Furniture Design Ideas

Pulp and paper production processes are complex and cover most of the unit opera­tions known in chemical engineering. Due to the large amount of water and the low efficiency of most of the separation steps, many recycling streams are required in the process. This is true for water, fibres and fillers, air, and energy. Due […]

Angeles Blanco, Erik Dahlquist, Johannes Kappen, Jussi Manninen, Carlos Negro, and Risto Ritala CONTENTS 12.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 311 12.2 Modelling and Simulation of Pulp and Paper Production……………………….. 312 12.2.1 Availability of Data as an Important Success Factor……………… 313 12.2.2 Methods for the Analysis of Data……………………………………………. 313 12.2.3 Modelling and Simulation Software………………………………………… 314 12.2.4 Off-Line Use of […]

A key mission of learning at work is to expose control centre operators to an open, fun, and stimulating environment of learning and creativity. While this is intended to be an enjoyable environment, it is also very demanding on both the individuals and the group. The content and structure of any work initiative relating to […]

A large number of Scandinavian MNCs founded their business operations and prod­ucts on the basis of some unique innovations. Founded in 1876, Ericsson has become a world leader in communications technology with a business philosophy that com­munication is a basic human need. With a history of over 130 years of technological innovation, Ericsson has over […]

In international ratings, Sweden is one of the top countries in the world in the area of creativity, innovation, and knowledge. A report by the World Bank ranked four Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Denmark, and Finland) in the top for knowledge creation (World Bank, 2008). In this same report, Norway and Iceland, other Scan­dinavian countries, ranked […]

Control centres themselves will have built-in advanced artificial intelligence (AI) that will support sustainable entrepreneurship. This will demand a completely new understanding of control room work and its need to be transformed from an envi­ronment for supervisory tasks to one where creativity and learning take place in an open environment. Our working definition of AI […]

We now discuss the chain of causality that leads from a high ceiling and tolerance for error to learning and creativity. Figure 11.4 shows the chain of causality. The chain of causality begins with an organisational environment of high ceil­ings in which trial and error, experimentation, and the making of mistakes and errors are not […]

The environment of modern control centres is well-suited for creativity and learning. For most of the time, the available computer power has an enormous surplus capac­ity available for other types of application. By default, computer capacity contains surplus dimensions to cover peak loads, for example, system breakdowns or major errors. Apart from being held ‘in […]

We regard action learning as an opportunity to stimulate reflective learning from critical inquiry into the organisation. Four components—conceptualisation, experi­mentation, experience, and reflection—accord with standard models of learning (for example, Schon, 1982; Kolb, 1984; Raelin, 1997). One such model (Raelin, 1997) is shown in Figure 11.2. Conceptualization t Experimentation I 1 Reflection < і — […]

Control centres are ideal places in which to encourage individuals and work teams to develop their own work space. Control rooms usually comprise a tight community of like-minded individuals who usually have similar work backgrounds and experi­ence. This work environment is most likely separate from other work areas and usu­ally allowed to be self-managing. The […]