Pathways for sustainable technology development : The case of bicycle mobility in Berlin

Sustainability requires that quality of life and resource consumption are harmonized. The use of sustainable technologies fosters their harmonization. A scenario based method has been developed for identifying sustainable technology systems on different levels of development and in different areas of human living. The developed method consists of four elements: the surrounding field scenarios, technology pool, sustainability assessment and system creation. They can be applied in various paths with different starting points. The two technology induced paths, emanating from either a system or a system element, enable the transformation of technological potentials into useful applications. The problem induced path, emanating from future framework conditions of an observed field, allows human needs to be satisfied trough technological potentials. The application shown in this paper illustrates the usage of the method's problem induced path in mobility as one area of human living. Based on three surrounding field scenarios for bicycle mobility in Berlin, technology systems for bicycle design, operation and their repair in self-help workshops are illustrated

Manual de procedimentos de referência e pesquisa dos serviços de atendimento da Biblioteca Acadêmico Luiz Viana Filho, do Senado Federal

Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (graduação)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Ciência da Informação, Curso de Graduação em Biblioteconomia, 2018.O objetivo deste trabalho é elaborar/atualizar o Manual dos processos realizados pela área de Atendimento ao Usuário, pertencente a Biblioteca Acadêmico Luiz Viana Filho do Senado Federal, que engloba os setores de Serviço de Empréstimo e Devolução de Material Bibliográfico (SEEMP), Serviço de Pesquisa e Recuperação de Informações Bibliográficas (SEPRIB), Serviço de Manutenção e Conservação de Acervo (SEMACO) e o Serviço de Pesquisa Parlamentar (SEPESP). O manual proporciona o registro das atividades realizadas diariamente, pelos setores mencionados, direcionadas para senadores, servidores do senado e usuários externos que são seu público alvo. Fez-se necessário a descrição de rotinas, para a orientação de como funcionam os processos, tanto para os servidores que os realizam, quanto para os futuros funcionários da instituição, além de servir como base para melhorias nos serviços prestados pelo setor. Para a coleta de dados foram utilizados a pesquisa participante, a análise documental e entrevista com profissionais dos setores. Utiliza como procedimentos metodológicos a abordagem qualitativa descritiva e a pesquisa participante.The objective of this work is to prepare a Manual of the processes performed by the Customer Service area, belonging to the Luiz Viana Filho Academic Library of the Federal Senate, which encompasses the Service of Loan and Return of Bibliographic Material (SEEMP), Research and Recovery of Bibliographic Information (SEPRIB), Service of Maintenance and Preservation of the Collection (SEMACO) and the Service of Parliamentary Research (SEPESP). The purpose of the manual is to provide a record of activities performed daily by the sectors mentioned above, directed at senators, senate servers and external users who are your target audience. It was necessary to describe routines, to guide how the processes work, both for the servers that perform them and for the future employees of the institution, as well as serve as a basis for improvements in the services provided by the sector. To collect data were used the participant research, the documentary analysis and interview with professionals of the sectors. It uses as methodological procedures the qualitative descriptive approach and the participant research

Future studies for reuse using mathematical optimization of the scenario technique

The reuse of equipment when adapted according to the conditions in the area of application, offers an effective solution for meeting the demands of sustainable value creation. The scenario technique is applied to examine reuse and its fields of influence for different levels of development, using several reference countries. The technique is adapted to observe the economical, ecological and social factors of sustainability. At several stages within the scenario technique we apply linear programming based branch-and-cut methods to solve occurring optimization problems and to prove their global optimality property. This paper includes both a sustainability orientation as well as a methodological development using mathematical optimization applied to sub-problems of the scenario technique

7.7 A System dynamic enhancement for the scenario technique

Abstract: The Scenario Technique is a strategic planning method that aims to describe and analyze potential developments of a considered system in the future. Its application consists of several steps, from an initial problem analysis over an influence analysis to projections of key factors and a definition of the scenarios to a final interpretation of the results. The technique itself combines qualitative and quantitative methods and is an enhancement of the standard Scenario Technique. We use the numerical values gathered during the influence analysis, and embed them in a System Dynamics framework. This yields a mathematically rigorous way to achieve predictions of the system's future behavior from an initial impulse and the feedback structure of the factors. The outcome of our new method is a further way of projecting the present into the future, which enables the user of the Scenario Technique to obtain a validation of the results achieved by the standard method

3D-Druck im Schweizer Mittelstand : aktueller Stand und Szenarien für die Zukunft

Additive Fertigung bzw. der 3D-Druck wird vielerorts immer wieder als zukunftsweisende Technologie beschrieben. Allerdings sind momentan noch zahlreiche Einschränkungen und technische Herausforderungen vorhanden. Deshalb ist diese Methode der Produktion noch nicht massentauglich. Im Zeitalter des immer schneller werdenden technologischen Wandels wird sich die additive Herstellung gemäß vielen Expertinnen und Experten jedoch in absehbarer Zeit in der Fertigungsindustrie etablieren können. Die Frage hier ist nicht, „ob“, sondern viel mehr „wann“. Damit der Schweizer Mittelstand auf diese Veränderung im Produktionsalltag vorbereitet ist, untersucht dieser Artikel den 3D-Druck-Trend im Kontext. Basierend auf einem aktuellen Forschungsprojekt, welches in der Region Alpenrhein-Bodensee-Hochrhein durchgeführt wird, soll zuerst die gegenwärtige Präsenz und Nutzung von 3D-Druck bei Schweizer KMUs dargelegt werden. Anschliessend wird ein Blick in die Zukunft gewagt. Schliesslich werden fünf mögliche Szenarien vorgestellt, die aufzeigen, wie sich die Technologie entwickeln könnte