The complexity of power systems is rising mainly due to the expansion of renewable energy generation. Due to the enormous variability and uncertainty associated with these types of resources, they require sophisticated planning tools so that they can...
The high proportion of renewable energy introduces significant operation risks to the system’s flexibility balance due to its volatility and randomness. Traditional regulation methods struggle to meet the urgent demand for flexible resources. U...
This study aims to assess the operational capability of disaster and emergency management resources (DEMRs), which is not only critical for effective loss reduction and resilience, but also facilitates the sharing and optimal use of resources for the...
The efficiency of an industrial park’s operations is an indicator of how well the park can serve the companies located there. These supports include support for environmental water resources and business operations. In this study, a model for m...
The widespread introduction of functionally-smart inverters will be an indispensable factor for the large-scale penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) via the power system. On the other hand, further smartization based on the data-centric...
The concept of virtual power plant (VPP) has been proposed to facilitate the integration of distributed renewable energy. VPP behaves similar to a single entity that aggregates a collection of distributed energy resources (DERs) such as distributed g...
In response to growing environmental pressures and material constraints, circular economy principles are gaining traction across manufacturing sectors. However, most existing frameworks emphasize design and supply chain considerations, with limited f...
Sustainability has emerged as a critical concern in the tourism industry. In sustainable tourism, the question of how to engage tourists in value co-creation has started to receive attention. Based on service-dominant logic, this paper develops an in...
In this study, we summarised the human resources practices for the development of Operator 4.0. Operator 4.0 is the worker operating in an Industry 4.0 organisation. Such organisations introduce novel digital technologies—including Big Data, robotics...
In view of the centralized operation, high failure rate and large number of harvesters involved in the cross-regional operation of combine harvesters, which has led to a surge in maintenance service demand and a lack of effective maintenance service...
In human resource management, training is considered one of the most effective ways to improve employees’ task performance. However, the effectiveness of training depends mostly on the resources and effort of learners, especially the operant re...
The ubiquitous coverage/connectivity requirement of wireless cellular networks has shifted mobile network operators’ (MNOs) interest toward dense deployment of small cells with coverage areas that are much smaller as compared to macrocell base...
Water resources systems, as facilities for storing water and supplying demands, have been critically important due to their operational requirements. This paper presents the applications of an R package in a large-scale water resources operation. The...
With an ever increasing demand for data, better and efficient spectrum operation has become crucial in cellular networks. In this paper, we present a detailed survey of various resource allocation schemes that have been considered for the cellular ne...
There are conflicts between the increasingly complex operational requirements and the slow rate of system platform upgrading, especially in the industry of railway transit-signaling systems. We attempted to address this problem by establishing a mode...
Background: Healthcare systems are increasingly strained by limited operating room resources and rising demand, a situation intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic. These pressures have resulted in overcrowded surgical departments, prolonged waiting tim...
The separation of construction and operation is a prevalent challenge in large interorganizational projects (LIPs). This study focuses on the integration of construction and operation (ICO) in such projects, aiming to explore how the resource orchest...
Operations management personnel emphasize the maintenance of workforce empowerment on the shop floor. This is made possible by implementing effective operations and human resource management practices. However, organizations are adept at controlling...
Many aggregation operators are studied to deal with multi-criteria group decision-making problems. Whenever information has two aspects, intuitionistic fuzzy sets and Pythagorean fuzzy sets are employed to handle the information. However, q-rung orth...
Growing penetration of uncoordinated Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) in distribution systems is contributing to the increase of the load variability to be covered at the transmission system level. Forced, fast and substantial changes of power pla...
To enhance the overall operational efficiency of heavy haul railway port stations, which serve as critical hubs in rail–water intermodal transportation systems, this study develops a novel scheduling optimization method that integrates operatio...
Willingness to pay (WTP) is a foundation of payment for environmental services (PES) and varies according to different stakeholders. Because of its high-quality environment, numerous inns have appeared around Erhai Lake, which has become the inn sect...
Inefficient material tracking continues to be a major challenge in sustainable construction, often leading to unnecessary waste, budget overruns, and project delays. While many digital tools have been introduced in recent years, there is still a lack...
Penetration of variable energy resource (VER) is limited by voltage constraints in distribution systems. Hence, distributed energy storage systems (ESS) have been considered to be a promising solution owing to their fast and flexible control capabili...
Weapons development planning is an unstructured and complex multi-criteria decision-making problem, especially in antagonistic environments. In this paper, the defender’s decision was modelled as a high complexity non-linear optimization problem with...
The increasing penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) such as solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, battery energy storage systems (BESSs), and electric vehicles (EVs) in low-voltage (LV) and medium-voltage (MV) distribution networks is reshap...
It has been four years since the introduction of the Demand Response (DR) market in Korea. Although the DR market has been steadily increasing resource capacity and payments for demand resources, it cannot efficiently utilize DR resources under the c...
Recently there has been a considerable increase in the penetration level of distributed energy resources (DERs) due to various factors, such as the increasing affordability of these resources, the global movement towards sustainable energy, and the e...
In the current context of energy transition, the first step to ensuring the cost-effectiveness and reliable operation of a network is the use of appropriate planning tools [...]
In this article, we focus on the development and scope of virtual power plants (VPPs) as a strategy to facilitate the integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) in the power system. Firstly, the concepts about VPPs and their scope and limitat...
In the context of the rapid development of renewable energy and frequent extreme weather, accurate evaluation of the backup operation flexibility of multiple distributed resources is a prerequisite for improving the resilience of power systems. Howev...
This paper addresses a novel multi-skill resource-constrained project scheduling problem with flexible resource profiles (F-MSRCPSP), in which the resource allocation of each activity consists of a certain number of discrete resources and is allowed...
Low-voltage grid-connected microgrids rely on the exploitation of inverter-interfaced distributed energy resources (DERs) in order to feed loads and to achieve bidirectional power flow controllability at their point of common coupling (PCC) with the...
This paper proposes a scheduling approach for multi-type spacecraft operational tasks that can be interleaved, considering constrained space–ground telemetry, tracking, and command (TT&C) resources, as well as task splitting. A mixed-intege...
The purpose of this paper is to summarize and share the field experiment results of KEPCO’s project consortium to create a TSO-DSO-DERA interaction scheme. The field experiment was conducted based on the prequalification algorithm proposed in p...
Many countries have started to develop policy programs for the sustainable use of natural resources. Indicators and targets can cover both a territorial and a life-cycle-wide global perspective. This article focuses on how a safe operating space for...
This study provides the results of an extensive investigation of the Advanced Scaterometter (ASCAT) surface soil moisture global operational product accuracy across three continents (United States of America (USA), Europe, and Australia). ASCAT predi...
In the last years, renewable energy sources have been changing the power system by making it more challenging to balance the generation and demand at every single point in time. The increasing penetration of distributed generation represents another...
In high-speed railway systems, the management of security resources at high-speed train stations is crucial for ensuring passenger safety and improving service efficiency. Effective security resource management enables the quick and efficient handlin...
As one of the most important water conservancy projects, reservoirs use water resources to achieve essential functions, such as irrigation, flood control, and power generation, by intercepting rivers. As climate extremes and global warming increase,...
Single-Pilot Operations (SPO) mode is set to reshape the decision-making process between human-machine and air-ground operations. However, the limited on-board computing resources impose greater demands on the organization of performance parameters a...
Wave characteristic assessments of wave energy test sites provide a greater understanding of prevailing wave conditions and are therefore extremely important to both wave energy test site operators and clients as they can inform wave energy converter...
The aim of this study is to analyze the representation of geological, mining, processing, and environmental processes in platform Minecraft. Based on a methodological comparison of in-platform mechanics with technological and geoscientific procedures...
Coordination among multiple interdependent processes and stakeholders and the allocation of optimal resources make enterprise systems management a challenging process. Even for experienced professionals, it is not uncommon to cause inefficiencies and...
Theoretical arguments suggest that better environmental performance can lead to cost advantages through a more efficient use of resources and higher labor productivity. To provide empirical support for these arguments, we investigate how environmenta...
The massive integration of distributed energy resources in power distribution systems in combination with the active network management that is implemented thanks to innovative information and communication technologies has created the smart distribu...
Nowadays, the focus of flow shops is the adoption of customized demand in the context of service-oriented manufacturing. Since production tasks are often characterized by multi-variety, low volume, and a short lead time, it becomes an indispensable f...
Nowadays, ancillary services (ASs) are usually provided by large power generating units located in transmission networks, while smaller assets connected to distribution systems remain passive. It is expected that active distribution systems will star...
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This study describes shelter operations by public health nurses (PHNs) in Kesennuma City, located near the epicenter of the Great East Japan Earthquake, which occurred on March 11, 2011. The data were semi-structured interviews with 10 PHNs, 2 nutrit...
The increasing penetration of distributed energy resources based on renewable energy sources in distribution systems leads to a more complex management of power systems. Consequently, ancillary services become even more important to maintain the syst...
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