The idea of re-engineering was first propounded in an article in Harvard Business Review in July–August 1990 by Michael Hammer (see article), then a professor of computer science at MIT. The method ...

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Process Engineering encompasses the analysis, modeling, simulation, optimization, design, control and operation of process systems, from micro-sized systems to huge industrial facilities. Many ...

As someone who enjoys writing (and reading), I deeply admire anyone who has written a book. Many people say they have an idea for a book, but so few put pen to paper. There’s a reason for this — ...

Systems engineering, essentially an application of systems analysis to the design and procurement of hardware systems to accomplish specific ends, can be an effective tool of management when well ...

One recent morning, at a public school in Malden, Massachusetts, north of Boston, teams of third graders rushed around programming sensors on computers, wiring them to motors, digging into bins of ...