Browsing Conferences - School of Engineering, ATU Galway City by Title
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An improvement strategy for the defects and rework management process within an SME: an action research approach
(2014-09)Irish construction reported strong growth towards the end of 2013, after years of industry recession. Following a property led economic collapse which started in 2007 construction output fell by circa eighty percent. Many ... -
Incubating engineers: entrepreneur-student collaboration in the teaching of entrepreneurship to mechanical engineers
(2014-06-11)This paper will provide an example of using student-entrepreneur collaboration in the teaching of a module on entrepreneurship to Mechanical Engineering final year students at the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) ... -
Innovative management models: from scientific management to product-service systems
(2009)This paper seeks to explore innovative management models, in particular the journey these models have evolved over the years, from scientific management to product-service systems. -
The issue of waste in European manufacturing SMEs
(2011-10)Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) cumulatively cause 64% of total industrial pollution, and contribute approximately 60-70% of the total industrial waste in the EU. However, only 24% of SMEs in the EU are currently acting ... -
LCA/LCC tools for environmental compliance
(2007)SMEs are increasingly aware of the importance of the environmental impact of their business especially because of customer and legislation demands to support organisations complying with environmental directives. The authors ... -
Leveraging institute of technology incubation centres in the teaching of innovation: a case study
(2015)The overriding purpose of this on-going work is to contribute to the debate on the best pedagogical approach to developing undergraduate Mechanical Engineering skills to meet the requirements of contemporary complex working ... -
Leveraging the green economy: recovering contaminated wood as pallet blocks
(2010)The market for clean wood has been growing in the last years; however, waste wood hasn’t been considered a resource mainly because it usually arises as part of a mixed waste stream and it is predominantly contaminated, ... -
Life cycle cost estimation tool for decision-making in the early phases of the design process
(2007)Design is a process that involves information processing and decision-making. As cost is an important factor that must be considered in the decision-making at this phase, proper information about costs is extremely important ... -
Linking the triple helix model of innovation to enterprise innovation processes
(2006)The purpose of this paper is see how the triple helix model of innovation can be linked to enterprise innovation processes. This paper has provided some preliminary results, findings and reflections from an ongoing case ... -
Managing lean supply and innovation: cross-cultural knowledge transfer in an multi-national company
(2007)There is growing evidence that organisations are increasingly using the concept of lean supply to foster innovation. This paper considers key factors that influence this management approach in the context of the cross-cultural ... -
Mobilising IS to support the diffusion of energy management practices outside of Ireland's LIEN (Large Industry Energy Network)
(2010)Ireland is under increasing pressure to reduce energy consumption to meet carbon emission targets and protect an economy that is almost totally dependant on imported energy. The implementation of no cost and low cost energy ... -
A new organisational ecology for open innovation: the Innovation Value Institute
(2012)In this paper a new theoretical framework for Innovation Eco-Systems is proposed and the application of the model in the Innovation Value Institute (IVI) is described. The IVI is engaged in the development of the IT-Capability ... -
The phenomenology of time: reflections from the Lebenswelt
(2013)The aim of this study is to reflect on how time was perceived by different actors during a longitudinal study of innovation in the lebenswelt –in this case a multi-national subsidiary (Costello, 2010). It aims to address ... -
The philosophical universe and the information systems research journey: a hitchhiker's guide to a virtual galaxy
(2014)There is concern among information systems (IS) scholars that the lack of philosophical engagement and conviction among the research community threatens the future integrity and creativity of the research process. The ... -
Potential applications for image-based systems in structural engineering
(2016)This paper presents a series of examples where systems based on images have been used to quantify deformation and strain fields for different applications. The objective of this work is to highlight the strengths and ... -
Products end-of-life scenario modelling using linear algebra
(2003)There are several options at the end-of-life (EOL) of a product: reuse/part reclamation, remanufacturing, recycling, incineration (with or without energy recovery) or disposal to landfill. Each option has an economic, an ... -
Reflections on "reflection" in Action Research
(2015-06)There is wide agreement in the literature that “reflection” is a critical component of any good research, but certainly in the methodology of action research (AR). Despite consensus regarding its importance, this paper ... -
Reflections on reflection in action research: notes from a field study
(2008)There is wide agreement in the literature that “reflection” is a critical component in the methodology of action research (AR). This paper argues that there is little practical guidance for information systems researchers ... -
Short interval management and the quest for process innovation: something new or déjà vu
(2009)Ireland still punches way above its weight internationally attracting 2% of total global foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2008 which amounted to circa €2 billion (IDA, 2009). The focus of the IDA (Industrial Development ... -
Simulation Action Learning (SAL): a methodology for teaching design thinking
(2017-12-15)Problem-based learning (PBL) is now regarded as being one of the most noteworthy innovations in the area of education for the professions. The approach had its beginning in the education of medical students but has since ...