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...course MU120 Open Mathematics... Open Mathematics A short introduction to this album. Running Trains Safely Steam trains in the valley of the River Severn - ensuring the train service meets customer demand and ensures safety. Journeys as Graphs The timetable in action and the practical challenges a timetabler faces. Representing a journey as a position-time graph....

...course T882 Supply chain innovation, strategy and management... An unusual market sector An introduction to B.Braun, the company which provides surgical implants and medical implements for the UK's National Health Service. The steriliser's tale How contaminated instruments are tracked and processed to re-enter the internal supply chain at Leeds General Infirmary. The...

...course U101 Design thinking... Shapes of letters Steve Garner uses a newspaper to show how you can observe shapes of letters. Tone in design Steve Garner gives examples of how to create a range of tones. The overlay technique Steve Garner uses the overlay technique to replicate a picture of a chair. How to make a scale model of a chair Steve Garner creates a scale chair...

...course T214 Understanding systems: making sense of complexity... The fascination with crime An introduction to this album. The notion of crime Open University criminology lecturer Louise Westmarland shares her interest and knowledge of criminology, justice and crime. Crime fiction versus crime reality Why are we so obsessed with crime fiction? Two novelists of the genre...