Overview In this article I describe my experiences from a graduate course on industrial math that I taught at Duke in the spring semester 1995. When I volunteered to teach this course, several months before the beginning of the semester, it seemed like a very manageable task; but as the time to start teaching drew closer, I grew apprehensive that I would be unable to develop a successful course...

In order to stabilize the global climate the world’s governments must make significant commitments to drastically reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. One of the most promising methods of curbing GHG emissions is a world transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy. Solar photovoltaic (PV) cells offer a technically sustainable solution to the projected enormous future en...

The scalability of microalgae growth systems is a primary research topic in anticipation of the commercialization of microalgae-based biofuels. To date, there is little published data on the productivity of microalgae in growth systems that are scalable to commercially viable footprints. To inform the development of more detailed assessments of industrial-scale microalgae biofuel processes, thi...

This paper represents a rst attempt to devise a theoretical economic mechanism to explain the data on the distribution of rms and production across highand low-tech sectors. It builds a model of endogenous directed technical change that merges the expanding-variety with the quality-ladders mechanism, and explores the complementarity between them within a labequipment speci cation and under dist...

Using a novel stochastic programming (SP) formulation, we develop an algorithm for inventory control in industrial sized Assemble-To-Order (ATO) systems that has unparalleled efficiency and scalability. Applying our algorithm on several numerical examples, we generate new insights with respect to the control and optimization of these systems. We consider a continuous time model, seeking base-st...

Particular functional blocks of Large-Scale Alarm receiving Centre modernization Design creates core contribution of this research paper. In the introductory chapter the valid legislation and the resulting requirements for the design, location, construction, technical equipment, operations and personnel are described. Moreover, the methodology of evaluation of the Alarm receiving Centre quality...

High rate anaerobic treatment for industrial wastewater was first applied on a commercial scale in the sugar industry in the mid 70's. Since that time the technology has developed into a standard method of wastewater treatment for a wide variety of industries. The technology is now functional in over 65 countries and a total of approximately 1,400 plants were build by the 16 leading vendors of ...

Case-based reasoning (CBR) has emerged as promising technology for decision support. However, its application to large scale industrial problems has been negligible. We believe that the lack of usable problem-solving cases is the major factor limiting the wide spread use of CBR in complex industrial environment. We propose a framework of methodologies called case base engineering (CBE) that can...

Small scale industries are suffering most from the marketing problems due to their owners’ attitudes, units’ capacity, and quality of products along with the scale of production. The researchers analyzed the problems of selected twenty small scale industrial units of various industrial groups of industrial estates of Sylhet division of Bangladesh to get insights of the problem. Primary an...

Fisheries in Guinea Bissau contribute greatly to the economy and food security of its people. Yet, as the ability of the country to monitor its fisheries is at most weak, and confronted with a heavy foreign fleet presence, the impact of industrial foreign fleets on fisheries catches is unaccounted for in the region. However, their footprint in terms of catch and value on the small-scale sector ...