The focus of this research is to develop a personal computer based simulation model of the mechanized logging process, from felling until the log arrives at the sawmill. The SLAM II simulation language is used for modeling, and the main emphasis is on the overall performance of this system, and...
This paper addresses the order-picking problem in a warehouse
and establishes some criteria for the planning, design, and improvement
of a warehouse layout to increase the order-picking efficiency.
A simulation model has been developed to study the effect of
warehouse layout on the order-picking throughput. Three major design
elements of...
The objective of this research was to investigate
the physiological effects of body posture on cycling.
The familiar positions of bicycle riding have been the
touring posture (hands stretched on top handlebar) and
the racing posture (hands bent at the elbow, with the
back horizontal). However, a relatively new stance...
Most flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) presently in use have generated only modest productivity increases in proportion to capital in vested in the process, or they have not been favorably reviewed when compared to the investment costs of other improved manufacturing systems. This thesis presents a simulator program which will assist...
ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 is a widely used attributes
acceptance sampling system. A necessary aspect of a
scheme, from both a theoretical and psychological
viewpoint, is the switching between normal, tightened,
and reduced inspection as a function of quality
history. In the latest revision of the standard the
switching rules were altered...
The fish processing industry is the most important
industry in Iceland. The single most important
processing method is quickfreezing, and the major market
is in the United States. With increasing competition in
the market from countries like Canada, productivity of
fish processing plants is becoming increasingly
important.
This research focuses...
The procedures presented are not THE BEST WAY or THE ONLY METHOD of crab meat extraction, since some plants may have different process requirements. By following this method, however, you will find that it is easier to remove the meat from a crab, and that you will be able to...
This study was concerned with the estimation of transition probabilities
in a finite state Markov-type student flow model. Goals
setting for this study were three in number: (1) Study of the methods
which will provide conclusions that (a) the transition probabilities
are stationary or nonstationary and (b) the process is...
The purpose of this investigation is to explore research management
problems pertaining to types of research where direct outputs are
in terms of intangible ideas or the kind of knowledge which takes years
to be proven applicable or economically fruitful.
The study was based on the analysis of the more...
Resource Planning and Management (RPM) network is a graphical
representation of input-output relationships among activities and
resources within a system. Both resources (events) and activities
(decisions) are explicitly represented as nodes in all RPM networks.
Depending upon the relationships being depicted, RPM networks can
be classified into Relational (R), Precedence...