Dieses interdisziplinare Lehrbuch und Nachschlagewerk gibt einen klar strukturierten, orientierenden UEberblick uber Aufgaben, Strukturen, Organisationen und Akteure in den unterschiedlichen Bereichen von Notfallvorsorge und Gefahrenabwehr. Thematisiert werden sowohl natur- und ingenieurwissenschaftliche als auch sozial- und humanwissenschaftliche Aspekte des Risiko- und Katastrophenmanagements, sodass der Bevoelkerungsschutz in Deutschland als eine klassische Querschnittsaufgabe erscheint. Das Werk leistet einen wesentlichen Beitrag zur Entwicklung ubergreifender Reflexions- und Entscheidungskompetenz fur Risiko- und Katastrophenmanager, Rettungs- und Sicherheitsingenieure, Emergency Practitioner, Fachberater, Einsatzleiter und weitere Fuhrungskrafte.

Process control is a multidisciplinary field that encompasses a combination of analytical and process chemistry, process engineering and multivariate data analysis. Process analytical techniques (PATs) involve monitoring and control of chemical and physical processes in order to obtain products with desired properties, to improve manufacturing efficiency and reduce process costs. PATs have been utilised in various industrial branches to gain a deeper understanding of particular process stages, identify crucial control parameters, ensure the product quality by optimal design and determine the process disturbances. This book discusses strategic management accounting and green supply chain management; analyses the plant-wide control structures for industrial processes'; the use of vibrational spectroscopy as a tool for in-line process monitoring; and effects of resolution of measurements in the behaviour of cumulative sum control charts.

Innovation is paramount to survival today. Ideas are the pipeline to innovation. How your organization nurtures, reviews, and implements ideas will determine how you compete in today's world. Increasingly your entire workforce prefers to work on-line in more open collaborative environments. Yet leadership requires results to core issues they feel are the key strategies to your organization succeeding. Current approaches to linking ideas to on-line collaboration lack effective features of prior Idea Management processes that preceded them. The crowd can miss many great ideas. Strategic Collaboration is an approach to align your ideation activities to leadership goals in an online collaborative environment. It marries the strengths of prior Idea Management processes with the new tools of online collaboration. This book takes core concepts from the prior workbook by the author ("The A to Z of Idea Management - For Organizational Improvement and Innovation - 3rd Edition") and applies them directly to how organizations can integrate proven Idea Management strategies with popular Social Networking approaches. The author uses his over two decades experience in Idea Management and supplies an approach to Strategic Collaboration that provides results in a modern on-line environment. An example implementation is included.

This book synthesises the principles of fault detection with a focus on interfaces between the main disciplines of methods/technologies and industrial systems. It is complementary to other sub-disciplines such as maintenance, engineering, safety, risk analysis, etc. This book is intended for engineers, economists, technical consultants, researchers, etc. who are involved in the advancement of fault detection, and for those who incorporate fault detection in their work. The authors of this volume describe their pioneering work in the area and provide material from case studies that successfully applied the fault detection discipline in real life cases. Some topics discussed include condition monitoring of wind turbines; induction motor fault detection based on vibration analysis and support vector machines; failure detection and accommodation approaches for the airspeed sensor on a small UAV; and model-based fault diagnosis for industrial mobile robots.

Learn how to create, deliver, and re-use CAD models in compliance with model-based standards. Provides CAD format agnostic techniques for compliance with ASME Y14.41 and MIL-STD-31000A Model-Based Definition (MBD) and Technical Data Packages (TDP). The handbook provides 3D model protocols that enable Model-Based Engineering and Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) that will save time, reduce risk and improve products. Educates CAD Designers, Checkers, Administrators, Super-users and their Managers on how to create 3D models that are used downstream for direct manufacture, technical publications and customer deliverables. Using CAD best practice and modeling rules from relevant MBD and MBE standards, this straightforward handbook will move your organization forward into using, re-using and reaping the benefits of CAD.

Manufacturing plays an important role in the nation's economy, employment, and national defence. Accordingly, Congress has maintained a strong interest in the health of the U.S. manufacturing sector. The Obama Administration has undertaken a number of initiatives intended to support U.S. manufacturing, including establishment of the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership, Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO), Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia program, National Robotics Initiative, and Materials Genome Initiative. In his FY2013 budget, President Obama proposed the creation of a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) to help accelerate innovation by investing in industrially relevant manufacturing technologies with broad applications, and to support manufacturing technology commercialisation by bridging the gap between the laboratory and the market. This book describes the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation while providing guidance on intellectual property rights for it, as well as institute performance metrics for NNMI.

This report recommends best practices for development and deployment of modeling, simulation and analysis (MS&A) tools for homeland security applications. The set of recommended practices applicable to any MS&A application includes: modeling practice, software engineering practice/ software reliability, model confidence/ verification, validation and accreditation, standards, interoperability, user friendliness and accessibility, performance, and innovative and unique elements. The recommended practices are discussed with respect to the MS&A application types for DHS that include: analysis and decision support, systems engineering and acquisition, planning and operations, and, training. The practices are also discussed with respect to MS&A application domains relevant to DHS.

A Beginners guide to understanding a Coordinate Measuring Machines, angles, planes, and general ground floor knowledge in the CMM field.

This book outlines an interesting method of showing how to use Six Sigma Quality at the workplace. The steps described in the book allow a middle manager to take control of his work-life, rather than play catch up each day. The tools explained facilitate improving business performance. The content is beneficial to any consultant or student of Six Sigma Quality in order to gain insights into its practical applications.

Detailed and comprehensive, "Waste Management in the Oil Industry" deals with strategies required to manage wastes emanating from oil exploration, development, refining, storage, and distribution in an ecologically friendly manner. Drawing on his extensive experience in the environmental engineering industry and pollution control, Dr. Aloysius A. Aguwa takes an in-depth look at the dilemmas facing the oil industry today.

Dr. Aguwa discusses key strategies needed to effectively control and manage waste associated with the oil and gas industry. These strategies can be grouped into the following categories:

Input substitution Product reformulation Production process redesign/modernization Improved operation and maintenance of production Recovery/recycle Waste treatment Drawings, figures, and tables also help support Dr. Aguwa's research. Those responsible for implementing environmentally sound disposal activities in the oil industry will find "Waste Management in the Oil Industry" an invaluable resource.

DMAIC - Believe it or not but there is a very simple systematic solution for solving problems and it can be taught to pretty much anyone that is willing to learn. The problem solving method taught in this book will change your entire prospective about going after those hard to solve problems within your environment at work and in your personal life. Every problem has a solution and the solution is found by solving the puzzle. Over the past 20 years I have discovered that the major failure most people have when attempting to solve problems is the fact they do not fully understand how to find the starting point. By using this simple but very effective method you will not only be able to find the starting point, but you will be able to solve the problem and eliminate it from reoccurring. Once you have mastered this simple method you can teach others around you. Now imagine everyone around you having the same level of expertise Everyone becomes an expert problem solver and numerous more problems will get solved. Solving a problem is like solving a puzzle, once you have the solution it becomes very simple to solve

Structures that are essential for economy and security such as energy production, transportation and supply, water supply, buildings, are susceptible to failure, because of defects already present in the material, or created at fabrication, or appearing during service. Methods of assesment of the nocivity of these defects are needed, to predict the remaining service life and the eventual emergency of stopping service and repairing, if possible. To reach this objectives, this book presents the last methods derived from the classical linear, non-linear fracture mechanics concepts, including fatigue and notch fracture mechanics. Several examples of structures rehabilitations and repairing are given.

This book gathers the presentation made during the Advanced Research Workshop held in Portoroz (Slovenia) in October 2008, under the auspices of NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme. It is edited by Professor Guy Pluvinage from the University Paul Verlaine - Metz (France) and Professor Aleksandar Sedmak from the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Both have a long and rich experience in analysis of theoretical and practical cases in safety and reliability of structures. Other contributors are all known as experts in the areas of fatigue, facture and reliability of structures.

The Root Cause Analysis Handbook presents a proven system for investigating, categorizing (and ultimately eliminating) the root causes of incidents with safety, health, environmental, quality, reliability, and production-process impacts. Understanding and applying the processes outlined in this book increases your businessa ability to recover from and prevent incidents with financial and health/safety implications.

The book outlines ABS Consultingas SOURCETM (Seeking Out the UndeRlying Causes of Events) root cause analysis (RCA) system, enabling businesses to generate specific, concrete recommendations for preventing incident recurrences. The instructions for performing RCA activities include:

a[ Initiating an investigation: How to determine whether an incident has occurred, how to classify and categorize the incident, and how to decide whether or not to conduct an in-depth investigation.

a[ Data gathering: How to collect data related to people, processes, procedures, documents (hard copy & electronic), position, and physical data associated with an incident.

a[ Data analysis: How to analyze incidents to determine causal factors using tools such as causal factor charts, timelines, and cause and effect trees.

a[ Developing recommendations: How to document causal factors and root causes identified during the earlier analysis including how to identify what changes (recommendations) may be needed to enhance management systems and reduce risks.

a[ Reporting and trending: How to archive findings and recommendations to allow review and trending of incident patterns after some period of SOURCETM use.

An elementary introduction to the probabilistic models and statistical methods used by reliability engineers as applied to, for example, electrical or mechanical systems. Leemis offers explanations of how the mathematical models and results apply to engineering design and the analysis of lifetime data sets, with simple, supplementary proofs and derivations provided when necessary. Applications are drawn from a variety of disciplines.

The book is an excellent guide for Marine Engineers, especially those who have just about started with a career out at sea. Lost in the confines of a never-seen-before engine room, this book brings a deep insight into the actual functioning and the ropes of maintaining machinery on a sea going vessel. Most books are written with the purpose of succeeding at the examinations for certification. This book discusses performance criteria of equipment in detail, maintenance based on those criteria with over 170 sketches, drawings and images, and troubleshooting to resolve problems faced on those rust buckets. The book emphasizes training to be a great manager, staying one step ahead of peers (and may be half a step ahead of superiors). Like they say - who needs mathematics to trace a choked filter, huh? A fun book and yet an eye-opener for those still to find their sea legs.