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Control of manufacturing networks which contain a batch processing machine
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 2000-11)
We consider the control of a batch processing machine which is part of a larger manufacturing network of machines. Systems consisting of a batch processing machine and one or more unit-capacity machines in tandem are ...
An application of Bayesian statistical methods to adaptive radiotherapy
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2005-08-21)
In adaptive radiotherapy, measured patient-specific setup variations are used to modify the patient setup and treatment plan, potentially many times during the treatment course. To estimate the setup adjustments and re-plan ...
Identifying Sources of Variation in Sheet Metal Stamping
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 2003-01)
Manufacturers using traditional process control charts to monitor their sheet metal stamping processes often encounter out-of-control signals indicating that the process mean has changed. Unfortunately, a sheet metal ...
Markov Perfect Equilibrium Existence for a Class of Undiscounted Infinite-Horizon Dynamic Games
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 2000-08)
We prove the existence of Markov perfect equilibria (MPE) for nonstationary undiscounted infinite-horizon dynamic games with alternating moves. A suitable finite-horizon equilibrium relaxation, the ending state constrained ...
Notes on Sensitivity and Stability of the Classifications of Returns to Scale in Data Envelopment Analysis: A Comment
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 2005-07)
Vibration-induced muscle fatigue, a possible contribution to musculoskeletal injury
(Springer-Verlag, 2002-11)
Localized muscle fatigue resulting from 30-min sustained and intermittent grip exertions of 5% maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) with and without hand-vibration exposure (10 Hz, 7 mm displacement amplitude) was investigated. ...
Test-retest reliability of the Upper Extremity Questionnaire among keyboard operators * Website for University of Michigan Upper Extremity Questionnaire: http://rercdev.engin.umich.edu/jobdatabase/ †
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2001-12)
Background Questionnaires are often used in research among workers although few have been tested in the working population. The Upper Extremity Questionnaire is a self-administered questionnaire designed for epidemiological ...
Pricing of point-to-point bandwidth contracts
(Springer-Verlag, 2005-06)
In this paper we consider the pricing of point-to-point bandwidth leasing contracts and options. The underlying asset of these contracts is a point-to-point telecommunications connection. Due to the network structure the ...
Expert consensus ratings of job categories from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III)
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2007-08)
Background A method of occupational physical exposure assessment is needed to improve analyses using large data sets (e.g., national surveys) that provide only job title/category information as a proxy for exposure. ...