scholarly journals Ddi Tool: A serious game for the development of competences of graduate and postgraduate students in the Operations Management environment

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
F. Javier Ramirez

<p class="Abstract">A serious game known as Ddi Tool is presented by the authors to improve the competences on Operations Management of graduate and postgraduate students. The game is applied to the resolution of multistage industrial processes allowing to have a global vision of the manufacturing process and combining the students’ skills on operations management research and learning. The tool allows also to perform an economic evaluation of the whole process by means of the process costs analysis and improving this cost as function of the main process variables and parameters: raw material, workforce, energy consumption, etc. The game has been generated using Java language with a user-friendly interface for a quick comprehension by the student during the practical classroom. In this manner, the tool allows developing competencies to students applying and developing scientific, technological, mathematical, economical and sustainable knowledge.</p>

1999 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 6065-6070 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birga Syska ◽  
Steffen Körner ◽  
Reimar Schumann

2020 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
pp. 115-136
Author(s):  
Cristina Castillo Rodríguez ◽  
José María Díaz Lage ◽  
Beatriz Rubio Martínez

A learner corpus (LC) is widely known as a rich source of information regarding the use of expressions and the errors made by students in their productions. In fact, we, as teachers, can profit from the compilation of their tasks so as to analyze in detail their way of writing. However, the mere compilation of texts does not guarantee a successful exploitation, as more steps than saving texts must be involved in the whole process. Therefore, it seems essential to follow a protocolized methodology of compilation. In this paper we propose five phases for compiling a LC containing texts from the spontaneous written productions from undergraduate and postgraduate students. The outcomes thrown with the LC exploitation will reveal the errors in students’ productions regarding the use of plural, comparative and superlative in adjectives and also other fails detected in the tagging phase, most of which are due to students’ misuses.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 12418
Author(s):  
Hengky Salim ◽  
Rodney Anthony Stewart ◽  
Oz Sahin ◽  
Birthe Sagstad ◽  
Michael Dudley

A complex systems model is necessary to holistically address the end-of-life (EoL) solar panel waste problem. However, there is a significant challenge in communicating such a model to stakeholders. Serious games can overcome this challenge by simplifying a complex model via a user-friendly interface. It enables stakeholders to experiment with different decisions and understand their long-term impacts in a safe environment. In this paper, a serious game called R3SOLVE was designed from a previously developed system dynamics (SD) model. The goal of the game is to achieve certain collection and recovery outcomes through a mix of decisions ranging from product stewardship strategies, landfill regulation, technological investment, promotional effort, reuse strategy, and infrastructure improvement. The game has a single player mode, where a player can access all decisions, and a multiplayer (turn-based) mode, where two players with different roles work collaboratively to achieve the desired outcome. Rewards and penalties also exist in the game to promote players’ extrinsic motivation to use critical thinking. Both game modes have been tested in separate workshops to identify bugs and issues regarding goal clarity and in-game information. Future directions to conduct stakeholder workshops and the evaluation approach are also suggested at the end of this paper.


Author(s):  
Diego Villa Valdivieso ◽  
Mabel Parada Rivera ◽  
Marlene García Veloz

The main objective of this work was to design the industrial process for the elaboration of quinoa extruded (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) of vanilla, chocolate and passion fruit flavors. The first step was the physical, bromatological and microbiological characterization of the raw material according to the ‘NTE INEN 1673 (2013): Quinoa Requirements’. Next, both the laboratory and industrial processes were performed, in which the unitary operations suitable for precise design were determined, including extrusion, evaporation, mixing and drying. Simultaneously, data of the necessary processes were taken (humidity, temperature and time) which facilitated all engineering calculations essential to generate a daily production using 17 kg of natural quinoa extrude to obtain 22,702 kg of vanilla, 23,491 kg of chocolate or 24,137 kg of passion fruit values that were determined by mass balances. With these processed samples, a sensory evaluation was conducted using a preference test in which the vanilla flavor obtained a 63.03% acceptability, followed by passion fruit with 20.72%, and finally chocolate with 16.22%. Once it was completed, the design was validated through the ‘NTE INEN 2570 (2011): grain, cereal and seed snacks. Requirements’, recording values within the limits recommended by the norm. Thus, the product is suitable for human consumption. Keywords: Humidity, Extrusion, Mass balance, food safety, Statgraphycs (software). Resumen El presente trabajo tuvo por principal objetivo diseñar el proceso industrial para la elaboración de extruido de quinua (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) sabor a vainilla, chocolate y maracuyá, donde para cumplirlo se inició con la caracterización física, bromatológica y microbiológica de la materia prima acorde a la ‘NTE INEN 1673 (2013): Quinua. Requisitos.’, seguido a esto se desarrolló el proceso tanto a nivel de laboratorio como industrial en donde se determinaron las operaciones unitarias idóneas para un diseño preciso entre las que constan la extrusión, la evaporación, el mezclado y el secado, a la vez se tomaron los datos necesarios de las variables del proceso (humedad, temperatura y tiempo) que ayudarían a realizar todos los cálculos de ingeniería indispensables para generar una producción diaria que utiliza 17 kg de extruido de quinua natural para obtener 22,702 kg de vainilla, 23,491 de chocolate o 24,137 kg de maracuyá, valores que fueron determinados mediante balances de masa. Con las muestras elaboradas se procedió a realizar una ficha de evaluación sensorial utilizando una prueba de preferencia en la que el sabor de vainilla tuvo un 63,03% de aceptabilidad, seguido del de maracuyá con un 20,72% y por último el de chocolate con un 16,22%. Una vez se culminó el diseño se realizó su validación a través de la ‘NTE INEN 2570 (2011): Bocaditos de granos, cereales y semillas. Requisitos.’, registrando valores dentro de los límites recomendados por dicha norma, por lo tanto el producto es apto para el consumo humano. Palabras Clave: Humedad, Extrusión, Balance de masa, Seguridad alimentaria Statgraphycs (software).


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Shuang Shuang ◽  
Fengxia Yang ◽  
Zhiwei Li ◽  
Jiangtao Li ◽  
Xiangmin Meng

SiB6 powders were prepared by the “chemical oven” method from Si and B powders. Here combustion with acid pickling “two-step” mode replaces the traditional synthesis method which helps to avoid severe condition of high temperature and high pressure. It could realize maximum reaction temperature to about 2000°C, and the whole process just needs ∼30 s. The average diameter of products is ∼10 μm. And the raw material Si and B are ∼3 μm and ∼20 μm, respectively. The infrared emissivity of products was evaluated by UV-vis spectrum with absorption band around 250∼2500 nm. All five samples show higher emissivity over UV-visible light range with lower emissivity over near-infrared range. Typically, the sample’s Si/B ratio of 1 : 1 shows highest integral intensity for about 0.85 compared with other molar ratios. It can be used as a more simple and effective method to obtain infrared ceramic SiB6 with high emissivity.


Author(s):  
Suchismita Satapathy

All companies are dependent on their raw material providers. The same applies in the case of thermal power plants. The major raw material for a thermal power plant is the coal. There are a lot of companies which in turn provide this coal to the thermal power plant. Some of these companies are international; some are local, whereas the others are localized. The thermal power plants look into all the aspects of the coal providing company, before settling down for a deal. Some people are specifically assigned to the task of managing the supply chain. The main motive is to optimize the whole process and achieve higher efficiency. There are a lot of things which a thermal power plant looks into before finalizing a deal, such as the price, quality of goods, etc. Thus, it is very important for the raw material providers to understand each and every aspect of the demands of the thermal power plant. A combination of three methods—Delphi, SWARA, and modified SWARA—has been applied to a list of factors, which has later been ranked according to the weight and other relevant calculations.


2013 ◽  
Vol 785-786 ◽  
pp. 1099-1103
Author(s):  
Jian Wei Yang ◽  
Jing Wu

There are two reasons to causes of defects of acid rolling line equipment and hot-rolled raw materials problems, so it is necessary to analyse the cold-rolled strip surface foreign body pressed into the defect microstructure and composition. It is found that this defect can be eliminated by improving the quality of the raw material, controlling strip shape, making reasonable squeezed roll transformation system, making the implementation of effective management of the full range of roll surface, carrying out the whole process of clean production, effectively controlling of the cold-rolled strip foreign body pressed into the generation of defects.


2012 ◽  
Vol 576 ◽  
pp. 685-689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gamawan Ananto

In ‘Bandung State Polytechnic for Manufacturing’ (POLMAN) Bandung as a vocational education institution, Production Base Education (PBE) is already implemented for years. Through this concept students are doing practical jobs that inquired by real customer from industries, with the Quality-Cost-Delivery (QCD) necessity as well. The student practical program schedule is made structurally, combined with theory and other needed contents according the planned competency for each study program in 3 years (6 semesters). Therefore, so far 2 weeks for practical and 1 week theory alternately is arranged and ran well. Students will then learn all about process and transformation of raw material to product included assembly, but they seem not enough experienced in Operation Management and integrating the related manufacture activities. There are feedbacks that POLMAN graduates have adequate capability in technical matters like designing, machining, fabrication etc. but few skills in managing could still be improved. In 321 program idea, students will get the first 3 semesters for basic matters needed, the next 2 semesters in integrated continually project program and the last 1 semester for finalization and the additional enrichment items. With this program, students will more concern and get better understanding in project handling comprehensively, integrating all related planning, relevancies among one process to others in order handling and manufacture activities, and be realized in controlling the milestone of supply chain component entities like vendor, logistic, production, sales and customer. The consequences in market and project matter preparation of course has to be highly anticipated.


Author(s):  
Lara Rebaioli ◽  
Irene Fassi

Abstract Lab on Chips (LOCs) are devices, mostly based on microfluidics, that allow to perform one or several chemical, biochemical or biological analysis in a miniaturized format on a single chip. The Additive Manufacturing processes, and in particular the Digital Light Processing stereolithography (DLP-SLA), could quickly produce a complete LOC with high resolution 3D features in a single step, i.e. without the need for assembly processes, and using low cost and user-friendly desktop machines. However, the potential of DLP-SLA to produce non-planar channels or channels with complex sections has not been fully investigated yet. This study proposes a benchmark artifact (including also some channels with their axis lying in a plane parallel to the machine building platform) aiming at assessing the capability and performance of DLP-SLA for manufacturing microfeatures for microfluidic devices. A proper experimental campaign was performed to evaluate the effect of the main process parameters (namely, layer thickness and exposure time) on the process performance. The results pointed out that both the process parameters influence the quality and dimensional accuracy of the analyzed features.


2012 ◽  
Vol 518-523 ◽  
pp. 3421-3426
Author(s):  
Chun Ping Li

Re-processing of aged refuse with particle size of 100mm, heating value above 3000kcal/kg above, chlorine content of about 0.13% was added into cement kiln as alternative fuels using screw conveyor. The results show that: except for NOx, emission rate and concentrations of TSPs, HCl, HF, SO2, CO from cement kiln flue gas were increased and volatized significantly after adding alternative fuels. Dosage of 2t/h of alternative fuels affected little on kiln system, so, main process parameters were normal and no more substantial fluctuations, but, the amount of feeding coal at calciner were adjusted more frequently. Element of S in hot raw material into the kiln seemed no significant changes while K and Cl content was significantly increased within the manageable range. Compressive strength, flexural strength, water demand for normal consistency, surface area of clinker all reduced when using alternative fuels, initial setting time and final setting time were increased compared with clinker saturation. Adding alternative fuels saving of coal, but the actual effect of alternative fuel was less than theoretical results, indicating that intermittent feeding mode was not desirable.


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