scholarly journals Optimization of Mould Base Production using Ranked Positional Weighted Method and Single Minute Exchange of Die System

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2S2) ◽  
pp. 334-339
Keyword(s):  
Lead Time ◽  
Critical Path ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Setup Time ◽  
Time To Market ◽  
The Past ◽  
Molded Parts ◽  
Mould Base ◽  
Market Needs ◽  
Operation Results

In the domain of intense global competition, the manufacturers are in need of producing different varieties of products. Successful manufacturing firms in the past have well produced the products based on the minimum amount of requirements in the market. This is so because of customer needs and economy rate is minimum in the past period of time. People like to use molded parts instead of using assembled component in the present days to survey in the market against competitors. So the manufacturer decides to produce a wide variety of mould bases for production and to satisfy the market needs. But the mould base manufacturing is not easier to produce the components to reach the market. It ought to be very much precised and devours more opportunity to produce the component by manufacturer to deliver that in an on-time to market. For this situation, the enterprise which produces distinctive mould bases needs to reduce the lead time is the major fundamental worry of the work. The primary target of this work is to decrease the setup time from 30 minutes to less than 20 minutes for each component. This cannot be accomplished without huge investment and to be versatile for manufacturing different mould parts. This needs special planning to manufacture different moulds. And the result obtained with the help of using Ranked Positional Weighted (RPW) method procedure for an entire operation to calculate the critical path of production of components and also use the Single Minute Exchange Die (SMED) to optimize the setup time in an operation. Results of the research signifies the application of ranking an operation with suitable methodological approach to reduce the cycle time of the production of component to satisfy the market needs

Transition Experiences of Indian Nurses Into Australian Mental Health System

2021 ◽  
pp. 104365962110263
Author(s):  
Bindu Joseph ◽  
Michael Olasoji ◽  
Cheryl Moss ◽  
Wendy Cross
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Mental Health System ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenology ◽  
Dual Culture ◽  
The Past ◽  
Transition Experience ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Insight Into

Introduction: In the past decade, there has been an influx of migrant nurses from India to Australia. Migrant professionals have specific transition needs associated with working in Mental Health (MH). This study aimed to explore the transition experience of overseas trained nurses from India working in Australian MH settings. Method: Hermeneutic phenomenology was the methodological approach used in the study. The participants ( N = 16) were overseas trained nurses from India. Data were collected through in-depth interview and analysed using thematic analysis. Results: The findings resulted in the identification of the following themes: (1) Living in dual culture, (2) Loneliness, (3) Discrimination, and (4) Feeling incomplete. Discussion: It is evident that the transition to work in MH in Australia was a journey of mixed experiences. While certain findings of this study are comparable with experiences of migrant nurses in other settings, it provides insight into those that are working in MH.

scholarly journals DE-CENTERING CHINESE HISTORY

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-201
Author(s):  
John E. Herman
Keyword(s):  
Seventeenth Century ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Chinese History ◽  
The Past ◽  
Alternative Perspective ◽  
Chinese Perspective ◽  
Qing History ◽  
Chinese Texts ◽  
Cultural Tensions ◽  
Seismic Impact

What would Chinese history look like if we were to examine it from the perspective of the peoples living along China's periphery? How might a non-Chinese perspective challenge the dominant themes in Chinese historiography, themes which represent Chinese history as a linear narrative arising from the Central Plain and its original inhabitants, the Han Chinese? If, for example, we rely solely on Chinese sources to tell us about Chinese-Jurchen/Manchu relations during the first half of the seventeenth century, we will have privileged Chinese sources, affirmed the authority of the Chinese perspective, and suppressed voices that might offer an alternative perspective. Only an aggressive deconstruction of such “authoritative” Chinese texts can expose biases and logical inconsistencies, unpack cultural tensions that demand more rigorous scrutiny, and tease out into the open silenced voices from spaces buried deep in the text. Those historians who engage in such a methodological approach, however, run the risk of being accused of applying fanciful postmodernist conjecture or presentist interpretations to the past. This is why the recent (since the 1980s) addition of Manchu language sources to our examination of Qing history (1636–1912) has had such a seismic impact on the field.

scholarly journals SELEKSI KINERJA SAHAM TERCATAT DI BURSA EFEK JAKARTA MENGGUNAKAN MODEL JENSEN PADA MASA TRANSISI SIKLUS EKONOMI

2006 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Samsul
Keyword(s):  
Lead Time ◽  
Stock Return ◽  
Stock Selection ◽  
Training Set ◽  
Expected Return ◽  
Stock Performance ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Actual Return ◽  
Model Approach

The purpose of this research is to select the undervalued stock based on the Jensen's model approach. Data used is monthly stock return for 24 months during period of the year 2004 to 2005. Population used is 314 kind of stocks. The result of stock selection shows average undervalued stock of 53 or 17% of stock available for the year 2005. By experiment of 6 kind of initial set, 1 month lead time and 12 time training set, the result shows that the Jensen's model is not enough accurate to estimate the return for the next one month. The average monthly expected return of 13,7% and actual return of 2,9% shows the difference statistically significant. Eventhough, the actual return 2,9% still higher than market return IHSG BEJ of 1,6% on the monthly average. The correlation between the past stock performance and the future stock return is negative and not significant. The difference between return of high past stock performance and low past stock performance is not significant. The correlation between past beta and stock return is not significant. The difference between return of high past beta and low past beta is not significant.

scholarly journals Latin American Cities: From Subservient Reproductions to Intercontinental Dialogues

Humanities ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clovis Ultramari ◽  
Fernanda Cantarim ◽  
Manoela Jazar
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
The Past ◽  
Academic Exchange ◽  
Scientific Institutions ◽  
American Cities ◽  
The City

This paper investigates the circulation of ideas regarding the city among selected countries in Latin America. It discusses convergences between academic and scientific institutions and investigative weakness in partnerships between Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico. It identifies two historical moments: one of vertical dialogues between Latin America and central countries in the elaboration of urban plans (20th century) and another of contemporary academic exchange signalling a horizontal dialogue that is fragile and sporadic but distinct from those observed in the past. Empirical reference is obtained from the analysis of scientific events and papers published by distinguished post-graduate programs concerning urban topics in selected countries, during the time frame of 2000–2015. The methodological approach is based on a bibliographic review and content analysis. Results indicate that the old “one-way” of transfer of urban planning ideas from central countries to Latin America is changing; slowly, the continent has been growing more independent in terms of knowledge creation and circulation.

Adding More Agility to Software Product Line Methods

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 17-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kun Tian
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effective ◽  
Software Product Line ◽  
Product Line ◽  
Time To Market ◽  
Engineering Software ◽  
Software Product ◽  
Agile Practices ◽  
Market Needs ◽  
Development Methods ◽  
Development Application

Software Product Line Methods (SPLMs) have been continuously gaining attention, especially in practice, for on one hand, they address diverse market needs while controlling costs by planned systematic reuse in core assets development (domain engineering), and on another hand, they reduce products' time-to-market, achieving a certain level of agility in product development (application engineering). More cost-effective and agile as they are than traditional development methods for producing families of similar products, SPLMs still seem to be heavy weight in nature. In SPLMs, significant up-front commitments are involved in development of a flexible product platform, which will be modified into a range of products sharing common features. Agile Methods (AMs) share similar goals with SPLMs, e.g., on rapidly delivering high quality software that meets the changing needs of stakeholders. However, they appear to differ significantly practices. The purpose of this work is to compare Agile and Software Product line approaches from fundamental goals/principles, engineering, software quality assurance, sand project management perspectives, etc. The results of the study can be used to determine the feasibility of tailoring a software product line approach with Agile practices, resulting in a lighter-weight approach that provides mass customization, reduced time-to-market, and improved customer satisfaction.

scholarly journals LE MURA SPAGNOLE DI MILANO: GLI INTERVENTI CONSERVATIVI (2006-2009) E LA LORO NEGAZIONE

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Fant
Keyword(s):  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Maintenance Phase ◽  
The Past ◽  
Conservation Project ◽  
Correction Phase

In this paper is presented the methodological approach to the conservation works of the Spanish defensive walls. The approach arise from a path of knowledge and valorisation, deriving its meaning from the witnessing value; this latter, being denied during the past centuries, applies to surveys and pays attention to materials data, which addressed the conservation project towards more correct methodologies. The problem of the monument material persistence applies in the direction of “planned conservation”, that is a constant care, passing form a “correction” phase, foreseen with the restoration works, to a “maintenance” phase. Such a phase is currently still denied.

scholarly journals Rewriting a History of Open Universities

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyungmee Lee
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Autobiographical Narratives ◽  
The Past ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historical Accounts ◽  
Distance Educators

This article reports eight distance teachers’ stories about teaching at two open universities over the past two decades with a focus on their perceptions and feelings about the changes in their teaching practice. This qualitative study employed a methodological approach called the autoethnographic interview, aiming to document more realistic histories of the open universities and to imagine a better future for those universities. As a result, the paper presents autobiographical narratives of distance teachers that dissent from the general historical accounts of open universities. These narratives are categorized into three interrelated themes: a) openness: excessive openness and a lost sense of mission; b) technological innovation: moving online and long-lasting resistance, and c) teaching: transactional interactions and feelings of loneliness. The paper then presents a discussion of useful implications for open universities, which can serve as a starting point for more meaningful discussions among distance educators in a time of change.

Integrated Product and Tool Development

2015 ◽  
Vol 794 ◽  
pp. 524-531
Author(s):  
Jan Kantelberg ◽  
Abassin Aryobsei ◽  
Stefan Rudolf ◽  
Günther Schuh
Keyword(s):  
Critical Path ◽  
Success Factor ◽  
Tool Development ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Design Decisions ◽  
Time To Market ◽  
Serial Production ◽  
Product Features ◽  
Process Chains ◽  
Strategic Success

Rising cost pressure and the trend of extensive product customization lead to a situation in which the management of interfaces between different areas of process chains is a substantial strategic success factor. Since tooling is commonly placed as an element on the critical path between product development and serial production, the design and management of this interface has a significant impact on the key factors time-to-market, quality and costs. Based on the presented motivation, this paper provides a methodology to estimate the effects of product design decisions on the necessary tools regarding time, quality and costs. It is based on a systematic approach for the interaction of product and tool parameters and focuses on the effect and handling of external restrictions on product features.

Putting the Methodological Cart Before the Theoretical Horse? Examining the Application of SEM to Connect Theory and Method in Public Administration Research

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randall S. Davis ◽  
Edmund C. Stazyk
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Statistical Techniques ◽  
The Past ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Red Tape ◽  
Statistical Approaches

The application of psychometric statistical techniques, such as confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling, has grown significantly in public administration research over the past three decades. Given the growth in the application of these techniques, we take stock of the ability of these statistical approaches to advance public administration theory by examining their use in two areas of research: public service motivation and red tape. We further argue that theoretical and methodological diversity in public administration is desirable, so long as scholars recognize that the application of new and multiple methods in a single study do not inherently lead to better tests of theory. Instead, scholarship should focus on emphasizing that each theoretical and methodological approach adds significant, yet partial, contribution to public administration scholarship.

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