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Total Quality Management for Custodial Operations A Guide to Understanding and Applying the Key Elements of Total Quality Management

Total Quality Management for Custodial Operations A Guide to Understanding and Applying the Key Elements of Total Quality Management

This book examines Total Quality Management for the building cleaning maintenance industry. It demonstrates how to motivate employees to improve the quality of your service. Total Quality Management for Custodial Operations focuses on the customer and applies a methodology used successfully by hundreds of teams. | Total Quality Management for Custodial Operations A Guide to Understanding and Applying the Key Elements of Total Quality Management

GBP 160.00
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Total Quality Management (TQM) Principles Methods and Applications

Total Quality Management (TQM) Principles Methods and Applications

Organisations are now focused on total customer satisfaction. However there is a lack of understanding the requirements and the customer needs. Total Quality Management (TQM) integrates all phases and ensures a defect free quality product. This textbook provides the understanding of all aspects of TQM and the implementation. This textbook covers all aspects of TQM discusses quality systems in detail highlights the importance of the needs of the customer and presents the concept of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). Written as a textbook for students of engineering and management but also explains all quality systems which will be helpful to all organisations in choosing the correct quality system and helpful to managers in decision making while analyzing any process. A solutions manual and power point presentations slides are available for qualified adoptions. | Total Quality Management (TQM) Principles Methods and Applications

GBP 115.00
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Total Manufacturing Assurance Controlling Product Quality Reliability and Safety

Total Manufacturing Assurance Controlling Product Quality Reliability and Safety

This new edition presents an enhanced perspective for the innovative concept of Total Manufacturing Assurance (TMA) and the holistic means by which such assurance can be attained. In fulfilling this objective this textbook discusses the management and engineering techniques and tools required to achieve TMA. Using a holistic approach to manufacturing operations Total Manufacturing Assurance: Controlling Product Quality Reliability and Safety Second Edition focuses on analytics and performance assessment along with Industry 4. 0 and the role it plays in advanced manufacturing. The textbook covers strategic planning innovation and engineering economics as well as the manufacturing process materials and operations. Product manufacturing system reliability maintainability availability quality and safety along with financial issues in decision-making and engineering analysis are all captured in this new edition. Students at undergraduate and graduate levels studying engineering management mechanical industrial and manufacturing engineering as well as business students will find this new edition an invaluable instructional resource. At the same time working professionals including management engineers and others who are intimately involved in the manufacturing system sector will also find this textbook very useful in their day-to-day work. PowerPoint slides and a solutions manual are available to instructors for qualified course adoptions. | Total Manufacturing Assurance Controlling Product Quality Reliability and Safety

GBP 89.99
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Composite Structures Design Mechanics Analysis Manufacturing and Testing

Composite Structures Design Mechanics Analysis Manufacturing and Testing

The primary objective of this book is to bridge this gap by presenting the concepts in composites in an integrated and balanced manner and expose the reader to the total gamut of activities involved in composite product development. It includes the complete know-how for development of a composite product including its design & analysis manufacture and characterization and testing. The book has fourteen chapters that are divided into two parts with part one describing mechanics analytical methods in composites and basic finite element procedure and the second part illustratesr materials manufacturing methods destructive and non-destructive tests and design. | Composite Structures Design Mechanics Analysis Manufacturing and Testing

GBP 94.99
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Desalination Project Cost Estimating and Management

Desalination Project Cost Estimating and Management

Desalination Project Cost Estimating and Management examines the key issues associated with the estimation of costs for desalination plants. It covers all aspects of desalination project cost estimating and management: direct and indirect capital costs fixed and variable operation and maintenance costs and total costs for water production. In addition it provides a detailed overview of the factors that influence project costs and discusses the technological and project delivery methods to control and optimize project costs. The book includes cost curves for the most commonly used seawater desalination facilities and numeric examples illustrating how to prepare a budgetary cost estimate for a typical desalination project. Features: •Presents a comprehensive engineering overview of key issues associated with desalination project cost estimating. •Includes cost curves which can be used for budgetary level estimates of capital and operation and maintenance (O&M) expenditures. •Contains easy to use cost-estimating rules of thumb derived from actual desalination projects. •Includes several numeric examples illustrating the cost estimating process.

GBP 115.00
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Power System Economic and Market Operations

Power System Economic and Market Operations

Power system operation is one of the important issues in the power industry. The book aims to provide readers with the methods and algorithms to save the total cost in electricity generation and transmission. It begins with traditional power systems and builds into the fundamentals of power system operation economic dispatch (ED) optimal power flow (OPF) and unit commitment (UC). The book covers electricity pricing mechanisms such as nodal pricing and zonal pricing based on Security-Constrained ED (SCED) or SCUC. The operation of energy market and ancillary service market are also explored. It covers a wide range of interesting topics which could be very useful for understanding the main phenomena ruling power systems economy (such as Optimal Power Flow analysis and unit Commitments). It addresses topics widely treated in the literature hence it is important to outline its distinctive features compared to other similar books. The book is well structured and well balanced. —Alfredo Vaccaro University of Sannio Italy | Power System Economic and Market Operations

GBP 130.00
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Robots Drones UAVs and UGVs for Operation and Maintenance

Robots Drones UAVs and UGVs for Operation and Maintenance

Industrial assets (such as railway lines roads pipelines) are usually huge span long distances and can be divided into clusters or segments that provide different levels of functionality subject to different loads degradations and environmental conditions and their efficient management is necessary. The aim of the book is to give comprehensive understanding about the use of autonomous vehicles (context of robotics) for the utilization of inspection and maintenance activities in industrial asset management in different accessibility and hazard levels. The usability of deploying inspection vehicles in an autonomous manner is explained with the emphasis on integrating the total process. Key Features Aims for solutions for maintenance and inspection problems provided by robotics drones unmanned air vehicles and unmanned ground vehicles Discusses integration of autonomous vehicles for inspection and maintenance of industrial assets Covers the industrial approach to inspection needs and presents what is needed from the infrastructure end Presents the requirements for robot designers to design an autonomous inspection and maintenance system Includes practical case studies from industries | Robots Drones UAVs and UGVs for Operation and Maintenance

GBP 160.00
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Rotary Drilling and Blasting in Large Surface Mines

Rotary Drilling and Blasting in Large Surface Mines

In large surface mining operations drilling and blasting activities constitute more than 15% of the total costs. In order to optimize performance and minimize costs a thorough knowledge of drill and blast operations is therefore extremely important. In this unique reference volume rotary blasthole drilling and surface blasting as applied in large surface mines are comprehensively covered. Both new and classic concepts techniques and methodologies are presented supported by numerous illustrations and practical data. In 26 chapters drilling surface blasting rock rock mass machinery tools and accessories compressors and air flushing computing and practice are many other relevant subjects are treated; the first 16 chapters deal with rotary blasthole drilling and the 10 next chapters with the concepts theory and practice of blasting. Moreover the 14 appendices provide vital technical and commercial data to further support the reader to design plan execute and calculate blasthole drilling operations. This volume is intended for professionals and technicians in mining exploration geological and mechanical engineering who are involved with the design planning and execution of rotary drilling and blasting operations in surface mines. | Rotary Drilling and Blasting in Large Surface Mines

GBP 94.99
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Handbook of Plum Fruit Production Postharvest Science and Processing Technology

Handbook of Plum Fruit Production Postharvest Science and Processing Technology

In the last ten years there has been an exponential increase in the adoption of high-density farming which leads to better yield and higher-quality fruits thus improving the economic return. Handbook of Plum Fruit: Production Postharvest Science and Processing Technology covers all the recent advances in plum production harvesting handling and processing. Divided into two main parts the first eight chapters provide insight about preharvest processing of plums whereas the later chapters discuss the postharvest processing of plums. This book also includes vital chapters on varietal improvement and rootstock breeding high-density planting and pollination. After harvesting plum quality quickly diminishes mainly due to weight loss total acidity loss of firmness and decay. Key Features: In-depth information on the pre- and postharvest processing of plums Coverage on plum harvesting handling and storage practices Plum by-product utilization and potential health benefits Handbook of Plum Fruit provides comprehensive information on recent advances in postharvesting technologies of plum. The health benefits of plum and its products are also addressed. This book will assist horticulturists agriculturists pomologists food scientists and others working in various fruit-processing industries. | Handbook of Plum Fruit Production Postharvest Science and Processing Technology

GBP 170.00
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Get Through MRCOG Part 2: MCQs

Get Through MRCOG Part 2: MCQs

Get Through MRCOG Part 2: MCQs covers the breadth and depth of the MRCOG Part 2 examination syllabus and is an essential revision tool for candidates preparing for this examination. The comprehensive and wide collection of practice questions is designed to help the candidate test and assess their knowledge of the subject aiding them in thorough preparation for the exam. The text contains 750 multiple choice stems each with around four associated questions providing the reader with a total of 3000 individual questions with which to test themselves. The material is divided up by subject area allowing candidates to test their knowledge on a particular topic. The 13 'modules' are followed by two mock papers each containing a selection of questions on different subject areas which the reader can attempt under timed conditions. Answers are provided with useful explanatory information for all questions to help the reader understand why their answer is right or wrong. The author Paul Ayuk was clinical lecturer in obstetrics and gynaecology at Oxford University for 6 years and has run an on-line MRCOG course for over 5 years assisting over 8000 candidates worldwide.

GBP 130.00
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Engineering Economics of Life Cycle Cost Analysis

Engineering Economics of Life Cycle Cost Analysis

The rise of the information age and the digital economy has dramatically changed engineering and other technology-driven fields. With tremendous advances in computing and communication systems major organizational upheavals all fueled by complexity globalization short cycle times and lean supply chains the functions of engineers have significantly changed. Engineers and similar professionals must be technically savvy and have product management and costing skills all while working in a distributed and often unstable environment. This new-edition textbook is updated to cover the integration of cost risk value scheduling and informationtechnologies going beyond basic engineering economics. Engineering Economics of Life Cycle Cost Analysis Second Edition offers a systems and life cycle or total ownership cost perspective. It presents advanced costing techniques such as simulation-based costing decision and risk analysis complex systemscosting software big data and cloud computing estimation. Examples and problems demonstrating these techniques with real-world applications are also included. All engineers and similar professionals will find this book useful but it is mainly written for systems engineers engineering managers program/product managers and industrial engineers. The text can serve as a professional reference or for use with graduate courses on advanced engineering economic analysis and cost management and financial analysis for engineers.

GBP 110.00
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Advanced Controls for Wind Driven Doubly Fed Induction Generators

Advanced Controls for Wind Driven Doubly Fed Induction Generators

Advanced Controls for Wind Driven Doubly Fed Induction Generators discusses the most advanced control algorithms used for enhancing the dynamics of a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) operating at fixed and variable speeds and which are used for different utilization purposes (standalone and grid connection). Extensive generator performance analysis has been introduced using various control topologies. Features: Presents modeling of wind energy conversion systems (WECS) including a wind turbine as a prime mover a DFIG as a generation unit for electrical energy and a three-phase induction motor as an isolated load Explores a detailed description for the presented control algorithms in order to visualize the base principle of each method Introduces a comprehensive performance analysis for the DFIG using the formulated predictive voltage control scheme and other control techniques under different operating conditions Examines the formulation of new control approaches which overcome the shortages present in previous DFIG control schemes Presents a detailed comparison between different control topologies for the DFIG to outline the most effective procedure in terms of dynamic response structure simplicity ripples total harmonic distortion and computational burdens The book is written for researchers and academics working on advanced control systems and those interested in areas such as machine drives renewable energy systems 'adaptive control' modeling of WECS and optimization theory.

GBP 110.00
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Fingerponds: Seasonal Integrated Aquaculture in East African Freshwater Wetlands: Exploring their potential for wise use strategies PhD: UNE

Fingerponds: Seasonal Integrated Aquaculture in East African Freshwater Wetlands: Exploring their potential for wise use strategies PhD: UNE

Wetlands play an important role in the livelihoods of many rural households particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. However due to decline in rainfed terrestrial agriculture many wetlands are being encroached upon to grow crops. The question to any wetland scientist/policy maker in the region is: what efforts can be made to achieve a balance between human needs for food and income and maintenance of ecosystem integrity?. This study analyses the potential of smallholder integrated aquaculture farming systems (calledFingerponds ) around the Lake Victoria wetlands in Kenya. Various analytical tools were used to evaluate the biophysical suitability nutrient flows benefits and environmental implications of this innovative technology. The critical biophysical factors determining Fingerponds productivity are site selection and water supply. The analysis of nutrient flows in the entire agroecosystem using nitrogen as the currency indicated that the total system throughput and hence the overall productivity of the system were low. Fingerponds contributed to household livelihoods by providing protein and income and added diversity to the household activities with minimal impacts on the natural environment. With careful implementation and adaptive management Fingerponds can be incorporated into national wetland policies and enhance the balance between economic development and environmental conservation. | Fingerponds: Seasonal Integrated Aquaculture in East African Freshwater Wetlands: Exploring their potential for wise use strategies PhD: UNE

GBP 115.00
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Safety Metrics for the Modern Safety Professional

Safety Metrics for the Modern Safety Professional

This book investigates the world of leading indicators and explores how they can be used effectively providing 21st-century safety professionals with alternative metrics and guidance which will enable them to make a difference in managing risk within an organization. The safety and health profession has been hindered by ineffective metrics for decades with the primary metrics of choice being the OSHA incident rate and lost time accident rate. This narrow focus on what constitutes loss is not in line with the new concepts of managing the total risk that an organization faces. The book looks at indicators on a tactical level where they can be very effective in providing management with clear direction and manageable items they can utilize to elevate the safety efforts of an organization. It also explores the limitations of leading indicators at the strategic level and how they’re tied into the management merit review system to determine bonus and salary increase structures. It features measurements of areas of loss not usually considered by safety managers suggests ways to use leading indicators and promotes a departure from traditional body count thinking. This book will be of interest to safety professionals involved in risk management in the modern workplace. | Safety Metrics for the Modern Safety Professional

GBP 94.99
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Handbook of Hydraulic Fluid Technology Second Edition

Handbook of Hydraulic Fluid Technology Second Edition

Detailing the major developments of the last decade the Handbook of Hydraulic Fluid Technology Second Edition updates the original and remains the most comprehensive and authoritative book on the subject. With all chapters either revised (in some cases completely) or expanded to account for new developments this book sets itself apart by approaching hydraulic fluids as a component of a system and focusing on key technological aspects. Written by experts from around the world the handbook covers all major classes of hydraulic fluids in detail delving into chemistry design fluid maintenance and selection and other key concepts. It also offers a rigorous overview of hydraulic fluid technology and evaluates the ecological benefits of water and its use as an important alternative technology. This complete overview discusses pumps and motors valves and reservoir design as well as fluid properties and associated topics. These include air entrainment modulus lubrication and wear assessment by bench and pump testing biodegradability and fire resistance. Contributors also present particularly important material on biodegradable fluids and the use of water as a hydraulic fluid. As the foremost resource on the design selection and testing of hydraulic systems and fluids used in engineering applications this book contains new illustrations data tables and practical examples all updated with essential information on the latest methods. To streamline presentation relevant content from the first edition has been integrated into this new version where appropriate. The result is a reference that helps readers develop an unparalleled understanding of the total hydraulic system including essential hardware fluid properties and hydraulic lubricants.

GBP 94.99
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Water Systems Analysis Design and Planning Urban Infrastructure

Water Systems Analysis Design and Planning Urban Infrastructure

This book presents three distinct pillars for analysis design and planning: urban water cycle and variability as the state of water being; landscape architecture as the medium for built-by-design; and total systems as the planning approach. The increasing demand for water and urban and industrial expansions have caused myriad environmental social economic and political predicaments. More frequent and severe floods and droughts have changed the resiliency and ability of water infrastructure systems to operate and provide services to the public. These concerns and issues have also changed the way we plan and manage our water resources. Focusing on urban challenges and contexts the book provides foundational information regarding water science and engineering while also examining topics relating to urban stormwater water supply and wastewater infrastructures. It also addresses critical emerging issues such as simulation and economic modeling flood resiliency environmental visualization satellite data applications and digital data model (DEM) advancements. Features: Explores various theoretical practical and real-world applications of system analysis design and planning of urban water infrastructures Discusses hydrology hydraulics and basic laws of water flow movement through natural and constructed environments Describes a wide range of novel topics ranging from water assets water economics systems analysis risk reliability and disaster management Examines the details of hydrologic and hydrodynamic modeling and simulation of conceptual and data-driven models Delineates flood resiliency environmental visualization pattern recognition and machine learning attributes Explores a compilation of tools and emerging techniques that elevate the reader to a higher plateau in water and environmental systems management Water Systems Analysis Design and Planning: Urban Infrastructure serves as a useful resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in the areas of water resources and systems analysis as well as practicing engineers and landscape professionals. | Water Systems Analysis Design and Planning Urban Infrastructure

GBP 130.00
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Computer-Aided Glaucoma Diagnosis System

Computer-Aided Glaucoma Diagnosis System

Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness globally. Early detection and treatment can prevent its progression to avoid total blindness. This book discusses and reviews current approaches for detection and examines new approaches for diagnosing glaucoma using CAD system. Computer-Aided Glaucoma Diagnosis System Chapter 1 provides a brief introduction of the disease and current methodology used to diagnose it today. Chapter 2 presents a review of the medical background of the disease followed by a theoretical and mathematical background used in fundus image processing. Chapter 3 is a literature review about segmentation and feature extraction. Chapter 4 describes the formulation of the proposed methodology. In Chapter 5 the results of optic disc and optic cup segmentation algorithm are presented the feature extraction and selection method experimental results and performance evaluations of the classifier are given. Chapter 6 presents the conclusions and discussion of the future potential for the diagnostic system. This book is intended for biomedical engineers computer science students ophthalmologists and radiologists looking to develop a reliable automated computer-aided diagnosis system (CAD) for detecting glaucoma and improve diagnosis of the disease. Key Features Discusses a reliable automated computer-aided diagnosis system (CAD) for detecting glaucoma and presents an algorithm that detects optic disc and optic cup Assists ophthalmologists and researchers to test a new diagnostic method that reduces the effort and time of the doctors and cost to the patients Discusses techniques to reduce human error and minimize the miss detection rate and facilitate early diagnosis and treatment Presents algorithms to detect cup and disc color shape features and RNFL texture features Dr. Arwa Ahmed Gasm Elseid is an assistant professor Department of Biomedical Engineering Sudan University of Science and Technology Khartoum Sudan. Dr. Alnazier Osman Mohammed Hamza is professor of Medical Imaging College of Engineering Sudan University of Sciences and Technology Khartoum Sudan.

GBP 105.00
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Livestock Ration Formulation for Dairy Cattle and Buffalo

Livestock Ration Formulation for Dairy Cattle and Buffalo

Livestock Ration Formulation for Dairy Cattle and Buffalo provides an interdisciplinary integrative perspective and optimization on dairy cattle feed formulation problem solving. It helps dairy farmers by introducing them the right frequency and right amount of balanced diet to be fed to cattle’s and buffaloes at different body condition so that their feeding cost should be decreased and there should be increase in income for dairy farmers as they don’t have enough knowledge of feeding practice. It helps animal nutritionist to work for dairy farmers which have very limited feed resources to fulfil nutrients requirement in terms of crude protein (CP) total digestible nutrient (TDN) calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) by developing a software programme to plan a balanced low budget diet. It includes the Linear and Goal programming model for non-pregnant dairy buffalo is been solved using Hybrid Real Coded Genetic Algorithm and the results are compared with Real Coded Genetic Algorithm (RGA) considering different versions like RGA without crossover RGA without Mutation RGA with crossover and mutation. These models can also be applied with other nutritional models like CNCPS INRA. This book is a step forward in that direction to provide least cost diet formulation based on nutrient requirement of the cattle and buffalo which is been calculated according to Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR 2013) and NRC (2001) on dry matter basis provides a clear and precise platform for other researcher in Animal Nutrition field which also give initial platform to build a software and android application to formulate least cost ration Based on data and algorithm used in this book which helps Dairy farmers directly to feed balanced diet at cheap rate. Features: It is a good reference to local dairy farmers by introducing them to the right frequency and right amount of balanced diet to be fed to cattle and buffaloes at different production cycles. It will provide basic platform and some solutions to built-up software about cattle nutrition development and least cost formulation for end-user. It has several techniques for optimizing animal diet formulation but a good balance between coding/programming and animal nutrition is incorporated towards application of soft computing technique to improve the quality of the solution due to rigidity of the constraints.

GBP 99.99
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