5LIST OF ACRONYMS6LIST OF SYMBOLS8INTRODUCTION91. CURRENT STATUS IN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATIONSTANDARDS111.1 IEC standards111.1.1 IEC 61131 standard131.1.2 IEC 61499 standard142. IEC 61131 AND IEC 61499 STANDARDSAND THEIR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT172.1 IEC 61131192.2 IEC 61499282.2.1 System design312.2.2...

one of the most important steps involved in mining operations is to select an appropriate extraction method for mine resources. after choosing the extraction method, it is usually impossible to replace it with another one because it may be so expensive that implementation of the entire project could be economically impossible. choosing a mining method depends on the geological and geometrical c...

supplier selection is one of the critical activities for firms to gain competitive advantage and achieve the objectives of the whole supply chain. in this paper based on a dea-topsis method for madm problems a flexible strategy for supplier selection is introduced

this study provides an alternative approach to decisionmaking and its application in selecting the best attack helicopter. in thisway, principal component analysis (pca) is used to find the weights ofthe criteria after identifying the effective criteria for the evaluation andselection of attack helicopters. these weights, then, applied in theobjective function of goal programming (gp) model. fi...

extended abstract 1. introduction high traffic volume is one of the most common problems of urban transportation in metropolises. the increase in the number of vehicles in case of not having necessary predictions also enhances the demand for fueling in places where mostly are unable to respond to such needs. site selection of public facilities is an instance of policies of local governments wit...

the aim of this study was to survey four fundamental effective factors in sport sponsorship decision making. for this purpose, viewpoints of 30 experts and active individuals in sport sponsorship such as managers of sponsor corporations, authorities of sport federations and clubs were analyzed. the method of this research was qualitative and explorative and was performed through interviews. the...

 The purpose of this study is to identify spouse selection criteria among Islamic Azad university students in Malayer.The research was based on survey method and a questionnaire is used to collect data. The sample size was 365 participants who selected based on classified sampling. The data was analyzed using statistical analysis. Also sociological theories including theories of marriage used t...