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Verberck, Bart. "Making ends meet." Nature Physics 10, no. 4 (2014): 246. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nphys2944.

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Asal, Victor, Ken Cousins, and Kristian Skrede Gleditsch. "Making ends meet." Journal of Peace Research 52, no. 1 (2014): 134–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022343314545903.

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Edgell, Penny, Samantha K. Ammons, and Eric C. Dahlin. "Making Ends Meet." Journal of Family Issues 33, no. 8 (2011): 999–1026. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x11424261.

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Nichols-Casebolt, Ann, and Patricia McGrath Morris. "Making Ends Meet." Journal of Social Service Research 28, no. 4 (2002): 1–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j079v28n04_01.

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Weeks, Andrew, Kelsey Forkner, Susan George, and Josette Lorig. "Making Ends Meet." Pedagogy Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature Language Composition and Culture 16, no. 2 (2016): 229–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/15314200-3435852.

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van Ommen, Gert-Jan B. "Making ends meet." Nature Genetics 7, no. 3 (1994): 347–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ng0794-347.

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Bunt, Harry. "Making artificial ends meet." Education and Computing 8, no. 4 (1993): 357–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0167-9287(93)90465-d.

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Shumow, Moses, and Michael Scott Sheerin. "Making Ends (and Bytes) Meet." Journalism & Mass Communication Educator 68, no. 1 (2013): 22–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077695812472893.

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Warner, Digby F., and Valerie Mizrahi. "Making ends meet in mycobacteria." Molecular Microbiology 79, no. 2 (2010): 283–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07462.x.

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Harding, David J., Jessica J. B. Wyse, Cheyney Dobson, and Jeffrey D. Morenoff. "Making Ends Meet After Prison." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 33, no. 2 (2014): 440–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pam.21741.

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Piart, Louisa. "Making Things Fit, Making Ends Meet : small Entrepreneurs in Istanbul’s Garment Industry." Thesis, Paris Sciences et Lettres (ComUE), 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018PSLEH009.

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Dans l’industrie du vêtement d’Istanbul, les carrières sont courtes et le taux de renouvellement des ouvriers est élevé. La combinaison entre production flexible et accords de sous-traitance dans un environnement urbain informel amène un nombre croissant d’ouvriers à assumer des fonctions entrepreneuriales équivoques. Ces acteurs sont au cœur de cette thèse de doctorat. Pour maintenir leurs positions ces ouvriers temporaires sont souvent contraints de devenir de petits intermédiaires précaires qui redéfinissent les distinctions entre production et distribution. Basée sur des données empiriques recueillies grâce à un travail de terrain en profondeur à Istanbul, mon travail doctoral questionne sous un angle anthropologique les dynamiques changeantes de l’industrie du vêtement d’Istanbul à différentes échelles et le rôle des petits entrepreneurs dans la formation de ces dynamiques à travers leurs pratiques et leurs innovations. Alors que les petits entrepreneurs sont essentiels, ils sont rarement irremplaçables. Pour explorer ces questions, cette recherche trace les liens entre les différents débouchés de l’industrie du vêtement d’Istanbul et examine comment leurs processus de valuation respectifs sont entremêlés. Durant les dernières décennies, dans l’ombre des exports officiels vers l’Europe occidentale, le « commerce à la valise » vers des pays voisins, ainsi que le marché domestique se sont développés. En « joignant les deux bouts », les petits entrepreneurs de l’industrie du vêtement d’Istanbul sont des courroies de transmission entre ces marchés aux échelles transnationale et locale. Les étudier offre de nouvelles perspectives sur les contextes industriels modernes et le fonctionnement des marchés globaux<br>In Istanbul’s garment industry, careers are short and worker turnover is high. The combination of flexible production and subcontracting agreements in an informal urban environment propel an increasing number of workers to assume equivocal entrepreneurial functions. These actors are at the core of this dissertation. In order to maintain their positions, irregular workers are often forced to become precariously positioned small brokers who reshuffle the distinctions between production and distribution. Based on empirical material gathered through in-depth fieldwork in Istanbul, my dissertation questions from an anthropological perspective the shifting dynamics of Istanbul’s clothing industry at different scales and the role of small entrepreneurs in shaping these dynamics through their skillful practices and innovations. While small entrepreneurs are essential, they are rarely irreplaceable. In order to explore these issues, this dissertation traces the connections between the various outlets of Istanbul’s garment industry and scrutinizes how their respective valuation processes are intertwined. Over the last decades, in the shadow of official exports to Western Europe, the so-called suitcase trade to neighboring countries as well as the domestic market have flourished. By “making things fit” and “making ends meet,” Istanbul’s small entrepreneurs are conveyor belts between these markets at both the transnational and local scales. Studying them offers new insights into modern industrial settings and the workings of global markets
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Dubber, Melanie. "'Making ends meet' : working-class women's strategies against poverty in West Oxfordshire, c.1850-1900." Thesis, Oxford Brookes University, 1997. http://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/items/e6330d00-0efd-0710-c9fe-92f7f2b2900e/1.

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This thesis seeks to contribute to two areas of historical enquiry: the history of women and the history of poverty, by investigating the strategies used by women to cope with poverty. It attempts this in a systematic way by applying a taxonomy of strategies to the case study area of West Oxfordshire from the mid-to-late nineteenth century. As such, it broadens our understanding of the lives of women living in a rural area as well as examining poverty from the perspective of the responses to it. Three main strategies were considered; employment, household management and community strategies. General results of the analysis suggest that the strategic approach is a valuable method of examining the way poor rural women coped with poverty, highlighting the interconnections between their roles of reproduction, production and consumption. Specific results suggest that first, a radical rethink of the role and importance of the home as a female power base is required. Second, although strategies are difficult to quantify, certain strategies appear to have been more popular than others; household management emerged as the pivotal strategy to make ends meet. Careful spending and saving and the ability to utilise a variety of resouces such as animal husbandry and gardens and allotments was necessary in the fight against poverty. Employment, although of value, could not always be relied upon to provide a steady, regular income. Community strategies were of some value. They were provided informally by kin and the neighbourhood and formally by charities and poor relief. Third, certain factors were influential concerning the nature of strategies; namely duration of need, age and marital status, geographical location, seasonality and conditions for eligibility. The organic nature of the taxonomy means that it can be expanded to include additional strategies and used to study other groups of women such as the middle-class, different historical periods and geographical locations.
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Bento, Jorge Avelino. "Fatores associados à percepção de suficiência de renda entre a população idosa do município de São Paulo - Estudo SABE." Universidade de São Paulo, 2011. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/6/6132/tde-24012012-162157/.

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Objetivos: Identificar fatores associados à percepção de suficiência de renda dos idosos do município de São Paulo, que relataram alguma vez ter trabalhado com remuneração e que possuíam renda. Métodos: A partir da entrevista com 2.143 idosos (60 anos e mais), em 2000, foram identificados 1.300 que não precisaram de ajuda para responder o questionário, com 13 pontos ou mais no MEEM (Mini Exame de Estado Mental), que exerceram algum tipo de trabalho remunerado, que tinham algum tipo de renda e que, esta coincidisse com a quantidade de fontes de renda informada. Utilizou-se na análise estatística o teste de associação para amostras complexas (Rao-Scott), análise univariada e multivariada de regressão logística, sendo construído através desta última o modelo final, ao nível de significância de 5 por cento . Resultados e discussão: Perceberam como suficiente sua renda, 31 por cento dos idosos. Aqueles com renda acima dos patamares analisados (per capita acima de ½ salário mínimo e renda total acima do mínimo necessário para atendimento das necessidades básicas) apresentaram maiores chances de percepção satisfatória. Independente da renda, os seguintes fatores estiveram associados com uma melhor percepção de suficiência de renda: ter trabalhado predominantemente em atividades não físicas, ter iniciado atividade laboral com 14 anos ou mais, possuir seguro/plano de saúde privado, ter duas ou mais fontes de renda, não ter passado por privação alimentar em seus primeiros 15 anos de vida, ter 70 anos ou mais, ter boa saúde e ser independente quanto à realização de atividades da vida diária. Conclusão: Situações herdadas, adquiridas ou impostas, assim como ações e decisões adotadas, durante o curso de vida, contribuíram para uma melhor percepção de suficiência de renda dos idosos<br>Objectives: Identify factors associated with perception of sufficiency of income the elderly in São Paulo, reported ever having worked with pay and had income. Methods: From interviews with 2,143 elderly (60 years and over) in 2000 identified 1,300 who needed no help in answering the questionnaire, with 13 or more points on the MMSE (Mini Mental State Examination), who work with pay, had some income and that this coincided with the amount of income sources informed. Was used in the statistical analysis of the association test for complex survey (Rao-Scott), univariate and multivariate logistic regression, using the latter in the construction the final model, at a significance level of 5 per cent . Results and discussion: Perceived their income as sufficient, 31 per cent of the old people. Those with income above the levels considered (up to ½ per capita wage and total income above the minimum required for basic needs) were more likely satisfactory perception. Regardless of income, the following factors were associated with a better perception of sufficiency of income, having worked predominantly in non-physical labor activity has started with 14 years or older, have insurance or private health plan, more than one source of income, not starve in its first 15 years of life, be 70 years or more, have good health and perform activities of daily living without any help. Conclusion: Situations existing, legacy situtations or conditions imposed, as well as actions and decisions made during the course of life, have contributed to a better perception of sufficiency of income the elderly
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Bogatsu, Katlego. "Jarateng: Making social-ends meet by embracing public living." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/15664.

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The aim of this thesis is to investigate the importance of public space and to explore the concept of public living. The concept behind this thesis exploration is to look at the Soweto yard called a `jarata` and to look at various configurations of a Soweto yard. The reason behind choosing a Soweto yard is to conceptualise a public space which has the essence of the sociality of a Soweto yard. The investigation will begin by exploring the concept of social space and to gain an understanding of what a `social space` is in comparison to a physical place. Over the years people have defined and redefined spaces around them. In shared spaces people have used traditions and cultures to dictate the manner in which they use these spaces and have therefore created unwritten rules in these spaces. As people redefine these spaces from their designed or intended use, they essentially create social spaces. These social spaces are not the physical spaces but they happen in the physical spaces, and are driven by events which are part of people’s social and cultural patterns. So therefore the architecture of a place is defined by the social spaces which are the events, activities and the happenings in the place, which are centred on social patterns. Place is the visible space, and space is the hidden place. The architectural response is a public space where public living can be embraced more especially for the residents of Soweto and more specifically to the residents of Mofolo Central where my site is based. The space will be an enabling space which should allow the users the freedom to carry out their traditions and social patterns. The space is also an event space which allows for a variety of recreational activities from musical events, celebrations, ceremonies and play. The design of the space also incorporates an existing old cinema and seeks to revive the cinema and develop it as a cinema and theatre. The purpose of reviving the cin- ema is to bring back a cinema-going culture to the area of Mofolo and Soweto at large. The exterior space will be an extension of the cinema and will function as an open-air cinema among other uses mentioned above. In addition there will be office spaces, trade spaces both formal and informal and recreational facilities. The design plays on the social patterns of public life in Soweto.
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Books on the topic "Making Ends Meet"

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ill, Alty Julie, ed. Making ends meet. Axis Education, 2000.

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Kinch, Devon. Pretty Penny makes ends meet. Random House, 2013.

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The economy of Ulysses: Making both ends meet. Syracuse University Press, 1995.

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Gordon, Jim. Making ends meet: A comedy in one act. JAC Pub. & Promotions, 2008.

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Solving your financial puzzle: Making ends meet plus more. Financial Solutions, 1996.

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Gaughran, Audrey. Making ends meet: Women, poverty, and survival in Lesotho. UNICEF, 1998.

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Making ends meet: Financial planning for the Christian family. Review and Herald Pub. Association, 1994.

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Making ends meet: Income-generating strategies among Mexican immigrants. LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2002.

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Making ends meet: For better or for worse 3rd treasury. Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC, 2013.

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Halperin, Rhoda H. The livelihood of kin: Making ends meet "the Kentucky way". University of Texas Press, 1990.

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Book chapters on the topic "Making Ends Meet"

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Jenner, Annabel. "Making ends meet." In Organisation und Theorie. Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-10086-5_11.

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Cain, Michael, and Mary Lou Johnson. "Making Ends Meet." In Mathability. Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003236559-3.

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McDermott, Anthony. "The Business of Making Ends Meet." In The New Politics of Financing the UN. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-27765-0_2.

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Ballard, David W. "Making Ends Meet: Financial Management in Private Practice." In Getting Better at Private Practice. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118089972.ch2.

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Disco, Cornelis. "From Sea to Shining Sea. Making Ends Meet on the Rhine and the Rhone." In Materializing Europe. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230292314_16.

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Freyer, David R., Ashley Wilder Smith, Julie Anna Wolfson, and Ronald D. Barr. "Making Ends Meet: Financial Issues from the Perspectives of Patients and Their Health-Care Team." In Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults. Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33679-4_27.

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Köhl, Maximilian A., Michaela Klauck, and Holger Hermanns. "Momba: JANI Meets Python." In Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems. Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72013-1_23.

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AbstractJANI-model [6] is a model interchange format for networks of interacting automata. It is well-entrenched in the quantitative model checking community and allows modeling a variety of systems involving concurrency, probabilistic and real-time aspects, as well as continuous dynamics. Python is a general purpose programming language preferred by many for its ease of use and vast ecosystem. In this paper, we present Momba, a flexible Python framework for dealing with formal models centered around the JANI-model format and formalism. Momba strives to deliver an integrated and intuitive experience for experimenting with formal models making them accessible to a broader audience. To this end, it provides a pythonic interface for model construction, validation, and analysis. Here, we demonstrate these capabilities.
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Luijkx, Katrien, Meriam Janssen, Annerieke Stoop, Leonieke van Boekel, and Marjolein Verbiest. "Involve Residents to Ensure Person-Centered Nursing Home Care During Crises Like the COVID-19 Outbreak." In The New Common. Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65355-2_21.

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AbstractNursing homes aim to provide person-centered care and recognize residents as unique individuals with their own histories, life goals, and preferences. The life expectancy of nursing home residents is rather limited. Nursing homes have been hit hard by COVID-19 because of an increased risk of death and a total nursing home lockdown from March 19 until the end of May 2020. Although social relationships are a basic human need and the fulfillment of social needs is essential for both physical and mental health, nursing home residents were no longer allowed to meet their loved ones. This decision was taken without involving residents and their loved ones and without considering the psychosocial impact of such measures for residents and their loved ones. When visitors were again allowed in the nursing homes, this was valued highly. To enable decent decision-making, we call both the government and nursing homes to involve residents and their families in decision-making. It is essential to know how residents weigh the risk of a COVID-19 infection and the possible implication of them opposing social isolation. We have to adapt to a new common and need to stop talking about residents and their loved ones and start talking with them.
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Martin-Doñate, Cristina, Fermín Lucena-Muñoz, Lina Guadalupe García-Cabrera, and Jorge Manuel Mercado-Colmenero. "Generation of Entrepreneurship Environments for New Product Development." In Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70566-4_58.

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AbstractThe economic environment demands companies to be able of innovating and presenting new products and technologies. However, current industrial environments are composed of big established companies, small or medium family businesses and regional clusters. This business map does not comply with the dynamism required for detecting needs and proposals in form of new products that meet the current customer requirements. The creation of start-ups in the field of engineering is considered as a possibility to cover a growing market in designing high technological products. However, despite the importance and economic impact of the start-ups for less industrialized environments the courses in the engineering field do not include activities that contextualize theoretical knowledge and entrepreneurship. The paper presents the results of creating an entrepreneurial environment focused on the student as entrepreneurial unit. In this context, a series of new activities based on new design proposals have been developed on the basis of new technical solutions for industrial companies. The new designs have been presented as minimum viable products. The technical knowledge required for making the new designs has been complemented with entrepreneurial training. The results show an increase in students' willingness to create small companies based in new products as an employment option at the end of their studies.
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Balides, Constance. "Making Ends Meet." In A Feminist Reader in Early Cinema. Duke University Press, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/9780822383840-007.

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Conference papers on the topic "Making Ends Meet"

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El-Sokkary, Wael, Lisa Ann Lamont, David Thomson, and Lana El Chaar. "Making Both Ends Meet: Teaching Non-Technical Skills to Engineers Using Both Content-Based Instruction and Interdisciplinary Project-Based Learning." In 2010 IEEE Transforming Engineering Education: Creating Interdisciplinary Skills for Complex Global Environments. IEEE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tee.2010.5508885.

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Collins, Laurie E., Yankui Bian, Chris Penniston, and Paul Weber. "Skelp End Welding in Helical Pipe Production." In 2010 8th International Pipeline Conference. ASMEDC, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ipc2010-31277.

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The production of large diameter pipe by the helical welding process requires that consecutive coils be welded together to facilitate the advance of each subsequent coil through the forming section of the pipe mill. Traditionally, the skelp ends have been joined by a single-pass submerged arc weld simply designed to join the skelp ends together and provide sufficient strength and ductility to survive the pipe forming operation. Subsequent to pipe forming, the length of pipe containing the skelp end weld (SEW) has been cut off and discarded. This process results in both a substantial yield loss as well as additional processing costs as the shortened pipes are later double jointed to produce full size lengths. To overcome these inefficiencies, a process has been developed for making high quality skelp end welds which meet API and CSA requirements. In this paper, the welding process will be described and evaluation of the integrity of the skelp end weld is discussed. Of particular interest are the properties of both the weld and associated heat affected zone in the vicinity of the “T” where the skelp end weld merges with the helical weld. This paper demonstrates that skelp end welds meeting rigorous integrity specifications can be successfully produced. Incorporation of suitable skelp end welding and inspection procedures in the pipe production process significantly enhances the efficiency of helical pipe production.
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Zhang, Xiaorui, Changchun Wu, Lili Zuo, and Xiangyan Meng. "Dynamic Programming Based Algorithm for Compressor Station Optimization." In ASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2014-36289.

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The process of determining how to operate a compressor station, providing that its volumetric flow rate, suction pressure and suction temperature have already been fixed, to meet a required discharge pressure with the minimum energy cost is called compressor station optimization. In this paper, the process of formulating a compressor station’s operation scheme is transformed into a multistage decision-making process and within each stage, the volumetric flow rate of a single compressor is decided. The multistage process starts from setting the flow rate of the first compressor and ends when that of the last one is set. With this basic idea in mind, a dynamic programming based algorithm is proposed to solve the optimization problem, which has advantages of tackling the non-linearity and discontinuity of the problem effectively and resulting in a global optimum. The algorithm is tested on an in-service compressor station, and a successful 5.1% energy cost reduction was achieved. Discretization step size analysis on the specific problem reveals that a 2% step size is suitable for stand-alone usage while the 7.5% step size is enough for embedded situation. Comparison with a simple genetic algorithm shows that the proposed method performs better under moderate and coarse step size, which is satisfactory from an engineering aspect.
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Nagiligari, Babu K., Jimish Shah, Zhenghui Sha, Sathishkumar Thirugnanam, Anurag Jain, and Jitesh Panchal. "Integrated Part Classification for Product Cost and Complexity Reduction." In ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2014-34492.

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The manufacturing industry is moving towards a truly global arena. Organizations are adopting the philosophy of “design anywhere, manufacture anywhere, and sell anywhere”. Global operations with local focus have become the core of an organization’s strategy. Organizations are trying to have a vast product portfolio with mass customization to meet the customers’ increasing demand for personalized products. While expanding the product portfolio and bringing new products to the market the aspect of product sustenance across its life cycle is often missed out. With regulatory standards becoming more stringent, product maintenance and retirement are becoming challenging and costly. The aspect of “circular economy” is extending the life of the product and individual parts beyond the traditional end of life with re-fabrication, reconditioning and recycling of parts. The part-level detailing is becoming very important at the design stage. This provides huge growth opportunities for organizations, but comes with challenges of increased complexity, variety and cost. One of the potential ways to address the challenges listed above is the availability and maintenance of part-level information and dynamic traceability across the lifecycle, enriched with cross functional inputs. This is important for business decision making during product portfolio planning and product design in both proactive and reactive scenarios. Based on the authors’ industry experience across multiple product development organizations, it is evident that there is limited awareness of the potential of classification and its impact beyond basic part search and reuse. In this paper, we discuss the need for an integrated, cross-functional model and a common database for part information management. We present an agent-based simulation to show the benefits of such an integrated modeling strategy. In the process, the approach has the potential to also bring configurability of the product till the end of life. Configurability is from the aspect of making a product that will perform to meet customer needs along with delivering profit for business and being compliant with various regulatory norms.
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Yang, Zixuan, Huaiyuan Teng, Jeremy Goldhawk, et al. "A Vision-Based Framework for Enhanced Quality Control in a Smart Manufacturing System." In ASME 2019 14th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/msec2019-2966.

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Abstract Dimensional metrology is an integral part of quality control in manufacturing systems. Most existing manufacturing systems utilize contact-based metrology, which is time consuming and not flexible to design changes. There have been recent applications of computer vision for performing dimensional metrology in manufacturing systems. Existing computer vision metrology techniques need repeated calibration of the system and are not utilized with data analysis methods to improve decision making. In this work, we propose a robust non-contact computer vision metrology pipeline integrated with Computer Aided Design (CAD) that has the capacity to enable control of smart manufacturing systems. The pipeline uses CAD data to extract nominal dimensions and tolerances. The dimensions are compared to the measured ones, computed using camera images and computer vision algorithms. A quality check module evaluates if the measurements are within admissible bounds and informs a central controller. If a part does not meet a tolerance, the central controller changes a program running on a specific machine to ensure that parts meet the necessary specifications. Results from an implementation of the proposed pipeline on a manufacturing research testbed are given at the end.
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Tyman, Jordan, Joe Bruno, and Perry Holzman. "How Vertical Project Team Integration Between End User, End User’s Engineer, Nuclear QA, and Equipment Vendor Provided for Minimized Cost and Installation Expense." In 2012 20th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering and the ASME 2012 Power Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icone20-power2012-55124.

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In today’s economic environment, larger capital investments by power plants, especially nuclear plants, are tending towards shorter project lead times; and at the same time with an emphasis on improved performance and future reliability. These ideas are generally not synonymous with cost effectiveness. Often it is very beneficial that the engineering phase for this equipment be flexible such that the needs of the end user, engineer, and equipment vendor are met in a cooperative fashion. The recent power uprate scope of supply at NextEra Energies Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant was modified about 36 weeks before the outage start date to include large replacement condensate coolers for each unit with the Unit 2 exchanger delivery being critical. This left a small window in which to generate a specification, purchase, and produce the first of two 14,500 ft2 heat exchangers. The project had many design challenges that needed to be addressed including the installation, size limitations, nozzle locations, nuclear plant quality requirements and consideration of lake/sea grass (string from algae) fouling, zebra/quagga mussel fouling, and alewife (small fish) pluggage concerns in order to bring the project to a successful conclusion. These issues needed the combined strengths of the Engineer, End User, and Fabricator working quickly and making timely decisions to bring the total project to the most cost effective and successful conclusion.
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Dasgupta, Chanchal. "Developments in 3 Layer PE Coating for Pipeline Protection." In ASME 2017 India Oil and Gas Pipeline Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/iogpc2017-2453.

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Three Layer Polyethylene (3LPE) coating for onshore pipelines have been used in India since the early 1980’s and have reached a level of maturity. The combination of Gas barrier by FBE layer and moisture barrier with mechanical and UV protection by black PE layer makes it better than either standalone FBE or 2LPE coatings. Further developments in PE materials makes 3LPE coating suitable for a design temperature range of −50°C to +90°C which practically covers all the onshore Oil pipelines in all geographies with excellent outdoor weathering resistance. It has also been possible to provide end-to-end protection with new PO Melt film technology that can give “factory applied” quality girth weld coating on site with complete fusion of girth weld coating with the parent coating, making it a hermetically sealed pipeline. This paper also discusses couple of the failure and success stories of 3LPE coating and their analysis.
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Gutiérrez Bedoya, Rubén Dario, Claudio Marcelo Fonseca, and Michelle Alba Naranjo Leon. "Solid Fast-Track Evaluation Methodology: Supporting the Decision-Making Process in the Development of Mature Assets." In SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. SPE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/206378-ms.

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Abstract As most oilfields in Ecuador are approaching to the end of the service contracts under an advanced degree of maturity, it was imperative to implement a fast-track integrated methodology that supports the decisionmaking process during assets' evaluation. This practice aimed to identify new business opportunities and assure the rehabilitation of brownfields. These fields became a target for investors willing to intervene in new joint ventures with moderate risk to boost production and returns. The methodology is prepared to overcome specific challenges such as severe reservoir pressure depletion, harsh water management issues, facilities constraints and integrity. All this while keeping economics and safe operational standards. This process is divided into five stages: First, the diagnosis of field challenges and associated risks, so that review the current status of subsurface and surface aspects. Then, the following three parallel phases are focused on the study of reservoir architecture, dynamics and performance. Finally, the remaining potential of the asset is assessed by integrating action plans to take advantage of current facilities capacities. This workflow was implemented for the evaluation of three assets: Asset 1: Mature field with a secondary gas cap where its current reservoir pressure is 800 psia (initial pressure 4,200 psia). The asset was evaluated in fifteen (15) days resulting in an integrated solution with 14 activities: conversions to injectors, water source, upsizing, reactivations, change zone, and new wells. The results presented an incremental recovery factor of 6% (by 2028) with an expected production peak of 3,500 BOPD (by 2021). Asset 2: A field producing from two main reservoirs with harsh water management issues under a non-monitored waterflooding scheme with challenging sweet spots identification was evaluated in 10 days, resulting in a redevelopment plan considering: production losses optimization, sixteen (16) activities: workovers, dual completions, new wells, reentry, shut-in, and conversion to water injectors. This evaluation delivered an incremental recovery factor of 10% (by 2029). Asset 3: Producing for around one-hundred (100) years with 3,000 wells drilled. There was a lack of pressure support and facilities and well completions integrity. The fast-track assessment focused on production optimization lasted fifteen (15) days, resulting in one-hundred eighteen (118) wells for reactivation representing an additional recovery factor of 3% (by 2029). This work supported the process for contract's renegotiation and assets' acquisition. This integrated methodology aimed to maximize the assets' value while considering the involved shareholders' needs. Each asset was analysed in an integrated and collaborative manner through the propper resources identification and the usage of the latest technology and workflows. High-resolution reservoir simulation, complex python scripts, and a chemical processes simulator were used to perform an in-depth evaluation and meet the expectations.
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Urbaitytė, Viktorija, and Aurelija Ulbinaitė. "Framework for evaluating the relationship between the omnichannel online sales approach and performance outcome in the case of niche products." In 11th International Scientific Conference „Business and Management 2020“. VGTU Technika, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/bm.2020.563.

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Transformation from electronic commerce business model to social commerce business model empowered manufacturers of niche products to start retail businesses which are operating solely online. The selection of an online sales approach is a part of the online sales process which determines how end customers will be reached. Moreover, the online sales approach determines performance outcome, hence, this selection should be done after meticulous evaluation. This research, after a systematic comparative analysis of the academic literature, explores the omnichannel online sales approach and its relationship with performance outcome in the case of niche products and proposes a theoretical framework for the evaluation of this relationship. The theoretical framework includes financial and qualitative (customer satisfaction and customer loyalty) criteria which allow to evaluate performance outcome created by the omnichannel online sales approach in a holistic way. The performance outcome evaluation results can be used in the decision-making process when deciding whether the chosen omnichannel online sales approach meets the expectations of a business and its customers.
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Ebrahimi, Kaveh. "A Systematic Approach to Re-Using of Used or Out-of-Service Static Equipment." In ASME 2016 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/pvp2016-63961.

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The constant uncertainty within the hydrocarbon production and refining market coupled with the continued pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and costs is increasing the need for operators of petroleum facilities to seek cost-effective ways of utilizing used or out-of-service equipment instead of installing new equipment. As an example, there may be equipment in parts of a refinery that have been out of service for a while, which the operator or end user would like to use in similar applications in the same refinery or other plants elsewhere. Once an operator decides to look at the possibility of re-using used or out-of-service equipment, a few important steps need to be taken to determine whether the equipment is still operable and suitable for its new intended service. As inspection, moving or relocating of major equipment within operating plants is usually possible only during planned turnarounds, the correct identification of necessary steps, prioritizing of tasks, and precise planning and coordination of activities to evaluate the condition of used or out-of-service equipment are critical to meet the usual tight deadlines of the decision making process. This article is structured primarily as an attempt to assist the organizations in charge of evaluation of used or out-of-service equipment to identify and plan the necessary steps in order to determine their suitability for their new intended service. Many of the issues discussed here can be also applied to any life extension evaluation program, and therefore throughout this report the term out-of-service is interchangeable with ‘used’ equipment. The focus of this article is mainly static equipment as re-using of machinery or rotating equipment would require a rather different approach [1]. Two case studies included at the end of this report demonstrate the benefits of adopting a systematic approach in evaluating used equipment.
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Reports on the topic "Making Ends Meet"

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DeWeaver, Mark. Making Ends Meet: Economic Reforms in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.26598/auis_iris_2017_01_16.

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Abraham, Katharine G., and Susan N. Houseman. Making Ends Meet: The Role of Informal Work in Supplementing Americans’ Income. W.E. Upjohn Institute, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.17848/wp19-315.

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