Browsing Mechanical Engineering (Conference Papers) by Title
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A groupware system for product innovation management
(2004)We are experiencing a radical shift in the way organisations are designed, structured and organised. New organisational forms such as strategic partnerships and networks are replacing simple market based transactions and ... -
A happy threesome: Innovation, Creativity and Business Support
(2009)Businesses, whether for-profit and nonprofit, are facing change like never before. Numerous driving forces to this change include a rapidly expanding marketplace (globalization), and increasing competition, diversity among ... -
ICT as an Opportunity for Regional Development: the Extremadura Case
(2007)The present paper describes the case of Extremadura Region as well as the lessons that can be learned from the processes of re-focussing its regional growth strategy. A brief introduction will show the way many regions or ... -
Implementation of an AmI system in a Manufacturing SME
(2008)SME's are facing greater challenges due to increased labour cost and reduced cycle times. To adapt to these challenges they need systems in place that will enable them to be flexible, effective and efficient. This is the ... -
Incompressible moving boundary flows with the finite volume particle method
(Elsevier, 2010-03-24)Mesh-free methods offer the potential for greatly simplified modeling of flow with moving walls and phase interfaces. The finite volume particle method (FVPM) is a mesh-free technique based on interparticle fluxes which ... -
The influence of technology on the development of partnership relationships in the Irish construction industry
(2013)This paper investigates the potential for improvement in the construction supply chain management (SCM) given the current crisis in the Irish construction industry. The research was undertaken because of the need to improve ... -
Innovation management for product and process development
(2000)Industry we are told manages change poorly. Surveys indicate that over 50% of change programmes fail to meet objectives. The reasons cited are all too familiar: poor goal definition, poor alignment of actions to goals and ... -
The issue of waste in European manufacturing SMEs
(CISA Publisher, 2011-10-03)[No abstract available] -
Key challenges for inter and intra enterprise knowledge transfer
(2004)Knowledge is a key resource that must be managed if improvement efforts are to succeed and businesses are to remain competitive in global markets. In recent years, researchers, consultants and practitioners have developed ... -
Knowledge Management Practices in Service SMEs
(2012-01)Knowledge management is a critical component of competitive success in service organizations. Knowledge management centers on creating new knowledge and utilizing existing knowledge. While utilizing existing knowledge ... -
Knowledge sharing in manufacturing SMEs
(2007)This paper reports on a study of European manufacturing SMEs in the metallurgical sector. The goal of the research is to ascertain the extent and nature of knowledge sharing that takes place within these organisations; the ... -
Lego® Serious Play® as a Business Innovation enabler
(NUI Galway, 2018-11-14)Improvements in innovation and quality processes can be achieved through the use of novel approaches such as LSP, which enables abstract thinking and advocates an open-mind for unconventional solutions. Within the scope ... -
The link between off campus work for students, reduced academic performance and increased mental health issues
(International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), 2018-03-05)Despite the Free Fees Initiative (introduced in 1996) Irish students pay an annual registration fee of 3,000 (Cassells, 2016). This, in combination with rising accommodation and living costs, means that the annual cost ... -
Managing enterprise networks: Support structures for SMEs
(2005)In an increasingly competitive global economy, small to medium sized enterprises (SME) realise that they must work together in order to survive. They must learn to share their experiences and knowledge and pool their ... -
Measuring and benchmarking digital literacy strategies and efforts: the BENTLI project
(2006)There are numerous interesting strategies in place in Europe, a large majority of them initiated and executed by regional or local government institutions, more or less successful in addressing groups with a high risk of ... -
Microscale flow structures measured downstream of a mechanical heart valve
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MISFITS: Lego, Wool, Art, Equations agus Seanfhocail: Professional Development Pilot –a living teaching portfolio initiative
(Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, NUI Galway, 2017-06-23)[No abstract available] -
A model for surface tension in the finite volume particle method without parasitic current
(NUI Galway, 2018-06-26)A surface tension model has been developed in the finite volume particle method (FVPM). Surface tension force is applied only on free-surface particles, which are inexpensively and robustly detected using the FVPM ... -
Operations strategy development and implementation: a self assessment matrix
(Irish Manufacturing Committee, 1996)In both the increasingly competitve and the continuously changing business environment existing today, increasing pressure is placed on companies to maintain and improve their profitability. Managment teams are becoming ...