Terrestrial applications: An intelligent Earth-sensing information system

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A New Automobile Product Development Design Model: Using a Dual Corporate Engineering Strategy

This study describes a “New Automobile Product Development Design Model” (NA-PDDM) using a “Dual Corporate Engineering Strategy” for the innovation of automobile product engineering fundamental. Specifically, NA-PDDM contains both of the “Exterior design engineering strategy” and “Driving performance design engineering strategy” by using “Customer Science Principle” (CSP). Concretely, the foundation of NA-PDDM consists of the “Automobile Exterior Design Model with 3 Core Methods” (AEDM-3CM), “Automobile Optimal Product Development Design Model” (AOP-DDM) and “CSP-Customer Information Analysis and Navigation System” (CSP-CIANS). The validity of NA-PPMM is then verified through the actual applications to automobile product development design in Toyota and others

Applying human-like intelligence to future generation network to improve communication efficiency

Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 251-257).In recent decades, communications network has evolved at drastic speed to provide advanced and intelligent services. This strengthening service provision owes to the successful establishment of various intelligent networks and the use of artificial intelligence, pervasive computing, and social networking in communications. It has consequently endowed network users with abundant choices of communication services. While these communications services are bringing convenience to human lives, people in turn are performing more tasks. The current network with its large number of available communications services is then often burdening network users with the complexity and inflexibility in using these services. In particular, the network lacks the initiative and the ability to investigate a user’s most recent communication needs and subsequently adjust the manner of service provision according to these needs and user connecting possibilities. The network needs to be more intelligent to handle these problems. We therefore propose importing human-like intelligence into the network to facilitate communication-session processing according to user needs

Towards an Economic Justification of Service Oriented Architectures - Measuring the Financial Impact

Service oriented architectures (SOA) herald a new generation of application systems. Whereas current systems were to be chosen and operated as self-contained systems of individual vendors, service oriented architectures allow for integrating application functionality from different sources internal or external to a company according to individual needs within a specific context. Vendors of ERP systems are developing service oriented product variants and intermediaries for trading services over the internet have established already. Therefore, companies are increasingly confronted with the question, to what extend the adoption of SOA turns out to be a profitable venture. As out-payments can be well estimated, the question is: “What is the actual economic value to be gained by utilizing SOA-enabled systems and what monetary consequences are associated with a SOA adoption?” With this contribution we present an approach to measure the financial impact of SOA based on conceptual process models

Assessment of key success factors in the utilization of geographic information system for distribution electrical network at Tenaga Nasional Berhad

Tenaga Nasional Berhad Distribution Network (TNB DN) has embarked on the development of a Geographic Information System (GIS) since 2009 to map and digitize TNB DN electrical assets, networks and customers’ premise. GIS is one of the enablers for TNB becoming a smart electric utility towards grid of the future. Previous GIS implementation needs to be re-implemented due to problems with the GIS components. The components comprised system, data, business process and user have led to low utilization of GIS that impacted data asset mapping delivery date and data quality. As a result, the management of TNB decided GIS to be re-implemented and to ensure that it is successful. Therefore, Key Success Factors (KSFs) were chosen due to their high influence on the outcome of a project status. The re-implementation took placed in Cheras area as the case study. The study developed a revised strategy for evaluation of successful GIS re-implementation through KSFs methodology. Data from previous implementations such as surveys, workshops and feedback from users of TNB Cheras were used as secondary data. A revised strategy was planned to implement the propose improvements, enhancement and new methods from the review exercise based on GIS components. KSFs were identified from the implementation of a TNB GIS success model. The KSFs were later developed and implemented on GIS components using Technical Evaluation Data Sheet (TEDS), which was established to measure the success of the re-implementation of the GIS components. The TEDS of the KSFs were executed for pre-evaluation and post evaluation phases. In addition, measurement methods namely, Mean Score method (MSm) and System Usability Scale survey ranking method (SUSsrm) were used to determine the KSFs outcome. The outcomes of these two measurement methods established KSFs index and both evaluation phases showed results above 85%. In conclusion, the study in Cheras was a success with the KSFs index post evaluation of 88%. Based on the findings, the top management of TNB approved the outcome of the KSFs index of post evaluation and have agreed to rollout the project nationwide using Cheras GIS re-implementation methods as the benchmark

Allocation of Public Expenditures in the post-war Kosovo: A critical analysis

How public expenditures are allocated can have profound effects on the macro-fiscal environment of a country. This research project analyzes how the Government of Kosovo allocates its public expenditures. Two particular strategic documents are examined—the Economic Vision 2011-2014 and the National Development Strategy 2016-2021. It does so by analyzing whether or not the priorities set in these strategies are translated in Medium-Term Expenditure Frameworks and the Budget Laws. Finally, this research project examines how the allocated public expenditures are realized. The research concludes that despite the well-established written strategies, a wide gap exists between the priorities set and their actual execution

Information: A Strategic Resource for Effective decision making and successful Management of the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) System by National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)

This paper was directed towards recognizing information as the most strategic organizational Resource for effective decision-making and successful management of the ODL system provided By NOUN. It identified information as the key asset for goal-oriented managers to plan correctly and accurately to achieve set goals on time. The elements of adequate information processing were enumerated. However, the paper noted some challenges of introducing a holistic adoption of information elements in the management of the ODL by NOUN. Besides, the huge benefits of wholesale utilization of information as the bedrock capital for effective planning were enlisted. The paper concludes by providing the way-forward for NOUN management to attempt, viz, establishment of information unit managed by information professionals to regularly scan the internal and external environments for current data, adequate analysis of collected data and using the outcome for planning, provision of separate budget for information management activities, and so on

Modelling of E-Governance Framework for Mining Knowledge from Massive Grievance Redressal Data

With the massive proliferation of online applications for the citizens with abundant resources, there is a tremendous hike in usage of e-governance platforms. Right from entrepreneur, players, politicians, students, or anyone who are highly depending on web-based grievance redressal networking sites, which generates loads of massive grievance data that are not only challenging but also highly impossible to understand. The prime reason behind this is grievance data is massive in size and they are highly unstructured. Because of this fact, the proposed system attempts to understand the possibility of performing knowledge discovery process from grievance Data using conventional data mining algorithms. Designed in Java considering massive number of online e-governance framework from civilian’s grievance discussion forums, the proposed system evaluates the effectiveness of performing datamining for Big data

Studies on New Japan Global Manufacturing Model: The innovation of manufacturing engineering

This study describes the “New Japan Global Manufacturing Model” (NJ-GMM) that contributes to strengthening of Japanese global manufacturing strategy. NJ-GMM is the innovation of manufacturing engineering fundamentals. Specifically, the foundation of NJ-GMM consists of the “Intellectual Working Value Improvement Management Model” (IWV-IMM), “Partnering Performance Measurement Model” (PPMM), “Strategic Stratified Task Team Model” (SSTTM), “Intelligence High-cycle System for Assembly Maker Production Process” (IHS-AMPP), “Strategic Quality Management using Performance Measurement Model” (SQM-PMM), and “Working Value Evaluation Model” (WVEM). The effectiveness of NJ-GMM was verified through the actual applications to automobile manufacturing in Toyota and suppliers

What is an intelligent building? Analysis of recent interpretations from an international perspective

In recent years, the notion of intelligent buildings (IBs) has become increasingly popular due to their potentials for deploying design initiatives and emerging technologies towards maximized occupants’ comfort and well-being with sustainable design. However, various definitions, interpretations, and implications regarding the essence of IBs exist. Various key performance indicators of IBs have been proposed in different contexts. This study explores the notion of IBs and presents an analysis of their main constituents. Through a comparison of these constituents in different contexts, this study aims to extract the common features of IBs leading to an evolved definition which could be useful as a reference framework for design, evaluation, and development of future IBs. Findings also scrutinize the long run benefits of IBs, while demonstrating the constraints and challenges of the current international interpretations