Mapping information flow through the production process

2004 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 89-97
Author(s):  
Robert B. Pojasek
Keyword(s):  
Production Process ◽  
Information Flow ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
Mapping Information

Procedure for Mapping Information Flow

2011 ◽  
pp. 168-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Latif Al-Hakim
Keyword(s):  
Information Flow ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Mapping Technique ◽  
Process Mapping ◽  
Structured Matrix ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
Traditional Process ◽  
Mapping Techniques ◽  
Surgery Management ◽  
Mapping Information

This chapter considers information flow as an important dimension of information quality and proposes a procedure for mapping information flow. The surgery management process (SMP) of a public hospital is used as a case in which to illustrate the steps of the developed procedure. The chapter discusses the issues that make information mapping of SMP a challenging task and explains the difficulties associated with traditional process mapping techniques in determining the interdependencies and information flow within and between various elements of SMP activities. The proposed procedure integrates a structured process mapping technique known as IDEF0 with another structured technique referred to as dependency structured matrix (DSM) to map the information flow within SMP. The chapter indicates that it is possible to reduce feedback from other activities that affect the performance of SMP by administratively controlling the information flow through certain activities of SMP.

scholarly journals NMDA Receptor Gating of Information Flow through the Striatum In Vivo

2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (50) ◽  
pp. 13384-13389 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. E. Pomata ◽  
M. A. Belluscio ◽  
L. A. Riquelme ◽  
M. G. Murer
Keyword(s):  
Nmda Receptor ◽  
Information Flow ◽  
Flow Through

SMS as a Tool to Improve Information Flow on Humanitarian Logistics

2019 ◽  
pp. 408-422
Author(s):  
Vanesa A. Alcantara Panta ◽  
Sandra E. Zambrano Hinojoza ◽  
Amelia A. Flores Dextre ◽  
Andrea Guillen Reina ◽  
Brenda Pedreschi Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Information Flow ◽  
Rapid Assessment ◽  
Humanitarian Logistics ◽  
Mobile Phone Technology ◽  
Humanitarian Operations ◽  
The People ◽  
Assessment Visit ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
Flow Of Information

This chapter assesses the suitability of mobile phone technology, an established technology (humanitarian), to support humanitarian operations, create an inventory of support donations, and track the needs of people throughout humanitarian logistics after the disaster. The main objective is to reduce the exposure to the consequences of disasters by reducing the time of information flow through SMS interaction technology. Quebrada Quirio was used as a prototype. The process consists of using the INDECI rapid assessment visit to collect basic data, including a telephone number, of the people affected by the disaster, and based on this information, multiple initiatives aligned with the optimization of the flow of information were created.

scholarly journals Mechanical spectroscopy of insect swarms

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. eaaw9305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kasper van der Vaart ◽  
Michael Sinhuber ◽  
Andrew M. Reynolds ◽  
Nicholas T. Ouellette
Keyword(s):  
Information Flow ◽  
Collective Behavior ◽  
Mechanical Spectroscopy ◽  
Bulk Materials ◽  
Animal Groups ◽  
Environmental Perturbations ◽  
Storage And Loss Moduli ◽  
Social Animals ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Flow Through

Social animals routinely form groups, which are thought to display emergent, collective behavior. This hypothesis suggests that animal groups should have properties at the group scale that are not directly linked to the individuals, much as bulk materials have properties distinct from those of their constituent atoms. Materials are often probed by measuring their response to controlled perturbations, but these experiments are difficult to conduct on animal groups, particularly in the wild. Here, we show that laboratory midge swarms have emergent continuum mechanical properties, displaying a collective viscoelastic response to applied oscillatory visual stimuli that allows us to extract storage and loss moduli for the swarm. We find that the swarms strongly damp perturbations, both viscously and inertially. Thus, unlike bird flocks, which appear to use collective behavior to promote lossless information flow through the group, our results suggest that midge swarms use it to stabilize themselves against environmental perturbations.

Modeling of Information Flow for Early Warning in Mount Merapi Area, Indonesia

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Jamie Cobar ◽  
◽  
Djoko Legono ◽  
Kuniaki Miyamoto ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Flow ◽  
Early Warning ◽  
Early Warning System ◽  
Information Transfer ◽  
Data Transfer ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Volcanic Eruptions ◽  
Flow Network ◽  
The Public ◽  
Flow Through

Indonesia’s Mount Merapi is one of the world’s most active, dangerous volcanoes. Its 2010 eruption – the largest following the 20th century – and succeeding 2011 lahar events killed 389 persons and injured and displaced many more. One way to mitigate a disaster’s impact is the provision of reliable information to the public through a well-established early warning system (EWS). A well-managed information flow network is the key to delivering early warning information, however, there is a lack of understanding on the information transfer down to the citizens. In addition, implementing the 2007 disaster management law may have affected Merapi’s EWS. This study reinvestigates Merapi’s EWS information flow through the construction of an information flow network. A single information flow network was difficult to construct due to the inconsistency of structures per district. Different networks had to be constructed for volcanic eruptions and lahars in each district. Inconsistencies were also found in the roles of the agencies that determine when evacuation orders would be issued. The system also had data transfer gaps and vulnerabilities such as redundancies, mistransfers and bottlenecks. Its use of forecasting information as a basis for decision-making must be reviewed for lahar information flow networks. Improving Merapi’s EWS must involve handling these issues.

scholarly journals Dopamine D1 Receptor-Mediated Transmission Maintains Information Flow Through the Cortico-Striato-Entopeduncular Direct Pathway to Release Movements

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (12) ◽  
pp. 4885-4897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satomi Chiken ◽  
Asako Sato ◽  
Chikara Ohta ◽  
Makoto Kurokawa ◽  
Satoshi Arai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Flow ◽  
Dopamine D1 Receptor ◽  
D1 Receptor ◽  
Direct Pathway ◽  
Flow Through
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