introduction: with increasing production of health information, information technologies have been used for better management and usage of such data. this enormous increase in gathering and storing of information and widespread accessibility also concerns individuals regarding privacy and security of information. this research is concerned with this issue due to decisions on establishing indivi...

Electronics industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. In India also, there are high turnovers and growing demand of electronics product especially after post liberalization in early nineties. These products generate e-waste which has become big environmental issue. Industries can handle these e-waste and product returns efficiently by developing reverse logistics (RL) syst...

Since the first pieces of software have been introduced into automobiles in 1976, the complexity of automotive software systems is growing rapidly. Today automotive software is widely installed for diverse applications ranging from the infotainment domain (e.g. entertainment, navigation, etc.) with typically no real-time requirements to safety-critical control software (e.g. engine control, saf...

Printed Electronics (PE) involves additive deposition of functional materials on a substrate via printing processes to realize electronic circuits, interconnects, electrical components or devices. This methodology is opposite the conventional microelectronics industry which based subtractive manufacturing techniques (e.g. etching). Some advantages PE over electronics are low prototyping costs, ...

When we proposed this special issue on the automobile to the Proceedings editorial board, the feedback we received was indeed quite revealing what the automobile has to become today. It is indeed a system, complete in many respects with complex controls, communications and computing environment. On the other hand, the automobile today is but a component in an increasingly information rich roadw...

Nowadays, the life cycle of products has been significantly shortened. This trend is particularly noticeable in electronics, automotive and food/beverage industries, where new product launches can occur monthly. The introduction often accompanied by changes production processes, which also a direct impact on layout. line thus arrangement be much longer than product, for was originally designed....

having a full understanding of the world’s social-economic situation is the success key for industries automotive manufacturing industry is an extremely competitive one usually there is no clear guideline among automotive companies about technological causes behind their success and failure. this research provides an investigation about the world’s economic situation and the environmental situa...

Having a full understanding of the world’s social-economic situation is the success key for industries automotive manufacturing industry is an extremely competitive one usually there is no clear guideline among automotive companies about technological causes behind their success and failure. This research provides an investigation about the world’s economic situation and the environ...