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A study on carbonization on the surface of steel sheet during the BAF annealing process (BAF 소둔공정에서 탄화 현상에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Jong-Lyul
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.19 no.7
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    • pp.42-49
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    • 2018
  • In steel industries, cold-rolled sheet manufacturing is one of the links between the front and rear important industries for national competitiveness and high value-added production. In particular, in small and medium-sized enterprises, one of the major problems is the carbonization phenomenon of the steel sheet during the annealing process. Carbonization occurring on the surface of the coil help reduce steel production. After conducting various experiments to identify the cause of carbonization on the surface of a cold-rolled steel, the following results were obtained: (1) An analysis of the rolling oil, which is used in the field, revealed it to contain approximately 40 ppm carbonized material. (2) A comparison of the thermal denaturation characteristics of the fresh rolling oil and using rolling oil by FT-IR analysis showed that thermal denaturation had occurred, as shown by the significant decrease in the relative intensity of the 2900 and $1750cm^{-1}$ peaks. (3) The thermal decomposition of the rolling oil took place for the rolling oil at approximately $220^{\circ}C$. Furthermore, annealing experiments at $200^{\circ}C$ showed that the carbonization phenomenon of the sample was not observed. On the other hand, carbonization was observed at temperatures higher than $240^{\circ}C$.

Influencing Factor of Happiness in the Employees of SME Manufacturing industry (중소기업 제조업체 근로자의 행복감 영향 요인)

  • Lee, Sook;Park, Hyun-Jung
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.361-371
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    • 2016
  • This study examined the factors influencing the happiness of employees of the SME manufacturing industry. Data were collected from 139 employees using structured questionnaires, and were analyzed by a t-test, one way-ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and Hierarchical regression analysis using SPSS/WIN Ver 18.0 program. In general characteristics, happiness was significantly associated with age, level of education, religion, monthly income, monthly income satisfaction, position in the working area, and way of working. Happiness was positively correlated with self-esteem and perception of interpersonal caring behavior, and was negatively correlated with job stress. The factors influencing happiness was self-esteem and perception of interpersonal caring behavior, which explained 46.6%. Self-esteem and the perception of interpersonal caring behavior should be considered for improving the happiness of employees. The results will form the basis of nursing interventions to increase employees' happiness in the SME manufacturing industry.

AI Smart Factory Model for Integrated Management of Packaging Container Production Process

  • Kim, Chigon;Park, Deawoo
    • International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.148-154
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    • 2021
  • We propose the AI Smart Factory Model for integrated management of production processes in this paper .It is an integrated platform system for the production of food packaging containers, consisting of a platform system for the main producer, one or more production partner platform systems, and one or more raw material partner platform systems while each subsystem of the three systems consists of an integrated storage server platform that can be expanded infinitely with flexible systems that can extend client PCs and main servers according to size and integrated management of overall raw materials and production-related information. The hardware collects production site information in real time by using various equipment such as PLCs, on-site PCs, barcode printers, and wireless APs at the production site. MES and e-SCM data are stored in the cloud database server to ensure security and high availability of data, and accumulated as big data. It was built based on the project focused on dissemination and diffusion of the smart factory construction, advancement, and easy maintenance system promoted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups to enhance the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) manufacturing sites while we plan to propose this model in the paper to state funding projects for SMEs.

A study on the corporate culture of BYD

  • Shang, Xian-Fa;Choi, Myeong-Cheol
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.135-140
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    • 2020
  • The main battlefield of 'made in China 2025' proposed by the Chinese government is the deep integration of industrialization and informatization, among which intelligent manufacturing and new energy vehicles are the key links. New energy vehicle refers to the use of unconventional automotive fuel as a power source (or use conventional automotive fuel, the use of new vehicle-mounted power plant), integrated vehicle power control and driving aspects of advanced technology, the formation of advanced technical principles, with new technology and the structure of the vehicle. BYD's success in the battery, I T and automobile industries has attracted the attention of the industry, making it a shining new star in the Chinese business community. BYD 's innovation, diversification and corporate culture construction have certain enlightenment to the development of China's small and medium-sized enterprises. Therefore, by looking at the Chinese network literature, about BYD's research mainly focused on the development strategy, corporate finance, corporate performance, and corporate marketing, etc. This paper will take BYD as the research object and focus on corporate culture. Through literature analysis and qualitative analysis, it will summarize and further analyze the unique corporate culture of BYD, its important role, and provide relevant theoretical references for the construction and development of corporate culture in other industries.

The Effect of Green Government Support According to Changes in Distribution and Logistics on Export Competitiveness of SMEs: Focusing on the Mediating Effect of Green Dynamic Capabilities and Green SCM (유통 물류 변화에 따른 친환경 정부지원이 중소제조업체의 수출경쟁력에 미치는 영향: 친환경 동적 역량과 Green SCM 관행의 매개효과를 중심으로)

  • Chang-Bong Kim;Hye-Jeong Yang
    • Korea Trade Review
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    • v.47 no.5
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    • pp.161-179
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    • 2022
  • This paper aims to examine the role of government's support in facilitating small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)' green dynamic capabilities and green SCM practices in a global market. It also investigates whether government support, green dynamic capabilities, and green SCM practices affect export competitiveness. To develop those hypotheses, prior studies and in-depth interviews were conducted and data was collected from Korean manufacturing companies that export abroad and then developed the structural equation model. The hypotheses test results revealed that green dynamic capabilities through government support positively affect export competitiveness and green SCM practices through green dynamic capabilities have positive effects on export competitiveness. Finally, this study is valuable in that it directly and indirectly confirmed the effect of eco-friendly government support on export competitiveness.

A Study on the Standardization of Offshore Wind Power Technology and the Development of Localization of Parts (해상풍력 기술의 표준화 및 부품국산화 발전 방안 연구)

  • Choi, Jeongho;Choi, Young-Moon
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.12 no.5
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    • pp.191-196
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    • 2021
  • This paper proposes to strengthen the technological capabilities of small and medium enterprises on the establishment of a component standardization system and the localization of parts, which is the basis of the marine wind industry. The wind industry is a natural energy industry that countries around the world are paying attention to, and continues to invest and research and development. In particular, most companies are focusing on research and investment in component development, the smallest unit. Therefore, it is believed that we should focus on the three most fundamental and underlying wind industry, an eco-friendly energy industry that could determine the fate of the nation in the future. First, an understanding of the roadmap for standardization should be prioritized. Second, it is necessary to establish a domestic standardization of international standards according to domestic conditions. Third, localization of high value-added single products and components should be achieved by lowering dependence on overseas imports. In the future, it is hoped that the wind industry, centered on small and medium-sized enterprises, will become a solid-based national industry and be completed as a national infrastructure leading the global wind market.

The Level of EC Utilization and its Impact on Firm Performance in SMEs

  • Jun, Byoung-Ho
    • Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.127-152
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    • 2008
  • This study sought to explore how SMEs are utilizing EC. Drawing on existing research on IT and EC related field, this study presented the framework of EC utilization level and analyzed its affecting factors in the point of organizational perspectives; strategy and competency. The impact of EC utilization on firm performance was also examined by employing BSC. Structural equation model was applied to test the relationships among the theoretical constructs with data from 171 SMEs. The results showed that the rate of EC utilization in SMEs is growing quite rapidly. However, manufacturing related firms still remain at a lower level compared to service related firms. As for the two affecting factors of EC utilization level, it was found that the level of EC utilization appeared to be driven not by strategy but by competency. This result implicates that EC utilization in SMEs doesn't reach to strategic purpose yet, while it is dependent on firm's competency. As far as the impact of EC utilization on firm performance, the study showed that the level of EC utilization has significant relationship with all perspectives performance indicators of BSC. This study can provide the managers with current EC utilization pattern and the guidelines as to where to put the efforts in the EC utilization and how to get an effective EC utilization strategy in the future.

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A Study on CPS-based Mold Life-cycle Management System for Smart Factory (스마트 공장을 위한 CPS 기반 금형 수명 관리 시스템에 관한 연구)

  • Shin, Hyun-Jun;Kim, Sung-Jin;Oh, Chang-Heon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2016.10a
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    • pp.816-818
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    • 2016
  • The Industry 4.0 should decide work operation of manufacture facilities by itself. But small and medium sized enterprises(SMEs) still not prepared these work operations. In this paper, we had research that work operation manufacture facilities of a management system of mold life-cycle based on CPS. The management system of mold manages life-cycle using by shot, this information offers users by cloud system. This system will help SMEs products quality improve and business operation more efficiency.

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Energy Consumption Analysis of Batch Type Heating Process for Energy Savings in Food Processing Plants (식품가공공장의 에너지 절감을 위한 batch식 가열 공정 에너지 소비 분석 : 사례 연구)

  • Chae-Eun Yeo;Woo-jin Cho;Jae-Hoi Gu;Chae-Young Lim
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.817-823
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    • 2023
  • Manufacturing plants face the challenge of reducing energy use in response to climate change. Reducing energy consumption can be seen as one of the most important issues, such as reducing production costs and improving efficiency. Among manufacturing industries, the increase in energy consumption in the food industry is gradually increasing along with the improvement of the standard of living and the increase in population. In order to save energy in food processing plants, it is important to identify and analyze energy consumption characteristics in energy-consuming processes. Prior to this, it is necessary to monitor and analyze existing energy consumption to derive reduction measures. In this study, a small and medium-sized food processing plant producing processed meat products was used as a case study to identify and analyze the energy consumption structure at typical cycle/stage level of the batch heating process. From this, we tried to establish realistic and quantitative goals that can be obtained under individual process operating conditions. The results of this study will be used as basic data for the development of diffusion and pervasive energy saving FEMS technology for common core processes of food factories of small and medium-sized enterprises in the future.

A Study of the Relationship between Information Source and Product Innovation in Manufacturing Firms: Focusing on Government Regulation (제조 기업의 정보 원천과 제품 혁신의 관계에 대한 연구: 정부의 규제를 중심으로)

  • Keontaek Oh;EuiBeom Jeong
    • Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.107-120
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    • 2024
  • To study the relationship between various information sources and first-to-market product innovation, this research examined how the internal and external information sources relate to first-to-market product innovation and how government regulations (economic, social and administrative) affect first-to-market product innovations, applying the perspective of Institutional Theory. For the analysis, variables used were first-to-market product innovation, internal and external information sources, and economic, social, and administrative regulations. This study was conducted based on survey data from the Korean Innovation Survey 2020 by the Science and Technology Policy Institute of Korea (STEPI). The data analyzed included small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing industry, and a total of 586 firms were used from 2017 to 2019. By analyzing the internal and external information source and government regulations that have been relatively underexplored in previous research, this study suggests new directions and provides practical and managerial implications based on the results.