scholarly journals JIT Implementation: Integrating Production Planning with Process Improvements

1994 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 15-28
Author(s):  
N Narayanan
Keyword(s):  
Early Detection ◽  
Production Planning ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Process Improvements

Programmes of change such as Kaizen, JIT, TQM, etc, which envisage a cultural change, are helpful in achieving improvement as a way of life in an organization. However, the existing practice of “management by crises' can act as a formidable barrier for devoting time to improvement activities. This paper by N Narayanan explores the phenomenon of management by crises' and discusses an integrated approach aimed at facilitating development of a new practice of early detection of problems and solving problems at the source.

Tai O Village

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Nicolson
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Policy Planning ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Strong Bond ◽  
Fishing Village ◽  
Salt Pans ◽  
The Village

Case study 4: TaI O Village is a scenic, stilted fishing village which is an excellent example of an organically evolved and associative cultural landscape. In addition to fishing, Tai O was renowned for its salt pans and production of shrimp paste. The physical fabric of the village is largely intact despite many threats and pressures for change over many generations. Despite recent attempts by government authorities to ‘revitalise’ the village for tourism, resettle the villagers from the stilt houses, as well as natural disasters, such as, typhoons, flooding, and devastating fires, the villagers have a very strong bond that allows them to rebound after each setback with a passion for conserving their way of life. Tai O offers a valuable contrast to the fortunes of Ping Shan and underlines the importance of adopting an integrated approach to conservation that ensures that the policy, planning, and project levels of intervention put the interests and aspirations of residents first.

scholarly journals INNOVATION OF THE TRADITIONAL SANDSTONE CRAFT PRODUCTS IN THE GLOBALIZATION ERA AT NORTH SINGAPADU VILLAGE GIANYAR

2017 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
I Ketut Muka Pendet ◽  
I Ketut Ardhana ◽  
I Nyoman Suarka ◽  
I Gede Arya Sugiartha
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Change ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Local Identity ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Aesthetic Style ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Modern Technologies

Nowadays the process through which the sandstone craft products are produced at North Singapadu Village has changed. The appearance of different types of popular sandstone craft products reflecting the local identity produced by the young craftsmen at North Singapadu Village shows this. Such products are different from the traditional sandstone craft ones in terms of form and aesthetic style. Globalization, ideology and technology have basically led to the change. The sandstone industry has become highly innovative. This present study uses the qualitative and interpretative method and the theories used are the theory of acculturation, the theory of deconstruction, and the theory of postmodern aesthetics.              The conclusion of the present study is that the form and process of innovation initially resulted from new ideas and concepts and the craftsmen’s paradigm. The main things which have been responsible for changing the traditional way of life into the modern way of life are formal education, tourism and modern technologies. Those who are positively and negatively affected by globalization are not only the capital owners and craftsmen but the villagers and consumers as well. The sandstone craft products at North Singapadu Village contain the meaning of creativity, the economic meaning, the commodificative meaning and the meaning of cultural change. The finding of the study shows that the craftsmen at North Singapadu Village have ignored the traditional concepts, the technique of producing the products, and the materials used. However, the sandstone craft products at North Singapadu Village do not get extinct but remain to exist and both domestic and foreign consumers are interested in them.

scholarly journals The unexpected benefits of reflection: a case study in university-business collaboration

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darryll Bravenboer
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Change ◽  
Return On Investment ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Organisational Learning ◽  
Learning Culture ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Context ◽  
Business Collaboration

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the development process and outcomes from a six-year collaboration between Halifax Bank (part of the Lloyds Banking Group) and Middlesex University between 2010 and 2016 in the UK. The collaboration involved the construction of work-integrated higher education programmes that were, from the outset, predicated on clear return on investment criteria for the Bank. One unexpected outcome from the collaboration was the emergence of critical reflection as a valued business benefit that, it is argued, has the potential for significant cultural change within the organisation. Design/methodology/approach This case study discuses how “productive reflection” can lead to an integrated approach to organisational learning. The study is located in the context of Halifax’s specific organisational objectives established following the banking crash of 2008. Quantitative and qualitative evidence is considered to illustrate the extent to which the “return on investment” criteria established by Halifax have been achieved. Findings The case study indicates that the challenging business context of the financial crash of 2008 provided the impetus for a sustained collaborative development that allowed the potential pitfalls of restricted learning opportunities to be addressed resulting in an integrated approach to organisational learning. In addition to the organisation’s return on investment criteria being met, there is evidence that the work-integrated approach has raised the prospect of productive reflection becoming part of an emerging learning culture. Originality/value The scale and sustained period of the university-business collaboration is unique and provides valuable insight into how an organisation’s learning culture can be affected by a work-integrated approach. In demonstrating the perceived business value of productive reflection, the case presented illustrates how learning can start to become considered as a normal aspect of working life.

scholarly journals Environmental Metrics to Drive a Cultural Change: Our Green Eco-Label

2019 ◽  
Vol 73 (9) ◽  
pp. 730-736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Onken ◽  
Agnieszka Koettgen ◽  
Holger Scheidat ◽  
Patrick Schueepp ◽  
Fabrice Gallou
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Chemical Synthesis ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Resource Consumption ◽  
Product Portfolio ◽  
Chemical Transformations ◽  
Chemical Production ◽  
Process Improvements ◽  
Pharmaceutical Ingredients ◽  
Analytical Development

A novel Green Chemistry Process Scorecard was developed to assess the environmental impact of chemical production processes to manufacture the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) within our portfolio. These new metrics not only cover the resource consumption from the overall chemical synthesis, but also consider the use of Substances of Concern and the number of chemical transformations. The Process Mass Intensity (PMI), i.e. the ratio of accumulated kilogram quantities of materials per kilogram of API, is used to quantify the resource consumption. An 'eco-label' for specific APIs is used to visualize the environmental impact from their chemical synthesis. For an overview of the environmental impact of a complete product portfolio, a diagram of PMI or total waste quantity vs. the number of synthetic steps can also be used as a visualization tool to identify chemical syntheses with a high need for process improvements. Implementation of this process led to a dramatic change of mindset within the organization. It now supports and drives the decision making at Chemical and Analytical Development, and helps to trigger new projects more readily for sustainability reasons.

scholarly journals Using teledermatology in early detection of skin cancer in three urban primary care centers in barcelona. An integrated approach for skin cancer management

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Ignacio Menacho Pascual ◽  
Maria Ángels Moreno Ubiedo ◽  
Núria Gimferrer Artigas ◽  
David Martí Grau ◽  
Josep Malvehy Guilera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Skin Cancer ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Cancer Management

The Contribution of Communities of Practice to Project Manamgement

2011 ◽  
pp. 104-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gillian Ragsdell
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Level Of Detail ◽  
Project Teams ◽  
Process Improvements ◽  
Opportunities For Learning ◽  
Potential Synergy

More and more organisations are using projects as a means of managing their business; increasingly, ‘new initiatives’ are the focus of organisational life. Such initiatives could include cultural change programmes, organisation redesigns, or process improvements. Tackling the sociological and psychological aspects of the project is a great enough challenge, but there is often a requirement to develop a technological dimension too. Accelerating technical advancements brings an extra level of complexity to the projects so that, in general, projects have become more complex—not only do they tend to have a wider variety of customers to satisfy, but they also tend to utilise more sophisticated technology and have more far-reaching implications than ever before. It is not too surprising that some projects ‘fail’; the increased complexity of projects brings an obvious rise in the associated risks. However, the increased complexity of projects also brings a rise in the opportunities for learning through the management of knowledge therein. These are opportunities that are not being fully exploited at present, as illustrated by the continuation of the ‘failure-to-learn’ and ‘learning-to-fail’ themes in the literature (e.g., Lyytinen & Robey, 1999; Cannon & Edmondson, 2004); a more active stance would consciously draw lessons from projects, from ‘successes’ and ‘failures’ alike. Parallel to the growing emphasis on projects in organisational life and their changing nature, there is growing recognition of the interplay between the fields of project management (PM) and knowledge management (KM). Reference has already been made to the opportunities for more effectively managing knowledge within a project setting. This article operates at a finer level of detail and draws attention to the potential synergy between project teams and a much popularised social network derived from the KM arena—that of communities of practice (CoP). In doing so, the disciplines of PM and KM are explicitly bridged and, it is put forward, the prospect of breaking the ‘learning-to fail’ and ‘failing-to learn’ loops is raised.

Revaluing Roman Cyprus

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ersin Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Change ◽  
Fourth Century ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Ancient History ◽  
Local Responses ◽  
Roman Provinces ◽  
Constantius Ii ◽  
Roman Province ◽  
New Evidence

This study addresses the traditional characterization of Roman Cyprus’s history as a Roman province as uneventful, insignificant, and ‘weary’. It brings fresh insight to the study of its culture and society by taking an integrated approach and bringing together well-known, less familiar, and new evidence to reassess cultural change, local responses to Roman rule, and the articulation of local identity in the Cypriot context. While it focuses primarily on material from the annexation of the island in 58 BC until the mid fourth century AD, or more specifically the refoundation of Salamis by Constantius II between AD 332 and 342, where relevant space will be given to discussion of evidence from across all periods of the island’s ancient history to facilitate a meaningful investigation of the key themes of this work. Ultimately, this study aims to reinsert Roman Cyprus into academic narratives about culture and society of the Roman provinces. Furthermore, it has been put together with the undergraduate student in mind to encourage and promote the study of Roman Cyprus—and, of course, ancient Cyprus—by collating key studies, evidence, and material, and thus making them accessible to new audiences

THE FAMILY AND CULTURAL CHANGE — SOME CHRISTIAN REFLECTIONS

2001 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-103
Author(s):  
Elaine Storkey
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Change ◽  
Time History ◽  
Family Values ◽  
Sexual Morality ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Or Economics ◽  
Basic Beliefs

1t is encouraging that many Christians are now familiar with the notion of Worldview. This means that they readily recognize that it is not possible to understand or assess the social changes that take place without asking fundamental questions about the basic beliefs of a culture. For, even when it is unconscious of the process, every culture is an outworking of some response to deeply religious questions of life and meaning. Questions about God, reality, human personhood, time, history, evil and salvation underly the way of life in every society, whether we focus on its sexual morality, its family values, its legal and political structures or its economic and trading practices. So it makes sense to assume that changes in societal practices reflect more than simply changes in technology or economics. They reflect changes in worldview.

Integrated approach for the bucking and production planning problems in forest industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 125 ◽  
pp. 155-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolás Vanzetti ◽  
Diego Broz ◽  
Jorge M. Montagna ◽  
Gabriela Corsano
Keyword(s):  
Production Planning ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Forest Industry ◽  
Planning Problems
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