Precision Assembly Technologies and Systems: 5th IFIP WG 5.5 International Precision Assembly Seminar, IPAS 2010 Chamonix, France, February 14-17, 2010, Proceedings

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What Drives Consumers in China to Buy Clothing Online? Application of the Technology Acceptance Model

An enormous number of Internet users have made China a profitable e-commerce marketplace, and clothing is one of the most frequently purchased items. This study explores the predictors of consumers’ motivation to buy clothing online in China by extending the technology acceptance model. Data were collected via an online questionnaire, resulting in 504 returned responses. The results indicate that perceived usefulness has a significant effect on consumers’ intention to buy clothing online; however, no direct relationship between perceived ease of use and buying intention was found. Furthermore, perceived convenience, perceived money saving, and perceived time-saving can explain why consumers perceive buying clothing online as useful, and these perceptions have positive effects on buying intention. Additionally, the findings imply that fashion innovativeness and friend circles significantly influence consumers’ intention to purchase clothing online. This article discusses the results and provides recommendations for implication and future research

Project CALEBRE: Consumer Appealing Low Energy technologies for Building REtrofitting: a summary of the project and its findings

Project CALEBRE ‘Consumer-Appealing Low Energy technologies for Building REtrofitting’ (October 2008 – April 2013) was a £2 million E.ON / RCUK-funded research project comprising a partnership of six leading UK universities, and supported by a Project Advisory Board. Our aim was to contribute to addressing the challenge of reducing UK domestic energy demand and carbon emissions. With our focus largely on solid-wall, ‘hard to heat, hard to treat’ dwellings, we investigated a selection of current, medium and longer-term technologies for domestic energy efficiency refurbishment, with householder perspectives at the heart of our thinking. We approached this from a multi-disciplinary perspective, encompassing a range of techniques that included laboratory testing, simulation modelling, test house field trials and user engagement methods

Mikrofertigungstechnologien und ihre Anwendungen – ein theoretischer und praktischer Leitfaden

Dieses Buch beinhaltet Beiträge aus verschiedenen Bereichen der Mikrofertigungstechnologie und -ingenieurwesen und wurde im Rahmen des EU-Projektes MIMAN-T (Micro-manufacturing training for SMEs) verfasst. Dieses Buch richtet sich vorrangig an Techniker und zukünftige Fachkräfte, aber auch Studenten, die in diesem Gebiet tätig werden. Es soll als effektives Werkzeug dienen, dass dazu führt, dass wissenschaftliche Entwicklungen in konkrete industrielle Vorteile umgesetzt werden können

International Workshop on MicroFactories (IWMF 2012): 17th-20th June 2012 Tampere Hall Tampere, Finland

This Workshop provides a forum for researchers and practitioners in industry working on the diverse issues of micro and desktop factories, as well as technologies and processes applicable for micro and desktop factories. Micro and desktop factories decrease the need of factory floor space, and reduce energy consumption and improve material and resource utilization thus strongly supporting the new sustainable manufacturing paradigm. They can be seen also as a proper solution to point-of-need manufacturing of customized and personalized products near the point of need