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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 ...
Beyond RBV and KBV to an innovation-based view of the firm
(2011)
The quest to understand sources of sustained competitive advantage is still a major area of
interest to both researchers and practitioners. The central thesis of this paper is that the resource-based
view of the firm and ...
Towards a machine enabled semantic framework for the distributed engineering design
(2004)
The overall aim of this thesis is to identify and propose a suitable architectural framework for supporting cooperation processes and therefore enabling semantics within the distributed engineering design environment. The ...
The development of mobile electronic business applications
(2002)
The research conducted for this thesis has been carried out over a two-year period as
part of the Mobile Tools and Technologies for customer care (MOTTO) project. The
project was funded under the Applied Grant scheme ...
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 ...
The development of a wind turbine system for small scale applications
(2003)
The purpose of the present project is to design a new wind turbine with a maximum power output ranging in between 6 and 8kW. The targeted retail price is €5000.
For achieving the project goals it was first intended to ...
The wizard of OZ: instilling a resilient heart into self-service business applications
(2006)
Speech enabled business applications are characterized by complex implementations that bring together language processing technologies, applications development, and end-user psychology. Resilience is critical to maintaining ...
Implementation of energy efficiency in small and medium sized organisations using team-based methodologies delivered via the World Wide Web and collaborative virtual environments
(2004)
The promotion and implementation of energy policy is a major EU and Irish priority driven by three primary objectives: security of supply, environmental protection and cost competitiveness. The target given to Ireland under ...
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 towed ground effect vehicle for sea floor mapping and fish survey
(2004)
Ireland's coastal and marine environments hold significant sand and gravel resources. A 1989 Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) Report noted that sand and gravel is a valuable but depleting resource. The extraction of sands ...