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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Quality, production"”.
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Reservoir characterization and prediction of the Lower Cretaceous Glauconite Member at Jenner-Suffield Field, Alberta, Canada.
… and characterize their controls on reservoir quality, production characteristics, and petrophysical attributes for facies prediction. Analysis of facies-specific core data indicates that the greatest reservoir potential is associated with incised valley filling fluvial Fine and Coarse Channel …
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Do Companies Value Maintaining ISO 9000 Certification? 2009 Case Study of 41 US Companies First Certified in 2000
… and not necessarily as a tool towards achieving quality production or continuous improvement. Indeed, such an observation may help to explain why even certified companies sometimes produce goods and services of inferior quality.
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Improving operations viability and reducing variety using A.D.I.S (Accurate drawing information system): a multiview methodology of design
… hierarchical management structure and production line manufacturer, to a flatter structure with cross-functional Business Units. Each Business Unit is made up of self-contained, Manufacturing cells run by self-directed work teams. The objective of this change is to ensure that Gabriel …
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Identification of desired operational spaces via numerical methods
… bounds on output variables such as product quality, production rates etc., is critical for plant optimisation. The use of operational bounds that do not lie within the region of the output operational space of the plant can result in the control system attempting to operate the plant in a …
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Relationship of economies of scale (EOS) factors for Malaysian Industrialised building system (IBS) precast manufacturer
… benefits. The characteristic of controlled production and systematic process in the IBS manufacturing is helpful in quality production and profit generation. A structured financial guideline can assist IBS manufacturers to maximise the production of IBS components and gain competitive …
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Quality Incentives and the Development of High-value Agrifood Markets: Ecuador's Cacao Marketing Chain
… to the development of markets for high quality cacao in Ecuador. It focuses on the role of market level constraints, particularly the transmission of quality incentives along the marketing chain and their effects on farmers' incentives to invest in quality production. Chapter 1 …
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The politics of skill building in a global age
… historically imposed significant constraints on production strategies. This dissertation investigates the impact of the home economy skill base on firms' off-shoring and out-sourcing decisions, asking: how are globalization pressures mediated and shaped by politically constructed institutions? …
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Harnessing Product Complexity: An Integrative Approach
… which negatively impacts product development, quality, production scheduling, efficiency and more. Product variety is just one common cause of product complexity, a topic that several researchers have tackled with several sources of product complexity now identified. However, even with such …
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Development of a High Sensitivity, Multiplex Vertical Flow Immunoassay System for the Detection of Biothreat Agents
… throughput by 130% and set a standard for quality production. Building upon this manufacturing base, the VFI subsystems were validated, first by demonstrating a 2.5-fold sensitivity enhancement over prior art LFI devices for detection of a viral select agent, and then by expanding the …
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Nitrogen and Sulfur Management in Soybean and Edamame Production in the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain
… world leader of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] production, but to maintain quality production at this level, soybean management needs to be continually monitored and improved. Sulfur (S) deficiencies in soybean have become more frequent in the U.S. due to fertilizer purity, emissions …
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Understanding the impacts of supersaturation and seed crystal loading on struvite precipitation kinetics and collection efficiency
… benefits to utilities in terms of product quality, production rate, phosphorus handling capacity, operational costs, etc. can significantly vary. In this study, segregation between secondary crystal growth and fines generation during struvite crystallization was explored. The effects of …
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The restructuring of the motor vehicle manufacturing in South Africa : a case study of Nissan South Africa
… some instance, Regulation Theory, lean production, flexible specialisation, diversified quality production, and corporatism, are used in a complementary manner in this study. A case study of Nissan, a longstanding motor vehicle manufacturer in South Africa, is included in the study. It …
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Investigating aflatoxin contamination and knowledge levels in producing safe peanut butter among selected Lusaka urban processors.
… in peanut butter and factors associated with its quality production in selected urban district outlets. The study also assessed the knowledge level and practice of producing peanut butter among local processors. This study compared aflatoxin levels in peanut butter between local and international …
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The British film industry and the market for feature films in Britain 1932-37
… Cinematograph Act of 1927 was remarkable. On the production side, the industry was transformed from a very low base in the mid-twenties to one which seriously challenged the domestic market share of the Hollywood product a decade later: a process which Jarvie (1992) has recently termed "pushing …
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Treatment performance assessments of different wetland mesocosms
… conductivity subsequently leading to poor water quality production by the wetland filters. This operational problem hinders the wider application and acceptability of these systems worldwide. In this study, different laboratory-scale vertical-flow constructed wetlands filled with gravel and …
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Quality management initiatives on production levels, quality and staff performance of a manufacturing company
… of Master of Management Sciences Specializing in Quality and Operations Management, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2023.
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SUPPORTING COMPANIES IN THEIR DIGITAL TRANSITION TO SMART MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
… the need to keep not only design, but also production data in-house, to protect industrial secrets, prevents the export of production or design data to external cloud services. Second, the need to keep using specially tailored legacy machines, which are not I4.0 compliant by design, leads to …
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APPLICATION OF CARBON CREDITS IN THE ITALIAN AND PAKISTANI AGRI-FOOD SECTOR
… sector, famous for its diverse and high-quality production in Europe, is increasingly under pressure to address its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, particularly from methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), which contribute significantly to climate change. Pakistan’s agri-food sector plays …
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Influence of process parameters and manufacturing defects on the properties of thermoplastic composite pipes.
… lay-up speed can reduce the overall bonding quality, even with higher force. This necessitates the need to consider a trade off between speed and consolidation temperature as a faster lay-up speeds reduce heat distribution at the nip point, affecting the complete melting and viscosity of the …
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Design of equipment safety & reliability for an aseptic liquid food packaging line through maintenance engineering
… the solution to manage both food safety and production effectiveness issues in food industry. It identifies a maintenance design process able to capture all conceivable critical factors in food industry and to provide the solution to design reliable task lists. Furthermore, the maintenance …