Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2001. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xiv, 224 p. : ill. (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-155).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Lehigh University, 2003. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 187-196).

Thesis PlanB (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references.

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A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is a system that companies use to measure and control critical production activities. As the installed base of MES installations grows, claims that MES does not have a positive impact on the day-to-day operations within manufacturing companies are more common. Documented results and anecdotal evidence are also now available. Due to the pace at which this market has grown, more and more vendors and implementation partners are entering the market. Organizations that wish to successfully implement a MES solution need to be well informed and educated about the intricacies of software implementations. Organizations need to ensure that they are in control of the implementation and not at the mercy of the software vendors and implementation partners for success. Organizations need to plan the whole implementation process thoroughly and top level management need to drive the initiatives within the organization to ensure success. / Thesis (MBA)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2007.

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'Coke' may be described as the cellular residue from the carbonisation of a coking coal in commercial ovens or-retorts at a temperature of about 9000C; and a 'Coking coal' as a coal which will yield a commercial coke when it is carbonised. Some of the questions arising from these descriptions are:- What are the standards required of a commercial coke; what is the cause of coke-formation; what are the characteristics of coking coals and how may they-be judged; and how can the quality of coke be improved? It is not proposed to discuss these questions in detail but it is important to be aware of them in order to understand the way the coking industry has developed. These questions have been asked since coke has been used on a commercial scale and the answers to them have altered with circumstances as science and technology have changed. The qualities which render a coke most useful, or most readily saleable vary according to the use to which it is to be put. For all combustion processes, which account for most of the coke used, it would be expected that the intrinsic 'combustibility' would be important. The manner in which a ooke burns depends-so much however upon such factors asp for example, the size of the pieces and the rate of supply of air to the fuel-bed, that differences in intrinsic combustibility may be masked. From observation of the various factors upon whioh the usefulness of a coke for particular purposes depends, it is possible to indicate those qualities of a coke which render it most valuable, for all, or most, purposes (Continues...).

Thesis (M.S.)--State University of New York at Binghamton, Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 117-120).