Whether it comes by air, by land, or by water, pollution has long plagued the American city. And for just as long, the question of how to deal with urban wastes has taxed the minds of scientists, engineers, and public officials - and the pocketbooks of ordinary citizens. For more than twenty years, Joel A. Tarr has written about the issues of urban pollution. In this collection of his essays, Professor Tarr surveys what technology has done to, and...

The private computer has in view that been disrupted through the laptop and clever telephone. Technology disruption may be further discussed as low-end era disruption. Low-cease disruption is when a competitor enters the market at low-cease and through an advanced commercial enterprise model; competes on cost, due to efficiencies.The book speaks about future opportunities of super computer and smart phones.

A fascinating compendium of early-twentieth-century mechanical devices, this wide-ranging work covers a variety of applications. More than 1,800 engravings-ranging from simple diagrams to detailed cross-sections-illustrate the workings of each item, from simple hooks and levers to complex machinery used in steam, motive, hydraulic, air, and electric power, navigation, gearing, clocks, mining, construction, and more. Compiled as a ready reference for...

Voces diversas y disruptivas en tiempos de Revolución 4.0 es una recopilación de reflexiones de distintas voces, provenientes de diferentes sectores (académicos, empresariales y gubernamentales) y áreas de conocimiento. Propone enriquecer la discusión actual, desde la propia lectura de los autores, sobrecómo entender los retos y oportunidades de esta revolución de pensamiento y, así, transformar Colombia en la era digital para ser un país...

The objective of any maintenance program in industries is to take care of the Equipment's Total Life Cycle at the most reasonable cost with compliance to quality, safety, and the environment. To perform this we need the following; • Upgrade the skills and knowledge of our maintenance people• Sustain equipment reliability by doing the correct maintenance• Improve design weaknesses in the equipment• Reduced the cost of doing maintenance This...

Helping you understand small cell and CRAN deployments and associated options. When you work in the wireless industry, it's hard to tell them apart. For instance, a centralized RAN and Cloud RAN often looked at as small cells because a radio head is being deployed on a pole or building all by itself. It may look like a small cell, but it isn't. Learn about deploying CRAN, Mini Macro, and DAS along with small cells. The mini macro; it's just a big...

An exhilarating chronicle of the most revolutionary advancements in recent-and future-technology Which new technologies are bound to have the biggest impact on our lives in the years ahead? This groundbreaking book looks at the latest technological superstars destined to reshape the upcoming century and offers easy-to-understand, engaging explanations of what they are, how they work, and how they will affect our lives. Written by a senior editor of...

Dr. Robert J. Bunker is Director of Research & Analysis, C/O Futures, LLC and is a Senior Fellow with Small Wars Journal-El Centro. Dr. John P. Sullivan served as a Lieutenant with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department and is a Senior Fellow with Small Wars Journal-El Centro.

The global supply chain is broken. Because COVID-19 brought this issue to the forefront, many assume that the pandemic is the reason for the collapse. It is not. Instead, four MaxTrends™ are largely responsible for the transformations already underway. Transforming the Global Supply Chain describes these MaxTrends™ in detail, the growing presence of cyber threats, the revolutionary impact of 3-D printing, the rapid adoption of robotics, and the...

With books like Hypercompetition and Strategic Capitalism, Richard D'Aveni has established himself as a business strategist of uncanny prescience. In The Pan-Industrial Revolution, he demonstrates how the advent of industrial, scale 3-D printing is already happening under the radar, and that it will have a far, reaching impact that most corporate and governmental leaders have yet to anticipate or understand. 3-D printing, now called additive manufacturing,...