IEMS 2020
Recent Submissions
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Drivers and barriers of advanced manufacturing technology implementation in Saudi Arabia
(Industry, Engineering & Conference Management Systems Conference, 2020-03)The purpose of this paper is to present a systematic literature review to identify opportunities and challenges that face Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) adoption in Saudi industrial sector. It also highlights the ... -
Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo energy forecast
(Industry, Engineering & Conference Management Systems Conference, 2020-03)Energy time series data for Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo is analyzed and forecast by the moving window spectral method to capture cyclical components and effects. The historical record is 217 months from March ... -
Effects of verbal versus graphical weather information on a pilot's decision-making during preflight
(Industry, Engineering & Conference Management Systems Conference, 2020-03)This study focused on the older technology of a verbal preflight weather briefing compared with the newer and emerging technology of digital textual and graphical weather pertinent to the flight route the pilot has chosen. ... -
Factors influencing team performance in the flight deck
(Industry, Engineering & Conference Management Systems Conference, 2020-03)The safe completion of a Part 121 regional airline flight requires that two pilots form a cohesive flight deck team. Aircraft are becoming more complex, and these advanced flight decks intersect with the emerging trend of ... -
Application of Tripod Incident Analysis in aviation
(Industry, Engineering & Conference Management Systems Conference, 2020-03)The purpose of this research was to investigate literature review to explore the history of Tripod Incident Analysis, components of the Tripod Incident Analysis method, accident analysis, and human error that includes a ... -
Engaging upper elementary students in activities aimed to increase female inclusion in STEM
(Industry, Engineering & Conference Management Systems Conference, 2020-03)This paper discusses efforts by the Center for the Advancement of Women in Engineering (CAWE) at the University of North Florida (UNF) to increase the inclusion in STEM by engaging 3rd through 5th grade students in outreach ... -
A usability study of airline booking platforms
(Industry, Engineering & Conference Management Systems Conference, 2020-03)The purpose of this study was to assess and compare the usability of booking airline flights on an airline's mobile app and on the same airline's website. The method of this study was a usability test where participants ... -
Law enforcement's usage of business intelligence collaboration
(Industry, Engineering & Conference Management Systems Conference, 2020-03)In recent years, current events have often coined the term "officials are gathering business intelligence." The purpose of this research paper is to gain an understanding of what business intelligence is and to investigate ... -
Enhancing an organization's output through re-engineering of administrative processes
(Industry, Engineering & Conference Management Systems Conference, 2020-03)This research implements a descriptive approach in preparing a theoretical framework for reengineering administrative processes. The objective of this work is to identify the administrative processes to be considered and ... -
Study of kinematic and kinetic aspects of mechanisms using tools of CAD solid modelers
(Industry, Engineering & Conference Management Systems Conference, 2020-03)In engineering education, the kinematic and kinetic study of mechanisms is a subject that is as challenging to teach as it is to learn. Modern computer aided design (CAD) and solid modeling software, such as SolidWorks, ... -
Industry capstone projects as a vehicle for faculty development
(Industry, Engineering & Conference Management Systems Conference, 2020-03)There is a trend in Engineering education pedagogy focus from problem-based learning to project-based learning. An impediment to this shift in Engineering Education lies in faculty preparation. Strategies to help faculty ... -
Quality in eLearning: Perceptions of instructors
(Industry, Engineering & Conference Management Systems Conference, 2020-03)eLearning is rapidly growing and competing with traditional classroom learning. Advancements in digital technology and democratization of the internet have made eLearning more accessible, flexible, and convenient way for ... -
Electric vehicles routing problem with variable speed and time windows
(Industry, Engineering & Conference Management Systems Conference, 2020-03)Vehicle routing is a major concern for a distribution channel of any supply chain. It plays a crucial role in attaining a competitive advantage for a company by being cost efficient or responsive. Transportation as a key ... -
Developing a decision support tool for quantification and reduction of construction material waste
(Industry, Engineering & Conference Management Systems Conference, 2020-03)The construction industry has a major impact on the environment, both in terms of resource consumption and waste production. Given the high rate of raw materials wastage and ineffective waste management frequently conducted ... -
Using SAE-Baja project in attracting and empowering women in engineering/technology: A case of success at Northern Kentucky University (NKU) and Cincinnati State Technical and Community College (CSTCC)
(Industry, Engineering & Conference Management Systems Conference, 2020-03)The literature shows that many efforts have been made to draw female students to STEM in general and engineering careers in particular. The importance of ensuring that engineering is a gender-neutral field and addressing ... -
Sustainable redevelopment in Fitchburg: A collaborative faculty-students-community engaged project
(Industry, Engineering & Conference Management Systems Conference, 2020-03)Collaborative faculty-students-community engaged (FSCE) projects with strong pedagogical and innovative service-learning approaches can dramatically transform and expand higher education and curriculum outcomes. FSCE ... -
A finite difference solution for 1-D soil consolidation using Excel
(Industry, Engineering & Conference Management Systems Conference, 2020-03)Terzaghi's one-dimensional (1-D) soil consolidation equation is solved using a finite difference (FD) method and Microsoft's Excel spreadsheet. Spreadsheets are inexpensive computational tools that are readily available ... -
Integrating BIM in construction takeoff and estimating: A case study of an advanced cost estimating course for construction management
(Industry, Engineering & Conference Management Systems Conference, 2020-03)As Building Information Modeling (BIM) is becoming the standard practice for design, engineering, and fabrication in the construction industry, Construction Management (CM) programs have started to introduce BIM for cost ... -
Critical factors affecting enrollment, performance, and retention & graduation rates of construction management undergraduate students
(Industry, Engineering & Conference Management Systems Conference, 2020-03)The shortage of construction manager and skilled construction workers is becoming one of the country's great-unsolved problems as the economic expansion has continued in USA because of various reasons, such as low students' ... -
Consumer choice AHP using standard open source tools
(Industry, Engineering & Conference Management Systems Conference, 2020-03)The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is an approach to multi-criteria decision analysis developed by Dr. Thomas Saaty et al. in the 1970's. The open source Python module pyanp is a library that can read in AHP/ANP models ...
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