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erwerben zu können, sind Kooperationen über das Team bzw.die Abteilung hinaus erforderlich, die jedoch in der Praxis meist …
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socialization experiences of engineers when they started new jobs in Taiwan. Much of the research and practice on the socialization … qualitative, case study approach designed to collect in-depth data about the socialization experiences of engineers in Taiwan …
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It is widely recognized that the use of statistical experimental design techniques, including those advanced by Taguchi, can, when applied correctly, lead to a deep understanding of processes and often to their improvement. The benefit arises out of the methodologies providing a vehicle to allow...
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Discusses the relationship between plant availability and maintenance expenditure and their limiting features. Achieving higher plant availability always necessitates a higher maintenance budget and may not be economically feasible in many cases. Through a mathematical modelling the variation of...
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engineering consulting, with an in‐depth study of one company in particular. Examines the premiss that the industry does not … consulting engineers. Comparison of the case study findings with Oakland’s model for TQM and the literature review provide a …
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Analyses an n ‐unit cold‐standby system with a single repair facility under the assumption that the failure and repair times are arbitrarily distributed. Develops a mathematical model using semi‐regenerative processes. Obtains a system of integral equations satisfied by various state...
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German engineering enterprises and the strategic knowledge status of the executives running those enterprises. Design …, augmented by micro case studies. Findings – Findings suggest that the curricula in German Engineering Faculties fail to fully … embrace business and management studies, in particular strategic management which has virtually no presence. Engineers …
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In the continuing endeavour to work towards ever better management, the engineering manager has a crucial role to play … particular effective leaders of teams, and this is a management task well within the grasp of the engineer. The engineer′s … continually growing in importance. The demands made on the effective chief executive are outlined. It would seem that engineering …
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One reason for the poor performance of UK industry in the management of technology is the rift between corporate decision‐making and technology as a discipline, creating a barrier to the influence of technologists on policy making. This paper presents evidence from recent secondary sources,...
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informal learning of scientists and engineers (S&Es). Design/methodology/approach – Tobit analyses on survey data. Findings …
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