Browsing School of Applied Sciences (SAS) (2006-July 2014) by Title

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  • Timeliness in awarding research grants 
    Ramsden, Jeremy J. (Collegium Basilea & AMSI, 2007-09)
    Editorial
  • Tolerable versus actual soil erosion rates in Europe 
    Verheijen, Frank G. A.; Jones, Robert J. A.; Rickson, R. Jane; Smith, C. J. (Elsevier, 2009-05)
    Erosion is a major threat to soil resources in Europe, and may impair their ability to deliver a range of ecosystem goods and services. This is reflected by the European Commission's Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection, ...
  • TOMCAT: An Obsolescence Management Capability Assessment Framework 
    Romero Rojo, Francisco Javier; Baguley, Paul; Shaikh, N.; Roy, Rajkumar; Kelly, S. (Institute of Physics (IoP), 2013-01-22)
    As the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) moves away from the traditional support contracts to contracting for availability/capability, it is essential that the MoD has confidence in Industry’s capability to manage the risk of ...
  • Tools and techniques - what we need or what people think we want? 
    Hamilton, Paul D.; MacGillivray, Brian H.; Bradshaw, R.; Strutt, J. E.; Pollard, Simon J. T. (2005-04-06)
    INTRODUCTION: Traditionally, water utilities have carried out risk assessments in a relatively small number of fields, addressing specific safety, health and environmental (SHE) risk concerns. In the last few years, however, ...
  • Total quality management framework for Libyan process and manufacturing industries 
    Youssef, Soltan (Cranfield University, 2006)
    There are many challenges facing Libyan process and manufacturing industries in today's competitive market. One of these major challenges is the ability of Libyan companies to effectively introduce quality management ...
  • Toward a constitutive model for cure dependent modulus of a high temperature epoxy during the cure 
    Zarrelli, M.; Skordos, Alexandros A.; Partridge, Ivana K. (Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam., 2010-12-31)
    A constitutive model, based on Kohlrausch-Williams-Watts (KWW) equations, was developed to simulate the evolution of the dynamic relaxation modulus during the cure of a "high temperature' epoxy. The basic assumption of ...
  • Towards a comprehensive understanding of the impacts of the BioSand water filter on the quality of life for post-war rural Liberians 
    Kauffeldt, Bev (Cranfield University, 2011-10)
    Numerous forms of low-technology development interventions have been introduced and implemented in an effort to alleviate the cycle of poverty. Nowhere is this truer than in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector, ...
  • Towards a cost modelling framework for outsourcing ERP systems 
    Shehab, Essam; Thomassin, M.; Badawy, M. (2012-07-04)
    ERP systems are costly, complex and require high-qualified people to manage them. In the current economic cliamt, when companies need to cut off costs, avoid expensive in-house skilled people and being focused on the ...
  • Towards a framework for assessing the sustainability of supply chains : the case of potatoes in Britain 
    Vasileiou, Konstantinos Z. (Cranfield University, 2002-04)
    There is growing concern about the sustainability of food production and marketing systems when measured against a set of sometimes conflicting economic, environmental and social criteria. In this context, this research ...
  • Towards a framework for transferring technology knowledge between facilities 
    McBeath, Andre; Ball, Peter D. (Emerald, 2012-11-19)
    Purpose - The transfer of technical know-how is now recognised as an essential component in the globalised expansion of multinational companies. As these companies offshore or outsource their operations the success of the ...
  • Towards a harmonisation of the soil map of Africa at the continental scale 
    Dewitte, Olivier; Jones, Arwyn; Spaargaren, Otto; Breuning-Madsen, Henrik; Brossard, Michel; Dampha, Almami; Deckers, Jozef; Gallali, Tahar; Hallett, Stephen H.; Jones, Robert J. A.; Kilasara, Method; LeRoux, Pieter; Michéli, Erika; Montanarella, Luca; Thiombiano, Lamourdia; van Ranst, Eric; Yemefack, Martin; Zougmore, Robert (Elsevier, 2013-12-31)
    In the context of major global environmental challenges such as food security, climate change, fresh water scarcity and biodiversity loss, the protection and the sustainable management of soil resources in Africa are of ...
  • Towards a mid-range theory of method selection for innovation pre-project activities 
    Herzberg, Torsten (Cranfield UniversitySchool of Industrial and Manufacturing Science, 2006-01)
    There is a large variety of approaches that describe the pre-project innovation phase as the cradle of successful innovation activities, and thus as an important factor to reach the objective of organisational growth and ...
  • Towards a Semantic Knowledge Life Cycle Approach for Aerospace Design Engineering 
    Sanya, Isaac; Shehab, Essam; Lowe, Dave; Al-Ashaab, Ahmed; Maksimovic, Maksim (2011-07-09)
    The efficient and effective management of knowledge is becoming increasingly important within the aerospace design engineering sector due to the complexity of product development. Semantic technology is becoming mainstream ...
  • Towards a theoretical framework for human performance modelling within manufacturing systems design 
    Baines, Tim S.; Asch, R.; Hadfield, Linda; Mason, J. P.; Fletcher, Sarah R.; Kay, John M. (Elsevier, 2005-09)
    The performance of direct workers has a significant impact on the competitiveness of many manufacturing systems. Unfortunately, system designers are ill equipped to assess this impact during the design process. An opportunity ...
  • Towards an agent-based model for risk-based regulation 
    Davies, Gareth J. (Cranfield University, 2010-09)
    Risk-based regulation has grown rapidly as a component of Government decision making, and as such, the need for an established evidence-based framework for decisions about risk has become the new mantra. However, the ...
  • Towards best practice for assessing the impacts of climate change on groundwater 
    Holman, Ian P.; Allen, D. M.; Cuthbert, M. O.; Goderniaux, P. (Springer Science Business Media, 2012-12-31)
    An essay is presented on the recommendations that need to be considered by hydrogeologists in assessing the impacts of climate change on groundwater. It says that the use of climate model projections must consider the ...
  • Towards guidance for the design and placement of vegetated filter strips 
    Duzant , Julia H. (Cranfield University, 2008-01)
    A combined field, laboratory and modelling approach to the study of vegetated filter strips (VFSs) was carried out in order to provide guidance on optimum design and placement for trapping sediment from overland flow. ...
  • Towards lean product and process development 
    Khan, Muhammad Sharjeel; Al-Ashaab, Ahmed; Shehab, Essam; Haque, Badr; Ewers, Paul; Sorli, Mikel; Sopelanad, Amaia (Taylor & Francis, 2013-12-31)
    Successes in lean manufacture have led researchers and practitioners to consider extending ‘lean' to different parts of the engineering enterprise, including product and process development (PPD). Lean product development ...
  • Towards sustainable landfill management 
    Smith, Richard (2006-11)
    The UK is reliant on landfill as a waste management option with some 72% w/w of municipal waste landfilled in 2003/04. This thesis advances an argument that landfill, as practised historically and currently, is unsustainable. ...
  • Towards technological rules for designing innovation networks: a dynamic capabilities view 
    Smart, Palie; Bessant, John; Gupta, Abhishek (Emerald Publishing Group Limited, 2007)
    Inter-organizational innovation networks provide opportunities to exploit complementary resources that reside beyond the boundary of the firm. The shifting locus of innovation and value creation away from the “sole firm ...

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