The document provides biographical information about Matthew Klippenstein, including that he has worked as a chemical engineer at Ballard Power Systems for 13 years, and discusses various scenarios and questions posed to Klippenstein around fuel cell technology, product design, metrics, outsourcing decisions, and batch sizing considerations. Klippenstein offers advice and suggestions for each scenario by drawing on examples from his experience at Ballard and other companies.
This document summarizes a guest lecture on renewable energy given by Matthew Klippenstein. It discusses various policies that support renewable energy development, including production tax credits in the US and feed-in tariffs in Germany. It notes that while both of these policies helped accelerate renewable energy deployment, they both have limitations. Market forces alone are not sufficient to drive renewable energy adoption at the scale needed. The document advocates for stable policy frameworks and community involvement in renewable projects.
1. The document discusses various quality improvement tools including classical statistical process control (SPC), design of experiments (DOE), Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Poka Yoke, and TRIZ.
2. Shainin methods for problem solving include multi-vari charts to identify factors affecting variation, paired comparisons to compare best and worst, and B vs CTM tests using Tukey end counts to determine statistical significance.
3. Examples show how tools like full factorial designs and analysis of variance (ANOVA) can be used to optimize processes by identifying important factors and interactions through designed experiments.
Bernd Aures from Audi AG proposes a lean simulation game using sandwiches to teach process optimization. The game would involve individualized sandwich orders moving through various production stages. Key elements include showing individualization, continuous improvement, and balancing cycle times. An MVP would test the basic rules and process using bread, fillings, and serving plates to see if the game leads to expected outcomes before refining. The trainer's role is also discussed, such as explaining the storyline and setting rules to involve participants and guide them through typical situations. Supporting materials would help standardize the training while allowing for individual styles.
This SolidWorks World 2006 presentation from Paul Gimbel of Razorleaf Corporation focuses on how to redesign your engineering design processes to leverage the use of 3D CAD tools like SoildWorks.
The document provides an agenda for a workshop on agile and scrum topics, including introductions, exercises on the role of the product owner and team formation, discussions on invention versus innovation and product failures, and ceremonies in scrum. The workshop aims to help participants understand key agile concepts and share experiences in agile roles through interactive exercises and discussions.
The Art Of Performance Tuning - with presenter notes!Jonathan Ross
A somewhat more verbose version of https://www.slideshare.net/JonathanRoss74/the-art-of-performance-tuning.
Presented at JavaOne 2017 [CON4027], this presentation takes a practical, hands-on look at Java performance tuning. It discusses methodology (spoiler: it’s the scientific method) and how to apply it to Java SE systems (on any budget). Exploring concrete examples with tools such as the Oracle Java Mission Control feature of Oracle Java SE Advanced, VisualVM, YourKit, and JMH, the presentation focuses on ways of measuring performance, how to interpret data, ways of eliminating bottlenecks, and even how to avoid future performance regressions.
This document summarizes a guest lecture on renewable energy given by Matthew Klippenstein. It discusses various policies that support renewable energy development, including production tax credits in the US and feed-in tariffs in Germany. It notes that while both of these policies helped accelerate renewable energy deployment, they both have limitations. Market forces alone are not sufficient to drive renewable energy adoption at the scale needed. The document advocates for stable policy frameworks and community involvement in renewable projects.
1. The document discusses various quality improvement tools including classical statistical process control (SPC), design of experiments (DOE), Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Poka Yoke, and TRIZ.
2. Shainin methods for problem solving include multi-vari charts to identify factors affecting variation, paired comparisons to compare best and worst, and B vs CTM tests using Tukey end counts to determine statistical significance.
3. Examples show how tools like full factorial designs and analysis of variance (ANOVA) can be used to optimize processes by identifying important factors and interactions through designed experiments.
Bernd Aures from Audi AG proposes a lean simulation game using sandwiches to teach process optimization. The game would involve individualized sandwich orders moving through various production stages. Key elements include showing individualization, continuous improvement, and balancing cycle times. An MVP would test the basic rules and process using bread, fillings, and serving plates to see if the game leads to expected outcomes before refining. The trainer's role is also discussed, such as explaining the storyline and setting rules to involve participants and guide them through typical situations. Supporting materials would help standardize the training while allowing for individual styles.
This SolidWorks World 2006 presentation from Paul Gimbel of Razorleaf Corporation focuses on how to redesign your engineering design processes to leverage the use of 3D CAD tools like SoildWorks.
The document provides an agenda for a workshop on agile and scrum topics, including introductions, exercises on the role of the product owner and team formation, discussions on invention versus innovation and product failures, and ceremonies in scrum. The workshop aims to help participants understand key agile concepts and share experiences in agile roles through interactive exercises and discussions.
The Art Of Performance Tuning - with presenter notes!Jonathan Ross
A somewhat more verbose version of https://www.slideshare.net/JonathanRoss74/the-art-of-performance-tuning.
Presented at JavaOne 2017 [CON4027], this presentation takes a practical, hands-on look at Java performance tuning. It discusses methodology (spoiler: it’s the scientific method) and how to apply it to Java SE systems (on any budget). Exploring concrete examples with tools such as the Oracle Java Mission Control feature of Oracle Java SE Advanced, VisualVM, YourKit, and JMH, the presentation focuses on ways of measuring performance, how to interpret data, ways of eliminating bottlenecks, and even how to avoid future performance regressions.
Started to create milestones, we, ILJIN ELECTRONICS (I) PVT. LTD. marked our presence in the year 2001 and operate in the manufacturing/servicing of A professional electronics design and manufacturing company since 13 years. Our quality services products have been always appreciated by our clients. Our spontaneous attitude and confident approach in offering an excellent range of DC Volt Emergency Light Industrial, Emergency Light Industrial, DC Volt Emergency Light Home And Decoration, DC Volt Electronics Ballast, DC Volt AC Adaptor, DC Power Supply has deepened our roots in the market. We, ILJIN ELECTRONICS (I) PVT. LTD. breathe with the aim of fully satisfying our clients with our high-quality products services. We are a unit of highly experienced professionals, all of them contributing at the best of their potentials to offer the highest degree of efficiency and client satisfaction.
The document provides an overview of Poka Yoke, a quality assurance technique aimed at eliminating defects by preventing mistakes. It discusses typical errors, how to implement mistake proofing, examples of Poka Yoke systems using different techniques (e.g. controls, warnings). Sensing devices like physical contact sensors and energy sensors are described for detecting defects. The benefits of Poka Yoke include discovering and eliminating defects with little effort through consecutive verification and self-checking at each process step. The overall goal is to increase quality and customer satisfaction by reducing waste from defects and rework.
OptiML is an optimization process for model selection and parametrization that automatically finds the best supervised model to help you solve classification and regression problems. OptiML is available from the BigML Dashboard, API, and WhizzML. This new resource creates and evaluates hundreds of supervised models (decision trees, ensembles, logistic regression, and deepnets) with multiple configurations to finally return a list of the best models for your data. OptiML helps to avoid the difficult and time-consuming work of hand-tuning multiple supervised algorithms until you find the optimal one that solves your specific problem.
Rapid video prototyping for connected productsMartin Charlier
Slides from a workshop on using video as a rapid prototyping tool for connected products run by Tom Metcalfe and Martin Charlier at Interaction16 conference in Helsinki.
Bert Jagers - Preserving Our Future Through Customer SatisfactionTEST Huddle
EuroSTAR Software Testing Conference 2008 presentation on Preserving Our Future Through Customer Satisfaction by Bert Jagers. See more at conferences.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/past-presentations/
Steve Blank’s Petal Diagram vs. Rod King’s Value Engine Map: Visual Tools for...Rod King, Ph.D.
About a week ago, the startup world got ablaze from reading Steve Blank’s blog post, “A New Way to Look at Competitors.” In the blog post, Blank notes that the traditional Competitive Graph – which focuses on differentiating offerings of “Our Company” vs. “Our Competitors” - is “inappropriate for startups or existing companies creating new markets.” Blank goes on to offer a Petal Diagram which places a given company (startup) in the core of a flower while segments of competitors are place in petals that surround the core. But how useful is Steve Blank’s Petal Diagram especially for startups?
Judging from feedback including Tweets and Facebook Likes on the Internet, the response to the Petal Diagram is extremely positive. Many readers note that the Petal Diagram offers benefits including the following:
# great way to communicate a startup’s position and opportunity especially to investors (Venture Capitalists)
# segmentation of an existing market while showing sources of future customers as well as potential competitors and partners
# visually appealing way for investors to see growth opportunities for a startup
# linkage to business model innovation especially using the Business Model Canvas
Although feedback on the Petal Diagram is generally great, some people are critical of the form and usefulness of the Petal Diagram especially in presenting proposals to investors. Perhaps, the strongest critique of the Petal Diagram comes from fellow Venture Capitalist, Tomasz Tunguz who blogged on: “Why the Petal Diagram Isn’t the Best Competition Diagram for Startup’s Pitch.” Tunguz’s main critique was “petal diagrams don't communicate the startup's unique way of competing in the market.” In short, the Petal Diagram is not useful for Brand Positioning, Value Proposition Design, Competitive Analysis, and Benchmarking. Consequently, it would seem like the Petal Diagram has to be used in conjunction with the classic Competitive Graph to present a wholesome picture of a startup’s opportunity and strategy. Or ... can we visually reframe the classic Competitive Graph so that it offers its original features as well as all the features and benefits of the Petal Diagram? I believe that we can. Yes, we can.
http://goo.gl/8TKHm4
Future State is an Asia-based company that aims to become a one-stop-shop for productivity solutions through strategic alliances and providing total solutions to customers. It will partner with select suppliers to provide 90% of products and focus on system design and solutions. Its goals are to capitalize on Southeast Asia's growth, provide long-term partnerships through productivity improvements, and maintain costs and operations to generate high returns.
- Motorola developed the concept of Six Sigma in 1987 to improve quality standards and reduce defects.
- Six Sigma aims to reduce defects to 3.4 defects per million opportunities by focusing on statistical process control and reducing variation. It was later adopted by other companies like GE.
- The key purpose of Six Sigma is to make customers happier by meeting their requirements and reducing defects, while also increasing company profits through cost savings from quality improvements.
ProModel simluation accelerates lean at Generis American Manufacturing SummitProModel Corporation
This document discusses how discrete event simulation can improve and accelerate Lean transformations. It describes how simulation tools have evolved to be more accessible to Lean practitioners. Simulation allows users to test improvements virtually through "Virtual Kaizens" before implementing changes. A case study is presented where simulation identified a 20% increase in throughput and 67% reduction in cycle time for a switch assembly process. The document advocates using simulation to identify high-ROI opportunities and involve operators. It also recommends regularly updating models and linking them to real-time data for more accurate strategic and tactical analysis.
The document provides an overview of a conjoint analysis study conducted to understand home insurance online purchasing behavior. The study aimed to answer questions about the optimal price differential, product cover combination, and presentation format for a premium home insurance product.
The conjoint analysis involved 12 choice tasks with 2-3 randomly generated insurance product profiles described by 7 cover features. Modeling of responses indicated influences on choice. While the model predicted a 56% choice share for the premium product, actual stated preference was only 25%, indicating limitations of modeling complex real-world decisions. Pragmatic conclusions for the client included reducing premium product covers to lower price rather than raising basic prices.
This document discusses cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis, which managers use to estimate future revenues, costs, and profits to help plan operations. CVP analysis examines how profits change with sales volumes, costs, and prices. It is used to determine the sales levels needed to achieve profits or avoid losses, and to analyze the appropriate cost structure given operational risk. The document then provides an example of how CVP analysis could have helped Coleco better forecast demand for its products and prioritize production to avoid losses and missed profit opportunities.
The key customer requirements for the Max Gravity Breaker device are to separate asphalt mix within specific size and time constraints. The requirements include:
- Separating 1500g of mix within one hour or 15 minutes
- Accepting mixes with aggregate sizes between 4.75mm and 1.5 inches
- Producing separated particles smaller than the largest aggregate pieces
- Operating automatically and completing separation for under $5000
Generacion de ia para aprender a usar con el resto del mundoJUANPABLOAYALAANDIA
The patient presented with shortness of breath and dyspnea on exertion. On physical exam, heart and lung sounds were normal without jugular vein distension. An electrocardiogram showed normal sinus rhythm. Treatment included follow up with primary care physician, immediate chest x-ray, and continued supplemental oxygen as needed.
Medical notes often contain abbreviations. Fine-tuning on a medical corpus could help the model learn common abbreviations like:
c/o = complaining of
DOE = dyspnea on exertion
PE = physical exam
RRR = regular rate and rhythm
JVD = jugular vein distension
CTAB = clear to auscultation bilaterally
NSR =
Injection Moulding Machinery is all about reliability. If you assess well and decide now to stick with one (maybe two) machinery suppliers, then this time spent is a very good investment by itself, says Dr. Hans-Joachim Graf, Rubber Industry Consultant at H-JG Consulting, Germany in an exclusive interview with Rubber Machinery World.
Matthew Klippenstein is a chemical engineer who has worked at Ballard Power Systems, a fuel cell company based in Burnaby, BC, for 12 years. He provides an overview of fuel cells, describing them as "a battery with an external fuel pack" and an electrochemical analogue to combustion engines. Ballard focuses on proton-exchange membrane fuel cells which operate at milder temperatures than other fuel cell types. Ballard originally worked on fuel cells for automotive applications but now focuses on other markets. Klippenstein encourages engineering students to consider joining the fuel cell industry, as the technology is at an inflection point where production is ramping up after extensive development, providing an opportunity to make an impact in an important
business model, business model canvas, mission model, mission model canvas, customer development, lean launchpad, lean startup, stanford, startup, steve blank, entrepreneurship, I-Corps, Stanford
Simulating the Impacts of RemanufacturingRichard Farr
The document discusses using enterprise simulation to model and assess remanufacturing operations. It describes building a simulation model in Arena software to represent the lifecycle of a product from manufacture to use and return for remanufacturing. The model allows exploring how changes like product durability, return rates, and reuse of components impact the remanufacturing system. The simulation aims to improve understanding of remanufacturing operations and identify issues before implementing changes in a real system.
The product is not "the product". Who owns it anyway? donato mangialardo
The business of software is not about the product really Does "P" mean Product or Project? Does it matter? We always talk about Product though... are we talking about the same Product here? Answer: "A product is something you build a sustainable business around."
Kaggle M5 Forecasting - Uncertainty 4th Place SolutionMasakazu Mori
This document describes the 4th place solution to the M5 Forecasting competition. It includes an introduction to the author, summaries of the model structure and features, details on exploratory data analysis, cross validation approach, and issues with seed values. The solution used two neural network models: one to predict individual item sales with a negative binomial distribution, and one to predict aggregated sales with a normal or student's t-distribution.
This presentation provides some good information to individuals and startups embarking on creating their very first physical product.
This presentation was first given at the Moraine Valley Community College Southwest Education Center in Tinley Park, Illinois on August 1, 2017. The presenter was Adam Cook who is Chair of SME Chapter 112.
To learn about SME Chapter 112 and our events, please visit the following links:
https://www.facebook.com/sme112/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sme112
AI 101: An Introduction to the Basics and Impact of Artificial IntelligenceIndexBug
Imagine a world where machines not only perform tasks but also learn, adapt, and make decisions. This is the promise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), a technology that's not just enhancing our lives but revolutionizing entire industries.
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
Started to create milestones, we, ILJIN ELECTRONICS (I) PVT. LTD. marked our presence in the year 2001 and operate in the manufacturing/servicing of A professional electronics design and manufacturing company since 13 years. Our quality services products have been always appreciated by our clients. Our spontaneous attitude and confident approach in offering an excellent range of DC Volt Emergency Light Industrial, Emergency Light Industrial, DC Volt Emergency Light Home And Decoration, DC Volt Electronics Ballast, DC Volt AC Adaptor, DC Power Supply has deepened our roots in the market. We, ILJIN ELECTRONICS (I) PVT. LTD. breathe with the aim of fully satisfying our clients with our high-quality products services. We are a unit of highly experienced professionals, all of them contributing at the best of their potentials to offer the highest degree of efficiency and client satisfaction.
The document provides an overview of Poka Yoke, a quality assurance technique aimed at eliminating defects by preventing mistakes. It discusses typical errors, how to implement mistake proofing, examples of Poka Yoke systems using different techniques (e.g. controls, warnings). Sensing devices like physical contact sensors and energy sensors are described for detecting defects. The benefits of Poka Yoke include discovering and eliminating defects with little effort through consecutive verification and self-checking at each process step. The overall goal is to increase quality and customer satisfaction by reducing waste from defects and rework.
OptiML is an optimization process for model selection and parametrization that automatically finds the best supervised model to help you solve classification and regression problems. OptiML is available from the BigML Dashboard, API, and WhizzML. This new resource creates and evaluates hundreds of supervised models (decision trees, ensembles, logistic regression, and deepnets) with multiple configurations to finally return a list of the best models for your data. OptiML helps to avoid the difficult and time-consuming work of hand-tuning multiple supervised algorithms until you find the optimal one that solves your specific problem.
Rapid video prototyping for connected productsMartin Charlier
Slides from a workshop on using video as a rapid prototyping tool for connected products run by Tom Metcalfe and Martin Charlier at Interaction16 conference in Helsinki.
Bert Jagers - Preserving Our Future Through Customer SatisfactionTEST Huddle
EuroSTAR Software Testing Conference 2008 presentation on Preserving Our Future Through Customer Satisfaction by Bert Jagers. See more at conferences.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/past-presentations/
Steve Blank’s Petal Diagram vs. Rod King’s Value Engine Map: Visual Tools for...Rod King, Ph.D.
About a week ago, the startup world got ablaze from reading Steve Blank’s blog post, “A New Way to Look at Competitors.” In the blog post, Blank notes that the traditional Competitive Graph – which focuses on differentiating offerings of “Our Company” vs. “Our Competitors” - is “inappropriate for startups or existing companies creating new markets.” Blank goes on to offer a Petal Diagram which places a given company (startup) in the core of a flower while segments of competitors are place in petals that surround the core. But how useful is Steve Blank’s Petal Diagram especially for startups?
Judging from feedback including Tweets and Facebook Likes on the Internet, the response to the Petal Diagram is extremely positive. Many readers note that the Petal Diagram offers benefits including the following:
# great way to communicate a startup’s position and opportunity especially to investors (Venture Capitalists)
# segmentation of an existing market while showing sources of future customers as well as potential competitors and partners
# visually appealing way for investors to see growth opportunities for a startup
# linkage to business model innovation especially using the Business Model Canvas
Although feedback on the Petal Diagram is generally great, some people are critical of the form and usefulness of the Petal Diagram especially in presenting proposals to investors. Perhaps, the strongest critique of the Petal Diagram comes from fellow Venture Capitalist, Tomasz Tunguz who blogged on: “Why the Petal Diagram Isn’t the Best Competition Diagram for Startup’s Pitch.” Tunguz’s main critique was “petal diagrams don't communicate the startup's unique way of competing in the market.” In short, the Petal Diagram is not useful for Brand Positioning, Value Proposition Design, Competitive Analysis, and Benchmarking. Consequently, it would seem like the Petal Diagram has to be used in conjunction with the classic Competitive Graph to present a wholesome picture of a startup’s opportunity and strategy. Or ... can we visually reframe the classic Competitive Graph so that it offers its original features as well as all the features and benefits of the Petal Diagram? I believe that we can. Yes, we can.
http://goo.gl/8TKHm4
Future State is an Asia-based company that aims to become a one-stop-shop for productivity solutions through strategic alliances and providing total solutions to customers. It will partner with select suppliers to provide 90% of products and focus on system design and solutions. Its goals are to capitalize on Southeast Asia's growth, provide long-term partnerships through productivity improvements, and maintain costs and operations to generate high returns.
- Motorola developed the concept of Six Sigma in 1987 to improve quality standards and reduce defects.
- Six Sigma aims to reduce defects to 3.4 defects per million opportunities by focusing on statistical process control and reducing variation. It was later adopted by other companies like GE.
- The key purpose of Six Sigma is to make customers happier by meeting their requirements and reducing defects, while also increasing company profits through cost savings from quality improvements.
ProModel simluation accelerates lean at Generis American Manufacturing SummitProModel Corporation
This document discusses how discrete event simulation can improve and accelerate Lean transformations. It describes how simulation tools have evolved to be more accessible to Lean practitioners. Simulation allows users to test improvements virtually through "Virtual Kaizens" before implementing changes. A case study is presented where simulation identified a 20% increase in throughput and 67% reduction in cycle time for a switch assembly process. The document advocates using simulation to identify high-ROI opportunities and involve operators. It also recommends regularly updating models and linking them to real-time data for more accurate strategic and tactical analysis.
The document provides an overview of a conjoint analysis study conducted to understand home insurance online purchasing behavior. The study aimed to answer questions about the optimal price differential, product cover combination, and presentation format for a premium home insurance product.
The conjoint analysis involved 12 choice tasks with 2-3 randomly generated insurance product profiles described by 7 cover features. Modeling of responses indicated influences on choice. While the model predicted a 56% choice share for the premium product, actual stated preference was only 25%, indicating limitations of modeling complex real-world decisions. Pragmatic conclusions for the client included reducing premium product covers to lower price rather than raising basic prices.
This document discusses cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis, which managers use to estimate future revenues, costs, and profits to help plan operations. CVP analysis examines how profits change with sales volumes, costs, and prices. It is used to determine the sales levels needed to achieve profits or avoid losses, and to analyze the appropriate cost structure given operational risk. The document then provides an example of how CVP analysis could have helped Coleco better forecast demand for its products and prioritize production to avoid losses and missed profit opportunities.
The key customer requirements for the Max Gravity Breaker device are to separate asphalt mix within specific size and time constraints. The requirements include:
- Separating 1500g of mix within one hour or 15 minutes
- Accepting mixes with aggregate sizes between 4.75mm and 1.5 inches
- Producing separated particles smaller than the largest aggregate pieces
- Operating automatically and completing separation for under $5000
Generacion de ia para aprender a usar con el resto del mundoJUANPABLOAYALAANDIA
The patient presented with shortness of breath and dyspnea on exertion. On physical exam, heart and lung sounds were normal without jugular vein distension. An electrocardiogram showed normal sinus rhythm. Treatment included follow up with primary care physician, immediate chest x-ray, and continued supplemental oxygen as needed.
Medical notes often contain abbreviations. Fine-tuning on a medical corpus could help the model learn common abbreviations like:
c/o = complaining of
DOE = dyspnea on exertion
PE = physical exam
RRR = regular rate and rhythm
JVD = jugular vein distension
CTAB = clear to auscultation bilaterally
NSR =
Injection Moulding Machinery is all about reliability. If you assess well and decide now to stick with one (maybe two) machinery suppliers, then this time spent is a very good investment by itself, says Dr. Hans-Joachim Graf, Rubber Industry Consultant at H-JG Consulting, Germany in an exclusive interview with Rubber Machinery World.
Matthew Klippenstein is a chemical engineer who has worked at Ballard Power Systems, a fuel cell company based in Burnaby, BC, for 12 years. He provides an overview of fuel cells, describing them as "a battery with an external fuel pack" and an electrochemical analogue to combustion engines. Ballard focuses on proton-exchange membrane fuel cells which operate at milder temperatures than other fuel cell types. Ballard originally worked on fuel cells for automotive applications but now focuses on other markets. Klippenstein encourages engineering students to consider joining the fuel cell industry, as the technology is at an inflection point where production is ramping up after extensive development, providing an opportunity to make an impact in an important
business model, business model canvas, mission model, mission model canvas, customer development, lean launchpad, lean startup, stanford, startup, steve blank, entrepreneurship, I-Corps, Stanford
Simulating the Impacts of RemanufacturingRichard Farr
The document discusses using enterprise simulation to model and assess remanufacturing operations. It describes building a simulation model in Arena software to represent the lifecycle of a product from manufacture to use and return for remanufacturing. The model allows exploring how changes like product durability, return rates, and reuse of components impact the remanufacturing system. The simulation aims to improve understanding of remanufacturing operations and identify issues before implementing changes in a real system.
The product is not "the product". Who owns it anyway? donato mangialardo
The business of software is not about the product really Does "P" mean Product or Project? Does it matter? We always talk about Product though... are we talking about the same Product here? Answer: "A product is something you build a sustainable business around."
Kaggle M5 Forecasting - Uncertainty 4th Place SolutionMasakazu Mori
This document describes the 4th place solution to the M5 Forecasting competition. It includes an introduction to the author, summaries of the model structure and features, details on exploratory data analysis, cross validation approach, and issues with seed values. The solution used two neural network models: one to predict individual item sales with a negative binomial distribution, and one to predict aggregated sales with a normal or student's t-distribution.
This presentation provides some good information to individuals and startups embarking on creating their very first physical product.
This presentation was first given at the Moraine Valley Community College Southwest Education Center in Tinley Park, Illinois on August 1, 2017. The presenter was Adam Cook who is Chair of SME Chapter 112.
To learn about SME Chapter 112 and our events, please visit the following links:
https://www.facebook.com/sme112/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sme112
AI 101: An Introduction to the Basics and Impact of Artificial IntelligenceIndexBug
Imagine a world where machines not only perform tasks but also learn, adapt, and make decisions. This is the promise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), a technology that's not just enhancing our lives but revolutionizing entire industries.
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
Communications Mining Series - Zero to Hero - Session 1DianaGray10
This session provides introduction to UiPath Communication Mining, importance and platform overview. You will acquire a good understand of the phases in Communication Mining as we go over the platform with you. Topics covered:
• Communication Mining Overview
• Why is it important?
• How can it help today’s business and the benefits
• Phases in Communication Mining
• Demo on Platform overview
• Q/A
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
Cosa hanno in comune un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ?Speck&Tech
ABSTRACT: A prima vista, un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ potrebbero avere in comune il fatto di essere entrambi blocchi di costruzione, o dipendenze di progetti creativi e software. La realtà è che un mattoncino Lego e il caso della backdoor XZ hanno molto di più di tutto ciò in comune.
Partecipate alla presentazione per immergervi in una storia di interoperabilità, standard e formati aperti, per poi discutere del ruolo importante che i contributori hanno in una comunità open source sostenibile.
BIO: Sostenitrice del software libero e dei formati standard e aperti. È stata un membro attivo dei progetti Fedora e openSUSE e ha co-fondato l'Associazione LibreItalia dove è stata coinvolta in diversi eventi, migrazioni e formazione relativi a LibreOffice. In precedenza ha lavorato a migrazioni e corsi di formazione su LibreOffice per diverse amministrazioni pubbliche e privati. Da gennaio 2020 lavora in SUSE come Software Release Engineer per Uyuni e SUSE Manager e quando non segue la sua passione per i computer e per Geeko coltiva la sua curiosità per l'astronomia (da cui deriva il suo nickname deneb_alpha).
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
GraphRAG for Life Science to increase LLM accuracyTomaz Bratanic
GraphRAG for life science domain, where you retriever information from biomedical knowledge graphs using LLMs to increase the accuracy and performance of generated answers
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success StorySafe Software
Are you ready to revolutionize how you handle data? Join us for a webinar where we’ll bring you up to speed with the latest advancements in Generative AI technology and discover how leveraging FME with tools from giants like Google Gemini, Amazon, and Microsoft OpenAI can supercharge your workflow efficiency.
During the hour, we’ll take you through:
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3. 1. about me
2. about Ballard (where I work)
3. various scenarios
4. P A G E 4
about me
UBC chemical engineer
(1992 to, um, 1999)
13 years at Ballard
occasional playwright
avid dogsledder
5. P A G E 5
“fuel cells are like batteries, with an external fuel pack”
“an electrochemical analogue to the combustion engine”
chemical, not electrochemical
6. P A G E 6
about Ballard
Burnaby-based fuel cell maker
we used to do cars
• late 90’s – Daimler and Ford bought stakes
• late 00’s – automotive half spun out
now: everything except cars
7. P A G E 7
about Ballard
…a stack for every size and setting…
System
Integrators /
OEMs
Downstream
Customers
Backup Power Supplemental
Power
Material
Handling
Bus Distributed
Generation
1–10 kW 5–25 kW 100 kW MWOutput:
8. P A G E 8
yes, Ballard was once
a tech bubble darling
(more on that in a few slides)
“I’m the king of the world!!”
9. P A G E 9
why I’m there
New mining companies
usually go through:
- a speculative phase
(stock peaks)
- a development phase
(stock sags)
- a production phase
(stock recovers)
10. P A G E 10
why I’m there
The same applies for tech companies.
New mining companies
usually go through:
- a speculative phase
(stock peaks)
- a development phase
(stock sags)
- a production phase
(stock recovers)
11. P A G E 11
why I’m there
Ballard had its
speculative phase.
We’re finishing our
development phase.
(It took a long time)
Production is gradually
ramping up. (At last!)
12. P A G E 12
why I’m there
not many people get to work
at a leading company,
in an industry,
at this inflection point
the fuel cell sector is big enough
that it won’t disappear – and
small enough that I can still
make my mark
admittedly, I’m biased –
I’ve been working on this for 13 years
13. P A G E 13
Scenarios: UDo Research
Q: what are the right metrics to measure?
[MK - I don’t know, but the wrong ones can hurt you]
You’ll hit
what you aim for,
but what yo u aim fo r
might not be
what yo u want!
14. P A G E 14
Scenarios: UDo Research
Real-world examples of bad metrics:
Topic Bad Metric Effect
Call Centers time-per-call company reps won’t spend time
to resolve customer problems
Dep’t Store sign-up quota
for store card
customers get annoyed
CEO bonus stock options CEO pumps up stock price but
weakens company, then leaves
You’ll hit
what you aim for,
but what yo u aim fo r
might not be
what yo u want!
15. P A G E 15
Scenarios: UDo Research
Real-world examples of better metrics:
Topic Better Metrics Effect
Call Centers rings before
pickup
prompt service, happy clients
(Southwest Airlines: 3 rings)
Dep’t Store $ sales per ft2
per department
enlarge departments which
bring in the most sales
(Wal-Mart)
CEO bonus # options based
on operating
targets
CEO focuses on operations,
not wild & woolly schemes
(CN: $ cost per tonne-km)
You’ll hit
what you aim for,
but what yo u aim fo r
might not be
what yo u want!
16. P A G E 16
Scenarios: UDo Research
What metrics would be best for UDo?
…I don’t pretend to know
Some possibilities:
total membership size of community
user time-on-site level of engagement
% of heavy users target market
heavy user time-on-site target market satisfaction
$ revenue per user path to profit, with scale-up
% who upgrade “freemium” models
17. P A G E 17
Scenarios: HMI
Q: how to verify the product design is adequate?
Lab ≠ real world !
18. P A G E 18
Scenarios: HMI
Lab ≠ real world !
Paraphrasing a friend working on oil sands tailings cleanup:
“you can make anything work at room temperature, indoors.
But when it’s -40°C and snowing…”
19. P A G E 19
Scenarios: HMI
Lab ≠ real world !
In the 1980’s a Japanese carmaker had gear shifter problems in the US
(but not Japan). Crumbs from burgers would jam the shifter – but since
the Japanese didn’t eat in their cars back then, they didn’t test for this!
20. P A G E 20
Scenarios: HMI
Lab ≠ real world !
Q: how to verify the product design is adequate?
…here, I have some ideas
Could test voice-recognition against:
different accents a few years ago the Telus virtual
assistant couldn’t understand east
Asian accents many complaints,
e.g. from my wife!
people chewing gum
background noise e.g. near construction
multiple voices e.g. kids talking in back seat
& others…
21. P A G E 21
Scenarios: Cryotonics
Q: how to maximize learnings from first product run?
he who learns fastest,
often wins
Toyota?
BMW?
GM?
22. P A G E 22
Scenarios: Cryotonics
Q: how to maximize learnings from first product run?
some suggestions…
he who learns
fastest, often wins
Check tolerances (what can you get away with?)
IKEA furniture is cheap, because it’s
made of sawdust, glue, and a topcoat.
(Genius!)
They probably test different glue/sawdust
ratios to see what range is acceptable
(40-60% glue? 37-82% glue?)
Note: ratios might be different,
depending on the type of sawdust!
(oak, pine…)
23. P A G E 23
Scenarios: Cryotonics
Q: how to maximize learnings from first product run?
some suggestions…
he who learns
fastest, often wins
The more variability
you can tolerate in
incoming materials,
the better.
But reject parts are
expensive! Find where
this boundary is, add a
margin of safety, and
then avoid it!
24. P A G E 24
Scenarios: Cryotonics
Q: how to maximize learnings from first product run?
some suggestions…
he who learns
fastest, often wins
Could Cryotonics perhaps test…?
RhInSb ratios how exact does the ratio have to be?
RhInSb batches how repeatable is the alloying process?
wound core quality can Cryotonics products work with
cheap wound cores, or are expensive
ones needed?
in-house testing varying the above (or other factors)
measure how well each sensor works,
to see how much effect each factor has,
on functionality.
25. P A G E 25
Scenarios: Bioplastics
Q: what went wrong with first scale-up run?
[MK – I was running out of ideas… ]
26. P A G E 26
Scenarios: Bioplastics
Q: what went wrong with first scale-up run?
conditions always about
the same, everywhere!
temperature gradients and uneven mixing
can really affect chemical processes!
I’m told DuPont had a lot of trouble scaling up Kevlar™…
27. P A G E 27
Scenarios: Bioplastics
Q: what went wrong with first scale-up run?
…may be unclear to,
or interpreted differently by,
production technicians.
Instructions that seem clear and comprehensive
to experts in a particular field…
28. P A G E 28
Scenarios: Bioplastics
Q: what went wrong with first scale-up run?
some example tools…
Ishikawa (“fishbone”)
diagram is a useful way
to problem-solve until
reaching root cause of
an issue.
29. P A G E 29
Scenarios: Bioplastics
Q: what went wrong with first scale-up run?
some example tools…
5 Why’s is self-explanatory:
Why was the product off?
(Incomplete polymerization)
Why was polymerization
incomplete?
(Instructions not followed)
Why not?
(Instructions unclear)
Why unclear?
(Writer never checked clarity
with operator)
Why not?
(Didn’t think he had to)
30. P A G E 30
Scenarios: Bioplastics
Q: what went wrong with first scale-up run?
some example tools…
P-diagram (parametric)
captures what affects the
product.
Noise factors =
variation in incoming material,
between operators, etc.
Control factors =
what you monitor, to keep the
finished product OK
31. P A G E 31
Scenarios: Bioplastics
Q: what went wrong with first scale-up run?
some possible ideas…
Could Bioplastics look at…?
lab-scale variability could the big batch just be a low run
within the same distribution curve?
prior runs Bioplastics probably did test runs in
the scaled-up process; how do those
compare?
confirming “knowns” as with the big reactor case, are we
making inappropriate assumptions?
(e.g. local temps ≠ mean temps!)
32. P A G E 32
Scenarios: PNA
Q: to outsource, or not to outsource, that is the question…
33. P A G E 33
Scenarios: PNA
Q: to outsource, or not to outsource, that is the question…
Generic advantages to outsourcing / JV’ing:
you can focus on your core competency
many companies “deworsify” by trying to do R&D and
manufacturing and sales and other stuff
manages cash
no need to buy equipment, hire manufacturing folks, lease more
space, etc.
34. P A G E 34
Scenarios: PNA
Q: to outsource, or not to outsource, that is the question…
Generic advantages to going it alone:
slow the spread of trade secrets / know-how
contractors sometimes become competitors!
self-reliant on quality
better integration (hopefully!) from R&D to Production
35. P A G E 35
Scenarios: PNA
Q: oh wait, this was about batch sizing, wasn’t it?
36. P A G E 36
Scenarios: PNA
Q: oh wait, this was about batch sizing, wasn’t it?
Advantages to small batches:
stats come fast can quickly do several runs to learn
variability of process
losses smaller each bad batch is less expensive
(can be important, early on!)
redundancies equipment malfunctions / breakdowns
less catastrophic
37. P A G E 37
Scenarios: PNA
Q: oh wait, this was about batch sizing, wasn’t it?
Advantages to big batches:
much, much cheaper …as long as you’re not troubleshooting
scale-up all the time!
go-forward flexibility increases throughput capacity faster
(so you don’t turn down orders)
38. P A G E 38
Scenarios: PNA
Q: oh wait, this was about batch sizing, wasn’t it?
some possible ideas…
Perhaps PNA could consider:
how similar is this to other industry processes?
if similar processes have been scaled up before, maybe PNA
goes big and trust that consultants can help with issues
could process time be reduced?
shortening your longest step (often separation) allows you to
increase throughput without spending capital
how comfy is PNA with the existing process anyways?
PNA may want to wait until it has proven to itself that it has
fully mastered the small batch size, before scaling up
39. P A G E 39
End.
Matthew Klippenstein
matthew.klippenstein@ballard.com
http://ca.linkedin.com/in/matthewklippenstein