Search

The review assesses the Hoshin Kanri process from the point of view of theory and practice implementations in different organizations. There are several adaptations of Hoshin Kanri and a wide range of tools used in each organization. This review aims to determine which and how companies have implemented the afore-mentioned methodology into their strategic management. The PRISMA statement was the framework for the present research. The structure for this study was obtained through a review of articles from two of the most important databases (Scopus and Web of Science). The review focuses on three parts: the theoretical basis of the methodology, a bibliometric overview of the selected articles, and practical insight into the implementation of Hoshin Kanri within the case-study organizations. Since the study’s purpose is to determine not only the companies where Hoshin Kanri was implemented but also the reasons and results of those implementations, therefore, 26 journal articles covering detailed implementations were selected.

In this paper we present two approaches for enhancing digital study materials for engineering education and show how they can be transformed from basic, static documents into interactive, dynamic documents. Nowadays, non-traditional teaching methods such as flipped learning, blended learning, project-based learning are being introduced into engineering lectures and this trend found its way into mathematics courses. These methods place emphasis more on self-study and out-of classroom preparation before the actual exercise in a classroom setting occurs. They involve usage of additional media that complement classic course textbooks or study materials in printed or digital form. We show that the static digital documents itself can be enhanced by dynamic elements. First, we discuss ways of using well-known LATEX typesetting system for creating dynamic, animated algebraic representations and 2D graphs for visualizing mathematical expressions, exporting and publishing them as a PDF document, which can be made available online. Second, we show how JavaScript-based reactive elements interactively link algebraic with graphical representations in HTML documents, making the study material an active reading experience.

In this paper we describe a web-based tool for creating and publishing interactive presentations with 2D and 3D visualizations of mathematical objects. It provides ways for enhancing students ability to understand mathematical concepts by means of direct manipulation of functions attributes. Our prototype is realized using Javascript and WebGL and consists of some solved exercises which represent a learning unit. It offers an innovative look at one of possible ways of preparing better teaching material.

This paper deals with a possible way how to visualize some mathematical notions from the analytic geometry, particularly quadratic 2D objects (ellipse, parabola and hyperbola) are dealt with. The main aim is to present a Matlab application, which allows to calculate and visualize the basic parameters associated to the conic sections.

Animations have become most valuable contents in mathematical education. There are many tools for creating animations. This article presents creating animations using the LAT E X Animate package. This package creates JavaScript driven PDF animations from a set of image files, inline graphics or typeset text. In this article we demonstrate animations of solving mathematical examples from set of image files and animations using inline PGF/TikZ generated pictures. PGF and TikZ are packages for creating graphics integrated with LAT E X and Beamer.

In this paper we introduce the responsive graphical user interface (ReGUI) approach to creating applications, and demonstrate how this approach can be implemented in MATLAB. The same general technique can be used in other programming languages., 8 pages, 3 figures

In this paper, we will describe a possible way of learning mathematics at the Technical University of Kosice. The basic idea of our proposal is an implementation of the interactive presentations, 3D visualizations and animations in the functions of several variables. This proposal is realized using Javascript and WebGL and consists of some solved exercises which represent a learning unit. Innovative solutions, which are presented in this paper, contain: links to video tutorials, visualization, help text and animation. This solution offers an innovative look at one of possible way of education.

This contribution is focused on applying the capability of the computation and modelling environment MATLAB&Simulink to the teaching of the courses oriented on Automation and Process Control, making them more attractive and the seminars more interactive, by representing the definitions, terms, objects and their properties in a way, that is more visual and easier to grasp by the students. The goal is to give the students a deeper intuition of the interconnection between different forms and definitions of the dynamic linear time-invariant systems, controllers, closed-loop systems, etc.

Internet and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have changed people's lifes. New technologies dramatically changed education and learning process. Traditional approaches are insufficient mainly in the area of engineering education. In recent years integration of ICT into the education has brought electronic learning (e-learning). E-learning is alternative to traditional forms of education, but it also has disadvantages and pitfalls. Therefore new concepts combine several different educational methods and learning styles. This paper deals with application of the new approach in the Engineering education in Control and Computer systems.

During the monitoring of information systems, experiments in progress, etc. it is often required that people are alerted about some events in real time, preferably via a mobile phone. Modern smartphones offer advanced means of notification, however these techniques are usually vendor specific. In this paper we design an unified platform for the delivery of short messages and notifications to smartphones. Our solution is based on a RESTful Java Web Service with simple interface and secure access. Although it is primarily targeted for the delivery of iOS Push Notifications, it can be easily extended for other platforms and/or transport methods (Android, SMS messaging, etc.).