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Ramsarran, Parbattie. "The researcher and the research process." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq22835.pdf.
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Spenceley, Gene Donald. "Process Development in Steel Research." Thesis, Teesside University, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.517466.
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Hammick, Marilyn Rosemary. "Research supervision : process and relationship; an action research study." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.361071.
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Oboler, Andre Shem. "A process of improving Process Improvement Processess in academic research." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.504186.
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Berndorff, Dagmar. "Investigating research as a learning process." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/NQ58944.pdf.
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VIZZON, JANAINA SILVEIRA. "BUSINESS PROCESS REDESIGN: AN ACTION RESEARCH." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2017. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=36673@1.
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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIROCOORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR
PROGRAMA DE SUPORTE À PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO DE INSTS. DE ENSINO
A melhoria dos processos de negócios é considerada importante para o suporte da competitividade e sustentabilidade das companhias, ganhando assim, destaque na comunidade acadêmica. Neste sentido, a obtenção de melhorias nos processos organizacionais pode ser obtida por meio do (re)desenho dos processos de negócios, o qual é considerado a etapa de maior valor agregado dos projetos de gestão de processos de negócios. Contudo, apesar da existência de uma literatura ampla a respeito da temática de (re)desenho de processos de negócios, as metodologias ou procedimentos estruturados que visam garantir o entendimento da transformação dos processos atuais as-is para futuros to-be ainda são escassos. Neste contexto, visando preencher esta lacuna presente na literatura, este estudo apresenta os achados empíricos e as lições apreendidas durante a realização de uma pesquisa ação com o objetivo de (re)desenhar os processos logísticos de uma empresa de produção cultural. O estudo empírico teve duração de nove meses. Um modelo conceitual de síntese de (re)desenho de processos de negócios organizacionais foi proposto a partir da literatura. Este modelo incorporou três camadas (i.e., organização, processos de negócios e implementação) e guiou a condução do estudo empírico. Diferentes fatores críticos de sucesso e barreiras foram identificados e analisados com foco nas dimensões organizacionais, sociais e técnicas, resultando em contribuições para pesquisadores da academia e para os especialistas da indústria em abordagens de (re)desenho de processos de negócios.
The improvement of business processes is considered important to support companies competitiveness and sustainability, therefore, being highlighted in the academic community. In this way, the improvement of the organizational processes can be achieved through the business processes redesign, which is considered the most value-added phase in a business process management (BPM) project. However, despite the existence of an extensive literature on the subject of business processes redesign, methodologies or structured procedures that aim to understand the transformation from the as-is to the desired to-be processes are still scarce. Within this context, in order to fill this gap in the literature, this study presents the empirical findings and the lessons learnt from an action research with the objective of redesigning the logistic processes of a cultural production enterprise. The empirical study lasted nine months. A synthesis conceptual model for redesigning organizational business processes was proposed based on the literature. This model incorporated three tiers (i.e., organization, business processes and implementation) and provided guidance for conducting the empirical study. Different critical success factors and barriers have been identified and analyzed with a focus on organizational, social, and technical dimensions, resulting in contributions to scholars and to practitioners in redesigning business process approaches.
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Carlin, Richard Michael. "Exploratory study on the process of early recollection interpretation." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/25361.
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This study explored the reasoning process of interpreters during the process of early recollection (ER) interpretation, and in the identification of central life style theme using Mosak's typology system (1971). ERs from ten subjects were collected using a guestionnaire format and distributed to six interpreters. Three interpreters were experienced in ER interpretation and three received two hours of training in ER interpretation prior to the study. All interpreters were requested to record their impressions and thoughts during the interpretive process on audio tape for later analysis, and to assign a primary and secondary life style theme to each subject using Mosak's typologies. The results of this study provided information about the cues found in ERs that seem to guide interpreters, the effect of interpreter style on the final outcome, and the reliability of inter-judge agreement on life style theme from ER interpretation. The results showed that training in ER interpretation immediately provided the trainees with an ability to identify the perceptual schema of the subjects but it did not give them the same skill possessed by the experienced clinicians in metaphor analysis or an understanding of Mosak's typology system. Similarities and differences between the experienced clinicians and the trainees were analyzed.Education, Faculty of
Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of
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Tuttle, Sabrina, Gerald Moore, and Jeannie Benally. "Process of Conducting Research on the Navajo Nation." College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/144738.
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Lee, Heesook Ms. "The Relationships Between Research Training Environment, Researcher Identity Formation Process, and Research Activity Among Counseling Doctoral Students." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2017. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2335.
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Current literature claims that the graduate students’ personal aspects not only influence research training outcomes, but they also serve as a mediator between students’ research activity and research training environment. In previous studies, key predictors of scholarly/research productivity among counseling graduate students have been investigated (Brown, Lent, Ryan, & McPartland, 1996; Kahn, 2001; Kahn & Scott, 1997). However, only 17% of the variance in three factors—research self-efficacy, research interests, and number of years in a program—predicted student research activities directly and research training environment indirectly. Bandura’s social cognitive theory was utilized as the conceptual framework for the study. Data was collected through SurveyMonkey™, an online source that surveyed 292 counseling doctoral students currently enrolled in 90 counseling doctoral programs across the United States. The findings from a factor analysis conducted in the present study indicated, the RIFPQ-R developed by the researcher was a reliable and valid instrument. Additionally, the findings showed that counseling doctoral students’ researcher identity correlated significantly with students’ research activity and research training environment; however, the correlations were weak. Finally, using two multiple regression analyses, students’ research experiences before admission to program, number of credit hours completed in qualitative and quantitative research, number of years enrolled in their program, and weekly hours spent doing research predicted a small portion of variance in students’ reported researcher identity and research activity.
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Almen, Carolyn J. "Exploring ecofeminism, research as a transformative process." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ52781.pdf.
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Perold, Karolien. "Designing in-between : an experimental research process." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/20218.
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Thesis (MA(VA))--Stellenbosch University, 2012.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This work explores alternative ways of doing research within the field of art and design; ways that respect complexity and acknowledge the expansive, relational and performative nature of signifi- cation in arriving at ‘new’ knowledge. Through processes of designing in-between, I have been moving through opposites, connecting connections, and de(re)constructing structure. I have used my immediate locations as triggers to forge relations between an array of seeming disparate, albeit kindred, concepts. The scope of the work seems to have perpetually broadened, while theory and practice have dissolved in mercurial in- between states. Such exuding expansiveness has, at times, unsettled and unnerved, but ironically it has also intensely resembled our everyday ‘realities’. Designing in-between - compared to traditional, science-based research methods operating in barricaded systems of thought - thus allows for more faithful interrogation of the complexity of the world we live in. I believe this can be of great value in any attempt at innovative knowledge production, but especially attempts from within the field of art and design - a field often defined by its ability to challenge conventional ways of knowing. My work should not be regarded as yet another predetermined guideline for future research. It should rather be read as an example of a “conceptual tool” or “thought strateg[y]” (Hurst, 2010:242) suited to the complexity of the open systems we form part of every day. Neither the challenging, nor the advantageous, aspects of my work should be regarded as superior and exclusive to the other. The existence of dissonance and contrast is productive; a life force propelling the search for new significance and knowledge.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie werkstuk ondersoek alternatiewe maniere van navorsing doen binne die veld van kuns en ontwerp; maniere wat die kompleksiteit en ewig-groeiende, verhoudingsgebaseerde en performa- tiewe aard van betekenis-konstruksie in die soeke na ‘nuwe’ kennis erken en respekteer. Deur prosesse van tussen-in ontwerp, het ek my weg probeer baan deur teenoorgesteldes, het ek konneksies gekonnekteer, en strukture gede(re)konstrueer. Ek het my onmiddellike omgewingskonteks as stimuli gebruik om verhoudings tussen ‘n verskeidenheid van kontrasterende, dog verwante, konsepte te bewerkstellig. Die omvang van hierdie navorsing het sodoende gedurig verbreed, terwyl teorie en praktyk in verstrengelde tussen-in toestande ontbind het. Alhoewel hierdie uitgestrekte, deurdringende kompleksiteit my dikwels ontsenu en laat weifel het, versinnebeeld dit ironies genoeg ons alledaagse ‘realiteite’ redelik getrou. Tussen-in ontwerp - in vergelyking met meer tradisionele, wetenskap-geba- seerde navorsingsmetodes wat binne begrensde gedagtesisteme funksioneer - laat ‘n mens dus die ruimte toe om die onvoorspelbare wisselwerking tussen die magdom veranderlikes aktief in die wêreld waarin ons leef, in ag te neem. Ek glo dat so ‘n benadering tot navorsing van besondere waarde kan wees in enige poging tot die innoverende bou van kennis, veral in pogings vanuit die veld van kuns en ontwerp - ‘n veld wat geken word aan sy/haar vermoë om gedurig konvensionele maniere van verstaan uit te daag. Ek wil nie hê dat my werk as net nog ‘n voorafbepaalde riglyn vir toekomstige navorsing gesien word nie. Dit moet eerder gelees word as ‘n voorbeeld van ‘n konseptuele instrument (“conceptual tool”) of gedagtestrategie (“thought strategy”) (Hurst, 2010:242) wat geskik is vir die kompleksiteit van die inherent oop sisteme wat ons alledaagse lewens definieer. Nie die uitdagende, nog die voordelige, aspekte van my werk moet as superieur en eksklusief tot die ander geag word nie. Dit is juis die bestaan van teenstrydighede en kontras wat produktiwiteit bewerkstellig. Dit voorsien ‘n lewenskrag wat die soeke na nuwe betekenis en kennis voortdryf.
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Kim, Heechan. "Meaningful objects through process-oriented form research." Thesis, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1565134.
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This work concentrates on the relationships between shapes and the lines those shapes are composed of as well as the process by which they are created. In this thesis, I intend to explore the different characteristics of wood and to visualize the language and meaning of the work which results both from those characteristics and from the artist.
As a maker, I have always been fascinated by the use of wood in the creation of objects. Man can control a material against its own intrinsic attributes to create something very different from that material's natural shape. My works concentrate on illustrating how wood reacts to external manipulation or physical force and how it can accordingly be transformed and yet still keep its original characteristics. Therefore, the process of the construction of the final piece is crucial in my work. The process embodies the relationship between outward control or manipulation and reaction from a material, and it creates the tension between the two entities, producing a physical structure and also a visual presentation. Additionally, this relationship encapsulates a deeper meaning; in the same manner in which the wood strains against the making act of the artist, so also does human nature strive against the outward influences which seek to control it. Through the work, I intend to clarify how human beings interact with each other and how those interactions create emotional tension.
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Tuttle, Sabrina, and Matt Livingston. "Process of Conducting Research on the Hopi Reservation, Arizona." College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/144732.
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Trasobares, Mario. "Assessing sub-process maturity : An action research study of an organizational sub-process." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-175882.
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Maturity models represent a feasible approach towards assessing business processes and identifying their potential improvements. Specifically, the Process and Enterprise Maturity Model (PEMM) has attracted much attention since its publication in 2007. However, few studies have explored its practical applicability. The large size of some business processes suggests that assessing their maturity at a sub-process level can help to uncover hidden inefficiencies and understand more accurately existing complexities. This paper therefore aims to examine the degree of applicability of the PEMM to an individual sub-process. To this end, an action research study was conducted in an organizational sub-process at a large Swedish organization. Data collection entailed in-situ participant observations involving employees and managers who were working in the sub-process. The results indicate that the PEMM was a useful framework for conducting an in-depth maturity analysis and identifying feasible improvements, which evidence that the model was applicable to the studied sub-process.
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Cai, Qiying Kiki, and 蔡棋瑛. "Business process model for process improvement: an investigation of the tendering process in aconstruction company." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2007. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B38936380.
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Tuttle, Sabrina, and Terry Crowley. "Process of Conducting Research on the Hualapai Reservation, Arizona." College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/144735.
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Wei, Yehua Ph D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Effectiveness and design of sparse process flexibilities." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/82726.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Operations Research Center, 2013.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
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The long chain has been an important concept in the design of flexible processes. This design concept, as well as other sparse flexibility structures, have been applied by the automotive and other industries as a way to increase flexibility in order to better match available capacities with variable demands. Numerous empirical studies have validated the effectiveness of these structures. However, there is little theory that explains the effectiveness of the long chain, except when the system size is large, i.e., by applying an asymptotic analysis. Our attempt in this thesis is to develop a theory that explains the effectiveness of long chain and other sparse flexibility structures for finite size systems. We study the sales of sparse flexibility structures under both stochastic and worst-case demands. From our analysis, we not only provide rigorous explanation to the effectiveness of the long chain, but also refine guidelines in designing other sparse flexibility structures. Under stochastic demand, we first develop two deterministic properties, supermodularity and decomposition of the long chain, that serve as important building blocks in our analysis. Applying the supermodularity property, we show that the marginal benefit, i.e., the increase in expected sales, increases as the long chain is constructed, and the largest benefit is always achieved when the chain is closed by adding the last arc to the system. Then, applying the decomposition property, we develop four important results for the long chain under IID demands: (i) an effective algorithm to compute the performance of long chain using only matrix multiplications; (ii) a proof on the optimality of the long chain among all 2-flexibility structures; (iii) a result that the gap between the fill rate of full flexibility and that of the long chain increases with system size, thus implying that the effectiveness of the long chain relative to full flexibility increases as the number of products decreases; (iv) a risk-pooling result implying that the fill rate of a long chain increases with the number of products, but this increase converges to zero exponentially fast. Under worst-case demand, we propose the plant cover index, an index defined by a constrained bipartite vertex cover problem associated with a given flexibility structure. We show that the plant cover index allows for a comparison between the worst-case performances of two flexibility structures based only on their structures and is independent of the choice of the uncertainty set or the choice of the performance measure. More precisely, we show that if all of the plant cover indices of one structure are greater than or equal to the plant cover indices of the other structure, then the first structure is more robust than the second one, i.e. performs better in worst-case under any symmetric uncertainty set and a large class of performance measures. Applying this relation, we demonstrate the effectiveness of the long chain in worst-case performances, and derive a general heuristic that generates sparse flexibility structures which are tested to be effective under both stochastic and worst-case demands. Finally, to understand the effect of process flexibility in reducing logistics cost, we study a model where the manufacturer is required to satisfy deterministic product demand at different distribution centers. Under this model, we prove that if the cost of satisfying product demands at distribution centers is independent of production plants or distribution centers, then there always exists a long chain that is optimal among 2-flexibility structures. Moreover, when all plants and distribution centers are located on a line, we provide a characterization for the optimal long chain that minimizes the total transportation cost. The characterization gives rise to a heuristic that finds effective sparse flexibility structures when plants and distribution centers are located on a 2-dimensional plane.
by Yehua Wei.
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Rynkun, Renata. "Collaboration between university research and industry : innovation process." Thesis, Halmstad University, School of Business and Engineering (SET), 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-840.
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This dissertation study focuses on reasons and means of industry and university
collaboration which lead to innovation. Collaboration in this study is viewed as one:
communication, exchange of knowledge and learning form the innovation process. This
research has followed a qualitative approach for methodology and the data was collected
through two interviews. The results of this study show how university research
collaborates with industry from the university research point of view. The findings also
reveal that university research can not produce innovation without practical knowledge
which is provided by company during collaboration. In the same way the company can
not produce scientifically based innovation without the interactive learning.
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Pethica, Stefania. "Applying conversation analysis to family therapy process research." Thesis, Bangor University, 2018. https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/applying-conversation-analysis-to-family-therapy-process-research(dc41f1ee-6034-4464-93a9-83926453c64d).html.
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This manuscript explores the application of Conversation Analysis, an empirical approach to the study of naturally occurring everyday interactions, to the field of family therapy process research. Conversation Analysis is claimed to have the potential to benefit family therapy process research by providing evidence of effective therapist-family interactions and producing evidence of in-session change. However, these claims have rarely been substantiated by references to occasions in which this has been the case. This manuscript aims to address these claims in two ways: firstly by reviewing all the literature on family therapy process research that has adopted Conversation Analysis as a methodology of choice; secondly by providing an example of how Conversation Analysis can be used to explore the interactional consequences of a specific therapeutic strategy, psychoeducation, within the context of a feasibility study for a novel family therapy intervention. Finally, this manuscript provides a reflection on future research directions, theoretical developments and the clinical implications of using this methodology, thus providing a comprehensive picture of the application of Conversation Analysis in the field of family therapy process research as well as some evidence of its potential practical utility.
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Nagata, Masakazu S. M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "User-centered automation process in synthetic biology research." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/113520.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, 2017.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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By designing and re-designing biological system, synthetic biology is advancing a wide range of domains from biotherapeutics for fatal cancers to biofuels and artificial meat to improve the global environment and food security. As the scale and complexity of synthetic biology endeavors are increasing, designing automation processes to replace manual labor is becoming more important to improve cost effectiveness, reproducibility, and efficiency including error reduction. Despite the desire for lab automation in the research and industry, in reality, scientists still largely rely on manual techniques in the labs even though the conventional approach becomes unmanageable and slows down their research iterations. One of the key problems is the mental barrier. According to the online survey and interviews conducted in this research, almost 90% of researchers cannot trust the quality of robot's work even though they do not know the actual success rate of the robotics work and what the robot can do. To bridge the gap for making the automation process more accessible, this research is proposing the use of "Bot", a software robot with which people can communicate through the internet and "Internet of things (IoT)". In the system, Bot is connected with the lab automation robots such as liquid handling robots. By communicating with the Bot using user-interfaces such as Slack, researchers can place work orders on lab robots and monitor their order status anytime. Moreover, people can directly ask the Bot for important information and instructions, such as protocol success rate and scheduling.
by Masakazu Nagata.
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Wise, Ruth E. "Design Research and Research Design: Application of Quantitative Methodology to the Design Process." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc_num=ucin1219093105.
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Thesis (Master of Design)--University of Cincinnati, 2008.Advisor: Peter Embi MD (Committee Chair), Mike Zender MFA (Committee Member), Mark Eckman MD (Committee Member) Title from electronic thesis title page (viewed Jan. 17, 2009). Includes abstract. Keywords: design research; quantitative methodology; graphic design; visual communication; risk communication . Includes bibliographical references.
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Cora, Alisha J. "University of Wisconsin-Stout Research Services process and procedure evaluation." Online version, 2003. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2003/2003coraa.pdf.
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Sarrazin, Pierre 1971. "Reengineering a process model generalisation tool." Thesis, McGill University, 1996. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=27402.
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A large organization that has many projects to manage may want to build a model that gives an overview of the common and variable parts of its projects' processes. This action is process model generalisation. The McGill Software Engineering Laboratory has developed a technique and a tool to achieve that. The work described in this thesis consisted of reengineering the tool to give it a longer life expectancy and to make it part of a future client-server architecture suitable for developing a suite of process management tools. The tool was effectively reengineered and this helped the laboratory define the architecture better. Also, some lessons about software maintenance were learned.
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Herzberg, Nico, and Mathias Weske. "Enriching raw events to enable process intelligence : research challenges." Universität Potsdam, 2013. http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2013/6401/.
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Business processes are performed within a company’s daily business. Thereby, valuable data about the process execution is produced. The quantity and quality of this data is very dependent on the process execution environment that reaches from predominantly manual to fullautomated. Process improvement is one essential cornerstone of business process management to ensure companies’ competitiveness and relies on information about the process execution. Especially in manual process environments data directly related to the process execution is rather sparse and incomplete. In this paper, we present an approach that supports the usage and enrichment of process execution data with context data – data that exists orthogonally to business process data – and knowledge from the corresponding process models to provide a high-quality event base for process intelligence subsuming, among others, process monitoring, process analysis, and process mining. Further, we discuss open issues and challenges that are subject to our future work.Die wertschöpfenden Tätigkeiten in Unternehmen folgen definierten Geschäftsprozessen und werden entsprechend ausgeführt. Dabei werden wertvolle Daten über die Prozessausführung erzeugt. Die Menge und Qualität dieser Daten ist sehr stark von der Prozessausführungsumgebung abhängig, welche überwiegend manuell als auch vollautomatisiert sein kann. Die stetige Verbesserung von Prozessen ist einer der Hauptpfeiler des Business Process Managements, mit der Aufgabe die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit von Unternehmen zu sichern und zu steigern. Um Prozesse zu verbessern muss man diese analysieren und ist auf Daten der Prozessausführung angewiesen. Speziell bei manueller Prozessausführung sind die Daten nur selten direkt zur konkreten Prozessausführung verknüpft. In dieser Arbeit präsentieren wir einen Ansatz zur Verwendung und Anreicherung von Prozessausführungsdaten mit Kontextdaten – Daten die unabhängig zu den Prozessdaten existieren – und Wissen aus den dazugehörigen Prozessmodellen, um ein hochwertige Event- Datenbasis für Process Intelligence Anwendungen, wie zum Beispiel Prozessmonitoring, Prozessanalyse und Process Mining, sicherstellen zu können. Des Weiteren zeigen wir offene Fragestellungen und Herausforderungen auf, welche in Zukunft Gegenstand unserer Forschung sein werden.
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Lanskoronskis, Marius. "Modelling university research management the context of transformation process." Doctoral thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2009. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2009~D_20090922_094730-34524.
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Following the models of the research management theory, modern science approach and priorities of international initiatives and documents concerning higher education the dissertation discusses research management in European universities. The novelty of such analysis is expressed through developed theoretical model for university research management merging elements of the change management theory models, characteristics of modern science and priorities of international initiatives and documents. The model is validated by the method of cases study performed in six European countries – Belgium (Flemish region), Czech Republic, Denmark, the Netherlands, Finland and Germany – and illustrating their practices of university research management. Following the research findings the extended version of the model is provided. The latter defines the cycle of research management in universities. Such a model may be applied as an instrument to set institutional priorities in research management and to define alternatives for their implementation. Discussing applicability of the model in Lithuania the conclusion is made that it may contribute to effective reorganisation of research management in local universities and increase their competitiveness and international visibility.Disertacijoje, remiantis pokyčių vadybos teorijos modeliais, šiuolaikine mokslo samprata bei tarptautinėmis iniciatyvomis ir dokumentais, įtakojančiais aukštąjį mokslą, nagrinėjamas mokslinių tyrimų valdymas Europos universitetuose. Šios analizės naujumas pasireiškia apjungiant pokyčių vadybos teorijos modelių elementus, šiuolaikinės mokslo sampratos bruožus ir tarptautinių iniciatyvų bei dokumentų prioritetus į teorinį modelį, skirtą mokslinių tyrimų valdymui. Šis modelis yra tikrinamas pasitelkiant atvejų analizės metodą, apimantį šešių valstybių – Belgijos (Flandrijos regiono), Čekijos, Danijos, Olandijos, Suomijos ir Vokietijos – universitetų mokslinių tyrimų valdymo praktikas. Atsižvelgiant į jas, yra pateikiama išplėstinė modelio versija, nubrėžianti universitetinių mokslinių tyrimų universitete valdymo ciklą. Toks modelis gali būti taikomas kaip instrumentas siekiant apibrėžti mokslinių tyrimų valdymo prioritetus bei numatant alternatyvas jų įgyvendinimui. Diskutuojant šio modelio pritaikomumą Lietuvoje, daroma išvada, kad jo taikymas šalies aukštojo mokslo institucijose galėtų prisidėti prie efektyvaus mokslinių tyrimų valdymo reorganizavimo bei universitetų konkurencingumo ir tarptautinio matomumo.
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Broughton, Elizabeth Ann. "Using action research to improve a college admissions process." [Denver, Colo.] : Regis University, 2006. http://165.236.235.140/lib/EBroughton2006.pdf.
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kang, Ke, and 柯岡旗. "Biodiesel Process Research." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/64470771015587285046.
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碩士輔英科技大學
生物技術系碩士班
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Biodiesel (Biodiesel,) non-toxic, biodegradable, conventional diesel engines, simply by small changes, or can be used directly. Use of biodiesel over conventional diesel can reduce up to 90% of air pollution. With rapeseed oil in Europe, North America, respectively, of soybean oil, biodiesel production, due to the high cost of raw materials, to reduce taxes to subsidize the special price can not otherwise compete with petroleum diesel. In this study, rapeseed oil, commercial oil with NaOH as catalyst for esterification process base, the total reaction time of 30 minutes will enable the FAME content of 99.9%. The production conditions are mild, and can be industrial way, continuous production, in the manufacturing process time is short, low temperature, less the amount of methanol make biodiesel process more rapid, simple production equipment, time, half as long as the traditional process. To improve the base biodiesel esterification process, dramatically reducing production costs.
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Hsuan, Yu, and 盧昱璇. "Action research of App development process." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/64144839331762033673.
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碩士國立中山大學
資訊管理學系研究所
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Since the rise of mobile applications lead to new types of market business model, how the explosion of mobile applications to retain users, has become all the urgent concerns of developers, product design, in response to this problem, derivatives of the so-called "user experience", through the user experience design approach, the design of user-centered nature of return, and thus improve product quality and increase the user''s level of use. In this study, the first to collect and analyze relevant information and user experience literature and interviews with domestic companies through practical methods of operation, summarized the actions match the user experience of the application development process, followed by action research as a research method, try to verify from the practice processes, with the aim of how to "user experience" design principles apply to mobile application development process, and in addition, the proposed mobile application development process that can provide future mobile applications reference design.
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HSIAO, SHU-HUI, and 蕭淑惠. "Research Of TFT-LCD Panel Process." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/2yfs45.
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碩士南開科技大學
電子工程研究所
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Nowadays, panel technology has been a trend all over the world, no matter where you are. This technology can be applied in a wide range, such as: solar panels, mobile phones, television and computers. Obviously, the commercial products resulted from panel technology become an important part of human life. The innovation in panel technology, gives us a new world to daily life. Meanwhile, the enjoyment of visual quality is also improved. At present, TFT-LCD as the representative of the flat panel display industry is devel-oping rapidly. In the next few years, the global outcome from panel industry will ex-ceed the integrated circuit industry. Therefore, in face of its challenges, the develop-ment of TFT-LCD products is urgent.
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Huang, Chang-Chih, and 黃章智. "Research of AGV collaborative design process." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/48187660895002781593.
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碩士明志科技大學
工業設計系碩士班
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Since the industrial revolution, automation and intelligent industry grew year by year, many mechanized design gradually into the era of automatic wisdom, leaving the gradual introduction of automatic guided vehicles have been taken seriously, in view of this, this study through the production and cooperation with S company common The new automatic guided vehicle design and development project, the case study method to observe the collaborative design process, and the following 4 points as a research direction. 1. Through collaborative design planning and design process. 2. Through the design of communication to understand the design requirements of manufacturers and engineers and put forward the design concept. 3. Through the 5W method to design the new automatic guided vehicle sketch. 4. Explore the feasibility of making material selection and technology under the requirements and constraints of the manufacturer. At the same time, this research is aimed at the design requirements put forward by the manufacturers and engineers, so that the appearance of innovation changes, combined with the touch panel to enhance the new automatic guided vehicle handling and interaction. This study concludes with a suggestion of how to communicate with manufacturers and engineers in the development and design process so that the design and development process can be successfully completed for the reference of the business community and follow-up research.
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Chen, Chia Chi, and 陳佳琪. "Narrative Research of Posttraumatic Growth Process." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/16270274628039009863.
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碩士國立臺灣師範大學
教育心理與輔導學系
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The theme of this research is to explore the cancer experience of senior female patients. With the narrative of cancer stories, this research helps us to better understand the patients’ attitude toward cancer and how they bring up the posttraumatic growth of cancer. The participants are three female adults who have cancer. The study method is narrative research. The researcher utilizes Holistic-content approach to present the life theme of cancer experience. The results of the study is as follows: The understanding of the cancer includes the mass of confirming cancer, wondering the reason of cancer, the worry of treatment. During this period, the patients feel helpless , confused, not comprehensible, and loneliness. The reason why the patients can bring up posttraumatic growth is their belief of living and social support from their family. They realize that they need to change their thinking and behavior, and with the support of the family understanding, their posttraumatic growth includes the change of self, the change of interpersonal relationship, and the change of life attitude. At last, according to the process and the result of the study, the researcher has proposed several research restriction, refinement of personal thinking and new ideas for future research.
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Chuang, Meng-Jung, and 莊孟融. "Advanced PoP Process' Research & Development." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/89270218971137031281.
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碩士國立高雄大學
電機工程學系--先進電子構裝技術產業研發碩
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This thesis focuses on the study of the PoP technology and provides solutions for the bottleneck in PoP’s development. Taguchi methodology is used to analyse the factors of warpage (coplanarity) in which can be improved by using different shrinkage rate of epoxy molding compound. Ball to ball interconnection technology is used to shorten the ball pitch and to minimize the package. It is also found that optimization of ball size’s collocation for specific mold cap makes PoP’s size more flexible. In addition, MAP PoP’s structure and process is proposed to solve the problem of PoP’s development caused by molding system for saving the mold chase’s investment and lowering the epoxy molding compound’s consumption rate.
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Chen, Chun-Yuan, and 陳群元. "Research of Friction Saw Cutting Process." Thesis, 1999. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/12023683300570952163.
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碩士國立交通大學
機械工程系
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Friction sawing is one of the sawing process that uses a very high speed round blade to cut the workpiece.During the sawing process, melting of the workpiece occurred because of the severe friction between cutting blade and the workpiece.This kind of sawing method though can cut the workpiece off very fast, however, very often a very large piece of burr will leave on the cut off face and need further machining to clear it.To solve the problem we need to understand the mechanism of friction sawing. In this study we investigate the effects of blade line speed and feeding speed on the cutting force, examine the photomicrograph of the cut off face. It is found that many grains on the cutting face show there are severe deformation and sometimes even melting during the sawing process.The percentage of the melting is related to the sawing blade line speed and feeding speed.
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Mackertich, Neal A. "Virtual process capability." 1998. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9841892.
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The quality cost of non-conformance associated with first run production builds is typically more than five times that of later production runs. If a manufacturing organization is to gain market share and increase its profitability, it must explore methods of accelerating its learning curves through defect prevention. Current "Transition to Production" concept methodologies attempt with limited success to accelerate organizational learning through Design for Manufacturability (DFM), design phase dimensional management studies, manufacturing floor statistical methods (SPC, DOE, etc.), and various qualitative strategies. While each of these techniques are effective to some degree in reducing future nonconformances, an integrated, design-phase approach utilizing current technology is needed. "Virtual Process Capability" (VPC) is a methodology for integrating statistical process capability knowledge directly into the hardware design phase, resulting in the improved performance and reduced product costs typically associated with mature product manufacturing. The intent behind the methodology is to realistically simulate the manufacture of hardware products by understanding their underlying model equations and the statistical distributions of each involved contributing parameter. Once each product has been simulated and an expected percentage defective has been estimated, mathematical programming and statistical quality engineering techniques are then utilized for improvement purposes. Data taken from the practical application of this methodology at Raytheon Aircraft has conservatively estimated that for each dollar invested ten are saved. As a technical extension to this developed methodology, statistical insights and methods are provided as to how product and process improvement analysis is best accomplished. Included within this area of discussion is the statistical development and validation of improved measures for the more efficient detection of dispersion and mean effects than that of more traditional methods. Additionally, the use of mathematical programming techniques is creatively employed as an improved mechanism in the optimization of nominal-the-best type problems.
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Shih, Kai-bo, and 施凱博. "Fitting Future Research Methodology in Object-Oriented Modeled Foresight Research Process." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/03887150169266843700.
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碩士國立中央大學
資訊管理研究所
100
Traditional foresight research process and future research methodologies is no longer satisfy in the complicated society. For the correctness and efficiency of foresight studies, using future research methodologies properly even combining multiple future research methodologies is getting important. To overcome these problems, lat foresight research process satisfy in any foresight studies is a solution. For this, finding a foresight research process by analyzing each sub-processes and future research methodologies first, then fitting future research methodologies in foresight research process. By this process, foresight researchers allow using property future research methodologies in each foresight research sub-processes. When facing a tough problem, future researchers can also find a set of future research methodologies belongs to foresight research process. Comparing with using future research methodologies singly and foresight research process, the latter has more tools, more flexibility and more property. To make the relationship between future research methodologies clearly, theirs similarity, dependency, extension and object-oriented concepts had been analyzed. It represent the flexibility between future research methodologies and it is also the pre-process of modeling foresight research system. Object-oriented concepts had been used in modeling foresight research system. Unified Modeling Language(UML) had been used in describing foresight research process, future research methodologies and theirs fitting. These knocked on the door of foresight research’s systematization. It also makes foresight researchers improve the correctness and reduce the complexity in foresight studies by the foresight research system. Providing foresight researchers a complete tool for foresight study. Concluding previous explanation, the specific contribution of this thesis is fitting future research methodologies in foresight research process, providing foresight research a complete process. Second, modularize foresight research process and future research methodologies, let future researchers using it property and flexibility. Third, the UML model makes foresight research system as possible.
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無 and 陳宜平. "The Research of the LGS CrystalManufacturing Process." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/00913077169444650991.
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碩士中華技術學院
電子工程研究所碩士班
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The Langasite is a new piezoelectric material,the molecular formula is La3 Ga5 SiO14 and the brief name is called LGS,the Chinese name is called Lan Ke Sai,At the 1980's, Russia was already to study the LGS,base on their research reports ,its sound wave characteristic compare to quartz,LiNbO3 and LiTaO3 are very likely. In the research activate,it is discovered that the quartz changes phase at 573℃, but the LGS in the high temperature is not changed when temperature is 1470℃, The LGS also has the good stability and electromechanical coupling coefficients,it can use for the sound wave component(SAW,BAW). This paper adopts the Czochralski Method,it is succeed to produce the first single crystal of Langasite in Taiwan,It is also the first single crystal of Langasite for academic field.Due to Taiwan’s industry is not development this technology,it has the following causes,1. The growth environments,2.The demand of germanium is very big,and rather expensive,3. Requirements of industry field.Because Russia,the USA, and Japan already adopt LGS to implement device,but our industry field have no such development.This paper will research and develop the LGS relation technology and produce the raw material by ourselves in ROC Taiwan,May it can produce a high performance and low cost crystal of LGS,it will also contribute to our industry upgrade.
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Yu, Chiou-Shia, and 余秋霞. "Process Research on the Multiple Oxygenate Productions." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/30353283846757310409.
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碩士淡江大學
化學工程與材料工程學系碩士班
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In this thesis, we conducted two process research on the oxygenate productions, namely, dimethyl ether (DME) and methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE). While DME can be used as a cetane-number booster for diesel, MTBE can be used as an octane-number booster for gasoline. For the DME process, we also unite the pinch technology for heat exchanger network synthesis in order to compare the energy consumptions and capital costs of the process with/without heat integration. As to the MTBE process, we compare the more traditional process, which operates the reactor and the distillation column individually, with the case of reactive distillation -- a combination of the reactor and the distillation column that operates simultaneously. Lastly, we also compare their advantages and disadvantages along with their similarities and dissimilarities from the perspective of process intensification. Two kinds of software were utilized in the research—Aspen Plus and SuperTarget. The former was used for the process synthesis, design, and simulation; the latter was used to carry out the pinch analysis and the synthesis of heat exchanger network.
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Wenhuang, Chang, and 張文煌. "Research on Qigong Learning Process of Elders." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/50442749310525008604.
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碩士國立暨南國際大學
成人與繼續教育研究所
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Title of Thesis：Research on Qigong Learning Process of Elders Name of Institute：Graduate Institute of Adult ＆Continuing Education,College of Education,National Chi Nan University Pages：153 Graduation Time：Jan/2012 Degree Conferred：Master Student Name：Wen-Huang Chang Advisor Name：Prof. Ming-Lieh Wu Abstract This study aimed to explore the Qigong learning experience of elders . The purpose is to understand the motivation of elders’ Qigong learning, to analyze the Qigong learning process of elders and their obstacles to learning, to discuss the solutions to the problems, and to discuss the influence to the elder Qigong learners after the implementation. This study adopts semi-structured interviews. According to the analysis and discussion of interview data, four themes of conclusions are drawn from this study: 1.The motivation of elders’ Qigong learning is from mental learning needs, including grasping the Qigong study opportunity, approving Benchmark, and basing on personal interests and curiosity and is from physical learning needs, including keeping healthy. 2.The elders’Qigong learners’ obstacles to learning include the situation barrier, the organization barrier, the intention barrier, the information barrier and the body barrier. The situation barrier and the intention barrier are the great impact to the elder learners. 3.The learning obstacles faced by elder Qigong learners include the transportation problem, having no time, improper curriculum, the place to be too far, having no interest, lacking information and not being healthy. 4.The influences to the elder Qigong learners after the implementation include attending active ageing, healthy ageing, successful ageing, losing weight, becoming good-looking. This study according to the result of research it concludes some suggestions on the aspect of the government authority, elder and following researchers. Key words: Elders, Qigong, Qigong learning, Qigong learning process
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Cheng, Chia-He, and 鄭家和. "Analysis and Research of Photoresist Stacking Process." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/99942708671779880223.
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碩士中華大學
機械工程學系碩士在職專班
100
This thesis is a study on TSV photolithography and etch process by using available resources to achieve the same functions of SU-8 photoresi- st,It helps to determine the correlation of polyimide photoresist thickn- ess versus etch depth during the etch process。 Experiments are carried out with multilayer coating of polyimide photoresist followed by photolithography developing and an etcher to complete the etch process. Data collection are done by measuring the thickness and etch depth each time。 This thesis introduce the various semiconductor process with discuss- ion of thickness adjustment methodology, purpose of each process step and problems encountered。
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Jang, Rew-Tsong, and 張仁聰. "Research of Friction Saw Burr Forming Process." Thesis, 2001. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/82267045072670974249.
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碩士國立交通大學
機械工程系
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Friction sawing is one of the sawing process that uses a very high speed rotating round blade to cut the workpiece. During the sawing process, melting of the workpiece occurred because of the severe friction between the cutting blade and the workpiece. Friction sawing though can cut the workpiece off very fast, however, very often a large piece of burr will leave on the cut off face and need further machining to clear it . In the study, we will investigate the effects of blade line speed and sawing temperature on cut off surface of workpiece. And we can from the high speed photograph of the process,match up the photomicrograph of the cut off face, define the burr forming process of the friction sawing. It is found that the friction saw cutting process transform the cutting type into melting type , the cut-off materials not only form the chips to bring the cutting heats, but also adhesion on cutting face and then let the cutting forceincrease make the blade line speed drop. And the percentage of melted down is increasing in the sawing process, making the burr adhesion on the bottom of the cut off face.
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YANG, CHIN-SHIH, and 楊敬士. "The Research of SMT Process Quality Improvement." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/e9f3ht.
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碩士開南大學
資訊學院碩士在職專班
105
The research mainly discusses the improvement of SMT process quality in electronic manufacturing industry and the case study is according to E company’s SMT process improvement experience which uses Shop Floor to do data reduce, analysis, build the QIT to use Project Management, TQM, Six Sigma, BIS, Pivot analysis to find out the root cause, set up the target, provide the improvement solution and use PDCA cycle to finish the improvement plan. The effect element of manufacturing process yield rate is 4M. In order to pursue the production efficiency, low defect rate and on time delivery, the administrator who has to have balance way between material quality, equipment stability, high activation and production schedule arrangement. From the administration point of view, the managers need to have the capability to review production daily, weekly, monthly report and expedite to deal with all issues. This research result can show you when a company uses Project Management, Shop Floor Data, TQM, Six Sigma, BIS, Pivot Analysis and PDCA cycle that help managers to expedite to get the relative information to find out the root cause, take the solution, then improve the quality and production efficiency.
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Jhang, Ruei-Yun, and 張睿允. "Research on Process Planning of Bicycle Parts." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/60465577809299530727.
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碩士亞洲大學
經營管理學系碩士在職專班
105
Owing to the effect of financial crisis and the increasing oil price year by year, people begin enhancing the awareness of environment. Therefore, people start replacing cars with affordable and eco-friendly bicycles as transportation. Thus, the safety of riding a bike is considerably important. Through analyzing the yield rate of bicycle component parts---Quick Release with knowledge management, the research reduces the defective rate of bicycle and the process for factory of individual company. Besides, it provides the result of analysis as a reference of making standard for components and factory planning.
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Pan, Kuei-Hsueh, and 潘貴學. "The research of process about GaN LED." Thesis, 2000. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/01670037050016872349.
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碩士國立清華大學
電子工程研究所
88
In this dissertation, we use the wafer that was grown by MOCVD. We take the wafer to develop the process of making the GaN LED. During the development, we find that ICP、n-type ohmic contact 、p-type ohmic contact and TCL are the most important process to make the GaN LED. So We wedevelop the process about ICP、n-type ohmic contact 、p-type ohmic contact and TCL . We finally use these technology of process to make a GaN LED and we get the working voltage about 3.1V.
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WU, SONG-SUI, and 吳松遂. "Research on a distributed fault tolerant process." Thesis, 1991. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/65409763814089635286.
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LIU, YUEH-CHI, and 劉岳齊. "Research on College Students' School Selection Process and Negotiation Process with Parents." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/6pb86m.
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碩士玄奘大學
應用心理學系碩士班
107
This project aims to investigate the subjective view of the conflicts between the participants and their parents in the course of opting for a suitable college major. This project uses narrative research methodology (categorical-content) to conduct interviews as well as the analysis of learned material. Presenting how family backgrounds, core values and faith of all three participants play a part in this situation. Finally, how these interactions influence their essence from a psychological prospect, moreover each participant's resolvent in these conditions. Research shows that the upbringing, the course of education, characteristic and family interaction of each interviewee deeply affects how they select their majors. Admittedly, all three interviewees were indecisive between fulfilling their parent’s expectations and their own wishes. The interviewees find themselves in a position, unclear whether to comply with one’s caregiver or follow one’s desire. Doubt and even negative emotions such as setbacks and pain grow out of these dilemmas. As time pass, as the maturate, their aspects towards life start to change. Gradually, they adjust and find the most suitable approach to expressing themselves and communicating with their parents. They no longer one-sidedly abide by the road chosen or given to them. Throughout the process, disagreements force them to reevaluate and reflect upon themselves, giving them the ability to persuade their family to support their opinions open heartedly. Researchers have singled out the significance in each interviewee’s story.chunzi – the spirit of persistence, after the realization of their intended career they go forth unstoppable. Sherry– through the interview they reveal their tenderness and soft side. Even when dealing with conflicts they continue to have an amicable attitude, using time and patience to earn trust eventually recognition. William – the giver, the one who puts family first, the thoughtful one, sacrificing their own needs in exchange for familial harmony. Studies show being loyal and firmly believing in one’s goal will make your visions achievable. No matter how arduous the path may be. Where there is a will there is a way, using proper solutions the problems of choosing the right major and other obstacles will surely be resolved positively. Lastly, the founding of this research will be further discussed, offered to consultation personnel, or any professionals working in the same field for research purposes and reference.
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Shyh-ChengHsu and 許世誠. "Research on Disaster Management of Semiconductor Process by Using Analytic Hierarchy Process." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/jwpy44.
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Yang, Dong-Jue, and 楊東儒. "Tree Representation of Process Program in APER (Advanced Process Environment Research) environment." Thesis, 1999. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/22329448092269430020.
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碩士國立交通大學
資訊工程系
87
This research presents a new process programming environment with internal tree-representation, by which software tools can access the same representation, and thus can be integrated into a cohesive environment. Six tools are implemented in this environment. They are 1) tree builder, 2) interpreter, 3) debugger, 4) simulator, 5) abstractor, and 6) unparser. Also, the architecture of the environment includes a daemon and an enactor to support the multi-role and multitasking features of the environment. The environment is implemented on Java virtual machine which works well over the internet.
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Spearing, S. Mark. "MEMS Materials and Processes: a research overview." 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/3667.
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An overview is provided of materials and processes research currently being conducted in support of MEMS device design at MIT. Underpinning research is being conducted in five areas: room temperature strength characterization, elevated temperature strength characterization, processing of Si/SiC hybrid structures, modeling of wafer bonding processes and development of high temperature fluid interconnections. Emphasis is placed on the key areas of materials science and engineering.Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA)
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"Geographic scale compatibility study based on process simulation: a case study of meteorological and air quality process." 2014. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b6115914.
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由於數據、模型等的尺度依賴性，尺度不匹配可能導致錯誤的結論。尤其在相互作用的地理過程研究，尺度適宜性對認知地理過程起著至關重要的作用。本文結合珠三角地區的氣象場和空氣品質過程模擬，對地理過程研究中的尺度適宜性問題進行了研究。首先，基於尺度概念的定義，本文提出了地理過程研究中的四組尺度適宜性問題：多地理過程層、維度層、類型層和組成成分層。分析了其可操作級別以及評估流程和指標。
第二，在WRF模型中引入多解析度地形數據以研究數據與模型在氣象過程模擬的尺度適宜性。結果表明由於DEM數據與模型的尺度不適宜，可能對氣象變數的模擬帶來較大偏差。而3和30秒解析度的DEM數據與1千米解析度的模型可以較好地模擬香港地區的氣象過程。本案例有助於通過考慮尺度適宜性來提高氣象場的模擬能力。
第三，針對模擬模型與地理過程的尺度適宜性，應用WRF和CALMET模擬了香港地區的氣象過程。結果表明CALMET可以更好地模擬香港的氣象過程，但是WRF與CALMET模擬結果的差異在空間分佈上是異質的，即複雜地表條件的區域CALMET模擬改進明顯。多尺度模擬的結果也表明了跨尺度地理過程的相互影響，有助於多尺度地理過程模擬與認知。
第四，設計並研發了面向空氣品質過程的多尺度虛擬地理環境系統。本系統應用LAMP架構，支援模擬知識的管理、跨平臺及分散式平行計算，亦考慮到模擬的尺度依賴性，將有助於多尺度空氣品質過程的模擬和認知。應用該系統，對多尺度SO₂濃度過程進行模擬並分析了香港當地排放源的分擔率。較低的本地分擔率表明香港政府仍需要加強區域合作來治理空氣污染問題。
本論文的研究不僅加強對地理過程研究中的多尺度以及尺度適宜性問題的認知，有助於分解和研究複雜的尺度適宜性問題，研究案例和原型系統亦將會對香港和珠三角地區的空氣品質過程理解和管理作出有益貢獻。
Although multiscale data and models are taken into account to study geography, due to their scale dependence, the scale mismatching may cause adverse results. Thus, scale compatibility is becoming crucial to decode geographic process, especially, for the interactive geographic processes. This thesis focused on scale compatibility in geographic process with a case study of multiscale meteorological and air quality simulation in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region.
Firstly, based on the conceptual definition of scale, this dissertation identifies four groups of scale compatibility in geographic process research: multiple process level, dimension level, type level and component level. By illustrating the different operational levels from the abstract to operational, the author proposes a procedure to implement scale compatibility with potential criteria.
Secondly, scale compatibility in the reproduction of meteorological process is investigated between multiscale digital elevation model (DEM) data and the Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF). The experiments show that: DEM data with 3 and 30 arc sec resolutions are relatively more compatible with the WRF model of 1 km resolution to reproduce the meteorological field over Hong Kong; and uncertainty arising from scale mismatching between DEM data and the model may account for 38% of the variance in certain meteorological variables (e.g., temperature). This case study not only helps to improve meteorological simulations by taking the issue of scale compatibility into account, but also explains the significance and implementation of scale compatibility in geographic process research.
Thirdly, this thesis utilizes multiscale meteorological models to study the scale compatibility between dynamic models and interested geographic process. We conduct validation through three steps: daily statistics, spatial comparison and time series. The results support the idea that CALifornia METeorological model (CALMET) is more compatible to reproduce the meteorology process in Hong Kong; however, the discrepancy between the WRF and CALMET is spatially heterogeneous, with larger improvement over the area of complex topography and land use. The results also give evidence about the cross-scale interaction to interpret multi-scale geographic process.
Fourthly, applying the above findings, this dissertation presents a multiscale Virtual Geographic Environments (VGE) system to integrate geographical analysis and multiscale models in a cross-platform and parallel manner. With database system and Linux-Apache-MySQL-Perl (LAMP) architecture, users can manage and retrieve modeling concerning both data and model parameterization to help them reach a consensus on the simulation results and share modeling knowledge. Scale compatibility among data, models and analysis is also considered in the system design. Aided with high-resolved and regulable emission inventory, such multiscale system enables the practical application for various scenarios. As a case study, the VGE is applied to simulate and analyze the SO₂ concentration process and local contribution in HKSAR.
Achievements of this dissertation should greatly contribute to a better cognition of multiscale issues and scale compatibility concerning geographic process, and the VGE is expected to contribute to better understanding and management of air quality for both HKSAR and PRD.
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Zhang, Chunxiao.
Thesis (Ph.D.) Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2014.
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Shen, Wen-Hsiang, and 沈文祥. "The Research of Software Process Modeling and Assessment of Software Process Improvement Effect." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/69358639452862296384.
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博士逢甲大學
資訊工程所
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Software processes have been recognized as an important topic since the early days of software engineering. Typically used to define and analyze complex processes, a number of new modeling languages have been invented to enhance the power of process modeling. However, some approaches are too complicated to apply while others are too simple to analyze a complex process. With the popularization of Unified Modeling Language (UML) and its extensibility, this research aimed to develop a UML-based profile as a process modeling language to verify the process design based on Object Constraint Language (OCL) under a process simulation environment. In order to achieve software process improvement, process definition, verification, and validation are of critical importance by means of applying Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), a framework for improving an organization’s process. One of its important elements is quantitative management where process metrics is enclosed in the process definition. However, current process modeling language does not provide the measurement concept directly. Our approach was thus developed to support software process improvement from the following two aspects: a verification approach to examine if an organization’s process can meet the goals defined in CMMI practices and an extension approach to support the measurement modeling. Aside from the critical role of CMMI played in UML-based profile, Personal Software Process (PSP) can be considered as its equivalent on an individual basis. As CMMI can be used to improve the software process in a large context, PSP can be an effective approach for individual use. However, a systematic mechanism to assess and interpret the effect of PSP is invisible in the existing literature. Therefore, an assessment model was also proposed to test against the PSP training effects. Both mean and median approaches along with a set of simplified procedures were used to assess the commonly accepted PSP training effects. A set of statistical analyses were conducted to explore the relationships among the PSP metrics and to interpret possible application results. In summary, in this research a new process modeling approach was proposed to model, analyze, verify and validate an organization''s process. In addition to the basic process elements such as activities, roles, and sequence, the modeling approach also takes CMMI framework and software measurement into consideration. Therefore, the proposed approach is especially suitable for an organization''s process improvement.