Mass Customization examines the business opportunities, considerations, and challenges manufacturers in various industries must weigh before committing to the significant investment in machinery and software needed to go to mass customization. For manufacturers who decide that it’s time to take the plunge, the author describes the proven methods and latest technologies for making mass customization work seamlessly and profitably on the factory floor.Mass customization—the ...

Consumer networks have revolutionized the way companies understand and reach their customers, making possible intricate measurement and accurate prediction at every step of every transaction. The same revolution is underway in our infrastructure, where new generations of sensor-laden power plants, cars and medical devices will generate vast quantities of data that could bring about improvements in quality, reliability and cost. Big machines will enter the modern era of big data, where they...

A Layman's Guide To Cashing In On The iPhone Craze: The hottest technology to come on the market in a long time is the iPhone. Right now, Apple has introduced the 3G iPhone to the public and people are knocking themselves out to try to get the best applications. By making applications and selling them or distributing them online, you can make a lot of money in this arena.

In the past few years, we’ve seen many data products based on predictive modeling. These products range from weather forecasting to recommendation engines like Amazon's. Prediction technology can be interesting and mathematically elegant, but we need to take the next step: going from recommendations to products that can produce optimal strategies for meeting concrete business objectives.We already know how to build these products: they've been in use for the past decade or so, but ...

Timeless Insights for Planning and Managing 21st-Century Warehouse OperationsDespite today's just-in-time production mentality, with its efforts to eliminate warehouses and their inventory carrying costs, effective warehousing continues to play a critical bottom-line role for companies worldwide. World-Class Warehousing and Material Handling covers today's state-of-the-art tools, metrics, and methodologies for dramatically increasing the effectiveness, acc...

Many companies have asked suppliers to begin using RFID (radio frequency identification) tags by 2006RFID allows pallets and products to be scanned at a greater distance and with less effort than barcode scanning, offering superior supply-chain management efficienciesThis unique plain-English resource explains RFID and shows CIOs, warehouse managers, and supply-chain managers how to implement RFID tagging in products and deploy RFID scanning at a warehouse or dist...

Its finally arrived: A book for engineers written by an engineerand one that focuses on low-current systems. Habbieb T. Mansour, who has designed, built, and reviewed designs for hundreds of engineering projects, explores the design and construction of modern buildings in this guide that will help you: check on the quantity and quality of what is to be delivered before design documents go out for tendering; unify the design packages of various engineers within an organization; personalize ...

This updated and expanded edition discusses many different tools for root cause analysis and presents them in an easy-to-follow structure: a general description of the tool, its purpose and typical applications, the procedure when using it, an example of its use, a checklist to help you make sure if is applied properly, and different forms and templates. The examples used are general enough to apply to any industry or market. The layout of the book has been designed to help speed your lear...

If you’re a technology fan then this book is a very interesting read for the technical and importantly there are some interesting illustrations for the non technical person alike. The topic discusses a global view of picture recognition technology to interest both the technical and non technical reader giving a very good insight into this very interesting area of technology with some technical and real life experience of methods and knowledge obtained through working on real time d...

The Chemical and Process Plant Commissioning Handbook, winner of the 2012 Basil Brennan Medal from the Institution of Chemical Engineers, is a guide to converting a newly constructed plant or equipment into a fully integrated and operational process unit. Good commissioning is based on a disciplined, systematic and proven methodology and approach that achieve results in the safest, most efficient, cost effective and timely manner. The book is supported by detailed, proven and effective com...

In 1976, the Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE) saw the need for tools to promote innovation, communicate information and successfully plan major projects. A team researched and developed the seven new quality control tools, often called the seven management and planning (MP) tools, or simply the seven management tools. Not all the tools were new, but their collection and promotion were.The seven MP tools discussed in this e-book, listed in an order that moves from abstract ...

Select, invest in, and deploy a Real Time Location SystemIs your business ready for an RTLS? This friendly, hands-on guide shows you how to understand and implement this cutting-edge technology, explaining RTLS methodologies in plain English. From the initial deployment to monitoring to determining Return on Investment, you'll see how to successfully meet your needs, ensure data accuracy, and sustain your system.Get your bearings — understand what RTL...