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Grönlund, Anne. "Flexibilitet eller friktion?" Sociologisk Forskning 41, no. 1 (January 1, 2004): 35–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.37062/sf.41.19360.
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Frostenson Lööv, Cecilia Charlotta, and Erkki Huovinen. "Flexibilitet i mångsidighet och specialisering." Educare - vetenskapliga skrifter, no. 2 (March 2, 2021): 182–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.24834/educare.2021.2.7.
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In the current debate concerning the Swedish Schools of Music and Performing Arts (SMPAs) the concept of flexibility is frequently used. Here it mostly describes the necessity to take students’ requests and needs into account in teacher education and the institutions’ ability to adapt to changing demands for artistic activities among children and adolescents. In contrast to this view, this study examines flexibility as a central competency of the teaching profession and particularly in a curriculum-free environment such as the SMPAs. Resting on the assumption that teachers with a large toolkit have a certain advantage in practising flexibility, the study is based on interviews with three multi-instrumentalists, all of them experienced music teachers in SMPAs. The analysis suggests three forms of flexibility that are related to the teachers’ use of instrumental tools, each of them emerging in particular kinds of teaching activities: problem-solving flexibility in instrument-related counseling, method flexibility in ensemble leadership, and role flexibility in group music-making. The findings are discussed in relation to ideals of teacher specialization and versatility, and the notion of tool-based flexibility is distinguished from improvisation as a teaching skill.
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Ehriander, Helene, and Maria Nilson. "Frihet i en liten burk? Om flexibilitet och struktur i nätbaserad undervisning." HumaNetten, no. 39 (January 22, 2018): 6–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.15626/hn.20173902.
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Bergnéhr, Disa. "Att handleda en doktorand – en relationell balansgång som fordrar flexibilitet och struktur." Högre utbildning 3, no. 3 (March 19, 2013): 173–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.23865/hu.v3.799.
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Handledningen är av central betydelse för en doktorands arbete och genomströmning. I föreliggande studie granskas kriterier för att handledningen ska uppnå hög kvalitet. Frågorna som står i fokus är: Vad karaktäriserar bra handledning, och hur kan handledningens kvalitet värderas och stärkas? Diskussionen baseras på tidigare forskning, styrdokument och intervjuer med några erfarna handledare. Resultaten tyder på att strukturellt och formaliserat stöd I forskningsmiljön såväl som vid handledningsträffarna gynnar handledningens kvalitet och doktorandens möjligheter att vid disputation nå examensmålen. Handledaren behöver vara flexibel och reflexiv i sitt förhållningssätt, eftersom doktoranders behov och förutsättningar skiljer sig och också förändras under utbildningens gång. Samtidigt behöver handledaren förhålla sig till olika krav, vilka kan skapa dilemman och leda till en svår balansgång i handledningen. Viktigt är att handledaren tar ansvar för att handledningen och relationen fungerar väl för samtliga inblandade parter, och uppmuntrar till samtal om problem och svårigheter när de uppstår. Samtidens krav på effektivitet och genomströmning fordrar arbetsplatsens och kollegiets stöd i handledningen, med ett kollektivt ansvar för doktorandens utbildning och utveckling.
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Brunsson, Karin. "Teori som verktyg." Samfundslederskab i Skandinavien 36, no. 1 (February 17, 2021): 52–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.22439/sis.v36i1.6168.
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I en nyutkommen antologi beskrivs sexton teorier och perspektiv som företagsekonomer har använt sig av. Utgångspunkten är att teorier är verktyg, som alla studenter och blivande forskare behöver. Det gäller bara att välja. Synsättet tycks inspirerat av allmänna föreställningar om management och chefers beslutsfattande. Men läroböckernas föreskrifter och modeller är sällan tillämpliga i praktiken. Av både chefer och forskare krävs flexibilitet och kreativitet. Verktyg kan begränsa lika mycket som de underlättar. Vad händer om företagsekonomer överger sin devota inställning till teori och i stället ägnar sig åt angelägna organisations- och samhällsproblem?
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Elofsson, Sara, and Anna Larsson. "Möt ditt barns oro - digitalt." Socialmedicinsk tidskrift 100, no. 1 (March 27, 2023): 148–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.62607/smt.v100i1.22306.
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Psykisk ohälsa hos barn och unga är en stor folkhälsoutmaning. För att möta behovet av stegvis vård utvecklade första linjen-verksamheten barn- och ungdomshälsan (BUH) i Region Jönköpings län ett digitalt interaktivt föräldrastödsprogram, Möt ditt barns oro. Målgruppen är vårdnadshavare till barn 6-13 år med mild till måttlig orosproblematik med tillfredsställande god funktionsnivå. Programmets fyra moduler bygger på vårdnadshavares självständiga arbete och reflektion med regelbunden digital interaktion med behandlare. Utvärdering visade att 97 procent av vårdnadshavarna självskattade sin förmåga att möta sitt barns oro högre efter genomgånget program. Vårdnadshavare beskrev även ökad kunskap och förståelse om oro hos barn samt att de fått verktyg i bemötande och strategier. Programmet möjliggjorde flexibilitet, ökad tillgänglighet och resurseffektivitet inom aktuella mottagningar.
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Baumgarten, Maud, and Eva Ellstrøm. "Industriarbetares deltagande i arbetsplatslärande." Tidsskrift for Arbejdsliv 14, no. 1 (March 1, 2012): 9–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.7146/tfa.v14i1.108898.
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I ndustrianställda står idag allt oftare inf ør f ørändringar på arbetsplatsen som ställer krav på utveckling och lärande i arbetet. Ord som mångkunnighet, flexibilitet och f ørändringsvilja har kommit i fokus. I och med att f øretag i allt h øgre grad arbetar under starkt f øränderliga konkurrensf ørhållanden på internationella marknader, beh øver organisationer ställa om och anpassa verksamheten med hänsyn till olika typer av f ørändringar. Inte minst mot denna bakgrund finns inom såväl forskning (t ex Boud & Garrick, 1999; Lorenz & Lundvall, 2006) som policydiskussion (tex. IF Metall, 2010; LO, 2002; SOU 1992:7) sedan länge en stark tilltro till betydelsen av lärande och kompetensutveckling på arbetsplatsen. Att få till stånd sådana lärprocesser ses som viktigt såväl f ør f øretagens som f ør individens utveckling, liksom f ør att skapa hållbara arbeten.
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Fälth, Linda, Stefan Gustafson, Idor Svensson, and Tomas Tjus. "Lärarnas erfarenheter av deltagande i en datorbaserad interventionsstudie som syftar till att öka elevernas läsförmåga." Acta Didactica Norge 8, no. 1 (June 26, 2014): 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.5617/adno.1100.
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Flertalet studier har utforskat olika metoder med avsikt att utveckla skriftspråklig förmåga hos elever med läs- och skrivsvårigheter. Trots det är det få, om ens några, studier som har undersökt hur medverkande lärare upplevt sitt deltagande och vilka erfarenheter de gjort av att vara med i dessa studier. I en tidigare studie (Fälth, Gustafson, Tjus, Heimann, & Svensson, 2013; Gustafson, Fälth, Svensson, Tjus & Heimann, 2011) visade resultaten att de elever som under en interventionsperiod fick en kombination av datorbaserad fonologisk respektive ortografisk träning gjorde större framsteg på tester som mäter ordavkodning, fonologisk förmåga och läsförståelse än jämförelsegrupperna. Syftet med föreliggande studie är att utifrån ett lärarperspektiv utforska upplevelser och erfarenheter av att delta i ovan nämnda interventionsstudie och att belysa de kvantitativa resultat som finns rapporterade från studien. Arton lärare har intervjuats i denna studie. Resultaten visar att den fasta yttre struktur som interventionen erbjöd samt den flexibilitet som fanns inom respektive intervention upplevdes som positivt och som en bidragande faktor för de här elevernas läsframgångar. Resultaten visade också att kombinationsträningen gynnade både elevernas och lärarnas motivation till interventionen. Slutsatsen är att en datorbaserad lästräningsintervention med fasta ramar men med visst individanpassat innehåll kan vara såväl effektiv som motiverande och positivt påverka interventionerna.
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Barman, Linda, and Ulrike Schnaas. "Med distans till distansen – en introduktion till temat “Högre utbildning och coronapandemin”." Högre utbildning 13, no. 2 (June 16, 2023): 49–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.23865/hu.v13.5629.
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Med distans till distansen – hur kan vi tolka den så hastigt påtvingade omställningen under pandemin och vilka lärdomar tar vi med oss? I den här utökade ledaren vill vi lyfta fram åtta publicerade bidrag som ingår i tidskriftens särskilda tema om högre utbildning och coronapandemin. Vi ger också våra egna reflektioner kring hur omställningen påverkade högre utbildning i Sverige utifrån våra roller som pedagogiska utvecklare och forskare. De bidrag som hittills har publicerats kring temat visar mångfalden av erfarenheter under pandemin liksom komplexiteten i att dra generella slutsatser om (distans)undervisning och lärande, specifikt och mer övergripande generellt. Många lärare mötte nya utmaningar som hög arbetsbelastning och krav på att hitta snabba lösningar. Samtidigt innebar de förändrade villkoren en möjlighet till pedagogisk utveckling. Många studenter hade svårt att upprätthålla motivationen och skapa bra studierutiner, medan andra uppskattade distansundervisningens flexibilitet. Den här ledaren innefattar både tillbakablickar och utblickar över vilka konsekvenser pandemin fört med sig för den högre utbildningen samt några frågor vi gärna ser belysta i kommande studier. ENGLSIH ABSTRACT With distance from the distance – how can we interpret the changes that were so hastily imposed during the pandemic and what lessons have we learned? In this extended editorial, we highlight eight published contributions that are part of this journal’s special theme regarding higher education and the corona pandemic. We also give our own reflections on how the transition to remote teaching affected higher education in Sweden, based on our roles as educational developers and researchers. The publications in this journal show the diversity of experiences during the pandemic, and the complexity of drawing general conclusions about (distance) teaching and learning. Many teachers faced new challenges such as a significantly higher workload, and demands to implement quick solutions, while the changed conditions also gave opportunities for pedagogical development. Many students had difficulties in maintaining motivation and creating viable study routines, while some appreciated the flexibility of distance learning. The current editorial includes both retrospectives and outlooks on the consequences of the pandemic for higher education, as well as, suggestions for a few ‘questions’ that we think should be part of future research.
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Rydell, Alexis, and Rune Wigblad. "Company-level flexicurity during the restructuring process: a model." Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research 17, no. 4 (November 2011): 547–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1024258911419781.
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This article focuses on the analysis of and suggestions for improving company-level flexicurity during the restructuring process, based on a best-practice case in Sweden. The parties involved in the restructuring process created company-level flexicurity through strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) in exchange for increased numerical flexibility by means of temporary employees. The high numerical flexibility was possible because the trade unions saw that top management was committed to strategic socially responsible behaviour in the restructuring process. Our proposal concerns the dissemination of a model for company-level flexicurity during the restructuring process which promotes: (1) improved strategic CSR in the restructuring process, (2) improved transition to new employment in the local labour market and (3) improved flexibility, which creates increased efficiency, competitiveness and rapid payback in the course of restructuring. Cet article est centré sur l’analyse de la « flexicurité » au niveau de l’entreprise durant le processus de restructuration et sur des suggestions d’amélioration sur la base d’un cas de meilleure pratique en Suède. Les parties impliquées dans le processus de restructuration ont créé une « flexicurité » au niveau de l’entreprise au travers d’une approche stratégique de la responsabilité sociale des entreprises (RSE), en échange d’une flexibilité numérique accrue grâce au recours à une main-d’oeuvre temporaire. La flexibilité numérique élevée a été rendue possible parce que les syndicats ont vu que le sommet du management avait adopté un comportement stratégique socialement responsable durant le processus de restructuration. Notre proposition concerne la dissémination d’un modèle de flexicurité durant le processus de restructuration qui promeut: (1) une meilleure approche stratégique de la RSE durant le processus de restructuration, (2) une meilleure transition vers un nouvel emploi sur le marché du travail local, et (3) une meilleure flexibilité, qui génère une efficience et une compétitivité accrues et un retour rapide à la rentabilité au cours de la restructuration. Dieser Beitrag untersucht anhand eines Beispiels bewährter Praxis in Schweden die Anwendung betrieblicher Flexicurity-Regelungen während des Umstrukturierungsprozesses und formuliert Vorschläge für deren Verbesserung. Die an dieser Umstrukturierung beteiligten Parteien haben eine Flexicurity-Regelung im Rahmen einer Strategie zur sozialen Verantwortung des Unternehmens (CSR) eingeführt, als Gegenleistung für eine erhöhte Flexibilität durch den Einsatz von Zeitarbeitskräften. Die Gewerkschaften akzeptierten die hohe Flexibilität, weil die Unternehmensführung sich zu einem strategischen sozial verantwortungsvollen Handeln im Umstrukturierungsprozess verpflichtet hatte. Aus unserer Sicht sollte bei Umstrukturierungsprozessen ein betriebliches Flexicurity-Modell angewandt werden, das Folgendes fördert: 1) eine verbesserte strategische CSR im Umstrukturierungsprozess, 2) einen besseren Übergang in eine neue Beschäftigung auf dem lokalen Arbeitsmarkt und 3) eine verbesserte Flexibilität, die zu mehr Effizienz und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit führt und eine schnelle Amortisierung während der Umstrukturierung ermöglicht.
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Palanisamy, Ramaraj. "A Knowledge-Based Framework to Manage Flexibility in ERP Systems." Journal of Information & Knowledge Management 05, no. 01 (March 2006): 39–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219649206001311.
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The need for flexibility in organisations and information systems has long been recognised. Much research has been conducted to understand the flexibility concept in various types of information systems. Comparatively less research has been conducted to understand the process of managing flexibility in enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. This paper focuses on developing a conceptual framework for managing flexibility in ERP systems emphasising the need for a match between external and internal flexibilities. The application of the framework is illustrated with a case example. The framework is intended to understand ERP systems' flexibility enabled organisational performance. The framework will provide a basis to assess the impact of ERP systems' flexibility on organisations, to measure the internal and external flexibilities of ERP systems and to develop guidelines to manage flexibilities for ERP systems.
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Javaid, Mohd, Abid Haleem, Shahbaz Khan, and Sunil Luthra. "Different Flexibilities of 3D Scanners and Their Impact on Distinctive Applications." International Journal of Business Analytics 7, no. 1 (January 2020): 37–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijban.2020010103.
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3D scanners are supporting technology which offers a higher level of flexibility to create designs for ergonomic tooling, biocompatible surgical guides, and realistic prototypes and parts. Flexibility helps to reduce lead time, weight, cost, and product development time. Scanning technologies are in tandem with support software that helps a designer to (re)design products at a cheaper and faster rate. There is a need to understand different types of flexibilities and associated application of 3D scanner. In this article, we have conducted an extensive review of the available literature for identifying various flexibilities of 3D scanners and its applications. This research categorises 3D scanner flexibility and applications into five major types. From design to final quality inspection, these flexibilities play a significant role in industries and sectors to achieve optimum performance. Ranking of these flexibilities and their impact on different applications are accomplished using the analytical hierarchical process (AHP) with the help of expert opinion. The ranking of five significant flexibilities by using 3D scanners, undertaken through the AHP technique shows that scanning provides object flexibility at a higher level. The impacts of different flexibilities on applications are also weighted, and it shows that all flexibilities are enough to achieve application individually. This digital technology is helpful to create the customised product which is also helpful to achieve goals of Industry 4.0. It facilitates the customisation and has a significant impact on the design applications. This study provides an understanding of the 3D scanner in the context of flexibilities by identifying the different flexibilities it offers when used for different applications. Findings may assist developing a decision support system for the selection of 3D scanners for the different applications.
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Khalaf, Magdy A., and Mohamed Yehia El Mokadem. "The relationship between internal integration and manufacturing flexibility in the Egyptian industry." International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences 11, no. 1 (March 18, 2019): 16–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijqss-06-2017-0052.
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Purpose This paper aims to empirically investigate the triadic relationship between internal integration, internal flexibility and external flexibility. Design/methodology/approach This research hypothesized the mediation effect of internal flexibility on the relationship between internal integration and external flexibility. Survey data were collected and analyzed using simple and mediation regression analysis to test the study hypotheses. Findings The research finding reveals that machine, labor and material handling flexibilities; being as internal flexibility dimensions mediate the relationship between internal integration and volume and mix flexibilities; being as external flexibility dimensions. The results provided insufficient evidence on the mediating effect of routing flexibility on the relationship between internal integration and both volume and mix flexibilities. Research limitations/implications This research presents a new perspective for research studies to understand the factors that affect manufacturing flexibility. However, the nature of the surveyed sample and using of a single informant might limit the generalizability of the research findings. Practical implications This study provides useful insights for firms wishing to enhance their competitiveness through improving their flexibility. The companies should be aware of the importance of developing a suitable platform for coordinating inter-departmental activities to enhance its internal competencies, which, in turn, improve its customer-facing capabilities and boosts its competitiveness. Originality/value This paper contributes to knowledge by proposing and empirically testing the mediating effect of internal flexibility on the relationship between internal integration and external flexibility.
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Oberoi, J. S., J. S. Khamba, Sushil, and R. Kiran. "The relative impact of technology and sourcing practices in managing manufacturing flexibilities – Evidence from large and medium scale enterprises in India." Human Systems Management 26, no. 3 (September 10, 2007): 199–215. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/hsm-2007-26306.
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Manufacturing flexibilities improves an organization capability to respond to customer demands without incurring excessive time and cost penalties. The objective of this paper is to understand and explicate the nature of interaction between advanced manufacturing technology, sourcing practices and manufacturing flexibilities and assess their relative impact on different flexibilities for the trade off associated with the strategic choice between different methods of achieving manufacturing flexibilities. This research aims to report the findings of an exploratory study administered in North Indian medium and large manufacturing organizations, who are in the process of achieving the manufacturing flexibilities at all or various levels by acquiring, developing or utilizing the advanced manufacturing technology or by the use of specific/different sourcing practices. The statistical result suggests significant relationships between sourcing practices, advanced manufacturing technology and manufacturing flexibilities at different levels of manufacturing flexibility. The results also suggest that a organization could deploy specific sourcing practice or advanced manufacturing technology to target specific manufacturing flexibility in pursuit of agility-based competitive advantages.
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Mishra, Ruchi. "Empirical analysis of enablers and performance outcome of manufacturing flexibility in an emerging economy." Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management 31, no. 6 (February 27, 2020): 1301–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jmtm-06-2019-0220.
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PurposeThe objective of this paper is to empirically test and verify the enablers of volume flexibility and product-mix flexibility and to assess the influence of these flexibilities on operational performance.Design/methodology/approachA research framework consisting of nine pairs of hypotheses was developed using an extensive literature review. Using a self-administered questionnaire, 391 responses were collected, and these responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and structural equation modeling techniques.FindingsThe findings empirically confirm the enablers of volume flexibility and product-mix flexibility. The proposed model explained 59 percent variance in volume flexibility and 63 percent variance in product-mix flexibility. Volume flexibility and product-mix flexibility together explained 38 percent variance in operational performance.Research limitations/implicationsTheoretically, this study advances flexibility literature in two significant ways. First, the study conducts first of its kind quantitative empirical investigation considering upstream, downstream, and internal integration practices as enablers of volume flexibility and product-mix flexibility. Second, this study adds to the flexibility literature by suggesting the positive influence of volume and product-mix flexibility on the operational performance of firms.Originality/valueThe study reinforces the role of enablers in the development of volume and product-mix flexibilities. Thus, the study provides a comprehensive view of flexibility enablers that can be used as a diagnostic tool, which practitioners can use to assess and deploy flexibility.
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Nebel, Arjuna, Christine Krüger, Tomke Janßen, Mathieu Saurat, Sebastian Kiefer, and Karin Arnold. "Comparison of the Effects of Industrial Demand Side Management and Other Flexibilities on the Performance of the Energy System." Energies 13, no. 17 (August 27, 2020): 4448. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13174448.
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In order to ensure security of supply in a future energy system with a high share of volatile electricity generation, flexibility technologies are needed. Industrial demand-side management ranks as one of the most efficient flexibility options. This paper analyses the effect of the integration of industrial demand-side management through the flexibilisation of aluminium electrolysis and other flexibilities of the electricity system and adjacent sectors. The additional flexibility options include electricity storage, heat storage in district heating networks, controlled charging of electric vehicles, and buffer storage in hydrogen electrolysis. The utilisation of the flexibilities is modelled in different settings with an increasing share of renewable energies, applying a dispatch model. This paper compares which contributions the different flexibilities can make to emission reduction, avoidance of curtailment, and reduction of fuel and CO2 costs, and which circumstances contribute to a decrease or increase of overall emissions with additional flexibilities. The analysis stresses the rising importance of flexibilities in an energy system based on increasing shares of renewable electricity generation, and shows that flexibilities are generally suited to reduce carbon emissions. It is presented that the relative contribution towards the reduction of curtailment and costs of flexibilisation of aluminium electrolysis are high, whereby the absolute effect is small compared to the other options due to the limited number of available processes.
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Sekhar, Ravi, Nitin Solke, and Pritesh Shah. "Lean Manufacturing Soft Sensors for Automotive Industries." Applied System Innovation 6, no. 1 (February 3, 2023): 22. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/asi6010022.
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Lean and flexible manufacturing is a matter of necessity for the automotive industries today. Rising consumer expectations, higher raw material and processing costs, and dynamic market conditions are driving the auto sector to become smarter and agile. This paper presents a machine learning-based soft sensor approach for identification and prediction of lean manufacturing (LM) levels of auto industries based on their performances over multifarious flexibilities such as volume flexibility, routing flexibility, product flexibility, labour flexibility, machine flexibility, and material handling. This study was based on a database of lean manufacturing and associated flexibilities collected from 46 auto component enterprises located in the Pune region of Maharashtra State, India. As many as 29 different machine learning models belonging to seven architectures were explored to develop lean manufacturing soft sensors. These soft sensors were trained to classify the auto firms into high, medium or low levels of lean manufacturing based on their manufacturing flexibilities. The seven machine learning architectures included Decision Trees, Discriminants, Naive Bayes, Support Vector Machine (SVM), K-nearest neighbour (KNN), Ensembles, and Neural Networks (NN). The performances of all models were compared on the basis of their respective training, validation, testing accuracies, and computation timespans. Primary results indicate that the neural network architectures provided the best lean manufacturing predictions, followed by Trees, SVM, Ensembles, KNN, Naive Bayes, and Discriminants. The trilayered neural network architecture attained the highest testing prediction accuracy of 80%. The fine, medium, and coarse trees attained the testing accuracy of 60%, as did the quadratic and cubic SVMs, the wide and narrow neural networks, and the ensemble RUSBoosted trees. Remaining models obtained inferior testing accuracies. The best performing model was further analysed by scatter plots of predicted LM classes versus flexibilities, validation and testing confusion matrices, receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves, and the parallel coordinate plot for identifying manufacturing flexibility trends for the predicted LM levels. Thus, machine learning models can be used to create effective soft sensors that can predict the level of lean manufacturing of an enterprise based on the levels of its manufacturing flexibilities.
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Yu, Kangkang, Jack Cadeaux, Nanfeng Luo, Cheng Qian, and Zhenghao Chen. "The role of the consistency between objective and perceived environmental uncertainty in supply chain risk management." Industrial Management & Data Systems 118, no. 7 (August 13, 2018): 1365–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/imds-09-2017-0410.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand how the consistency between objective and perceived environmental uncertainty might affect supply chain flexibilities that cope with supply chain risk. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted a case study of comparative four companies in order to obtain an in-depth knowledge of the environmental conditions under which the companies implement different types of supply chain risk management (SCRM) strategies: logistics flexibility and relationship flexibility. Findings The case analysis not only distinguished the different effects of objective and perceived environmental uncertainty on supply chain flexibility, but also established the propositions about the effects of the consistency between objective and perceived environmental uncertainty on logistics flexibility and relationship flexibility in SCRM. Originality/value In principle, supply chain flexibility aims to cope with complex and turbulent environments. Yet, empirical findings about the effects of environmental uncertainty on supply chain flexibility are inconclusive. This study addressed this question by differentiating between objective and perceived environmental uncertainty as well as between logistics and relationship supply chain flexibilities.
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Majumdar, Neelotpal, Marcel Sarstedt, Leonard Klub, and Lutz Hofmann. "Linear Optimization Based Distribution Grid Flexibility Aggregation Augmented With OLTC Operational Flexibilities." IEEE Access 10 (2022): 77510–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/access.2022.3193387.
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Van den Hoek, Duncan, Tejo Spit, and Thomas Hartmann. "Certain flexibilities in land-use plans Towards a method for assessing flexibility." Land Use Policy 94 (May 2020): 104497. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104497.
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SCAVARDA, LUIZ FELIPE, PAULA SANTOS CERYNO, SILVIO PIRES, and KATJA KLINGEBIEL. "SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE ANALYSIS: A BRAZILIAN AUTOMOTIVE CASE." Revista de Administração de Empresas 55, no. 3 (June 2015): 304–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0034-759020150306.
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Supply chain (SC) resilience and flexibility are important research topics receiving growing attention. However, the academic literature needs empirical studies on SC resilience capable of investigating the inter-organizational components of flexibility along different tiers. Therefore, this paper analyzes the main lack of flexibilities in three Brazilian automotive SCs that limit their resilience and therefore their capacity to better support and meet the demand changes in the marketplace. A multi-tier case study approach is adopted. Research findings identify lack of flexibilities in different tiers that inhibit the SC resilience as well as manufacturing and SC flexibilities that build SC resilience. The findings also highlight that the same SC may have the flexibility to be resilient for one of its products but not for another product, what sheds new lights on the academic literature. Finally, flexible SCs should be designed to increase SC resilience to cope with mishaps as significant demand changes.
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Akkurt, Lütfiye, İpek Alemdaroğlu Gürbüz, Ayşe Karaduman, and Öznur Tunca Yilmaz. "Lower Limb Flexibility in Children With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Effects on Functional Performance." Pediatric Exercise Science 31, no. 1 (February 1, 2019): 42–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/pes.2018-0115.
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Objective: To investigate the effects of lower limb flexibility on the functional performance of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Methods: Thirty children, whose functional levels were at 1 or 2 according to the Brooke Lower Extremity Functional Classification Scale, were included in this study. The flexibilities of the hamstrings, hip flexors, tensor fascia latae, and gastrocnemius muscles were evaluated in the children’s dominant lower limbs. The children’s functional performance was assessed using 6-minute walk tests and timed performance tests. The correlations between the flexibilities of the lower limb muscles and the performance tests were examined. Results: The flexibilities of the lower extremity muscles were found to be correlated to the 6-minute walk tests and the timed performance tests. The flexibility of the hamstrings (r = −.825), the gastrocnemius muscles (r = .545), the hip flexors (r = .481), and the tensor fascia latae (r = .445) were found to be correlated with functional performance as measured by the 6-minute walk tests (P < .05). Discussion: The results of the current study indicate that the flexibility of the lower limbs has an effect on functional performance in the early stages of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. More research is needed to determine the functional effects of flexibility on performance by adding long-term flexibility exercises to the physiotherapy programs of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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Heinrich, G., and A. Thewellis. "Fertigungsnahe Steuerungssysteme steigern Flexibilität und Transparenz / Shop floor control systems increase flexibility and transparency." Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb 86, no. 10 (October 1, 1991): 526–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/zwf-1991-861021.
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Yu, Kangkang, Ben Nanfeng Luo, Xue Feng, and Jianing Liu. "Supply chain information integration, flexibility, and operational performance." International Journal of Logistics Management 29, no. 1 (February 12, 2018): 340–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlm-08-2016-0185.
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Purpose Supply chain flexibility is crucial for firms to respond to uncertain circumstances caused by environmental factors, such as the diversity of customer demands, problems of product safety, and adjustments of industrial policies. To investigate the approach to enhance supply chain flexibility, the purpose of this paper is to propose that both internal and external information integration contribute to reactive and proactive supply chain flexibilities, which elicit high operational performance. Design/methodology/approach Using a sample of 84 food companies that have been listed three years in China and content analysis based on their annual reports, evidence was collected to test the hypotheses through hierarchical regressions. Findings The results reveal that external information integration results in both reactive and proactive flexibilities, which further improve operational performance. Internal information integration positively affects both reactive and proactive flexibilities, but its mediating role was not determined in the study. Originality/value The research provides insights into how supply chain flexibility mediates the effect of supply chain information integration on operational performance in the context of the Chinese food industry.
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Haley, M. Ryan, and Laurie A. Miller. "Worker Preferences for Flexible Working Arrangements in Prospective Jobs." Business and Economic Research 12, no. 1 (February 14, 2022): 28. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ber.v12i1.19438.
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We apply probit analysis to respondent-level data reported in the 2008 National Study of the Changing Workforce to decompose respondents' stated preference for workplace flexibilities. We base our analysis on a unique question that asks workers how much they would value workplace flexibilities if they were searching for a new job. The data are very detailed, which allows us to include an array of covariates that may account for the observed variation in flexibility preferences. Covariates such as gender, number of children under the age of 18, sleep problems, work-family conflict, and stress are positively correlated with flexibility preference. Other covariates, such as firm size and public employee status are negatively correlated with flexibility preference. We found mixed evidence for respondents' age, health status, race, and ethnicity.
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Çolak, Tuğba Seda, and Mustafa Koç. "Forgiveness Flexibility." International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies 3, no. 1 (January 1, 2016): 14–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.17220/ijpes.2016.01.002.
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Dörre, Elias, Sebastian Pfaffel, Alexander Dreher, Pedro Girón, Svenja Heising, and Kay Wiedemann. "Flexibility Reserve of Self-Consumption Optimized Energy Systems in the Household Sector." Energies 14, no. 11 (May 23, 2021): 3017. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en14113017.
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Energy generation and consumption in the power grid must be balanced at every single moment. Within the synchronous area of continental Europe, flexible generators and loads can provide Frequency Containment Reserve and Frequency Restoration Reserve marketed through the balancing markets. The Transmission System Operators use these flexibilities to maintain or restore the grid frequency when there are deviations. This paper shows the future flexibility potential of Germany’s household sector, in particular for single-family and twin homes in 2025 and 2030 with the assumption that households primarily optimize their self-consumption. The primary focus is directed to the flexibility potential of Electric Vehicles, Heat Pumps, Photovoltaics and Battery Storage Systems. A total of 10 different household system configurations were considered and combined in a weighted average based on the scenario framework of the German Grid Development Plan. The household generation, consumption and storage units were simulated in a mixed-integer linear programming model to create the time series for the self-consumption optimized households. This solved the unit commitment problem for each of the decentralized households in their individual configurations. Finally, the individual household flexibilities were evaluated and then aggregated to a Germany-wide flexibility profile for single-family and twin homes. The results indicate that the household sector can contribute significantly to system stabilization with an average potential of 30 GW negative and 3 GW positive flexibility in 2025. In 2030, the corresponding flexibilities potentially increase to 90 GW and 30 GW, respectively. This underlines that considerable flexibility reserves could be provided by single-family and twin homes in the future.
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Eamets, Raul, and Krista Jaakson. "Labour market flexibility and spatial mobility." International Journal of Manpower 35, no. 6 (August 26, 2014): 746–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijm-05-2014-0123.
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Purpose – Recent economic recession has highlighted the role of labour market flexibility as a key factor of competitiveness of a country. Despite the fact that labour mobility can essentially be seen as part of labour market flexibility, there is notable research gap concerning spatial mobility and other facets of labour market flexibility. The purpose of this special issue is to fill these gaps. Design/methodology/approach – The papers in the special issue represent various quantitative methods and databases, whereas mainly micro data (workplace, labour force or immigrant surveys, job search portal, etc.) is used. However, the type of labour market flexibility addressed is both micro- and macro-level. Findings – It is demonstrated that labour occupational mobility is determined by the business cycle, numerical flexibility, occupational categories, and sector. Spatial mobility may have counterintuitive effects on individual occupational mobility depending on gender and it is related to various flexibilities in the workplace. It is also suggested that different types of flexibilities on a firm level are interdependent of each other. Originality/value – The special issue adds to the labour market related knowledge by integrating labour market flexibility and mobility. Individually, both phenomena have been studied before, but not much research is devoted to their inter-linkages. The special issue also contributes by examining labour market flexibility and spatial mobility in the context of different countries, economic cycles, and institutional settings.
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SONG, HUA, and YUAN-FANG SONG. "Impact of Inventory Management Flexibility on Service Flexibility and Performance: Evidence from Mainland Chinese Firms." Transportation Journal 48, no. 3 (2009): 7–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/25702529.
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Abstract This article summarizes the literature on inventory management flexibility from a competence perspective, and it classifies the work according to inter-firm and intra-firm flexibilities. It also explores the relationships between inventory competence flexibility, service capabilities flexibility, and performance. The results show that intra-firm inventory management flexibility, which reflects internal competence, has a positive impact on service capabilities and performance, while inventory coordination flexibility, which captures inter-firm competence, has no significance on those elements. Empirical results suggest that collaborative inventory management flexibility is an important issue for Mainland China to address in the future, although intra-firm competences there have been improved.
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SONG, HUA, and YUAN-FANG SONG. "Impact of Inventory Management Flexibility on Service Flexibility and Performance: Evidence from Mainland Chinese Firms." Transportation Journal 48, no. 3 (2009): 7–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.5325/transportationj.48.3.0007.
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Abstract This article summarizes the literature on inventory management flexibility from a competence perspective, and it classifies the work according to inter-firm and intra-firm flexibilities. It also explores the relationships between inventory competence flexibility, service capabilities flexibility, and performance. The results show that intra-firm inventory management flexibility, which reflects internal competence, has a positive impact on service capabilities and performance, while inventory coordination flexibility, which captures inter-firm competence, has no significance on those elements. Empirical results suggest that collaborative inventory management flexibility is an important issue for Mainland China to address in the future, although intra-firm competences there have been improved.
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Benko, Georges. "Flexibilité, mobilité et modernisation de l'entreprise (Flexibility, mobility and modernisation within the firm)." Bulletin de l'Association de géographes français 66, no. 2 (1989): 93–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.3406/bagf.1989.1467.
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Ossiannilsson, Ebba. "Kvalitetsområden för gränslöst lärande. Erfarenheter från tre benchmarkingprojekt rörande e-lärande vid Lunds universitet." Högre utbildning 1, no. 2 (June 23, 2011): 125–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.23865/hu.v1.861.
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Benchmarking har blivit en allt vanligare metod för lärosätens kvalitetsarbete. Utifrån fastställda benchmark, d.v.s. riktmärken med indikatorer, identifieras, värderas och jämförs den egna verksamheten med andras. Oftast är flera personer och enheter inom den egna organisationen involverade. För benchmarking som för allt kvalitetsarbete är uppföljning av central betydelse. Efter deltagande i ett benchmarkingprojekt vidtar därför ett omfattande arbete med att på olika sätt reflektera över och utnyttja de lärdomar som har erhållits för vidare utvecklings- och förändringsarbete vid det aktuella lärosätet. Denna reflektionsfas är väl så viktig och måste få ta tid, då det är en del av själva processen. Vinningar från benchmarkingprojekt är många. En vinning som speciellt kan framhållas är det kollaborativa lärandet. Detta kan sägas ske på olika nivåer, nämligen såväl inom respektive organisation som bland deltagande samarbetspartners. Genom möjligheten att ta del av varandras goda exempel, men också genom bekräftelse av den egna verksamheten, ges goda förutsättningar för vidare utveckling.Lunds universitet har deltagit i benchmarkingprojekt organiserade av European Centre for Strategic Management of Universities (ESMU) sedan 2000. Under 2008-2010 medverkade Lunds universitet återigen i ett antal internationella projekt rörande benchmarking av e-lärande, nämligen EADTU:s E-xcellence+, ESMU:s eLearning Benchmarking exercise samt the First dual-mode distance learning benchmarking club.I samband med projekten har det kunnat konstateras att ett kontextuellt och holistiskt perspektiv på e-lärande är av avgörande betydelse. Även komplexiteten inom e-lärande har tydliggjorts. Då individen i allt större utsträckning blir ägare till sin egen lärandeprocess, måste benchmark ses mer utifrån ett studentperspektiv och inte som hittills mestadels från teknisk synvinkel och managementperspektiv. Att pågående diskurs inom e-lärandeområdet påverkar och har betydelse för hur kritiska framgångsområden kan identifieras har också kunnat konstateras. En framväxande konceptuell referensram för kvalitetsområden inom e-lärande i högre utbildning har kunnat formuleras genom projekten.Diskursen inom e-lärandeområdet visar tydligt på behovet av ett nytt paradigm inom högre utbildning för att möta krav på individualisering, attraktivitet och lärande vid behov eller i ett livslångt lärande-perspektiv. När studenten blir mer delaktig i sitt lärande, som t.ex. vid bruket av öppna digitala lärresurser, kommer lärosäten att behöva genomgå strukturella förändringar, vilket bl.a. innefattar en förändrad roll för lärarna, som snarare kommer att verka som coacher och mentorer. En slutsats från den aktuella studien är att en omfattande förändring är på väg. Individualisering, tillgänglighet, flexibilitet, transparens och hållbar utveckling kommer att bli några av ledorden i denna process.
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Moreland Russell, Sarah, Jason Jabbari, Louise Farah Saliba, Dan Ferris, Eliot Jost, Tyler Frank, and Yung Chun. "Implementation of Flexibilities to the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs and Their Impact on Schools in Missouri." Nutrients 15, no. 3 (January 31, 2023): 720. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15030720.
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Background: In 2018, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued flexibilities to the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, relaxing the nutrition standards for milk, whole grains, and sodium. This study examines the implementation decision-making among Missouri school food services and the impact of implementing these flexibilities on the meals served. Methods: We developed a survey using the Consolidated Framework of Implementation to determine schools’ implementation of the flexibilities and factors related to implementation. To determine how the implementation of flexibilities affected participation, we merged the survey results with school-level meal county data from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. We used ordinary least squares regression to examine how flexibility adoption related to the number of meals served. Results: Most schools implemented the wheat, milk, and sodium flexibilities. Common reasons for implementation were increasing participation, meeting students’ preferences, expanding menu variety, and saving money. The implementation of flexibilities was associated with more lunches and breakfasts being served per month, particularly among free and reduced-price meals. Conclusions: Continued research is needed to determine how the increased uptake of school meals that do not fully meet dietary guidelines by low-income students results in inequities in health outcomes. The findings can inform the design and implementation of future policies, especially as new rules related to flexibility design are determined.
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Ali, Mohammed, and Wasif Ullah Khan. "Effect of routing flexibility on the performance of manufacturing system." International Journal of Production Management and Engineering 7, no. 2 (July 31, 2019): 133. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/ijpme.2019.8726.
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This work presented in this paper is based on the simulation of the routing flexibility enabled manufacturing system. In this study four levels of each factor (i.e. routing flexibility, system load conditions, system capacity and four part sequencing rules) are considered for the investigation. The performance of the routing flexibility enabled manufacturing system (RFEMS) is evaluated using three performance measures like make-span time, resource utilization and work-in-process. The analysis of results shows that the performance of the manufacturing system may be improved by adding in routing flexibility at the initial level along with other factors. However, the benefit of this flexibility diminishes at higher levels of routing flexibilities.
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Bašová, Silvia. "SMART FLEXIBILITA - POTENCIÁL PRE VEREJNÉ PRIESTORY." Czech Journal of Civil Engineering 3, no. 2 (December 31, 2017): 9–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.51704/cjce.2017.vol3.iss2.pp9-14.
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Aktuálne premeny verejných priestorov môžeme sledovať z hľadiska ich urbánnych a architektonických faktorov, z hľadiska socio – psychologických faktorov a tiež z hľadiska bezpečnosti a bezbariérovosti. Súčasné koncepty sa sústreďujú na bezpečnosť, optimalizáciu klimatických extrémov, sociálnu priehľadnosť, identitu, vitalitu a kvalitu exponovaných mestských priestorov. Metódou urbánnej flexibility možno pružne reagovať na zmeny a prispôsobiť sa požiadavkám mesta a spoločnosti i ekologickým premenám na rôzne dlhý časový rozpon. Princíp flexibility je možné uplatniť pri koncepcií mestského designu, pri zmenách scény daného priestoru, pri náladách a efektoch farebnosti, hudby a svetla. Flexibilitou možno modelovať koncept funkcií a prevádzok, koncept zelene, koncept pešej a cyklodopravy. Smart flexibilitou môže mesto zlepšiť bezpečnosť, inteligentnú prevádzku a posilniť informovanosť návštevníkov.
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Fanselow, Gisbert. "On the flexibility of idioms in German." Colloquia Germanica Stetinensia 27 (2018): 115–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.18276/cgs.2018.27-07.
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Aydin, Sedat, and Mustafa Cahit Ungan. "Contribution to Industrial Buyer Behavior Model: An Empirical Research." Marketing and Management of Innovations 14, no. 1 (2023): 235–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.21272/mmi.2023.1-20.
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Today’s businesses experience many uncertainties in their internal operations and environments. Manufacturing flexibility is an excellent response to these uncertainties. Volume, modification, mix, and expansion flexibilities are the manufacturing flexibilities that businesses look for when they select their suppliers. In parallel, these flexibilities are often used as a supplier selection criterion in the literature. The supplier selection decision is a strategic issue for today’s businesses as a typical company is highly dependent on its suppliers to procure raw materials and parts. Sound supplier selection decision leads to competitive advantage because it is related to a positive relationship between buyer and supplier and reciprocal improvement of performance and trust between both parties. However, a literature review for this study showed a need for more empirical work on the relationship among types of flexibilities, supplier selection, performance improvement, long-term relationships, and trust. In order to fill the gap in this area, data was collected from 148 automotive companies operating in Turkey. For the data collection, the automotive industry was chosen as it is subjected to more uncertainties due to its connections to many other industries. The data were then analyzed using the structural equation model. The results showed a significant positive relationship between types of manufacturing flexibility and supplier selection. Also, positive relationships were found among supplier selection, performance, long-term relationships, and trust. Mediation and indirect effect analysis were also conducted. Long-term relationships and performance fully mediated the relationship between supplier selection and trust. An indirect relationship between supplier selection and trust was also found. The study results are expected to contribute to Sheth’s buyer-behavior model by introducing manufacturing flexibility, long-term relationship, performance, and trust to the model. Also, the study’s findings assist executives in making more informed decisions concerning supplier selection, depending on the level and types of flexibility they demand from their suppliers, performance, long-term relationships, and trust.
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Ma, Chun-ai, Yanbo Jin, and Heng-Yu Chang. "Firm’s Financial Flexibility: Driving Factors, Flexibility Degree and Economic Results: A Comparison of America and China." International Journal of Economics and Finance 7, no. 11 (October 27, 2015): 52. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijef.v7n11p52.
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<p>Our paper establishes the causal links among the driving factor, flexibility degree and performance of a firm and tests these links based on two samples made of American and Chinese listed companies in manufacturing industry respectively from 2009 to 2012. Our results show the financial flexibilities of American and Chinese firms are mainly driven by strengthening risk management and chasing investment opportunities respectively, the degree of financial flexibility has positively impact on firm performance, and the effect of financial flexibility driven by chasing investment opportunities on performance is more statistically significant than financial flexibility driven by strengthening risk management. Our results suggest that a firm can improve its performance if it retains a high flexibility degree driven by chasing investment opportunities.</p>
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Singh, Rohit Kr, Sachin Modgil, and Padmanav Acharya. "Identification and causal assessment of supply chain flexibility." Benchmarking: An International Journal 27, no. 2 (September 2, 2019): 517–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bij-01-2019-0003.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to map the causal relations among various supply chain flexibility (SCF) dimensions having significant impact on the Indian personal hygiene industry. Design/methodology/approach The author(s) have gone through extensive literature review and extracted 22 SCF dimensions. After conducting field visits and expert interaction in the firm related to case industry, 11 major SCF dimensions that seem to have a significant amount of influence on supply chain performance of the firms were retained for further consideration. The author(s) have used decision making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) to establish initial causality and structural equation model (SEM) to investigate the contribution of different flexibility dimensions on overall SCF. Findings After DEMATEL analysis, three major SCF dimensions were considered for SEM modeling. The result shows that product flexibility and physical distribution flexibility have favorable influence on the SCF, while the demand management flexibility adversely impacts overall SCF. Practical implications The approach adopted in the study can help firms to determine and exercise the flexibility dimensions of a particular supply chain. The DEMATEL and SEM offer a facilitation to explain the causal relationship between the different dimensions to take long-term decisions and address the uncertainty in the demand and supply side. Originality/value This paper has made an attempt to evaluate the supply chain flexibilities, prioritize them and evaluate the relationship amongst these flexibilities and the degree to which they affect or are affected by one another in the Indian personal hygiene industry.
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Czelleng, Ádám. "The Impact of Flexibility on the Capital Structure." E-conom 2, no. 2 (2013): 128–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.17836/ec.2013.2.128.
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Zhu, Xiaofei, Ning Wang, Xiaoyan Xie, Ruibin Hou, Defeng Zhou, Yafeng Li, Jun Hu, Xinyuan Li, He Liu, and Wang Nie. "A series of interdigitated Cd(ii) coordination polymers based on 4,6-dibenzoylisophthalic acid and flexible triazole ligands." RSC Adv. 4, no. 30 (2014): 15816–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4ra00246f.
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Different bridging ligands with various flexibilities and lengths were utilized to assemble interdigitated coordination polymers with Cd(ii) cations. The length and flexibility of the ligands could significantly influence the interdigitation level of the crystal structure.
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Redaktionen. "Den danske model som tema." Tidsskrift for Arbejdsliv 14, no. 2 (June 1, 2012): 5–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.7146/tfa.v14i2.108909.
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D en danske model er ikke alene hyldet herhjemme men også berømt i udlandet. Den udenlandske interesse kan spores tilbage til Galensons bog fra 1950'erne, som først udkom på engelsk og siden på dansk. I denne fremhæves den danske arbejdsmarkedsmodels historiske rødder i Septemberforliget fra 1899. Forfatteren fremhæver, hvorledes det historiske kompromis fra dengang lagde fundamentet for en organisering af arbejdsmarkedet, som ideelt set overlader det til arbejdsmarkedets parter selv at regulere forholdene på arbejdsmarkedet, og hvor staten kun intervenerer i de tilfælde, hvor det ikke lykkes for partene at forhandle sig frem til en løsning. Med introduktionen af flexicurity-begrebet tiltrak den danske måde at organisere arbejdsmarkedet på sig igen international interesse på grund af evnen til at kombinere en relativ høj grad af social sikring med stor flexibilitet på arbejdsmarkedet. Blandt arbejdsmarkedets parter, politikere og arbejdsmarkedsforskere ses 'modellen' som et foregangseksempel og som noget, som andre misunder os på grund af dens unikhed og fortræffeligheder. Dette afspejles ikke mindst i de mange advarsler, der fra tid til anden lyder om, at modellen skulle være truet fra forskellige fronter. Men spørgsmålet er, hvad der egentlig ligger i begrebet 'den danske model', og om den virkelig er så unik og fortræffelig, som den hjemlige diskurs synes at indikere? Hvordan begrebet 'den danske model' end bliver forstået og brugt, så er det vigtigt at forholde sig til den centrale problematik, som drejer sig om, hvorledes arbejdsmarkedet reguleres i Danmark. Til alle tider har dette spørgsmål impliceret analysen af nogle helt centrale, politiske og økonomiske magtforhold i samfundet. Relationen mellem køber og sælger af arbejdskraft, mellem arbejdsgiveren og lønmodtageren er helt central for produktion af varer og tjenester og fordelingen af disse i samfundet. Dermed er det jo selve velfærdssamfundets grundlag, der er i spil, og det handler i høj grad om, hvorledes interessemodsætningerne mellem køberne og sælgerne af arbejdskraften bliver håndteret i samfundet. Med andre ord er spørgsmålet, om arbejdsmarkedets regulering et helt igennem politisk tema. Disse spørgsmål åbenbarede sig meget tidligt i det moderne samfunds historie. De klassiske økonomer og sociologer søgte at finde begreber og teorier, der kunne bringe fornuft i det kaos af forandringer, som kapitalismen indvarslede. Specielt viste problemet sig at være de tilbagevendende kriser med deraf følgende nød, elendighed og social uro. I Danmark blev dette såkaldte 'arbejderspørgsmål' debatteret i hele sidste halvdel af det 19. århundrede, og et af resultaterne af konflikterne var forliget mellem arbejdsgivere og fagforeninger i 1899. Som nævnt er det her, vi finder det, som mange betegner som grundstenen til 'den danske model'. Nogenlunde samtidigt blev nogle af demokratiets og parlamentarismens børnesygdomme kureret, og staten
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Sham, M. L., T. Zander, A. Rohlmann, and G. Bergmann. "Effects of the Rib Cage on Thoracic Spine Flexibility / Einfluss des Brustkorbs auf die Flexibilität der Brustwirbelsäule." Biomedizinische Technik/Biomedical Engineering 50, no. 11 (January 1, 2005): 361–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bmt.2005.051.
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Zhou, Chuan Sheng. "Research on XML Based Flexible Web Application Design." Applied Mechanics and Materials 268-270 (December 2012): 1661–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.268-270.1661.
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During web applications developed and deployed in many and many enterprises today, how to make sure their web applications satisfied to their individual and specific business requirements and marketing changes has been become a major problem. As now a lot of web applications are only designed and developed for specific business and they are normally high-coupled together with very bad system opening, collaboration, and flexibility. Here, by research on XML based web application design with software bus, component and workflow technologies, with multiple tiers layout and from user interface flexibility, business flow flexibility and data model flexibility, it illustrates a new way for a flexible web application design and try to improve web application flexibilities and to enhance enterprise satisfaction to their applications meeting with their business and marketing changes.
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Skok, Minea, Lahorko Wagmann, and Tomislav Baričević. "USE OF FLEXIBILITY IN DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS." Journal of Energy - Energija 71, no. 1 (February 23, 2023): 3–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.37798/2022711343.
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The Electricity Market Act stipulates that the distribution system operator is encouraged to use flexibility, including participation in congestion management in distribution network in coordination with transmission system operator, to increase efficiency, develop the distribution system and promote energy efficiency measures. DSO can access flexibility in one or more of the following ways: market-based procurement of flexibility services, distribution network tariffs, flexible (non-firm) connection agreements, rules based (regulated) approach, in combination or separately. The categories are not necessarily mutually exclusive and the inherent regulatory incentives and implemented measures may overlap. Member States and national regulatory authorities should, therefore, carefully evaluate the interactions when implementing new forms of access to flexibilities or when enhancing existing ones. The paper reviews the mentioned possibilities of using flexibility in the distribution network.
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Bleß, Hans-Holger. "Zwischen Konsistenz und Flexibilität." Monitor Versorgungsforschung 16, no. 06 (December 2, 2023): 42–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.24945/mvf.06.23.1866-0533.2562.
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Based on the provisions of SGB V, evidence-based medicine (EBM) forms the basis for the work of the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) and the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) in their medical assessments and decisions on the specification of care content such as disease management programmes (DMP) and the services to be financed by the statutory health insurance (SHI). The evaluation of available evidence is thus directly linked to pricing, reimbursement and also to care management. Greater flexibility in dealing with the evidence requirements has been exercised in the past, but without consistency and certainly also when a lowering of the requirement level led to a financial advantage for the statutory health insurance (SHI). At the same time, there are also examples in which the clinical relevance of an intervention was so obvious that the G-BA used its room for manoeuvre in the interests of healthcare.
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Öztürk, Emrah, Klaus Rheinberger, Timm Faulwasser, Karl Worthmann, and Markus Preißinger. "Aggregation of Demand-Side Flexibilities: A Comparative Study of Approximation Algorithms." Energies 15, no. 7 (March 29, 2022): 2501. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15072501.
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Traditional power grids are mainly based on centralized power generation and subsequent distribution. The increasing penetration of distributed renewable energy sources and the growing number of electrical loads is creating difficulties in balancing supply and demand and threatens the secure and efficient operation of power grids. At the same time, households hold an increasing amount of flexibility, which can be exploited by demand-side management to decrease customer cost and support grid operation. Compared to the collection of individual flexibilities, aggregation reduces optimization complexity, protects households’ privacy, and lowers the communication effort. In mathematical terms, each flexibility is modeled by a set of power profiles, and the aggregated flexibility is modeled by the Minkowski sum of individual flexibilities. As the exact Minkowski sum calculation is generally computationally prohibitive, various approximations can be found in the literature. The main contribution of this paper is a comparative evaluation of several approximation algorithms in terms of novel quality criteria, computational complexity, and communication effort using realistic data. Furthermore, we investigate the dependence of selected comparison criteria on the time horizon length and on the number of households. Our results indicate that none of the algorithms perform satisfactorily in all categories. Hence, we provide guidelines on the application-dependent algorithm choice. Moreover, we demonstrate a major drawback of some inner approximations, namely that they may lead to situations in which not using the flexibility is impossible, which may be suboptimal in certain situations.
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Li, Yong Mei, Bin Zhou, Xi Yuan Zhou, Guo Fu Sun, and Bo Yan Yang. "Structural Damage Detection Depending on Curvature Matrix of Change in Flexibility." Advanced Materials Research 255-260 (May 2011): 389–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.255-260.389.
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Flexibility is more sensitive to structural damage than frequency or mode. Curvature matrix of change in flexibility is presented as a new index of nondestructive damage detection, which is derived from change in structural flexibilities calculated from before damaging and after damaging by means of difference calculation twice, firstly to columns, and then to rows. Therefore a new indicator called as δ Flexibility Curvature Matrix Diagonal (δFCMD) is constructed from the principal diagonal elements based on curvature matrix of change in flexibility. The numerical simulation examples indicate that the damage location and severity in structures, with single damage, multiple ones, slight ones and ones at the supports, can be detected efficiently for a cantilever beam, a fixed supported beam, a simply supported beams and so on by the indicator of δFCMD depending on only a few of lower order modes.
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Rubin, S., and R. N. Coppolino. "Sensitivity of Flexibility Monitoring of Offshore Jacket Platforms." Journal of Energy Resources Technology 108, no. 1 (March 1, 1986): 72–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.3231244.
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Flexibility monitoring is a vibration-based method for simplifying the detection of major underwater damage on offshore jacket platforms. Ambient vibrations are detected at each of the underwater framing levels relative to abovewater vibration in the fundamental sway and torsional modes. Derived are flexibility parameters which relate to the shear flexibilities of each framing bay and of the foundation. Great promise has been shown by laboratory and field testing. This paper presents a comprehensive sensitivity assessment for severance of diagonal members over a wide range of structural redundancy for generic platform configurations.
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Pasternak, S., T. Stehle, and U. Heisel. "Flexibilität in der Mikrospanntechnik*/Flexibility in the micro clamp technique – Study of the flexibility of micro clamping technologies with regard to various workpiece and manufacturing process parameters." wt Werkstattstechnik online 105, no. 09 (2015): 640–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.37544/1436-4980-2015-09-82.
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In den vorherigen Fachartikeln zum Thema Mikrospannsysteme wurden experimentelle Untersuchungen an fünf Mikrospannverfahren – darunter das Spannen mit Eis, Wachs, Klebstoff, Vakuum und Spannbacken – hinsichtlich der mit ihnen erreichbaren Haltekräfte, Spannzeiten und Spannsteifigkeiten beschrieben. Der vorliegende 4. Fachbeitrag bezieht sich auf die Analyse der Flexibilität der erwähnten Spannverfahren hinsichtlich verschiedener Mikro- und Makrogeometrien sowie Werkstückwerkstoffe, eingesetzter Fertigungs-, Kühlschmierungs- und Positionierungsverfahren sowie der Bearbeitungsfreiheit und Automatisierbarkeit. The previous articles about micro clamping systems described experimental studies of five micro clamping technologies including freeze, wax, glue, vacuum and vice clamping in terms of attainable holding forces, clamping time and static stiffness. In this article, the flexibility of these clamping technologies regarding various micro and macro geometry of the workpiece, its material, used manufacturing, cooling and positioning techniques as well as the freedom when processing and the capability for automation is analyzed.