Industrial Engineering

The must-have manual to understand and use the latest edition of the Fifth Edition The professional standard in the field of project management, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK (R) Guide-Fifth Edition) published by the Project...

A guide to Microsoft Project that focuses on developing a successful project management strategy across the organization to drive better decisions Making Effective Business Decisions Using Microsoft Project goes far beyond the basics of managing projects...

Comprehensive guidance for more effective physical asset management Physical assets are costly to run, maintain, and operate, yet they are a critical part of a business's infrastructure; buildings, machinery, production lines, service equipment, and...

Human error is regularly viewed as an inevitable part of everyday life. In many cases the results of human error are harmless and correctable, but in cases where injury and death can occur, reduction of error is imperative. An integration of useful...

This is challenging, innovative, and timely new look at implementing Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) by one of the field's leading trainers and authors. The book takes into account the economic upheavals of recent years and demonstrates that TPM is...

Includes expanded chapters on numerical control and computerized operations.Contains additional speeds and feeds tables, general troubleshooting concepts, and a basic review of relevant computer terms and applications.Emphasizes the hands-on concept of...

OverviewDrawing from his 35 years experience as an instructor and technical writer in the field, the author provides instructors, students, and professionals with a wealth of welding technology in a readable and comprehensive handbook.Features...

Project Management The one-stop resource for project management documentation and templates for all projects The success of any project is crucially dependent on the documents produced for it. The Practical Guide to Project Management Documentation...

The Fourth Edition of this internationally bestseller details the quick and easy way to master the basics of project management. Using a lively, conversational style, project management gurus Mickey Rosenau and Gregory Githens equip readers with...

Controlling Technology Ethics and the Responsible Engineer Second Edition This valuable guide provides an in-depth treatment of what constitutes ethical behavior on the part of engineers. It carefully examines the various conflicts faced by engineers and...

Reliability modeling has been a major concern for engineers and managers engaged in high quality system designs. This book presents the recent advancement in reliability theory and reliability engineering.Starting from maintenance policies, the book...

The book brings together a number of subjects of prime importance for any practicing engineer and, students of engineering. The book explains the concepts and functions of voluntary standards, mandatory technical regulations, conformity assessment...

This timely book discusses the recent developments in maritime logistics, an important specialized area for the global economy. It includes issues such as the recent economic crisis, port competition and development, and provides insights and trends...

Two large international conferences on Advances in Engineering Sciences were held in Hong Kong, March 16-18, 2016, under the International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists (IMECS 2016), and in London, UK, 29 June - 1 July, 2016, under...

The necessity of expertise for tackling the complicated and multidisciplinary issues of safety and risk has slowly permeated into all engineering applications so that risk analysis and management has gained a relevant role, both as a tool in support of...

Today's manufacturers are under tremendous pressure to develop new technological and high reliability products in record time. This has motivated reliability engineers to evaluate the reliabilities of such products. Reliability testing under accelerated...

Creativity is playing an ever more important role in the success or failure of organizations in the global competitive economy. The field of engineering is no exception. The objective of this book is to satisfy this vital need, which has been covered...

Today, a prosperous technology company can be disrupted and put out of business in a blink of an eye. The development of many different technologies that once took years can be done in months or weeks. There are also few examples where the engineering...

We cannot continue on a business-as-usual, carbon fuel dependent mode of operation, because the consequences of doing so are catching up with us. So, what must we do to ensure there is a tomorrow? In this book, experts from around the world come...

This book takes a systems-thinking approach to allow readers to understand how Workplace safety and health (WSH) is an integral part of any organisation. The different chapters are strung together by an overarching model of incident causation, and...

This book takes a systems-thinking approach to allow readers to understand how Workplace safety and health (WSH) is an integral part of any organisation. The different chapters are strung together by an overarching model of incident causation, and...

There are many different ways of generating representations. This includes representations generated by living beings while comprehending reality in order to act; representations generated by the Universe during its extensive unfolding, creating physical...

The text comprehensively discusses computational models including artificial neural networks, agent-based models, and decision field theory for reliability engineering. It will serve as an ideal reference text for graduate students and academic...

People want to create a better world and planet; however, where, and how to start remains the question. Systems Engineering’s problem-solving methodology can help with its ability to answer multiple questions along with connecting actions and impacts...

Systemic-structural activity theory (SSAT), founded by Gregory Bedny, is a relatively new unified framework for the study of efficiency of human performance, equipment, and software design. This book presents new recently obtained data in the field of...

Discusses the DE&I role in the industry sector specificallyIncludes numerous case studies from industry giants and small companiesExplains layers of diversity in line managementShows correlation of diversity to the prosperity of companies over...

This new edition is completely revamped and reorganized to reflect the change in standards and regulations and to include all new topics related to organizational sustainability and risk management. The role that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...

Manufacturing towards Excellence in spinning mills aims to help the relevant organization to cut costs, improve throughput, effective utilization of resources and to safeguard the interests of stakeholders. Major aspects discussed includes quality...

This cross-disciplinary book transcends departmental, institutional, industrial, public, and research organizations and goes beyond global barriers to cover the integration of research, education, and manufacturing in advanced materials processing and,...

This book discusses IoT in healthcare and how it enables interoperability, machine-to-machine communication, information exchange, and data movement. It also covers how healthcare service delivery automates patient care with the help of mobility...

This era of science and engineering has attracted researchers tasked with evaluating performance and optimization of problems in the field of operations research. The book covers mathematical analysis, methods and applications involving processes such as...

This book provides a comprehensive and most recent discussion of breakthroughs on additive manufacturing for plastic materials recycling to boost a circular economy. It offers new ideas of combining/hybridizing processing methods that work as a source of...

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted supply chains and corporations must devise and realign their policies and strategies accordingly, to stay competitive in this dynamic situation. This book provides tools to cope with such a scenario and to make...

This book gives reader a brief idea about the processes involved in fabric formation methods namely weaving and knitting including various mechanisms involved starting from the primitive handlooms to the latest shuttle less loom and from the hand...

In an industrial or business case, purchase or procurement is a significant function. Usually, a procurement plan is prepared on the basis of certain prediction of consumption pattern or demand. However, when this plan is implemented, then the desired...

This book covers the fundamentals of IoT and healthcare systems for carrying out system architectures, protocols, wearable devices, and interoperability. It explores major challenges in AI and smart computing in resource-constrained IoT-based...

This book brings insight into data science and offers applications and implementation strategies. It includes current developments and future directions and covers the concept of data science along with its origins. It focuses on the mechanisms of...

The field of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) digitalization is becoming more mature and stands to significantly contribute to the full development of the agenda of Industry 4.0. Although national digitalization programs have their own goals,...

This reference text addresses real operation management problem in the thrust areas like health care sector, energy management sector, and industry 4.0. It discusses recent advances and trends in developing the data driven operation management based...

This book captures deploying Industry 4.0 technologies for business excellence and moving towards society 5.0. The book addresses applications of Industry 4.0 in the areas of Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and HR to achieve business...