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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Industry application"”.
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How Complexity Drives Long Lead Times: A Queueing Theory Space Industry Application
The space industry is going through a major transformation. In today’s space industry, commercial companies compete in the market for customers and resources; no longer the exclusive domain of government agencies and legacy aerospace giants. Companies are forced to develop new technology and find …
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Framework and database for organizing external information for strategic management in the construction industry : application to the Egyptian market
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1989.
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Demonstrating the benefits of knowledge management assets : developing and applying a valuation methodology
… in literature, and the lessons learned from industry application of an immature version of the prescribed methodology in two industry case studies. Lessons learned from the practical applications of the methodology, and a detailed description of the methodology, are provided as key findings …
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Environmental uncertainty, business strategy and financial performance: a study of the lodging industry
… and financial performance in the lodging Industry. Using a contingency framework, this study investigated the match between strategy content and environmental uncertainty which, from previous research, appear to distinguish between high and low performing organizations (Miles 8 Snow, 1978; …
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Breaching of earth embankments and dams
… produce a predictive breach model intended for industry application. The research develops improved approaches for flow calculation, sediment erosion and structural response for predicting breach initiation and growth and uses field data, including video footage, from the EU IMP ACT project and …
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Electrochemical and spectroscopic insights into the electroreduction of carbon dioxide to value added chemicals
… the catalyst development for CO2RR and scale-up industry application.
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Finite element-based failure analysis of composite laminates with non-destructive feature quantification.
… failure mechanism and practical implications for industry application.
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Lifetime and efficiency improvement of organic luminescent solar concentrators for photovoltaic applications
… solar concentrators (LSCs) have significant industry application potential. Materials used in LSCs are inexpensive, the solar cell size is reduced and no tracking of the sun is required. In an LSC, the incident sunlight is absorbed by luminescent species, such as fluorescent dyes, quantum …
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Membrane Fouling Mitigation with Water Hammer
… in many industries. However, its widespread application has been limited by fouling. Fouling results in a decline in membrane performance and requires regular chemical cleaning to sustain the operation. This thesis focuses on the development of a new approach to mitigate fouling by subjecting …
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Predicting Risk and Optimizing Resilience of Digital and Physical Supply Chains
… pandemic, geopolitical tensions, and cross-industry cyber breaches, highlighting the need for resilient and adaptive supply chain management. This thesis explores the role of data, machine learning, and analytics in developing predictive risk models to evaluate supply chain-related risks and …
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Scheduling coal handling processes using metaheuristics
The operational scheduling at coal handling facilities is of the utmost importance to ensure that the coal consuming processes are supplied with a constant feed of good quality coal. Although the Sasol Coal Handling Facility (CHF) were not designed to perform coal blending during the coal handling …
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The performance of a blended PFA/GGBS alkali-activated concrete using a silica fume-based activator
The construction industry is currently tackling a serious concern with the ever-increasing use of Portland cement and associated carbon emissions due to urban development expansion worldwide. Hence, extensive research has been undertaken into ‘’’cement-free’’ alternative concrete has emerged in the …
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Experimental investigation of interfacial tension in two-phase system involving methane and water
… and other related industries. In oil and gas industry, the production, transportation and processing of hydrocarbon fluids involve dealing with the multiphase system. Viscosity and interfacial tension (IFT) are among the fluid properties that affect fluid behaviour. These properties have …
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The effectiveness of a percussion drill method for making concrete cube samples to assess the characteristics of precast zero-slump concrete
The precast industry in South Africa consumes about 28% of the total cement produced, and a large proportion of its concrete is prepared with zero-slump concrete mixes. Precast finished products are load tested to confirm compliance, but the zero-slump concrete is often not tested by cube or …
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Influence of process parameters and manufacturing defects on the properties of thermoplastic composite pipes.
… emerged as an innovative solution in the energy industry, offering significant advantages for fluid transportation in offshore and onshore applications. This is because they offer lightweight and non-corrosivity among other benefits in comparison to industrial metallic pipes. However, during the …