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Севостьянов and D. Sevostyanov. "Organization Life Cycle and the Inversive Relationship." Socio-Humanitarian Research and Technology 6, no. 2 (July 18, 2017): 53–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/article_595cec5d46e499.15243210.
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This article analyzes the manifestation of the inversive relationship in the life cycle of the organization. Inversion is an internal contradiction in the hierarchy between the position of the hierarchical element, and its role. The reason for inversions is the discrepancy between the orientation of the organizational principles of hierarchy. The development of inversive relations leads the organization toward completion of its life cycle. Analysis of the inversive relationship in the hierarchy allows the comparative assessment of different models of the organizational life cycle.
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Manzardo, Alessandro, Andrea Loss, Monia Niero, Chiara Vianello, and Antonio Scipioni. "Organizational Life Cycle Assessment: The Introduction of the Production Allocation Burden." Procedia CIRP 69 (2018): 429–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2017.11.002.
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Martínez-Blanco, Julia, Silvia Forin, and Matthias Finkbeiner. "Challenges of organizational LCA: lessons learned from road testing the guidance on organizational life cycle assessment." International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 25, no. 2 (November 1, 2019): 311–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11367-019-01699-3.
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Lo-Iacono-Ferreira, Vanesa G., Juan Ignacio Torregrosa-López, and Salvador F. Capuz-Rizo. "Organizational life cycle assessment: suitability for higher education institutions with environmental management systems." International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 22, no. 12 (March 30, 2017): 1928–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11367-017-1289-8.
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Forin, Silvia, Julia Martínez-Blanco, and Matthias Finkbeiner. "Facts and figures from road testing the guidance on organizational life cycle assessment." International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 24, no. 5 (September 17, 2018): 866–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11367-018-1533-x.
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Onososen, Adetayo, Innocent Musonda, and Motheo Meta Tjebane. "Drivers of BIM-Based Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Buildings: An Interpretive Structural Modelling Approach." Sustainability 14, no. 17 (September 5, 2022): 11052. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su141711052.
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Building Information Modelling (BIM) for life cycle sustainability assessment is an emerging development considered valuable given its importance in enhancing the environmentally friendly performance of buildings by delivering eco-efficient structures. However, despite its benefits, adoption is low. Thus, this study examines the key drivers of a building’s BIM-based life cycle sustainability assessment. An interpretive structural modelling approach and Matrice d’Impacts croises-multipication applique a classement (MICMAC) analysis were adopted for this study. Nineteen key drivers were categorized into a seven-level ISM model, which revealed that the successful implementation of the driving factors for BIM-based LCSA would increase its adoption and encourage users to be proactive in exploring solutions, exerting best efforts, and advancing its usage. The primary drivers, such as organizational readiness, personal willingness to use, procurement methods, and organizational structure, amongst others, are crucial for discussing BIM-based LCSA adoption strategies and making guidelines and design decisions to guide the process. This paper therefore contributes to the growing discussion on BIM from the viewpoint of an assessment of a building’s life cycle sustainability. The study concludes that organizational, governmental, and institutional support, as well as capacity development, are essential to driving BIM-Based LCSA.
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Farizal F and Trisha Amanda. "Estimation of Palm Oil Plantation Carbon Footprint and Reduction Strategy Using the O-LCA and MCDM." 14th GCBSS Proceeding 2022 14, no. 2 (December 28, 2022): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.35609/gcbssproceeding.2022.2(58).
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According to data obtained from the Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report (GHG) and Monitoring, Reporting, Verification (MPV), GHG emissions are mostly caused by five industries: energy, waste, agriculture, food and land use coalition, and industry. The palm oil industry has grown significantly during the past few decades, particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia. The primary output of the palm oil sector is crude palm oil (CPO). It is anticipated that Indonesia will keep trying to satisfy domestic demand for palm oil. However, people still seek out goods made with palm oil that is environmentally friendly to create. Environmental concerns, particularly the claim that CPO production is a source of carbon release, are another obstacle to Indonesia's CPO exports to European and American nations (Uning et al., 2020). Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the recommended approach to measure a product's or process's environmental impact with accurate results, according to a body of literature (Wahyono & Hadiyanto, 2019). Although the life cycle assessment method was first developed to evaluate how items affect the environment, it may also be customized to meet the needs of the business. As a result of this modification, UNEP developed a brand-new technique known as Organizational Life Cycle Assessment (O-LCA). There have not been many studies done in the past that use O-LCA to assess how business processes affect the environment, particularly with the idea of sustainability. Organizational life cycle assessments enable businesses to identify critical environmental operations and make improvements while considering a variety of sustainability variables, as well as other elements like environmental, economic, social, and technological considerations. Keywords: Carbon Footprint, Palm Oil Plantation, Life Cycle Analysis, Multi-Criteria
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Osorio-Tejada, Jose Luis, Eva Llera-Sastresa, Sabina Scarpellini, and Tito Morales-Pinzón. "Social Organizational Life Cycle Assessment of Transport Services: Case Studies in Colombia, Spain, and Malaysia." Sustainability 14, no. 16 (August 14, 2022): 10060. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su141610060.
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Freight operations are relevant for economies but can negatively impact society due to the performance of activities related to fuel production, vehicle manufacturing, and infrastructure construction. This study applies the social organizational life cycle assessment (SO-LCA) methodology to analyze the social performance of companies involved in the supply chain of road transport companies located in different contexts such as Latin American, European, and Asian. The results of the three case studies are compared to analyze the methodology’s robustness and the influence of development and culture on how social performance is perceived. An approach for the SO-LCA, based on the UNEP/SETAC guidelines, was applied to freight companies in Colombia, Spain, and Malaysia. This integrated approach considers the key components of the transport system: fuels, vehicles, and infrastructure. A multi-tier inventory analysis was performed for 26 social impact subcategories, and reference scale assessments were applied to obtain single and aggregated social performance indexes. Interviews with stakeholders were used to aggregate indexes and identify priorities for decision-making in different contexts. First, the stakeholders concurred that freight companies must focus on labor rights to improve their social performance. The second social category in order of importance was human rights, except in the Spanish case study, where it was socioeconomic repercussions. These results indicate that social impact subcategories are influenced by socioeconomic development and the culture or beliefs of its inhabitants. These specificities help identify hotspots and stakeholder concerns toward which transport companies should direct their efforts. This study expands the range of indicators for social impact measurement and the known literature by investigating social matters for different categories of stakeholders spanning three continents. When these indicators are fully developed, their consideration in management practices could benefit business practitioners.
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Neumoeva-Kolchedantseva, E. V., and A. F. Zakirova. "DESIGNING THE TOOLKIT TO ASSESS THE RESEARCH ACTIVITY PRODUCTS OF PEDAGOGICAL MASTER’S DEGREE STUDENTS." Vektor nauki Tol'yattinskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta. Seriya Pedagogika i psihologiya, no. 1 (2022): 32–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.18323/2221-5662-2022-1-32-40.
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The research activity is a systemic vector of professional education of a pedagogical master’s degree student that aims to train a teacher capable of scientifically substantiated solution complex and diverse professional tasks. The significance of the research activity in future teacher training determines, in many respects, the necessity for its organizational and methodological support, an integral part of which is the assessment of the process and the research activity results. The subject of this study is the performance aspect of the research activity products assessment considered in the context of the research project life cycle. The main task of the research is the development of assessment tools relevant to the research activity nature at different stages of the project life cycle. The solution of the assigned task is necessary to ensure constructive and productive feedback within the educational process, which provides the possibility of timely adjustment of the student’s research activity and, on the whole, flexible transitions between the stages of the research project life cycle. To solve this task, the authors describe the actual state and the prospects of studying the research activity as a support object; sum up the principles of the author’s concept of organizational and methodological support of the research activity; consider the stages of the research project life cycle; propose the pedagogical assessment interpretation; prove the requirements for pedagogical assessment; describe the procedure to design pedagogical assessment tools. The assessment cards for the products of analytical, design, formative, and presentational research activity are the study results. The proposed cards can form the base for more detailed development of assessment tools for evaluating products of the future teachers’ research activity.
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García-Muiña, Fernando, María Sonia Medina-Salgado, Rocío González-Sánchez, Irene Huertas-Valdivia, Anna Maria Ferrari, and Davide Settembre-Blundo. "Social Organizational Life Cycle Assessment (SO-LCA) and Organization 4.0: An easy-to-implement method." MethodsX 9 (2022): 101692. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2022.101692.
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Manzardo, Alessandro, Andrea Loss, Ren Jingzheng, Filippo Zuliani, and Antonio Scipioni. "Definition and application of activity portfolio and control/influence approaches in organizational life cycle assessment." Journal of Cleaner Production 184 (May 2018): 264–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.02.262.
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Alona Hrebennikova, Liudmyla Artemchuk, Vitalii Nahornyi, Nadiia Daliak, and Olha Ruban. "Assessment of the Network Interaction Synergistic Effect According to the Organization Life Cycle." Journal of Eastern European and Central Asian Research (JEECAR) 8, no. 3 (August 28, 2021): 311–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.15549/jeecar.v8i3.754.
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The article's purpose was to econometric substantiate the peculiarities of achieving a synergistic effect and sources of economies of scale for participants in entrepreneurial networks, for example, industrial enterprises in Ukraine. The regression analysis method has been used to identify sources of economies of scale of production, which change affects the efficiency of enterprises. With the elasticity coefficient, the features of the manifestation of the effect of economies of scale for 106 network and non-network enterprises were determined, taking into account the organizational life cycle of the development. It was revealed that, despite the ephemeral nature of the economies of scale, network enterprises are characterized by longer nature as a component of the synergistic effect of production activities and a decrease in costs, regardless of the development cycle of the organization. The results obtained can be useful as a basis for strategic planning in business integration.
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Rimano, Michela, Alberto Simboli, Raffaella Taddeo, Michele Del Grosso, and Andrea Raggi. "The Environmental Impact of Organizations: A Pilot Test from the Packaging Industry Based on Organizational Life Cycle Assessment." Sustainability 13, no. 20 (October 15, 2021): 11402. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132011402.
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This article presents and discusses a pilot test concerning the environmental impacts assessment of organizations. The study was conducted in a production site of a world leading group in the plastic packaging industry. The purpose was to deepen the knowledge of the methodologies currently available and also of the benefits and the difficulties related to their practical implementation. The analysis was conducted in the period 2018–2019, in line with ISO 14044 and ISO/TS 14072 standards and therefore inspired by the organizational life cycle assessment (O-LCA) procedures and standards. The O-LCA test application has proved useful in detecting a number of environmental hotspots usually not detected by other life cycle based approaches, on which the organization should focus to undertake improvement actions, both internal and external (e.g., the category “employees commuting”). The experience gained in the production site under study also led to the replication of the assessment approach to other facilities around the world and for informing corporate sustainability reporting activities (e.g., Global Reporting Initiative and Carbon Disclosure Project reporting standards). Such results can provide methodological and practical insights to both scholars and practitioners in that field of activities.
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García-Muiña, Fernando, María Sonia Medina-Salgado, Rocío González-Sánchez, Irene Huertas-Valdivia, Anna Maria Ferrari, and Davide Settembre-Blundo. "Industry 4.0-based dynamic Social Organizational Life Cycle Assessment to target the social circular economy in manufacturing." Journal of Cleaner Production 327 (December 2021): 129439. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129439.
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D’Eusanio, Manuela, Annekatrin Lehmann, Matthias Finkbeiner, and Luigia Petti. "Social Organizational Life Cycle Assessment: an approach for identification of relevant subcategories for wine production in Italy." International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 25, no. 6 (May 18, 2020): 1119–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11367-020-01746-4.
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Wafa, Wafaurahman, Amir Hamzah Sharaai, Nitanan Koshy Matthew, Sabrina Abdullah J. Ho, and Noor Ahmad Akhundzada. "Organizational Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (OLCSA) for a Higher Education Institution as an Organization: A Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis." Sustainability 14, no. 5 (February 24, 2022): 2616. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14052616.
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Life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) is an approach utilized for products to analyze their sustainability indicators. However, no definite study has determined the sustainability of an organization using the LCA approach. This review focuses on a systematic review and bibliometric analysis of the OLCSA in University. The literature was searched in the Scopus online database considering PRISMA guidelines, and VOSviewer software was used for three types of bibliometric analysis, i.e., co-authorship, co-occurrence, and co-citation were analyzed with their units of analysis. The results show that there is no specific study that has found or assessed the LCSA of an organization. However, 17 articles on O-LCA and 2 on SO-LCA were found, and there were numerous articles available about ELCC in the literature. Researchers mostly used UNEP guidelines for O-LCA, in line with ISO standards. However, they used NPV for E-LCC. Based on VOSviewer software, Matthias Finkbeiner, Forin, Martínez-Blanco Julia, Berger Markus, Lehman, Loss, Manzardo, Scipion, Hall, and Weldu are co-authors. The keyword of “life cycle” was broadly used, and the most cited source was the “International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment”. Adoption of the LCSA framework is recommended for O-LCSA studies to estimate organizations’ sustainability, and to ensure quality education contributing the fourth SDGs.
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Mikheeva, S. A., and E. V. Potina. "The Life cycle of an Educational Organization: An Empirical Approach." Management Science 9, no. 2 (July 2, 2019): 78–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.26794/2304-022x-2019-9-2-78-93.
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The head of the school, as well as the business owner, it is important to understand the dynamics of the organization’s development. The current formal assessment procedures for schools and various ratings fix the current state of the organization, but do not allow to define at what stage of the development it is. Analysis of existing approaches to determining the stages of the life cycle of organizations has shown that existing methodologies are business-oriented and is not able to be used for educational organizations. The paper describes the school lifecycle model, proposed the methodology of a determining the stage of the school lifecycle using quantitative and qualitative parameters. Assessment the stages of the life cycle of four schools that are identical in their characteristics (status, age, size, location) and providing practical solutions are important result of the research. At first, the authors examined the position of the schools in the model of the lifecycle by quantitative indicators using three criteria: education quality, educational process resource supply, competitiveness of educational services. School reports based on self-examination provided the empirical evidence for indicators’ calculation. All the indicators are analyzed in a five-year dynamics, their averages for sample schools are defined over two time periods and percentile changes over a given period are calculated. The life cycle stage of a school is determined based on an aggregate indicator (final school evaluation), which is calculated considering weight coefficients. At second, we determined a dominant organizational culture type, which based on the robert E. Quinn and Kim S. Cameron’s OCAI method, for verification the primary quantitative diagnostics results. Qualitative data was obtained from a teachers and school managers’ poll. The life cycle determination method that has been proposed in this study can be used in management practice by the school principal.
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Marx, Hendrik, Silvia Forin, and Matthias Finkbeiner. "Organizational Life Cycle Assessment of a Service Providing SME for Renewable Energy Projects (PV and Wind) in the United Kingdom." Sustainability 12, no. 11 (June 1, 2020): 4475. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12114475.
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Companies are increasingly interested in reducing their environmental footprint. Thereby, they face the challenge of identifying and mitigating their specific impacts and hotspots and simultaneously avoid burden shifting. The organizational life cycle assessment (OLCA) method was conceived and successfully tested for the assessment if companies’ potential environmental impacts. Still, the method poses methodological challenges for the application to service providing organizations. In this paper, OLCA was applied to a service providing SME in the photovoltaic and wind energy business in the United Kingdom. The environmental impact profile of the reporting organization is dominated by transport activities, including the technicians’ trips to the solar farms, employee commuting, and business travels. According to the main goals of the study (gaining insights in internal operations and improving organizational procedures), recommendations to reduce travel-related impacts are provided. For existing methodological challenges like selecting the reporting flow and setting the system boundaries, innovative solutions like defining multiple reporting flows for different activities and to partly include service receiving objects in system boundaries are discussed with the aim to facilitate future applications.
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Pollok, Louisa, Sebastian Spierling, Hans-Josef Endres, and Ulrike Grote. "Social Life Cycle Assessments: A Review on Past Development, Advances and Methodological Challenges." Sustainability 13, no. 18 (September 15, 2021): 10286. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su131810286.
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Society’s interest in social impacts of products, services and organizational behaviors is rapidly growing. While life cycle assessments to evaluate environmental stressors have generally been well established in many industries, approaches to evaluate social impacts such as Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) lack methodological consistency and standardization. The aim of this paper is to identify past developments and methodological barriers of S-LCA and to summarize how the automotive industry contributed to the advancement or application of this method. Therefore, a qualitative content analysis of 111 studies published between 2015 and 2020 is used to gather information on past scientific and political milestones, methodological barriers impeding S-LCA and the participation of the automotive sector. The review shows that a broad range of sectors such as the automotive industry contributed to the testing and advancement of S-LCA in the past but that S-LCA remains a young and immature method. Large-scale application is impeded by major barriers such as the variety of impact categories and sub-categories, the lacking integration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), issues of linking LCA structures to social phenomena or the difficult tracking of social impact pathways. Further research on standardization possibilities, the connection to political social targets and the testing of methods is necessary to overcome current barriers and increase the applicability and interpretability results.
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Lin, Chinho, Shu-Fang Ting, Leslie Lee, and Sheng-Tun Lin. "Firm capability assessment via the BSC and DEA." Industrial Management & Data Systems 121, no. 3 (January 22, 2021): 567–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/imds-07-2020-0405.
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PurposeThis study proposes an objective assessment model to evaluate the performance of internal and external capabilities of firms. It facilitates firms to invest appropriate resources to cultivate the organizational capability necessary to meet the requirements of the performance indicators.Design/methodology/approachThis study integrates the concepts of resource-based theory, the organizational capability concept, and conduct a performance analysis to the four perspectives of the BSC by implementing the fuzzy set theory and data employment analysis.FindingsThe findings show that the appropriate strategies help allocate available resources and capabilities during the different product life cycle, which provides practical guidelines for firms to achieve sustaining competitive advantage.Research limitations/implicationsThe selected factors were focused on four resources and capabilities rather than all possible factors.Originality/valueAn objective assessment model was created based on internal and external competitive performance efficiency in this research field. This model facilitates the ability of the top management to make decisions for resource allocation that will enhance firm's performance.
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Sun, Hua, Juan Li, Jia Jia Lin, and Jing Zhao. "Research on Comprehensive Environment Risk Assessment of Brownfield Reuse in Xishan District, Wuxi City." Advanced Materials Research 356-360 (October 2011): 3047–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.356-360.3047.
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The purpose of this paper is to establish a complete appraisal system and study on comprehensive environment risk assessment of brownfield reuse in procedure and method through the case of Xishan District, according to life cycle theory. Methods employed include system analysis, analytic hierarchy process and grey evaluation method. The result shows that,(1) The life cycle of brownfield reuse can be divided into three stages which are the confirmation and preparation stage, the control and treatment stage, the maintenance and supervision stage, including policy and legal risk, economic risk, organizational risk, pollution risk, etc, eight elements.(2)the environmental risk of Xishan District is in medium level. Additionally, due to the polluting and complexity of brownfield, it should be respond to the necessary control. It is concluded that the comprehensive environment risk assessment of brownfield reuse has high scientific and practical by using analytic hierarchy process and grey evaluation method.
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Matawale, Chhabi Ram, Saurav Datta, and S. S. Mahapatra. "A fuzzy embedded leagility assessment module in supply chain." Benchmarking: An International Journal 23, no. 7 (October 3, 2016): 1937–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bij-12-2013-0113.
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Purpose In today’s ever-changing global business environment, successful survival of manufacturing firms/production units depends on the extent of fulfillment of dynamic customers’ demands. Appropriate supply chain strategy is of vital concern in this context. Lean principles correspond to zero inventory level; whereas, agile concepts motivate safety inventory to face and withstand in turbulent market conditions. The leagile paradigm is gaining prime importance in the contemporary scenario which includes salient features of both leanness and agility. While lean strategy affords markets with predictable demand, low variety and long product life cycle; agility performs best in a volatile environment with high variety, mass-customization and short product life cycle. Successful implementation of leagile concept requires evaluation of the total performance metric and development of a route map for integrating lean production and agile supply in the total supply chain. To this end, the purpose of this paper is to propose a leagility evaluation framework using fuzzy logic. Design/methodology/approach A structured framework consisting of leagile capabilities/attributes as well as criterions has been explored to assess an overall leagility index, for a case enterprise and the data, obtained thereof, has been analyzed. Future opportunities toward improving leagility degree have been identified as well. This paper proposes a Fuzzy Overall Performance Index to assess the combined agility and leanness measure (leagility) of the organizational supply chain. Findings The proposed method has been found fruitful from managerial implication viewpoint. Originality/value This paper aimed to present an integrated fuzzy-based performance appraisement module in an organizational leagile supply chain. This evaluation module helps to assess existing organizational leagility degree; it can be considered as a ready reference to compare performance of different leagile organization (running under similar supply chain architecture) and to benchmark candidate leagile enterprises; so that best practices can be transmitted to the less-performing organizations. Moreover, there is scope to identify ill-performing areas (barriers of leagility) which require special managerial attention for future improvement.
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Topchiy, Dmitriy. "Organizational and technological systems for renovation of production facilities." E3S Web of Conferences 110 (2019): 02158. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201911002158.
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The article describes the stage of construction - one of the main compulsory periods of the life cycle in the formation of construction end-products. It is at this particular stage that actual reliability and safety indicators of capital construction projects (specified at the design stage) are formed determining the parameters of operational, functional and economic efficiency. The compulsory assessment of conformity of buildings and structures, as well as design (including survey), construction, installation, setting up, and recycling (demolition) processes associated with buildings and structures is conducted in different countries in the form of state construction supervision. An assessment results in a document certifying conformity of the actual indicators with the requirements of design, normative (industrial) and legislative documents. Conformity is assessed in accordance with procedural rules depending on the functional purpose of the capital construction project. There are two conformity assessment forms that appear to be similar (at first glance): “construction inspection” and “state construction supervision”. Similarity of these terms lies in the fact that they both characterize a resulted approach used to assess the conformity of activities of participants in the construction operations (customers, developers, contractors) on the formation of construction end-products — construction projects.
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Azariy, Lapidus. "Integral Potential Effectiveness of Organizational and Technological and Managerial Decisions of Building Object." Applied Mechanics and Materials 584-586 (July 2014): 2230–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.584-586.2230.
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<p class="p0">Investment and construction project from the perspective of systems engineering and using existing terminology systems engineering construction, formed from the studied model of organizational and technological modules ( OTM ) - potentials , representing a collection of process groups , united by a common organizational approach, process sequence , functional purpose , as well as other organizational, technological and managerial factors . The impact of these factors on the final figure will be provided throughout the project life cycle. The assessment of this impact - a key link in the task of monitoring the desired end point of the object construction - its security and comfort of life of people. Call this integral component of organizational and technological potential of the object. Significant difference from the building techniques used in the evaluation of the final index integral approach to the factors shaping it. To study the model of integral organizational and technological capabilities are introduced the following notation : PI - integral (integral) capacity (potential), represents a generic parameter that characterizes the achievement of the required endpoints construction.</p>
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Martínez-Blanco, Julia, Silvia Forin, and Matthias Finkbeiner. "Launch of a new report: “Road testing organizational life cycle assessment around the world: applications, experiences and lessons learned”." International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 23, no. 1 (October 23, 2017): 159–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11367-017-1409-5.
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TenBrink, Candace, and Betsy Gelb. "When firms mature: keeping the ho-hum at bay and embracing change." Journal of Business Strategy 38, no. 5 (September 18, 2017): 12–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jbs-07-2016-0079.
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Purpose This paper aims to offer a research-based assessment of why mature firms in mature industries may struggle to survive. The basic issues explored are major hurdles to the dynamic path that the contingency theory would predict. Design/methodology/approach By examining dozens of studies through the lens of organizational and industry life cycle theory, the authors investigate how organizational maturity itself thwarts better choices. Findings Environmental shifts in the marketplace, rigid policies, lengthy procedures and internally focused politics often hinder change. Research limitations/implications Limited to examining the work of others, this paper, nevertheless, offers an approach to using the life cycle theory for new insights. Practical implications The results provide practitioners with a roadmap. The authors advise them to prepare early for the maturity stage, possibly bring in external talent, evaluate potential mergers or partnerships and consider building the R&D budget. Social implications Firm failure brings dislocation to a wide array of stakeholders. This paper emphasizes viable growth strategies, given the constraints firms face in maturity. Originality/value This paper deals with survival, integrating both environmental and organizational obstacles. This unique approach offers practitioners a synthesized view of the challenges they face in a mature stage and simultaneously suggests methods for change.
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Sangwan, Kuldip Singh, Vikrant Bhakar, and Abhijeet K. Digalwar. "Sustainability assessment in manufacturing organizations." Benchmarking: An International Journal 25, no. 3 (April 3, 2018): 994–1027. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bij-08-2017-0227.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a sustainability readiness assessment model and a sustainability assessment model for manufacturing organizations. Design/methodology/approach The proposed models have been developed using resource-based theory along the integrated supply chain. The models are based on resources sustainability (people, money, material, energy, infrastructure, water, and air), critical factors of sustainability (product, process and policies), sustainability dimensions (environment, economic, and social), and life cycle sustainability (integrated supply chain). Findings The paper presents an integrated assessment system which includes: product life cycle, resources, critical factors (product, process, and policy), key performance indicators, and their interrelationship with sustainability dimensions. The three critical factors and all the important resources required by a manufacturing organization along the integrated supply chain are identified. The readiness assessment model is user friendly and effective to guide the managers to identify the weak areas of sustainability. Research limitations/implications The proposed model for readiness assessment is tested and in an automotive manufacturing organization but the sustainability assessment model is conceptual and it requires validation by implementing the same in an organization to understand its effectiveness. Practical implications The readiness assessment model can help the top management to decide whether the organizational orientation is correct to improve sustainability. The easy to use models can be used by the decision/policy makers and independent bodies to assess, compare and benchmark the products, processes or organizations and thus affect public policies and attitudes. Originality/value This study has developed, for the first time, a sustainability readiness assessment model. The resource-based theory has been applied along the integrated supply chain.
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Mukherjee, Amlan, and Heather Dylla. "Challenges to Using Environmental Product Declarations in Communicating Life-Cycle Assessment Results: Case of the Asphalt Industry." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2639, no. 1 (January 2017): 84–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2639-11.
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The objective of this paper is to discuss the challenges encountered in creating an environmental product declaration (EPD) program for asphalt mixtures that ensures the consistent, transparent, and reliable communication of life-cycle assessment (LCA) results between stakeholders in the paving industry. The formal process outlined in ISO 14025 for developing an EPD program has partially ameliorated the challenges that have deterred the adoption of LCA by requiring stakeholder participation and industrywide agreement on assumptions that define an LCA. This requirement has led to a new set of challenges, both technical and organizational, in addressing issues of data quality, validation, consistency, and transparency during the product category rules (PCR) development process. The paper provides an overview of the EPD program development process and establishes the role played by stakeholders in the decision-making process given their affiliations and relationship to the asphalt materials industry. Some of the LCA results that supported the decision-making process in developing the PCR are discussed. In addition, the paper highlights how the analysis supporting an EPD can also be used to improve plant operational efficiencies, while providing insights into the asphalt mixture design process, accounting for performance and environmental impacts.
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Rimano, Michela, Alberto Simboli, Raffaella Taddeo, and Andrea Raggi. "Life Cycle Approaches for the Environmental Impact Assessment of Organizations: Defining the State of the Art." Administrative Sciences 9, no. 4 (December 10, 2019): 94. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/admsci9040094.
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Organizations play a key role in reducing anthropogenic pressure on the natural environment. The first step towards improving their sustainability performances is the implementation of methodologies that take into consideration multiple environmental impact categories, as well as the entire value chain. The attention of scholars and practitioners was initially addressed to the analysis of products and processes, yet in a few cases in which they were addressed, the approaches used for organizations had a limited scope and range of use. Only in recent years have they been framed in a life cycle perspective. This article analyzes two recent life cycle-based methodologies that have their focus on the organization, namely Organization Environmental Footprint (OEF) and Organizational Life Cycle Assessment (O-LCA). The goal is to define the state of the art of their methodological and current application developments and consider the relevance that these methodologies can have, both in terms of internal and external commitment (e.g., for the supply chain actors) and of reporting and communication requirements. The research was carried out starting from scientific databases, integrating technical legislation and secondary literature. The results obtained allowed tracing the first evolutionary trends, identifying the main authors and scientific journals and highlighting the relevant issues according to the researchers. A content and bibliometric analysis was performed that included all the contributions published so far. Projects and case studies that practically applied the two methodologies were also identified and analyzed. Finally, the main differences between the two methodologies were highlighted and future developments were hypothesized.
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DOROSHUK, Hanna. "Methodological basic of assessment of organizational development by the intellectual capital growth criterion." Economics. Finances. Law, no. 8 (August 28, 2020): 5–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.37634/efp.2020.8.1.
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Introduction. In modern conditions of formation of a new type of organizations - intellectual organizations, organizational knowledge becomes an important criterion of the level of organizational development. The purpose of the paper is to substantiate of intellectual capital growth as a criterion of organizational development and supplement methodological tools for intellectual capital assessment. Results. In the paper the increase of intellectual capital as a criterion of organizational development is substantiated. The classification of intellectual capital types of is offered. The criteria of organizational development by stages of the life cycle are supplemented with the allocation of quantitative, qualitative criteria and types of capital. The methodological tools of intellectual capital assessment with the use of the effective approach are systematized and supplemented and it is offered to allocate assessment methods on three levels in the structural approach: the level of the organization (allows to estimate the general level of organizational development); level of the individual (allows to assess the contribution of each individual as a carrier of intellectual capital); the level of intellectual property (allows to assess the contribution of each element in the overall level of organizational development); for each of the levels the subject of assessment types of methods; methods and results indicators are described. Examples of evaluation of the effectiveness of the introduction of artificial intelligence as a component of intellectual capital are given. Conclusion. The study of methodological principles of assessing organizational development suggests that in an unstable environment, an increasing role in the development of knowledge of the organization, which can be assessed through the growth of intellectual capital. To assess organizational development, quantitative and qualitative criteria for determining each stage of development with the separation of the criterion of type capital growth are proposed. The combination effective and structural approaches to assessing of intellectual capital has a significant impact on the methodology of organizational development management by stages and requires careful study and supplementation of methods of organizational development management.
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VORONIN, EVGENY A., SERGEY V. KOZLOV, and ALEXANDER N. KUBANKOV. "IDENTIFICATION OF THREATS BASED ON A LIMITED SET OF DATA IN THE ASSESSMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS AND MEASURES FOR THEIR IMPLEMENTATION." H&ES Research 14, no. 3 (2022): 41–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.36724/2409-5419-2022-14-3-41-48.
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Introduction. In order to ensure the operational and effective security of complex technical systems and measures for their implementation, it is necessary to apply methods of forecasting threats and maintaining the optimal strategy to prevent their consequences. Security threats regarding the life cycle of systems created in the digital economy are usually determined by the level and probability of external conditions, influencing factors on stability and operability of the support system for their life cycle, in the respect the economic system is considered. The aim of the study. In systems theory and system analysis, these factors are commonly referred to as environmental state variables. They are random in nature and, when described mathematically, can be continuous, discrete, or categorical. Methods. Continuous variables are presented in the form of graphs or register records. For statistical and mathematical processing, they are transformed into a table format or a discrete form. Results. Discrete values of environmental variables are recorded in the form of tables or numerical sequences. Categorical variables have the meaning of logical or Boolean values and are recorded in the form of tables. Practical significance. The prediction of categorical variables, based on the mathematical definition of the security, must be carried out by assessing the probability of their occurrence and impact on the life cycle support system of systems and activities as complex technical systems. The main problem is the insufficient statistical data to obtain estimations with a sufficient level of confidence and the tight deadlines for decision-making. Discussion. The paper presents a Bayesian approach and a method for assessing the probabilities of threats on a limited set of data. Given the universal nature of the presented methodological approach to assessing the level of threats on a limited set of data in relation to assessing the safety of the on-board systems life cycle support system, it is possible to obtain its current assessments and, on their basis, timely develop the necessary measures to adjust organizational, resource, technical and technological processes in the life cycle of systems.
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Ivascu, Larisa. "Measuring the Implications of Sustainable Manufacturing in the Context of Industry 4.0." Processes 8, no. 5 (May 14, 2020): 585. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pr8050585.
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Sustainability is increasingly being addressed globally. The manufacturing industry faces various constraints and opportunities related to sustainable development. Currently, there are few methodological frameworks for evaluating sustainable organizational development. Assessing and improving organizational capacity is important for producers and researchers in the field and local, national, and international authorities. This research proposes a hierarchical framework for sustainability assessment of manufacturing industry in Romania. The proposed framework integrates performance elements and measures to improve all the processes and activities from the triple perspective of sustainability. Sustainability assessment captures the entire supply chain of the organization, including stakeholder interests and end-of-life directions for products. To establish the elements to be integrated in the development of the proposed framework, market research (online questionnaire-for the characterization of Industry 4.0) and the Delphi method were used to identify the categories of performance indicators that must be measured to identify organizational capacity for sustainable development. The framework was tested by an automotive manufacturing organization. A number of improvements have been identified that relate to Industry 4.0 facilities and the application of the facilities related to recovering the value of the product at the end of its life cycle. This hierarchical framework can be customized in detail for the specific of each organization and can be adapted in other industries, including banking, retail, and other services. It can be observed that waste management and the interests of the stakeholders are major implications that must be measured and properly motivated.
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Keränen, Joona, and Anne Jalkala. "Three strategies for customer value assessment in business markets." Management Decision 52, no. 1 (March 11, 2014): 79–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/md-04-2013-0230.
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Purpose – The strategies to assess potential and realized customer value have received surprisingly little attention in management literature. The purpose of this paper is to examine potential customer value assessment strategies for business-to-business (B2B) firms and their special characteristics. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical part of the study draws from an exploratory, two-part field study involving three pilot firms, and seven best practice firms in customer value assessment. The research design followed an inductive, discovery-oriented grounded theory approach. Primary data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with 35 business managers from ten B2B firms. Findings – The study identifies three customer value assessment strategies adopted by firms in business markets: Emergent value sales strategy; Life-cycle value management strategy; and Dedicated value specialist strategy. These strategies highlight different ways of managing and coordinating organizational units in different phases of the customer value assessment process. Research limitations/implications – The study was conducted from the supplier's perspective and is context-bound to firms operating in B2B markets. Practical implications – Managers need to select an appropriate strategy for customer value assessment depending on market and offering characteristics, and assign clear responsibilities for value potential identification, baseline assessment, and long-term value realization. Originality/value – The extant literature on customer value lacks understanding on customer value assessment strategies. The present study identifies three strategies that illuminate the required resources and organizational units at different phases of the customer value assessment process.
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Donchenko, Mykhailo. "SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF EMERGENCY SYSTEMS." Scientific Journal of Polonia University 53, no. 4 (November 15, 2022): 225–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.23856/5327.
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The issue of a technical system safety assessment is very important and at the same time is very difficult, since safety is one of the main criteria for the quality of any object as well as reliability and efficiency. Unfortunately, in most cases, safety is assessed only by compliance with specific standards or regulations. The presence of a quantitative assessment, and even better, the distribution of the assessment criterion, opens up a number of possibilities for its provision at all stages of the system life cycle: setting the optimal safety level at the design and manufacturing stages and keeping it at a sufficient level during the operation. At the same time, it is important to evaluate both the safety of the system itself and its negative impact on people and the environment. The paper proposes an attempt to assess the safety of the system, taking into account its reliability and the impact of external and internal factors on the system itself, on human health and the environment. The possibility of taking into account constructive, organizational and information safety systems is considered. It is proposed to determine the probability of a dangerous situation non-occurrence under the influence of hazardous factors and the presence of safety systems.
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Rostamzadeh, Reza, Ahmad Esmaeili, Henrikas Sivilevičius, and Hossein Bodaghi Khajeh Nobard. "A FUZZY DECISION-MAKING APPROACH FOR EVALUATION AND SELECTION OF THIRD PARTY REVERSE LOGISTICS PROVIDER USING FUZZY ARAS." Transport 35, no. 6 (January 21, 2021): 635–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/transport.2020.14226.
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Business environment is full of ups and down and this makes companies to develop different ways of using resources. By expanding life cycle of products, these ways can be cost effective and not harmful for environment. As Reverse Logistics (RL) uses a product after end of its life, it reduces pollution, therefore it has been considered as a part of sustainable development. The core goal of current research is developing a framework by which it evaluates Third Party RL Provider (3rdPRLP) using Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) based on Fuzzy Additive Ratio ASsessment (FARAS). Thirty-seven criteria were identified, which are classified into seven main criteria. The main criteria were ranked as follows: product lifecycle position C1, RL process function C2, organizational performance C3, organizational role of RL C4, IT system and communication C5, general company consideration C6, geographical location C7. Market coverage, destination, financial considerations, integrated system, reclaim, efficiency and quality, and growth are each group’s dominant sub-criteria. In addition, the current research helps the logistics managers to better understand the key attributes’ complex relationships in the environment of decision-making.
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Delak, Boštjan, and Christiaan Maasdorp. "A measurable approach for risk justification of explicit and tacit knowledge assessment." Online Journal of Applied Knowledge Management 7, no. 1 (June 10, 2019): 67–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.36965/ojakm.2019.7(1)67-85.
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Knowledge has become a central organizing principle in society to the extent that knowledge management has become a mainstream activity in organizations. Nevertheless, knowledge-related risks remain relatively neglected in the risk management domain. Whilst knowledge reduces uncertainty and the associated risks, the increased knowledge intensity in organizations also represents a risk factor that has to be assessed. The paper describes and validates an organizational risk assessment approach that considers knowledge-related and knowledge management risks in an integrated manner. The approach makes it possible to calculate risk ratings in terms of vulnerability and likelihood for 50 threats to all activities and phases of the knowledge life cycle. These risk ratings are plotted against 24 potential risks in the human, organizational, and technical domains. To impress on management the significance of these knowledge-related risks, the risk ratings are transformed to approximated financial figures. The approach is applied to 10 Slovenian organizations, two of which are discussed in detail in the paper, to demonstrate that it can be successfully used in a wide variety of organizations. It is concluded that the approach offers a way to assess both knowledge-related and knowledge-management-related risks, that the costs that individual risks potentially hold can be approximated, and that for a diversity of organizations mitigation strategies can be suggested for the identified risks.
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Kuznetsova, E. Y., and N. A. Amosov. "Application of life cycle contracts in the transport industry: problems and prospects." Herald of the Ural State University of Railway Transport, no. 1 (2022): 92–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.20291/2079-0392-2022-1-92-101.
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The article discusses the application of the life cycle contract (LCC) for the transport industry in Russia. The purpose of the study is to detect the problems of LCC and identify prospects for expanding the topics of LCC management for the purchase of different types of vehicles. The definition of LCC according to 44-FZ is given, the essence of the form of interaction between the customer and the contractor is revealed. The main documents regulating the objects of procurement for LCC are listed, changes and amendments to these documents are proposed. The types of vehicles that can be purchased by LCC are indicated. The advantages of using LCC for the purchase of vehicles are described. Information about the scientific base in the field of LCC is mentioned and an assessment of the practical application of long-term contracts in Russia is given. An example of an existing LCC for the supply of electric buses in Moscow is analyzed in detail. As in the example, the main provisions and the sequence of concluding a contract with a state customer are considered. The data for the last four years on the conclusion of the LCC between the State Unitary Enterprise «Mosgortrans» and vehicle manufacturers are presented. The stages of the life cycle that are not included in the existing LCC are identified, the reasons for their lack are substantiated. It is proposed to introduce a new form of contractual relationship between the customer and the contractor in B2B and B2C segments to transfer the principles of LCC to other markets with the introduction of a new concept for these markets. The evaluation of the state of the age structure of the urban transport park, air and water vessels is given. The main problems of LCC implementation are considered. The prospects for expanding the topics of LCC management are determined. The authors raised the issue of vehicle recycling and the lack of recycling facilities proposed and justified recommendations for the creation of recycling enterprises for urban transport. Organizational and technological issues regarding the construction of a recycling system are touched upon. The main provisions for solving the LCC problems and the release of long-term contracts to a new level are formulated.
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D'Incognito, Maria, Nicola Costantino, and Giovanni C. Migliaccio. "Actors and barriers to the adoption of LCC and LCA techniques in the built environment." Built Environment Project and Asset Management 5, no. 2 (May 5, 2015): 202–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bepam-12-2013-0068.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the existing barriers to the slow adoption of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC) in construction, and the main responsible actors. Design/methodology/approach – The research design is based on a two-phase approach. First, the existing literature was studied through a multiple-step content analysis (CA) approach, which combined unsupervised concept mapping with computer aided CA. Using a relational CA approach, statistical-based analysis tools were initially used to identify the relationships between actors and barriers. Later, a Delphi study was administered to a panel of experts, to triangulate, validate, and refine the initial results. Findings – The study revealed that organizational culture is the most relevant barrier, and that clients and professionals are the actors that predominantly influence the adoption of LCC and LCA in projects. Technical and financial barriers, such as the lack and quality of input data and the high costs of implementation are also deemed relevant. Research limitations/implications – The CA was performed by a single rater on a sample that included 50 papers in English language. Future research may focus on enlarging the sample, extending it to other languages, and linking the source (or the expert) to their professional context to evaluate geographical differences in barriers. Originality/value – The adopted approach gives new insights on the relationships behind the rejection of LCA and LCC suggesting that solutions at the organizational level may be more effective than technical ones.
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Lapteva, Svetlana, Alexey Efimiev, Margarita Agafonova, and Andrei Vtornikov. "Methods for assessing the value of innovative industrial products in agribusiness." E3S Web of Conferences 175 (2020): 13002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202017513002.
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The purpose of this study is to develop a methodology for assessing the cost of innovative products in the field of industrial production in agribusiness, adequate to the processes of reducing the life cycle of innovations and increasing the share of the intellectual component in its value. A multifactor model for assessing the value of industrial products has been formed, on the basis of which a system of assessment criteria has been developed, covering the functional orientation and degree of radicalism of innovation. As a result, a comprehensive analytical model for assessing the value of the intellectual component of innovative industrial products in agribusiness was obtained, covering commodity, product, technological, organizational, and managerialgroups.
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Freeze, Ronald D., and Uday Kulkarni. "Knowledge management capability: defining knowledge assets." Journal of Knowledge Management 11, no. 6 (October 30, 2007): 94–109. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13673270710832190.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to show that separate sources of knowledge are identified, described and clearly defined as organizational intangible knowledge assets. These knowledge assets are referred to as knowledge capabilities (KCs). knowledge management (KM) is utilized to leverage these assets with a view to systematic improvement in the process of achieving increased firm performance.Design/methodology/approachIn this paper knowledge capabilities are described in terms of their knowledge life cycle, tacit/implicit/explicit nature of knowledge, technology and organizational processes that encompass a firm's human capital identified as knowledge workers.FindingsThe paper finds that five knowledge capability are presented and described as expertise, lessons learned, policies and procedures, data and knowledge documents.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper shows that knowledge assets can be measured and improved in order to investigate causal relationships with identified measures of performance.Practical implicationsThe paper shows that by explicitly describing these knowledge assets, the KM activities within organizations can more effectively leverage knowledge and improve performance.Originality/valueThe paper sees that by drawing from both resource based and organizational learning literature, a knowledge management framework is presented to describe distinctly separate sources of knowledge within organizations. These knowledge sources are constructed as knowledge capabilities that can allow the assessment of organizational knowledge assets.
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de Verteuil, Danielle, Leila Azzi, Laurie Lambert, Lucy Boothroyd, Marie-France Duranceau, Élisabeth Pagé, and Catherine Truchon. "PP09 Use Of Real-World Evidence For Managing Health Technologies Throughout The Life Cycle Of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Interventions." International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 38, S1 (December 2022): S42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266462322001544.
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IntroductionA Cardiology Evaluation Unit was established in 2004 within Québec’s Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) with a novel mandate to collect real-world evidence (RWE) to complement literature-based health technology assessment. In 2010 following publication of the seminal PARTNER trial, INESSS was mandated by the health ministry to review the evidence on transcatheter aortic valve intervention (TAVI) for patients with aortic stenosis. Herein we show how RWE was used to evaluate health system performance throughout the technology’s life cycle and inform organizational and clinical decisions.MethodsVarious products were diffused by INESSS over the years: a guidance (2012), an updated literature review (2017) and provincial standards (2017), in parallel with RWE reports covering TAVI use from 2013-2015, from 2013-2018, and a 2021 RWE report combined with administrative data covering transcatheter and surgical treatment of aortic stenosis from 2013-2019.ResultsBased on the guidance’s review of evidence, TAVI was initially recommended for patients considered at too high risk for the surgical approach, under the condition of continued evidence generation to address uncertainty. The subsequent literature review update highlighted that the indication for TAVI had been extended to patients at moderate surgical risk. INESSS produced standards in collaboration with clinical experts to optimize and harmonize the use of TAVI in designated centers. Evaluation of structures, processes and outcomes by INESSS continued until 2019, showing a continuous increase in the use of TAVI, improved short-term survival, and careful patient selection via a multidisciplinary process. RWE also highlighted the impact of TAVI on the overall organization of care for patients with aortic stenosis, as selection criteria further expanded to patients at lower surgical risk, raising important issues regarding patient selection processes, wait times, and longer-term outcomes.ConclusionsTAVI clinical practice is constantly evolving and leads to changes in the management of aortic stenosis. RWE provided essential organizational and clinical input to inform clinical guidance and decision-making by Québec policy-makers, clinicians and patients.
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Kulkova, Inna, and Aleksandra Mikhaylova. "Methodology for assessing the executives’ performance ensuring the healthcare companies sustainable development." E3S Web of Conferences 296 (2021): 06007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202129606007.
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The article presents the methodological tools for the evaluation the executives’ performance ensuring the companies’ sustainable development: the essence and the quantitative assessment concept of the organizational leaders’ performance; the performance conceptual apparatus features and assessment. The performance evaluation concept is proposed on the basis of various management theories combining, taking into account the stage of the organization’s life cycle. The performance evaluation stages are shown in five blocks. An indicative approach is used to assess performance, it is quantified as an indicator which integrates particular performance indicators that characterize the goals achievement for the main managing parameters (finance, patient relations, business processes, staff training and growth, and corporate management). The indicative approach features to the integrated commercial organization heads performance assessment are shown using commercial healthcare company as an example. The lifecycle stage is reflected by modification the number, composition, weights and standards value of assessment indicators. The necessity of BSC building is justified as a reflection of the social orientation and the profit generation sustainable development for the medical organization.
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Krivobokov, Yevgeny E. "Calculated estimation of electromagnetic compatibility of radio-electronic means of space systems and complexes." Physics of Wave Processes and Radio Systems 24, no. 2 (September 6, 2021): 49–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.18469/1810-3189.2021.24.2.49-54.
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This article presents the methods of complex computational and analytical assessment of ensuring electromagnetic compatibility of technical means (electrical, electronic and radio-electronic means of launch vehicles and spacecraft). These methods allow us to conduct a comprehensive computational and analytical assessment of the electromagnetic compatibility of the technical means of rocket and space technology, which in its essence allows us to assess the mutual influence of the technical means of rocket and space technology already at the design stage of rocket and space technology objects. The analysis of the results of the assessment of the electromagnetic compatibility of the technical means of rocket and space technology allows us to develop organizational and technical measures aimed at ensuring the electromagnetic compatibility of the technical means of rocket and space technology at all stages of the life cycle of objects of rocket and space technology. To assess the electromagnetic compatibility of the technical means of rocket and space technology, an integrated approach was chosen due to the large dimension of the initial data and the variety of possible variants of interference penetration.
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AL-Ashmori, Ammar, P. D. D. Dominic, and Narinderjit Singh Sawaran Singh. "Items and Constructs of Blockchain Adoption in Software Development Industry: Experts Perspective." Sustainability 14, no. 16 (August 22, 2022): 10406. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su141610406.
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The use of Blockchain is becoming a matter of increasing importance, yet the software development industry has not given Blockchain adoption enough consideration. As a result of their inability to modify their software process within the project life cycle, many software development companies struggle to [adopt Blockchain technology. This is because Blockchain Oriented Software (BOS) and its projects have distinctive characteristics that are distinct from traditional software and projects. The constructs and their items to adopt Blockchain in Software development industry have not been identified or investigated. This study aimed to identify technological, organizational, and environmental constructs and their items to adopt Blockchain. Utilizing a quantitative validation approach, 10 interviews and 25 assessment questionnaires were analyzed. The results reveal the identified technological, organizational, and environmental constructs and their items to adopt Blockchain. Experts unanimously agreed with Content Validity Ratio (CVR) results. According to most evaluation questionnaire forms and interview transcripts, the top technological construct was “Trialability” and the top organizational construct was “Cost” while the top environmental construct was “Market Dynamics.” All other constructs and their items were applicable, as indicated by most evaluation questionnaire forms and interview transcripts. This research gives a comprehensive list of technological, organizational, and environmental constructs and their items that demand the attention of Blockchain adoption researchers and industry players in the software development sector.
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Animah, Isaac, Mahmood Shafiee, Nigel Simms, John Ahmet Erkoyuncu, and Jhareswar Maiti. "Selection of the most suitable life extension strategy for ageing offshore assets using a life-cycle cost-benefit analysis approach." Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering 24, no. 3 (August 13, 2018): 311–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jqme-09-2016-0041.
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Purpose A substantial number of production assets in the offshore oil and gas industry are facing operation beyond their anticipated design life, thus necessitating a service life extension program in the future. Selection of the most suitable strategy among a wide range of potential options to extend the lifetime of equipment (e.g. re-using, reconditioning, remanufacturing, refurbishing and adding on safety/process control measures) remains a challenging task that involves several technical, economic and organizational complexities. In order to tackle this challenge, it is crucial to develop analytical tools and methods capable of evaluating and prioritizing end-of-life strategies with respect to their associated costs and quantifiable benefits. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents a life-cycle cost-benefit analysis approach to identify the most suitable life extension strategy for ageing offshore assets by taking into account all the capital, installation, operational, maintenance and risk expenditures during the extended phase of operation. The potential of the proposed methodology is demonstrated through a case study involving a three-phase separator vessel which was constructed in the mid-1970s. Findings The results from the application case indicate that the capital expenditure (CapEx) accounts for the largest portion of life cycle cost for the replacement strategy, while risk expenditure (RiskEx) is the major contributor to costs associated with life extension. A sensitivity analysis is also conducted to identify factors having the greatest impact on the optimum life extension solution, including oil price, production rate and money interest rate. Practical implications In the past, the decisions about life extension or replacement of in-service equipment were often made in a qualitative way based on experience and judgment of engineers and inspectors. This study presents a “quantitative” framework to evaluate and compare the costs, benefits and risks associated with life extension strategies and subsequently to select the best strategy based on benefit/cost ratios. Originality/value To the best of authors’ knowledge, no studies before have applied life cycle assessment and cost-benefit analysis methods to prioritize the potential life extension strategies in the oil and gas industry sector. The proposed approach not only assists decision makers in selecting the most suitable life extension strategy but also helps duty holders reduce the costs corresponding to life extension execution.
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Рыбкина, О. В. "CLASSIFICATION OF RISKS AT THE PRE-MARKET STAGES OF THE LIFE CYCLE OF HIGH-TECH PRODUCTS." Organizer of Production, no. 4 (February 9, 2022): 165–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.36622/vstu.2021.90.59.016.
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Введение. Статья посвящена систематизации и классификации рисков на этапах жизненного цикла наукоемкой продукции. В статье акцентировано внимание на современном представлении модели жизненного цикла наукоемкой продукции спирального вида, итерации в которой позволяют учесть возможные риски на этапах разработки продукции. Сделан вывод о том, что в настоящее время помимо производственных, снабженческо-сбытовых рисков особое внимание следует уделить организационно-управленческим и рыночным рискам на предрыночных стадиях жизненного цикла наукоемкой продукции, которые в настоящее время малоизучены и сложно формализуемы. Теория. В статье дано представление жизненного цикла наукоемкой продукции с позиции процессного подхода и наиболее современного - спирального. Систематизировано представление о рисках на этапах жизненного цикла наукоемкой продукции, дана их классификация и меры по управлению. Модель. Статья содержит методику управления рисками на промышленном предприятии. Данные и методы. Основу методов оценки рисков составляет теория вероятностей и математическая статистика. Полученные результаты. В статье предложена расширенная классификации рисков, возникающих на предрыночных стадиях, с учетом современной спиральной модели управления жизненным циклом наукоемкой продукции, предполагающей идентификацию организационно-управленческих и рыночных рисков как значимых для развития бренда предприятия. Практическая значимость работы состоит в развитии методики выявления, оценки и управления рисками проектирования на предприятии наукоемкого сектора промышленности, способствующая формированию превентивных мер по снижению последствий наступления рисковых событий. Заключение. Результаты исследования могут быть использованы в системе управления всех предприятий, деятельность которых связана с обеспечением высокого качества и конкурентоспособности наукоемкой продукции. Introduction. The article is devoted to the systematization and classification of risks at the stages of the life cycle of high-tech products. The article focuses on the modern representation of the life cycle model of high-tech spiral products, iterations in which allow taking into account possible risks at the stages of product development. It is concluded that at present, in addition to production, supply and marketing risks, special attention should be paid to organizational, managerial and market risks at the pre-market stages of the life cycle of high-tech products, which are currently poorly studied and difficult to formalize. Theory. The article presents the life cycle of high-tech products from the perspective of the process approach and the most modern - spiral. The presentation of risks at the stages of the life cycle of high-tech products is systematized, their classification and management measures are given. Model. The article contains the methodology of risk management in an industrial enterprise. Data and methods. The basis of risk assessment methods is probability theory and mathematical statistics. The results obtained. The article proposes an expanded classification of risks arising at pre-market stages, taking into account the modern spiral model of life cycle management of high-tech products, which assumes the identification of organizational, managerial and market risks as significant for the development of the company's brand. The practical significance of the work consists in the development of methods for identifying, assessing and managing design risks at the enterprise of the knowledge-intensive industry sector, contributing to the formation of preventive measures to reduce the consequences of the occurrence of risk events. Conclusion. The results of the study can be used in the management system of all enterprises whose activities are related to ensuring high quality and competitiveness of high-tech products.
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Samerhanova, E. K., and Z. U. Imzharova. "ORGANIZATIONAL AND PEDAGOGICAL CONDITIONS FOR FORMING THE READINESS OF FUTURE TEACHERS FOR PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF DIGITALIZATION OF EDUCATION." Vestnik of Minin University 6, no. 2 (July 14, 2018): 2. http://dx.doi.org/10.26795/2307-1281-2018-6-2-2.
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Introduction:In the article the organizational and pedagogical conditions of readiness of future teachers for the project activity in conditions of digitalization of education are analyzed. The structure of readiness is defined, which includes the following components: motivational-value, contentprocedural, organizational-managerial, reflex-appraisal. The motivation-value component is aimed at stimulating the motivational attitude of the students to the project activity, understanding its significance for future pedagogical activity. The content-procedural component is aimed at the phased development of the project activities, including the entire life cycle of the project: research, planning, development, deployment and quality assessment. The organizational and management component is aimed at the organization of interaction between teachers, students, administration of the university, developing strategic goals, predicting the result of project activities, performing diagnostics and control in project management. The impact-assessment component is aimed at the formation of a reflective readiness for the project activity. Materials and methods:When writing the article, the following methods were used: theoretical and methodological analysis and synthesis of existing special domestic and foreign scientific and methodological literature, a conceptual analysis of scientific articles and publications. An interdisciplinary scientific and theoretical analysis of the problem was conducted on the subject of the research, as a result of which the conclusion was made that the organizational and pedagogical conditions for the readiness of future teachers for the project activity are to be developed.Results:The set of organizational and pedagogical conditions necessary and sufficient for the successful formation of the project activity of future teachers in conditions of digitalization of education is justified. The program of experimental and experimental research of the readiness of future teachers for the project activity on motivational-value, substantive-procedural, organizational and managerial, reflective-evaluative components is implemented, ensuring objectivity, complexity, consistency of monitoring and evaluation of the results of project activities.Discussion and Conclusions:The willingness and ability of future teachers to carry out project activities in the digital environment will effectively organize the educational process in the digital age
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Mendoza-Abarca, Karla I., and David Gras. "The Performance Effects of Pursuing a Diversification Strategy by Newly Founded Nonprofit Organizations." Journal of Management 45, no. 3 (January 18, 2017): 984–1008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0149206316685854.
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Product diversification is commonly seen as an expansion strategy firms adopt late within their life cycles. In this article, we elucidate the practice of employing a product diversification strategy from inception. We explore the performance effects of product diversification on newly created nonprofit organizations. Our findings suggest that being diversified from the start-up phase is, while detrimental to organizational efficiency, beneficial for organizational survival. We also find that the revenue strategy employed by the organization moderates the relationship between product diversification and survival. The study offers implications for researchers and practitioners regarding diversification as an entry strategy and performance assessment of new nonprofit organizations.
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Kondratiev, Viktor V., Viktoriya A. Olentsevich, Boris O. Kuznetsov, and Antonina I. Karlina. "Improving the quality of the railway transportation process." SHS Web of Conferences 112 (2021): 00047. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202111200047.
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The safety of trains is the basis of the efficient operation of the railway transport system, the optimal organization of passengers and cargo transportation. All organizational and technical activities in railway transport must meet the requirements of safe and uninterrupted train traffic. Traffic safety is ensured by the maintenance of all facilities, railway tracks, rolling stock, equipment and mechanisms, technical devices and communications. In order to ensure a given level of train safety, it is essential that the technical facilities and personnel have the appropriate safety level. Comprehensive management of reliability, risks, cost of life cycle in railways is a technology that improves the quality of services. This technology is characterized by several components, namely, factors that affect the reliability and safety of railway facilities, as well as the means of achieving reliability and safety; risk and complete safety; cost of life cycle. As part of the security provision, the Russian Railways regularly upgrades its fixed assets. These are projects related to safety, which are based on life safety aimed at ensuring the technological sustainability of the production process, improving traffic safety and maintaining the existing throughput capacity of transport infrastructure. The assessment of the influence of technical failures and defects on the performance and economic criteria of rail transport will enable objective management decisions to be made in the area of fixed assets renewal in order to improve traffic safety and to introduce measures to reduce the share of non-productive expenditures of structural units.
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Osipov, Volodymyr, and Liubov Niekrasova. "Assessing the competitiveness of a wine-making enterprise as a management tool for its development." Economy and Forecasting 2019, no. 1 (2019): 105–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.15407/econforecast2019.01.105.
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The article reveals the essence of the authors' approach and methodical tools of assessment of competitiveness of the enterprise on a certain phase of its economic development taking into account a complex of indicators characterizing all activities of the enterprise and determine the level of its competitiveness. Authors generalize the methodical approaches to assessing the enterprise's competi-tiveness. The proposed combination of integral and matrix approaches significantly expands methodical opportunities of such an assessment, and allows to prove more deeply the structure of management decisions on ensuring the enterprise's development. Analyzed the current condition of Ukraine's the wine-making industry, including the factors restraining its development and prerequisites for future growth. The article provides results of the approbation of methodical tools on the example of five wine-making enterprises in Odessa and Mykolaiv regions. Based on the data of expert analysis and financial statements, the authors construct the profiles of the enterprises' competitive advantages and estimate their potential by the following elements: "production, distribution and sale", "organizational structure and management", "marketing" and "finance". A calculation of individual indicators of products' competitiveness is made by a differential method, defined the rated values of economic indicators, and calculated the integrated indicator of competitiveness. Combining the assessment of competitiveness and life cycle stage allows displaying the position of each of the wine-making enterprises of Odessa region in the matrix of integrated assessment of the level of competitiveness and suggesting a development trajectory. Revealed the reserves and developed corresponding recommendations on the behavior of the wine-making enterprises and necessary organizational changes to raise the development stability and competitiveness.