• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.11-18
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• 2017

The purpose of this review is to name and describe the important factors of musculoskeletal strain originating from pushing and pulling tasks such as cart handling that are commonly found in industrial contexts. A literature database search was performed using the research platform Web of Science. For a study to be included in this review differences in measured or calculated strain had to be investigated with regard to: (1) cart weight/ load; (2) handle position and design; (3) exerted forces; (4) handling task (push and pull); or (5) task experience. Thirteen studies met the inclusion criteria and proved to be of adequate methodological quality by the standards of the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research. External load or cart weight proved to be the most influential factor of strain. The ideal handle positions ranged from hip to shoulder height and were dependent on the strain factor that was focused on as well as the handling task. Furthermore, task experience and subsequently handling technique were also key to reducing strain. Workplace settings that regularly involve pushing and pulling should be checked for potential improvements with regards to lower weight of the loaded handling device, handle design, and good practice guidelines to further reduce musculoskeletal disease prevalence.

• 한국비블리아학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.89-109
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• 2021

본 연구는 대학도서관 전자책 서비스 담당자의 업무 활동과 업무 수행의 어려운 점을 분석하여 서비스 업무 개선에 필요한 기초자료를 제시하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 학술정보통계시스템을 참고하여 전자책 보유 종수가 많은 대학의 전자책 서비스 담당자 9명을 대상으로 반구조화된 면담을 실시하였고, 수집한 자료는 활동이론을 적용하여 분석하였다. 연구 결과, 담당자들은 전자책 서비스 목표를 달성하기 위해 다양한 도구를 활용하고 있었으며, 교내외의 여러 구성원들과 소통하고 있었다. 또한 각 구성원들의 분업을 통해 서비스 업무가 지속되고 있었으며, 전자책 서비스 업무 활동과 관련한 교내 및 교외 수준의 규칙이 존재했다. 그러나 업무 활동 과정에서 예산 부족, 국내 전자책의 상이한 제작 방식과 이로 인한 이용의 불편함, 일부 구성원과의 의견 충돌 등의 갈등이 파악되었다. 나아가 담당자들이 언급한 전자책 서비스 개선방안을 콘텐츠 측면, 시스템 측면, 정책적 측면으로 구분하여 제시하였다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제28권6D호
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• pp.859-869
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• 2008

현재 전 세계적으로 이미 대부분 산업에서의 생산라인은 자동화되었으며 이는 생산성 및 경제성의 향상, 산업 재해에 대한 안전성 확보, 품질 향상 및 경쟁력 향상 등 많은 이익을 가져왔다. 그러나 건설 산업에서 자동화는 일반적인 산업생산라인과 달리 끊임없는 불확정적인 사건의 발생과 이에 따른 지능적 판단 및 처리 능력의 필요성으로 인한 해결해야 할 많은 어려움이 따르기 때문에 여전히 건설 기계장비 사용을 통한 노동력 투입에 의존하고 있다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기위하여 유럽, 미국, 일본 등 선진국에서 건설 자동화를 위한 끊임없는 연구가 진행 중이며 도로 포장, 다짐 및 작업프로세스가 비교적 단순한 반복형 작업에 대하여 자동화가 많이 이루어 졌지만 건설 현장에서 가장 비중을 많이 차지하는 토공 작업에 대하여 아직 자동화 연구가 미흡하다. 토공 작업의 자동화를 위해서는 획득된 지형정보를 분석하여 효율적인 작업 계획의 수립이 수행되어야 하며, 이를 위해 숙련된 작업자의 휴리스틱스(heuristics)를 활용하면 보다 시행착오가 적고 안전하며 효율적인 작업계획을 수립할 수 있을 것이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 지능형 굴삭 시스템의 효율적인 작업계획의 수립을 위한 시스템인 지능형 Task Planning System의 구성 체계 및 각 단계마다 적용된 휴리스틱스(heuristics)에 대하여 소개하여 본다.

• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.40-48
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• 2009

In this article, scheduling of a casting sequence is studied in a casting foundry which must deliver products according to the Just-in-time(JIT) production policy of a customer. When a foundry manufactures a variety of casts with an identical alloy simultaneously, it frequently faces the task of production scheduling. An optimal casting schedule should be emphasized in order to maximize the production rate and raw material efficiency under the constraints of limited resources; melting furnaces and operation time for a casting machine. To solve this practical problem-fulfilling the objectives of casting the assigned mixed orders for the highest raw material efficiency in a way specified by the customer's JIT schedule, we implement simple integer programming. A simulation to solve a real production problem in a typical casting plant proves that the proposed method provides a feasible solution with a high accuracy for a complex, multi-variable and multi-constraint optimization problem. Employing this simple methodology, a casting foundry having an automated casting machine can produce a mixed order of casts with a maximum furnace utilization within the due date, and provide them according to their customer's JIT inventory policy.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.112-117
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• 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a task-specific obstacle crossing rehabilitation program on functional gait ability in patients with cerebellar ataxia. Overall, we sought to provide ataxia-specific locomotor rehabilitation guidelines for use in clinical practice based on quantitative evidence using relevant analysis of gait kinematics including valid clinical tests. Methods: Patients with cerebellar disease (n=13) participated in obstacle crossing training focusing on maintenance of dynamic balance and posture, stable transferring of body weight, and production of coordinated limb movements for 8 weeks, 2 times per week, 90 minutes per session. Throughout the training of body weight transfer, the instructions emphasized conscious perception and control of the center of body stability, trunk and limb alignment, and stepping kinematics during the practice of each walking phase. Results: According to the results, compared with pre-training data, foot clearance, pre-&post-obstacle distance, delay time, and total obstacle crossing time were increased after intervention. In addition, body COM measures indicated that body sway and movement variability, therefore posture stability during obstacle crossing, showed improvement after training. Based on these results, body sway was reduced and stepping pattern became more consistent during obstacle crossing gait after participation in patients with cerebellar ataxia. Conclusion: Findings of this study suggest that task-relevant obstacle crossing training may have a beneficial effect on recovery of functional gait ability in patients with cerebellar disease.

• 영어영문학
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• 제57권6호
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• pp.1017-1041
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• 2011

This study investigates Korean EFL learners' awareness and use of the English existential there-construction by examining data collected from 54 Korean EFL learners of English by means of a pragmalinguistic judgment task and a controlled discourse completion task. The results of the judgment task reveal that lower proficiency learners rated canonical sentences and existentials with a preposed locative best in the communicative situations where the use of existentials would have been most appropriate. A comparison of the ratings by more proficient learners and native speakers shows that existentials received highest ratings by both groups where they are the most natural option, while canonical sentences received significantly higher ratings by the learners. With regard to the production data, learners tended to avoid existentials, but rather relied on canonical sentences. Existentials were rarely used by lower proficiency learners and not used productively even by more proficient learners in the situations where existentials would have been the most natural option. These results suggest that Korean learners' difficulty with the use of existentials is not merely a product of performance limitations, but attributable to limited knowledge about existentials and their syntactic alternatives in terms of contextual appropriateness. Lower proficiency learners lack such knowledge, and more proficient learners, while showing better awareness of the use of existentials, have problems as to the placement of new information when engaging in writing tasks that place lower level of demands on attention to the information status of noun phrases compared to communicative, oral tasks.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1991년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.411-416
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• 1991

Operation simulation is a key factor to evaluate investment and operation in a power utility. Probabilistic production simulation is of major concern. With pumped-storage plant, production simulation is not an easy task, because its economy should fully be exploited. In addition, usual operation interval is a week rather than a day. Most existing models are based on approximate production simulation such as adopting simple priority orders of generations. This study is based on the more elaborate model developed by authors. Further, a policy of weekly coordination is established based on the Maximum Principle. Chronological load curve instead of usual load duration curve is used and the accuracy in simulation is enhahced. Resulting economics are compared. Deviation between these two toad curve is shown.

• 대한산업공학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.93-100
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• 1976

Given a fixed production process and facility capacity, the ability to respond to market fluctuations in terms of changes in production, work force, and inventory is the major task of production management. The costs involved are primarily payroll (regular and overtime), inventory carrying, and hiring and firing. The magnitude of these costs is usually a significant portion of the operating costs of the firm and consequently a small percentage saving due to astute aggregate scheduling can mean substantial absolute saving. At least three demonstrably optimal techniques have been developed for solving this aggregate scheduling problem. These three optimal are apparently LDR, PPP, and SDR. By combining these three different approaches, another optimal solution was obtained by me. I call this CDR (Combined Decision Rule). This approach appears to be useful. This approach may be generalizable to aggregate scheduling involving a short term resources.

• 대한전기학회논문지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.492-503
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• 1994

In this study, the control and scheduling of the flexible manufacturing cell (FMC) is discussed, which can perform the mixed production and relieve the effect of machine failure. The control of the FMC isvery complex task due to the property of multiple jobs and the dynamically changing states. For effective control of proposed FMC, the hierarchical scheme is introduced and the functions of each levels are defined. Especially for the control functions of shop floor level and cell level, the intelligent scheduler is implemented. To show the efficiency of the intelligent scheduler, the production method fo the existing assembly lines was evaluated and compared with the proposed intelligent FMC method. The results from the production performance show that the proposed method is superior to the existing method in various performance indices.

• 산업공학
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.53-65
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• 1993

This paper deals with the development of a software module for production planning and scheduling activities of an existing Flexible Machining and Assembly System (FMAS). The Production Planning Module uses the hierarchical and sequential scheme based on "divide and conquer" philosophy. In this module, routes are determined based on the production order, orders are screened, tools are allocated, and order adjustments are executed according to the allocated tools. The Scheduling Module allocates the resources, determines the task priority and the start and completion times of tasks. Re-scheduling can be done to handle unforeseen situations such as lumpy demands and machine breakdowns. Since all modules are integrated with a central database and they interface independently, it is easy to append new modules or update the existing modules. The result of this study is used for operating the real FMAS consisting of a machining cell with 2 domestic NC machines and a part feeding robot, an assembly cell with a conveyor and 3 robots, an inspection cell, an AGV, an AS/RS, and a central control computer.