In this study a hybrid strategy of multi-objective differential algorithm (MODE) is used successfully on an industrial problem. The hybrid strategy consists of hybridization of deterministic local search method with the evolutionary algorithm The developed algorithm is also applied successfully on multi-objective optimization of industrial polyethylene terephthalate (PET) rector. The ODE23s sub...

The next percentile point of process optimization yields hundreds of billions of savings, and will be gained by leveraging the collection of currently unused measurements by widely distributed sensing devices and analytic capabilities. Gathering and processing this unused data will require the combination of the best of IT and OT technologies together, forming the IT/OT convergence, aka the Ind...

This paper proposes that industrial waste be regarded, in a business economic sense, as having the same basic status as regular products. A basic mathematical expression for assigning industrial costs to waste is presented. The expression can be employed in conjunction with cost-benefit analysis for estimating the “true” internal costs of industrial waste. In two case studies presented, industr...

This paper argues that business groups in emerging economies exert dual effects on innovation. While groups encourage innovation by providing institutional infrastructures, groups also discourage innovation by creating entry barriers for small and non-group firms and inhibiting the proliferation of new ideas. Using OLS and panel data estimation techniques, followed by nonparametric analysis and...

telligent Homes: Results From Laboratory Studies and Field Trials. Elena Torta Eindhoven University of Technology, Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences, Human-Technology Interaction Group, Den Dolech 2, 5600MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands Johannes Oberzaucher, Franz Werner CEIT Raltec, Institute of Rehabilitation and Assistive Living Technologies, Concorde Business Park 2/F A...

iodine is an essential trace element in the human diet. the following work presents the latest information concerned with iodine determination in raw milk, in iran. iodine content of milk was determined by sandell-kolthoff method where the samples were taken from holstein dairy cows, in shahrkord, the central part of iran. thirty six samples were taken from transportation tanks in semi industri...

With the advancements of robotic technologies, the industrial environments are adopting more and more aspects of automation to enhance product quality and accuracy and to reduce product cost. One of these aspects is the use of Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) which is gaining importance in industrial logistics and transportation systems. However, in case of developing countries like Bangladesh, t...