This book provides support to academics as well as managers, who deal with policies and strategies related to work issues. Effective work practices and good employee relations are a real necessity of nowadays organizations, as they can help to reduce absenteeism, employee turnover and organizational costs. Instead, they support high levels of commitment, effectiveness, performance as well as productivity. The book focusses on the implications of those changes in productivity and organizations management. It explores the models, tools and processes used by organizations in order to help...

Surface engineering includes many facets of materials science that help regulate the function, quality and safety of products such as automotive, textile and electronic materials. New technologies are developing to help enhance the surface performance.
Surface Engineering Techniques and Applications: Research Advancements provides recent developments in surface engineering techniques and applications. It details scientific and technological results while also giving insight to current research, economic impact and environmental concerns so that academics, practitioners and professionals...

The burgeoning field of nanotechnology has led to many recent technological innovations and discoveries. Understanding the impact of these technologies on business, science, and industry is an important first step in developing applications for a variety of settings and contexts. Handbook of Research on Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, and Advanced Materials presents a detailed analysis of current experimental and theoretical approaches surrounding nanomaterials science. With applications in fields such as biomedicine, renewable energy, and synthetic materials, the research in this book will...

This book is dedicated to composite materials, presenting different synthesis processes, composite properties and their machining behaviour. The book describes also the problems on manufacturing of metal matrix composite components. Among others, it provides procedures for manufacturing of metal matrix composites and case studies.

Engineering and design are often a necessary steps for an industry to become effective. Industry modeling can help to bridge the communication gap among engineers and system designers. Dynamic Methods and Process Advancements in Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Materials Engineering examines the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing and maintenance of mechanical equipments and systems. Targeting researchers, practitioners, and academicians, this volume promotes innovative findings in mechanical, manufacturing and materials engineering.

This book provides discussions and the exchange of information on principles, strategies, models, techniques, methodologies and applications of industrial engineering. It communicates the latest developments and research activity on industrial engineering and is useful for all those interested in the technological challenges in the field.

"This book provides relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings on the strategic role of composite tribology in a variety of settings where wear reduction and performance enhancement of machines and machine elements is essential to success"--

Thermal spraying is a dynamic process and a rapidly changing field which is used in a variety of industries to solve a number of challenging problems. This title showcases the latest research surrounding the development and use of thermal spraying techniques, as well as the benefits of using thermal sprayed coatings in the industrial sector.

This book covers recent research and trends in Manufacturing Engineering. The chapters emphasize different aspects of the transformation from materials to products. It provides the reader with fundamental materials treatments and the integration of processes. Concepts such as green and lean manufacturing are also covered in this book.