An integrated approach to maintenance scheduling of multi-state production systems subject to deterioration

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Ahmadi
Keyword(s):  
Production Systems ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Maintenance Scheduling ◽  
State Production

An integrated approach to identifying and characterising resilient urban food systems to promote population health in a changing climate

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 2498-2508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah W James ◽  
Sharon Friel
Keyword(s):  
Population Health ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Food System ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Integrated Analysis ◽  
Climate Resilience ◽  
Urban Food Systems

AbstractObjectiveTo determine key points of intervention in urban food systems to improve the climate resilience, equity and healthfulness of the whole system.DesignThe paper brings together evidence from a 3-year, Australia-based mixed-methods research project focused on climate change adaptation, cities, food systems and health. In an integrated analysis of the three research domains – encompassing the production, distribution and consumption sectors of the food chain – the paper examines the efficacy of various food subsystems (industrial, alternative commercial and civic) in achieving climate resilience and good nutrition.SettingGreater Western Sydney, Australia.SubjectsPrimary producers, retailers and consumers in Western Sydney.ResultsThis overarching analysis of the tripartite study found that: (i) industrial food production systems can be more environmentally sustainable than alternative systems, indicating the importance of multiple food subsystems for food security; (ii) a variety of food distributors stocking healthy and sustainable items is required to ensure that these items are accessible, affordable and available to all; and (iii) it is not enough that healthy and sustainable foods are produced or sold, consumers must also want to consume them. In summary, a resilient urban food system requires that healthy and sustainable food items are produced, that consumers can attain them and that they actually wish to purchase them.ConclusionsThis capstone paper found that the interconnected nature of the different sectors in the food system means that to improve environmental sustainability, equity and population health outcomes, action should focus on the system as a whole and not just on any one sector.

Toward the Ideal of Automating Production Optimization

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Michaloski ◽  
F. Proctor ◽  
J. Arinez ◽  
J. Berglund
Keyword(s):  
Data Acquisition ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Production Optimization ◽  
Efficient Manner ◽  
Casting Operation ◽  
Automated Generation ◽  
Manufacturing Optimization ◽  
Production Models

The advent of improved factory data collection offers a prime opportunity to continuously study and optimize factory operations. Although manufacturing optimization tools can be considered mainstream technology, most U.S. manufacturers do not take full advantage of such technology because of the time-intensive procedures required to manually develop models, deal with factory data acquisition problems, and resolve the incompatibility of factory and optimization data representations. Therefore, automated data acquisition, automated generation of production models, and the automated integration of data into the production models are required for any optimization analysis to be timely and cost effective. In this paper, we develop a system methodology and software framework for the optimization of production systems in a more efficient manner towards the goal of fully automated optimization. The case study of an automotive casting operation shows that a highly integrated approach enables the modeling and simulation of the complex casting operation in a responsive, cost-effective and exacting nature. Technology gaps and interim strategies will be discussed.

scholarly journals Масова кастомізація одягу як концепція індивідуалізації в сучасних дизайн-практиках

2021 ◽  
pp. 129-140
Author(s):  
О. М. Лагода ◽  
В. В. Гурдіна ◽  
В. О. Пасічник
Keyword(s):  
Mass Customization ◽  
Consumer Choice ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
Design Objects

The aim of the article is to identify the characteristics and creative potential of customization in modern design activities, through which the needs for individualization of clothing at the request of consumers are widely realized. The methodological basis of the study is an integrated approach. The method of analysis and synthesis allowed the consideration of customized production as the interaction of producer and consumer, which determines the demand and competitiveness of the design product, its artistic and aesthetic value. Methods of visual-analytical and functional analysis of customized design objects provided an opportunity to establish the potential and prospects of mass customization, to justify it in terms of individualization of things as a specific consumer choice, as well as the principle of designing design objects in the learning process. It is established that, according to most scientists, customization is, first of all, individualization of the producer's relationship with the consumer. Prerequisites for its active use in the fashion industry, in particular, in design activities, are long overdue. It was found that by satisfying individual customer requests, using flexible production systems, etc., mass customization allows companies in the fashion industry to get rid of excess stocks of finished products that become obsolete too quickly, and makes it possible to make products more attractive. It is shown that the concept of "smart (savings) consumption", for which the principles of customization are extremely promising, can be successfully implemented in the process of providing educational services. The article highlights the theoretical aspects of the essence of customization as a "mass individualization" of design products. The existing principles of clothing customization are analyzed. Possibilities and types of customization in the activity of modern designers against the background of real market conditions are characterized. The potential of customizing in design in general and in the educational process of training fashion designers in particular is shown. The obtained results provide an opportunity to systematize the types, principles and techniques of customization as an experience of practical implementation of the concepts of "smart consumption", individualization and personification in clothing design.

A Decision Support Approach to Sustainable Grazing Management for Spatially Heterogeneous Rangeland Paddocks.

1996 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 370 ◽  
Author(s):  
JA Bellamy ◽  
D Lowes ◽  
AJ Ash ◽  
JG Mcivor ◽  
ND Macleod
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Grazing Management ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Land Resource ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Grazing Land ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Scales

Public concern for the way land resources are used has led to the introduction of legislation in several Australian States requiring the demonstration of sustainable use of the pastoral resource. However, no practical system of appraisal of sustainability in grazing management systems exists. The common situation facing decision-makers at policy and enterprise levels is one of inadequate, unobtainable or inappropriate data, or systematic indeterminacy. This necessitates erring on the side of caution, through an adaptive integrated approach to decision-making. Such an approach requires: (i) an understanding of the key processes that govern the interactions between livestock, plants, and heterogeneous landscape systems; (ii) the identification of indicators of potential problems in these systems at spatial and temporal scales relevant to human use and management; and (iii) the availability of effective tools to evaluate management options in terms of their risks to the sustainability of the grazing land resource, and the profitability of production. This paper describes a decision support approach to improving our understanding of the complexities of grazing management systems. The paper first proposes an integrated framework for a decision support system (DSS) for evaluating the sustainability of grazing management in terms of the risk of changes to the vegetation and soil resource, and the profitability of production. It then examines an application of a DSS approach, called Landassess DSS, to the tropical woodlands in northern Australia, and discusses the broader implications for sustainable management of extensive native pasture livestock production systems.

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