Optimizing Current Strategies and Applications in Industrial Engineering

Book Description The field of industrial engineering continues to advance at a rapid rate due to innovative technologies such as robotics and automation that improve performance and efficiencies. Emerging research on these latest trends, strategies, and techniques is needed to ensure that industry professionals remain up to date on the best practices for success. Optimizing Current Strategies and Applications in Industrial Engineering is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on the development, improvement, implementation, and evaluation of integrated systems in engineering. While highlighting topics such as engineering economy, material handling, and operations management, this book is ideally designed for engineers, policymakers, educators, researchers, and practitioners.

Content

Chapter 1. New Perspectives on Industrial Engineering Education
Chapter 2. Linear Programming Based on Piece-Wise Linearization for Solving the Economic Load Dispatch Problem
Chapter 3. Role of Human Resources, Production Process, and Flexibility on Commercial Benefits From AMT Investments
Chapter 4. An Analysis of the Determinants of ITF R&D Projects Commercialization in Hong Kong’s Logistics and Supply Chain Industry: Industry User Perspective
Chapter 5. Kano-HOQ-GRA Hybrid Methodology for Customer-Driven Product Development
Chapter 6. Role of R&D Practices for Effective Product Development Process in NPD
Chapter 7. Multi-Objective Territory Design for Sales Managers of a Direct Sales Company
Chapter 8. Semantic Web Service for Global Apparel Business
Chapter 9. Study on Effect of Barriers in Green Supply Chain Management Using Modified SAW Technique: A Case Study
Chapter 10. Improvement Proposal in Inventories at an Automotive Supply Company Settled in Mexico
Chapter 11. A MILP and Genetic Algorithm Approach for a Furniture Manufacturing Flow Shop Scheduling Problem
Chapter 12. GUI Toolbox for Approximation of Fractional Order Parameters With Application to Control of pH Neutralization Process
Chapter 13. Lean Six Sigma Implementation Framework Using Resource-Based Theory Approach: An Integrative Literature Review
Chapter 14. Bio-Inspired Meta-Heuristic Multi-Objective Optimization of EDM Process
Chapter 15. Hybrid Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Optimization Strategy for RP Material Selection: A Case Study