A model-based risk management approach - marketing vs safety case study

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.J. Brownsword ◽  
J.D. Holt ◽  
S.A. Perry
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Safety Case

scholarly journals The methodology of the Logical Framework with a Risk Management Approach to Improve the Sustainability in the International Development Projects

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 756
Author(s):  
Rocío Rodríguez-Rivero ◽  
Isabel Ortiz-Marcos
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
International Development ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Logical Framework ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
Framework Approach ◽  
Research Questions

When working with international development projects (IDPs), the use of the logical framework approach (LFA) prevails as the most important tool to plan and manage these projects. This paper presents how the methodology has been enriched, including risk management (LFRMA logical framework with risk management approach), proposing an original contribution, tested with professionals that will improve the effectiveness of IDPs by increasing their success rate and their sustainability. The steps followed to design the methodology (problem statement (literature review, interview with experts, questionnaire for professionals. and statistical analysis), case study analysis (eight case studies in Colombia, interviews with IDPs managers, focus groups, questionnaire for participants, qualitative analysis, and fuzzy analysis) and design of LFRMA (focus group with experts)) and the methodology itself (how to introduce risk management during all the life cycle through the methodology steps) are presented. Conclusions answer the research questions: can the effectiveness and sustainability of IDPs be improved? Can risk management help to improve IDPs effectiveness? Would it be useful to introduce risk management into the LFA? The LFRMA methodology consists of two fields of application, the first at the organization level and the second at the project level.

scholarly journals Mitigation of indirect environmental effects of GM crops

2007 ◽  
Vol 274 (1617) ◽  
pp. 1475-1479 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.D Pidgeon ◽  
M.J May ◽  
J.N Perry ◽  
G.M Poppy
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Seed Production ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Environmental Harm ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Weed Biomass ◽  
Bow Tie

Currently, the UK has no procedure for the approval of novel agricultural practices that is based on environmental risk management principles. Here, we make a first application of the ‘bow-tie’ risk management approach in agriculture, for assessment of land use changes, in a case study of the introduction of genetically modified herbicide tolerant (GMHT) sugar beet. There are agronomic and economic benefits, but indirect environmental harm from increased weed control is a hazard. The Farm Scale Evaluation (FSE) trials demonstrated reduced broad-leaved weed biomass and seed production at the field scale. The simplest mitigation measure is to leave a proportion of rows unsprayed in each GMHT crop field. Our calculations, based on FSE data, show that a maximum of 2% of field area left unsprayed is required to mitigate weed seed production and 4% to mitigate weed biomass production. Tilled margin effects could simply be mitigated by increasing the margin width from 0.5 to 1.5 m. Such changes are cheap and simple to implement in farming practices. This case study demonstrates the usefulness of the bow-tie risk management approach and the transparency with which hazards can be addressed. If adopted generally, it would help to enable agriculture to adopt new practices with due environmental precaution.

Risky policies: Local contestation of mainstream flood risk management approaches in Ireland

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (11) ◽  
pp. 2497-2516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Revez ◽  
Jose A Cortes-Vazquez ◽  
Stephen Flood
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Human Dimensions ◽  
Flood Risk Management ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Conservation Practice ◽  
Management Approaches

In 2017, the idea that floods are exceptional and temporary episodes is a conviction increasingly contradicted by their growing incidence and severity across the globe. Floods have lasting consequences for affected populations and such effects can be wide-ranging depending on local context. However, prevailing misconceptions remain concerning the nature and effect of floods on populations. The advent of risk-based approaches is arguably responsible for a distinct managerial perspective on floods, which often undermines the local contexts and the impacts central to these experiences. This is observable in Ireland, the case study site for this article, where policy transitions into risk-based approaches are increasingly leading to growing discontent regarding the manner in which flooding and community vulnerabilities are represented. The matter is further complicated by the interplay between risk and conservation policy. This paper considers how these powerful discourses shape ideas and decisions around flooding. Using narrative-based data, centred on a case study in the west of Ireland, we explore the understanding and perception of flood risk and nature conservation by local communities and contrast these with the views expressed through managerial approaches linked to flood risk management and conservation. By bringing together these three distinct positions (i.e. the flood risk management approach, conservation practice and local narratives) we have found limitations in underlying assumptions informing current flood risk management approaches and we bring to light crucial human dimensions of flooding which, we argue, are consistently diluted and/or buried by fractured representations of environmental and social dynamics.

scholarly journals Development of an algorithm for risk-based management of wastewater reuse alternatives

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Shakeri ◽  
Sara Nazif
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Fuzzy Inference ◽  
Wastewater Reuse ◽  
Risk Identification ◽  
Treated Wastewater ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Inference System ◽  
Management Measures

Abstract Due to water resources limitations, special attention has been paid to wastewater reuse in recent years. The risks associated with wastewater reuse alternatives should be considered in decision-making. Even when selecting the alternative with the least risk, risk management issues are of high importance. This study aims to develop an algorithm for risk-based management of wastewater reuse alternatives. This algorithm uses a three-step risk assessment and management approach. Risks are identified, then risks of alternatives are assessed, and, finally, risk management measures are proposed for risk reduction in the selected alternative. In risk identification, economic, social, health, and environmental aspects are taken into account. In risk assessment, its three components of likelihood, severity, and vulnerability are considered through a fuzzy inference system. Alternatives are prioritized based on calculated risks using a fuzzy VIKOR method. A case study is presented in which the proposed algorithm is used to select the best alternative for reuse of treated wastewater from Ekbatan Town, located in the western part Tehran in Iran. The results showed that the proposed approach provides the users with an easier understanding of risks and increases the relative confidence of decision-makers about the selection of the best alternatives for wastewater reuse and their risk control methods.

scholarly journals A Hybrid Supply Chain Risk Management Approach for Lean Green Performance Based on AHP, RCA and TRIZ: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8492
Author(s):  
Fatima Ezzahra Essaber ◽  
Rachid Benmoussa ◽  
Roland De Guio ◽  
Sébastien Dubois
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Risk Identification ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Green Performance ◽  
Lean And Green ◽  
Corporate Level

The purpose of this research work is to provide supply chain managers with a formal and generalizable approach that furnishes accurate guidelines to achieve a 2D performance integrating both Lean and Green. Despite the fact that several research works have been conducted in the framework of Lean and Green, at a conceptual level, the relationship between both paradigms is still ambiguous. Furthermore, the literature revealed a lack of relevant and generalizable approaches that explicitly demonstrate how to successfully implement Lean and Green in a relevant and integrated way. Since risks are the main obstacles disrupting performance, this research work addresses the identified gap by proposing a risk management approach (RMA) for Lean Green performance in a supply-chain context. Risk cannot be managed if not well-identified; hence, a rigorous literature investigation was conducted to define this concept in a supply-chain context. Later, risk was introduced into Lean and Green aspects. Subsequently, through a comprehensive review of previous risk identification studies, a novel classification of supply chain risks in a Lean Green context was provided. At a corporate level, risks often include several sources that cannot be treated at once. Therefore, a risk assessment analysis was performed, employing an analytic hierarchy process for its ease of use and broad adaptability. The output of this analysis provides visibility for an organization’s position toward performance goals and underlines crucial risks to be addressed. The risk treatment process was upgraded in this approach to a detailed analysis that aims at investigating the root causes behind the prioritized risks. Deployment of the approach on a corporate level revealed that treating a risk may negatively affect treating another. Indeed, thinking Lean is not necessarily Green, which stands with the fact that Lean Green supply chain challenges may outstrip classic optimization methods and techniques; therefore, its management requires innovative approaches. Thereby, our findings support the applicability and efficiency of the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ) in this setting. Although the case study focused on a specific company, the developed framework can be customized to fit different cases.

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