Despite intensive efforts aiming at substituting oil with technology-driven new energy, i.e. primarily with renewable energy, a limited amount of renewable energy has become practically utilized. In response to increasing concerns of the global environmental consequences of CO2 discharge...

A recent review of maintenance literature found that total productive maintenance (TPM), reliability-centred maintenance (RCM), and condition-based maintenance (CBM) were the most popular maintenance management models discussed in academic journals. In this paper, a comprehensive review of these...

A critical policy-making tool in Japan's economic growth has been strong government-driven ‘visions’ of technological economic development, formulated through joint work and open discussion with representatives and experts from a broad spectrum. Amidst the current economic uncertainty, Japan...