systems have been in use for a long time and have well-established technologies for low-temperature thermal applications. Use of new glazing materials, absorber plate designs, selective coatings, and advanced working fluids, thermal conversion efficiencies of these devices can be further...

Over the last two decades, the hotel industry is becoming too large for the business sector and the major producer of the waste. Waste needs to be controlled to combat climate change for sustainable development. For this, management needs complete monitoring in the industry for control and...

The hotel industry is experiencing a lot of challenges to develop the training department of food and beverage service employees. This is not only the concern for the hospitality industry but academicians and researchers are also showing interest in this area. The main purpose of this study is...

Purpose This paper aims to provide a solution to the first phase of a force-controlled circular Peg-In-Hole assembly using an industrial robot. The paper suggests motion planning of the robot’s end-effector so as to perform Peg-In-Hole search with minimum a priori information of the working...

Purpose This paper aims to discuss key aspects of the longevity of business enterprises across the world. It explores the parameters that set apart a company which had survived for more than 1,400 years from most large companies which survive for a fraction of this time....