process analytics Articles

Credit scoring model is a key element of the automated loan approval system. The developed model is required to be validated under the internal rating–based approach of the BASEL framework. There are several techniques available for validating statistical models. These include KS statistics, C statistics, and HL statistics. When the bank cannot build a statistical model either because it does not ...

Aug. 13, 2012

By Inderscience Publishers

This research aims to establish a system for technology selection in a public utility. Selecting the most appropriate Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology at the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) is used as the case example. Seven EGAT experts participated in refining the criteria and selecting the alternatives using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The criteria are ...

Sep. 2, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

Selection of a power market structure from the available alternatives is an important activity within an overall power sector reform programme. The evaluation criteria for selection are both subjective as well as objective in nature and the selection of alternatives is characterised by their conflicting nature. This study demonstrates a methodology for power market structure selection using the ...

Jan. 30, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers

Quantum Leap in productivity According to John Dupont, General Manager of Operations, “DHL Analytical, Inc. has been on the leading edge of laboratory innovation for many years. Our vision was to move towards a paperless laboratory, with the realization that the current generation of electronic documents can be produced at almost all points in our process. The trick for us ...

Jan. 15, 2015

By Poplar Solutions, LLC

Technology development programs have proven to be useful strategies for governments to encourage private firms to undertake R&D projects. Due to limited budgets, a government must select proper R&D projects for funding. R&D project selection is full of uncertainty and can be viewed as a multiple-criteria decision that is normally made by a review committee. In this study, we propose a fuzzy ...

Dec. 3, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

Despite advances in water conservation, abstraction and transport, water demand has been increasing worldwide in the past few decades. This has resulted in an increased pressure on stakeholders to provide sustainable solutions to meet future water demands. The decision-making process to find those solutions is becoming increasingly complicated. First, owing to the arrival of new technologies or ...

Sep. 1, 2011

By IWA Publishing

The objective of the present study was to: (i) examine the performance of two-stage sand filtration and the effect of coagulants on greywater (GW) characteristics; (ii) assess the quality of treated GW for reuse; and (iii) compare reuse options using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). Four treatment options were examined on site. The first option was related to two-stage sand filtration ...

Sep. 14, 2015

By IWA Publishing

ABSTRACT The determination of water vapor (and water dew point) is crucial in the processing, custody transfer and transport of natural gas. High levels of water vapor in a natural gas stream can lead to a number of problems which include the formation of hydrates and the contribution to freezing and corrosion of plant and equipment. There are a number of ways of determining the water vapor ...

Feb. 9, 2011

By Ametek Process Instruments - THERMOX

I recently spoke at length with John Dupont, General Manger at DHL Alalytical as well as the owner Dr. Luu and several key staff at this well respected and forward thinking analytical laboratory in Round Rock, Texas. Since they had been using Labcore for over two years, I felt it was a good idea to understand the impact the data package management and workflow automation software had on their ...

Sep. 3, 2014

By Poplar Solutions, LLC

In this study analytical hierarchy process approach which uses expert’s knowledge, was applied for selection of the best wastewater treatment alternative for electroplating workshops, located in Tehran province, Iran. This method can be applied for complicated multi-criteria decision making to obtain scientific and reasonable ...

Sep. 1, 2008

By Center for Environment and Energy Research & Studies (CEERS)

The competitive manufacturing environment and changing customer needs demand improved quality of products. The product quality and attributes increasingly depend upon the organisation's ability in organising manufacturing system and its equipment and facilities in an optimal manner. ISO 9000 quality management system has attracted the attention of industries all over the world. This study ...

Nov. 28, 2012

By Inderscience Publishers

Data has the potential to revolutionise the materials industry, from extraction to processing to commercialisation. But it can only do so with the right mix of technology, skills and strategy. Dr Matt Jones explains. Using data is nothing new, but the rapid increase in data sources and quantity of data collected means getting the most out of it is ever more important. Properly used, data ...

Apr. 1, 2016

By Tessella Support Services plc

Technology touches virtually everything we do in modern society and in EH&S, it is becoming more prevalent by the day. Businesses can now use analytics and devices to vastly improve their safety strategy and, thanks to data that is obtainable from both humans and connected machines, make much smarter, strategic EH&S decisions. The rise of the ...

Sep. 23, 2016

By Rivo Software Ltd.

Customer: Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization, Pakistan The Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization, University of Karachi has been established as an elaborate facility for research of various halophytes to serve as a source of fodder, forage, biofuel, oil seeds, medicinal plants and other possible usages. Application: Determining analytes in food, soil ...

Jul. 6, 2013

By BÜCHI Labortechnik AG

This paper focuses on the application of a multi-criteria analysis methodology — the analytical hierarchy process — for the locating of a sanitary landfill on the small island of Mauritius. Four candidate sites were assessed using three main criteria (environmental, technical and socio-economic) and twenty-one sub-criteria. Scores were assigned to each criterion and sub-criterion by stakeholders ...

Oct. 1, 2008

By SAGE Publications

Hydrogen is a renewable energy source and has the potential to mitigate the green house gas effect and to meet the increasing global electricity demand. In the present study, a multicriteria methodology is developed by combining graph theory and analytic hierarchy process methods for the evaluation and selection of hydrogen energy systems. The hydrogen energy system alternatives are assessed ...

Oct. 16, 2014

By Inderscience Publishers

This study aims to establish a new managerial talent assessment model for the assessors of the IC packaging industry in Taiwan. The Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) method, with the capability of obtaining information in more systematic and efficient ways, contributes to the effectiveness of evaluating and managing relevant managerial competence activities. Borda function, FAHP method, ...

Feb. 24, 2005

By Inderscience Publishers

As an outstanding sample of being contaminated with different kinds of anthropogenic manipulations, environment is successively encountered with ever increasing rate of manmade waste generation. Municipal solid waste generation is among the most significant sources that threaten the global environmental health. Accordingly, it is essential that integrated systems of waste management be considered ...

Jun. 30, 2006

By University of Tehran

Studies have shown that even elaborate Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) schemes turn futile. Hence, people involved in MSWM should design the schemes carefully by taking in account the correct factors and giving them due weightage. Consequently, identifying the MSWM factors and their significance becomes an essential and crucial process for a waste management scheme to be environmentally ...

Oct. 17, 2012

By Inderscience Publishers

The road and rail tunnels are increasing in number. Corresponding to this higher number of tunnels, a higher number of accidents related to safety problems occur. The safety of road and rail tunnels is mostly related to fire safety. Our purpose in this paper is to present a new integrated approach to the analysis of fire safety in tunnels. Using different techniques from the decision support ...

Nov. 24, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers