Advances in Grid Computing

This book approaches the grid computing with a perspective on the latest achievements in the field, providing an insight into the current research trends and advances, and presenting a large range of innovative research papers. The topics covered in this book include resource and data management, grid architectures and development, and grid-enabled applications. New ideas employing heuristic methods from swarm intelligence or genetic algorithm and quantum encryption are considered in order to explain two main aspects of grid computing: resource management and data management. The book addresses also some aspects of grid computing that regard architecture and development, and includes a diverse range of applications for grid computing, including possible human grid computing system, simulation of the fusion reaction, ubiquitous healthcare service provisioning and complex water systems

Design and implementation of an improved datacenter broker policy to improve the QoS of a cloud

Cloud Computing offers various remotely accessible services to users either free or on payment. A major issue with Cloud Service Providers (CSP) is to maintain Quality of Service (QoS). The QoS encompasses different parame-ters, like, smart job allocation strategy, efficient load balancing, response time optimization, reduction in wastage of bandwidth, accountability of the overall system, best Virtual Machine (VM) (which reduce the overall execu-tion time of the requested Cloudlets) selection etc. The Datacenter Broker (DCB) policy helps binding a Cloudlet with a VM. An efficient DCB policy reduces the overall execution time of a Cloudlet. Allocating cloudlets properly to the appropriate VMs in a Datacenter makes a system active, alive and balanced. In present study, we proposed a conductance algorithm for effective allocation of Cloudlets to the VMs in a Datacenter by taking into consideration of power and capacity of VMs, and length of Cloudlets. Experimental results obtained using CloudSim toolkit under heavy loads, establishes performance supremacy of our proposed algorithm over existing DCB algorithm

Exploring the relationship between cost of quality and quality management in the South African manufacturing industry

Abstract: In the highly demanding business environment of today, companies are looking for affordable and sustainable methods of meeting customer demands, while improving business performance. The South African manufacturing industry is not excluded from the challenging business environment of today. Over the past years the South African manufacturing sectors have experienced the challenges relating to economic trends, globalisation and political influences. The government has tried to save the industry through the implementation of trade laws and policies. However, despite the support from Government the success of the manufacturing company in the 21st century is dependent on the quality management systems and partnerships. This research derived the concept of quality management and cost of quality from the literature. The study further explores the relationship between quality management factors and cost of quality categories. Over and above identification of the relationship between quality management factors and cost of quality categories; the research investigated the ability of quality management factors to predict the cost of quality categories. The research also aimed at investigating the quality management maturity of the South African manufacturing industry and benchmark the result with international companies. The quality management factors used in the current research include customer focus, leadership, process management, employee focus and business result focus. The cost of quality categories included conformance cost, failure cost and hidden cost. ..D.Phil. (Engineering Management

JTEC Panel report on electronic manufacturing and packaging in Japan

This report summarizes the status of electronic manufacturing and packaging technology in Japan in comparison to that in the United States, and its impact on competition in electronic manufacturing in general. In addition to electronic manufacturing technologies, the report covers technology and manufacturing infrastructure, electronics manufacturing and assembly, quality assurance and reliability in the Japanese electronics industry, and successful product realization strategies. The panel found that Japan leads the United States in almost every electronics packaging technology. Japan clearly has achieved a strategic advantage in electronics production and process technologies. Panel members believe that Japanese competitors could be leading U.S. firms by as much as a decade in some electronics process technologies

RFID Technology in Intelligent Tracking Systems in Construction Waste Logistics Using Optimisation Techniques

Construction waste disposal is an urgent issue for protecting our environment. This paper proposes a waste management system and illustrates the work process using plasterboard waste as an example, which creates a hazardous gas when land filled with household waste, and for which the recycling rate is less than 10% in the UK. The proposed system integrates RFID technology, Rule-Based Reasoning, Ant Colony optimization and knowledge technology for auditing and tracking plasterboard waste, guiding the operation staff, arranging vehicles, schedule planning, and also provides evidence to verify its disposal. It h relies on RFID equipment for collecting logistical data and uses digital imaging equipment to give further evidence; the reasoning core in the third layer is responsible for generating schedules and route plans and guidance, and the last layer delivers the result to inform users. The paper firstly introduces the current plasterboard disposal situation and addresses the logistical problem that is now the main barrier to a higher recycling rate, followed by discussion of the proposed system in terms of both system level structure and process structure. And finally, an example scenario will be given to illustrate the system’s utilization

Proceedings of the ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics 2015

This volume contains the full papers accepted for presentation at the ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics 2015 held in the Barcelona School of Industrial Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, on June 29 - July 2, 2015. The ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics is an international meeting held once every two years in a European country. Continuing the very successful series of past conferences that have been organized in Lisbon (2003), Madrid (2005), Milan (2007), Warsaw (2009), Brussels (2011) and Zagreb (2013); this edition will once again serve as a meeting point for the international researchers, scientists and experts from academia, research laboratories and industry working in the area of multibody dynamics. Applications are related to many fields of contemporary engineering, such as vehicle and railway systems, aeronautical and space vehicles, robotic manipulators, mechatronic and autonomous systems, smart structures, biomechanical systems and nanotechnologies. The topics of the conference include, but are not restricted to: ● Formulations and Numerical Methods ● Efficient Methods and Real-Time Applications ● Flexible Multibody Dynamics ● Contact Dynamics and Constraints ● Multiphysics and Coupled Problems ● Control and Optimization ● Software Development and Computer Technology ● Aerospace and Maritime Applications ● Biomechanics ● Railroad Vehicle Dynamics ● Road Vehicle Dynamics ● Robotics ● Benchmark ProblemsPostprint (published version

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Richard Bud Meade worked in Human Resources at the College at Brockport from 1968-2000. He knew many of our faculty and staff and in retirement he began to circulate an email newsletter which passed on stories and news about various college retirees. This remarkable, ongoing project has captured a tremendous amount of information about the folks who built the college over the last 50 years. This collection of his Update is searchable, and covers from the beginning in 2001 up to August, 2020. More will be added as time goes on..

Holding the Edge: Maintaining the Defense Technology Base—Vol. II, Appendices

The report notes that America’s defense technology base has weathered significantly, with challenges to U.S. high-Technology firms from abroad, increasing dependence on foreign and civilian sources of technology for use in military systems, and growing technological sophistication of our adversaries