Foreword Global trends in manufacturing technologies which create a path to tomorrow’s innovations

Collaboration Technologies for Global Manufacturing

One impact of the globalization of manufacturing is the growing requirement for teams that are not colocated to collaborate using shared information. In this paper, we present our approach to instituting and assessing collaboration technologies for manufacturing applications. We provide a brief overview of Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) and groupware and discuss some potential uses ...

Foreword: Trends in Functional Differentiation

New trends in Flexible Manufacturing technologies: A Case study of Toyota’s Lean Manufacturing System

Flexible Manufacturing system and design is an emerging area in management of technology across Organizations and Business in the manufacturing and services sector, addressing the need of the industry on Flexible Manufacturing for the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises to meet their strategic objectives and apply business process management approach to implement this emerging technology. An ove...

Trends in Global Assisted Reproductive Technologies Research: a Scientometrics study

INTRODUCTION This study illustrated the global contribution to assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) research in MEDLINE database from 1998 to 2014. METHODS In March 2015, the MEDLINE database was searched for research publications indexed under 'reproductive techniques, assisted' (including the following MeSH headings: in vitro fertilization [IVF]; intracytoplasmic sperm injections; cryo...

Innovations in Microfinance technologies

A day almost like any other … Mamadou Djiré is in charge of the Djicoroni Para outlet in Bamako, Mali. He is opening up the financial coop because several members will be arriving to withdraw funds from their current accounts or make deposits to cover loan payments. Mamadou takes out the cash drawer from the strongbox opens up his teller window and turns on the pocket computer with its AMIO Tel...