Defect Repair Efforts in Bone Plate Product Quality Control Using Six Sigma (Case Study: PT ABC) by Farrel Azriel Septrianto, Dwi Sukma Donoriyanto

“… This study aims to identify and reduce Bone Plate product defects at PT Risa Implantama, a domestic orthopedic and traumatology implant manufacturer. Using Six Sigma methodology, this research applies the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) stages to analyze Bone Plate production data from January to December 2023. …”
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“I Want That”: Human-in-the-Loop Control of a Wheelchair-Mounted Robotic Arm by Katherine M. Tsui, Dae-Jin Kim, Aman Behal, David Kontak, Holly A. Yanco

“…Our research focuses on replacing a manufacturer-provided, menu-based interface with a vision-based system while adding autonomy to reduce the cognitive load. …”
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The Complex Dynamics of Bertrand-Stackelberg Pricing Models in a Risk-Averse Supply Chain by Junhai Ma, Qiuxiang Li

“…The risk-averse supply chain follows these strategies: Bertrand game between the two manufacturers and Stackelberg game between the manufacturer and the retailer. …”
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Jean-Antoine Chaptal (1756–1832), agronome et chimiste by Fournier, Josette

“…This year, the academic world is celebrating the two hundredth anniversary of the publication of the last major work by Jean-Antoine Chaptal (1756–1832). A doctor, manufacturer, agronomist, professor, scholar, economist, statesman and senior minister under the Consulate, Chaptal was a provincial and a Parisian who lived through a variety of political regimes, from the Ancien Régime to the July Monarchy, via the Convention, the Directoire, the Consulate, the First Empire and the Restoration. …”
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New Onset Tinnitus after High-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation by Alexander V. Golovlev, Michael G. Hillegass

“…Food and Drug Administration Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience database are included. …”
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Une figurine en terre cuite dorée d’époque romaine à Reims/Durocortorum by Loïc Androuin

“…Produced with great finesse, the figurine’s style reveals it to be attributable to the Aeduan potter/coroplast Pistillus, a manufacturer working in Autun/Augustodunum (Saône-et-Loire) during the first half of the 3rd c. …”
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Influence of Lubrication Water Contamination by Solid Particles of Mineral Origin on Marine Strut Propeller Shafts Bearings of Ships by Litwin Wojciech, Barszczewska Agnieszka, Piątkowska Ewa, Szwoch Izabela, Matuszewski Leszek, Kahsin Maciej

“…Because simplicity of the ship design is expected the open lubricating system with only one seal module, when sea water is a lubricant is often recommended by manufacturer.…”
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Identification of Rub and Unbalance in 320-MW Turbogenerators by N. Bachschmid, P. Pennacchi, A. Vania, G. A. Zanetta, L. Gregori

“…In the second case, concerning a machine of the same size but of a different manufacturer, the Low Pressure (LP) turbine was affected by a rub in the sealings and this time, the fault was modeled by local bows. …”
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The Multi-Period Dynamic Optimization with Carbon Emissions Reduction under Cap-and-Trade by Baiyun Yuan, Bingmei Gu, Chunming Xu

“…Under low carbon environment, a multi-period emissions reduction problem for manufacturer is investigated in the paper, where we assume that the government sets mandatory carbon emissions limit to all the enterprises by free of charge and allows the carbon emission quota to be traded or banked inter-temporally in the carbon trading market. …”
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Three-Level Supply Chain Coordination under Disruptions Based on Revenue-Sharing Contract with Price Dependent Demand by Qinghua Pang, Yuer Chen, Yulu Hu

“…Considering the market demand is stochastic and dependent on price, this paper shows that the revenue-sharing contract could coordinate a three-level supply chain consisting of one manufacturer, one distributor, and one retailer under normal environment. …”
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Nutritional Value and Potential Chemical Food Safety Hazards of Selected Traditional and Conventional Pork Hams from Poland by Michał Halagarda, Władysław Kędzior, Ewa Pyrzyńska

“…The residues of nitrites and nitrates indicate their moderate use in manufacturing processes.…”
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Stackelberg Game for Product Renewal in Supply Chain by Yong Luo, Yamin Lou, Shizhao Wang

“…The paper studied the process of product renewal in a supply chain, which is composed of one manufacturer and one retailer. There are original product and renewal product in the supply chain. …”
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PSYCHOLOGY OF CONSUMER CHOICE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON PRICING IN MARKET CONDITIONS by I. L. Goncharov, O. A. Gorelova

“…Building models of purchase motivation allows manufacturers not only to explain consumer behavior, but also to influence it. …”
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Optimizing Product Configuration Problems with Multisourcing Supplier Selections under Both Carbon Cap and Carbon Tax Regulations by Jia Li, Dong Yang

“…The analysis shows that multisourcing in combination with carbon tax regulation can facilitate a manufacturer to provide more green and low-carbon customized products for customers. …”
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Challenging museum narratives: the case of a Rhodesia Railways carriage by Will Sims, William Law

“… Science Museum Group (SMG) object 2005-7446 was built by a British rolling stock manufacturer in 1927. It was exported as a first-class passenger coach to British-administered Southern Rhodesia (present-day Zimbabwe) and ran on the lines operated by the former Rhodesia Railways. …”
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Assessment of the Ultrasonic Machine for Surface Finishing of 3D-Printed Cobalt-Chromium Alloy by Selective Laser Melting Technology by Mahmood Abdulla Ahmad, Israa Mohammed Hummudi

“…The discs of cobalt chromium alloy were printed by SLM (n = 20) and evenly divided into two groups: one for finishing in compliance with the manufacturer's standard procedure, and the other for employing USM. …”
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Safety of Pegfilgrastim (Neulasta) in Patients with Sickle Cell Trait/Anemia by Pashtoon Murtaza Kasi, Mrinal M. Patnaik, Prema P. Peethambaram

“…Prescribing information available on manufacturer’s website for the drug warns us about possible severe sickle cell crises related to the medication but does not report the actual incidence or the use in patients with sickle cell trait. …”
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Game Analysis of Supply Chain Enterprises’ Choice of Carbon Emission Reduction Behavior under Environmental Regulation and Consumers’ Low Carbon Preference by Huanhuan Huo, Haiyan Liu, Xinzhong Bao, Wei Cui

“…Under the background of low-carbon economy, in order to explore the internal mechanism of enterprises implementing carbon emission reduction behavior, this paper uses evolutionary game theory and numerical simulation method to study the evolutionary stability strategy and its influencing factors of carbon emission reduction behavior of supply chain enterprises in a two-level supply chain composed of a single supplier and a single manufacturer from a dynamic perspective, considering environmental regulation and consumers’ preference for low carbon emission. …”
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The Role of Lean Marketing in Achieving Sustainable Competitive Advantage: An Analytical Study at Al-Mosul Dairy Manufactory by Harith Hussein Ali, Shahla Salem Khalil, Rana Jamal Khalil

“…In total (67%) valid completed questionnaires, out of (75) questionnaire forms distributed to the manufacturer’s marketing departments and distribution outlets.  …”
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Controlling Transformer Magnetizing Offset Current in Isolated Phase-Shift Full-Bridge Converters Using a Luenberger Observer by Angelika Neumann, Sönke Meynen, Ahmad Rahmoun, Daniel Ziegler, Thomas Kirchartz

“…First, caused by the change of duty cycle due to output power regulation and second caused by initial manufacturer tolerances of devices. In contrast to common methods the novel control scheme uses a Luenberger observer to estimate the magnetizing current requiring only simple measurement of transformer voltages without additional and lossy auxiliary networks. …”
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