Handbook of Measurements

Benchmarks for Systems Accuracy and Precision

Adedeji B. Badiru, LeeAnn Racz

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2018
• eBook ISBN: 9781351231268
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Industrial Engineering
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Planning, measuring, and paying attention to details form the basis for all successful engineering operations. Measurements pervade everything we do and must be viewed from a systems perspective. A comprehensive all-encompassing guide to measurements, Handbook of Measurements: Benchmarks for Systems Accuracy and Precision focuses on high-level engineering computations essential for benchmarks and technical innovation. The book uses a systems framework and a technically rigorous approach to systems linking of measurements—an approach that sets it apart from other handbooks.

The popular saying "measure twice and cut once" bears out the importance of measurements in human endeavors. This handbook covers both qualitative and quantitative topics of measurement. It opens with a chapter on the fundamentals of measurement and includes coverage of human-centric measurements, such as measurement of personnel productivity and contractor performance. It concludes with three appendices on measurement, references, conversion factors, equations, formulas, and statistics for measurement.

It is well understood that humans cannot manage anything that cannot be measured. All elements involved in our day-to-day decision making involve some form of measurement, whether in the kitchen, retail, sports, service operations, geographical exploration, health care delivery, worker productivity, clothing design, engineering product design, or space craft launching. Measuring an attribute of a system and then analyzing it against some standard, some specification, some best practice, or some benchmark empower a decision maker to take appropriate and timely actions. This book gives you a guide for sustainable practices to ensure accurate measurements, helping you make decisions backed by metrics.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half title
• Industrial Innovation Series
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Editors
• Contributors
• Fundamentals of measurement
• Human factors measurement
• Measurements of environmental health
• Measurement of environmental contamination
• Measurement of land
• Measuring building performance
• Energy systems measurements
• Economic systems measurement
• Measurement and quantum mechanics
• Social science measurement
• Systems interoperability measurement
• A generalized measurement model to quantify health The multiattribute preference response model
• Evolution of large-scale dimensional metrology from the viewpoint of scientific articles and patents
• Gaussian-smoothed Wigner function and its application to precision analysis
• Measurement issues in performance-based logistics
• Data processing and acquisition systems
• Part A: Visualization of big data Current trends
• Part B: Visualization of big data Ship maintenance metrics analysis
• Defining and measuring the success of services contracts
• Measurement of personnel productivity During government furlough programs
• Measurement risk analysis
• Data modeling for forecasting
• Mathematical measurement of project parameters for multiresource control
• Measurement and control of imprecision in engineering design
• Fuzzy measurements in systems modeling
• Using metrics to manage contractor performance
• Low-clutter method for bistatic RCS measurement
• Appendix A: Measurement references and conversion factors
• Appendix B: Measurement equations and formulas
• Appendix C: Slides of statistics for measurement