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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Industrial productivity"”.
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Data mining OIPEA database for waste and productivity enhancements in manufacturing units
… 1976 the federal government started funding industrial energy audits for small and medium sized manufacturing firms under the auspices of the Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC) that are spread throughout the U.S. The data collected from the hundreds of energy audits that are conducted each …
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Ability and motivation in the new world of work : a study of socio-demographic characteristics among school leavers entering the labour market
… for the education system, labour economics, industrial productivity and social benefits reliance. Early school leavers represent individuals who may not have the necessarily up-to-date skills and competencies to make it into the labour market in the way the world of work is constituted …
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Economic factors in engineering education in Great Britain: A review of existing literature and an indication of areas of research needs
… category of education, earnings and measures of industrial productivity. Figures are also presented which compare the costs of engineering education with other studies and estimate the private and social rates of return concerned. A fourth chapter attempts to draw some conclusions from the …
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Industrial drug development: application of the theoretical framework of Abernathy, Clark, and Kantrow (1983) in an analysis of factors which determine productivity
… identifies and analyzes factors which determine productivity in the drug industry. It shares a general concern about recent decline in industrial productivity in the United States with Abernathy, Clark, and Kantrow (1983), who developed a theoretical framework for analyzing the causes of …
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Synthesis and Catalytic Applications of Ni-Based Single-Atom and Nanoparticle Catalysts Supported on UiO-66-NH2
Nowadays, with the advancement of industrial productivity, air pollution has become a shared concern globally. One of the most discussed topics in this field is the recycling and utilization of industrial exhaust gases, particularly the high-value utilization of carbon dioxide emissions. In this …
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SCALE, SPECIALIZATION AND PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM THE HOTEL INDUSTRY
… the analysis of chain performance, I explore productivity changes of the hotel industry and identify the characteristics of leaders, followers, and laggards. Using Data Envelopment Analysis, I find that a few hotel chains led industrial productivity growth through technological progress during …
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The application of Just-In-Time techniques to small to medium sized manufacturing companies
… Japan as a result-of the need to increase both productivity and manufacturing flexibility. It was initially applied by the large, repetitive manufacturing companies, but was soon adopted by the manufacturer. JIT has only relatively recently found its way into Western manufacturing industries. …
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Kualiti kepimpinan dalam kalangan penyelaras homestay: perspektif pengusaha homestay
Homestay atau lebih dikenali dengan nama inap desa adalah merupakan satu produk pelancongan yang semakin mendapat tempat di Malaysia. Program homestay begitu dikenali dan ia merujuk kepada penginapan pelancong tinggal bersama keluarga angkat, menjamu selera dan terlibat dalam aktiviti tradisional …
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Beurteilung von Investitionen in die digitalisierte Produktion
… the process of digital transformation for industrial production. The discussion in regard to this transformation is dominated by technological aspects but neglects the economical rational for investments in many cases. However, the necessary investments in digitalised technical equipment …
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Implementing Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy for the In Situ Analysis Of Conducting-Membrane Fouling
… natural resource scarcity and industrial productivity continue to rise, membrane filtration technologies provide a compelling solution for the production of clean water. Membranes are versatile, energy-efficient, and highly effective, yet they suffer from the indomitable problem …
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The impact of foreign direct investment on China's competitiveness
… several panel data sets at provincial and industrial levels, the empirical analysis has been conducted on four research issues. First, the regional locational determinants of FDI in China are investigated. Second, the impact of FDI on China’s economic growth is tested. Third, the impact of …
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Essays on Technology Adoption, Demographics, and Development
… economic issues. One of the studies investigates industrial productivity by fitting in a theoretical model with quantitative methods. In addition, I explore how a demographic policy in China brings forth a profound impact in all aspects of the fast-growing economy.The first chapter, ``Casual …
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Underactuated Exoskeletons for Lifting, Carrying, and Walking Assistance
… for walking in various applications such as industrial productivity, rehabilitation, and military or space training. We introduce a design for a lower body wearable device that supports up to 80% of the user's body weight (667 N peak force) with a single actuator on each leg. Its …
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Powering the Nation: A Conceptual History of "National Power" and the "Population Problem" in Modern Japan (1870s-2000s)
… which represented a result of decline in industrial productivity and a large-scale urban migration, as well as low birth rates that reflected the nation’s average. However, despite the attention that Japan’s “population problem” has been garnering both within the country and globally, the …
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Production scheduling in a campaign based flexible flow shop
In today’s manufacturing environment, where the competition is constantly increasing, there is increased pressure to reduce the production cost and therefore good scheduling approaches become more important. The aim of this research is to improve the production scheduling process at a …
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Export taxes as a trade policy tool in Malawi: the case of timber products
… security, or promoting value addition, hence, industrial development. The review of the literature has demonstrated that care should be exercised when adopting this policy tool because export taxes can be trade-restricting and welfare diminishing on a country, or can constitute a …
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An analysis of factors influencing the capital structure of small, medium and micro enterprises : a growth and survival perspective
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Accounting: Cost and Management Accounting, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa. 2018.
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Comparación de metodologías de procesos automatizados para el rendimiento de excavadoras en una edificación
En las edificaciones, el movimiento de tierras es una de las partidas más importantes dentro de los procesos constructivos, es primordial comprobar que el tiempo de ejecución de esta partida esté acorde al cronograma de actividades, y esto se relaciona directamente con el rendimiento de las …
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