It is an instinct requirement of the enterprise management to lower the cost so that the enterprise can optimize the asset efficiency. To enhance competition ability and enlarge the market share, enterprises must have a good inventory management system. In this paper, two solutions of inventory management based on bill of material (BOM) have been discussed. One is the accurate quantity and time...

eCMS is a web-based federated content management system for the support of distributed teaching based on an open, distributed middleware architecture for the publication, discovery, retrieval, and integration of educational material. The infrastructure supports the management of both standalone material and structured courses, as well as the integration of existing organized external repositori...

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is an emerging technology in the building industry. Many researchers have demonstrated how to enhance material control or production management with RFID. However, there is a lack of integrated understanding of lifecycle management. This paper develops and demonstrates a framework to Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) with RFID for material control. The...

Lifecycle management of digital materials can help conceptualisation of the stages required to successfully curate digital material. A number of discipline specific models, and more generally applicable standards, have been developed which can be used as a basis when planning and implementing organisational management of digital material. The generic Draft DCC Curation Lifecycle Model identifie...

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A computerized Material Information Management System (LIMS) is developed. This intranet-based information management system is a state-of-the-art research project where material engineers working closely with computer and operations research specialists to develop a comprehensive and fully functional Material Information Management System for the New Jersey Departments of Transportation (NJDOT...

Waste policy is increasingly moving on from the 'prevention of waste' to a 'sustainable materials policy' focused agenda recognising individual wastes as a resource. In order to comparatively analyse policy developments in enhanced waste management, three case studies were selected; San Francisco's Zero Waste Program, Flanders's Sustainable Materials Management Initiative and Japan's Sound Mate...

for many years, gutta-percha has been the root canal filling material of choice. chloroform is one of the most efficient solvents widely used for gutta-percha removal in retreatment cases, despite being toxic and carcinogenic. the present case report discusses a chloroform extrusion through an existing perforation to the surrounding periodontal ligament space and subsequent necrosis in supporti...