Industrial category: 6894 books
Globalization of Indian Industries
Productivity, Exports and Investment
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2015
This book focuses on Indian manufacturing industries and analyses the impact of inward foreign direct investment on the domestic sector on the one hand, and exports and outward foreign direct investment by Indian companies on the other. Although the emphasis is mostly general, specific industries,...
Systems Engineering
Design Principles and Models
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2018
For the past several decades, systems engineering has grown rapidly in its scope and application and shown significant benefits for the design of large, complex systems. However, current systems engineering textbooks are either too technical or at a high conceptual level. Written by an expert with...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2016
This volume gathers the peer reviewed papers which were presented at the 5th edition of the International Workshop “Service Orientation in Holonic and Multi-agent Man-ufacturing – SOHOMA’15” organized in November 5-6, 2015 by the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) of the University of Cambridge,...
The Lean Enterprise
From the Mass Economy to the Economy of One
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2012
The book is divided into three parts.
Part I. The Rising economy of “one” gives an overview of what is changing in the social system of production, it refers to the weakening role of central planning and the rising power of individuation in the value creation chain.
Part II. Lean...
Advances in Ergonomics in Design
Proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Ergonomics in Design, July 27-31, 2016, Walt Disney World®, Florida, USA
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
This book provides readers with a timely snapshot of ergonomics research and methods applied to design, development, prototyping, as well as evaluation, training and manufacturing of products, systems and services. It includes theoretical contributions, case studies, and reports on technical interventions....
Sheet Metal Forming Processes
Constitutive Modelling and Numerical Simulation
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2010
The concept of virtual manufacturing has been developed in order to increase the industrial performances, being one of the most ef cient ways of reducing the m- ufacturing times and improving the quality of the products. Numerical simulation of metal forming processes, as a component of the virtual...
Service Orientation in Holonic and Multi-Agent Manufacturing
Proceedings of SOHOMA 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
The book offers an integrated vision on Cloud and HPC, Big Data, Analytics and virtualization in computing-oriented manufacturing, combining information and communication technologies, service-oriented control of holonic architectures as well as enterprise integration solutions based on SOA principles....
Innovation in Product Design
From CAD to Virtual Prototyping
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
Innovation in Product Design gives an overview of the research fields and achievements in the development of methods and tools for product design and innovation. It presents contributions from experts in many different fields covering a variety of research topics related to product development and...
by A. Gunasekaran
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2001
Agile manufacturing is defined as the capability of surviving and prospering in a competitive environment of continuous and unpredictable change by reacting quickly and effectively to changing markets, driven by customer-designed products and services. Critical to successfully accomplishing AM are...
by Tomek M. Glowacki
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2015
This book offers the Insiders knowledge into the super yacht construction projects. This is a common sense, straight from the gut experience and wisdom direct from the trenches. The Author explores overlapping knowledge of project management methodology, quality assurance and continuous improvement...
Patent Policy
Legal-Economic Effects in a National and International Framework
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2010
Intellectual property rights have become increasingly important for our modern economies in recent years. Although the entire patent system has a profound effect on the decision of firms of whether to conduct research and at which volume, patent law is the heart of the entire patent system. Therefore,...
Competition Policy
Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2004
This is the first book to provide a systematic treatment of the economics of antitrust (or competition policy) in a global context. It draws on the literature of industrial organisation and on original analyses to deal with such important issues as cartels, joint-ventures, mergers, vertical contracts,...
Making Mondragón
The Growth and Dynamics of the Worker Cooperative Complex
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Since its founding in 1956 in Spain's Basque region, the Mondragón Corporation has been a touchstone for the international cooperative movement. Its nearly three hundred companies and organizations span areas from finance to education. In its industrial sector Mondragón has had a rich experience...
Value Networks in Manufacturing
Sustainability and Performance Excellence
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
This book highlights innovative solutions together with various techniques and methods that can help support the manufacturing sector to excel in economic, social, and environmental terms in networked business environments. The book also furthers understanding of sustainable manufacturing from the...