World Congress on Engineering

WCE 2010

30 June - 2 July, 2010

Imperial College London, London, U.K.

Organizing Association:

IAENG

International Association of Engineers

IA ENG

International Association of EngineersISBN: 978-988-18210-8-9

ISSN: 2078-0958

VOLUME III

The 2010 International Conference of Applied and

Engineering Mathematics

Properties of Modified p-Cyclic Self-Maps in Metric Spaces

M. De la Sen 1666

A Method for Testing AQM Controllers with Probability Guaranteed

Properties

Jose M. Maestre, Teresa Alvarez, Anuar Salim, and Teodoro Alamo....

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Line Segment Convolution

Jeffrey A. Dunne, and Kevin M. Ligozio 1686

Optimal Replenishment Policy for Special Display Goods with Ramp-type

Demand Rate

Hidefumi Kawakatsu 1691

On Waiting Time Distributions for the Occurrence of Patterns

Spiros D. Dafnis, and Andreas N. Philippou 1697

Control and Integrability on SO (3)

C. C. Remsing. 1705

A Direct BEM with Higher Order Boundary Elements for the Compressible

Fluid Flow around Smooth Obstacles

Ion Vladimirescu, and Luminita Grecu 1711

An Evolutionary Solution to a Multi-objective Scheduling Problem

Sumeyye Samur, and Serol Bulkan 1717

Using Interval Graphs in an Order Processing Optimization Problem

Isabel Cristina Lopes, and J. M. Valerio de Carvalho 1722

Direct-Search Penalty/Barrier Methods

Aldina Correia, Joao Matlas, Pedro Mestre, and Carlos Serodio 1729

Joint Accelerated Failure Mode Modeling of Degradation and Traumatic

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Failure Times

Zhengqiang Pan, Jinglun Zhou, and Peng Zhao 1735

The Research of Hydromechanics Methods with Changing Connectivity of

the Mesh in Problems with Large Deformations

VANG Rui-li, LIN Zhong, and LIN Wen-zhou 1739

2D LARED-H Simulation of Ignition Hohlraum

ZHAI Chuan-lei, PEL Wen-bing, and ZENG Qing-hong. 1745

Curved Beams with Elastic Supports Transfer and Stiffness Matrices

Lazaro Gimena, Pedro Gonzaga, FaustIno N. Gimena, and Fernando

Sarria

Force Characteristics of an Engaged Involute Gear Tooth

Nesrin Akman 1755

Presentation of an Efficient Parallelepiped Finite Element Based on

the Strain Approach SBP8C

D. HAMADI, and T. MAALEM. 1761

A Geom/G/l/n Queueing System with LIFO Discipline, Service

Interruptions and Resumption, and Restrictions on the Total Volume of

Demands

Annunziata Cascone, Rosanna Manzo, Alexander V. Pechinkin, and Sergey

Ya. Shorgin

Explicit Group Iterative Methods for the Solution of Telegraph

Equations

Kew Lee Ming, and Norhashidah Hj. M. Ali 1770

Optimization of Statistical Decisions via an Invariant Embedding

Technique

Nicholas A. Nechval, Maris Purgailis, Kaspars Cikste, Gundars Berzins,^

and Konstantin N. Nechval

Bivariate Degradation Modeling Based on Gamma Process

Jinglun Zhou, Zhengqiang Pan, and Quan Sun 1783

Dispersal Curves for Optimal Collision Avoidance in a Close ProximityEncounter: a Case of Participants with Unequal Turn Rates

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Tanya Tarnopolskaya, and Neale L. Fulton 1789

Neural Network Modeling and Simulation of Sorption of Cd (II) Ions

from Waste Water using Agricultural Waste

J. K. Arora, and Shallni Srivastava 1795

Explicit Group Methods in the Solution of the 2-D Convection-Diffusion

Equations

Tan Kah Bee, Norhashidah llj. M. AH, and Choi-Hong Lai 1799

Biharmonic Computation of the Flow Past an Impulsively Started

Circular Cylinder at Re = 200

Jiten C Kalita, and Shuvam Sen 1805

Mine Valuation in the Presence of a Stochastic Ore-Grade Uncertainty

G.W. Evatt, P.V. Johnson, P. V. Duck, and S. R Howell 1811

On the Reliability of Consecutive Systems

Spiros D. Dafnis, Frosso S. Makri, and Zaharias M. Psillakis 1817

Multidimensional Matrix Mathematics: Notation, Representation, and

Simplification, Part 1 of 6

Ashu M. G, Solo 1824

Multidimensional Matrix Mathematics: Multidimensional Matrix Equality,

Addition, Subtraction, and Multiplication, Part 2 of 6

Ashu M. G. Solo 1829

Multidimensional Matrix Mathematics: Multidimensional Null and

Identity Matrices and Multidimensional Matrix Outer and Inner

Products, Part 3 of 6

Ashu M. G. Solo 1834

Multidimensional Matrix Mathematics: Multidimensional Matrix

Transpose, Symmetry, Antisymmetry, Determinant, and Inverse, Part 4 of

6

Ashu M. G. Solo 1838

Multidimensional Matrix Mathematics: Algebraic Laws, Part 5 of 6

Ashu M. G. Solo 1842

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Multidimensional Matrix Mathematics: Solving Systems of Linear

Equations and Multidimensional Matrix Calculus, Part 6 of 6

Ashu M. G. Solo 1848

Asymptotic Expansion for Thermal Flow through a Pipe

Sanja Marusic, Eduard Marusic-Paloka, and Igor Pazanin 1851

Selection of Multiphase Governmental Projects, Related Contractors and

Master Planning under Fuzzy Environment

Hossein Badri, Taha Hossein Hejazi, and Babak Afghahi 1855

Analytical Treatment of System of Linear and Nonlinear PDEs by

Homotopy-Perturbation Method

M. S. H. Chowdhury, I. Hashim, and A. F. Ismail 1860

Numerical Investigation on Heat Transfer of Power Law Fluids in a Pipe

with Constant Wall Temperature

Botong Li, Liancun Zheng, and Xinxin Zhang. 1864

Fixed Points Results via Iterates of Four Maps in TVS-valued Cone

Metric Spaces

Muhammad Arshad, and Akbar Azam. 1867

The Stochastic Boundary-Layer in the Non-Newtonian Problem

Lei Hou, Hanling Li, Dezhi Lin, and Lin Qiu 1872

Probabilistic Analysis of a Desalination Unit with Nine Failure

Categories

S M Rizwan, N Padmavathi, G Taneja, A G Mathew, and All Mohammed Al~

Balushi

Eigenvalue Approach to Thermoelastic Interactions in an Unbounded Bodywith a Spherical Cavity

A. Lahiri, B. Das, and S. Sarkar. 1881

On Solving Unsymmetric Tridiagonal Systems Without Interchanges

Jennifer B. Erway, Roummel F. Marcia, and Joseph A. Tyson 1887

Flow and Heat Transfer In a Power-law Fluid with Variable Conductivity

over a Stretching Sheet

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Jing zhu, Liancun Zheng, and Xinxin Zhang. 1893

Optimal Fuzzy Control with Application to Discounted Cost Production

Inventory Planning Problem

Md. Azizul Baten, and Anton Abdulbasah Kamil 1898

A Note on Chromaticity of Certain 6-Partite Graphs

A. Sh. Ameen, Y H. Peng, and H. Roslan 1903

Development of a New Optimal Method for Solution of Transportation

Problems

Chandrasekhar Putcha, Aditya K. Putcha, Rohul Amin Bhuiyan, and Nasima

Farzana Hoque

Formulation of Response Reduction Factor for RCC Framed Staging of

Elevated Water Tank using Static Pushover Analysis

Bhavin Patel, and Dhara Shah 1913

Controlling Chaotic Forced Brusselator Chemical Reaction

Ali Sanayei 1917

Stability of a Numerical Discretisation Scheme for the SIS Epidemic

Model with a Delay

Ekkachai Kunnawuttipreechachan 1923

A Fixed Point Approach to Ulam Stability Problem for Cubic and Quartic

Mappings in Non-Archimedean Fuzzy Normed Spaces

Renu Chugh, and Sushma 1931

An Instance of Failure for the MATLAB Explicit 0DE45 Solver

Riccardo Fazio 1935

Finite Element Modeling for the Design of a Single-Screw Extruder for

Starch-Based Snack Products

Ram Yamsaengsung, and Chumporn Noomuang. 1941

Subdivision Algorithm For The Triangular Spline Surface

Mohd. Nain Hj. Awang, and Emi Marlina Mohd. Nain 1945

Spectral Methods for Time-dependent Variable-coefficient PDE Based on

Block Gaussian Quadrature

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James V. Lambers 1949

A New Approach to the Divergence of a Tensor and Application to the

Curvature Tensor in the General Theory of Relativity

Andrei Nicolaide 1955

Web-based Application Programming Interface to Solve Nonlinear

Optimization Problems

Joao Matias, Aldina Correia, Pedro Mestre, Carlos Fraga, and Carlos

Serodio

An Iteration Process For Two Finite Families Of Mappings

Safeer Hussain Khan, Isa Yildirim, and Mujahid Abbas 1967

Some Oscillation Flows of a Generalized Oldroyd-B Fluid in Uniform

Magnetic Field

Yaqing Liu, Liancun Zheng, Xinxin Zhang, and Fenglei Zong. 1971

Extended Progress Variable and Mixture Fraction Model for Turbulent

Premixed Combustion

Y. Y. Wu, and C. K. Chan 1975

The 2010 International Conference of Computational

Statistics and Data Engineering

Improving the Performance of Cascade Correlation Neural Networks on

Multimodal Functions

Mike J. W. Riley, Chris P. Thompson, and Karl W, Jenkins 1980

PLS Path Modeling with Mode C Computational Experiments

Alba Martinez-Ruiz, and Tomas Aluja~Ba.net 1987

Improvements of Rainfall Rate Measured by Radar for Tripoli City -

Libya

Kamil S. AH, and Medhat H. Said. 1993

Multivariate Functional Regression for Classification With an

Application to Geology

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Vera Hofer. 1997

Assessment of Entropy Based Method of Variable Choice in Cluster

Analysis

Jerzy Korzeniewski 2003

Assessing the Number of Clusters From a Mixture of Von Mises-Fisher

Wafia Parr Bouberima, Mohamed Nadif, and Yamina Khemal Bencheikh... 2006

Generalized Measure for Two Utility Distributions

J. S. BHULLAR, 0. P. VINOCHA, and MANISH GUPTA 2012

Automation and Control Engineering Laboratory: Students Perspectives

Celina P. Leao, Filomena 0. Soares, Vitor Carvalho, and Rosa M.^

Vasconcelos

A Method For Fitting A pRARMAX Model: An Application To Financial Data

Marta Ferreira, and Luisa Canto e Castro 2022

The 2010 International Conference of Manufacturing

Engineering and Engineering Management

On Sensitivity of EWMA Control Chart for Monitoring Process

Dispersion

Saddam Akber Abbasi 2027

Game-Theoretic Coordination of Marketing and Inventory Policies in a

Multi-level Supply Chain

YUN HUANG, and GEORGE Q. HUANG. 2033

Simulation Study of Optimal Pricing on Daily Perishable Products with

Reference Price Effect

Takeshi Koide, and Hiroaki Sandoh 2039

Comparison of Dry and Flood Turning in Terms of Quality of Turned

Parts

N. H. Rafai, and M. N. Islam. 2044

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Intelligent Scenario Selection in Dynamic Hoist Scheduling Problem:

The Real-Life Electroplating Production Line Case Analysis

K. Kujawski, and J. Swiatek 2050

Effect of Activated Sludge on Limestone Reactivity

Paul Maina, and Makame Mbarawa 2057

Analyzing of CPFR Supporting Factors in Retail Sector

G. Buyukozkan, and Z. Vardaloglu 2064

Study on Dry Electrical Discharge Machining

Grzegorz Skrabalak, and Jerzy Kozak 2070

Business Performance Evaluation Model for the Taiwan Electronic

Industry based on Factor Analysis and AHP Method

V. Wen 2076

The Relationship of Head Rotation Angle and SCM EMG Value for the

Development of AnS2

C. F. Tan, W. Chen, and G. W. M. Rauterberg. 2082

GA-Driven ANN Model for Worker Assignment into Virtual Manufacturing

Cells

R. V. Murali, A. B. Puri, and G. Prabhakaran 2086

Optimal Parameter Design by Regression Technique and Grey Relational

Analysis

A. Al-Refaie, L, Al-Durgham, and N. Bata 2091

Optimization for Efficient Supply Chain Using Swarm Intelligence: an

Outsourcing Perspective

N C Hiremath, Sadananda Sahu, and M K Tiwari 2096

The Development of Quality Management Model for Implementation in

Thai Organisations

P. Kluaypa, and S. 0. Onuh 2102

Funding Structurization Based on Level of Importance in Formulating

Indonesia National Standard

Arfan Bakhtiar, Ari Arvianto, and Ike Permata Sari 2105

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Effect of High Speed Cutting Parameters on the Surface

Characteristics of Superalloy Inconel 718

D. G. Thakur, B. Ramamoorthy, and L. Vijayaraghavan 2108

Exploiting Simulation for Call Centre Optimization

Salman Akhtar, and Muhammad Latif. 2112

A Simulation-Based Decision Making Tool for Key Warehouse Resources

Selections

Safwan A. Altarazi, and Maysa M. Amouri 2118

Reactive Operating Schedule in Case of a Disaster: Arrival of

Unexpected Victims

/. Nouaouri, J-C. Nicolas, and D. Jolly. 2123

A Buffer Stocks Model for Stabilizing Price of Staple Food with

Considering the Expectation of Non Speculative Wholesaler

Wahyudi Sutopo, Senator Nur Bahagia, Andi Cakravastia, and TMA. Ari2\2§

Samadhi

Integration of Quality Cost to Economic Service Life

Jirarat Teeravaraprug. 2135

Discount Pricing Model to Coordinate a Supply Chain under Stochastic

Demand Environment

S. P. Sarmah, and San tami Sinha 2139

Tailoring Material Properties in Layered Manufacturing

Prashant K. Jain, Pulak M. Pandey, and P. V. M. Rao 2144

Workflow Analysis as Tool for Development of Medical Devices, a white

Paper

A. Boese, and K. -//. Grote 2149

An Optimization Technique for the Full and Efficient Removal of

Copper from Wastewater

Bahatope. A. Olufemi, Ibrahim. 0. Salami, and Adewale. S.

Akinyanju 2153

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The Estimation of Forging Load for the Closed Die Forging Process by

Computer Simulation

D. B, Gohil 2160

Level of Repair Analysis based on Genetic Algorithm with Tabu Search

Taoufik BOUACHBRA, Mohammed KISHK, and Laurie POWER. 2166

Matching Teams to Process Oriented Roles

Usman Ghani, Richard Weston, and Robert Harrison 2173

Inventory Control for Stochastic Reverse Logistics with Product's

Life Cycle

Che~Fu Hsueh 2179

Relationship between Flank wear and Cutting Force on the Machining of

Hard Martensitic Stainless Steel by Super Hard Tools

S. Thamizhmanii, and S. Hasan 2185

Metal Cutting Optimization Using Graphical Method

Dolatrai B. Naik, Devdas I. Lalwani, Faculty, SVNIT Surat, Gujarat,2\§l

and India

Robustness-based Comparison of Reorder Point and Kanban Replenishment

Strategies

Chandandeep S. Grewal, SiIvanus T. Enns, and Paul Rogers 2195

The Analysis and Complementarity of Abbe Principle ApplicationLimited in Coordinate Measurement

Fei Yetai, Shang Ping, Chen Xiaohuai, Huang Qiangxian, and Yu

Liandong. 2201

Analysis of the Acceptable Deviation for the Measurement Process

Established by the MSA and the VDA Manuals

Sueli Fischer Beckert, Edson Pacheco Paladini, and Luiz Veriano

Oliveira Dalla Valentina

Influence of Process Parameters in the Direct Metal Deposition of H13

Tool Steel on Copper Alloy Substrate

M. Khalid Imran, S. H. Masood, and Milan Brandt 2213

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Surface Roughness Prediction for CNC Milling Process using Artificial

Neural Network

M.F.F. Ab. RashId, and M. R. Abdul Lani 2219

The 8D Methodology: An Effective Way to Reduce Recurrence of Customer

Complaints?

Carlos A. Riesenberger, and Sergio D. Sousa 2225

Lead Time Estimation of A Production System using Fuzzy Logic

Approach for Various Batch Sizes

A. Sudiarso, and R. A. Putranto 2231

Toward Understanding Costs and Benefits of Virtual Teams in Virtual

Worlds

Adji Cisse, and David A. Wyrick 2234

Effects of Lightning Rod on a Substation after a Lightning Stroke

M. Derakhshanfar, and M. Javdani E. 2240

Comparative Study of Robust Controllers for Vibration Control of

Flexible Structures by Combining Pre-Compressed Layer Damping and

ACLD Treatment

Rajiv Kumar, and Sanjiv Kumar. 2246

Optimization Measures for Assessing Compromise Solutions in

Multiresponse Problems

Nuno Costa, Zulema Lopes Pereira, and Martin Tanco 2252

The Cost Forecasting Application in an Enterprise with Artificial

Neural Networks

Tulay KORKUSUZ POLAT, and Seher ARSLANKAYA 2258

Conflict between Chainsaw Rigid and Vibration Acceleration based on

Conversion Bridge

Yan-wei Zhao, Huan-huan Hong, Jian Chen, and Nan Su 2263

Effect Of Calcination Temperature On The Morphology Of Plating Sludge

N. Tugrul, 0. Dere Ozdemir, and S. Piskin 2269

Short-run Process Control Based on Non-conformity Degree

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Majid Aminnayeri, Elnaz Asghari Torkamani, Mehdi Davodi, and Faraz

Ramtin

The Determination of the Boron Amounts of Teas That Are Sold In

Turkey by Using the ICP-OES Technique

E. Moroydor Derun, A. S. Kipcak, and 0. Dere Ozdemir. 2277

Applying Harmony Search to the Bulky Waste Recycling Network Design

Problem

UeiShiang Chang, and Wei-Chih Yang. 2280

Optimization of a Dynamic Supply Chain Model with Budget Constraint

Hossein Badri, and Babak Afghani 2286

Simulation of a Libyan Cement Factory

Elbahlul M. Alghadafi, and Muhammad Latif. 2292

Analysis of the Sustainable Supply Chain Structure with IncompletePreferences

G. Buyukozkan, and G. cifci 2297

Modelling Demand and Supply of Cocoa Produce in Nigeria using

Regression Method

B. Kareem, 0.0. Awopetu, P. K. Oke, B. 0. Akinnuli, S. P. Ayodeji, and

P. B. Mogaji

A Push-Pull Manufacturing Strategy: Analytical Model in the Screw

Cutting Sector

B. Lyonnet, M. Pralus, and M. Pillet 2306

Validation of an Ontology-based Approach for Enhancing Human

Simulation in General Assembly Environments

Seonhwa Jeong, Diana M. Wegner, and Sangdo Noh 2313

A Location Within Distribution Network Design Problem With Flexible

Demand

Reza Tavakoli-Moghadam, Faraz Ramtin, Vahidreza Golmohanmadi, and^Elnaz Asghari Torkamani

Material Selection Method in Design of Automotive Brake Disc

M. A. Maleque, S. Dyuti, and M. M. Rahman 2322

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The Effect of Testing a Copper Wire and a Copper Wire Coated with

SnPb Solder using a Wetting Balance Machine

Bobby Woods, and Christy Gil lick. 2327

Boiling Heat Transfer on the Outside of A Miniature Diameter Compact

Tube Bundle

Ebenezer Adorn, Sheikh Z Islam, and Peter Kew. 2331

A Comparison of Ulexite Mineral and Borax Decahydrate to Synthesize

Zinc Borate

M. B. Piskin, and N. Baran Acarali 2337

Coordinated Control of Waste Water Treatment Process

Magdi S. Mahmoud. 2341

Lean Revolution and the Human Resource Aspects

Ifechukwude K. Dibia, and Spencer Onuh 2347

Theoretical Prediction of the Springback of Sheet Metal Laminates

after U-Bending

H. Adibi, M. H. Asadian Ardakani, B. Mollaei Dariani, and F. R.oori

„. , .

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A Survey of TQM Practices in North Karnataka Manufacturing SMEs: an

Empirical Evaluation

S B Uallur, and N L Hiregoudar. 2357

Exploiting Simulation for Product Returns in SMEs

Muhammad Ejaz Ahmed, and Muhammad Latif. 2363

Communication in Technical Organizations: A Designed Experiment

Approach

Ganapathy S. Natarajan, David A. Wyrick, and Richard R. Lindeke....

2369

Applying a Two-Stage Simulated Annealing Algorithm for Shelf Space

Allocation Problems

Chieh-Yuan Tsai, and Ming-Chang Wu. 2376

A Nonparametric Analysis of Asymptomatic Hazard Rates in a Brewing

Plant Using the Probability Failure Functions

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J. I. Achebo, and 0. Oghoore 2381

Multiple Cluster Tools System Modelling Using Coloured Petri Net

Tauseef Aized. 2385

Deformation Evaluation of Embedded Antennas in Vehicular Components

E Sulic, B. Pell, S, John, R. Gupta, W. Rowe K. Ghorbani, and K.

Zhang.

Web Services - Based Control Devices for Future Generation

Distributed Automation Systems

Navjot Kaur, Robert Harrison, Andrew West, and Punnuluk

Phai thoonbua thong. 2395

Performance Analysis of a Two Stage Supply Chain Network Using

Simulation - A Case Study

Ramaa.A, T.M. Rangaswamy, and K. N. Subramanya 2401

Machining Optimization of Sleeve and Valves of Hydraulic Steering

System

Silva S. P., Pereira R. F. P., Abreu G. A., Panzera T. H., and Brandao

L. C.2407

2413

An Assessment of Machine Tools Utilisation Effectiveness in the

Developing Economy

B. Kareem, 0.0. Awopetu, P. K. Oke, B. 0. Akinnuli, S. P. Ayodeji, and

P. B. Mogaji

Multi Objective Particle Swarm Optimization for A Dynamic Cell

Formation Problem

Fatemeh Sarayloo, and Reza Tavakkoli-Moghaddam. 2418

Cetane Number and Thermal Properties of Croton Oil, Biodiesel, 1-

Butanol, and Diesel Blends

F. Lujaji, A. Bereczky, Cs. Novak, and M. Mbarawa 2424

Capturing the Process Efficiency and Congestion of Supply Chains

Mithun J. Sharma, and Yu Song Jin 2429

The Problem of Scheduling in Parallel Machines: A Case Study

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F. Charrua Santos, and Pedro M. Vilarinho 2443

Comparative Study of Low and High-Grade Crumb Rubber Processing

Energy

T. P. Utomo, U. Hasanudin, and B. Suroso 2449

Corrosion and Wear Behavior of ZrN Thin Films

J. Menghani, K. B. Pai, M. K. Totlani, and N. Jalgoankar. 2454

Improvement of Scrap Request Process with Six Sigma Methodology

J. B. Ferreira, and I. S. Lopes 2458

Minimizing Makespan for Machine Scheduling and Worker AssignmentProblem in Identical Parallel Machine Models Using GA

Imran AH Chaudhry, Sultan Mahmood, and Riaz Ahmad. 2464

Planning Inspections of Fatigued Aircraft Structures via Damage

Tolerance Approach

Nicholas A. Nechval, Maris Purgailis, /Caspars Cikste, and Konstantin^

N. Nechval

An Investigation into Dimensional Accuracy Achievable in Wire-cut

Electrical Discharge Machining

M. N. Islam, N. H. Rafai, and S. S. Subramanian 2476

Game-theoretic Price Coordination in a Three-level Supply Chain with

Different Channel Structures

Yun Huang, and George Q. Huang. 2482

Appendix

Author Index

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