PurposeCloud manufacturing (CMfg) has emerged as a service-oriented paradigm that enables modularization and on-demand servitization of resources in the context of manufacturing. The plethora of studies on CMfg has led the authors to investigate its implementation, as most of the literature is theoretical or simulation-based. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the reality of the CMfg concept in terms of adoption.Design/methodology/approachA tri-theoretic model is developed using the technology adoption model, diffusion of innovation and technology-organization-environment for hypotheses development. Data are collected from 218 US manufacturers. The data analysis approaches are partial least squares structural equation modeling, while data visualization is done to further analysis.FindingsThe study shows that most of the US manufacturers are reluctant to adopt the CMfg. Further, the statistical findings imply that competitive pressure, top management support, compatibility and trialability play a vital role in its adoption. The success of the CMfg adoption relies on the implementation of the pre-installation stage and the top management decisions.Practical implicationsFor practitioners, the study provides insight on how to supervise the CMfg platform implementation to improve the adoption process. For researchers and academicians, the significance of trialability provides a wide range of research topics on developing the CMfg trials and models.Originality/valueThis paper highlights the concerns of manufacturers about the pros and cons of the CMfg adoption, as this topic has not been given due attention in the literature. This will help to align future research directions according to market concerns and mitigating the factors that are hindering its adoption.

BackgroundWorkflow interruptions are common in the emergency department (ED) of the hospitals for physicians, leading to an increased risk of errors.PurposeThis study aims to understand the baseline activities of the ED doctors and how these are affected by workflow interruptions.MethodsThe study was conducted in two phases to collect the doctor’s perspective (through questionnaire survey) and observer’s perspective (through workflow observation study) about ED doctors’ baseline activities and workflow interruptions. Two different perspectives were obtained to make the insights clearer and more valuable. The point of view of the 223 doctors working in ED of the hospitals was recorded through a questionnaire survey. In the second phase, the observer’s point of view (authors) was obtained through a workflow observation study, and 13 doctors were observed for 160 hours.ResultsDirect communication with patients (37.1%) and ‘documentation and prescription’ (22.7%) were found to be the most frequent activities. The most common interruptions were visual and auditory distractions, rumination (mind-wandering) and intrusion (by co-workers). Also, the time consumed on indirect patient care (6.6%) was higher than direct patient care (4. 2%). Interruptions increase the chances of errors by making it hard for a doctor to resume a primary task after facing interruptions.ConclusionInterruptions increase the chances of errors and make it difficult for the doctors to resume primary tasks (after facing such incidents).

In last two decades a promising performance improvement in the electrical insulation materials has been reported by many researchers using different nano fillers (NFs). In recent years another type of NFs called core-shell type nano fillers have shown even more attention than ordinary NFs. The coreshell NFs are a combination of nano particle core coated with outer nano layer of different material. The core-shell NFs combine the beneficial properties of two material with in one NF. Recently a few studies have reported a considerable improvement in the dielectric properties of epoxy by utilising TiO 2 @SiO 2 core-shell NFs. The TiO 2 @SiO 2 particles have a core of TiO 2 coated with an out layer of SiO 2 at nano level. This study investigates the improvement in tracking performance of silicone rubber (SiR) using TiO 2 @SiO 2 core-shell nano particles which has not been reported previously. The tracking immunity of low (below 1%) and high (above 1%) filler concentrations of nano TiO 2 @SiO 2 incorporated into SiR was investigated according to IEC 60587. The results showed that an optimum percentage of 0.6 wt% of TiO 2 @SiO 2 imparts best immunity to silicone rubber against tracking.

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In this research, MMAL-SP has been discussed.Research had been conducted on different aspects of MMAL-SP and one such aspect was objective functions.