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Using a business simulation to develop key skills – the MERKIS experience

Strauss, Ugis - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 38 (2006) 4, pp. 213-216

Purpose – The paper seeks to give information about business simulation and its advantages by giving an example of the … MERKIS business simulation game. Design/methodology/approach – A description of the business simulation game is given … business simulation, as well as a list of the skills that can be acquired during the MERKIS simulation game. Practical …

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Extending the production dice game

Lambrecht, Marc; Creemers, Stefan; Boute, Robert; Leus, Roel - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 32 (2012) 12, pp. 1460-1472

/methodology/approach – The paper extends the dice game and offers an easy‐to‐use simulation tool. Findings – The key aspect of students' learning …‐to‐use simulation tool that in no time can be used by practitioners and students. …

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The calculation of investment worth – Issues of market efficiency, variable estimation and risk analysis

Hutchison, Norman; Nanthakumaran, Nanda - In: Journal of Property Investment & Finance 18 (2000) 1, pp. 33-52

The Mallinson Report , published in 1994, emphasised the need for valuers to develop expertise for the purpose of estimating the worth of property investments. Implicit in attempts to estimate worth is the assumption that the property market displays some level of inefficiency and that, in such...

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Confluence of six sigma, simulation and software development

Mahanti, Rupa; Antony, Jiju - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 20 (2005) 7, pp. 739-762

simulation to software development with a view to improving the software process and product. Design/methodology/approach – This … paper attempts to integrate six sigma and simulation to define, analyse, measure and predict various elements of software … necessary measures early in the development process to improve the software processes and remove defects. Simulation results …

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Beyond the standard cycle: increasing total work cell productivity by optimizing robot placement and other key performance influencers

Mahr, Carl - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 27 (2000) 5, pp. 334-337

A robot’s standard cycle time tends to be a primary criterion in estimating work cell through‐put. Many other factors, like robot placement, peripherals and optimization of the work envelope often are overlooked in the analysis. This paper provides insights into optimizing performance by...

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3D control of a high‐speed quadruped trot

Palmer, L.R.; Orin, D.E. - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 33 (2006) 4, pp. 298-302

algorithm presented here employs a cooperative approach where pitch stability effort is directly accounted for by the roll …

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Simulation case study a waterjet‐cutting workcell at robot processing technologies Inc

Owens, John; Piatkowski, Kevin - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 22 (1995) 4, pp. 29-31

Describes how a robot simulation software package was used to perform the simulation, calibration and Off … and how the robot simulation package solved the problems of accuracy and repeatability. Concludes that parts were cut to a … higher accuracy and programming time was drastically reduced using the simulation software. …

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Off‐line programming: a success for the automotive industry

Rooks, Brian W. - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 24 (1997) 1, pp. 30-34

robot welding and robot painting of vehicle bodies. States that this is due to the development of graphical simulation tools …

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Approaches for commissioning time reduction

Bernhardt, Rolf - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 24 (1997) 1, pp. 62-71

States that manufacturing lines cannot be used for production during commissioning and that it is therefore always the goal to reduce the necessary efforts to a maximum extent. Starts with a description of the state‐of‐the‐art in this field based on the situation in the automotive...

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Efficient robotic welding for shipyards ‐ virtual reality simulation holds the key

Sorenti, Peter - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 24 (1997) 4, pp. 278-281

Describes how virtual reality simulation technology is being used and developed to support the design, and programming … shipbuilding‐specific software simulation and offline programming tool, developed as part of a highly‐productive method for rapidly …

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