Browsing Conferences - School of Engineering, ATU Galway City by Author "Dimache, Aurora"
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Analytical hierarchy process (AHP) in decision-making for end-of-life of products
Dimache, Aurora; Dimache, Laurentiu; Goggin, Kate (2015)The proposed EU Waste from Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Directive sets targets for the reuse and recycling of EEE reaching end-of-life (EOL). How a producer determines which is the best strategy for his/her ... -
Applying pedagogical approaches to enhance learning: linking self-regulated and skill-based learning with support from moodle extensions
Winter, Lisa; Kopeinik, Simone; Albert, Dietrich; Dimache, Aurora; Brennan, Attracta; Roche, Thomas (2013)This paper provides an overview of the linkage of two pedagogical approaches; Skills-based Learning and Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) supported by software. In linking these approaches, adaptive skills-based learning tools ... -
Business sustainability framework for European manufacturing SMEs
Dimache, Aurora; Mitchell, Sinead; O’Dowd, Paul (2011)SMEs find it difficult to deal with environmental issues due mainly to their limited resources in terms of money, people and time. Our research also identified other barriers to engaging SMEs in environmental improvement ... -
Development of a strategy tool for environmental compliance management
Dimache, Aurora; Dimache, Laurentiu; Zoldi, Elena; Roche, Thomas (2007)The EU environmental legislation restricts the use of certain substances in products and, in addition, sets targets for recovery of products reaching end-of-life(EOL). Little support is provided to producers on how to ... -
An e-learning platform to support environmental compliance – part I: needs analysis and design
Brennan, Attracta; Dimache, Aurora; Ersoy, Nuri (2007)Current and emerging environmental legislation is driving organisations to become environmentally compliant thereby leading to improved environmental performance and reduced costs, time to market, regulatory concerns and ... -
Environmental analysis of the use of poultry manure as fuel for combustion on broiler farms: a case study.
Dimache, Aurora; O'Connor, Jack; Kearney, Denis (2014)Fluidised Bed Combustion (FBC) technology is not new. It has been used in power plants for the last three decades and is considered very efficient for biomass combustion. The novelty of the FBC application in BHSL’s case ... -
Environmental challenges for European manufacturing SMEs
Mitchell, Sinead; Dimache, Aurora; O’Dowd, Paul (2010)Many owner/managers of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) do not believe that their business operations have a negative impact on the environment. However, cumulatively their effect is considerable; the SME sector is ... -
Innovative management models: from scientific management to product-service systems
Dimache, Aurora; Roche, Thomas (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
Mitchell, Sinead; O’Dowd, Paul; Dimache, Aurora (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
Dimache, Aurora; Brennan, Attracta; Ersoy, Nuri (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 the green economy: recovering contaminated wood as pallet blocks
Dimache, Aurora; Kearney, Denis; Clery, Steve; Donohoe, Pat (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
Dimache, Aurora; Dimache, Laurentiu; Zoldi, Elena; Roche, Thomas (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 ... -
Products end-of-life scenario modelling using linear algebra
Dimache, Laurentiu; Dimache, Aurora; Goggin Kate (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 ... -
Sustainable manufacturing of composite pallet blocks using waste wood and tyre-derived materials
Dimache, Aurora; Kearney, Denis; Donohoe, Pat (2009)An innovative technology is proposed by the Tyre/Wood Block LIFE project for manufacturing of compressed pallet blocks by introducing materials other than virgin timber into the compound: contaminated waste wood and waste ... -
TraPSS methodology – a smart solution for manufacturing SMEs
Dimache, Aurora; Mitchell, Sinead; O’Dowd, Paul (2010)Manufacturing SMEs are under high pressure coming from the market and from environmental legislation. They need the ability to rapidly and effectively change the business in response to opportunities and threats from the ...