Industrial Dynamics

Author : Jay Wright Forrester
Publisher : Martino Fine Books
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1614275335

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Industrial Dynamics by Jay Wright Forrester Pdf

2013 Reprint of 1961 First Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This work has been cited as one of the most seminal works of the era. Forrester outlines industrial dynamics as an experimental, quantitative philosophy for designing corporate structure and policies that are compatible with an organization's growth and stability objectives. Forrester believes that management systems possess an orderly and identifiable framework that determines the character of industrial and economic behavior. In this volume, he presents for the first time a methodology for detecting and exhibiting this structure for study.

Author : B. Carlsson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781461561330

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Technological Systems and Industrial Dynamics by B. Carlsson Pdf

This volume consitutes a summary of several years' multi-disciplinary research by a group of Swedish researchers. The project 'Sweden's Technological Systems and Future Development Potential' was initiated by the Swedish National Board for Industrial and Technical Development (NUTEK) and has been carried out at the Department of Industrial Management and Economics at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, the Research Policy Institute at the University of Lund, the Industrial Institute for Economic and Social Research (lUI) in Stockholm, and the Department of Industrial Economics and Management at the Royal Insitute of Technology, Stockholm, under the direction of Bo Carlsson, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. The project group decided early on to focus fIrst on the technological system for factory automation - a relatively mature system of great importance to Swedish industry and in which Sweden has reached a leading position internationally - and then to shift the attention to other systems in various stages of development and with varying Swedish strength. The work on factory automation resulted in numerous papers and publications, summarized in a volume published in 1995 (Technological Systems and Economic Performance: The Case of Factory Automation, ed. Bo Carlsson. Dordrecht.

Author : Case Western Reserve University. Research Program in Industrial Economics
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1989-10-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 079239044X

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Industrial Dynamics by Case Western Reserve University. Research Program in Industrial Economics Pdf

This book is based on the papers presented at a conference on "New Issues in Industrial Economics" held at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, June 8-10, 1987. The conference was organized by the Research Program in Industrial Economics (RPIE) in the Department of Economics at CWRU and was sponsored by The Cleveland Foundation, the Eaton Corporation, and The Standard Oil Company (later renamed BP America, Inc.). Their generous support is gratefully acknowledged. All of the papers have been revised, in several cases extensively, since their presentation at the conference. One of the primary reasons for organizing the conference was the concern that Industrial Economics has become too narrowly focused in most academic programs, largely being confined to Industrial Organization, i.e., issues of public policy towards enterprise with emphasis on antitrust and regulatory policy. This subject definition leaves out a number of interesting and important questions about how industries evolve over time, what the role of technological change (and organizational change) is in that process, and the associated structural changes within industries and firms. The object of this book is to derme these issues and suggest a framework within which they can be analyzed. I would like to thank all the conference participants for their contributions, particularly my colleagues at CWRU, Asim Erdilek and William S. Peirce, without whose encouragement and support the conference would not have taken place.

Author : Yetkiner, I. Hakan
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781466619791

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Industrial Dynamics, Innovation Policy, and Economic Growth through Technological Advancements by Yetkiner, I. Hakan Pdf

"This book examines the nature of the process of technological change in different sectors of various countries, analyzing the impact of innovation as well as research and development activities on different outcomes in different fields and assessing the design and impact of policies aimed at enhancing innovation in organizations"--Provided by publisher.

Author : B. Carlsson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789400910751

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Industrial Dynamics by B. Carlsson Pdf

This book is based on the papers presented at a conference on "New Issues in Industrial Economics" held at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, June 8-10, 1987. The conference was organized by the Research Program in Industrial Economics (RPIE) in the Department of Economics at CWRU and was sponsored by The Cleveland Foundation, the Eaton Corporation, and The Standard Oil Company (later renamed BP America, Inc.). Their generous support is gratefully acknowledged. All of the papers have been revised, in several cases extensively, since their presentation at the conference. One of the primary reasons for organizing the conference was the concern that Industrial Economics has become too narrowly focused in most academic programs, largely being confined to Industrial Organization, i.e., issues of public policy towards enterprise with emphasis on antitrust and regulatory policy. This subject definition leaves out a number of interesting and important questions about how industries evolve over time, what the role of technological change (and organizational change) is in that process, and the associated structural changes within industries and firms. The object of this book is to derme these issues and suggest a framework within which they can be analyzed. I would like to thank all the conference participants for their contributions, particularly my colleagues at CWRU, Asim Erdilek and William S. Peirce, without whose encouragement and support the conference would not have taken place.

Author : Uwe Cantner,Franco Malerba
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2007-03-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540494652

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Innovation, Industrial Dynamics and Structural Transformation by Uwe Cantner,Franco Malerba Pdf

This book provides an account of work in the Schumpeterian and evolutionary tradition of industrial dynamics and the evolution of industries. It is shown that over time industries evolve and change their structure. In this dynamic process, change is affected and sometimes constraint by many factors, including knowledge and technologies, the capabilities and incentives of actors, new products and processes, and institutions.

Author : Richard N. Langlois
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2007-02-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135982683

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Dynamics of Industrial Capitalism by Richard N. Langlois Pdf

Explaining the shift of the organizational landscape towards more specialized entities connected by markets and networks, this book places the work of Schumpeter and Chandler in a larger theoretical framework.

Author : Cristiano Antonelli
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2008-01-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134091188

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Localised Technological Change by Cristiano Antonelli Pdf

The extent to which firms can react creatively to rather than adjust passively against new techniques and practices is dependent on their command of technological knowledge and relative competence. This book explores the characteristics of the path dependent dynamics of localized technological change, demonstrating how the economics of complexity can inform our understanding of the economics of innovation and vice versa. The book is structured in three parts: part one focuses on the ingredients of the economics of localized technological change, focusing on the legacies of the key economists and a critical assessment. Part two explores the governance of the generation, dissemination, use and exploitation of localized technological knowledge. Part three elaborates on the basic dynamic mechanisms of localized technological change, combining theory with specific empirical models. The final perspectives articulate the relations between the economics of localized technological change, the economics of path dependence and the challenge of the emerging economics of complexity.

Author : Jay Wright Forrester
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Industries
ISBN : OCLC:500140436

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Industrial Dynamics by Jay Wright Forrester Pdf

Author : Charles E. Baukal, Jr.,Vladimir Gershtein,Xianming Jimmy Li
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2000-10-26
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0849320003

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Computational Fluid Dynamics in Industrial Combustion by Charles E. Baukal, Jr.,Vladimir Gershtein,Xianming Jimmy Li Pdf

Although many books have been written on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and many written on combustion, most contain very limited coverage of the combination of CFD and industrial combustion. Furthermore, most of these books are written at an advanced academic level, emphasize theory over practice, and provide little help to engineers who need to use CFD for combustion modeling. Computational Fluid Dynamics in Industrial Combustion fills this gap in the literature. Focusing on topics of interest to the practicing engineer, it codifies the many relevant books, papers, and reports written on this combined subject into a single, coherent reference. It looks at each topic from a somewhat narrow perspective to see how that topic affects modeling in industrial combustion. The editor and his team of expert authors address these topics within three main sections: Modeling Techniques-The basics of CFD modeling in combustion Industrial Applications-Specific applications of CFD in the steel, aluminum, glass, gas turbine, and petrochemical industries Advanced Techniques-Subjects rarely addressed in other texts, including design optimization, simulation, and visualization Rapid increases in computing power and significant advances in commercial CFD codes have led to a tremendous increase in the application of CFD to industrial combustion. Thorough and clearly representing the techniques and issues confronted in industry, Computational Fluid Dynamics in Industrial Combustion will help bring you quickly up to date on current methods and gain the ability to set up and solve the various types of problems you will encounter.

Author : M. Ohara,M. Vijayabaskar,H. Lin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230308305

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Industrial Dynamics in China and India by M. Ohara,M. Vijayabaskar,H. Lin Pdf

This book is one of the first fully-fledged studies to examine the next world-class industrial leaders emerging from China and India; exploring the domestic and international factors that have led to their rise, and comparing their experiences with other East Asian late-comers such as Japan.

Author : Keum-Shik Hong,Umer Hameed Shah
Publisher : Springer
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811357701

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Dynamics and Control of Industrial Cranes by Keum-Shik Hong,Umer Hameed Shah Pdf

This book introduces and develops the mathematical models used to describe crane dynamics, and explores established and emerging control methods employed for industrial cranes. It opens with a general introduction to the design and structure of various crane types including gantry cranes, rotary cranes, and mobile cranes currently being used for material handling processes. Mathematical models describing their dynamics for control purposes are developed via two different modeling approaches: lumped-mass and distributed parameter models. Control strategies applicable to real industrial problems are then discussed, including open-loop control, feedback control, boundary control, and hybrid control strategies. Finally, based on the methods covered in the book, future research directions are proposed for the advancement of crane technologies. This book can be used by graduate students, engineers, and researchers in the material handling industry including those working in warehouses, manufacturing, construction sites, ship building, seaports, container terminals, nuclear power plants, and in offshore engineering.

Author : Louis Edward Alfeld,Alan K. Graham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : UCAL:B4385699

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Introduction to Urban Dynamics by Louis Edward Alfeld,Alan K. Graham Pdf

Author : Alfred Dupont CHANDLER,Takashi Hikino,Alfred D Chandler
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 782 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674029385

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Scale and Scope by Alfred Dupont CHANDLER,Takashi Hikino,Alfred D Chandler Pdf

Scale and Scope is Alfred Chandler's first major work since his Pulitzer Prize-winning The Visible Hand. Representing ten years of research into the history of the managerial business system, this book concentrates on patterns of growth and competitiveness in the United States, Germany, and Great Britain, tracing the evolution of large firms into multinational giants and orienting the late twentieth century's most important developments. This edition includes the entire hardcover edition with the exception of the Appendix Tables.

Author : K.R. Balasubramanian,S.P. Sivapirakasam,R. Anand
Publisher : Trans Tech Publications Ltd
Page : 2910 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783038265467

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Dynamics of Machines and Mechanisms, Industrial Research by K.R. Balasubramanian,S.P. Sivapirakasam,R. Anand Pdf

Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress (IMEC-2014), June 13-15, 2014, Tamil Nadu, India. Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS). The 501 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Advanced Material and Manufacturing Processes, Chapter 2: Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology in Machinery, Chapter 3: Dynamics and Applied Mechanics, Chapter 4: Tribology, Chapter 5: Thermodynamics and Thermal Engineering, Fuel and Diesel, Chapter 6: Applied Fluids Mechanics in Design of Machines and Equipment, Chapter 7: Vibration and Control, Chapter 8: Drive Systems of Machines, Mechatronics, Robotics and Control, Chapter 9: Engineering Development on Sustainable Energy, Chapter 10: Labour Safety, Ergonomics, Reliability and Safety of Machines and Mechanisms, Chapter 11: Industrial Engineering