foreword. R. Amalberti, N.B. Sarter, Introduction: Cognitive Engineering in the Aviation Domain--Opportunities and Challenges. Part I:Frameworks and Models of Human-Automation Coordination and Collaboration.K.M. Corker, Cognitive Models and Control: Human and System Dynamics in Advanced Airspace Operations. V. De Keyser, D. Javaux, Mental Workload and Cognitive Complexity. E. Hollnagel, Modeling the Orderliness of Human Action. M. Leroux, Cognitive Aspects of Automation. Part II:Use(r)-Centered System Design and Training in Support of Joint System Performance.T.S. Abbott, Task-Oriented Display Design: The Case of an Engine-Monitoring Display. J.M. Flach, J. Rasmussen, Cognitive Engineering: Designing for Situation Awareness. P.G.A.M. Jorna, Context Simulation: An Interactive Methodology for User-Centered System Design and Future Operator Behavior Validation. C.M. Mitchell, Horizons in Pilot Training: Desktop Tutoring Systems. J. Pariès, R. Amalberti, Aviation Safety Paradigms and Training Implications. M. Plat, R. Amalberti, Experimental Crew Training to Deal With Automation Surprises. J. Reason, A Cognitive Engineering Perspective on Maintenance Errors. D.D. Woods, N.B. Sarter, Learning From Automation Surprises and "Going Sour" Accidents.
£135.00
Taylor & Francis Inc International Assignments
Book SynopsisAlthough firms have been sending employees on international assignments for decades, systematic understanding is sorely lacking. This volume looks at such critical aspects of the assignment process as the selection process, the training required, factors that affect adjustment, performance and commitment, and how to retain and capitalize on the international experience once employees return home.This book is written for human resource managers and executives whose focus includes the global economy and the strategic role of people in achieving international competitiveness. It can be used as a textbook for courses in International Human Resource Management.Trade Review"This book is an important addition to the management literature on globalization. It weaves practical examples and theory to provide new insights on the critical importance of developing the right staffing and human resource strategies to support global strategies. Managers and scholars alike will find this book insightful and valuable."—Ellen Ernst KossekSchool of Labor and Industrial Relations, Michigan State University"The book is written by really top-notch people in the field, all of whom have very strong credentials. The use of real examples and "best practices" is excellent. I especially like the use of quotes from experts that are sprinkled throughout the book. The book makes good use of scientific research to support its concepts.""This is a thorough and useful book. The book provides research-based suggestions for policies and practices. The attention to repatriation is particularly important and offers direction for companies to avoid mistakes as well as warning for individuals to heed. The authors go beyond the Western viewpoint to describe how organizations based in other cultures manage their expatriates. There are numerous examples, quotes, and in-depth cases written by executives. Also, excellent charts and figures convey and explain concepts....This book deals with an issue many companies have struggled with for some time."—Manuel LondonDirector of the Center for Human Resource Studies, State University of New YorkTable of ContentsContents: Foreword. Preface. Part I: Introduction. The Strategic Roles of International Assignments in Globalization. The Process of Cross-Cultural Adjustment. Part II: Before the Assignment. Selecting: Identifying Candidates With Global Leadership Potential. Training: Helping People to Do the Right Things. Part III: During the Assignment. Adjusting: Developing New Mental Road Maps and Cultural Skills. Integrating: Balancing Multiple Allegiances. Appraising: Determining if People are Doing the Right Things. Rewarding: Compensation and Pay. Part IV: After the Assignment. Repatriating: Helping People Readjust and Perform. Retaining: Utilizing the Experienced Global Manager. Managing the Entire Global Assignment Cycle: Establishing Best Practices.
£49.95
Taylor & Francis Inc Foundations of Augmented Cognition Human Factors
Book SynopsisBringing together a comprehensive and diverse collection of research, theory, and thought, this volume builds a foundation for the new field of Augmented Cognition research and development. The first section introduces general Augmented Cognition methods and techniques, including physiological and neurophysiological measures such as EEG and fNIR; adaptive techniques; and sensors and algorithms for cognitive state estimation. The second section discusses Augmented Cognition applications such as simulation and training, intent-driven user interfaces, closed-loop command and control systems, then goes on to explore lessons learned to date, and future directions in Augmented Cognition-enabled HCI.Table of ContentsContents: Part I: Human Information Processing.Part II: Cognitive State Sensors.Part III: Augmented Cognition Technology.Part IV: Augmented Cognition and Advanced Computing.Part V: AugCog New Directions.
£427.50
CRC Press Practical Motorsport Engineering
Book SynopsisThis book covers motorsport engineering from a practical point of view. Written by a practising professional in an accessible style, it offers a wide-ranging insight into the nuts and bolts technology of practical car racing for students at all levels, especially levels 2 and 3 IMI, EAL and BTEC courses, and engineers.Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations and symbols 1 Power unit – engine2 Ignition and fuel 3 Lubrication and cooling 4 Transmission 5 Running gear 6 Electrical and electronic systems 7 Body and chassis 8 Inspect, test and rebuildGlossary
£47.99
CRC Press Inc RuntoRun Control in Semiconductor Manufacturing
Book SynopsisRun-to-run (R2R) control is cutting-edge technology that allows modification of a product recipe between machine runs, thereby minimizing process drift, shift, and variability-and with them, costs. Its effectiveness has been demonstrated in a variety of processes, such as vapor phase epitaxy, lithography, and chemical mechanical planarization. The only barrier to the semiconductor industry's widespread adoption of this highly effective process control is a lack of understanding of the technology. Run to Run Control in Semiconductor Manufacturing overcomes that barrier by offering in-depth analyses of R2R control.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Background. Identifying Target Applications for Run-to-Run Control. Developing a Run-to-Run Solution: Run-to-Run Algorithms. Developing a Run-to-Run Solution: Practical Extensions to Algorithms. Developing and Deploying Run-to-Run Solutions: Integrating Control. Run-to-Run Control System Deployment Case Studies. Advanced Topics. Conclusions. References.
£170.00
Taylor & Francis Inc Mechanics of Composite Materials
Book SynopsisIn 1997, Dr. Kaw introduced the first edition of Mechanics of Composite Materials, receiving high praise for its comprehensive scope and detailed examples. He also introduced the groundbreaking PROMAL software, a valuable tool for designing and analyzing structures made of composite materials. Updated and expanded to reflect recent advances in the field, this Second Edition retains all of the features -- logical, streamlined organization; thorough coverage; and self-contained treatment -- that made the first edition a bestseller.The book begins with a question-and-answer style introduction to composite materials, including fresh material on new applications. The remainder of the book discusses macromechanical analysis of both individual lamina and laminate materials; micromechanical analysis of lamina including elasticity based models; failure, analysis, and design of laminates; and symmetrical and nonsymmetrical beams (new chapter). NeTable of ContentsIntroduction to Composite Materials. Macromechanical Analysis of a Lamina. Appendix A: Matrix Algebra. Appendix B: Transformation of Stresses and Strains. Micromechanical Analysis of a Lamina. Macromechanical Analysis of Laminates. Failure, Analysis, and Design of Laminates. Bending of Beams. Index.
£115.00
Taylor & Francis Inc Human Behavior Learning and Transfer
Book SynopsisBridging the gap between human-computer engineering and control engineering, Human Behavior Learning and Transfer delineates how to abstract human action and reaction skills into computational models. The authors include methods for modeling a variety of human action and reaction behaviors and explore processes for evaluating, optimizing, and transferring human skills. They also cover modeling continuous and discontinuous human control strategy and discuss simulation studies and practical real-life situations.The book examines how to model two main aspects of human behavior: reaction skills and action skills. It begins with a discussion of the various topics involved in human reaction skills modeling. The authors apply machine learning techniques and statistical analysis to abstracting models of human reaction control strategy. They contend that such models can be learned sufficiently to emulate complex human control behaviors in the feedback loop. The second half of thTable of ContentsIntroduction. Introduction to Human Reaction Skill Modeling. Leaning of Human Control Strategy: Continuous and Discontinuous. Validation of Human Control Strategy Models. Evaluation of Human Control Strategy. Performance Optimization of Human Control Strategy. Transfer of Human Control Strategy. Transferring Human Navigational Skills to Smart Wheelchair. Introduction to Human Action Skill Modeling. Global Parametric Methods for Dimension Reduction. Local Methods for Dimension Reduction. A Spline Smoother in Phase Space for Trajectory Fitting. Analysis of Human Walking Trajectories for Surveillance. Modeling of Facial and Full-Body Actions. Conclusions.
£135.00
CRC Press Frontiers in Queueing
Book SynopsisQueueing systems and networks are being applied to many areas of technology today, including telecommunications, computers, satellite systems, and traffic processes. This timely book, written by 26 of the most respected and influential researchers in the field, provides an overview of fundamental queueing systems and networks as applied to these technologies.Frontiers in Queueing: Models and Applications in Science and Engineering was written with more of an engineering slant than its predecessor, Advances in Queueing: Theory, Methods, and Open Problems. The earlier book was primarily concerned with methods, and was more theoretically oriented. This new volume, meant to be a sequel to the first book, was written by scientists and queueing theorists whose expertise is in technology and engineering, allowing readers to answer questions regarding the technicalities of related methods from the earlier book.Each chapter in the book surveys the classes of queueing models and networksTrade Review"The editor is to be congratulated for the selection of topics and assuring the high quality of articles."- Joseph Glaz, University of Connecticut, in Technometrics"The overall editing and production are excellent… Frontiers in Queueing may be less theoretical than Advances in Queueing,… but it is equal to it in terms of the high quality of its scholarship…As in the other book, these authors are all experts, and all of their contributions authoritatively reflect the current state of the art….My only compensation for reviewing Frontiers in Queueing is getting to keep the review copy. Considering that this is an excellent book, I think I got a very good deal.-Computing Reviews, December 1998Table of ContentsProgress of Classical Queueing Models: A Personal View of Queueing Theory. Retrial Queues Revisited. Some Results for the Mean Waiting-Time and Workload in GI/GI/k Queues. Queues with State Dependent Parameters. Telecommunications and Computer Networks: Queueing Analysis of Polling Models: Progress in 1990-1994. Product-Form Loss Networks. Sojourn Time Distributions in Non-Product Form Queueing Networks. Traffic Processes: Stochastic Geometry Models of Mobile Communication Networks. Fractal Queueing Models. Stochastic Modeling of Traffic Processes. Fluid Models for Single Buffer Systems. Applied Techniques and Statistical Inference in Queueing Models: Computational Methods in Queueing. Statistical Analysis of Queueing Systems. Perturbation Analysis for Control and Optimization of Queueing Systems: An Overview and the State of the Art. Polynomial Time Algorithms for Estimation of Rare Events in Queueing Models. Parametric Statistical Inference for Tail Probabilities of Queues. Index.
£120.00
CRC Press Inc A SystemicStructural Theory of Activity
Book SynopsisThe last several decades have demonstrated dramatic technological changes that influence work conditions in all applied domains, including manufacturing, transportation, and human-computer interactions. These changes require new approaches to the study of human performance. Activity theory, in particular has become increasingly popular with those who study human work dynamics. A Systemic-Structural Theory of Activity: Applications to Human Performance and Work Design discusses general activity theory (AT) and introduces systematic structural activity theory (SSAT) and its applications to the study of human work. The book contains multiple practical examples of systemic-structural theory of activity analyses, including a study of production operations in the manufacturing environment, system safety evaluation, work improvement, equipment design, and robot system performance. It also provides examples of the design of human/computer interaction tasks, training, efficiencyTable of ContentsActivity-Oriented Approaches in Psychology. Systemic-Structural Theory of Activity and Design. Time Study and Design. Complexity of Task Performance. Foundations of Functional Analysis of Activity. Functional Analysis of Orienting Activity. Study of Personality in Activity Theory. References. Glossary. Authors Index. Subject Index.
£63.04
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Taylor & Francis Inc Zero Quality Control Source Inspection and the
Book SynopsisA combination of source inspection and mistake-proofing devices is the only method to get you to zero defects. Shigeo Shingo shows you how this proven system for reducing errors turns out the highest quality products in the shortest period of time. Shingo provides 112 specific examples of poka-yoke development devices on the shop floor, most of them costing less than $100 to implement. He also discusses inspection systems, quality control circles, and the function of management with regard to inspection.Table of Contents1. Inspections and the Structure of Production 2. Management Functions and Quality Control 3. Inspections Don't Reduce Defects 4. Approaching the Zero QC Method 5. More on Inspection Systems 6. Using Poka-yoke Systems 7. Examples of Poka-yoke Systems 8. Quality Control and QC Circles
£105.00
Legare Street Press Military Instructions for Officers Detached in
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Legare Street Press Catalog of The Citadel 1919
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Interpretive Solutions for Dynamic Structures
Book SynopsisABAQUS software is a general-purpose finite element simulation package mainly used for numerically solving a wide variety of design engineering problems; however, its application to simulate the dynamic structures within the civil engineering domain is highly complicated. Therefore, this book aims to present specific complicated and puzzling challenges encountered in the application of Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving the problems related to Structural Dynamics using ABAQUS software that can fully utilize this method in complex simulation and analysis. Various chapters of this book demonstrate the process for the modeling and analysis of impenetrable problems through simplified step-by-step illustration by presenting screenshots from ABAQUS software in each part/step and showing various graphs.Highlights: Focuses on solving problems related to Structural Dynamics using ABAQUS software Helps to model and analyze the different typesTable of Contents 1. Development of Subroutines for ABAQUS Software 2. Evaluate Performance of Steel Wall in Structures Subjected to Cyclic Load 3. Performance of Reinforced-Concrete Frame with Embedded CFRP Rod Under Cyclic Load 4. Behavior of Precast Beam–Column Dowel Connection under Cyclic Loads 5. Simulation of the Preloaded Bolt Connection under Cyclic Loading 6. Beam–Column Connection Retrofitted with CFRP Sheets Subjected to Pushover Loading 7. Hollow Circular Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPFRC) Section under Lateral Cyclic Load 8. Modal Analysis of a Three-Story Building
£135.00
CRC Press Practical Management for the Digital Age
Book SynopsisPractical Management for the Digital Age is an innovative introductory management textbook that shows the sweeping impact of information technology on the business world. At the same time, it addresses the pressing issue of how environmental aspects are interwoven with management decisions. This book forms an academically rigorous, accurate, and accessible first exposure to a topic that often challenges novices with competing definitions, inconsistent use of terminology, methodological variety, and conceptual fuzziness. It has been written for readers with little or no prior knowledge of management and is compact enough to be read cover-to-cover over the course of a semester.Features of this book: Provides a broad, self-contained treatment of management for those without prior knowledge of management or commerce, emphasizing core ideas that every manager should know. Establishes the context of modern management by characterizing the natu
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Taylor & Francis Ltd System of Systems Modeling and Analysis
Book SynopsisSystem of Systems Modeling and Analysis provides the reader with motivation, theory, methodology, and examples of modeling and analysis for system of system (SoS) problems. In addition to theory, this book contains history and conceptual definitions, as well as the theoretical fundamentals of SoS modeling and analysis. It then describes methods for SoS modeling and analysis, including use of existing methodology and original work, specifically oriented to SoS.Providing a bridge between theory and practice for modeling and analysis of SoS, this book includes generalized concepts and Methods, Tools, and Processes (MTP) applicable to SoS across any application domain. Examples of application from various fields will be used to provide a practical demonstration of the use of the methodologies.Features Offers a modern presentation of SoS principles and guided description of applying a modeling and analysis process to SoS engineering Table of Contents Section I: System of Systems Theory and Process for Modeling and Analysis. 1. What is a System of Systems? 2. What is System of Systems Engineering? 3. A Formal Process of SoS Modeling and Analysis. Section II: Methods and Tools for System of Systems Modeling and Analysis. 4. Bridging Theory and Practice. 5. Network Theory. 6. Agent-Based Modeling. 7. Specialized Methods and Tools for System of Systems Engineering. 8. Enhancing System of Systems Engineering. Section III: Examples of Application of SoS Modeling and Analysis. 9. Advanced Air Transportation of System of System. 10. Human Space Exploration System of System. Glossary.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Formation Tracking Control for Heterogeneous
Book SynopsisSwarm system, also known as multi-agent system, refers to a system composed of multiple subsystems (agents) with certain communication, calculation, decision-making, and action capabilities through local information interaction, such as a group of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), satellites, etc. Formation tracking control of swarm systems is an important technical support and approach for the emergence of swarm intelligence at motion control level. By applying formation tracking control, swarm system agents can adjust their relations in the state or output space through neighboring information interaction, and then the swarm system can achieve favorable space-time conditions for many cooperative tasks such as source seeking, target enclosing, and surveillance. Thus, complex missions can be performed efficiently or cost-effectively. In cross-domain collaborative applications, including air-ground coordination and air-sea coordination, swarmTable of Contents1 Introduction 2 Preliminaries 3 Formation tracking control for homogeneous swarm systems 4 Formation tracking control for swarm systems with heterogeneous disturbances 5 Formation tracking control for heterogeneous swarm systems with a non-autonomous leader 6 Formation tracking for heterogeneous swarm systems with multiple leaders 7 Formation-containment tracking control for heterogeneous swarm systems 8 Experiments on formation tracking for UAV and UGV swarm systems 9 Conclusions and future prospects
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Taylor & Francis Ltd T Level Engineering
Book SynopsisT Level Engineering is the new technical qualification standing alongsidethe Academic A Levels, for 16+ students looking to go into engineering.T Level Engineering covers the core elements for all the pathways of thisqualification. Whether your sights are set on an engineering university degree, or anadvanced apprenticeship, this book covers the essentials needed to getthrough the 2-year T Level Engineering program. Teachers and workplacement managers will like it too as all the sections are broken down intobite-sized pieces enough for a lesson or two. You should find T Level Engineering easy to understand and readilyaccessible, even if you have no previous engineering knowledge. The technicalterms are explained as they are introduced, and a detailed glossaryallows you to check out any specific terms, which is also very useful whenwriting assignmenTable of Contents1. Engineering Development and Innovation. 2. Introduction to Workplace Health and Safety Procedures and Practice. 3. Design Processes and Practices. 4. Maintenance, Installation and Repair Practices. 5. Manufacturing, Processing and Control Practices. 6. Engineering Calculations. 7. Engineering Science. 8. Engineering Materials. 9. Mechanical Principles. 10. Electrical and Electronic Principles. 11. Standards used in Engineering. 12. Nature and Application of Standard Operating Procedures. 13. Health and Safety – Standards, Acts, Legislation and Risk Analysis. 14. Business, Commercial and Financial Awareness. 15. Professional Responsibilities, Attitudes and Behaviours. 16. Stock and Asset Management. 17. Quality Assurance, Control and Improvement. 18. Principles and Practices of Continuous Improvement. 19. Project Management Principles, Techniques and Practices. 20. My Project.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Telepresence Actual and Virtual
Book SynopsisTelepresence: Actual and Virtual explores the history of telepresence from the 1948 developments of masterslave manipulation, through to current telepresence technology used in space, undersea, surgery and telemedicine, operations in nuclear and other hazardous environments, policing and surveillance, agriculture, construction, mining, warehousing, education, amusement, social media, and other contexts. It also describes the various operator hand and body controls and the corresponding telerobotic actuation of robotic hands, arms, and locomotion. This book reviews the sensing and control technology, its history and likely future, and discusses the many research and policy issues that are raised. The book also takes up key questions relating to social and ethical issues, given that a person's mechanical reach is becoming unlimited, enabling one to perform mischievous or harmful acts without identification, and what that portends for future developments in telepresence, includiTable of Contents1. EARLY HISTORY OF ROBOTIC TELEPRESENCE AND VIRTUAL REALITY. 2. ELEMENTS OF THE TECHNOLOGY. 3. WHAT IS TELEPRESENCE? WHAT IS REALITY?. 4. APPLICATIONS. 5. CHALLENGES FOR ROBOTIC TELEPRESENCE AND VIRTUAL REALITY. APPENDIX 1. RESPONSES TO POLLING. APPENDIX 2. BIBLIOGRAPHY.
£86.99
CRC Press Testing and Modeling of Cellular Materials
Book SynopsisTesting and Modeling of Cellular Materials discusses the characterization of cellular lattices through quasi-static and dynamic testing for use in light-weighting or energy-absorbing applications. Covering cellular materials, specifically additively manufactured lattices, this book further progresses into dynamic testing and modeling techniques for computational simulations. It presents modeling and simulation techniques used for cellular materials and evaluates them against experimental results to illustrate the material response under various conditions. The book also includes a case study of high-velocity impact that highlights the high strain rate effects on the cellular lattices.Features: Covers different testing techniques used in quasi-static and dynamic material characterization of cellular materials Discusses additive manufacturing techniques for lattice specimen fabrication Analyzes different finite element modeling techniques for quasi-static and dynamic loading conditions Presents a comparison and development of a phenomenological material model for use in computational analysis at various loading rates Explores impact stress wave analysis under high-velocity loading The book will be useful for researchers and engineers working in the field of materials modeling and mechanics of materials.
£43.69
CRC Press Handbook of Data Science with Semantic Technologies
Book SynopsisAs the world has entered the era of big data, there is a need to give a semantic perspective to the data to find unseen patterns, derive meaningful information, and make intelligent decisions. This 2-volume handbook set is a unique, comprehensive, and complete presentation of the current progress and future potential explorations in the field of data science and related topics.Handbook of Data Science with Semantic Technologies provides a roadmap for a new trend and future development of data science with semantic technologies. The first volume serves as an important guide towards applications of data science with semantic technologies for the upcoming generation and thus becomes a unique resource for both academic researchers and industry professionals. The second volume provides a roadmap for the deployment of semantic technologies in the field of data science that enables users to create intelligence through these technologies by exploring the opportunities while eradicati
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Algorithms Humans and Interactions
Book SynopsisAmidst the rampant use of algorithmization enabled by AI, the common theme of AI systems is the human factor. Humans play an essential role in designing, developing, and operationalizing AI systems. We have a remit to ensure those systems run transparently, perform equitably, value our privacy, and effectively fulfill human needs. This book takes an interdisciplinary approach to contribute to the ongoing development of humanAI interaction with a particular focus on the human dimension and provides insights to improve the design of AI that could be genuinely beneficial and effectively used in society. The readers of this book will benefit by gaining insights into various perspectives about how AI has impacted people and society and how it will do so in the future, and understanding how we can design algorithm systems that are beneficial, legitimate, usable by humans, and designed considering and respecting human values. This book provides a horizontal set of guidelines and insight inTrade Review"Don Shin has written a must-read primer for anyone considering human-AI interaction. Read this book - and learn from one of the best." -- Kerk Kee, Professor, Texas Tech University, USA"This book is a rigorous review of the field of human-algorithm interactions. It provides a guide to understanding the dynamics of AI in human contexts by addressing meaningful questions—How do humans and AI interact? How is AI shaping our understanding of ourselves and our societies? How do we bridge the gap between ethical considerations and practical realities to make responsible, reliable systems? This book is to find a way to empower humans by making AI design choices that allow them meaningful control over AI. Designing meaningful AI experiences has garnered great attention to address responsibility gaps and mitigate them by establishing conditions that enable a proper attribution of responsibility for humans." --Yujong Hwang, Professor, DePaul University, USA"As a prolific author and researcher, Don Shin offers an authoritative account of algorithms in interaction with people. Instead of speculative anecdotal stories, the readers get systematically and empirically grounded projections of the interplay between AI and human—how AI emerges as a powerful determinant of our cultural, economic and social lives. His research in this book is exemplary, inspiring, and interesting, speaking to multifaceted issues but with one underlying concern about the future role of AI." --Yong Jin Park, Author The Future of Digital Surveillance, Howard University and BKC Harvard UniversityTable of Contents1. Algorithmic Experience 2. Algorithmic Awareness 3. Algorithmic Nudge 4. Algorithmic Credibility 5. Algorithmic Bias 6. Explainable Algorithms 7. Algorithmic Journalism 8. Human-Centered AI
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Experiment Design for Civil Engineering
Book SynopsisExperiment Design for Civil Engineering provides guidance to students and practicing civil engineers on how to design a civil engineering experiment that will produce useful and unassailable results. It includes a long list of complete experiment designs that students can perform in the laboratory at most universities and that many consulting engineers can do in corporate laboratories. These experiments also provide a way to evaluate a new design against an existing experiment to determine what information is most appropriate in each section and how to format the data for the most effective outcome. Interpretation of output data is discussed, along with uncertainty, as well as optimal presentation of the data to others.The content of the first 8 chapters is similar in format to authors'' recent title, Experiment Design for Environmental Engineering: Methods and Examples (CRC Press, 2022) and has been revised for civil engineers. This textbook: Table of Contents1. Introduction. 2. How to Design an Engineering Experiment. 3. Sampling Source Media. 4. Expected Outcomes and Interpretation of Data. 5. Model Design Methodology. 6. Laboratory Report. 7. Effective Presentation of the Data to Others. 8. Designing Research Experiment Projects. 9. Material and Structural Analysis Experiments. 10. Concrete Testing Experiments. 11. Soil Testing Experiments. 12. Environmental Assessment Experiments. 13. Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics Experiments.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Economics of Engineering Education in India
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 Contents 1. 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
£135.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd Algal Biofuel
Book SynopsisAlgal Biofuel: Sustainable Solution primarily focuses on the different aspects of bioenergy production using algal biomass as microalgae are considered the optimum feedstock for bioenergy production. The major aim is to thoroughly review the available bioenergy options, challenges in bioenergy production, availability of bioenergy feedstock, and biomass to bioenergy conversion process. This book also highlights the feasibility of lignocellulosic biomass, crop residues, and non-edible oil seeds for generation of different bioenergy products. It will be helpful for researchers and other stakeholders working in the area of bioenergy production for development of innovative concepts in emerging areas of bioenergy.Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan).
£45.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Technology Applied
Book SynopsisTechnology love it or hate it is a critical component for nearly every modern business.To the business leader or aspiring business leader, the world of technology may sometimes appear to be confusing and obscure. The language and nuance of software, systems, and IT projects is often a barrier to effective communication between different parts of an enterprise at just the time when it's most needed during a technology-enabled project that is seeking to deliver business benefit.This book sets out, in clear non-technical language and with practical real-world examples, the essential background to different aspects of information technology (hardware, software, data, and interfaces); their latest manifestations, such as artificial intelligence and blockchain; and how they all combine into a technology project.Most importantly, this book helps you, the business leader, understand the people behind the technology, appreciate their perspective and their motivations,
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Power System Protection and Relaying
Book SynopsisThis textbook provides an excellent focus on the advanced topics of the power system protection philosophy and gives exciting analysis methods and a cover of the important applications in the power systems relaying. Each chapter opens with a historical profile or career talk, followed by an introduction that states the chapter objectives and links the chapter to the previous ones, and then the introduction for each chapter. All principles are presented in a lucid, logical, step-by-step approach. As much as possible, the authors avoid wordiness and detail overload that could hide concepts and impede understanding. In each chapter, the authors present some of the solved examples and applications using a computer program.Toward the end of each chapter, the authors discuss some application aspects of the concepts covered in the chapter using a computer program.In recognition of requirements by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) on integrating comTable of Contents1. Introduction to Power Protection Systems. 2. Protective Relays. 3. Protection Systems with SCADA Technology 4. Faults Analysis. 5. Fuses and Circuit Breakers. 6. Overcurrent Relay. 7. Transmission Line Protection. 8. Transformer Protection. 9. Generator, Motor, and Busbar Protection. 10. High-Impedance Faults. 11. Grounding of Power System.
£84.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Project Management
Book SynopsisProject Management:Planning and Scheduling Techniques is a highly readable guide to the essentials of project planning, scheduling, and control aimed at readers looking for an introduction to the core concepts of planning and scheduling, including the âCritical Path Methodâ, but also the âPrecedence Diagramming Methodâ, the âLine of Balanceâ technique, and the âProgramme Evaluation and Review Techniqueâ. This book explains the theory behind the methods and makes effective use of learning outcomes, exercises, diagrams, and examples to provide clear and actionable knowledge for students and project managers.The book can be used as a classroom textbook or as a self-study guide for project managers taking their professional qualifications, and it includes examples from a wide range of project management scenarios. It is suitable for planning and scheduling courses in the fields of industrial, civil, and mechanical engineering, construction, and management.Table of Contents1. Project Management 2. Work Breakdown Structure 3. Bar Charts 4. Development of Networks 5. Critical Path Method – I: Activity Times 6. Critical Path Method – II: Activity Floats 7. Crashing: Time-Cost Tradeoff 8. Limited Time Resource Scheduling 9. Project Control and Updating 10. Programme Evaluations Review Technique – I: Event Times 11. Programme Evaluation and Review Technique – II: Probability of Completion 12. Precedence Diagramming Method 13. Line of Balance for Repetitive Projects 14. Selection of Planning Techniques
£56.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Make It To the Top
Book SynopsisYou are working hard. You are sustaining your job. You are doing well in your field. Life seems fine. But there is something that's holding you back from making it to the top in your field of work. That something could be an annoying habit, a behaviour, or a trait that's getting you stuck in your career. All of us want promotions and salary increases. We desire to make it to the top. But most of us don''t realize that these things cannot be asked for by putting our hands out.You can get that promotion, the salary raise, the new project, the visibility, the sponsors, the accolades, and the achievements only when you work on yourself harder than you work on your job. You must become such that success, promotion, and job offers begin to follow you everywhere.In this book, Payal Nanjiani points out that the reason why many do not make it to the top is not because of a lack of information, abilities or skills. Having private access to some of the
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CRC Press Ethics for Engineers
Book SynopsisEthics for Engineers: Toward Ethical Behavior within Engineering Organizations offers a multilevel perspective on engineering ethics with considerable breadth and depth, making it a valuable resource for students, educators, and professionals alike.This pragmatic book contains case studies of micro-level ethical violations, evaluating their moral implications and discussing moral self-licensing behind making unethical decisions. It also explores macro-level cases that have caused significant reputational and financial damage to major companies. In addition, the authors touch on topics whose overall impact is not yet fully understood, such as environmental ethics issues related to wind turbine blades and space debris management. By presenting examples from different levels and offering reflections from various perspectives, this text prompts readers to critically evaluate the ethical implications of their actions and understand what may drive a work community to behave unethically.Key features: Covers both moral theoretical and behavioral ethics perspectives. Contains day-to-day micro-level cases from the lives of practicing engineers, supplemented with macro-level cases. Provides pragmatic guidance for individual engineers and their organizations to move toward value-based ethics. Features colloquial language to make the book an enjoyable and accessible read. Includes 29 demonstrative vignettes, 87 class exercises, and an insightful interview with an ethics ambassador. This unique text serves as a pedagogically sound learning companion for courses in Engineering Ethics and related topics, striking a balance between research-based findings (with over 40 scholarly references) and real-world experiences (featuring an Appendix by an industry executive).
£49.99
Taylor & Francis Designing through Planetary Breakdown
Book SynopsisIn an era of profound environmental and geopolitical uncertainty, Designing through Planetary Breakdown offers fresh perspectives on designâs evolving role in the face of planetary change. This unique collection emphasises practices and perspectives at the edges of conventional design, encompassing craft, material knowledge, repair, manual skills, creative practice and non-professional design, to reveal how design can address urgent challenges in grounded, hands-on ways.Structured into two sections â Skills and Capacities, and Care and Generative Practices â the chapters cover a rich range of topics examining both traditional and emerging approaches to making, caring and maintaining. Readers will find reflections on community-led adaptive urban heat strategies in Western Sydney, First Nationsâ perspectives on design labour, repair-led design education initiatives, and the ethical and social dimensions of global supply chains. The book journeys through a wide range of empirical examples, including from Cuba, Indonesia, Spain and Australia, offering insights into generative transformations of materials and technologies. It demonstrates how design, expanded beyond the traditional professional confines, can foster practical responses to global issues.Designing through Planetary Breakdown is ideal for scholars, students, designers and craftspeople across design studies, design anthropology, repair and discard studies, craft studies and more broadly in the humanities and social sciences. Practical and deeply social, this collection offers a call to action: a guide for all hands to shape a future not just of survival, but of regeneration and collective action. The Introduction and Chapter 3 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.
£39.99
CRC Press Digital Twins
Book SynopsisThis book centres on the topic of digital twins for superior healthcare decision support, as access is enabled to large volumes of multi-dimensional data such as patient's electronic medical records, medical scans, and data.
£47.49
CRC Press Essential Guide to Toolbox Talks
Book SynopsisA Toolbox Talk (TBT) is a pre- job task made to ensure all parties involved in a task have full understanding of what they should do. TBTs are not easy; however, the author hopes this book will provide the right guidance to make TBTs less daunting, and easier to use. They are not a tick- the- box exercise; therefore, please do not treat them as such. This book challenges this perception and puts forth a case to consider TBTs essential to delivering safe working environments, thereby providing a complete understanding of the task. Essential Guide to Toolbox Talks focuses on improving three Non- Technical Skills (NTS) related to TBTs: Communication, Situation Awareness and Stress Management. With communication the book looks at the impact of inappropriate questions, allowing time for questions/ feedback, use of familiarities and knowing the answer and the errors that can occur. For situation awareness, the author conveys that effective communication enhances the environment in which people work, checking that the group understands the tasks; further coverage of what to do when things go wrong underpins this. Finally, it covers stress management and how important it is to confirm people know what to look for during a TBT and what to do if they believe a team member is under stress. With the onus on these three vital NTS, the reader will be able to deliver focused and much- improved TBTs that guarantee safe and effective performances in the workplace. This neat and punchy book will change that tick- the- box perspective of the TBT. It will appeal to both practitioners in Human Factors and anyone at the front line in high- risk industries where TBTs are a requirement, especially those in oil and gas, nuclear, construction, logistics, transport and aviation who will be certain to consider it an essential guide.
£23.77
CRC Press Ergonomics 5.0
Book SynopsisIn the ever-evolving digital age, technology continues to transform our working methods. These concepts emphasize the central role of humans in every process. Ergonomics 5.0 is developing into a fundamental approach within this new era and ensures that interactions between humans and technology are efficient, effective, healthy, safe and sustainable. This book introduces the transformative potential of Ergonomics 5.0 and how it will be essential for linking humans and technology.This book is for practitioners looking to understand and apply the principles of Ergonomics 5.0 in their work environment to ensure that technology is used ethically, safely, and enjoyably. It brings together leading researchers and professionals in ergonomics and human factors from around the globe and covers key principles such as digital intelligence, resilience, and sustainability, showcasing how these elements integrate into Ergonomics 5.0. Through international case studies, research findings, and best practices examples, it offers to the reader how to implement Ergonomics 5.0 in various sectors, enhancing efficiency, productivity, and quality of life for workers.Ergonomics 5.0: Improving Efficiency, Productivity and Contentment in the Workplace is an ideal read for professionals, academics and students in ergonomics and human factors plus production engineers, mechanical engineers and software engineers.
£120.00
CRC Press Sustainable DualTrack Development
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on sustainable software development processes for teams: two or more individuals who work together regularly, are effective, and share compatible goals. Working together doesnât mean the team physically sits together in the same room, but it does mean team members collaborate synchronously, completing tasks together (e.g. pair programming) rather than divvying up tasks to complete separately.
£123.50
CRC Press Artificial Intelligence in Tribology
Book SynopsisArtificial Intelligence in Tribology presents the use of machine learning AI, neural networks, and optimization algorithms in studying friction, wear, and lubrication. It explores the selection of materials, modeling of the tribo-system, prediction of tribological behavior, and assessment and optimization of performance across numerous systems.Addressing tribological problems from macroscale to nanoparticles, the book discusses AI-driven methods to improve productivity, detect disasters, and support sustainable engineering. Case studies from various industries â such as automotive, aerospace, renewable energy, and marine engineering â highlight the transformative impact of AI in real-world scenarios.This book will interest researchers and graduate students studying AI integration and advances in surface engineering, tribology, and materials science.
£113.20
CRC Press Fundamentals of Construction Project Delivery Systems
Book SynopsisFundamentals of Construction Project Delivery Systems advocates for a transformative approach that places emphasis on integrated methodologies such as design-build and integrated project delivery. In addition, the book embraces new approaches in the industry: framework and program-based procurement.Unlike conventional perspectives that view project delivery as a mere administrative process and a set of rules/features, this book challenges this notion. It proposes a shift in perspective, positioning project delivery system as a design endeavour to define an organizational structure. Here, the owner is envisioned as actively adjusting the degree of organizational integration and interest alignment responding to the given internal and external context. Divided into four parts, the book begins by introducing project delivery systems before covering selection methods and contract types in part two. The third section goes into detail on four delivery project methods: Design-Bid-Build, CM-at-Risk, Design-Build, and Integrated Project Delivery and follows a similar chapter structure with a case study to demonstrate the method. The final part looks to the future covering new procurement trends, innovation, culture, and efficiency.This book offers practical guidance on how owners can effectively leverage integrated approaches to enhance project outcomes. For educational purposes, the book offers guidance for undergraduate and graduate students in project delivery method courses within construction management programs.
£54.14
CRC Press Investigating Transport Accidents
Book SynopsisThe transportation industry faces unprecedented challenges as systems grow increasingly complex. This book introduces an integrated framework for transport accident investigations by combining traditional human performance analysis with advanced artificial intelligence capabilities. Moving beyond simplistic cause-and-effect models, the authors cover human factors, automation, hardware components, contextual variables, and organizational elements that collectively determine safety outcomes in complex socio-technical environments.Building upon established methodologies including HFACS, STAMP, and AcciMap, this title analyzes AI-enabled approaches including digital twins, weak signal detection, pattern recognition, and data fusion platforms. Each chapter delivers to-the-point practical insights into dynamic modeling of systemic interactions and enhanced detection of failure precursors. The innovative MAHCO model, combined with AI analytics, supports transparent decision-making and institutional learning while creating intelligent safety ecosystems that transform how we understand and prevent accidents in transportation systems. Readers will develop an effective introduction to these systems and their capabilities thus honing their foundational knowledge.Investigating Transport Accidents: Human Performance and Intelligent Systems is for engineers, policy-makers, researchers and students studying for or already working in transportation safety. It will also appeal to pilots, controllers, maintainers, and trainers in the aerospace industry.
£50.34
Taylor & Francis Redefining Innovative Practices in the Age of AI
Book SynopsisThis book brings together innovative insights and practical solutions from scholars, practitioners, and industry leaders on the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence and the many challenges and opportunities it presents in todayâs dynamic world.This comprehensive collection of peer-reviewed research papers spans multiple disciplines and offer theoretical frameworks, empirical studies, and practical applications of AI in Business and Finance, Healthcare and Medical Applications, Education and Learning, Marketing and Consumer Behavior, Technology and Engineering, and Agriculture and Sustainability. It aims to advance knowledge and inform practice in the âAge of AIâ.This is a vital resource for researchers, professionals, and policymakers seeking to understand and leverage AI for sustainable growth and innovation.
£154.56
Taylor & Francis Supply Chain Collaboration
Book SynopsisIn todayâs volatile world, supply chains face unprecedented challenges from globalization, digital disruption, sustainability pressures, and unexpected crises. While vertical collaboration between suppliers and buyers has received significant attention, horizontal cooperation â collaboration between organizations at the same supply chain level â offers a promising yet underutilized strategy for achieving operational and economic benefits in a turbulent environment. This book provides theoretical and conceptual analysis of horizonal cooperation in supply chains, grounded in current literature and enriched with models and real-world examples.Drawing on published empirical research and documented case-based evidence from transportation, retail, manufacturing, technology-intensive industries, and humanitarian supply chains, it explores collaboration evolution, clarifies what distinguishes horizontal cooperations, and systematises existing conceptualisations and typologies. Key topics include supply chain and transportation planning integration, coalition formation, and the governance and stability implications of cost and profit allocation mechanisms. The book critically examines governance challenges under competitive conditions, with particular attention to coalition stability, distributive mechanisms, and power asymmetries, bridging theoretical insights with practical implementation mechanisms.The book will interest academics and graduate students, as well as logistics professionals seeking to understand the strategic and operational potential of horizontal cooperation in contemporary supply chains.
£55.99
Cambridge University Press A First Course in Random Matrix Theory
Book SynopsisClassical statistical tools that handled real-life data have become inadequate upon the emergence of Big Data. Random matrix theory and free calculus introduced here present valuable solutions to the complex challenges posed by large datasets. Real world applications make it an essential tool for physicists, engineers, data analysts and economists.Table of ContentsPreface; Part I. Classical Random Matrix Theory: 1. Deterministic Matrices; 2. Wigner Ensemble and Semi-circle Law; 3. More on Gaussian Matrices; 4. Wishart Ensemble and Marcenko-Pastur Distribution; 5. Joint Distribution of Eigenvalues; 7. The Jacobi Ensemble; Part II. Sums and Products of Random Matrices: 8. Addition of Random Variables and Brownian Motion; 9. Dyson Brownian Motion; 10. Addition of Large Random Matrices; 11. Free Probabilities; 12. Free Random Matrices; 13. The Replica Method; 14. Edge Eigenvalues and Outliers; Part III. Applications: 15. Addition and Multiplication: Recipes and Examples; 16. Products of Many Random Matrices; 17. Sample Covariance Matrices; 18. Bayesian Estimation; 19. Eigenvector Overlaps and Rotationally Invariant Estimators; 20. Applications to Finance; Appendix A. Appendices: Mathematical Tools; List of Symbols; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Handbook of Human Factors for Automated Connected
Book SynopsisHandbook of Human Factors for Automated, Connected, and Intelligent VehiclesSubject Guide: Ergonomics & Human Factors Automobile crashes are the seventh leading cause of death worldwide, resulting in over 1.25 million deaths yearly. Automated, connected, and intelligent vehicles have the potential to reduce crashes significantly, while also reducing congestion, carbon emissions, and increasing accessibility. However, the transition could take decades. This new handbook serves a diverse community of stakeholders, including human factors researchers, transportation engineers, regulatory agencies, automobile manufacturers, fleet operators, driving instructors, vulnerable road users, and special populations. It provides information about the human driver, other road users, and humanâautomation interaction in a single, integrated compendium in order to ensure that automated, connected, and intelligent vehicles reach their full potential.Features Addresses four major transportation challengesâcrashes, congestion, carbon emissions, and accessibilityâfrom a human factors perspective Discusses the role of the human operator relevant to the design, regulation, and evaluation of automated, connected, and intelligent vehicles Offers a broad treatment of the critical issues and technological advances for the designing of transportation systems with the driver in mind Presents an understanding of the human factors issues that are central to the public acceptance of these automated, connected, and intelligent vehicles Leverages lessons from other domains in understanding human interactions with automation Sets the stage for future research by defining the space of unexplored questions Table of ContentsPreface. Editors. Contributors. 1. Introduction. 2. Automated Driving: Decades of Research and Development Leading to Today’s Commercial Systems. 3. Driver’s Mental Model of Vehicle Automation. 4. Driver Trust in Automated, Connected, and Intelligent Vehicles. 5. Public Opinion About Automated and Self-Driving Vehicles: An International Review. 6. Workload, Distraction, and Automation. 7. Situation Awareness in Driving. 8. Allocation of Function to Humans and Automation and the Transfer of Control. 9. Driver Fitness in the Resumption of Control. 10. Driver Capabilities in the Resumption of Control. 11. Driver State Monitoring for Decreased Fitness to Drive. 12. Behavioral Adaptation. 13. Distributed Situation Awareness and Vehicle Automation: Case Study Analysis and Design Implications. 14. Human Factors Considerations in Preparing Policy and Regulation for Automated Vehicles. 15. HMI Design for Automated, Connected, and Intelligent Vehicles. 16. Human–Machine Interface Design for Fitness-Impaired Populations. 17. Automated Vehicle Design for People with Disabilities. 18. Importance of Training for Automated, Connected, and Intelligent Vehicle Systems. 19. Connected Vehicles in a Connected World: A Sociotechnical Systems Perspective. 20. Congestion and Carbon Emissions. 21. Automation Lessons from Other Domains. 22. HF Considerations When Testing and Evaluation ACIVs. 23. Techniques for Making Sense of Behavior in Complex Datasets. 24. Future Research Needs and Conclusions.
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