This research is conducted as part of a project that has the overall aim to develop an open source discrete event simulation (DES) platform that is expandable, and modular aiming to support the use of DES at multi-levels ...

Low back pain (LBP) is a common musculoskeletal disorder and prolonged sitting often aggravates LBP. A novel dynamic ergonomic chair (‘Back App’), which facilitates less hip flexion while sitting on an unstable base has ...

The traditional process of metallic wire and rod production pulls a wire/rod through a die to reduce its diameter in successive steps. The considerable die wear at the tool-die interface coupled with the additional lubrication ...

Industry 4.0 is the term commonly used in Europe to describe the combination of a number of emerging and rapidly evolving technologies that represent the state of the art in the Manufacturing Industry today. Going beyond ...

With higher levels of automation in modern manufacturing, there is increased monitoring of the process by the human operator. Prolonged monitoring or sustained attention has been found to be stressful for human operators. ...

Appropriate modelling for patient arrival is the first step in investigation of factors contributing to waiting time of both patients and the doctor in clinics. In previous practice, scheduled patient’s unpunctuality (i.e., ...

   This paper explores what the distinctive value of design may be in a policy context. The paper broadly supports the contention by Smith and Otto (2014) that design offers a distinct way of knowing ...

One of the cost-intensive issues in managing warehouses is the order picking problem which deals with the retrieval of items from their storage locations in order to meet customer requests. Many solution approaches have ...

Assessment encompasses a range of methods and techniques. At the University of Limerick, Ireland, it is an affirmed obligation to facilitate timely and useful feedback for both formative (for learning) and summative (of ...

The world has entered what has become known as the fourth industrial revolution. Technological advancements in ICT and automation including IoT, cloud computing and smart robotics have changed industrial manufacturing ...