Digitalization of Interlocking System to Optimize Logistics in Railway Transportation

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sipho Nzama ◽  
Arnesh Telukdarie
Keyword(s):  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Railway Transportation ◽  
Traditional Methods ◽  
Safety Regulations ◽  
Railway Infrastructure ◽  
Railway Industry ◽  
Increasing Demand

Effective logistics management plays a crucial role in the railway industry for transporting goods and people. There is a need to improve the railway infrastructure to meet today's increasing demand for railway transportation. Digitalising the railways help improve the old dilapidated infrastructure which could cause train delays in railway logistics. Interlocking testing is a priority, requiring stringent procedures guided by rail safety regulations. Historically interlocking testing required significant protocols and effort resulting in expensive resource allocation in the form of personnel, equipment, and time. This study examines modernised technology that presents the new configuration setup and improves processes that can potentially replace traditional methods. The findings of this study prove that the use of this new technology in railways can significantly reduce the amount of time spent on this process, increase the reliability, and save on human resources.

scholarly journals The Automated Map. Public innovation for the generation of the National Topographic Map of Spain

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Adolfo Pérez ◽  
Felisa Quesada ◽  
Alicia González ◽  
Alfonso Boluda ◽  
Ana Maldonado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Automatic Process ◽  
Quick Response ◽  
Topographic Map ◽  
National Geographic ◽  
Final Output ◽  
Time Record ◽  
Automated Process ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Editing Process

Abstract. Several reasons have prompted the National Geographic Institute of Spain (IGN-Spain) to implement an automatic process to generate the National Topographic Map 1:25,000 (MTN) instead trough the traditional manual way, pointing out the growing lack of human resources, in addition to the search for a quick response to the increasing demand of updated geoinformation by the society.This new automated process provides an annual production of all the map sheets composing the MTN25 (4.019 files), what is an unprecedented time record, so that the users can quickly both download them from the Download Centre Website and visualize the maps through the visualization web services WMS and WMTS. This methodology is also applied to the creation of sheets for printed publication, whose final output requires a simplified manual editing process.

Digital transformation: “jobocolypse” or empowerment?

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeynep Hizir
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Industry Research ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of digital transformation on jobs and to assess whether or not the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution will lead to mass redundancies. The piece also looks at the role human resources (HR) departments will have to play in the implementation of, and response to, digital transformation within the workplace. Design/methodology/approach This paper combines research based on media articles, a parliamentary report and wider digital transformation industry research. The author looks to explain what digital transformation is, deconstruct misconceptions around digital transformation, assess the true evidence-based impact of digital transformation on jobs and advise HR departments on the impact of digital transformation within the workplace. Findings This piece finds that there remains a considerable degree of misunderstanding and many misconceptions around digital transformation and that while digital transformation will lead to the loss of some jobs, it will also lead to the change of existing ones and creation of new ones. Furthermore, this piece finds that HR departments will play a crucial role in the implementation of digital transformation, but that they too will need to pivot and adjust to new workplace realities as a result. Originality/value Many HR departments face confusion and misconceptions around the impact of digital transformation on the workforce, and there also remains concern among many employers that technology will replace their jobs. This piece seeks to dispel the myths and paint a clearer picture to both HR departments and employees around the impact of digital transformation.

Deep Learning and Computer Vision in Smart Agriculture

2020 ◽  
pp. 66-88
Author(s):  
Shiv Kumar ◽  
Agrima Yadav ◽  
Deepak Kumar Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Computer Vision ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
World Population ◽  
Traditional Methods ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
The World ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Smart Agriculture ◽  
The Many

The exponential growth in the world population has led to an ever-increasing demand for food supplies. This has led to the realization that conventional and traditional methods alone might not be able to keep up with this demand. Smart agriculture is being regarded as one of the few realistic ways that, together with the traditional methods, can be used to close the gap between the demand and supply. Smart agriculture integrates the use of different technologies to better monitor, operate, and analyze different activities involved in different phases of the agricultural life cycle. Smart agriculture happens to be one of the many disciplines where deep learning and computer vision are being realized to be of major impact. This chapter gives a detailed explanation of different deep learning methods and tries to provide a basic understanding as to how these techniques are impacting different applications in smart agriculture.

The Characteristics of SMEs in Dubai and Their Impact on Innovation

2020 ◽  
pp. 146-157
Author(s):  
Mercy Veronica Chaita
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Organizational Practices ◽  
Economic Success ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Medium Enterprises

This chapter explores the extent and characteristics of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Dubai and their innovative practices. Within this context, considerable emphasis is placed on evaluating the propensity of these SMEs to adopt new technology. SMEs are significant to the local entrepreneurship and innovation activities as well as improving competitiveness. Furthermore, these enterprises play a crucial role in job creation and are fundamental to economic growth. The connection between economic success in SMEs is fundamental since these firms are able to incorporate innovation into their operations and organizational practices.

The Impact of New Technology on Society and Workforce in Production in the Era of Industry 4.0

2021 ◽  
pp. 1202-1218
Author(s):  
Cem Zafer ◽  
Pelin Vardarlier
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
New Technology ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

The industrial revolution, which took place in the 20th century, is the first step of similar developments in the ongoing centuries. In the first steps of this century, the use of steam machines in production is the first steps of a more serial and systematic production structure. With the advancing developments up to the industrial revolution or Industry 4.0, a structure quite different from the initial stage was formed. In the most general sense, the Industry 4.0 structure, defined as the internet of objects, emerges with a more systematic and self-functioning structure discourse in its production activities, but its effects are not only related to production activities. As a matter of fact, the use of Industry 4.0 at the point reached, human resources, employment, social classes, communities, and so on. It is thought to be effective on the structures. In this context, in this study, the effects of the social impacts of these processes and the ways in which Industry 4.0 can create a social structure have been explained.

Strategic Human Resource Allocation for an Internal Labor Market

2002 ◽  
pp. 299-310
Author(s):  
Wilfred S.J. Geerlings ◽  
Alexander Verbraeck ◽  
Jon van Beusekom ◽  
Ron P.T. de Groot ◽  
Gino Damen
Keyword(s):  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Manpower Planning ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Business Objectives ◽  
Forecasting Models ◽  
The Future ◽  
Insight Into

Every organization needs a staff appropriate for its tasks in order to accomplish its business objectives, both now and in the future. To gain insight into the quality and number of staff needed in the future, human resource forecasting models are being used. This chapter addresses the design of a simulation model for human resources forecasting, which is being developed for the Chief of Naval Personnel, Royal Netherlands Navy. The aim is to provide the Director of Naval Manpower Planning with tools that give insight into the effects of strategic decisions on personnel buildup, and the effects of changes in personnel on reaching the organization’s business objectives.

scholarly journals Stapled peptides as a new technology to investigate protein–protein interactions in human platelets

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (20) ◽  
pp. 4638-4643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Iegre ◽  
Niaz S. Ahmed ◽  
Josephine S. Gaynord ◽  
Yuteng Wu ◽  
Kara M. Herlihy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Platelet Activation ◽  
Protein Interactions ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Human Platelets ◽  
Protein Protein Interactions ◽  
Stapled Peptides ◽  
Traditional Methods

We describe the first application of stapled peptides in human platelets. Bim BH3 stapled peptides are used to overcome the limitations of traditional methods and uncover a new role for Bim in platelet activation.

Logic Sequence Prevents Launching Devices Downhole Out of Sequence

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo de Lepeleire ◽  
Nicolas Rogozinski ◽  
Hank Rogers ◽  
Daniel Ferrari
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Specific Area ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Logic Control ◽  
Drilling Operations ◽  
Common Operation ◽  
Increasing Demand

Within the oil and gas industry, significant costs are often incurred by the operating company during the well-construction phase of drilling operations. Specifically, the operators cost to drill a well can cost tens or hundreds of millions of USD. One specific area where significant changes in drilling operations have occurred is in the offshore environment, specifically operations from mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs). With the ever-increasing demand for oil and gas, operators globally have increased drilling budgets in an effort to meet forecasted demand. However, the increased budgets are often eroded or offset by increasing drilling costs. Therefore, operators are continually in search of new technology, processes, or procedures to help improve drilling operations and overall operational efficiencies. One Latin America operator identified a common operation as a possible area where operational cost could be easily reduced through the implementation of systems that allow the manipulation of valve manifolds remotely. Additionally, operating such valve manifolds remotely enhanced operational safety for personnel, which was an equally important consideration. This paper details the evaluation of existing equipment and procedures and a process used to develop a new remote-control system using a machine logic control (MLC) that has been designed, built, tested, and deployed successfully on MODUs operating in Latin America.

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