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An improved time-line search algorithm for manufacturing decision making
4 October 2013The coloured Petri net formalism has been recently used to analyse and optimise manufacturing systems making use of the state space (SS) analysis. This approach has great potential for scheduling and production ...
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Development and Simulation of a new Scheme for the Aircraft Cleaning Service
25 September 2013During the last decade with the increase of competition, airlines have set up schemes to lower costs. Their present profit margin has narrowed to the point of not being able to compete with companies whose business ...
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A methodology combining optimization and simulation for real applications of the Stochastic Aircraft Recovery Problem
10 September 2013The Aircraft Recovery Problem appears when external events cause disruptions in a flight schedule. Thus in order to minimize the losses caused by the externalities, aircrafts must be reallocated (rescheduled) in the ...
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A model to improve aircraft availability in the MRO&U Triad
30 August 2013The purpose of the research is to develop a model on achieving and improving one relevant concurrent indicator for all participants in an aircraft maintenance, repair, overhaul and update (MRO&U) triad. The triad ...
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A Simulation-evolutionary approach for the allocation of Check-In desks in Airport Terminals
8 July 2013The aeronautical industry is still under expansion in spite of the problems it is facing due to the increase in oil prices, limited capacity, and novel regulations. The expansion trends translate into problems at ...
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Using reliability indicators to explore human factors issues in maintenance databases
5 May 2013 | Centre for Applied Research TechnologyThe aim of this paper is to explore the usefulness of repairable parts simple historical databases in assisting the human factors experts to identify candidate areas for applying human factors methods. Therefore, ...
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Interaction between emotions and mental models in engineering
16 March 2013 | Faculty of TechnologyInteraction between emotions and mental models in engineering and design activities by de Boer and Badke-Schaub. The objective of this chapter is to describe the interaction between emotions and the preservation of ...
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An Organisational Structure Based on Risk and Quality Fundamentals
1 January 2013An article on organisational structure based on risk and quality fundamentals by Nektarios Karanikas
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Applying proven methods in a new environment: the case of LEAN in Business Aviation MRO
1 October 2012Many authors claim that LEAN principles can be applied successfully in any industry. Although LEAN success stories are visible throughout the automotive sector and even in larger aerospace Maintenance, Repair & ...
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Improving the Damage Tolerance of Composite Sandwich Structures by Use of AP-PLY
26 May 2012AP-PLY is a novel fiber architecture that combines the improved damage tolerance properties of a woven fabric with the advantages of a unidirectional laminate.
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The Efficiency – Thoroughness Trade-off in Aviation
16 May 2012Inaugural address on Wednesday 16th of May 2012 by R.J. de Boer, Lector Aviation Engineering at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.
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Seneca’s Error: an Affective Model of Cognitive Resistance
7 May 2012 | Faculty of TechnologyThis thesis describes how human beings change their mind. As any designer will know from his or her own experience, this does not always come naturally. Therefore this dissertation aims to modify Seneca’s ...
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Nimble, Lean Approaches in Business Aviation MRO
16 November 2011Although LEAN has been applied extensively in the manufacturing industry and larger MRO organizations, initial studies by the Amsterdam University of Applied Science showed that smaller MRO's lag behind with the ...
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Extended Definition of Capacity in Airport Systems
1 October 2011Nowadays the main airports throughout the world are suffering because their capacity are getting close to saturation due to the air traffic which is still increasing besides the economic crisis and oil prices. In ...
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Seneca’s Error: The Intervening Effect of Emotions on Mental Model Preservation
21 September 2011 | Faculty of TechnologyThis paper aims to describe how we change our mind. As any human knows from his or her own experience, this does not always come naturally to us. This dissertation therefore aims to find fault in Seneca’s ...
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Introduction of ramp-LOSA at KLM Ground Services
19 September 2011Airline ground operations are subject to the conflicting demands of short turn-around times and safety requirements. They involve multiple parties, but are less regulated than airborne processes. Not surprisingly, ...
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Press Forming of Tailored CFRTP Products
14 September 2011T. Stol, S. Hooning and D. Manten presented Press Forming of Tailored CFRTP Products at the 6th International Technical Conference “Advanced Composites from September 14th till 16th 2011 in Leiden, the Netherlands
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Identification of the requirements for a handheld computer in
28 March 2011Identification of the requirements for a handheld computer in aviation maintenance by Goossen, Kuyper and de Boer. In many MRO departments problems are encountered with the use of manuals, task lists and ‘black ...
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Validation of a new method for ultrasonic structural health
28 March 2011Validation of a new method for ultrasonic structural health monitoring using advanced signal analysis. This paper presents the results of research on a new method for the monitoring of structural health using ultrasound.
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A compact timed state space approach for the analysis of manufacturing systems
1 February 2011The state space (SS) analysis of a timed coloured Petri net (TCPN) has been used traditionally for validation and verification of system properties. Performance modelling using TCPN has also received the widespread ...
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Performance Optimization of a CNC Machine through exploration of the Timed State Space
15 November 2010Flexible production units provide very efficient mechanisms to adapt the type and production rate according to fluctuations in demand. The optimal sequence of the different manufacturing tasks in each machine is a ...
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Revisiting State Space Exploration of Timed Coloured Petri Net Models
1 October 2010Due to constant fluctuations in market demands, nowadays scheduling of flexible manufacturing systems is taking great importance to improve competitiveness. Coloured Petri Nets (CPN) is a high level modelling ...