In this study, we have developed an analytic network process (ANP)-based framework to identify the level of impact of different factors on total quality management (TQM) implementation and to assess the readiness of the Turkish manufacturing industry to adopt TQM practices. ANP is a methodology recently introduced by Saaty for multiple criteria problems where there is feedback and interdependen...

The visual appearance of manufactured products is often one of the important quality attributes for certain types of products, which are mainly used for display purposes or used as the exterior part of other products. TFT-LCD (thin film transistor – liquid crystal display) glass substrates can be one of the representative cases. In such cases, visual quality (i.e., visual appearance) as well as...

We empirically investigated the influence of site attributes, proximity to labor, specific industries, and labor force characteristics on the location of employment concentrations. The study focuses on two dimensions of labor force including race and gender. We examined racial and gender disparity by studying concentrated Black, White, male, and female employment. While job opportunities are ex...

Setup planning is an intermediate phase of process planning, and automating setup planning constitutes a critical component of computer-aided process planning. The common absence of a clearly defined optimality of setup plans has been a major obstacle to converting automatic setup planning research progress into real advancement in practice. The optimality of a setup plan is a multiple attribut...

This paper describes an application of a CBR System in a factory, which manufactures Fused Cast (Electro Cast) Refractory blocks used as Lining for Glass Melting Furnace Tanks. The attributes, which are associated with the manufacturing process, are captured in the shop floor. The CBR system enables the users and the experts to correlate the dependence of the success and failure of these blocks...

Moulds are complex devices and their quotation is one of the most risky tasks in mould industry. In this paper a digital work environment based on a computer assisted mould quotation tool is proposed in which all the relevant information is quickly available to assist a robust and rapid quotation. The tool involves a new way to directly access past quotation, design and even manufacturing data ...

Sustainability becomes the key towards success of manufacturing industries now. Besides increasing efficiency of sustainable industrial processes, sustainable consumption becomes an important complementary strategy for making economies more sustainable gradually. Hence, the research in sustainable production and consumption (SPaC) keeps emerging and the approach of information transition became...

We introduce a method for improving facial attribute predictions using other attributes. In the domain of face recognition and verification, attributes are high-level descriptions of face images. Attributes are very useful for identification as well as image search as they provide easily understandable descriptions of faces, rather than most other image descriptors (i.e. HOG, LBP, and SIFT). A ...

In this paper, the authors address the problem of edge-perception for its applications to vision-feedback control in robotic systems. In natural vision, the recognition of objects takes place through the process consisting of 'eye system', 'neural networks' and 'cognition'. The cognitive process, in turn yields a phenomenon known as perception. This is the phenomenon of perception of physical a...

The topic of ‘Industry 4.0’ has become increasingly popular in manufacturing and academia since it was first published. Under this trending topic, researchers and manufacturing companies have pointed out many related capabilities required by current manufacturing systems, such as automation, interoperability, consciousness, and intelligence. Additive manufacturing (AM) is one of the most popula...