Altran

About: Altran is a company organization based out in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Software development & Formal verification. The organization has 488 authors who have published 512 publications receiving 6395 citations.

Arbeiten mit R

Abstract: Nach der Installation des Programmes und den ersten zaghaften Schritten stellt sich dem Nutzer schnell die Frage: Wie arbeitet man am einfachsten und effzientesten mit R? Wir wollen im vorliegenden Kapitel versuchen, erste Antworten auf diese Frage zu geben, indem wir zuerst die verschiedenen Programmkomponenten und deren Zusammenspiel miteinander erlautern (Abschnitt 19.1). Der Begriff des Objektes ist bei der Arbeit mit R omniprasent. Ein gewisses Grundwissen uber die wichtigsten Objekttypen von R ist daher unumganglich zum Verstandnis der Arbeits- und Funktionsweise des Programms (Abschnitt 19.2). Der R-Commander ist die im vorherigen Kapitel schon mehrfach erwahnte grafische Oberflache, die die Arbeit mit R wesentlich erleichtern soll. Da der R-Commander daruber hinaus in diesem Buch eine zentrale Stellung einnimmt, geben wir in Abschnitt 19.3 eine erste Einfuhrung in seine Funktionsweise.

Experimental evaluation of color code for a supervision interface

Abstract: Using a color code on human-machine interfaces could sensibly reduce the informational density. In this study, we focused on the supervision interfaces used in engine room of Merchant Navy vessels because there is no regulation about color use. Furthermore, the ISO Standard 14726-2008 regulates the color code print on the physical pipes which is used to represent the fluids flowing through it. In experimentations with novices, we compared the effects of two different color codes on performance at searching tasks: one extracted from the ISO Standard (Standard Color Code), and one created by taking account of the general guidelines and the common uses (Ergonomic Recommendations Color Code). The results showed that with the Standard Color Code, the cognitive demand is more important and the information-seeking is slower but also more reliable. However, in real setting, a cognitively costly color code might compromise the safety of the vessel.

9 Instrument qualification and software validation

Abstract: The intent of this chapter is to provide readers from different backgrounds (pharmaceutical scientists, quality assurance (QA) personnel, and qualification personnel) an improved understanding about which laws and regulations apply to the pharmaceutical industry and how they impact equipment qualification (EQ) efforts. In the first part, the different elements that cause competing interpretations of requirements and confusion about what exactly is required to achieve compliance with regulations that pertain to equipment qualification are discussed. The second part of the chapter will discuss such widely used terms as calibration, qualification, and validation, while shedding light on what differences and similarities exist between equipment qualification, validating a method, and performing system suitability tests. In the third part of the chapter, a model is discussed, which can be used to ensure that qualification activities occur in a systematic organized manner and enables the reader to implement a scientifically sound decision-making process. In the fourth part, an in-depth case study will focus on the critical aspects of different high-performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC) modules (solvent delivery system, detector, column compartment, and an injector/autosampler) from a qualification perspective. Most HPLCs comprise these modules as well as software and firmware components. In the final part, the content will be summarized and conclusions will be formulated enabling the reader to implement the model in a cost-effective manner.

Co‐opetition as the new path to innovation? Negotiating strategic change through user‐centred design approaches:

Abstract: This essay analyses how consensus was reached in a co-opetitive setting by looking at two, consecutive but related projects spanning from 14 to 18 months in length. The projects took place in Paris, France, between 2009 and 2013, and involved key players from the banking and insurance industry. FiDJi, short for Finance, Design et Joie d'Innover, was meant to test a new innovation method based on a design thinking approach. FAIR, short for Finance, Assurance & Innovation Responsable, was conceived as a sequel to FiDJi but had the more ambitious goal to develop a new methodology that, while using a design thinking approach as a starting mode, would provide an independent set of guidelines with respect to sustainable, responsible innovation. Consequently, the dynamic of each project varied, as did the end goals. Both projects took design thinking as a starting point but while FiDJi produced a new innovation methodology based on a user-centred design approach, FAIR had the more ambitious goal to develop a set of guidelines and a method for responsible innovation specific to the banking and insurance industry. The essay builds on a previous essay that analysed the dynamics proper to the FiDJi project in order to explore how anthropologists and designers are increasingly called upon to enable change (Peinado et al. 2011). It seeks to further expand on the role of anthropologists and designers as not merely enablers but enactors of change in multi-disciplinary, team based, co-opetitive contexts. Moving beyond an understanding of anthropologists and designers as providing discipline specific knowledge and skills to an understanding of their role as consultants, this essay will argue that as professionals anthropologists and designers need to be able to both contextualise their role and translate it so as to create value for their clients, users and themselves. This is consonant with repeated calls within the EPIC community to move beyond discipline specific definitions in order to understand the role we currently play and we could play in the future within industry-based contexts. We will argue that both anthropologists and designers are particularly apt at this since they can understand organisational contexts and provide insights into the nature of transformation.