• Journal of Technology Innovation
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.61-81
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• 2007

A typical small firm in consumer goods sectors of developing countries is an OEM supplier to big MNCs. Lacking design and marketing capability, a small firm relies on the MNCs for survival but their long term growth is not guaranteed as the MNCs are always looking for, and ready to relocate to, cheaper production sites. In this light, we can say that there is something like "OEM trap" from which most firms from LDCs find difficult to move out (Lee 2005). In this situation, one way for long term growth and catch-up is to make a transition to the OBM (own brand manufacturer). But, the transition is not easy or even risky. This paper analyzes the cases of three companies in Korea to find out common features in their successful transition to OBM. They are Aurora World (a flush toy maker), Hankook Chinaware (a chinaware maker), and Hanacobi (a plastic-made food container maker with the Lock-and-Lock brand). These firms can be commonly characterized by 1) arranging access to external knowledge base and steady increase of in-house R&D efforts and capabilities leading to acquisition of formal IPRs and their management, and 2) establishment of global production networks with factories in lower-income countries as well as their own independent global marketing network.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2011.06a
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• pp.227-228
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• 2011

이 연구는 기름 유출 사고 시 해상에서 실시되는 방제활동을 보다 신속하고 효과적으로 실시하기 위해 사고초기부터 오일붐의 필요량을 신속하고 간단하게 제시해주는 프로그램의 개발에 대하여 알아보려고 한다. 유출유의 기계적회수를 위해 유회수기, 임시저장탱크의 필요수량은 제시되었으나, 오일붐은 제시되지 못하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 해양선진국 및 국제해사기구(IMO)에서 제시한 오일붐의 필요수량에 대한 방법들을 활용해 프로그램에서 유출규모, 유막특징의 입력을 통해 오일붐의 최소 및 권고량이 제시되도록 NI(National Instuments)사(社)의 LabVIEW 2010버전으로 프로그래밍 되었다. 기름유출 시 OBM Program을 이용해 누구나 쉽게 오일붐 필요량을 파악할 수 있고, 신속하게 오일붐의 필요량이 파악되어 방제활동 대응시간을 단축시켜주며, 단축된 대응시간만큼 피해규모의 축소를 기대할 수 있다.

• Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.185-191
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• 2008

Today, Large and bigger underground construction are increased. In this study, Blating used electronic detonation (OBM Method) and non-electric detonation are carried out. Through comparison with two method, reduction of vibration and noise and efficiency of construction are investigated. As a result of this study, using electronic detonation is shown that it can control lower vibration and noise level, and better HCF, mucfile, advance rate and fragmentation.

• Proceedings of the KSEE Conference
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• 2007.03a
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• pp.127-134
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• 2007

• Proceedings of the KSEE Conference
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• 2007.03a
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• pp.43-50
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• 2007

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.17 no.11
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• pp.1095-1100
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• 2011

In this paper, PHM (Prognostics and Health Management) techniques are briefly outlined. Prognostics, being a central step within the PHM, is explained in more detail, stating that there are three approaches - experience based, data-driven and model based approaches. Representative articles in the field of prognostics are also given in terms of the type of faults. Model based method is illustrated by introducing a case study that was conducted to the crack growth of the gear plate in UH-60A helicopter. The paper also addresses the comparison of the OBM (Overall Bayesian Method), which was developed by the authors with the PF (Particle Filtering) method, which draws great attention recently in prognostics, through the study on a simple crack growth problem. Their performances are examined by evaluating the metrics introduced by PHM society.

• Journal of Technology Innovation
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.97-131
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• 2005

This paper has discussed several issues regarding the barriers and opportunities for technological catch-up by the late-comer countries and firms. As one of the barriers to technological catch-up, the paper emphasizes the uncertainty involved with the third stage of learning how to design. The barriers arise because as the forerunner firms refuse to sell or give license to successful catching-up firms who thus have to design the product by themselves. The paper discusses how to overcome this barrier. It also notes that if the crisis of design technology is a push factor for leapfrogging, arrival of new techno-economic paradigm can serve as a pull factor for leapfrogging, serving as a winder of opportunity. The, it emphasized the two risks with leapfrogging, namely the risk of choosing right technology or standards and the risk of creating initial markets, and how to overcome these risks. It discusses how to overcome these risks in leapfrogging, and differentiates diverse forms of knowledge accesses. Then, the paper takes up the issue of whether there can be a single common or several models for catch-up. A common element of catching-up is to enter new markets segments quickly, to manufacture with high levels of engineering excellence, and to be first-to-market by means of the best integrative designs. This observation is supported by the fact that Korea and Taiwan has achieved higher levels of technological capabilities in such sectors as featured by short cycle time of technology. The possibility of two alternative models for catch-up is also discussed in terms of the key difference between Korean and Taiwan, especially in the position toward the source of foreign knowledge and the paths taken toward the final goal of OBM. Taiwan followed the sequential steps of OEM, ODM and OBN, in collaboration or integration with the MNCs. Korean chaebols jumped from OEM directly to OBM even without consolidating design technology.

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.39-48
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• 2008

Using Electronic Detonators which is well known for controlling vibration, we have been studying Orchestra Blasting Method, OBM, for many years to transform the unpleasant blasting sound to favorable sound in some job-sites such as tunneling and bench blasting which have to been taken place near some structures needed great care. In this study, we focus on rhythmical sense. First, we acquired individual wave from a shot. With the program named the Program Blasting Wave, PBW, it was analyzed and found that its best delay time was 34ms and 50ms was acceptable. Also, delay time was fitted into the music which was accepted after analyzing the rhythm. As a result, the blasting sound along with the music felt comfortable as if the music was played with base drum.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.281-284
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• 2014

In this study, twenty-one oleanane-type triterpenoid saponins were isolated from a methanol extract of the roots of Pulsatilla koreana. Antagonistic activities were measured in these compounds by the aequorin based cellular functional assay system for the corticotropin releasing factor receptor (CRF1). Of them, compounds 7 - 10 showed the highest degree of CRF1 inhibition further at the concentration of $10{\mu}M$. Moreover, by the analysis based on the structure-activity relationship of isolated saponins, a sugar chain at C-3 and a carboxyl group at C-28, as well as a methyl group at C-23 seems to be key functional elements. To our knowledge, this is the first report on CRF1 inhibition of saponins from P. koreana.

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.38-46
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• 2009

Recently, as a reduction method of vibration and noise, an electronic detonation which has an accuracy of time and a freedom of input delay time was introduced. A waveform composition program can determine a delay time and accomplish simulation under environment similar to real blast using a delay time. In this study, optimum delay time which controls vibration is obtained and real measurement vibration level is estimated by a waveform composition program.