PART 1 OVERVIEW Chapter 1 An Introduction to Information Systems Chapter 2 Information Systems I Organizations PART 2 INFORMATION TECHNOLGOY CONCEPTS Chapter 3 Hardware: Input, Processing, and Output Devices Chapter 4 Software: Systems and Application Software Chapter 5 Database Systems, Data Centers, and Business Intelligence Chapter 6 Telecommunications and Ne…
1 Introduction , 1 1.1 A Guide to this Book, 1 1.2 Economic Perpective, 2 1.3 A Decision Making Framework for Manufacturing Systems, 9 2 Overview of Manufacturing Processes , 55 2.1 Introduction, 55 2.2 Primary Forming Processes, 57 2.3 Deforming Processes, 68 2.4 Removing Processes, 71 2.5 Joining Processes, 92 2.6 Modifying Material Properties Processes, 106 2.7 Nanomanufacturin…
Chapter 1 Introduction to Quantitative Analysis 21 Chapter 2 Probability Concepts and Applications 41 Chapter 3 Decision Analysis 89 Chapter 4 Regression Models 135 Chapter 5 Forecasting 173 Chapter 6 Inventory Control Models 215 Chapter 7 Linear Programming Models: Graphical and Computer Methods 269 Chapter 8 Linear Programming Applications 327 Chapter 9…
Rapid advances in computational methods and computer capabilities have led to a new generation of structural identification strategies. Robust and efficient methods have successfully been developed on the basis of genetic algorithms (GA) . This volume presents the development of a novel GA based identification strategy that contains several advantageous features compared to previous methods. Fo…
Chapter 1 Introduction & Basic Concepts , 1-50 Chapter 2 Energy, Energy Transfer, General Energy Analysis , 51-110 Chapter 3 Properties of Pure Substances , 111-162 Chapter 4 Energy Analysis of Closed Systems , 163 Chapter 5 Mass & Energy Analysis of Control Volumes , 213-272 Chapter 6 The Second Law of Thermodynamics , 273 Chapter 7 Entropy , 327-4…
Chapter 1 Catalyzing the generation of Knowledge 1-16 Chapter 2 Basics (Probability, Parameters, and Statistics) 17-65 Chapter 3 Comparing Two Entities: Reference Distributions, Tests, and Confidence Intervals 67-131 Chapter 4 Comparing a Number of Entities, Randomi- zed Blocks, and Latin Squares 133-172 Chapter 5 Factorial …