2010 IEEE International Conference on Industrial…
2010
In a rapidly changing environment, innovative firms are increasingly using the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) to identify and communicate key factors that drive future value. Knowledge is described as the… (More)
A novel criterion for system identification is proposed. It is based on calculations of the total quadratic error between the derivative of the plant data and the derivative of the model output. This… (More)
A new low-cost systematic procedure to obtain high-quality data for model identification is presented. Two major steps compose this methodology: first, a simplified process model is built using a… (More)
2008 IEEE International Conference on Industrial…
2008
Nowadays, organizations and supply chains have to deal with a number of disturbances. The pressures to grow revenues, to take advantage of new technologies, to reduce costs, and to improve working… (More)
Water science and technology : a journal of the…
2015
The anoxic-oxic (A/O) municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) of Manresa (Catalonia, Spain) was studied for a possible conversion to an anaerobic/anoxic/oxic (A2/O) configuration to promote… (More)
The purpose of this paper is to present an application model which can be used in a supply chain, to assess the changes taking place in organizations that are implementing lean strategies. To assess… (More)
2007 IEEE International Conference on Industrial…
2007
This paper attempts to show how lean thinking and strategic logistics concepts applied to organization's design and structure can result on an effective and efficient approach. Considering strategic… (More)