Complexity measurement based on the Shannon information entropy is widely used to evaluate variety and uncertainty in supply chains. However, how to use a complexity measurement to support control actions is still an ...
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A case study on continuous process control based on fuzzy logic and supported by expert knowledge is proposed. The aim is to control the coal-grinding operations in a cement manufacturing plant. Fuzzy logic is based o...
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This paper addresses the problem of input-to-state stability (ISS) and stabilization of linear ordinary differential equations (ODEs) coupled with a system of homogeneous linear hyperbolic partial differential equatio...
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Increasing costs and excess demand are typical characteristics of health services, especially those related to social assistance in developing countries. This context leads to the discussion of alternatives addressing...
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(纸本)9780983762447
Increasing costs and excess demand are typical characteristics of health services, especially those related to social assistance in developing countries. This context leads to the discussion of alternatives addressing loss mitigation and increments on production efficiency, concepts akin to the field of Operations Management. Lean health care addresses such concepts focusing on the improvement of health care efficiency, especially in critical services, such as E.R. and surgery room services. Nevertheless, the typology of losses, which drives the notion of efficiency improvement, still lacks better analysis and translation to this context. Based on a literature review of 63 indexed journal articles, published between 2006 and 2014, and on field observations of critical processes in Brazilian health care organizations, this study aims to identify the limiting elements of efficiency on such services and discuss the typology of losses under the perspective of hospital environments.
Mainstream Traffic Flow Control (MTFC) with Variable Speed Limits (VSL) is a freeway traffic control method which aims to maximize throughput by regulating the mainstream flow upstream from a bottleneck. Recent studie...
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(纸本)9781479929153
Mainstream Traffic Flow Control (MTFC) with Variable Speed Limits (VSL) is a freeway traffic control method which aims to maximize throughput by regulating the mainstream flow upstream from a bottleneck. Recent studies in a macroscopic simulator have shown optimal and feedback MTFC potential to improve traffic conditions. In this paper, local feedback MTFC is applied in microscopic simulation for an on-ramp merge bottleneck. Traffic behavior reveals important aspects that had not been previously captured in macroscopic simulation. Mainly, the more realistic VSL application at specific points instead of along an entire freeway section produces a slower traffic response to speed limit changes. In addition, the nonlinear speed limit-flow relation observed in the microscopic model is more pronounced than what was observed at the macroscopic level. After appropriate modifications in the control law significant improvements in traffic conditions were obtained.
The Process Approach is a method to solving problems in Operations Strategy Management (OMS).This method drives the conception and development of an operationalization process of conceptualframeworks,
The Process Approach is a method to solving problems in Operations Strategy Management (OMS).This method drives the conception and development of an operationalization process of conceptualframeworks,
The need for collaboration across companies and across areas in the same company is a reality that systems, people and other stakeholders must deal with it. When there is sharing of information, communication among en...
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The need for collaboration across companies and across areas in the same company is a reality that systems, people and other stakeholders must deal with it. When there is sharing of information, communication among entities, interaction and integration, progress occurs and, all these components working together can improve enterprise performance. As the need of these 'inter operations' is real, the interoperability is becoming a key factor for companies facing with collaborative-cooperative environments. Enterprise Interoperability Assessment (EIA) provides a company the opportunity to know their strengths, weaknesses and prioritize actions to improve its performance and maturity. This paper presents concepts regarding Enterprise Interoperability focusing in EIA, including some existing models and establishing relationship with CMMI, a reference adopted worldwide, in order to identify common perspectives.
This work presents the use of particle swarm optimization (PSO) techniques with the particles' population space based on normative knowledge of cultural algorithms (CA). In this work, the optimal shape design of L...
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Energy supply and mobility are necessary functions of economic development and have become global latent themes concerning sustainability. In the electricity sector renewable energy technologies, such as solar photovo...
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Particle swarm optimization (PSO) is a population-based swarm intelligence algorithm driven by the simulation of a social psychological metaphor instead of the survival of the fittest individual. Based on the swarm in...
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