In a typical discrete manufacturing process,a new type of reconfigurable production line is introduced,which aims to help small-and mid-size enterprises to improve machine utilization and reduce production cost.In ord...In a typical discrete manufacturing process,a new type of reconfigurable production line is introduced,which aims to help small-and mid-size enterprises to improve machine utilization and reduce production cost.In order to effectively handle the production scheduling problem for the manufacturing system,an improved multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm based on Brownian motion(MOPSO-BM)is proposed.Since the existing MOPSO algorithms are easily stuck in the local optimum,the global search ability of the proposed method is enhanced based on the random motion mechanism of the BM.To further strengthen the global search capacity,a strategy of fitting the inertia weight with the piecewise Gaussian cumulative distribution function(GCDF)is included,which helps to maintain an excellent convergence rate of the algorithm.Based on the commonly used indicators generational distance(GD)and hypervolume(HV),we compare the MOPSO-BM with several other latest algorithms on the benchmark functions,and it shows a better overall performance.Furthermore,for a real reconfigurable production line of smart home appliances,three algorithms,namely non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm-II(NSGA-II),decomposition-based MOPSO(dMOPSO)and MOPSO-BM,are applied to tackle the scheduling problem.It is demonstrated that MOPSO-BM outperforms the others in terms of convergence rate and quality of solutions.展开更多
Conscious consumption is a trend that is here to stay since consumers are becoming more aware of their purchasing decision and its impact on their health & environment. To sustain in the market on the move towards...Conscious consumption is a trend that is here to stay since consumers are becoming more aware of their purchasing decision and its impact on their health & environment. To sustain in the market on the move towards sustainability and meet the demands, companies need to re-examine their footprints and incorporate green practices in their products and organization. Using eco-friendly material & processes is one of the remedies to come up with this, and bamboo is one of the most versatile, green and renewable natural resources on planet earth. Traditionally bamboo has been exploited to a large extent but cutting-edge options available for bamboo are still limited and have a scope of indulging fully in the lifestyle of people in India. The global market size of bamboo was valued at UED 53.28 billion in 2020, and it is expected to grow at compound annual growth rate of 5.7% from 2022 to 2028. There is increasing demand for sustainable construction, and furniture and handicraft products also have considerable weightage. Manny brands and craft clusters of bamboo are realizing and promoting this green quotient of bamboo to the market to attract the eco-conscious audience and trying to cope up with the advancement of sustainability, like certifications of being a green organisation. Despite the exceptional qualities of bamboo, it is considered as a marginalized material due to low production rate, high competition with the non-eco-friendly or cheaper alternatives, aesthetics and marketing gaps. There is a gap between willingness to purchase and an actual purchase when it comes to the sustainable products and marketing plays a major role in conversions. The main purpose of the research is to study and understand the product, craft, design, production processes and marketing practices of bamboo lifestyle products and how conscious consumption patterns influence the bamboo products and the industry in relevance to the sustainability. Exploratory research method was applied with the literature survey and reviewing of the research papers from the peer reviewed journals. They were classified and reviewed based on the areas relevant to the bamboo products. The research outcome revealed the research gaps and the results were discussed and presented with the perspectives of product design, conscious consumption and marketing strategies in relevant to the sustainability of bamboo lifestyle products.展开更多
This study aims to identify the current situation and problems of environmental information statement for major four home appliances （refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners and television receivers） sold ...This study aims to identify the current situation and problems of environmental information statement for major four home appliances （refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners and television receivers） sold at online stores in Japan, and then to suggest how to improve the situation, through a questionnaire survey conducted among businesses that operate online stores and online malls with multiple online stores. The findings of this study are summarized into the following two points： （l） It is found out that environmental information statement for the home appliances at online stores has four problems： （i） less information on ＂three Rs （reduce, reuse and recycle）＂ and ＂chemical substances＂ than the one on ＂energy conservation＂; （ii） cost for providing environmental information statement; （iii） issues associated with a label and mark placement; （iv） issues associated with energy conservation statement. （2） Improvements are suggested for each of the four problems listed above, and shown are （i） the effectiveness of, and need to promote, a label and mark placement; （ii） cost burden on buyers; （iii） need of active efforts made by businesses and of dissemination of legal regulations to businesses.展开更多
Smart home-based care for elderly is the product of the “Internet+” era, along with the information technology and the growing needs for a better elderly life. In order to understand the influencing factors of smart...Smart home-based care for elderly is the product of the “Internet+” era, along with the information technology and the growing needs for a better elderly life. In order to understand the influencing factors of smart home care in Hengshui city, this paper selected 183 elderly people through a questionnaire survey. The conclusion of the study showed that education level, economic status, sleep quality and residence conditions are the influencing factors affecting the needs of smart home care of the elderly (p 0.05). Smart home care products for the elderly have a high willingness to use them, especially in terms of life care, medical services and emotional talk, but the compliance still needs to be improved. Development countermeasures suitable for Hengshui city can be put forward through the publicity of smart elderly care services, promoting the construction of demand-oriented big data, and promoting the participation of various forces.展开更多
The real smart home is not merely moving from the original remote control and panel to a smart phone app to make products intelligent or to control consumer electronics in one way,but is built based on interconnection...The real smart home is not merely moving from the original remote control and panel to a smart phone app to make products intelligent or to control consumer electronics in one way,but is built based on interconnection and automation.The smart home of the future can not only achieve integrated control,remote control,scene control,timing control,intelligent linkage and security measures,but also support“selflearning”and“self-optimization”,and will“manual”and“automatic”control.This paper aims to change the value of smart home products into“active”.Therefore,this paper relies on the realization of the value of smart home products,describes the principles of smart home products and product interaction design,analyzes the needs of the target users,and proposes a product design scheme for reference by relevant personnel.展开更多
The running of home textile industry from January to September of the current year is stable generally,with double growth in revenue and profit.The production and operation of industry for three quarters are stable in...The running of home textile industry from January to September of the current year is stable generally,with double growth in revenue and profit.The production and operation of industry for three quarters are stable in general.Cost,trade frictions and other issues still need a continuous concern.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(71871203,52005447,L1924063)Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(LY18G010017,LQ21E050014).
文摘In a typical discrete manufacturing process,a new type of reconfigurable production line is introduced,which aims to help small-and mid-size enterprises to improve machine utilization and reduce production cost.In order to effectively handle the production scheduling problem for the manufacturing system,an improved multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm based on Brownian motion(MOPSO-BM)is proposed.Since the existing MOPSO algorithms are easily stuck in the local optimum,the global search ability of the proposed method is enhanced based on the random motion mechanism of the BM.To further strengthen the global search capacity,a strategy of fitting the inertia weight with the piecewise Gaussian cumulative distribution function(GCDF)is included,which helps to maintain an excellent convergence rate of the algorithm.Based on the commonly used indicators generational distance(GD)and hypervolume(HV),we compare the MOPSO-BM with several other latest algorithms on the benchmark functions,and it shows a better overall performance.Furthermore,for a real reconfigurable production line of smart home appliances,three algorithms,namely non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm-II(NSGA-II),decomposition-based MOPSO(dMOPSO)and MOPSO-BM,are applied to tackle the scheduling problem.It is demonstrated that MOPSO-BM outperforms the others in terms of convergence rate and quality of solutions.
文摘Conscious consumption is a trend that is here to stay since consumers are becoming more aware of their purchasing decision and its impact on their health & environment. To sustain in the market on the move towards sustainability and meet the demands, companies need to re-examine their footprints and incorporate green practices in their products and organization. Using eco-friendly material & processes is one of the remedies to come up with this, and bamboo is one of the most versatile, green and renewable natural resources on planet earth. Traditionally bamboo has been exploited to a large extent but cutting-edge options available for bamboo are still limited and have a scope of indulging fully in the lifestyle of people in India. The global market size of bamboo was valued at UED 53.28 billion in 2020, and it is expected to grow at compound annual growth rate of 5.7% from 2022 to 2028. There is increasing demand for sustainable construction, and furniture and handicraft products also have considerable weightage. Manny brands and craft clusters of bamboo are realizing and promoting this green quotient of bamboo to the market to attract the eco-conscious audience and trying to cope up with the advancement of sustainability, like certifications of being a green organisation. Despite the exceptional qualities of bamboo, it is considered as a marginalized material due to low production rate, high competition with the non-eco-friendly or cheaper alternatives, aesthetics and marketing gaps. There is a gap between willingness to purchase and an actual purchase when it comes to the sustainable products and marketing plays a major role in conversions. The main purpose of the research is to study and understand the product, craft, design, production processes and marketing practices of bamboo lifestyle products and how conscious consumption patterns influence the bamboo products and the industry in relevance to the sustainability. Exploratory research method was applied with the literature survey and reviewing of the research papers from the peer reviewed journals. They were classified and reviewed based on the areas relevant to the bamboo products. The research outcome revealed the research gaps and the results were discussed and presented with the perspectives of product design, conscious consumption and marketing strategies in relevant to the sustainability of bamboo lifestyle products.
文摘This study aims to identify the current situation and problems of environmental information statement for major four home appliances （refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners and television receivers） sold at online stores in Japan, and then to suggest how to improve the situation, through a questionnaire survey conducted among businesses that operate online stores and online malls with multiple online stores. The findings of this study are summarized into the following two points： （l） It is found out that environmental information statement for the home appliances at online stores has four problems： （i） less information on ＂three Rs （reduce, reuse and recycle）＂ and ＂chemical substances＂ than the one on ＂energy conservation＂; （ii） cost for providing environmental information statement; （iii） issues associated with a label and mark placement; （iv） issues associated with energy conservation statement. （2） Improvements are suggested for each of the four problems listed above, and shown are （i） the effectiveness of, and need to promote, a label and mark placement; （ii） cost burden on buyers; （iii） need of active efforts made by businesses and of dissemination of legal regulations to businesses.
文摘Smart home-based care for elderly is the product of the “Internet+” era, along with the information technology and the growing needs for a better elderly life. In order to understand the influencing factors of smart home care in Hengshui city, this paper selected 183 elderly people through a questionnaire survey. The conclusion of the study showed that education level, economic status, sleep quality and residence conditions are the influencing factors affecting the needs of smart home care of the elderly (p 0.05). Smart home care products for the elderly have a high willingness to use them, especially in terms of life care, medical services and emotional talk, but the compliance still needs to be improved. Development countermeasures suitable for Hengshui city can be put forward through the publicity of smart elderly care services, promoting the construction of demand-oriented big data, and promoting the participation of various forces.
基金Tutor system research project of Huashang School of Guangdong University of Finance and Economics(Number:2019HSDS21).
文摘The real smart home is not merely moving from the original remote control and panel to a smart phone app to make products intelligent or to control consumer electronics in one way,but is built based on interconnection and automation.The smart home of the future can not only achieve integrated control,remote control,scene control,timing control,intelligent linkage and security measures,but also support“selflearning”and“self-optimization”,and will“manual”and“automatic”control.This paper aims to change the value of smart home products into“active”.Therefore,this paper relies on the realization of the value of smart home products,describes the principles of smart home products and product interaction design,analyzes the needs of the target users,and proposes a product design scheme for reference by relevant personnel.
文摘The running of home textile industry from January to September of the current year is stable generally,with double growth in revenue and profit.The production and operation of industry for three quarters are stable in general.Cost,trade frictions and other issues still need a continuous concern.
