Authors:YiWang He Abstract: This study evaluates the impact of smart management systems on operational efficiency and cost reduction within five enterprises in Manila, Philippines. By integrating advanced IoT technologies and data analytics, these enterprises reported significant improvements in key performance indicators such as Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and production downtime reduction. The data was collected through comprehensive surveys, in-depth interviews, and detailed case studies conducted over a two-month period. Findings reveal that the implementation of smart management systems resulted in an average 20% reduction in production downtime, a 15% improvement in OEE, and annual cost savings averaging PHP 3,500,000. However, challenges such as high initial implementation costs and the need for extensive staff training were also noted. This research underscores the potential of smart management systems to enhance operational efficiencies and reduce costs while also highlighting the practical challenges that need to be addressed for successful implementation. PubDate: 2024-07-27 Issue No:Vol. 13 (2024)
Authors:Hongying Li, Shuhao Hu Abstract: Based on quantitative and qualitative research methods, this study explores the types of errors in English writing for non-English major graduate students in the Chinese context and the intervention in English writing teaching from the perspective of descriptive linguistics. To be specific, 59 non-English major graduate students from a university in eastern China were randomly selected for two writing samples, which were reviewed by 4 professional teachers. The consistency and difference of grading results were tested by different teachers to the same sample. Based on the mean value, the types of high frequency errors were obtained, and the teaching intervention was proposed from the perspective of descriptive linguistics. The results show that: (1) There is little difference in the grading results of the same sample, and there is a high consistency; (2) In the results of consistency testing and differential analysis of the two samples, Lexical Errors and Discourse Errors may occur more frequently, but after considering the Arithmetic Means and the above analysis results, Discourse Errors rate is the highest in the grading results; (3) The genre-based process English writing teaching intervention has benefited the non-English major graduate students greatly in English writing in the Chinese context. PubDate: 2024-07-13 Issue No:Vol. 13 (2024)
Authors:Vahideh Karimimansoob, Akram Mahdaviparsa, Mohammad Sadigh Sarabi, Mahboobe Safaei-Mehr Abstract: Building Information Modeling is used to build and manage data throughout the project lifecycle from design, construction, and operations. In this technology, multi-threaded data is used to create detailed virtual views in a cloud platform, which allows project members to collaborate in real-time without wasting time. It can also operate and manage the building by using the data that the owners of the building or structure have access to. This data allows governments, municipalities, and property managers to make informed decisions based on information derived from the model, even after the building is constructed. This research, using quantitative methodology, aims to investigate the current state of BIM performance regarding the approaches of converting "affordable residential housing" to "green affordable housing" by reducing the cost of maintaining units and improving their quality with a focus on saving in energy through the implementation of construction details using BIM. In this regard, the Independent School Residential District in Dallas, Texas, and the residential complex built by the government for low-income groups were selected. The main question of the research is whether the behavioral modeling of the residents and the building together can act as an efficiency tool to increase the energy efficiency in the building. Finally, it was found that in low-cost housing such as social housing produced in Texas under the title of housing for low-income society, building information modeling along with user behavior modeling of these buildings together can be a powerful tool to increase building productivity and reducing current costs in the hands of designers and builders. PubDate: 2024-07-13 Issue No:Vol. 13 (2024)
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