Engineering: general Books

Book SynopsisA Complete Toolbox of Theories and TechniquesThe second edition of a bestseller, Handbook of Virtual Environments: Design, Implementation, and Applications presents systematic and extensive coverage of the primary areas of research and development within VE technology. It brings together a comprehensive set of contributed articles that address the principles required to define system requirements and design, build, evaluate, implement, and manage the effective use of VE applications. The contributors provide critical insights and principles associated with their given areas of expertise to provide extensive scope and detail on VE technology and its applications.What's New in the Second Edition: Updated glossary of terms to promote common language throughout the community New chapters on olfactory perception, avatar control, motion sickness, and display design, as well as a whole host of new application areas Trade Review"A key attraction of this text is the diversity of chapter offerings that span a range of successful research and applications in academia, industry, defense, medicine, and education. A second aspect that is very important is the discussion and interplay of the science of learning and applications of virtual environments as well as the underpinning of theory and research in each chapter. I find this interplay to be very important regardless as a means of informing both science and practice along the way."—Dr Winston "Wink" Bennett, Jr., US Air Force Research Laboratory, Warfighter Readiness Research Division "A key attraction of this text is the diversity of chapter offerings that span a range of successful research and applications in academia, industry, defense, medicine, and education. A second aspect that is very important is the discussion and interplay of the science of learning and applications of virtual environments as well as the underpinning of theory and research in each chapter. I find this interplay to be very important regardless as a means of informing both science and practice along the way."—Dr Winston "Wink" Bennett, Jr., US Air Force Research Laboratory, Warfighter Readiness Research Division "… provides a comprehensive view of each of the elements impacting the design, implementation, and total cost of virtual environments. The list of authors features an all-star cast of simulation practioners rarely assembled for such purposes. The book is well organized and describes each of the antecedents of good design in a pragmatic way making it easy for novices or experts to easily find selected topics gain knowledge from reading."—Robert Sottilare, Ph.D., Simulationist & Adaptive Tutoring Scientist "… a comprehensive guide to the latest technology and ideas in the resurgent field of VE. The editors have brought together a distinguished list of expert contributors and covered a broad swath to provide a definitive guide of the current state-of-the-art for students and experts alike."—Scott S. Grigsby, Ph.D., Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp Table of ContentsIntroduction. System Requirements. Design Approaches and Implementation Strategies. Health and Safety Issues. Evaluation. Selected Applications of Virtual Environments.

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Book SynopsisA new edition of a bestselling industrial and systems engineering reference, Handbook of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Second Edition provides students, researchers, and practitioners with easy access to a wide range of industrial engineering tools and techniques in a concise format. This edition expands the breadth and depth of coverage, emphasizing new systems engineering tools, techniques, and models. See What's New in the Second Edition: Section covering safety, reliability, and quality Section on operations research, queuing, logistics, and scheduling Expanded appendix to include conversion factors and engineering, systems, and statistical formulae Topics such as control charts, engineering economy, health operational efficiency, healthcare systems, human systems integration, Lean systems, logistics transportation, manufacturing systems, material handling systems, process view of work, and Six Sigma techTrade Review"… contains coverage on virtually all areas of industrial engineering viewed from a system prospective … Dr. Adedeji B. Badiru is a well-recognized and respected authority and leader in the fields of industrial and systems engineering with numerous academic and professional publications."—From the Foreword by Gary E. Whitehouse, Provost Emeritus, Distinguished University Professor, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA Table of ContentsGeneral Introductions. Fundamentals of Industrial Engineering. Fundamentals of Systems Engineering. Manufacturing and Production Systems. New Technologies. General Applications.

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Book SynopsisEnhancing awareness of the interdependence of systems engineering and safety, Systems Engineering and Safety: Building the Bridge covers systems engineering methodology, safety tools, and the management needed to build the bridge between these two disciplines. It underscores the relationship between the disciplines and how understanding the relationship can benefit your organization and industry.The book lays out the purpose of the methodology of systems engineering and the tools of safety. It identifies the importance of management and the culture, commitment, communication, and coordination that management must provide. The author describes the systems engineering methodology: the lifecycle, processes, and management and the technical processes that systems engineers and safety professionals must be familiar with. He merges management, systems engineering, and safety into the lifecycle through project processes. Using real-world examples, he also examines the Trade Review"Glismann undertook a difficult endeavor to take system safety engineering out of the science discourse and into a discussion of social breakdown. Glismann offers a clear narrative of the social aspects to argue that safety breakdown has more to do with the C4 than flawed system analysis. His argument is an ideal introduction to safety and a must read for managers."—Kevin J. Brogan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA"Glismann undertook a difficult endeavor to take system safety engineering out of the science discourse and into a discussion of social breakdown. Glismann offers a clear narrative of the social aspects to argue that safety breakdown has more to do with the C4 than flawed system analysis. His argument is an ideal introduction to safety and a must read for managers."—Kevin J. Brogan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USATable of ContentsScope. Systems Engineering Overview. Safety Overview. Lifecycle Development Integration. Technical Processes. Project Processes. Organizational Processes. The Bridge: Building between Systems Engineering and Safety. Overcoming Cultural Inertia. Appendix A Real-Life Examples. Appendix B Building the Bridge: A Checklist. Appendix C Glossary. Appendix D Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume explores decision-making styles, including cooperative, collaborative, avoidant, competitive, and dominate that are commonly modified by the culture. Culture is not a stagnant phenomenon, and many variables need to be considered to accurately evaluation cultural differences in decision-making styles. Among many cultural factors, the individual (I culture) â collectivism (we culture) dimension is one of the most important influential factor to be considered when studying culture difference, including decision-making styles.Table of ContentsSection I: Multifarious Modeling Discussions 1 Stable versus flexible dynamic decision making across cultures: A growth mixture modeling approach 2 Creating the foundations for modeling irregular warfare 3 Granular ABM simulations for operational use: Forecasting and what-if experiments with models of Kandahar and Kunduz 4 Culture that works 5 Discovering entity characteristics and relationships through topic Modelling 6 A non-therapeutic, micro-worlds based, application of ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) to fostering cross-cultural Competence 7 What lies beneath: Forecast transparency to foster understanding and trust in forecast models 8 Combining social and environmental models Section II: Verification, Validation, and Assessment 9 Fundamentals in empirical validation of and analysis with social science models 10 Al-Qa'ida through a discursive lens 11 Countering the adversary 12 Interfacing and validating models of the US Army TRAC tactical war game 13 Multi-modeling and socio-cultural complexity: Reuse and validation 14 A V&V approach for complex models: A use case example 15 Multi-modeling and meta-modeling of human organizations 16 Verification as a form of validation: Deepening theory to broaden application of DOD protocols to the social sciences 17 Establishing bounds of responsible operational use of social science models via innovations in verification and validation 18 Contextual validation: Concept and application Section III: Language, Trust, and Culture 19 Improvements in the Jabari event coder 20 Effect of culture on search strategies 21 Using language to influencing another's decision 22 Assessing attitudes in unstructured text 23 Analysis of discourse for indications and warnings 24 Socio-linguistic factors and gender mapping across real and virtual world cultures 25 The language of distance perception: Cultural and linguistic implications in distance perception 26 Building trust in a counterinsurgency context Section IV: Social Media and Culture 27 Social networks, social media, social change 28 Identifying differences in cultural behavior in online groups 29 Inferring demographic attributes and extracting political discourse from Nigerian social media 30 The use of microworlds in the study of dynamic decision making across cultures 31 Speech and cultural recognition in a virtual experiential environment 32 Network discovery: Measuring cause and effect behind event and social networks 33 Cultural analytics through image features extraction and exploration Section V: Social Science and Culture 34 How the Obama Administration misconstrued the Arab Spring and repeated the errors of the Bush Doctrine 35 The crisis of the West, the challenge of technology, and the reaffirmation of political philosophy 36 American legal education and the Supreme Court in the 1920s 37 The philosophical foundations of the crisis of Western Civilization 38 A toolbox for countering extremist religious truths 39 From particles to people: Social, cultural and behavioral dynamics in insurgency, terrorism and beyond 40 What is cross-culture? 41 Socio-cultural modeling through decision-theoretic agents with theory of mind 42 Predictive societal indicators of radicalism – Forecasting political Violence 43 Population sentiment modeling in support of ISAF Joint Command 44 Semantic integration of socio-cultural knowledge for complex operations

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Book SynopsisWritten by experts with real-world experience in applying ergonomics methodology in a range of contexts, Evaluation of Human Work, Fourth Edition explores ergonomics and human factors from a doing it perspective. More than a cookbook of ergonomics methods, the book encourages students to think about which methods they should apply, when, and why. Now in its fourth edition, the editors have again brought together a team of world-renowned experts and created a forum for them to discuss and debate their most valued approaches.See What's New in the Fourth Edition: Significant change of authorship and content in each chapter Five new chapters covering inclusive design, situation awareness, neuroergonomics, ergonomics and quality, and standards in ergonomics design and evaluation Discussion of the idea of reflective practice and Ergonomics/Human Factors Examination of the systems perspective now prevalent in the field CoveTrade Review"From the first edition, this text was a ‘must have’; it still is. Ergonomics/human factors (E, HF) addresses real problems in the real world and its broad arsenal of methods and tools is one of the strengths of the field. …This fourth edition continues the same overall concept as the first, but has added a number of new chapters and updated all existing ones. As always, the chapter authors are experts in their area. The emphasis on being up-to-date and authoritative makes the book an essential source for anyone interested in the human –system design and interaction."—Professor Ann Williamson, University of New South Wales, Australia"… great book. If you liked the previous editions of the book, then you will like this new fourth edition even better. The late John Wilson and his colleague Sarah Sharples have done an amazing job in pulling a group of international experts that cover the range of human factors and ergonomics domains."—Pascale Carayon, University of Wisconsin-Madison "For most occupational health physicians, 'Evaluation of Human Work (Fourth Edition)' is likely to be a handy reference source for study or research due to the variety and complexity of the specialist areas discussed. For the trainee in occupational medicine or the experienced consultant, it will be an enlightening source of balanced material to give direction in problem-solving investigations. With its very reasonable price, it would be an asset to any occupational health office or clinic where there is a genuine interest in working practice." —Occupational Medicine, January 2016 "From the first edition, this text was a ‘must have’; it still is. Ergonomics/human factors (E, HF) addresses real problems in the real world and its broad arsenal of methods and tools is one of the strengths of the field. …This fourth edition continues the same overall concept as the first, but has added a number of new chapters and updated all existing ones. As always, the chapter authors are experts in their area. The emphasis on being up-to-date and authoritative makes the book an essential source for anyone interested in the human –system design and interaction."—Professor Ann Williamson, University of New South Wales, Australia"… great book. If you liked the previous editions of the book, then you will like this new fourth edition even better. The late john Wilson and his colleague Sarah Sharples have done an amazing job in pulling a group of international experts that cover the range of human factors and ergonomics domains."—Pascale Carayon, University of Wisconsin-Madison "For most occupational health physicians, 'Evaluation of Human Work (Fourth Edition)' is likely to be a handy reference source for study or research due to the variety and complexity of the specialist areas discussed. For the trainee in occupational medicine or the experienced consultant, it will be an enlightening source of balanced material to give direction in problem-solving investigations. With its very reasonable price, it would be an asset to any occupational health office or clinic where there is a genuine interest in working practice." —Occupational Medicine, January 2016 Table of ContentsMethods in the Understanding of Human Factors. Fundamental Approaches and Tools. Methods for Design of Work. Assessment of Impact of Work on Individuals. Assessment and Design of the Physical Workplace. Methods in Organisational/Social Human Factors. Implementation and Analysis of Human Factors. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisWhere end-users once queued up to ask the IT department for permission to buy a new computer or a new version of software, they are now bypassing IT altogether and buying it on their own. From laptops and smartphones to iPads and virtually unlimited software apps, end-users have tasted their freedom and love it. IT will simply never be the same.Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) Survival Guide explains the psycho-techno phenomenon also known as bring your own technology (BYOT). Providing the guidance necessary for living in this new world, it describes the new end-users (Millennials) and their demands, as well as the strategic and tactical ramifications of these demands.Examining the business aspects of BYODselection, purchasing, and corporate culturethe book covers the broad range of technical considerations including selection, connectivity, training, support, and security. It also includes an extensive set of best practices.The book is geared for the smaTable of ContentsConsumerization of IT. New generation of workers. Good idea or bad. The technology aspects of BYOT: virtualization, connecting to the network, etc. Business aspects of BYOT: selection, purchasing, corporate culture. Training. Support. Security. Best practices in deploying BYOT. Resources. Appendices.

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Book SynopsisEffective process safety programs consist of three interrelated foundationsâsafety culture and leadership, process safety systems, and operational disciplineâdesigned to prevent serious injuries and incidents resulting from toxic releases, fires, explosions, and uncontrolled reactions. Each of these foundations is important and one missing element can cause poor process safety performance.Process Safety: Key Concepts and Practical Approaches takes a systemic approach to the traditional process safety elements that have been identified for effective process safety programs. More effective process safety risk reduction efforts are achieved when these process safety systems, based on desired activities and results rather than by specific elements, are integrated and organized in a systems framework. This book provides key concepts, practical approaches, and tools for establishing and maintaining effective process safety programs to successfully identify, evaluate, and manage proTrade Review"Process Safety: Key Concepts and Practical Approaches is written in language that appeals to a broad spectrum of experience, so that beginners and experts alike can appreciate their role in constructing, operating, and maintaining safe industrial processes. Illustrations are used to develop impressionable lessons that are more likely to be retained. The book applies these illustrations to modern incidents so that the reader can instantly understand the application of process safety principles on the processes they control. By interweaving together process safety principles and their practical application, the book achieves a level of cohesive understanding needed to get results. It bridges together all of the process safety elements into a uniform system that only succeeds when all of the subparts work together as a whole."—Kenneth Bloch, Marathon Petroleum Company, Texas City, Texas, USA"…presents a complete and comprehensive introduction to Process Safety. The emphasis given to the importance of plant leadership participation and commitment to Process Safety as a key factor of success is differential from other publications in the area. In addition to covering the fundamentals of Process Safety, the book also includes case studies to illustrate the application and effectiveness of the correct management. … a must read for process safety engineers, safety professionals, process engineers and process industry plants leadership."— Eduardo de Maio Francisco, E&I DuPont de Nemours & Co, Brazil"…an excellent and concise review of process safety management by authors with a wide range of industrial, academic, and consulting experience. It is particularly valuable for readers whose primary job function is not process safety, but rather process research, design, line management, executive management, and other roles which have a significant impact on process safety."— Dennis C. Hendershot, Independent Process Safety ConsultaTable of ContentsKey Concepts of Process Safety. Practical Approaches for Designing Safe Processes. Practical Approaches for Implementing Process Safety. Practical Approaches for Achieving Process Safety Excellence.

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Book SynopsisAddressing the beliefs and attitudes that can be detrimental to your organization's competitiveness, Popular Manufacturing Myths: Eliminating Widely Held Beliefs That Reduce Competitiveness offers time-tested insight into the most common myths encountered in manufacturing environments. It classifies these myths into management myths, shop floor myths, and if appropriate, shared management and shop floor myths.Explaining the reasons why these deeply ingrained beliefs exist, the book outlines remedies that can help to quickly dispel them within your organization. It presents case studies that examine these myths and includes numerous real-world examples that outline simple, yet effective, solutions. Some of the myths dispelled in this book include: Increasing line speed always decreases quality and creates more scrap Reducing the cost of raw materials will decrease the cost of manufacturing Increased inspectiTable of ContentsIntroduction to Manufacturing Myths. Expectational Myths. Data Myths. Our Process Is Different. Measurement Process Myths. Only Adjust One Process Parameter at a Time. Raw Material Myths. Addendum.

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Book SynopsisA great deal of progress has been made in the development of materials, their application to structures, and their adaptation to a variety of systems and integrated across a wide range of industrial applications. This encyclopedia serves the rapidly expanding demand for information on technological developments. In addition to providing information for manufacturers and assemblers of materials, components, systems. and structures, it is for use by managers responsible for technology development, research projects, R&D programs, business development and strategic planning in the various industries that are considering using these technologies.Trade Review"... an excellent collection of well-defined and common materials science and engineering terms."—George Totten, G.E. Totten & Associates, LLC, Seattle, Washington, USA"... scrupulously researched, vetted, and organized. ... a convenient, easy-to-access, desktop, initial reference on classical, traditional, new, or emerging materials, parts, processes, or finishes."—Robert W. Messler, Jr., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA"... anyone who is in need of a glossary of the matters contained with the book will deem it a ‘must-have’ publication. ... people who need to know the precise meaning of an item covered in the text will find it an invaluable source of information. ... The name of the author is all I need to see to know with certainty that the content will be accurate, succinct, and relevant."—Philip Roberts, Delphi Brazing Consultants, Congleton, UK"... a compact but in-depth reference that will be useful to practitioners, researchers, and students in many engineering disciplines. Entries range from short paragraphs to several pages in length."—John B. Napp, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA"This encyclopedia and handbook explains information with high quality on materials, processes, systems, parts, finishes and coatings used in the automotive, aeronautic, computer, electronic, chemical and biomedical industries, etc. This handbook describes with accuracy and relevance great number of metallic, polymeric, ceramics, composites and other materials types, namely, nanomaterials."—International Journal of Materials Engineering Innovation, 2016Table of ContentsPreface A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Book SynopsisImproved communication in business means higher profits. Improved communication in government means happier citizens. Improved communication in healthcare means quicker recoveries, fewer lawsuits, and happier nurses and patients.Closing the Communication Gap can help readers improve communication by closing the gap between what the communicator means and what the listener actually understands. It supplies a complete overview of the various elements and dimensions of effective communication needed to stop talking and start communicating.Defining and discussing both the formal and the informal communication systems within an organization, the book demonstrates the importance of good communication and details the four types of poor-quality communication. It explains how to create a climate of communication in your organization. It describes how this climate of communication encourages the development of quality relationships as well as what it takes to Table of ContentsGood Talk, More Money. What Happens When Two People Talk—At Work? How Do You Talk to Your Boss? How Do You Talk to Your Employees? How Do I Hear What My Teammates Are Really Saying? How Do I Hear What My Boss Is Really Saying. What Do I Say to a Difficult Person or a Bully? How Do I Talk to My Customers? How Do I Communicate to a Corporation from the Outside? How Do I Communicate to a Corporation from the Inside? How Does a Corporation Use Social Media to Communicate? Social Communication in the Workplace. Interviewing Guidelines.

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Book SynopsisManufacturing companies work endlessly to make process improvements, yet they are often hard to implement and even harder to sustain. The reason: companies often stumble when communicating why the methodologies are being used and how to sustain the improvements. Communication for Continuous Improvement Projects demonstrates how to communicate change, create confidence in the new processes, and empower employees. It shows how to be an effective change agent by utilizing tools that make sense while being competitive in the business market.The book explores how the proper tools, communication, and management make the Lean Six Sigma methodologies work. It includes a Continuous Improvement Toolkit that is an easy reference for what tool to use and when and how to effectively teach the tools to employees who are not necessarily engineers. Communicating these tools is the most difficult part of using the tools. The author details the implementation of the actual tools tTrade Review"This book is a complete guide for effective communication to successfully integrate continuous process improvement projects. Throughout the book you will find very useful codes and references from very successful people who have either worked with the author, done research, or written articles & books on this important topic. Since all the details and examples are based on case studies, intensive research and references from real life business challenges, any business organization can relate to these ongoing continuous improvement challenges. Consequences of not having a proper communication vs benefits of properly planning and implementing communication plans while conducting continuous process improvement projects have been highlighted and explained throughout the book. This book is for all levels of management personnel from the top executives to project support team and students who are pursuing their career in the field of project management. It is a comprehensive communication guide to reduce project communication gaps and successfully deliver projects on time. This book provides step-by-step guidance with examples to integrate communication plans while performing continuous process improvement projects." -Patrick James, PM World Journal, April 2015 IssueTable of ContentsEffective Communication. Best in Class Practices. Maintaining Sustainability. Empowering Employees. Project Managing Employees Including Your Boss. How to Get People to Trust You. Changing the Status Quo. Decision Making. Visual Communication. Lean Six Sigma and TPM. Toolkit. Lean Six Sigma Case Study. Appendix.

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Book SynopsisThe best time to stop projects or programs that will not be successful is before they are ever started. Research has shown that the focused use of realistic business case analysis on proposed initiatives could enable your organization to reduce the amount of project waste and churn (rework) by up to 40 percent, potentially avoiding millions of dollars lost on projects, programs, and initiatives that would fail to produce the desired results. This book illustrates how to develop a strong business case which links investments to program results and, ultimately, with the strategic outcomes of the organization. In addition, the book provides a template and example case studies for those seeking to fast-track the development of a business case within their organization.Making the Case for Change: Using Effective Business Cases to Minimize Project and Innovation Failures provides executive teams and change agents with the information required to make betterTable of ContentsGetting Started with the Business Case—Activity 1: Set the Proposal Context and Stimulus. Activity 2: Define the Sponsor’s Role and Test Alignment to Organizational Objectives. Activity 3: Prepare the BCD Team’s Charter and Output. Activity 4: Patents and Other Intellectual Property Considerations. Activity 5: Collecting Relevant Information/Data. Activity 6: Projected Improvement Analysis. Activity 7: Developing Proposed Project Recommendations, Estimates of Resources, and Return on Investment (ROI). Activity 8: Presenting the Business Case to the Executive Committee.

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Book SynopsisYour Guide to Advanced Cold Spray TechnologyCold Gas Dynamic Spray centers on cold gas dynamic spray (or cold sprayCS) technology, one of the most versatile thermal spray coating methods in materials engineering, and effectively describes and analyzes the main trends and developments behind the spray (coating) techniques. The book combines theory with practice to enable the reader to deeper understand the CS coatings as well as their structures and properties, and describes the state of the art in CS technology with an emphasis on all major components of the cold spray process.This book begins with an introduction to CS spray and goes on to thoroughly explain the process. It describes the different powder synthesis methods and equipment currently used, and defines the CS coating microstructure, characterization methods, and properties of CS coatings. The authors present a comprehensive approach that highlights grTrade Review"I began working in cold spray shortly after it arrived in the United States and have performed research in all areas including equipment design, process development, modeling, application development and technology transfer and I have found the book to be an excellent resource for me and for the students and staff that work in my group. … The level of detail makes it ideal for both engineers and scientists that want to learn about cold spray and for those who are already working in cold spray. This book can also be used as reference and a guide for developing new or improving current applications. In addition to the text, the detailed references provide the reader with the most up to date and comprehensive information on cold spray." —Timothy J. Eden, Ph.D., Head of the Materials Processing Division The Applied Research Laboratory, Associated Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA"… a useful contribution giving a lot of information about [the] rapidly changing field of cold sprayed coatings technology. … useful for the readers from academia and industry. The university lecturers may find a lot of information about fundamental aspects of cold spray coatings deposition technology and the engineers active on industrial R&D may be interested in nondestructive evaluation of coatings. Finally, the entrepreneurs… would be interested in the economic analysis [of] the cold spraying."—Lech Pawłowski, University of Limoges, FranceTable of ContentsIntroduction. Theoretical Description of Cold Spray Process. Cold Spray Powders and Equipment. Fundamentals of Cold Spray Coating Formation. Nondestructive Evaluation of Cold Spray Coatings. Application of Cold Spray. Economic Analysis of Cold Spray. References.

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Book SynopsisOver time, overemphasis and adherence to the same proven routines that helped your organization achieve success can also lead to its decline resulting from organizational inertia, complacency, and inflexibility. Drawing lessons from one of the best models of success, the evolutionary model, Inverting the Paradox of Excellence explains why your organization must proactively seek out changes or variations on a continuous basis for ensuring excellence by testing out a continuum of opportunities and advantages. In other words, to maintain excellence, the company must be in a constant state of flux!The book introduces the patterns and anti-patterns of excellence and includes detailed case studies based on different dimensions of variations, including shared values variations, structure variations, and staff variations. It presents these case studies through the prism of the variations idea to help you visualize the difference of the case history approach presented hTrade ReviewInverting the Paradox of Excellence is a very comprehensive analysis of why good companies fail; and to maintain excellence, the company must be in a constant state of flux! Very convincingly, Vivek Kale demonstrates that competitiveness is not a state of being but a process of becoming excellent by monitoring and continuously adapting to the changing market realities.—Jagdish N. Sheth, Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing, Goizueta Business School, Emory University, U.S.AVivek Kale offers many invaluable insights in his book, Inverting the Paradox of Excellence. Rather than proposing intuitively appealing prescriptions that can easily lead many firms astray, he advances a much more insightful perspective. That is, leaders must embrace the inherent tensions between stability and change; managing for the short-term and creating the future; as well as leveraging (or exploiting) an existing resource base and exploring for new opportunities. Failure is not to be avoided—it can lead to future success! He combines a sound conceptual rationale with many exciting examples of how to engage and benefit from the ‘paradox’ that he expertly communicates to the reader.—Gregory Dess, Professor of Management, University of Texas at DallasVivek Kale has written a ‘must-read’ book that tackles a challenging subject – what contributes to excellence in an organization and is sustaining. Vivek is very well qualified as an author and cognizant of the difficulty of the formidable task to write this book. He recognizes that previous books on this topic have showcased organizations that have subsequently failed, including bankruptcies. His approach to understand the contributors to business excellence includes a rarely written blend of executive leadership, business architecture, human nature, and technology.—Gary Cokins, President, Analytics-Based Performance Management LLC; and author of Performance Management – Integrating Strategy Execution, Methodologies, Risk, and Analytics The book Inverting the Paradox of Excellence offers a compelling look into why even the best companies fail, how the very reasons for their success can also lead to their eventual downfall. This well-researched and enlightening book cites example after example of how companies that maintain excellence have embraced variations as they adapt to a changing market.—Greg Niemann, author of Big Brown: The Untold Story of UPSVivek Kale goes to the heart of the paradoxes of management and business. He draws together many theories and concepts from different disciplines to show how businesses are constantly evolving and changing. Success, as Darwin said, goes to those who can adapt best to their environment. This excellent book shows why adaptation is necessary, and how to do it. Further, taking SAP as a specific example, he shows how enterprise systems enable variations essential for business excellence.—Morgen Witzel, Fellow, Centre for Leadership Studies, University of Exeter; and author of A History of Management ThoughtTable of ContentsParadox of Excellence. Introduction. Patterns of Excellence. Antipatterns of Excellence. Evolution of Excellence. Variations and Theories of Excellence. Dimensions of Excellence. Variations and Enterprise Excellence. Sources of Variations. Dimension of Variations. Business Excellence through Variations. General Electric. IBM. UPS. Industry Excellence Through Variations. Automobile Industry. Business Excellence and Sap. Business Excellence at SAP. Understanding SAP ERP. Business Excellence through Variations Using SAP.

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Book SynopsisShifting from external to internal set-up steps and optimizing your set-up procedure is only the first step in achieving world-class performance. What's most important is what comes next, cutting down internal set-up times and achieving changeovers that last only a few minutes.Quick Changeover Concepts Applied: Dramatically Reduce Set-Up Time and Increase Production Flexibility with SMED provides a comprehensive overview of changeovers from a strategic, tactical, and operational perspective. It outlines specific strategies that can help readers shorten internal set-up steps through the physical analysis of machine elements. The method presented is the result of a synthesis of Shigeo Shingo's classic single-minute exchange of die (SMED) methodology with modern engineering techniques. Providing readers with the understanding required to significantly reduce internal set-up times, the book explains why efficient changeovers are critical to producTable of ContentsProduction Systems in Dynamic Markets. Set-Up in Production. Systems Thinking. Product Portfolio and Process. Elements of the Set-Up. Analysis of a Set-Up. Function, Process Force, and Interface Analysis. Mechanical Fastening. Positioning, Setting, and Adjustment. Organization. Communication. Financial Aspects. Implementation Examples.

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Book SynopsisBy far the most commonly encountered and energy-intensive unit operation in almost all industrial sectors, industrial drying continues to attract the interest of scientists, researchers, and engineers. The Handbook of Industrial Drying, Fourth Edition not only delivers a comprehensive treatment of the current state of the art, but also serves as a consultative reference for streamlining industrial drying operations.New to the Fourth Edition: Computational fluid dynamic simulation Solar, impingement, and pulse combustion drying Drying of fruits, vegetables, sugar, biomass, and coal Physicochemical aspects of sludge drying Life-cycle assessment of drying systems Covering commonly encountered dryers as well as innovative dryers with future potential, the Handbook of Industrial Drying, Fourth Edition not only details the latest developments in the field, but also explains how improvements in dryTrade Review"This is the ‘bible’ of drying technologies, without any other comparable publications. The continuous update of the contents and contributors has maintained the book’s quality and relevance to the ongoing development of drying."—Prof. Bhesh Bhandari, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia"The Fourth Edition of this handbook provides updates to the previous edition and includes 12 new chapters, which greatly increase the value of the publication. It should be emphasized that the authors of the individual chapters are specialists representing all continents of our globe, [making] the whole handbook useful in every region with different requirements and technological possibilities, especially in areas where the development of various fields of research and applications is at an early stage. … The Fourth Edition is an example of a comprehensive set of applied research and engineering knowledge which enables and facilitates implementation of innovative plans and progress in drying technologies. Twelve new chapters have been added, which include pulse combustion drying, physicochemical aspects of sludge drying, supercritical fluid-assisted drying, and life-cycle assessment of drying systems. This compendium is very well edited and highly consistent in regard to content, nomenclature, tabular data presentation, graphs, and charts, despite the fact that it was prepared by a great number of contributing experts from all over the world. I am convinced that this book can be useful for students, Ph.D students, researchers, and practitioners involved in drying technologies."—Janusz Adamiec, Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Poland (Retired)Table of ContentsSection I – Fundamentals: Principles, Classification, and Selection. Experimental Techniques. Process Calculations and Simulations. Transport Properties. Spreadsheet-Aided Design. Section II – Dryer Types: Indirect. Rotary. Fluidized Bed. Industrial Spray. Drum. Freeze. Microwave and Dielectric. Solar. Spouted Bed. Impingement. Pneumatic and Flash. Conveyor. Infrared. Superheated Steam. Special and Novel. Intermittent. Pulse Combustion. Section III – Industrial Sectors: Foodstuffs. Fish and Seafood. Grain. Rice. Fruits and Vegetables. Herbal Medicines and Tea. Potato, Sweet Potato, and Other Roots. Pharmaceuticals. Nanosize Products. Ceramics. Peat and Biofuels. Fibrous Materials. Textile Products. Pulp and Paper. Wood. Biomass. Mineral Processing. Wastewater Treatment Sludge. Biotechnological Products. Coated Webs. Polymers. Enzymes. Proteins. Coal. Section IV – Miscellaneous Topics: Feeding Systems. Emission Control. Energy. Heat Pump Systems. Safety. Control. Solid–Liquid Separation. Frying of Foods. Simprosys. Life-Cycle Assessment. Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Aspects. Supercritical Fluid-Assisted Drying. Industrial Crystallization. Cost-Estimation.

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Book SynopsisThe cassette tape was revolutionary. Cheap, portable, and reusable, this small plastic rectangle changed music history. This entertaining book charts the journey of the cassette from its invention in the early 1960s to its Walkman-led domination in the 1980s to decline at the birth of compact discs to resurgence among independent music makers.Trade ReviewAn affectionate ode . . . Masters constructs a lively and detailed case for the cassette as a vital driver of cultural creation. This charming history is sure to please anyone nostalgic for the mixtapes of yesteryear."—Publishers Weekly A thoroughly enjoyable romp . . . With energy, insight, and wit, Masters provides a welcome examination of an often overlooked cultural turning point."—Kirkus Reviews (STARRED review) This accessible primer unravels past and present uses and misuses of cassettes. . . . Masters builds a generous lineage, where it is clear that as much as 'sounds realign magnetic particles on a tape . . . the tape realigns your brain.'"—The Wire Knowingly written from the perspective of an entangled enthusiast rather than a distanced observer, [High Bias] carries an awareness that an objective history of the impact of a piece of technology isn't possible, all we can do is collect the stories we tell through it. . . . High Bias is a material history, but it's also a folk history."—The Quietus "Masters, whose work often goes far below the surface of all things sonic . . . offers a fascinating look at the shifting role of cassettes over the years—and some of the fascinating ways in which people have used them."—InsideHook A wonderful book, whose title is derived from the term for tape quality."—The Goo

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Book SynopsisAviation remains one of the most active and challenging domains for human factors and applied psychology. Since 1981, the biennial International Symposium on Aviation Psychology (ISAP) has been convened for the purposes of (a) presenting the latest research on human performance problems and opportunities within aviation systems, (b) envisioning design solutions that best utilize human capabilities for creating safe and efficient aviation systems, and (c) bringing together scientists, research sponsors, and operators in an effort to bridge the gap between research and application. Though rooted in the presentations of the 17th ISAP, held in 2013 in Dayton, Ohio, Advances in Aviation Psychology is not simply a collection of selected proceeding papers. Based upon the potential impact on emerging trends, current debates or enduring issues present in their work, select authors were invited to expand on their work following the benefit of interactions at the symposium. The invited authorsTrade Review"This collection of selected symposium papers provides a representative cross-section of the field of aviation psychology and gives readers a good sense of current issues, research progress, and continuing challenges. The keynote addresses provide insightful overviews of several critical topics, and the individual papers illustrate the various research approaches being taken, the power and limitations of those approaches, and the current state of knowledge for a wide range of topics." - Key Dismukes "The editors have created an exceptional selection of chapters ranging from state-of-the-art syntheses to data-driven empirical studies. The raw materials were provided by the 2013 Ohio Symposium on Aviation Psychology. Many conference proceedings lack coherence and consistency but this collection exceeds expectations. Beginning with a fascinating historical overview by the editors the papers cover a number of topical issues including NextGen, ecological interface design and selection and training. Leveson's chapter on system safety is a particular standout. Many of the authors are key figures in their areas and their chapters provide essential reading for anyone with an interest in aviation psychology and human factors. There is a notable geographical diversity of contributions with half-a-dozen chapters authored by European experts. This is far more than an ad hoc collection of conference presentations but is a well-thought out and carefully crafted guide to the latest developments in aviation psychology." - David O'Hare, University of Otago, New ZealandTable of ContentsPart I: Aviation Psychology; Chapter 1: Aviation Psychology: Optimizing Human and System Performance; Chapter 2: Applying Systems Thinking to Aviation Psychology; Chapter 3: An Earthbound Perspective on Orientation Illusions Experienced in Aerospace Flight; Part II: Next Generation Air Space and Air Traffic Control; Chapter 4: NASA NextGen Flight Deck Research: A Database of Research Areas and Results; Chapter 5: Flight Deck Models of Workload and Multitasking: An Overview of Validation; Chapter 6: Clarifying Cognitive Complexity and Controller Strategies in Disturbed Inbound Peak Air Traffic Control Operations; Chapter 7: Ecological Flight Deck Design—The World Behind the Glass; Chapter 8: Risk Perception in Ecological Information Systems; Part III: Pilot Factors for Air and Ground-based Operations; Chapter 9: Implications of Text Chat for Air Crew Communication and Coordination; Chapter 10: Human-centered Automation as Effective Work Design; Chapter 11: Enhancing Military Helicopter Pilot Assistant Systems Through Resource Adaptive Dialogue Management; Chapter 12: Individual Pilot Factors Predict Runway Incursion Outcomes; Part IV: Training and Selection; Chapter 13: Synthetic Task Environments and the Three-Body Problem 1; Chapter 14: Enhancing Management of Complex and Unforeseen Situations Among Pilots: New Trends in Cognitive-Adaptation Training; Chapter 15: Distribution of Attention as a Function of Time: A Different Approach to Measure a Specific Aspect of Situation Awareness

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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 SynopsisResearching Patient Safety and Quality in Health Care: A Nordic Perspective is an anthology based on contributions from leading researchers on quality and safety in healthcare in the Nordic countries together with four internationally renowned patient safety authors. Research on patient safety and quality has been dominated by countries such as the USA, England, Canada, and Australia. This book addresses the current debates in research on patient safety and quality in healthcare from a Nordic perspective. What are the flavours of Nordic research within these topics? What does it add to the international research literature? This book illustrates the unique nature of researching patient safety and quality with the Nordic perspective as well as showcasing representative work. The book presents an overview of the status and evidence of international and Nordic research on quality and safety in healthcare. Four different perspectives are used to present the trends within the research fielTable of ContentsIntroduction. Status of Nordic Research on Patient Safety and Quality of Care. Section I Perspectives on Patient Safety and Quality in Healthcare. Patient-Centred Care in the Nordic Countries. Studying Patient Safety and Quality from Different Methodological Angles and Perspectives. What Is the Role of Theory in Research on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement?: Is There a Nordic Perspective to Theorising? Working in an Institutionally Layered System on Patient Safety and Quality. Section II Contemporary Nordic Research – Macro-Political Issues. Centralisation Efforts to Improve the Quality of Care and Reduce the Costs in Healthcare Systems. National Clinical Registries: Ten Years of Experience with Improving Quality of Care in Denmark. Side Effects of Overdoing It: Lessons from a Comprehensive Hospital Accreditation Programme. Section III Contemporary Nordic Research – Meso-Political Issues. A Multidisciplinary and Multiactor Approach to Falls Prevention: The RFPNetwork. Coordination of Discharge Practices for Elderly Patients in Light of a Norwegian Healthcare Reform. Leading Quality and Patient Safety Improvement in Norwegian Hospitals. Section IV Contemporary Nordic Research – Micro-Level Issues. Telecare in Home Healthcare Services: Implications for Quality and Safety. Coping with Complexity: Sensemaking in Specialised Home Care. Administration of Intravenous Medication: Process Variation across Hospital Wards. Appendix. Index.

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Book SynopsisDistributed Cognition and Reality puts theory into practice, as the first book to show how to apply the Perceptual Cycle Model in aviation decision making. Based on case studies, critical incident interviews and live observations in cockpits, the authors develop a new way to understand how pilots and crews make decisions. This book will be useful for practitioners involved in accident and incident investigations and decision-making training, researchers and students within the disciplines of Aviation, Human Factors, Ergonomics, Engineering, Computer Science, and Psychology.Dr Katherine L Plant is a New Frontiers Fellow in Human Factors Engineering at the University of Southampton in the UK. In 2014 she was awarded the Honourable Company of Air Pilots Prize for Aviation Safety Research. Professor Neville A Stanton holds the Chair in Human Factors Engineering at the University of Southampton in the UK. In 2007 The Royal Aeronautical Society awardeTrade ReviewThe perceptual-cycle model (PCM) is one of the few approaches that truly integrates humans, systems, and environments. Plant and Stanton's thorough and detailed explanation of PCM, along with its application to understanding pilot decision making in critical situations, is a tremendously valuable resource for researchers and practitioners in this field. This book will be indispensable for all of us in the field of aviation human factors.Professor Steven Landry, Purdue University, USAPlant and Stanton have produced a remarkable piece of work in the field of aeronautical decision making. As an expert in the field, I find the Perceptual Cycle Model is extremely interesting. This book will be a valuable reference for accident analysis in practice as well as offering new research directions in the field. Prof Guy André Boy, Florida Institute of Technology, USAThis book challenges existing cognitive explanations of decision making to look beyond individual models and consider the dynamic collaborations between crew members.This book provides an analytic framework for improving our understanding of the precursors to critical events.A key contribution is to demonstrate the practical utility of tools that have a strong theoretical foundation. Professor Chris Johnson, University of Glasgow, UKThis book deserves a large audience and the theory is applicable to much wider domains for investigating incidents in other safety-critical systems. It moves significantly beyond the state-of-the-art accounts of learning from (human) error and contains many stimulating ideas for future research and practice in cognitive systems. I can highly recommend this book to engineers, practitioners, and academics who work on improving the safety of complex socio-technical systems, both through their design and in training the human operators. Professor Max Mulder, Technical University Delft, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsIntroduction. Schema Theory: Past, Present, and Future. A Case Study of the Kegworth Plane Crash: Understanding Local Rationality with the Perceptual Cycle Model. A Pilot Study: Using the Perceptual Cycle Model and Critical Decision Method to Understand Decision-Making Processes in the Cockpit. Examining the Validity of Neisser’s Perceptual Cycle Model with Accounts from Critical Decision-Making in the Cockpit. The Development of a Perceptual Cycle Classification Scheme. The Schema World Action Research Method (SWARM) for Understanding Perceptual Cycle Processes. Team Perceptual Cycle Processes. Exploring Distributed Cognition in Search and Rescue Teams.

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Book SynopsisThis book covers the principal topics in applied mechanics for professional trainees studying Merchant Navy Marine Engineering Certificates of Competency (CoC) as well as the core syllabi in applied mechanics for undergraduates studying for BSc, BEng and MEng degrees in marine engineering, naval architecture and other marine technology related programmes.This new edition has been fully updated to reflect the recent changes to the Merchant Navy syllabus and current pathways to a sea-going engineering career, specifically the increased emphasis that has been placed on colleges and universities now responsible for the academic requirements for those studying for a career in marine engineering. In particular this means the book has been updated to include more information about the general principles and applications of the exercises in the practical world of marine engineering. Each chapter has fully worked examples interwoven into the text, with test examples set at thTable of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. Statics 2. Kinematics 3. Dynamics 4. Work, Power and Energy 5. Centripetal Forces 6. Sliding Friction 7. Moments 8. Lifting Machines 9. Materials Under Stress 10. Bending of Beams 11. Torsion of Shafts 12. Hydrostatics: Study of Fluids at Rest 13. Hydrodynamics: Study of Fluids in Motion Solutions To Practice Examples Selection of Examination Questions Relevant to STCW ‘Management Level’ Selection of Examination Questions Relevant to STCW ‘Management Level’ Index

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Book SynopsisWade L. Robison is Ezra A. Hale Professor in Applied Ethics at Rochester Institute of Technology, USA.Trade ReviewThis text will be of great value for engineering students and practicing engineers, helping them understand the repercussions of their design decisions and the requirements for being a professional engineer. * CHOICE *In this fine book, Wade Robison has provided a readable introduction to the central issues of engineering ethics conceived as integral to the core activity of the profession of engineering: design. Unlike many engineering ethics courses and textbooks, Ethics within Engineering focuses on the “internal” design choices, the value judgments which form the intellectual and creative soul of engineering. This book should be required reading for engineering students and instructors alike. -- Eric Katz, Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Humanities, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USAEthics within Engineering nicely encapsulates the ways that ethics enters in—and is integral to—every stage of the engineering design process. Not only does it raise the ethical issues in design, it also offers a set of straightforward principles and ideas to help guide one's moral thinking. The book's clear and conversational style makes it an excellent choice for an undergraduate course in engineering ethics, or for anyone interested in the moral responsibilities of professional engineers. -- Mark C. Vopat, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Dr. James Dale Ethics Center, Youngstown State University, USAThis book is evidence that there are concepts central to the ethical design and use of technological artifacts which no one has yet put into words. Dr. Robison has written a book with clear examples and analysis that will ignite discussions about engineering ethics between students and instructors in both engineering and ethics classrooms. It deserves to be widely read. -- Adam Potthast, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Park University, USAEngaging, insightful, and very thought-provoking, Robison demonstrates that ethics is integral to the study and practice of engineering. This should be required reading for all engineering students. -- Deborah S. Mower, Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Youngstown State University, USATable of ContentsList of Figures Preface Foreword 1. Introduction 2. Analyzing Accidents 3. The Colombia Air Liner Crash 4. How Artifacts Can Provoke Errors 5. Moral Responsibility: How Ethics Is Integral to Engineering 6. Permitting, Encouraging, and Provoking Errors 7. Harms and Design Solutions 8. Role Morality 9. Engineering and Ethics Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWhen it comes to metal rolling, understanding and controlling frictional phenomena is essential to improving product and developing a more effective approach to friction reduction. Providing a historical perspective that goes as far back as the days of Leonardo da Vinci and continues up until the present day, Friction and the Hot Rolling of Steel chronicles the fundamental causes of friction. This book includes well-documented, on-site observations in various commercial plants, presents and examines practical problems, and provides a critical analysis of literary data related to the subject.It explains the base mechanisms of friction, and offers insight and instruction on improving the control and understanding of friction in hot strip mills and other industrial plants. The text presents mathematical models of friction in control and general engineering in a way that enables engineers to test and refine them in their plants. Engineers have the ability Table of ContentsEarly Studies of Friction. The Eighteenth Century. The Nineteenth Century. The Twentieth Century and Beyond. Roughness and Friction. Liquid Lubrication, Stribeck Curve and the Friction-Velocity Dependence. Solid Lubricants. Modelling of Friction in Control Engineering. Modelling of Macroscopic Friction. Friction on the Atomic and Molecular Scales. Tribological Properties of Oxidised Metals and Carbides. Chemical Composition and Microstructure of the Shells of HSS, HiCr and ICDP Work Rolls. Presence and Behaviour of Oxides in Roll Gap. The Impact of Roll Wear on Friction. Friction Evolution over Schedules and Campaigns. Relation between Friction and the Chemical Composition of Rolls. Mathematical Models of Friction in Steel Rolling. Appendices. References.

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Book SynopsisA Straightforward Text Summarizing All Aspects of Process ControlTextile manufacturing is one of the largest industries in the world, second only to agriculture. Spinning covers a prominent segment in textile manufacturing, and this budding industry continues to thrive and grow. Process Management in Spinning considers aspect of process management, and offers insight into the process control procedures and methods of spinning. Focusing on the technology as well as the management of the process, it examines both the economic and technological advancements currently taking place in the spinning industry. This text takes a close look at the advancing technology in manufacturing and process, and product quality control. It provides a basic overview of the subject, and also presents applications of this technology for practicing engineers.Incorporates Industry-Based, Real-World ExamplesTrade Review"This is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to textile process enhancement and development, especially in regard to cotton yarn manufacturing. The book allows technologists, quality control and assurance personnel, engineers, and readers at various levels to digest and understand cotton yarn production and quality at different stages of manufacturing. The book is standard scientific material for manufacturers, research workers, and those studying this vital area of the textile industry." -Prof. Dr. Eng. Ibrahim A. Elhwary, Textile Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Egypt "This book provides a detailed and structured manuscript where learners can explore the technological challenges and innovations around yarn manufacturing. [The book also provides] teachers with a consolidated tool for structuring their teaching materials. The key attraction, in my opinion, is the case studies section, where the audience is acquainted with a series of real-life problems in yarn manufacturing. I am looking forward to having this book in my collection." -Dr. Saniyat Islam, RMIT University, Melbourne, AustraliaTable of ContentsProcess Control in Mixing. Process Control in Blow Room. Process Control in Carding. Process Control in Drawing. Process Control in Comber and Its Preparatory. Process Control in Speed Frame. Process Control in Ring Spinning. Process Control in Winding. Process Control in Rotor Spinning. Energy Management in the Spinning Mill. Humidification and Ventilation Management. Pollution Management in Spinning Mill. Process Management Tools. Productivity, Waste Management, and Material Handling. Case Studies. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisLearn How to Implement Safety Codes and Regulations EffectivelyA number of electrical fatalities and injuries that occur each year can be overcome by a thorough understanding of electrical concepts. Yet due to the complexity of regulatory requirements, many safety professionals may not be fully equipped to handle the task. Electrical Safety: Systems, Sustainability, and Stewardship addresses the problem by simplifying the knowledge acquisition process, and arming safety professionals with the tools needed to successfully meet safety and efficacy goals. From power generation facility to electrical device, this text combines knowledge of industry standards, regulations, and real-world experience to provide a detailed explanation of electrical power generation, transmittal, and use. Explains the Concepts behind Electric CodeThe book introduces the basic sustainability and stewardship conceTrade Review"I found this book to be well outlined for a quick reference of topics on electrical safety. ... I would be glad to have this on my bookshelf."—Frank Pfeifer, CSP, CHMMTable of ContentsElectrical Sustainability and Stewardship. Electrical Components. Transformers. Generators. Circuit Breakers. Relays. Fuses. Substations and Switchyards. Direct Current Utilization. Circuit Disconnects, On/Off Switches, and OSHA. Grounding. Electrical Safety and OSHA. Special Installations and OSHA. Distance Requirements and OSHA. Arc Flash, Personal Protective Equipment, and Classified Locations. Electrical Testing. Electromagnetic Shielded Equipment, Instrumentation, and Facilities, Part One. Electromagnetic Shielded Equipment, Instrumentation, and Facilities, Part Two. Solid-State Technology. Motors. Hazardous Energy Control and OSHA. Glossary. Bibliography. Appendix RCM Evaluation Tables. Index.

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Book SynopsisAn eternal dilemma for all organizations, and one that a considerable portion of management schools are set up to address, is how to become and stay competitive. Organisational Resilience: Concepts, Integration, and Practice brings together, for the first time, key works that describe the scope and nature of resilience and provides direction to take the field forwards. A response not only to rapidly growing interest in this field, but to the increased importance placed on it, the book presents a broad introduction to research, knowledge, and practice.The book captures the diversity and depth of current thinking about research on organizational-related resilience. The book explains fundamental concepts and clarifies some underlying ideas from diverse fields of resilience-related research. It examines how some of these concepts and ideas have been integrated into specific research activity and used to further develop their respective fields of enquiry. The connTrade Review"This is a significant work that has both academic and practitioner appeal. In a world that is increasingly connected and global, industries often have conflicted velocities (rates and directions of change) that generate changing opportunities and risks. To cope with and benefit from such change requires resilience, and the works in this book explain how to attain, control and adapt this important organizational capability" -Ian P. McCarthy, Professor in Technology & Operations Management, Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University "Resilience is a topic whose time has come, and this important book provides one of the best treatments that can be found. It is both authoritative and thorough, providing not just a sound theoretical underpinning for the subject, but also practical insights from many industries. The contributions are from researchers and practitioners who, between them, have considerable insight and expertise." -Nigel Slack, Warwick universityTable of ContentsIntroduction. Organisational Resilience Concepts. How Organisational Resilience Fits Within the Wider Context. Organisational Resilience in Practice. Conclusions. Index.

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Book SynopsisGlobal Manufacturing Technology Transfer: Africa-USA Strategies, Adaptations, and Management presents practical strategies for developing and sustaining manufacturing technology transfers. It is particularly useful for helping developing nations achieve and sustain a solid footing of economic development through manufacturing. The book examines Africa and USA trade relations to demonstrate how modern technology innovation strategies can be developed and harmonized to keep a nation moving forward economically. It then explores how to advance existing technical relationships through new and updated approaches.The book uses the case and template of trade relations of Africa and the United States to demonstrate how technology innovation strategies can be developed and harmonized to keep a nation moving forward economically. The author discusses project management tools, highlights manufacturing as the foundation for economic development, and explores leTrade Review"Filled with redemptive insights, this superbly crafted book lays out top-down and bottom-up foundations of Africa-USA strategies for manufacturing technology transfer with affirming messages." -B. Rae Cho, Clemson University "Industrialization usually implies advancement in technology as a tool for transforming society's socioeconomic development. No society can experience meaningful, vibrant and sustainable economic progress without a strong manufacturing base. This has, for long, been the missing component in most developing economies. The book, Global Manufacturing Technology Transfer, is an excellent and unique compilation of just-in-time resources covering needed insights, strategies and techniques as a useful guide for highlighting the missing links in manufacturing technology transfer between developed and developing nations. It is a revealing and compellingly readable account of case examples of manufacturing technology transfer between USA and most African nations." -Emmanuel S. Eneyo, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville "The book is written by a distinguished author and is on an especially topical issue... Technology Transfer will become an increasingly important in Africa and industrial engineering will play a key role in effecting the transfer of important technologies and processes" -Bopaya Bidanda, University of Pittsburgh "This book is a timely arrival to the African Manufacturing development sector. As alluded by the author in the preface, "This book is operationally focused with adaptive contents to fit the needs of different global audience." I encourage African government leaders, academicians, researchers, individuals, investors and entrepreneurs to take advantage of the contents." -Celestine A. Ntuen, North Carolina A&T State University "With a view on global applicability and emphasis on the manufacturing sector, this book provides a clear and comprehensive analysis of technology transfer and its role in economic development and global competition. It lays the foundation upon which countries and communities can adopt, adapt, and refine the concepts embodied in technology transfer to better reposition themselves in the global economic market place." -Pius Egbelu, Professor, New Jersey Institute of Technology At a first glance at the title of this book, a reader may be tempted to ask "Why Africa?" The next steps in reading it answer that question very neatly. It makes a strong case for looking at the emerging manufacturing base in Africa based on a number of meetings and experiences that are cited. It goes well beyond that scope to provide ways of thinking about manufacturing as a truly complex worldwide system. I recommend it for scholars and practioners alike." -F. Stan Settles, University of Southern CaliforniaTable of ContentsSystems View of the Manufacturing World. Industrialization through Manufacturing. Africa’s Emerging Markets. Global Information for Industrial Development. Manufacturing or Service Industry. Manufacturing Processes and Systems. Manufacturing Technology Processes. Manufacturing Technology Transfer Strategies. Technology Performance Economics. Manufacturing Competitiveness in Africa. Industry-University Collaboration. Project Management for Technology Transfer. Nigeria’s Industrialization Case Example. Technology System for Sustainable Development. Technology Adoption. Technology Transfer Risk Management. Appendix: Glossary of Technology Terms. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Lean Anthology: A Practical Primer in Continual Improvement presents operations management case studies that illustrate a Lean process improvement journey. Ideal for non-engineers, adult learners, and corporate or business education settings, this book can help you and your organization understand and apply Lean practices as part of a plan for saving money, generating revenues, or freeing up resourcesparticularly in settings not traditionally associated with Lean.The stories are easy to understand, simple accounts of everyday people negotiating life. The characters observe and integrate the principles of Lean into their personal and professional lives. Each Lean case study will help you understand and apply a different approach to the relentless pursuit of the strategic elimination of waste.The stories are organized into a framework for implementing a Lean transformation called The Five Cs: Customer, Capability, Control, Coordination, and ContextTrade ReviewThis is a truly creative and engaging book. Like Goldratt’s The Goal, this book teaches the principles and concepts that form the basis for effective management of operations through the medium of stories. Learning is fun and painless and yet the lessons are deep.—Morris Cohen, Panasonic Professor of Manufacturing & Logistics, The Wharton School, University of PennsylvaniaWhat a great book—so inviting, interesting, and creative. Great practical Lean insights from a non-manufacturing point of view.—Arthur V. Hill, Associate Dean for MBA Programs and Professor of Supply Chain and Operations, University of MinnesotaGoldberg and Weiss take key business concepts and make them accessible for anyone committed to self-improvement. Their approach is simple and effective…and reminds me how much more I can do to apply Lean thinking both in and out of the office for real results!—Kevin Klau, Senior Vice President, Business Units, Hach CompanyThe Lean Anthology is full of rich nuggets of gold that can be applied to both personal and professional life. Rebecca Goldberg and Elliott Weiss combine storytelling and teaching through short vignettes that will revolutionize the reader’s thinking and lead to lasting business results bolstering your company’s competitive advantage. This pragmatic approach is certain to transform you, your team, and those around you.—Monica Barker, Director Strategic Marketing North America, AREVA, Inc.Even experienced practitioners can use The Lean Anthology to see additional applications for Lean tools. This book is comprehensive, enlightening, refreshing, and fun to read—which allows the reader to easily follow the pragmatic presentation of each Lean concept and practice.—Frederick S. Buchman, Co-Author of Balanced Scorecard Strategies for DummiesMust-reading for anyone with responsibility for or interest in any form of operations. Few managers understand and embrace the importance of continuous improvement. The challenge is to learn how to do it… this is the need this book fulfills.—Wallace Stettinius, author of Principles of General Management, The Art and Science of Getting Results Across Organizational Boundaries, and How to Plan and Execute Strategy: 24 Steps to Implement Any Corporate Strategy SuccessfullyTable of ContentsIntroduction, Acknowledgments, About the Authors, About the Artist, I Customer, II Capability, III Control, IV Coordination, V Context and Culture, Epilogue

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Book SynopsisRegulatory agencies worldwide have issued directives or such requirements for air quality standards in embryology laboratories. This practical guide reviews the application of clean room technology or controlled environments specifically suited for Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Units. Its comprehensive coverage includes material on airborne particles and volatile organic compounds, including basic concepts, regulation, construction, materials, certification, clinical results in humans, and more.Trade Review"Clean Room Technology in ART Clinics: A Practical Guide provides a wealth of knowledge on this important subject and is indispensable for anyone planning or running a successful ART laboratory."— Julius Hreinsson, IVF-Sweden"This book is the first of its kind and exceptionally valuable in the current regulatory environment; it provides practical know-how on implementing and improving air cleanroom systems in ART clinics; it’s richly illustrated with examples and sample forms easily adapted for the individual clinics; and written by experts from around the world that share their experiences and provided practical information about how they implemented cleanroom technology into their IVF Clinics."— Ashok Agarwal, American Center for Reproductive Medicine, USATable of ContentsThe Basics. Construction. Operation and Monitoring. Quality Management in Clean Room ART Units. Clean Room/Controlled Environment Technology in IVF: Clinical Results and New Developments. International Experience: Case-Studies.

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Book SynopsisThis new edition of a bestseller has gone through a thorough update and continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to materials and their properties. It begins by discussing ferrous and non-ferrous materials and their heat treatment and then moves on to discuss non-conventional materials. The book covers the processes of casting and jointing as well as welding. Additional topics include forming operation, cutting tool materials, solid stoke welding, the theory of metal cutting, machining operations, and design considerations in joining processes. It concludes with a new chapter on Manufacturing Tools and Workshop Applications. Table of ContentsIntroduction to Materials and their Properties. Ferrous Materials and their Heat Treatment. Nonferrous Materials and their Heat Treatment. Non conventional Materials. Introduction to Casting. Casting Processes. Design Considerations in Casting. Introduction to Joining Processes. Gas Welding Processes. Arc Welding Processes. Solid State Welding Processes. Resistance Welding Processes. Modern Welding Processes. Soldering, Brazing and Adhesive Bonding. Design Considerations in Joining Processes. Theory of Metal Cutting. Machining Operations. Cutting Tool Materials. Forming Operations. Nonconventional Machining Operations. Powder Metallurgy. Metrology. Manufacturing Tools and Workshop Applications Bibliography, Index.

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Book SynopsisPseudolinear Functions and Optimization is the first book to focus exclusively on pseudolinear functions, a class of generalized convex functions. It discusses the properties, characterizations, and applications of pseudolinear functions in nonlinear optimization problems.The book describes the characterizations of solution sets of various optimization problems. It examines multiobjective pseudolinear, multiobjective fractional pseudolinear, static minmax pseudolinear, and static minmax fractional pseudolinear optimization problems and their results. The authors extend these results to locally Lipschitz functions using Clarke subdifferentials. They also present optimality and duality results for h-pseudolinear and semi-infinite pseudolinear optimization problems.The authors go on to explore the relationships between vector variational inequalities and vector optimization problems involving psTrade Review"This is a study of the mathematics of pseudolinear functions and their applications. ... [The book includes] some applications of pseudolinear optimization problems to hospital management and economics." -Zentralblatt MATH 1326 "There is a real need for this book in the market. ... There are numerous books on generalized convexity with applications, but there are only a few books concerned with pseudolinear functions. There are many books on nonconvex optimization with applications, but they do not contain pseudolinear functions. There are also several books on vector optimization, but they do not contain pseudolinear functions." -Nan-Jing Huang, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of ChinaTable of ContentsIntroduction. Pseudolinear Functions: Characterizations and Properties. Constrained Pseudolinear Optimization Problems: Characterizations of Solution Sets. Constrained Pseudolinear Optimization Problems: Characterizations of Solutions Sets in Terms of Lagrange Multipliers. Pseudolinear Multiobjective Optimization. Nonsmooth Pseudolinear Multiobjective Optimization. Static Minimax Programming and Pseudolinear Functions. Nonsmooth Static Minimax Programming and Pseudolinear Functions. Nonsmooth Multiobjective Pseudolinear Programming: Optimality and Duality in Terms of Bifunctions. Pseudolinear Multiobjective Semi-Infinite Programming Problems. Vector Variational Inequality and Vector Pseudolinear Optimization Problems. Extension of Pseudolinear Functions and Variational Inequality Problems. Ƞ Pseudolinear Functions: Characterizations and Properties of Solution Set. Smooth Pseudolinear Functions and Riemannian Manifolds. Pseudolinear Quadratic Fractional Functions. Pseudolinear Fuzzy Mapping. Pseudolinear Function and Its Applications.

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Book SynopsisMost books on manufacturing focus on production. This book is different; it describes techniques for excelling in engineering design, marketing strategies, and customer service inside a manufacturing company. Managing a successful manufacturing company in today's competitive global economy requires teamwork between the above disciplines. It is no longer enough just to be efficient on the production floor.Manufacturing companies employ hundreds and in many cases thousands of people with different skill sets, ideas, and values. Strategy + Teamwork = Great Products: Management Techniques for Manufacturing Companies explains how to mold employees from various walks of life into a cohesive and successful manufacturing team.It describes the best methods and programs to do that and includes examples that illustrate how to do so.After reading this book, you will understand how to avoid common pitfalls and steer clear of useless fads that can be destructive to yourTable of ContentsRole of the Board of Directors. Role of the CEO. Creating the Business Plan. Corporate Culture. Communications. Organization of Large Corporations. Manufacturing Strategies. Manufacturing. Quality Control. Controlling Overhead. Wage and Salary Administration. Performance Reviews. Motivation and Productivity. Benefits and Incentives. Role of Engineering. Marketing and Sales. Financial Controls. Human Resources and Training. Checklist.

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