Problems of Measuring Workforce Productivity and Performance

10.12737/5786 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 5-9
Author(s):  
Одегов ◽  
YUriy Odyegov ◽  
Разинов ◽  
A. Razinov
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Effi Ciency ◽  
Human Labor ◽  
External Conditions ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Workforce Productivity

Activities of any organization are determined by a set of a range of parameters that are unique for each individual company and aff ect directly or indirectlymanufacture performance indicators. This article discusses the diff erences between categories of «workforce productivity», «labor productiveness», «performance», and «effi ciency»; it analyzes various approaches to these categories depending on the level and measurement tasks. The problem of determining the values of these parameters is directly related to changes in the external conditions of functioning of organizations, primarily the declining share of human labor in production of goods and services. This issue acquires particular importance in view of the changes in nature and content of work and the transition to information society and knowledge economy. According to the authors, an integrated approach is necessary for solving the problem of determining the level of performance.

scholarly journals Comparative analysis of models and performance indicators for optimal service facility location

2021 ◽  
Vol 145 ◽  
pp. 102174
Author(s):  
Edoardo Fadda ◽  
Daniele Manerba ◽  
Gianpiero Cabodi ◽  
Paolo Enrico Camurati ◽  
Roberto Tadei
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Facility Location ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Service Facility ◽  
Optimal Service ◽  
And Performance

Twenty Years After the Hype

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alois Paulin
Keyword(s):  
Performance Indicators ◽  
The State ◽  
Government Performance ◽  
Before And After ◽  
To Come ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Government Reforms

In this study the authors analyze the effects of e-government reforms that began in mid-90ies by confronting the promises which these reforms made to government performance in the period before and after the reforms took place. The authors use fiscal and performance indicators of the Slovenian government and courts to argue that e-government did not yield any notable effects on the state performance. Finally, the authors analyze the reasons why e-government technology cannot be regarded as sustainable and suggest a different approach towards researching how to sustainably improve governance for generations to come.

Features of the development of a professional singing sound of pop-jazz performers in the process of teaching performance skills

2021 ◽  
pp. 123-129
Author(s):  
Olesya V. Arzamastseva ◽  
Larisa A. Tyurina
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Sound Production ◽  
Singing Voice ◽  
Modern Music ◽  
Performance Skills ◽  
Effi Ciency ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Jazz Performance ◽  
High Degree

The urgency of vocational training for pop-jazz musicians is substantiated. The aim of the study is to determine the necessary components in the work on professional sound production in the process of teaching pop-jazz vocal, as well as to demonstrate some ways to increase the effi-ciency of work on sound in the classroom. The issues of the development of a professional singing voice in the process of teaching pop-jazz performance are considered. The research methods in-cluded: study of special literature, analysis and generalization of research and pedagogical expe-rience of the work of leading specialists in the field of music education and performance. The high degree of influence of the level of professional training of performers-vocalists on the national musical culture is proved. Practical recommendations for work on singing sound production in the process of professional training of pop-jazz singers in modern music educational institutions are presented.

Methodology for analyzing PR activities of public authorities

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 33-38
Author(s):  
VALERYA DAMBUEVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
Complex Image ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Commercial Organizations ◽  
Analytical Tools ◽  
Evaluation Parameters

The article analyses various approaches to assessing the PR activities of commercial organizations and public authorities. The author concludes that there is no comprehensive methodology for analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness of PR activities. This indicates the relevance and the need to develop a special methodology to identify relevant and potential sources for the formation and development of a complex image and reputation characteristics of public authorities with which citizens of the Russian Federation could operate. The basis of the proposed theory is the materials of works on communication by G. Lasswell (model of mass communication, pentad). The method is a system of evaluation parameters, performance indicators, and analytical tools for each structural component of such activities, as well as an algorithm for their analysis and evaluation. When developing this methodology, we try to take into account the maximum number of criteria and performance indicators, but in practice, it is not always possible. To increase the effectiveness of the methodology, the author conducts the structuring of the pentad, which allows to distinguish the main processes of PR activity of a public authority. The assessment of each component of the pentad is a separate study in which we can identify the relevant PR activity processes that require adjustment.

Airline effective operations strategy during COVID-19 pandemic: across regional worldwide survey

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yazan Khalid Abed-Allah Migdadi
Keyword(s):  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Operations Strategy ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Resilience Theory ◽  
Operational Strategies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Performance ◽  
International Airlines ◽  
Bounce Back

Purpose This study aims to identify the effective operational strategies for airlines in a pandemic that allow them to recover and bounce back smoothly. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted quantitative methodology based on secondary data published by the airlines related to operational and performance indicators. The total number of airlines surveyed was 145. The sample of study covers all the following regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and South America. The data analysis of this research passed through several phases to compare the situation before and during pandemic period. Findings The effective operational strategy patterns during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic comprise three hybrid strategies and one scheduling strategy. It appears from these strategy models that four strategic alternatives are available for international airlines to adopt, while two strategic alternatives are available for regional airlines. The strategy alternatives for regional and international airlines are all effective, but those of the international airlines are the more effective ones. Originality/value Previous studies rarely adopted the theory of operations strategy configuration (emphasizing taxonomies-based perspective) and the organizational resilience theory (emphasizing capability-based perspective) to identify the effective airlines operations strategy patterns in a pandemic, that allow airlines to recover and bounce back smoothly by analyzing the practices of airlines from different geographic regions worldwide.

Physical Demands and Performance Indicators in Male Professional Cyclists During a Grand Tour: WorldTour Versus ProTeam Category

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Xabier Muriel ◽  
Pedro L. Valenzuela ◽  
Manuel Mateo-March ◽  
Jesús G. Pallarés ◽  
Alejandro Lucia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Output ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Cycling Performance ◽  
Threshold Power ◽  
Grand Tour ◽  
Physical Demands ◽  
Physical Demand ◽  
Stress Score ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Training Stress

Purpose: To compare the physical demands and performance indicators of male professional cyclists of 2 different categories (Union Cycliste Internationale WorldTour [WT] and ProTeam [PT]) during a cycling grand tour. Methods: A WT team (n = 8, 31.4 [5.4] y) and a PT team (n = 7, 26.9 [3.3] y) that completed “La Vuelta 2020” volunteered to participate. Participants’ power output (PO) was registered, and measures of physical demand and physiological performance (kilojoules spent, training stress score, time spent at different PO bands/zones, and mean maximal PO [MMP] for different exertion durations) were computed. Results: WT achieved a higher final individual position than PT (31 [interquartile range = 33] vs 71 [59], P = .004). WT cyclists showed higher mean PO and kilojoule values than their PT peers and spent more time at high-intensity PO values (>5.25 W·kg−1) and zones (91%–120% of individualized functional threshold power) (Ps < .05). Although no differences were found for MMP values in the overall analysis (P > .05), subanalyses revealed that the between-groups gap increased through the race, with WT cyclists reaching higher MMP values for ≥5-minute efforts in the second and third weeks (Ps < .05). Conclusions: Despite the multifactorial nature of cycling performance, WT cyclists spend more time at high intensities and show higher kilojoules and mean PO than their PT referents during a grand tour. Although the highest MMP values attained during the whole race might not differentiate between WT and PT cyclists, the former achieve higher MMP values as the race progresses.

scholarly journals A study on the reliability and performance of solar powered street lighting systems

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adebayo Fashina ◽  
Salifu Azeko ◽  
Joseph Asare ◽  
Chukwuemeka Ani ◽  
Vitalis Anye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Performance Ratio ◽  
Energy Yield ◽  
Street Lighting ◽  
Technical Performance ◽  
Humid Environment ◽  
Total Failure ◽  
Lighting Systems ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Solar Powered

This paper presents the results of a study on the reliability and performance of the solar-powered street lighting systems installed at the African University of Science and Technology (AUST) in Nigeria, a hot and humid environment. The technical performance of the systems was studied using the following performance indicators: system energy yield, capture loss, as well as the system performance ratio while the reliability of the systems was examined using a model developed from the findings from the maintenance and fault diagnosis of the systems. The model was used to predict the total failure and survival probability of the systems using the Weibull distribution. The performance evaluation during the monitored period (February 2012 to January 2015) indicated that the performance ratios of the systems vary from 70% to 89% and the energy yields of the systems ranging from 2.87 h/day to 5.57 h/day. The results from the reliability analysis also showed that when the stress concentration factor around the notch between the cable terminals in the charge controller increases, the charge controller will become overheated, which in turn affected other components of the systems. The implications of this study are also discussed for the design and development of future solar-powered street lighting systems.

scholarly journals Standardized Vocabularies for Assembly Systems Modelling and Automation Alternatives Description

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anas Salmi ◽  
Pierre David ◽  
Eric Blanco ◽  
Joshua D. Summers
Keyword(s):  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Lower Layer ◽  
Assembly Systems ◽  
Assembly Lines ◽  
Modelling Language ◽  
Graphic Representations ◽  
Initial Representation ◽  
Systems Modelling ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Assembly Tasks

The aim of this research is to support assembly lines designers in conceiving new processes with optimal automation levels selection. Several alternatives with various automation options may exist. Graphic representations and analyses of the different designs are needed. The finality is to offer a quick, exhaustive, and reliable way of modelling alternatives based on a given product design. In this sense we propose a new assembly tasks vocabulary to be combined to an existing lower layer vocabulary of elementary motions and a graphic modelling language. These developments deal with an existing automation decision approach as an extension allowing to overcome identified gaps and to ease its implementation and computerization. The proposal facilitates assembly systems alternatives generation with automation options consideration based on an initial representation. The generated alternatives are then subject to further analyses with regard to automation criteria and performance indicators considering planned production targets.

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