The empowerment of small-medium scale industries must be carried out thoroughly through the provision of business development opportunities to the greatest extent so as to be able to increase the role and potential of the industries. The purpose of this study was to analyze the internal influence of the human resources competencies on technology and the organizational readiness to the level of ...

We developed and validated a scale to measure employees' perceived opportunity to craft (POC) in two separate studies conducted in the Netherlands (total N = 2329). POC is defined as employees' perception of their opportunity to craft their job. In Study 1, the perceived opportunity to craft scale (POCS) was developed and tested for its factor structure and reliability in an explorative way. St...

The process of craft file design and management, which varies a lot in different areas and enterprises, is the most important part of design process in Small and Middle-sized Manufacturing Enterprises (SMMEs). The Design and Management System of such processes is required to be highly customized due to their complexity and lack of flexibility. In this paper, we presented a simple SMMEs oriented...

Marine tourism in Arctic Canada has grown substantially since 2005. Though there are social, economic and cultural opportunities associated with industry growth, climate change and a range of environmental risks and other problems present significant management challenges. This paper describes the growth in cruise tourism and pleasure craft travel in Canada’s Nunavut Territory and then outlines...

Space mission with multiple spacecraft formation is an important means to space operation. A new relative navigation algorithm based on stereo vision is developed aiming at high navigation precision requirement of spacecraft formation flying. It uses stereo vision camera attached on the tracking craft as measurement sensor, gets the relative location of target craft in the tracking craft body r...

Computational design is a powerful tool for conceiving and constructing physical artifacts. As researchers invested in making design tools for young people, we believe that the combination of computational design and craft can be highly relevant for young designers interested in aesthetics and making. Youth engagement in these endeavors requires the development of accessible computational tools...

The aerodynamic characteristics of the wing-in-ground effect (WIG) craft model that has a noble configuration of a compound wing was experimentally investigated and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) wind tunnel with and without endplates. Lift and drag forces, pitching moment coefficients, and the centre of pressure were measured with respect to the ground clearance and the wing angle of atta...

The various types of traditional craft work being organic origin attack microorganisms due to the carbohydrate content in it. Biological degradation affect the usage, strength utility and value of the products leading to decay and disintegration, splits or cracks, unsightly strains and blotches. So it is essential to treat the raw material and finished products to extend durability and prolong ...