Vikram with his mission with passion, draws his inspiration from Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison quote - If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, you must be the one to write it.

Lately, the media has been awash with reports of just 86 cadets having joined the Indian Military Academy at Dehradun against a strength of 250 for the course. And it is quoted that instead of 300 applicants, just 197 boys

In Cell Formation Problem (CFP), the zero-one Part Machine Incidence Matrix (PMIM) is the common input to any clustering algorithm. The output is generated with two or more machine cells and corresponding part families. The major demerit with such models

This research outlines the operational process of Original Design Manufacture (ODM) CPD and establishes a System Dynamics (SD) model to observe how project duration and Engineering Change (EC) numbers change. The research also induces three key decision factors in the

In this study, we investigate the Preventive Maintenance (PM) schedules for a system subject to failure. Our concern is to find the optimal intervals between the PM activities. We assume that the operating cost of the system linearly increases dependent

The overriding objective of this present work is to design and analyse the supply chain of a section of an electronic industry integrating suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and customers by incorporating the time compression approach. The models have been developed both

To address risk during Supply Chain (SC) operations, it is required to identify and address risk origins. To overcome the rigidity of probabilistic and reaction based mechanisms, focus needs to be driven within an operational field that spans outside the

In literature, numerous research reports claiming the power of mission statements in achieving core competence have surfaced. On the other hand, recent researchers have argued that attaining maintenance quality is a route to achieving core competence. This paper links these

This study provides a comprehensive analysis on the use of palm biodiesel in Malaysia and its exports outlook in the world market. The Malaysian government planned to introduce processed palm oil blends with diesel for domestic use under a mandatory

In this work, biodiesel (methyl esters) is produced from unrefined rubber seed oil by two-step transesterification process. Biodiesel engines are prone to cold-starting problems in winter seasons and emit more nitrogen oxides. To overcome these problems, diethyl ether is used

Biodiesel derived from vegetable oils and animal fats can be used in diesel engines with little or no modifications. In this work, the combustion, performance and emission characteristics of various biodiesel (rice bran oil and pungam oil) and their blends

The techno-economic assessment of biomass pyrolysis gasification system for central gas supply was conducted using cost and profit method. From the results, it can be seen that Net Present Value (at discount rate of 10%), profit/Cost, and Internal Return Rate

The walnut shell with particle size less than 0.154 mm pyrolysis mass loss behaviour was studied at different heating rates (5, 10, 20, 30, 40°C/min) using pyris1 thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) instrument. Results showed that the activation energies of walnut shell

Field experiments were carried out to study the effect of different anaerobic fermentation residue of biogas production treatments on yield and quality of Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. var. shanghaisis) and nutrient accumulation in soil. The results indicated that the

Biogas activities have been initialised since the mid 1970s in Iran. Only a few of about 70 rural projects are still active. Other activities include four municipal landfill gas extraction projects through which, two projects are being ready for power

With the rapid development of large- and medium-scale biomass energy utilisation in Jiangsu Province of China, to explore the potential of biomass energy resources availability becomes increasingly necessary. This paper analyses the biomass energy resources within Liyang City of Changzhou

In this paper, the research results obtained on the influences of biodiesel on the components of an engine are presented. The study was carried out at the Dumlupinar University in Turkey. Biodiesel has been an alternative fuel for diesel engines

We are very pleased to announce that MLwiN 2.10 Beta is now available!This latest version of MLwiN will import and export Stata, SPSS, and Minitab datafiles. It also has an improved model specification interface, a new bespoke predictions window, and

The European Union on Sunday is to launch the second satellite in its much-delayed Galileo navigation system designed to rival the American GPS system.

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