Managing time effectively at a time of decreasing resources was a challenge I had to overcome in the past year. Running a small company, juggling tactical details while optimizing strategy required me ...

(1) Processing a group of files or databases from start to completion rather than having the user open, edit and save each of them one at a time. For example, a graphics conversion utility can change ...

The earliest business computer systems developed in the 1950s demonstrated their efficiency by processing records in large batches. In the 1960s, equipment makers introduced interactive terminals, ...

Arla Foods’ new dairy plant in England provides ample evidence that necessity is indeed the mother of invention. Head of engineering Soeren Vonsild describes Arla’s necessity this way. “In this dairy, ...

Batch process manufacturers are continuously looking for new ways to improve processes and production techniques and to be more efficient to remain competitive. Although manufacturers see new ...

Advanced Systems Concepts has just launched ActiveBatch V11. It expands ActiveBatch's support of the Hadoop ecosystem and adds new features to improve workflow performance. Production-ready content ...

There are two important features of ImBatch that make it one of the better image processing tools. First of all, its user-friendly interface makes the whole experience better and second is its taskbar ...

Carly Quellman, aka Carly Que, is a multimedia strategist and storyteller at the intersection of technology and the humanities, investigating how perspective can enhance, rather than overstimulate, ...

Flexible batch sizes for semi-continuous unit operations, such as tableting and encapsulation, can improve efficiency while maintaining quality. Establishing a commercial batch size is a crucial ...