Because of their cross-functional nature in the company, enhancing Production Planning
and Control (PPC) functions can lead to a global improvement of manufacturing systems …

A heat pipe (HP) is a passive heat transfer device able to transmit heat a few meters or
several hundred meters away from the heat source without use of external energy. This …

Construction equipment security information management (CESIM) is a critical component of
equipment security management. However, equipment-related information's authenticity and …

Data lakes are storage repositories that contain large amounts of data in its native format;
either structured ssemi-structured or unstructured, to be used when needed. Data lakes are …

Huge amounts of useful data are easily generated and gathered currently at a rapid rate
from a broad range of rich data sources in numerous applications and services in the real …

Segmentation and classification of the abnormalities on the brain are necessary to save
one's life; hence the data acquired by magnetic resonance imaging (MR imaging) scan have …

In the last few decades, we have witnessed an increasing focus on safety in the workplace.
ICT has always played a leading role in this context. One ICT sector that is increasingly …

As information and communication technology (ICT) develops, firms increasingly rely on
interorganizational information systems (IOSs) and social media to exchange knowledge …

Recently, organisations operating in the context of Smart Cities are spending time and
resources in turning large amounts of data, collected within heterogeneous sources, into …

The consensus on energy-saving and low-carbon goals led to greater requirements for the
sustainable development of coal mines (CMs) worldwide. Against the above backdrop, the …