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VF04-9 Manufacturing Intelligence for Industrial Engineering: Methods for System Self-Organization, Learning, and Adaptation.
  Zhou, Zude/ 9781605668642
 
  The manufacturing industry has experienced dramatic change over the years with growing advancements, implementations, and applications in technology. Manufacturing Intelligence for Industrial Engineering: Methods for System Self-Organization, Learning, and Adaptation focuses on the latest innovations for developing, describing, integrating, sharing, and processing intelligent activities in the process of manufacturing in engineering. Containing research from leading international experts, this publication provides readers with scientific foundations, theories, and key technologies of manufacturing intelligence.
SF04-371 Fragility of Human-Centred Design, The.
  Steen, Marc/ 9781586039417
 
  The Fragility of Human-Centered Design is written for a specific audience: people who attempt to organize or conduct human-centered design (HCD). The principles of HCD appear to be simple: researchers and designers cooperate with users in their project, and organize iterative phases of research, design and evaluation, and multidisciplinary teamwork. The idea is to involve users from the start of a project and throughout its iterative cycles. However, in practice it appears to be difficult to put these principles into practice. Often, users are only involved at the end of a project or little is done with what they say. The main question is: what happens in human-centred design practice and how does this differ from the theory and principles of human-centred design? The author’s attempt was to open the ‘black box’ of HCD; to study what practitioners, including himself, actually do in practice. This publication is an attempt to ‘deconstruct’ HCD; to draw attention to some of its qualities that are usually hidden, and to propose alternative practices.
SF04-338 FAST Creativity and Innovation: Rapidly Improving Processes, Product Development and Solving Complex Problems.
  Bytheway, Charles/ 9781932159660
 
  FAST Creativity & Innovation is a landmark work authored by the creator of the method called Function Analysis Systems Technique (FAST). FAST is a powerful mapping technique that can graphically model goals, objectives, strategies, plans, systems, projects, products, processes, and procedures in function terms to identify function dependencies by organizing them into a cause and effect relationship. This technique quickly brings clarity to whatever situation or problem it is applied and greatly enhances productive thinking, creativity, innovation, and complex problem solving. Some of the basic concepts of FAST have been used for several decades in value engineering, which focuses on decreasing costs, improving quality and increasing value and profits. Derivatives of this original method such as fishbone diagrams, theory of constraints and process mapping came into use in fields such as quality management, new product development, manufacturing, and supply chain and project management. However, despite these developments, many of the original FAST concepts were either overlooked or misunderstood as greater opportunities for success remained untapped. FAST Creativity & Innovation groups all the original concepts together in great detail so you can learn them using easily understood step-by-step examples developed by the creator of this method. The creator and author, Charles Bytheway, presents a procedure that standardizes the method for creating FAST diagrams and function trees for rapidly improving processes, innovation, new product development and value engineering, and for effectively solving a wide variety of complex problems quickly. After reading this book you will have gained not only the basic skills of using this method, but the original insight of its developer for mastering its use in any environment. This guide is an outstanding tool for use in industry and a variety of college courses.
VF04-7-3b Interventions, Controls, and Applications in Occupational Ergonomics.
  Marras, William S./ 9780849319389
 
  Describing of the elements of the ergonomics processes, this book explores success factors for implementation of industrial ergonomics programs. It covers injury surveillance database systems and corporate health management for the design and evaluation of health in industrial organizations, ergonomics processes from the small and large industry perspectives, and human digital modeling, as well as facilities planning and organizational design and macro-ergonomics. Additional chapters present methods and techniques for engineering control, including tried and true strategies and pitfalls to avoid, and discuss the theory and practice of ergonomics interventions in the workplace.
VF04-7-3a Fundamentals and Assessment Tools for Occupational Ergonomics.
  Marras, William S./ 9780849319372
 
  Fundamental and Assessment Tools for Occupational Ergonomics merges the frontiers of ergonomics, workplace design, and management issues. The editors have brought together researchers from disciplines such as biomechanics, anthropometry, and cognitive science with pioneering practitioners in industry. They discuss tools of the trade, upper extremity analysis, backs, interventions, management issues, design for ergonomics, principles of product design, band-aid approaches, processing, distribution centers, and service systems. The handbook is a compendium of information authored by top-flight investigators who represent the cutting edge of opinion, research, and interest in the field.
VF04-7-3 Occupational Ergonomics Handbook, The., 2-Vols/Set.
  Marras, William S./ 9780849319396
 
  Completely revised and updated, the second edition of a bestseller has been expanded into two volumes. The first volume focuses on the needs of professionals and students in their broadly defined areas of occupational ergonomics. It covers the principles of ergonomics in systems design and evaluation and provides a comprehensive approach to the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders. The second volume features systematic applications of ergonomics theories and data in the design and management of industries and businesses. It includes new information on ergonomic design for facility planning, processing and distribution industries, and product design for occupational ergonomics.
VF04-7-2 International Encyclopedia of Erogonomics and Human Factors CD-ROM.
  Karwowski, Waldemar/ 9780849392443
 
  * Provides a definitive source of information for the field of ergonomics and human factors * Supplies concise, practical entries, an in-depth glossary, and a complete bibliography * Includes contributions from leading experts under the guidance of a Distinguished Advisory Board * Presents a thorough discussion of a wide range of conceptual, technical, theoretical, and application-oriented topics The International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors is a truly comprehensive reference guide to the professional world of ergonomics. This easy-to-use, simply formatted CD mirrors the print version, providing quick access to reliable, accessible information from the many realms of science and technology contributing to our knowledge of design for human use. It includes human characteristics, performance-related factors, display and control design, work design and organization, health and safety, social and economic issues, and a large reference of methods and techniques. It also reviews applications and tools, as well as many innovative concepts related to ergonomic research.
VF04-7-1 International Encyclopedia of Erogonomics and Human Factors, 3-Vols/Set.
  Karwowski, Waldemar/ 9780415304306
 
  The International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors is a truly comprehensive reference guide to the professional world of ergonomics. Reflecting the copious amount of new information provided, the Handbook has been divided into three volumes.The text presents a unified source of reliable, accessible information from the many realms of science and technology contributing to our knowledge of design for human use. It includes human characteristics, performance-related factors, display and control design, work design and organization, health and safety, social and economic issues, and a large reference of methods and techniques.
VF04-7 Occupational Ergonomics Reference Library, 5-Vols/Set. (+CD-ROM)
  Karwowski, Waldemar/ 9780849392139
 
  This new, very special purchase option brings together the new International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors, Second Edition, both in print and on CD-ROM and the new, two-volume Occupational Ergonomics Handbook. Together, these outstanding resources form a complete library that no ergonomics or safety professional can afford to be without.
VF04-6 International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors, 2-Vols/Set. (+1 CD-ROM)
  Karwowski, Waldemar/ 9780849392115
 
  Keeping the format popularized by the first edition, the new edition has been completely revised and updated. Divided into 13 sections and organized alphabetically within each section, the entries provide a clear and simple outline of the topics as well as precise and practical information. The book reviews applications, tools, and innovative concepts related to ergonomic research. Technical terms are defined (where possible) within entries as well as in a glossary. Students and professionals will find this format invaluable, whether they have ergonomics, engineering, computing, or psychology backgrounds. The simply formatted, easy-to-use CD provides quick access to reliable information from the many realms of science and technology contributing to the body of knowledge of design for human use. Experts and researchers will also find the print and CD combination an excellent source of information on areas beyond the range of their direct interests.
VF03-10 Forsthoffer's Rotating Equipment Handbooks, 5-Vols/Set.
  Forsthoffer, William/ 9781856174725
 
  Over recent years there have been substantial changes in those industries which are concerned with the design, purchase and use of special purpose (ie critical, high-revenue) rotating equipment. Key personnel have been the victims of early retirement or have moved to other industries: contractors and end-users have reduced their technical staff and consequently have to learn complex material 'from scratch'. As a result, many companies are finding that they are devoting unnecessary man hours to the discovery and explanation of basic principles, and having to explain these to clients who should already be aware of them. In addition, the lack of understanding by contractors and users of equipment characteristics and operating systems often results in a 'wrong fit' and a costly reliability problem. The stakes can be high, and it against this background that Forsthoffer's Rotating Equipment Handbooks have been published. Each is the outcome of many years experience and is based on well-honed teaching material which is easily readable, understandable and actually enjoyable! The result is a set of books which will enhance rotating equipment reliability and safety throughout the many industries where such equipment is vital to a successful business. This is a five volume set. The volumes are: 1: Fundamentals of Rotating Equipment 2: Pumps 3: Compressors 4: Auxiliary Equipment 5: Component Condition Monitoring/ Root Cause Analysis
VD05-40 Handbooks in Operations Research and Management Science, Simulation.
  Henderson, Shane/ 9780444514288
 
  This Handbook is a collection of chapters on key issues in the design and analysis of computer simulation experiments on models of stochastic systems. The chapters are tightly focused and written by experts in each area. For the purpose of this volume ?simulation? refers to the analysis of stochastic processes through the generation of sample paths (realization) of the processes. Attention focuses on design and analysis issues and the goal of this volume is to survey the concepts, principles, tools and techniques that underlie the theory and practice of stochastic simulation design and analysis. Emphasis is placed on the ideas and methods that are likely to remain an intrinsic part of the foundation of the field for the foreseeable future. The chapters provide up-to-date references for both the simulation researcher and the advanced simulation user, but they do not constitute an introductory level ?how to? guide. Computer scientists, financial analysts, industrial engineers, management scientists, operations researchers and many other professionals use stochastic simulation to design, understand and improve communications, financial, manufacturing, logistics, and service systems. A theme that runs throughout these diverse applications is the need to evaluate system performance in the face of uncertainty, including uncertainty in user load, interest rates, demand for product, availability of goods, cost of transportation and equipment failures.
VF04-5 Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics.
  Salvendy, Gavriel/ 9780471449171
 
  In this Third Edition of the market-leading reference for human factors and ergonomics researchers, well-known and respected authority, Gavriel Salvendy, assembles the top thinkers and practitioners from around the world to completely revise and update this volume with coverage of content preparation for e-business, customer-relations management in e-business, and human factors of appliances design, and much more.
SF04-314 Industrial Ruins: Space, Aesthetics and Materiality.
  Edensor, Tim/ 9781845200763
 
  Across Western cities, there is an increasing obsession with producing manicured landscapes. Standing in contrast to these aesthetically and socially regulated spaces are the neglected sites of industrial ruins, places on the margin which accommodate transgressive and playful activities. Providing a different aesthetic to the over-coded, over-designed spaces of the city, ruins evoke an aesthetics of disorder, surprise and sensuality, offering ghostly glimpses into the past and a tactile encounter with space and materiality. Tim Edensor highlights the danger of eradicating such evocative urban sites through policies that privilege homogeneous new developments. It is precisely their fragmentary nature and lack of fixed meaning that render ruins deeply meaningful. They blur boundaries between rural and urban, past and present and are intimately tied to memory, desire and a sense of place. Stunningly illustrated throughout, this book celebrates industrial ruins and reveals what they can tell us about ourselves and our past.
VF04-4 Engineering Usability.
  Dhillon, B. S./ 9781588830845
 
  Engineering Usability offers the most up-to-date information on the fundamentals, applications, human factors and human error associated with usability and closely related areas. Today, billions of dollars are being spent annually to produce new products using modern technologies. The usability of these products has become important than ever before because of their increasing complexity, sophistication, and non-specialist users. Needless to say, the usability of products has become important in all sectors of economy. For example, over 30% of all software development projects are cancelled before their completion primarily due to inadequate user design input which resulting into a loss of over $100 billion annually to the U.S. economy alone. Some studies indicate that 80% of product maintenance is due to the unforeseen user requirements. This book is written to satisfy that vital need. Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Human Factors Basics for Engineering Usability Chapter 3: Human Error and Reliability Basics Chapter 4: Usability Engineering Life Cycle Stages and Important Associated Areas Chapter 5: Usability Evaluation Methods Chapter 6: Usability Testing Chapter 7: User Errors Chapter 8: Usability Costing Chapter 9: Mathematical Models for Usability Assurance Chapter 10: Software Usability Chapter 11: Web Usability Chapter 12: Medical Device Usability Appendix: Bibliography: Literature on Usability Engineering
VF04-3 Ergonomics: Major Writings, 4-Vols/Set.
  Moray, Neville/ 9780415322577
 
  Ergonomics aims to design appliances, technical systems and tasks in such a way as to improve human safety, health, comfort and performance. It developed into a recognized field during the Second World War, when for the first time, technology and the human sciences were systematically applied in a coordinated manner. Physiologists, psychologists, anthropologists, medical doctors, work scientists and engineers, together addressed the problems arising from the operation of complex military equipment. Because of the 'applied' nature of ergonomics there are many outstanding pieces of work that have never been published in the archival literature, since they were written for contract work by commercial or governmental laboratories. These volumes collect some of those papers that have attained classical status, yet are naturally difficult to obtain, making Ergonomics: Major Writings a unique and valuable collection. Volume 1 begins with papers setting the historical context of ergonomics, and also includes several classical papers that indicte the scope and range of the disciple. It also examines methodological issues, subjective scales and their uses and task analysis. Volume 2 looks at skilled behaviour, displays and workload. Volume 3 examines psychological mechanism and models. Volume 4 deals with all facets of the engineering branch of ergonomics including; control theory, press control and manufacturing, and automation.
SF04-317 Supporting the Development of R&d and the Innovation Potential of Post-Socialist Countries.
  Filho, Walter L./ 9781586033996
 
  The book aims at documenting the experiences from NATO countries and Caucasian and neighbouring post-socialist countries, via inputs by experts who are involved in innovation activity including R&D in science and technology development, especially those active in terms of technology transfer and implementation plus the development of innovation infrastructure. One of main topics of the book will be international co-operation in innovation as a factor of economical development and the role or regulation mechanisms (e.g. patents) as tools to competitiveness. The chapters provided by the NATO experts will be supplemented with chapters by specialists from Caucasus countries for facilitation of the understanding of the current situation in and strengthening the applied significance of the publication.
SF04-309 Sheet Metal Forming Processes and Die Design.
  Boljanovic, Vukota/ 9780831131821
 
  Written by an engineer with decades of practical manufacturing experience, this book is a complete modern guide to sheet metal forming processes and die design – still the most commonly used methodology for the mass-production manufacture of aircraft, automobiles, and complex high-precision parts. It illustrates several different approaches to this intricate field by taking the reader through the “hows” and “whys” of product analysis, as well as the techniques for blanking, punching, bending, deep drawing, stretching, material economy, strip design, movement of metal during stamping, and tooling. While concentrating on simple, applicable engineering methods rather than complex numerical techniques, this practical reference makes it easier for readers to understand the subject by using numerous illustrations, tables, and charts.
SF04-306 Effective Maintenance Management: Risk and Reliability Strategies for Optimizing Performance.
  Narayan, V./ 9780831131784
 
  Providing a clear explanation of the value and benefits of maintenance, this unique guide is written in a language and style that practicing engineers and managers can understand and apply easily. Effective Maintenance Management examines the role of maintenance in minimizing the risk of safety or environmental incidents, adverse publicity, and loss of profitability. In addition to discussing risk reduction tools, it explains their applicability to specific situations, thereby enabling you to select the tool that best fits your requirements. Intended to bridge the gap between designers/maintainers and reliability engineers, this guide is sure to help businesses utilize their assets more effectively, safely, and profitably.
GC02-58 Encyclopedia of American Industries, 2-Vols/Set.
  / 9780787690618
 
  "Encyclopedia of American Industries contains detailed, signed essays on virtually every industry in contemporary society. ... Highly recommended for all but the smallest libraries." -- American Reference Books Annual 1995 This 2-vol. edition is a widely acclaimed business reference which provides detailed, comprehensive information on a wide range of industries in every realm of American business.
Sittig's Hazardous Chemicals Database.
  Pohanish, Richard P./ 9781594360008
 
  Sittig's Hazardous Chemicals Database is the unique compilation of two recently released references, Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens and the International Resources Guide to Hazardous Chemicals. Bringing these two books into electronic format gives users an extremely effective single source of information not found anywhere else. Data records containing expansive chemical, health and safety data are linked to interactive directories of agencies and manufacturers. This database is a complete collection of critical chemcial information. AUDIENCE Safety and environmental health professionals including industrial hygienists, safety managers, environmental specialists, safety engineers, toxicologists, chemical manufacturers and distributors, safety equipment manufacturers, waste disposal specialists, health care professionals, first-responders, legislators, inspectors, port authority personnel, and military personnel.
VC02-27 Operations Management: Critical Perspectives on Business and Management., 4-Vols/Set.
  Lewis, Michael A./ 9780415249249
 
  Operations management is concerned with the fundamental activity of organizations - how they provide goods and services. One of the earliest branches of business and management studies, the increase in international competition has seen a resurgence of interest in the development of the operation management field. This collection is international in scope, and addresses the four key areas of the subject: * the foundations of operations management * the interaction between operations and strategy * the role of technology * 'Japanization' and 'just in time' techniques. With a new introduction providing an overview of the key concepts, and an extensive index, this collection will prove an invaluable reference tool and teaching aid.
VC01-30-6 F. Industrial Economics, 10-Vols/Set.
  / 9780415313445
 
  Allen Monopoly & Restrictive Practices, 1968 Davison et al Productivity & Economic Incentives, 1958 Dunning Economic Study of the City of London, 1971 Florence Industry & the State, 1957 Florence Logic of British & American Industry, 1961 Florence Logic of Industrial Organization, 1933 Rowley British Monopolies Commission, 1966 Silverman Studies in Industrial Organization, 1946 Young Mergers & Acquisitions, 1965
VA05-97 Webbs on Industrial Democracy, 3-Vols/Set.
  Webb, Sidney/ 9781403917454
 
  Sidney and Beatrice Webb were pioneering social scientists and formidable historians of labour relations and industrial organization.They were more than historians - they had a commitment to the systematic analysis of social problems and worked hard to propose effective structures and practices to enable the state to serve the needs of the community as a whole. Their History of Trade Unionism, first published in 1894 and revised in two further editions up to the 1920 edition of this collection, along with the complementary work, Industrial Democracy, published in two volumes in 1897 and reprinted also in a 1920 edition, remain by far the most important works in the history and organization of industrial relations. Their 1898 collection of essays Problems of Modern Industry further explore, among other issues, women and wages, hours of work, the impact of the Factory Acts, and aspects of management - offering besides a lively picture of their working methods. The second edition, of 1902, is reprinted here as it contains a very useful Introduction. All the work in this collection demonstrates the Webbs' appreciation of the complex society of the workplace, and leads them to advocate the creation of an administrative class to bring about a more just and effective industrial life.
VC02-19 Henry Ford: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management, 2-Vols/Set.
  Wood, John Cunningham/ 9780415248273
 
  This collection includes evaluations of and responses to the contributions made by Henry Ford and the ways in which his influence helped shape the understanding of management practices. Henry Ford was an eccentric, and occasionally enlightened, thinker and remains a controversial figure today. He developed F.W. Taylor's ideas of scientific management (the subject of another four volume collection in this series), turning them into a whole 'system of production'. Ford's system was characterized by highly efficient, high volume and vertically integrated production, with high wages and low prices. His methods helped make the motor car the defining product of the twentieth century and also ensured his own iconic status.
VC14-5 Industrial Relations: Critical Perspectives on Business and Management, 5-Vols/Set.
  Kelly, John/ 9780415229869
 
  Until recently, the study of industrial relations centred around trade unions, collective bargaining and strikes - often in the manufacturing industry. Union decline and de-industrialization in the advanced capitalist world have raised major issues about the relevance of this focus. As a result, there is growing interest in alternative forms of worker representation, often in conjunction with Human Resource Management. Union decline is by no means universal, however, even in Europe, and there are regions of the world (South East Asia, some African countries and parts of Latin America) where unions are powerful and growing organisations. This set captures the complexity of the field of industrial relations globally, as well as the continuing relevance of competing theoretical approaches to the subject. The selection covers neglected topics such as feminism, debates about post-modernism and the links between labour movements and politics. It combines classical texts with the latest controversies. The set covers: * approaches, industrial relations systems and context * trade unions: goals and forms, decline and growth * employers and multinational corporations * the state * worker representation: collective bargaining and beyond * conflict and cooperation * looking to the future * Selections focusing on the UK, USA, Germany, Eastern Europe, Japan and Africa. There is a detailed index and new introduction to guide the reader through this complex field.
VM01-35 Patty's Industrial Hygiene, 4-Vols/Set.
  Harris, Robert L./ 9780471297840
 
  The standard reference in occupational health and safety for over 50 years, the new Patty's presents for the first time a separation of industrial hygiene and toxicology topics, offering complete reorganization of the material into four volumes of clearly defined topic areas. Volume 1, I: Introduction to Industrial Hygiene II: Recognition and Evaluation of Chemical Agents Volume 2, III: Physical Agents IV: Biohazards V: Engineering Control and Personal Protection Volume 3, VI: Law, Regulation, and Management Volume 4, VII: Specialty Areas and Allied Professions
VF04-1 International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors, 3-Vols/Set.
  Karwowski, W./ 9780748408474
 
  Taylor & Francis is delighted to announce the publication of an outstanding new reference work, the International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors edited by Waldemar Karwowski. It is the first encyclopedia in the field and provides a comprehensive and authoritative compendium of current knowledge on ergonomics and human factors and a definitive and powerful resource. It also gives specific information on concepts and tools unique to ergonomics. It consists of approximately 500 entries running to about 2016 pages, published in three volumes and on CD-ROM. The entries are organized alphabetically and written in such a way that the non-expert will get a clear and simple outline of the topic as well as some precise practical information (such as a table of normative anthropometric data). It also includes a bibliography structured by theme. Technical terms are defined (where possible) within entries as well as in a glossary; so both students and professionals should find this invaluable, whether they have ergonomics, engineering, computing or psychology backgrounds. Experts and researchers should also find it an excellent source of information on areas beyond the range of their direct interests. Key Features: * The definitive source of information in the field of ergonomics and human factors * A unique source of information on this interdisciplinary field * Contributions from leading contributors in the area * International board of editors
SF04-305 Synthetic Fibers: Machines and Equipment, Manufacture, Properties.
  Fourne, Franz/ 9783446160729
 
  Today approximately 20 million t/year of synthetic fibers are produced, about 45% of the world fiber production. Although the industry has grown rapidly, until now there has been no English language text covering the design of machines and equipment for the production of synthetic fibers from raw materials to the final product. Written by one of the pioneers of the field, the book is divided into two parts: materials specific processes, the corresponding installations, machines, and process data; and designs and calculations for different materials and varying function parameters.
SF04-203 Small Parameter Method in Multidimensional Inverse Problems.
  Barashkov, A. S./ 9789067642958
 
 
 

 

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