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Job selection in a heavily loaded shop [PDF]

open access: yesComputers and Operations Research, 1997
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Ghosh, J. B.
exaly   +7 more sources

Automation of block assignment planning using a diagram-based scenario modeling method

open access: yesInternational Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, 2014
Most shipbuilding scheduling research so far has focused on the load level on the dock plan. This is because the dock is the least extendable resource in shipyards, and its overloading is difficult to resolve.
In Hyuck Hwang   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Management in the Portsmouth Block Mill, 1803-1812 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The Portsmouth Block Mills’ operations are assessed using archival materials showing staff numbers, hours and work assignments, providing insight into scheduling and workload management, capacity availability and use, and overall facility organization ...
Wilson, James M.
core   +1 more source

Reducing the delivery lead time in a food distribution SME through the implementation of six sigma methodology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Purpose – Six sigma is a systematic data driven approach to reduce the defect and improve the quality in any type of business. The purpose of this paper is to present the findings from the application of six sigma in a food service “small to medium sized
Nabhani, Farhad, Shokri, Alireza
core   +2 more sources

Texas solution or nuclear nightmare? : as a company in the Lone Star State moves to profit from America's dilemma with spent nuclear fuel, others fear the worst [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
textThe United States government has sought a permanent disposal site for spent nuclear fuel since 1982. To date, no location for disposing of spent fuel exists.
Baucum, Joseph Albert
core   +1 more source

Introduction to Nuclear Propulsion: Lecture 15 - Nuclear Test Operations [PDF]

open access: yes, 1963
The test operation of nuclear power plants, specifically nuclear rockets, bears some interesting similarities to the operation of chemical rocket tests as well as, of course, many differences.
Drexler, R. L., Storrs, C. L.
core   +1 more source

Security Awareness for Public Bus Transportation: Case Studies of Attacks Against the Israeli Public Bus System, Research Report 11-07 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This report presents 16 case studies of attacks planned or carried out against Israeli bus targets, along with statistical data on the number, frequency, and lethality of attacks against bus targets that have taken place in Israel since 1970 and during ...
Butterworth, Bruce R.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Discovery Learning Experiments in a New Machine Design Laboratory [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
A new Machine Design Laboratory at Marquette University has been created to foster student exploration with hardware and real-world systems. The Laboratory incorporates areas for teaching and training, and has been designed to promote “hands-on” and ...
Anton, Fernando Rodriguez   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Turn-by-wire: Computationally mediated physical fabrication [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Advances in digital fabrication have simultaneously created new capabilities while reinforcing outdated workflows that constrain how, and by whom, these fabrication tools are used.
Gupta Sidhant   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Towards agent-based crowd simulation in airports using games technology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
We adapt popular video games technology for an agent-based crowd simulation in an airport terminal. To achieve this, we investigate the unique traits of airports and implement a virtual crowd by exploiting a scalable layered intelligence technique in ...
A. Pepe   +7 more
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