The aim of this study was to analyze the impact categories bus downtime caused by necessity their repair on availability indicator. A retrospective covering 12 years operation carried using selected municipal transport company as an example. share in total time vehicle analyzed. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient used for analysis. research covered seven makes and types buses six downtime....

The purpose of the study is to analyze current situation regarding temporary stoppage shipping in Sea Azov and determine its impact on logistics ports Southern Federal District (SFD) Russian Federation. scientific novelty consists forecasting issues further reorganization activities Azov, updating problems rethinking modern policy field maritime cargo transportation. As a result, it was reveale...

BACKGROUND In 1998/99, the British Columbia Medical Association (BCMA) asked physicians to withdraw elective services on a series of 20 Rationed Access Days (RADs). This work stoppage was called to protest continued free proration triggered by total physician billings exceeding a fixed budget cap. This paper examines how physicians' practice activity changed on RADs, the rates of participation ...

An effective control scheme can be instrumental in increasing productivity and reducing cost. While facing an outlier-existing process, using the mean ( X ) control chart and the range (R) control chart for monitoring the process mean and variance will lead to high level false alarms. Recently, some median ( X~ ) control charts, such as the X~ Shewhart control chart, the exponentially weighted ...

Abstract The number of fireflies in Japan has decreased with the development cities and industries. As a first step toward regeneration an environment for fireflies, we report attempt to breed aquatic firefly larvae. Focusing on operational stability equipment used, use safety evaluation method like that employed petrochemical plants. death larvae is major risk breeding. larval scenario analyze...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate digitalised visual management, with a focus on the relative advantages and disadvantages digital analogue boards in manufacturing. case study was conducted at two different business units within same large multinational company, Sandvik. Data collected through 15 unstructured semi-structured interviews managers machine operators. More than were found....