57 research outputs found
Ufficio Politiche Giovanili, Dipartimento Cultura Italiana, Provincia di Bolzano Project "Cosa Faresti?"
No full textEco-social design: Who pays for it?
No full textWe understand eco-social design as a diverse set of design practices and projects that want to contribute to a much needed transformation of the relations among humans and between humans and nature, in order to move towards more sustainable, non-alienated, resilient, just and equitable futures - both locally and trans-locally. However, in today’s economic and political landscape designers often struggle to keep their eco-social design practices viable
Care Beyond Crises: Proceedings of By: Design or By Disaster Conference 17—19 December 2020
No full textThis series of conferences is co-developing with the Master in Eco-Social Design.
It is an opportunit y for a lively exchange on the creative practices
contributing to social-ecological transformations.
Both speakers and participants come from diverse fields of practice,
ranging from progressive local farmers to internationally acclaimed
designers, researchers and activists. The conference of fers a mix of inputs,
collaborative formats and excursions
in a convivial atmosphere
Lean-excellence business management for manufacturing SMEs focusing on KRI
No full textPurpose
The purpose of this paper is to develop an effective framework for implementing Lean strategies in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI).
Design/methodology/approach
Based on the integration of LM tools and techniques with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) criteria a systematic Lean implementation framework for manufacturing SMEs has been proposed. The core values, drivers and tools of the proposed framework were further developed based on case studies in three SMEs in the KRI.
Findings
Proposed framework is able to provide a simple pathway for SMEs to systematically implement Lean techniques in seven functional areas in order to create Lean culture in the organisation. Business performance measurement in terms of profitability, customer satisfaction, employee’s satisfaction, competitiveness growth and ergonomic improvement is presented in favour of evaluating Lean outcomes appropriately. It also presents the experience of small firms in implementing Lean programmes to show that Lean is valid in SMEs.
Research limitations/implications
The framework concentrates only on the internal issues of the organisation, while external variables such as national culture and external support are excluded.
Practical implications
The framework assists improvements in SMEs that either initially attempt to start Lean journey or those that are at more advanced levels towards excellent-Lean manufacturing. The framework can also be used as a self-assessment model to determine the degree of Lean readiness.
Originality/value
To the best knowledge of the author, it is the first framework that integrates Lean techniques with MBNQA criteria to support Lean implementation in SMEs. It is also the first study regarding Lean-excellence in the KRI.Published onlin
Architecture as a craft: Architecture, drawing, model and position
No full textFifteen essays in 'Architecture as a craft' present a vision of the architectural discipline in which the essence is sought in craft itself. The book is based on the eponymous symposium that the Delft University of Technology held at the Faculty of Architecture from May 13 to June 4, 2009. The texts can be divided into three main groups: 1. this group examines the architect's position; 2. the second group looks at architectural composition and the resources that architects use to produce a design, such as models and drawings; 3. the last group discusses the meaning of materialisation in architectural thinking
Improving technical vocational education and training in the Kurdistan region--Iraq /
No full text"Sponsored by the Kurdistan Regional Government.""RAND Education."Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-80)."RR-277-KRG"--Page 4 of cover.Online resource; title from PDF title page (Rand, viewed October 20, 2014).Introduction -- The KRI's current TVET system -- Labor and skill needs in the KRI economy -- International TVET policies and practices -- Recommended roadmap for improving TVET.JSTO
Simulation-based Determination of Relative Permeability in Laminated Rocks
No full textAbstractReservoir simulation using the extended Darcy's law approach requires relative permeability curves derived either via analytic saturation functions (Corey models etc.) or from special core analysis (SCAL). Since such experimental exploration of the space of influential parameters (pore geometry and wettability) is costly and time consuming, establishing ways to extract ensemble relative permeability from numerical simulation, kri, over the entire range of water saturation is highly desirable. In this work, a Steady State Saturation Variation (SSSV) technique is proposed. It computes ensemble kri(sw) for layered rocks when both capillary and viscous forces are strong
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