Reality in industry, thinking of maintenence approach in many cases, is disproportional with available technologies and knowledge. This situation is decreasing company´s competitiveness or decreasing the possible or projected profit. In the global market, when resources show stable or increasing prices, and final product price drop, future is...

By Haris Trobradović

This paper summarizes the experiences of many organizations in migrating from an asset care (maintenance) culture to a whole life cycle asset management approach, and the benefits obtained from this transformation. It will explain the evolution of the modern discipline, and the practical steps that can be taken to break down the barriers between de...

By John Woodhouse

Mixed-mode fracture in delamination test utilizing double cantilever specimens loaded with bending moments is investigated in the paper. FEM simulations are performed using cohesive zone model where different configurations of test loadings and two critical fracture energy values, ie. two fracture process zone lengths, are considered. Fracture ener...

By Josip Kačmarčik, Pejo Konjatić, Aleksandar Karač

Packaging of poly(ethylene) terephthalate (PET bottles) can not be avoided in this day and age, because it is used in food packaging and consumer goods. After utilization of the product's packaging becomes waste that pollutes the environment, occupies a large volume space in landfills and has a very long period degradation. Due to the that the PET ...

By Jovan Sredojević, Amina Ahmić

Establishing rational system for waste tyre management in Bosnia and Herzegovina would represent significant contribution to environmental protection and usage of alternate energy sources. Waste tyres represent valuable raw material which can be recycled by mechanical and thermal processes. In European Union 80% of all produced waste tyres are used...

By Jovan Sredojević, Maja Krajišnik

Currently, the issue of the quality is one of the most debated. The most important theme is represented by the way in which organizations are able to build a competitive strategy based on quality products and services in the circumstances of the increasing pace of competition. This scientific paper proposes to bring into question the continuous imp...

By Titu Mihail Aurel, Raulea Andreea Simina, Titu Stefan

The article concerns the application of the continuous improvement concept and its evolution taking place in a manufacturing company from its implementation to the achievement of the maturity phase. It presents a theoretical analysis of the continuous improvement concept from the Deming’s definition to modern interpretations. Next, the result...

By Aneta Kucinska-Landwojtowicz

Continuous monitoring and improvement of quality management system is a must for a modern company to operate smoothly. Properly conducted audits and application of preventive correction actions are important elements of the system as well. The paper presents the results of research conducted in a large metal industry company with a tradition exceed...

By Witold Bialy, Ewa Wanda Maruszewska

This paper reviews The AnyBody Modeling System, designed for virtual modelling and biomechanical analysis of different musculoskeletal systems. On the example of human body musculoskeletal model, capabilities and several features of the AnyBody System are presented. An example of a full-body model doing a squat motion, with and without additional w...

By Denis Spahić

Neuro-fuzzy systems represent a modern class of hybrid intelligent systems. They are described as artificial neural networks characterized by fuzzy parameters. The combination of two different concepts of artificial intelligence tries to take of individual advantages of fuzzy logic and artificial neural networks in hybrid systems of homogeneous str...

By Senad Alić, Safet Brdarević, Sabahudin Jašarević, Mustafa Imamović