Mechanical & Industrial Engineering: Recent submissions
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Breathing Clean Air: Navigating Indoor Air Purification Techniques and Finding the Ideal Solution
( MDPI , 2024 , Article)The prevalence of airborne pathogens in indoor environments presents significant health risks due to prolonged human occupancy. This review addresses diverse air purification systems to combat airborne pathogens and the ... -
Fabrication Strategies for Bioceramic Scaffolds in Bone Tissue Engineering with Generative Design Applications
( MDPI , 2024 , Article Review)The aim of this study is to provide an overview of the current state-of-the-art in the fabrication of bioceramic scaffolds for bone tissue engineering, with an emphasis on the use of three-dimensional (3D) technologies ... -
Building resilience in the infant formula milk supply chain
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)In recent years, Infant Formula Milk (IFM), a vital source of nutrition for infants lacking breast milk in their first two years, has been plagued by diverse and severe global supply chain disruptions. These challenges ... -
EXACT AND HEURISTIC APPROACHES FOR MAXIMIZING FLOWS IN UAV-ENABLED WIRELESS CELLULAR NETWORKS WITH MULTI-HOP BACKHAULS
( EDP Sciences , 2024 , Article)This paper investigates the problem of data routing in backhaul networks using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to relay data from Small Cells (SCs) to the core network. The objective is to maximize the total fulfilled ... -
Extraction and characterization of biofunctional lignocellulosic fibers from Pulicaria undulata plant and the effect of alkali treatment on their bio-physicochemical properties
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)This study aimed to extract and characterize natural fibers from the P. undulata plant and to evaluate their antioxidant and antimicrobial activities, including the influence of alkali treatment on the bio-physicochemical ... -
Extraction and characterization of natural fibers from Pulicaria gnaphalodes plant and effect of alkali treatment on their physicochemical and antioxidant properties
( Frontiers Media , 2024 , Article)The study aimed to extract and characterize natural fibers from Pulicaria gnaphalodes (Vent.) Boiss. plants and assess the impact of alkali treatment on the physicochemical and antioxidant properties of these fibers. Fibers ... -
Re-Thinking Data Strategy and Integration for Artificial Intelligence: Concepts, Opportunities, and Challenges
( MDPI , 2023 , Article Review)The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more prevalent across industries such as healthcare, finance, and transportation. Artificial intelligence is based on the analysis of large datasets and requires a ... -
Methodological Approach to Assessing the Current State of Organizations for AI-Based Digital Transformation
( MDPI , 2024 , Article)In an era defined by technological disruption, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into business processes is both strategic and challenging. As AI continues to disrupt and reshape industries and revolutionize ... -
AI-Powered Innovation in Digital Transformation: Key Pillars and Industry Impact
( MDPI , 2024 , Article)Digital transformation systems generate a substantial volume of data, creating opportunities for potential innovation, particularly those driven by artificial intelligence. This study focuses on the intricate relationship ... -
Multi-sensor degradation data analysis
( Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC , 2013 , Conference)Multiple sensors are commonly used for degradation monitoring of critical components. The degradation indicators derived from these sensors are significantly different in terms of scale and interpretation. Since these ... -
Condition-based maintenance for continuously monitored degrading systems with multiple failure modes
( Taylor & Francis , 2013 , Article)This article develops an optimum Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) policy for continuously monitored degrading systems with multiple failure modes. The degradation of system state is described by a stochastic process, and ... -
Adaptive cumulative sum charts with the adaptive runs rule
( Taylor & Francis , 2013 , Article)Adaptive cumulative sum (ACUSUM) charts, which adjust the reference value dynamically based on estimated shift size, provide good performance in detecting a range of mean shifts. However, when the range is wide, ACUSUM may ... -
Three maintenances for age replacement policies
( International Society of Science and Applied Technologies , 2017 , Conference)Preventive replacement policy conducted at a routine time T* has been surveyed extensively in literatures. Another two random replacement times Y1 and Y2 are jointly considered in this paper. We formulate the models of ... -
ISO 9000:2000 quality management standard: Experience in the state of Qatar
( Inderscience Publishers , 2008 , Article)The main purpose of this paper is to assess the experience of different organisations in the state of Qatar upon adopting the ISO 9000:2000 quality management standard. It is required to report the available motives, ... -
Approximate methods for optimal replacement, maintenance, and inspection policies
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)It might be difficult sometimes to derive theoretical and numerical solutions for analytical maintenance modelings due to the computational complexity. This paper takes up several approximate models in maintenance theory, ... -
ISO 9000 performance among the Malaysian companies: The effects of motives
( Inderscience Publishers , 2009 , Article)This paper presents the results of a study to identify the real motives behind ISO 9000 Certification. Towards this goal, a survey of some 300 ISO 9000 certified companies has been carried out for Malaysian manufacturing ... -
Critical success factors of TQM: A UK study
( Inderscience Publishers , 2008 , Article)This paper has presented the results of a study on Critical Success Factors for Total Quality Management (TQM) implementation in UK organisations. A survey instrument (10 Success Factors) developed by Yusof and Aspinwall ... -
An efficient fault variable identification methodology for distribution-free data stream
( Institute of Industrial Engineers , 2020 , Conference)An efficient fault variable identification methodology for distribution-free data stream -
Economic cost models of integrated APC controlled SPC charts
( Taylor & Francis , 2012 , Article)In this paper, an economic cost model is proposed for processes integrating both automatic process control (APC) and statistical process control (SPC) for quality monitoring and control. Both the special cause and common ... -
A framework for condition-based maintenance scheduling
( IEEE , 2012 , Conference)This paper presents a general framework for planning and optimizing Condition-Based Maintenance scheduling. We assume that the hazard function depends, not only on time, but also on the system state which degrades over ...
