Managing time effectively at a time of decreasing resources was a challenge I had to overcome in the past year. Running a small company, juggling tactical details while optimizing strategy required me ...

(1) Processing a group of files or databases from start to completion rather than having the user open, edit and save each of them one at a time. For example, a graphics conversion utility can change ...

Batch processing is the key to many of these supporting back-end processes. But at precisely the time the proliferation of modern apps is placing greater demands on batch processing, the industry is ...

Have you ever bought something expensive, say a consumer electronics device, only to see it on sale at a significantly discounted price soon after? Well, it happened to Charles Nicholls, founder and ...

Batch process scheduling and optimisation is a critical area of research that addresses the timing, sequencing, and allocation of production tasks in industries where manufacturing is carried out in ...

Arla Foods’ new dairy plant in England provides ample evidence that necessity is indeed the mother of invention. Head of engineering Soeren Vonsild describes Arla’s necessity this way. “In this dairy, ...

The batch processing feature is suitable for OEMs and end users with thermal processes who seek to collect manufacturing part processing thermal data, simplifying and automating data record entry and ...

In batch processing, if costs are not isolated, high-volume customers and products tend to subsidize lower-volume ones. This article reviews different types of batch activities and how they would be ...