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How drones can be used for firefighting?

How drones can be used for firefighting?
How drones can be used for firefighting? Is it possible to get a drone to some real life saving work? Professors at Olin College and MIT are studying how t…
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Robot as a firefighter

Robot as a firefighter
Respect for the engineers who are working on a robot that will work as firefighter. Firefighting is a tough job. It requires lots of courage and involves ri…
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Why mechanical engineering is better

Why mechanical engineering is better
Why a degree in mechanical engineering is a better choice for students? Why do we rank mechanical engineering degree at higher merits/ ranks in almost all …
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Engineers will produce energy from airport sound

Engineers will produce energy from airport sound
Engineers at Boeing Airlines have started working on the idea of producing energy from jet sounds produced at airports. Now engineers will transform loud a…
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Industrial Engineering & Production Management

Basics of Industrial Engineering and Production managements with complete course outline and syllabus as taught to students in mechanical engineering. It i…
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Production Management - Introduction

The production management deals with the design of the production system (which includes product, process, plant, equipment etc.) and development of the cont…
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Industrial Engineering - Introduction

The industrial engineering is an engineering approach to the detailed analysis of the use and cost of the resources of an organization. The main resources ar…
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Work Study

The work study consists of two techniques namely method study and work measurement . The pioneer work in this field was done by F. W. Taylor and Frank B. Gil…
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Symbols Used in Work Study

Symbols Used in Work Study
The work study is done by means of a stop watch. In work study , all the activities are broken down into five basic types of events and each is represented b…
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String Diagram

The string diagram is used in production management systems for: (a) for checking the relative values of various layouts, (b) where group of workers are work…
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Work Measurement in Production Management

The work measurement is the application of techniques to establish the time for a qualified worker to carry out a specified work at a defined level of perfor…
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Time Study in Production Planning

The general procedure followed in systematic carrying out the time study in production planning is as follows: 1. Select the work to be studied. 2. Record al…
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Pre-determined Motion Time System (PMTS)

Pre-determined Motion Time System (PMTS) - It is the work measurement technique to build up time for manual work making use of pre-determined elemental motio…
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Micromotion Study for Production Management

The micromotion study was originated by Frank B. Gilbreth. The study is based on the idea of dividing human activity into division of movements, known as The…
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Break-even Analysis

The break-even analysis in production management and industrial engineering consists of total cost (i.e. fixed cost and variable cost) and sales revenue. The…
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Wage Incentive Plans in Production Management

Wage Incentive Plans in Production Management
Various wage incentive plans and strategies are used by project managers for production plants. Details of some wage incentive plans are given below: 1. …
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