Earned Value Management is a critical project managementmethodology that evaluates project performance from cost andschedule viewpoints. The novel theoretical framework presented in thispaper estimates future performance of project regarding the past relativeinformation. It benefits from fuzzy regression (FR) models in estimationprocess in order to deal with the vagueness and impreciseness ofre...

Due to the continuing miniaturization of chips and availability of wired/wireless communications, many kinds/forms of devices can be integrated into physical objects and ambient environments. The u-things, as opposed to pure digital e-things existing on computers/Web/Internet, are ordinary physical things with attached, embedded or blended computers, networks, and/or some other devices such as ...

In industrial environments such as power plants, automated factories, sewage treatment facilities, railways, etc., digital audio and video play at least three important roles:– • On-line documentation and training. Pre-stored video in documentation databases is typically viewed interactively, both during routine operation and during emergency situations. • Monitoring and surveillance. Video cam...

was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1964. He received the B.E., M.E., and D.E. degrees from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, in 1987, 1989, and 1992 respectively. From 1992 to 1994, he was a Research Associate at Chiba University, Chiba, Japan. From 1994 to 2006, he was an Associate Professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology before becoming a Professor. He has been participating in...

A simplex-centroid design for q mixture components comprises of all possible subsets of the q components, present in equal proportions. The design does not contain full mixture blends except the overall centroid. In real-life situations, all mixture blends comprise of at least a minimum proportion of each component. Here, we introduce simplex-centroid designs which contain complete blend...