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Subsea repairs and inspection are costly for petroleum and pipeline engineers and proper training is needed to focus on ensuring system strength and integrity. Subsea Pipeline Integrity and Risk Management is the perfect companion for new engineers who need to be aware of the state-of-the-art techniques. This handbook offers a "hands-on" problem-solving approach to integrity management, leak detection, and reliability applications such as risk analysis. Wide-ranging and easy-to-use, the book...

In einem sich ändernden Umfeld und neuen Organisationsstrukturen besteht für produzierende Unternehmen die Notwendigkeit, Kosten zu senken, gleichbleibendes Qualitätsniveau und konstante Produktionsmengen in einem definierten Zeitraum zu realisieren. Voraussetzung ist, daß die eigene Produktion optimiert wird. Wie müssen die Instandhaltungsmaßnahmen organisiert werden, damit dies erreicht werden kann? Zu berücksichtigen ist, daß die Fragen der Anwendung von Anlagen und der Instandhaltung aus Pro...

The book was conceived as an easy-to-understand introduction to the technology and as a reinforcement of existing knowledge, but also as an in-depth reference. It provides detailed information on the basics of EIB, covering the fundamental principles of communication and automation technology, the EIB protocol structure including hardware and software implementation right through all necessary information on the planning, development and commissioning of EIB systems. This should be the book of c...

The profitability of any industry, in any technological sector - power, process, manufacturing, mineral extraction, transport, communication, etc - will be profoundly influenced by the reliability and performance of the plant which it uses. It is therefore vital that all possible measures are taken to maximise the productivity in use, and to minimise the maintenance costs and the downtime, of that plant. This book explains, in a clear and concise manner, the various organization structures that...

"For decades, statistics such as batting average, saves recorded, and pitching won-lost records have been used to measure individual players' and teams' potential and success. But in the past fifteen years, a revolutionary new standard of measurement, sabermetrics, has been embraced by front offices in Major League Baseball and among fantasy baseball enthusiasts. But while sabermetrics is recognized as being smarter and more accurate, traditionalists, including journalists, fans, and managers, s...

The book presents the proceedings of the 4th EAI International Conference on Management of Manufacturing Systems (MMS 2019), which took place in Krynica Zdroj, Poland, on October 8-10, 2019. The conference covered Management of Manufacturing Systems with support for Industry 4.0, Logistics and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems and Applications, Cooperation management and its effective applications. Topics include RFID Applications, Economic Impacts in Logistics, ICT Support for Industry 4.0, Ind...

Safety and Reliability Modeling and Its Applications combines work by leading researchers in engineering, statistics and mathematics who provide innovative methods and solutions for this fast-moving field. Safety and reliability analysis is one of the most multidimensional topics in engineering today. Its rapid development has created many opportunities and challenges for both industrialists and academics, while also completely changing the global design and systems engineering environment. As m...

This Special Briefing is designed to provide information that is not readily available within the sport and landscape industry. Peter Dury addresses a range of important management concerns and objectives, including techniques for ensuring quality of provision and introducing performance quality standards, providing value for money and formulating landscape management plans, as well as an assessment of the research findings of the past twenty years and a review of the initiatives, legislation an...

Für Unternehmen der Immobilienwirtschaft stellt die volatile Markt- und Wettbewerbssituation eine große strategische und strukturelle Herausforderung in Bezug auf Flexibilität, Effektivität und Effizienz dar. Drohenden Markt-, Umsatz-, Ergebnis- und Personaleinbußen, bis hin zu Unternehmenskrisen und -schließungen, sollte proaktiv entgegengewirkt werden. Folglich gewinnt eine strategische Planung sowie die Verbesserung von Organisation und Abläufen in der Immobilienwirtschaft zunehmend an Bedeu...