A perspective of material management practices in a fast developing economy: the case of Malaysia

1994 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 413-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamzah Abdul-Rahman ◽  
M. N. Alidrisyi
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Developing Economy ◽  
Material Management

scholarly journals Dynamics of Employee Retention Among SMEs in a Developing Economy

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 72-80
Author(s):  
Aminu Sanda ◽  
Alex Ntsiful
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Employee Retention ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Service Industries ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Developing Economy ◽  
Retention Strategies ◽  
Hr Practices ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Medium Firms

The purpose of this study was to understand the challenges SME managers in a developing economy such as Ghana face in retaining their employees and how the situation could be mediated. This is because Ghanaian small and mediumsize enterprises are overwhelmed with the issue of how to retain their employees. Using a quantitative approach, data was collected from a sample of 300 SME managers and employees in fifteen small and medium firms in the manufacturing, financial, hospitality, IT, retail and service industries, it was found that the firms’ HR practices significantly impact negatively employee retention. It is therefore concluded that the best retention strategies available to SMEs in Ghana is the need to adopt a flexible workplace practices and work family support policies as well as focusing on good reward management practices.

scholarly journals Field measurement and monitoring of hydrodynamic and suspended sediment within the Seven Mile Island Innovation Laboratory, New Jersey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelsey Fall ◽  
David Perkey ◽  
Zachary Tyler ◽  
Timothy Welp
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
Suspended Sediment ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Material Management ◽  
Us Army ◽  
The Us ◽  
Suspended Sediment Concentrations ◽  
Northern Portion ◽  
Wind Events ◽  
Hydraulics Laboratory

The Seven Mile Island Innovation Laboratory (SMIIL) was launched in 2019 to evaluate beneficial use of dredge material management practices in coastal New Jersey. As part of that effort, the Philadelphia District requested that the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, collect data to characterize the hydrodynamics and turbidity within the central portions of the SMIIL prior to and during dredge material placement. Pre-dredge monitoring found that apart from punctuated wind events, the study area waters were generally calm and clear with small waves, <0.25 m, slow current speeds (~0.1 m/s), low turbidity (~10 ntus), and low suspended sediment concentrations (~10–20 mg/L). In March 2020, 2,475 m³ of dredged sediment was placed on the northern portion of Sturgeon Island within the SMIIL. Turbidity in the waters surrounding the island was monitored to quantify extent of the sediment plume resulting from the placement. Observations found little to no turbidity plume associated with the dredging operations beyond 20 m from the island and that the plume was largely limited to areas near a tidal creek draining the placement area. Additionally, turbidity levels quickly returned to background conditions at times when the dredge was not in operation.

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