The Internet of Things (IoT), in general, is a compelling paradigm that aims to connect everyday objects to the Internet. Nowadays, IoT is considered as one of the main technologies which contribute towards reshaping our daily lives in the next decade. IoT unlocks many exciting new opportunities in a variety of applications in research and industry domains. However, many have complained about t...

In the past few years, the viability of the Internet of Things (IoT) technology has been demonstrated, leading to increased possibilities for novel human-centric services in the smart cities. This development has resulted in numerous approaches being proposed for harnessing IoT for smart city applications. Having received a significant attention by the research community and industry, IoT adapt...

Security is the most important aspect of Technology. To reach the goals of security, every business or industry have their own security systems. So, the airline industry is no behind the others. Till date the airline reservations and airplane boarding were done examining the identity cards such as License, PAN Card or Passport. But these can be manipulated and security can be breached. To avoid...

Incidence rates of lost time back and shoulder injuries in the airline industry are some of the highest in all of private industry. Commonly, risk factors associated with such injuries include overexertion, repetitive lifting, and awkward postures. These factors are found in combination in the airline baggage handler job. Twelve male subjects performed a simulated baggage handling task in a kne...

Total quality management (TQM) is an integrated management approach that aim to continuously improve the performance of products, processes, and services to achieve and surpass customer’s expectations. This paper investigates Critical success factor for TQM Implementation in Indian airline industry in order to improve the performance and identify the main impediments of implementing TQM success...

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1. Monitoring and controlling of smart equipments using Android compatible devices towards IoT applications and services in manufacturing industry The ever increasing requirements for information being accessible at any time, from any place, regardless the type of remote device or planned operation, together with the need of complete control of a specific scenario or device has paved the way to...

Takeuchi Mfg.'s core products are compact excavators, track loaders, and other compact construction equipment used to build homes and other buildings. Internet of Things (IoT) utilization has recently become a major topic in the manufacturing industry, and Takeuchi Mfg. has set its sights on leveraging IoT as it continues to push reforms, implement a wide variety of IT systems, and build new fa...

As the world’s largest industry, the tourism Food industry of the world has rapidly developed in recent years. Transferring “digital food” to “wisdom food” means new opportunities and challenges that the sustainable development of the food should face. However, the informational development of this industry still lags behind, the exploitation and utilization of information resources haven’t own...