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Journal articles on the topic "Personnel management system improvement"
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Nikitenko, Kateryna. "IMPROVEMENT OF ASSESSMENT OF THE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT THE AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE." Economic Analysis, no. 30(1, Part 2) (2020): 100–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.35774/econa2020.01.02.100.
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The purpose of the article is to analyze the system of personnel evaluation and management at the agricultural enterprise, as well as to improve the evaluation of the personnel management system of the researched enterprise. The subject of the research is the process of improving the system of personnel evaluation at the enterprise and the development of recommendations on methods of selection and retention of personnel at the researched enterprise. The method of analysis, synthesis, generalization, systematization is used in the article. The analysis and assessment of the existing personnel management system at the agricultural enterprise is carried out, namely the management system is studied; the analysis of economic indicators of efficiency of activity of the organization is carried out; personnel policy is analyzed; the composition of personnel efficiency at the enterprise is estimated; Personnel policy is analyzed and problems in the personnel management system are revealed (the main problems are the lack of personnel reserve and material and intangible incentives for employees of the enterprise). It was also proposed the most effective measures to improve the evaluation system of personnel management, to eliminate problems in this system through the introduction of the method of 360o certification. The analysis revealed a number of problems in the system of organization, selection, evaluation and management of personnel, which proves the need for innovation. The introduction of this change is profitable and justified.
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Mozhaeva, Tatyana. "Improvement of Human Resource Management in the Quality Management System of the Enterprise." MATEC Web of Conferences 297 (2019): 06009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201929706009.
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The paper deals with the principles of improving the management of human resources in the quality management system (QMS) of the enterprise, based on the concept of human resources management and process approach in accordance with the requirements of international standards ISO 9000:2015. There is a dual nature of human resources identified, where the staff is considered, on the one hand, as the most important, specific resource determining the competitiveness of the enterprise, and, on the other hand, as an internal consumer of the rewarding mechanism offered to employees for quality work. The procedure to design personnel processes of QMS of the enterprise is considered. The expediency of integrating IDEF0 model and the methodology of functional cost analysis (FCA) into the enterprise’s QMS. There is no formal approach to analysis and assessment of personnel risks in the management of processes. The application of SWOT analysis adapted to the personnel management of the enterprise is justified in order to use it for controlling QMS personnel risks. There are criteria given to apply this approach to ensure the quality of personnel processes in QMS of the enterprise.
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Берсенева, И., I. Berseneva, Г. Микоян, and G. Mikoyan. "Improvement of the Management System of Personnel in «Leroy Merlin»." Management of the Personnel and Intellectual Resources in Russia 7, no. 4 (September 25, 2018): 58–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/article_5b8d133d3f85c3.54409427.
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The essence and content of the theory of management, the evolution of managerial thought, the new administrative paradigm, the theoretical foundations of management and the current state of management theory are examined. Technologies of management of social and economic systems are presented: technology of development of administrative decisions. technology management of organizational changes, the technology of communication processes in the organization, technology management of the organization’s confl icts, information technology in the organization. The article gives applied aspects of the management of public and private organizations, the strategic management of the organization, the management of the organization’s personnel, crisis management, the management of the organization’s innovation activities, quality management, material management, investment management, project management, enterprise risk management, production management, environmental management.
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Fedorenko, A. "Improvement of the Training System: Case Blizko.Ru." Management of the Personnel and Intellectual Resources in Russia 8, no. 5 (December 23, 2019): 64–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/article_5dcbcfe6ee2907.95173916.
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Successful development of personnel, and with them the company is impossible without continuous improvement of skills and abilities, that is, without proper training of personnel. The income of the company, the opinion of customers and the prosperity of the company depend on the qualifi cation of the staff . The article presents an overview of the basic concepts and stages of the process of training and development of personnel. A study of the system of personnel training information portal BLIZKO.ru — analysis of documents, interviews with HR-Manager, an employee survey — helped to embed the system of training of personnel both in the administrative (development provisions for staff training, Supplement to the staff instructions of the personnel Manager) and meaningful (training) aspects. The social eff ect of the implemented measures is realized as an increase in the level of satisfaction with training, the level of competitiveness of the employee (professional mobility, the ability to acquire new knowledge, skills and practical skills), the compliance of professional training of the employee with the strategy of personnel management BLIZKO.ru.
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Zinovyeva, E. G., and M. V. Kuznetsova. "IMPROVEMENT OF THE PERSONNEL TRAINING SYSTEM (ON THE EXAMPLE OF CTC “PERSONNEL”)." Scientific Review Theory and Practice 11, no. 6 (2021): 1817–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.35679/2226-0226-202111-6-1817-1830.
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Now new demands to training of personnel which assume regular updating and deepening of the available knowledge of workers, experts and heads of all levels are made. The system of training of personnel is defining for adoption of many key management decisions in personnel management – in particular, the decisions concerning redistribution of competences and powers, creations of a talent pool, movement of workers of new official positions, formations of design groups, assessment of efficiency of use of personnel resources. The increasing value of training for the organization and conside- rable expansion of needs for it in the last thirty years was led to the fact that leading companies undertook updating of qualification of the emp- loyees. The organization of training became one of the main functions of human resource mana- gement. This results from the fact that many companies, having changed personnel policy, according to the advanced trends in modern management, began to consider knowledge and qualification of the hired worker as the capital belonging to the organization and making profit, and costs of training – as profitable capital investments. More and more heads of the Russian companies think of expediency of increase in professional level of the employees since in the circumstances competition strengthenings development of personnel is the most important condition of development of the organization. The discre- pancy of qualification of personnel to requirements of the organization is fraught with low indicators of its activity. Besides, besides direct influence on financial results of the organization, professional development promotes creation of favorable corporate culture in the organizations, has significant effect on motivation of wor- kers and their devotion of the organization.Object of research the system of training of personnel in Autonomous non-profit organization of additional professional education CTC “Personnel”. The theoretical importance of a research consists in justification of regulations on development and realization of actions for a sovershenstovaniye of a system of training of personnel which are aimed at providing efficiency of educational process and the solution of problems of knowledge connected with a different basic case when for- ming educational groups.The practical importance of a research consists that basic provisions, conclusions and recommendations can form a basis of real application of the offered recommendations in practice and obtaining visi- ble results from their introduction. The received withdrawals and suggestions for improvement of a system of training of personnel can be used in work of the modern educational and educational organizations.
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Babiak, Halyna, and Iryna Illiash. "IMPROVEMENT OF ENTERPRISE STAFF TRAINING SYSTEM." Regional’ni aspekti rozvitku produktivnih sil Ukraїni, no. 24 (2019): 102–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.35774/rarrpsu2019.24.102.
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The article substantiates the importance of improving the personnel training system of the company under the current competitive conditions. It has been found that providing continuous training and increasing the level of professional and personal competences allows to ensure high results of work, to maintain competitiveness of the firm and the staff both in the internal and external labor markets. Thus, it is substantiated that the vocational training system is a very important tool for effective management of the organization. The peculiarities of the organization and conducting of professional training at the enterprise of the “Pearl of Podillya” Ltd., in particular: the role of certification in the process of identifying the need for professional development; methods of performance appraisal at a particular enterprise; the first attempts to organize the learning process with the help of a specially created unit in the personnel management structure; the nature of the forms of training applied at the enterprise depending on the needs and results of training, positions and sphere of activity of employees; the importance of in-house trainings and seminars, special certified development programs, internships and mentoring in the training and professional development of employees of the enterprise are revealed. Problems in the process of organization and training of personnel at the enterprise are found out, namely: chaotic and poor planning of training results, limited financial resources, insufficient connection between training and motivation (material and moral) of employees. It is suggested to: take into account the experience of other countries and successful companies in the field of personnel development; provide a transparent system for the relationship between certification, learning outcomes, career advancement and remuneration; implement staff rotation, individualized vocational training planning and continuing education.
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Kukurika, A. V. "Human resources in a healthcare institution as the management efficacy improvement factor." Research and Practical Medicine Journal 8, no. 4 (December 9, 2021): 109–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.17709/2410-1893-2021-8-4-11.
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The article analyzes the current HR of the local healthcare organization. There was carried a SWOT-analysis of personnel management has been out, disclosed the main problems of the management system of a medical institution. Development strategies and an algorithm for improving personnel policy are formulated in order to increase the efficiency of management and the quality of medical care to the population.Purpose of the study. Is to analyze the current personnel policy, SWOT-analysis of personnel management, develop a strategies and set of practical recommendations for improving the management system of a public health institution while ensuring high quality medical services to the population.Materials and methods. An analysis of the personnel policy in a phthisiatric institution (Makeevka Municipal TB Dispensary, Donetsk region) was carried out, the heads of the main structural divisions were questioned. The analysis results are structured using the SWOT scale.Results. Based on the results of the sociological survey, the main advantages and disadvantages of personnel policy were identified, a SWOT analysis matrix was drawn up, and strategies for the development of a budgetary healthcare institution were developed. The breakthrough strategy is based on improving the material and technical base, attracting funding and investment, increasing the speed and quality of TB care at the regional level using information technology, while the survival strategy is based on increasing the income of health workers, social protection, improving working conditions and developing personnel motivation systems. The main recommendations include increasing the number of employees, creating a strategy for the formation of qualified personnel, improving the quality of the working environment, creating a favorable psycho-emotional climate, and developing an effective system of incentive payments.Conclusion. The medical industry is in dire need of modernization in order to improve personnel processes, financial, economic and regulatory support. The conducted research and developed recommendations will have a beneficial effect on the achievement of the main strategic goal - improving the health and quality of life of the population of the state.
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Didur, Hanna, and Nataliia Smyrnova. "PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SUBSYSTEM AS A COMPONENT OF AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS MANAGEMENT." Economic Analysis, no. 28(1) (2018): 222–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.35774/econa2018.01.222.
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Introduction. The practice of modern enterprises activity suggests that it is impossible to ensure the efficiency and competitiveness of the organization as an integral system without effective personnel management. However, in the agrarian enterprises of Ukraine, the formation of an effective system of personnel management remains without due attention. Purpose. The article aims to identify the features and to find out the ways to form an effective subsystem of personnel management in agrarian organizations. Method (methodology). We have used the following methods in the course of the research: methods of critical and structured analysis; monographic method, method of trend analysis. Results. The problems of personnel management in agricultural enterprises of Ukraine have been investigated. The components of the personnel management subsystem in the organization management have been determined. Hierarchical levels of personnel management functions subordination have been selected. The directions of the personnel management system improvement in agrarian enterprises have been offered. Scope of results. The results of the research can be applied to improve the management of agrarian organizations through the formation of an effective personnel management subsystem.
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Paas, Õnnela, Karin Reinhold, Jelena Hartšenko, and Piia Tint. "Safety Management Improvement Possibilities in Smes." Annals of the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University - Economics 62, no. 3 (November 1, 2015): 325–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/aicue-2015-0022.
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Abstract The safety management system in 16 Estonian manufacturing companies (eight certified and eight noncertified in OHSAS (occupational health and safety management systems standard) 18001; four of the last corporated to the foreign firms) were investigated using the MISHA method. The results showed that if the advanced safety methods (like proposed by OHSAS 18001) are implemented by the initiative of the employers of the locally-owned Estonian SMEs, the level in safety performance, comparable with OHSAS certified companies could be achieved. The regression analysis showed strong correlation between the personnel management, safety activities in practice, communication, physical work environment, psychological working conditions, hazards analysis procedures and the safety level, R2= 0.7312-0.9596; medium correlation between the participation, personnel safety training, occupational accidents and illnesses, social work environment and the safety level (R2=0.3133-0.6044). Low correlation (R2= 0.2139) was recorded between the safety policy and the safety level and there was no correlation between the work ability of the employees and the safety level. The methods to improve the locally-owned enterprises’ safety level up to the corporated and OHSAS 18001 certified level are proposed. The cost of suitable safety measures is calculated. The MISHA method improvement possibilities for the use in the SMEs (small and medium size companies) are presented.
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Samadova, A. K. "SPECIFICITY OF HOTEL SERVICE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT." Scientific Review: Theory and Practice 10, no. 10 (October 30, 2020): 2522–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.35679/2226-0226-2020-10-10-2522-2531.
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This article examines the effectiveness of management and quality improvement due to the various tools considered in the article; it gives recommendations for improving the efficiency of staff, training it for a new level and improve its qualifications and the efficiency of the hotel. In the face of fierce competition, hotel companies come up with and carry out new searches for modern methods of increasing competitiveness between hotel companies and creating demand for hotel services. One of the ways to make a hotel competitive is to enhance the hotel services in the enterprise. Hotel services directly depend on the competence of the staff, on their preparedness and stress resistance. In turn, the hotel company must contain satisfied employees to service hotel guests. Basically, the HR department monitors the number of personnel, their main task is to have as many employees in the company as should be in the staffing table. But now today it is important for the personnel department to achieve not only the timely filling of personnel, but to hire competent employees with good knowledge and qualifications. It is necessary to retain a good worker by offering and developing good working conditions, a system of motivation and quality management. As a result, an agreed personnel policy will be developed, which includes a system of personnel selection, training, improvement, personnel remuneration, as well as an established policy and subordination between management and subordinates. This article examines how, by applying different methods, to build good relationships between employees, to increase the motivation system, and to be a competitive hotel.
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Hoque, MD Riyadul, and V. Shcherbak. "Improvement of personnel management systems in transnational corporations under globalization conditions." Thesis, Київський національний університет технологій та дизайну, 2018. https://er.knutd.edu.ua/handle/123456789/9573.
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The scientifically substantiated recommendations, which are capable of increasing the efficiency of personnel management in Ukrainian units of international companies in the modern conditions of globalization of the world economy, are developed and given the relevant benchmarks for Ukrainian companies that carry out investments abroad.У статі розроблено науково обґрунтовані рекомендації, здатні підвищити ефективність управління персоналом в українських підрозділах міжнародних компаній у сучасних умовах глобалізації світової економіки та дати відповідні орієнтири для українських компаній, що здійснюють інвестиції за кордон.
Разработаны научно обоснованные рекомендации, способные повысить эффективность управления персоналом в украинских подразделениях международных компаний в современных условиях глобализации мировой экономики и дать соответствующие ориентиры для украинских компаний, осуществляющих инвестиции за рубежом.
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Мяленко, А. Р. "Формування та реалізація креативного середовища на підприємстві як запорука його успішності (на матеріалах ФОП Білецький)." Thesis, Чернігів, 2020. http://ir.stu.cn.ua/123456789/19982.
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Мяленко, А. Р. Формування та реалізація креативного середовища на підприємстві як запорука його успішності (на матеріалах ФОП Білецький) : магістерська робота : 073 Менеджмент / А. Р. Мяленко ; керівник роботи Кирилюк Ю. В. ; Національний університет «Чернігівська політехніка», кафедра управління персоналом та економіки праці. – Чернігів, 2020. – 94 с.Мeтoю дoслiджeння випускної кваліфікаційної роботи виступає тeopeтичнe та пpактичнe oбґpунтування формування та реалізація креативного середовища на підприємстві як запорука його успішності (на матеріалах ФОП Білецький). Oб’єктoм дoслiджeння oбpанo формування та реалізація креативного середовища на підприємстві як запорука його успішності (на матеріалах ФОП Білецький). Пpeдмeтом дoслiджeння є реалізація креативного середовища на підприємстві. Методи дослідження. У роботі використано загальнонаукові та прикладні методи досліджень: узагальнення та семантичного аналізу – для вивчення теоретичних аспектів креативності в управлінні підприємством; методи класифікації та систематизації – для дослідження форм і методів формування креативного середовища на підприємстві; статистичного й економічного аналізу – для аналізу результатів діяльності та кадрового складу підприємства; соціологічного дослідження (анкетування, інтерв'ю) – для аналiзу eфeктивнoстi впpoваджeних захoдiв щoдo фopмування систeми упpавління підприємством; графічний – для наочного зображення динаміки відповідних показників і схематичного представлення теоретичного матеріалу. Наукова новизна. Наукова новизна одержаних результатів полягає у комплексному дослідженні системи формування та реалізація креативного середовища на підприємстві ФОП Білецький. До найбільш вагомих результатів дослідження, які мають наукову новизну та практичну цінність належать такі: - розроблена HR-стpатeгiя poзвитку пiдпpиємства ФОП Білецький; - запропоновані шляхи удoскoналeння формування креативного середовища на ФОП Білецький; - розраховано очікуваний ефект від впровадження конкретних заходів по удoскoналeнню систeми формування креативного середовища. Практична значущість. Висновки та рекомендації випускної кваліфікаційної роботи доведені до рівня конкретних заходів, які можуть бути використані у практичній діяльності ФОП Білецький.
The purpose of the study of the final qualification work is the theoretical and practical justification of the formation and realization of the creative environment at the enterprise as a pledge of its success (on the materials of the Private Entrepreneur Biletskyi). The object of the research was the formation and realization of the creative environment at the enterprise as a pledge of its success (on the materials of the Private Entrepreneur Biletskyi). The subject of research is the implementation of a creative environment in the enterprise. Research methods. The general and applied research methods are used in the work: generalization and semantic analysis - to study the theoretical aspects of creativity in enterprise management; methods of classification and systematization - for the study of forms and methods of formation of creative environment in the enterprise; statistical and economic analysis - to analyze the results of activity and personnel of the enterprise; sociological research (questionnaire, interview) - to analyze the effectiveness of the implemented measures for the formation of the enterprise management system; graphic - to illustrate the dynamics of relevant indicators and schematic representation of theoretical material. Scientific novelty. The scientific novelty of the obtained results is a comprehensive study of the system of formation and realization of the creative environment at the enterprise Beletsky FOP. The most significant results of the research that are of scientific novelty and practical value include the following: - HR-strategy of development of the enterprise of the Beletsky FOP was developed; - ways to improve the formation of the creative environment at the Beletsky FOP; - the expected effect from the implementation of specific measures to improve the system of forming the creative environment. Practical importance. The conclusions and recommendations of the final qualification work have been brought to the level of specific measures that can be used in the practical work of the FF Biletsky.
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黃祐榮 and Yao-wing Robert Wong. "Strategic human resources management system." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1993. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31265856.
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Wong, Yao-wing Robert. "Strategic human resources management system /." Hong Kong : [University of Hong Kong], 1993. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13497819.
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Bian, Chao. "Improvement of RFID tracking accuracy for a personnel tracking system in healthcare." The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/24053.
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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has been widely adopted by different industries for various purposes. While implementing a RFID system for personnel tracking in an industrial environment, such as a hospital, the tracking accuracy is not always satisfactory due to incorrect placement of RFID hardware, coarse system configuration or environment. This thesis proposes comprehensive optimization methods for improving the tracking accuracy of a RFID system for personnel tracking. The improvement is achieved from four perspectives including RFID data cleaning, experimental design, data fusion and simulation modeling. This research is based on a case study carried out in a local community hospital where a RFID system for personnel tracking has been implemented. Through applying the optimization methods, the tracking accuracy of the RFID system has been improved to 87.33%. The thesis provides a guideline for the hospital and other similar application environment to implement improvement methods on a RFID tracking system.
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Schwind, Cynthia E. "Automated Manpower Analysis and Personnel Management System (AMA/PMS)." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/23822.
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Chen, Zhuling M. Eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Production system improvement : floor area reduction and visual management." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/78157.
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Thesis (M. Eng. in Manufacturing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2012.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-70).
This thesis suggests on the development process of a new layout design and visual management tools to improve the efficiency of a production line in a medical device company. Lean production philosophy and common lean techniques were adopted as a guideline in this project. A new layout design was proposed to utilize less manufacturing space while maintaining or improving the current production rate. A thorough study of the current system was conducted and preliminary analysis on the current system efficiency was evaluated. Design concepts were generated based on major reduction opportunities, namely removal of non-production areas on the floor, a point of use inventory system, consolidation of equipment and benches, new bench configuration. The final layout design reduced 479 ft 2 from the original layout with the same production rate. Visual management tools were developed after identifying key performance indicators for the production line. The visual management tools presented important data in a comprehensive way, facilitated communication among the production team and management team and empowered production associates in making continuous improvement on the floor. Key Words: Lean Manufacturing, Floor Area Reduction, Visual Management, Key Performance Indicators, System Efficiency
by Zhuling Chen.
M.Eng.in Manufacturing
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Vartanian, Anna. "Sustainable management system improvement in the sphere of ecotourism." Thesis, Видавництво СумДУ, 2011. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/10280.
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Chen, Kun-Che. "Extending the solicitation management system: User interface improvement and system administration support." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2008. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3398.
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The main purpose of this project is to develop new functionalities for the Solicitation Management System (SMS) to support the Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization (OTTC), California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB) and the Center for the Commercialization of Advanced Technology (CCAT), San Diego State University (SDSU) for the 2008 solicitation, which opened on 28 Jan 2008. SMS is a system built to facilitate the processing of grant proposal solicitations. The SMS was first built in 2004 and was primarily used by the OTTC, CSUSB for its solicitation activities. The new version of the SMS is more user friendly, so that it is easier for users to use and comprehend. The purpose of this software is to aid the processing of a solicitation for organizations that conduct solicitations for grant proposals.
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McKinney, Lee. "A personnel driven mini assessment approach for supporting continuous system and software process improvement." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2004. http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/u?/NOD,166.
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Thesis (M.S.)--University of New Orleans, 2004.Title from electronic submission form. "A thesis ... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the Department of Computer Science."--Thesis t.p. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
Books on the topic "Personnel management system improvement"
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Matthews, Monte Lee. Knowledge-driven profit improvement: Implementing assessment feedback using PDKAction theory. Boca Raton, FL: St. Lucie Press, 1999.
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Tiem, Darlene M. Van. Performance improvement interventions: Enhancing people, processes, and organizations through performance technology. Mumbai, India: Jaico Pub. House, 2003.
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Keeton, James M. A Survey of supervisors regarding the Bureau's Performance Improvement and Position Review System. [Grand Junction, Colo: Bureau of Land Management], Grand Junction Resource Area, 1986.
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Frels, Kelly. A documentation system for teacher improvement or termination: Practical concise guide for legal consideration in teacher evaluation. Topeka, Kan: National Organization on Legal Problems of Education, 1986.
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Frels, Kelly. A documentation system for teacher improvement or termination: Practical concise guide for legal consideration in teacher evaluation. Topeka, Kan: National Organization on Legal Problems of Education, 1988.
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Frels, Kelly. A documentation system for teacher improvement or termination: Practical concise guide for legal consideration in teacher evaluation. Topeka: National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (Southwest Plaza, Suite 223, 3601 S.W. 29th, Topeka, 66614), 1985.
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Frels, Kelly. A documentation system for teacher improvement or termination: Practical concise guide for legal consideration in teacher evaluation. Topeka, Kan: National Organization on Legal Problems of Education, 1988.
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Little, Horton Janet, ed. A documentation system for teacher improvement or termination: A practical concise guide of legal considerations in teacher evaluation. 6th ed. Dayton, Ohio: Education Law Association, 2007.
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Frels, Kelly. A documentation system for teacher improvement or termination: A practical concise guide for legal considerations in teacher evaluation. 4th ed. [Topeka, Kan.]: National Organization on Legal Problems of Education, 1994.
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Frels, Kelly. A documentation system for teacher improvement or termination: A practical concise guide of legal considerations in teacher evaluation. 5th ed. Dayton, Ohio: Education Law Association, 2003.
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Radyukova, Yana Y., Elena A. Kolesnichenko, Valentina V. Smagina, Tatyana M. Kozhevnikova, and Nikolay N. Pakhomov. "Improvement of the Personnel Adaptation System." In Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 1073–86. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15160-7_108.
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Chopra, Abhishek, and Mukund Chaudhary. "Continual Improvement." In Implementing an Information Security Management System, 259–65. Berkeley, CA: Apress, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5413-4_10.
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Jayawardena, Dhammika. "The Factory System, Personnel Management, HRM." In Critical Human Resource Management, 12–22. 1 Edition. | New York : Routledge, 2021. | Series: Routledge studies in human resource development: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003102434-2.
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Chakraborty, Baisakhi, and Meghbartma Gautam. "A Personnel Centric Knowledge Management System." In Communications in Computer and Information Science, 263–72. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03547-0_25.
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Larsen, Jens-Otto, and Helge M. Roald. "Introducing ClearCase as a process improvement experiment." In System Configuration Management, 1–12. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bfb0053873.
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Patel, Suresh. "Identification and Improvement of Processes." In The Global Quality Management System, 23–40. Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2016]: Productivity Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b19483-4.
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Fujii, Masahiko, Kazumi Miyagi, Kazuo Iwama, Toshio Koshiba, and Yoshinobu Sato. "Development of Fire Risk Evaluation System — System Improvement —." In Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management, 2230–36. London: Springer London, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-410-4_359.
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Hughes, Claretha. "Using Workforce Inter-Personnel Diversity as a Unique Talent Management System Component." In Workforce Inter-Personnel Diversity, 47–80. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03433-7_4.
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Przewoźna-Krzemińska, Agata. "PERSONNEL FUNCTION AUDIT AS A QUALITY-PROMOTING TOOL IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT." In Quality Production Improvement - QPI, edited by Robert Ulewicz, 184–92. Warsaw, Poland: Sciendo, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/9783110680591-025.
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Dresang, Dennis L. "The Development of the Merit System." In Personnel Management in Government Agencies and Nonprofit Organizations, 19–36. Sixth edition. | New York : Routledge, 2017.: Routledge, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315545387-2.
Full textConference papers on the topic "Personnel management system improvement"
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Ilyukhina, Larisa Alekseevna. "IMPROVEMENT OF THE PROCESS OF INVOLVING QUALITYBASED ORGANIZATION PERSONNEL." In Russian science: actual researches and developments. Samara State University of Economics, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.46554/russian.science-2020.03-1-174/179.
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The article describes the main stages of development and implementation of the process of staff involvement and staff competency as one of the principles of the quality management system. Often, the involvement of personnel occurs on the basis of stimulating the work of personnel, which is not the main tool for their interest and retention. It is necessary to move to a new level of work with personnel, create conditions for their involvement, and qualitatively improve this process.
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Dimov, Dimcho, and Neviana Taneva. "The R&D personnel – a key competitive factor for the innovative enterprises in Bulgaria." In Contemporary Issues in Business, Management and Economics Engineering. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/cibmee.2019.088.
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Purpose – the article explores the R&D personnel as a competitive factor of the innovative enterprises in Bulgaria. Research methodology – a wide literature review and survey are conducted on R&D personnel and its performance together with a comparative analysis of secondary data resources. Findings – the article presents the essence, the peculiarities, the innovation results, the R&D competencies in the context of the innovative enterprises in Bulgaria. A generalized classification of the innovation goals and results is developed. The approach and the model clearly describe the R&D personnel as a factor, influencing the innovation activity and focus on its improvement. Research limitations – lack of relevant research studies on the topic in Bulgaria. Practical implications – the results help managers to make decisions on how to raise the enterprise’s innovation activity. The model can be implemented in the enterprise's innovation system to distinguish the R&D personnel's needs for improving their innovation competencies, motivation or performance measurement, and management. Originality/Value – a model for decreasing the discrepancies between the R&D personnel and the organisationаl innovation requirements. Framing constructs for developing an approach for identifying the needs for more competitive R&D personnel and overcoming the innovation gaps in search of high innovation activity.
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Burgess, B. A., T. Clayton, A. Boday, and J. Krimm. "Development of a Cable Test Management System (CTMS) Application." In SNAME Maritime Convention. SNAME, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.5957/smc-2013-p32.
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The Test & Trials Department at HII-Ingalls Shipbuilding is responsible for testing specified electrical cables installed on ships under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding. These tests are conducted on ships which can have tens of thousands of cables pulled, thus HII-Ingalls Shipbuilding personnel must manage a large amount of cable business data. The various tests are performed by skilled Test Conductors using a largely manual, paper-based process to gather and manage the test data. Test & Trials Department personnel maintain these datasets and associate specific Test Procedures to ship equipment operating requirements by cable or circuit type. CTMS required developing two way communications: 1) Between the CN3 mobile device and a windows computer with an Access database containing specific cable information and used as a repository for the actual test results and 2) Between the CN3 mobile device and the test equipment to pass specific test criteria to the test equipment and the test conductor and to capture the actual results. Custom device drivers were written to allow direct serial communication between the Intermec CN3 handheld computer and the Anritsu Site Master™ S820D Analyzer. This setup allowed the team to meet the goals of the project; leveraging existing devices to improve data reliability and expose new potential for process improvement in the cable test environment.
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Pak, Jinie, and Yeong-tae Song. "Health Improvement Path: Ontological Approach to Self-management Support in Personal Health Management Systems." In Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.24251/hicss.2019.464.
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Montgomery, Randal L., and Chris Serratella. "Risk-Based Maintenance: A New Vision for Asset Integrity Management." In ASME 2002 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. ASMEDC, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/pvp2002-1386.
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This paper describes a holistic, risk-based approach to asset integrity management (AIM). The approach outlined in this paper is referred to as risk-based maintenance. This approach is based on proven risk assessment and reliability analysis methodologies, as well as the need to have appropriate management systems. Combining these tools and management systems provides a holistic approach to managing asset integrity, rather than a seemingly random application of analysis approaches and improvement initiatives. The information in this paper will benefit plant personnel interested in implementing an integrated AIM program or advancing their current AIM program to the next level.
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Milne, G. L. "Joint Data Management System Joint Integrity: The Essential Elements." In ASME/JSME 2004 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. ASMEDC, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/pvp2004-2638.
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Leaking joints are a main cause of hydrocarbon releases on United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) offshore sites. The consequential costs of shutdowns and repair can be very high. There are other significant risks, notably to occupational safety, major incident safety and the environment. Fundamental to joint integrity is the competence of the personnel involved. Leak data indicates that poor joint make-up is a major cause of leaks and a review of the causes confirms that the current skills and practices do not give leak-free joints. Therefore the most important element of a management system is to have competent people working on joints. A competence assurance process should be established where the level of training, assessment and experience required is dependant on the potential severity of a release. The results of this should be that that all joints are made up by personnel with an appropriate level of competence. Control of the competence of people working with joints is the most important factor in preventing leaks. There are many ways to influence the integrity of a pipe joint, particularly during design, procurement, fabrication and any intrusive work. A Management System should include details of best practices that are available, with a guide to when and where they should be used, and clarification on tightening methods. Most of these best practices already exist either as industry or company documents but may not be used effectively. • The management system should improve both their visibility and their use, and ensure capture and transparency of all specific historical joint data. Each operator should positively and effectively manage the integrity of bolted joints. It is expected that this will be built on a process of continuous improvement. The essential elements of such a management system are: • Ownership: There should be an identified owner of the management system, responsible not only for its implementation and ongoing maintenance, but also for communicating its aims and objectives throughout the organisation. The owner should state the expectations for the system and monitor its effectiveness. • Awareness: Everyone with an influence on joint integrity in the organisation should be aware of the management system, its objectives, expectations and effects on day-to-day working. Good awareness needs to be maintained. • Tools: A set of implementation tools is required to ensure that the expectations can be met. These should include risk assessment, competence management and control of the practices used. These are discussed in more detail later in this document. • Records and Data Management: The certainty of a successful joint being made up increases if historical data exists on the activities carried out in the past. Recording traceable data encourages best practice at the time of the activity, and will provide useful planning data for the next time the joint is disturbed. • Learning: Learning from incidents is important. A management system should include the means for gathering relevant data, which should be collected by operations engineers or technicians, and periodically reviewed to establish trends, performance and improvements. • Measurement: Easily monitored, but meaningful, performance standards should be put in place at launch to quantify the contribution being made by the management system and evaluate user satisfaction. Examples include: • The number of recorded leaks during testing and start-up; • Percentage leak reduction attributable to the use of the management system.
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Prasetyo, A. E. "Effective Alarm Management System for Process Safety and Plant Reliability." In Indonesian Petroleum Association 44th Annual Convention and Exhibition. Indonesian Petroleum Association, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.29118/ipa21-f-49.
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Poorly managed alarms and improper design of alarm system have contribute to major industrial incident. Some examples are fire explosion on Milford Haven, 24th July 1994 where it flooded by alarms at the rate of one every two or three seconds resulting operator cancelling those alarms due to the nuisance (Health and Safety Executive, 1997), other case was from Texas City Refinery explosion, 23rd March 2005 where the high level alarm was ignore while the secondary high alarm was faulty (BP Executive Summary, 2005), and recent incident of Fatal Gas Well Blowout in Pryor Trust gas well Pittsburgh Country 22nd January 2018 where the entire alarm system was disabled by rig personnel due to nuisance condition (U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board,2019). Banyu Urip facility have put significant effort on improving alarm effectiveness. This paper describes Banyu Urip alarm management workflow and improvement consisting of data collection, alarm analysis (identify bad actor), short term repair/improvement, alarm review & rationalization, management of change process, re-evaluation of operating envelopes, and high focus for implementation and stewardship. Alarm management tools and dashboard significantly helps the process. There are 4 KPIs that periodically reviewed: number of alarm rate, standing alarm, shelved alarm and critical operating parameter. This paper also provide Banyu Urip plant alarm management journey that started by first cold eyes review found imbalance of 3 panel operator load. Reconfigure asset assignment significantly improve the alarm rate as well as plant stability. The journey continue by multiple approach depend on the case of alarm such as nuisance alarm and standing alarm consisting alarm rationalization, alarm suppression logic, equipment out Of service logic, time delay implementation, control loop tuning, and deadband setting. Other than that, manual shelving process also utilized for nuisance alarms short term action caused by equipment or sensor problem, as long as mitigation exists, communicated on every shift handover and directly followed up to maintenance order list. There are also some cases where known equipment issues waiting for long term resolution causing continuous alarms. Risk screening process help all parties aware on incremental risk during the interim period. Having above alarm management improvement workflow, CPF site team have able to reduce down the alarm rate to stable criteria (<12 / hours) and standing alarm continue to decrease to 10/console. Finally, this paper also describes how alarm management practices can be also utilized as supplementary surveillance dashboard to improve plant reliability
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Joseph, Binu Thomas, Roberto Astesani, and Harish Maliekkal. "An Innovative and Intelligent Journey Management System for the Energy Industry." In International Petroleum Technology Conference. IPTC, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.2523/iptc-22627-ea.
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Abstract Land transport management remains a significant HSE challenge for any organization involved in energy industry operations. With many remote operational locations and involvement of land transport contractors, achieving sustainable driving performance improvement is reliant on consistent implementation of robust journey management practices. This paper discusses an innovative journey management system app, which provides an intelligent and effective solution incorporating quality control assurance and optimization processes while providing the convenience of digital mobility. The features of this HSE digitally enabled solution include the use of a progressive web app (PWA)and artificial intelligence (AI) engine developed by in-house resources. The PWA was used to develop a user-friendly interface in seven different languages. AI and an interactive drag and drop map feature were introduced to reduce human error in workflow checks and provide functional flexibility. The solution provides corporate and personnel data security for any mobile user, whether internal to the company or contractors. Other incorporated features include an intelligent driver inactivity identifier and a simple to use pre-departure vehicle safety control checklist. The first release of the enhancements to the existing app was provided to approximately 15% of the global journey management mobile app users and additional contractor driver users. Use of the enhanced app is monitored using a dashboard to show adoption rate and trip information data. The app allows drivers to create their own trip in the app, reducing the reliance on company supervisors to create trips for them. In under a year of deployment, by incorporating contractor drivers into the digital journey management process there has been a reduction of 828,000 phone calls and associated manual trip management processing time, replaced by the same number of application transactions. The digital journey management app continues to enable effective and safety journey management processes are maintained in remote operations and pandemic conditions, in addition significant cost savings were achieved. The following are the key innovative functions the mobile apps brings: Flexibility and Security - Provides corporate and personnel data security for all users.Innovative architecture Allows easy app access and intuitive use.Multi-Language Support Enables use in multiple languages.Interactive drag and drop- Incorporated map feature, reduces data entry.Intelligent inactivity identifier- Drivers who have not used the app within a specified time period are automatically provided a refresher of the IOGP life-saving rule video.Safety Control Check User-friendly vehicle inspection checklist for every trip. The adoption and effective use of the new enhancements to the journey management app improve journey management efficiency and ultimately driving safety performance. The app is designed using resilient digital architecture to provide the user with additional features, and an intuitive user experience of these services to reduce the potential for human error in data entry.
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Nidd, Phillip, Terence Thorn, and Monica K. Porter. "Chasing Perfection: The Proactive IMP PDCA (+E) Review." In 2016 11th International Pipeline Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ipc2016-64474.
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Aiming for zero — zero leaks, zero ruptures, zero third party damage hits, zero-harm to the public may be considered by some to be unrealistic, but it is definitely a goal worth chasing. Striving for this level of perfection is key in achieving pipeline operational excellence and avoiding operational mediocrity. Central to safe operations is a pipeline integrity management plan (IMP) that establishes processes for assessing and mitigating risk within a framework structured to ensure the long-term integrity of pipeline system assets. When properly implemented in compliance with regulation and industry practice, an IMP will reduce both the likelihood and consequences of incidents. It remains the cornerstone in the management of pipeline risk and safety performance and is critical in preventing system failures, injuries, property damage, and other serious consequences. But a sustainable process for managing risk and improving performance must go beyond relying on regulatory compliance and following generic industry practices. In this respect, too often IMPs are judged only from a compliance perspective that provides little insight into how well the IMP is being executed or whether the management systems are actually effective. Integrity management can also be examined in context of the larger corporate culture and with the specific corporate processes that impact employees’ decisions and behaviors in ways that transcend procedures printed in a manual. A culture of adherence to compliance as an ultimate goal can lead to complacency, and a company cannot achieve a zero incident level adhering only to regulations. The focus on meeting regulatory requirements should be replaced by an integrated broader view on risk management derived in part from emerging industry best practices and standards. Benchmarking against these standards can establish a performance baseline, identify opportunities for improvements, set targets, measure performance, and instill a continuous improvement process. An approach to assess the degree to which an IMP is regulatory compliant, technically adequate, implemented and effective is to apply a “Plan,” “Do,” “Check,” “Act” (PDCA) based approach. This framework, while confirming basic regulatory compliance, also allows an operator to determine the degree to which the IMP is being executed in alignment with corporate management system objectives and accepted best practice guidelines relating to the 4 P’s — “People, Process, Product and Performance.” When applied as the basis for an extra stage “E” review, this PDCA process helps determine the health and risk-reducing “effectiveness” of the IMP through application of record reviews, subject matter expertise, supporting personnel interviews, industry consensus standard benchmarking and assessment of lagging and / or leading indicators as follows: • Are the workflows required to satisfy IMP objectives and the corresponding personnel accountabilities clearly defined? • Are technical procedures in place to meet IMP objectives and satisfy IMP work flow requirements? • Are the procedures adequate, up to date and readily available to integrity management personnel? • Have the procedures been effectively implemented? • Are records indicating work flow process completion available? • Is a management of change process embedded within the procedure and work flow process? • Is there a process to receive input from personnel to provide suggestions for continuous improvement? • Is the IMP as structured and implemented in alignment with corporate management system and enterprise risk management objectives? • Is the IMP effective in reducing pipeline risk and providing a sound and defensible basis for risk-based decisions and investment planning? Traditional integrity management provides focus on assessing risks and addressing those risks through mitigation activities, while ensuring compliance with laws and regulations designed to continually improve safety. The challenge today is to go beyond determining if an IMP is simply in compliance. An effective risk management system is one where there is a strong safety culture; decisions at all levels of the organization are based on an understanding and consideration of risks; there is continuous monitoring of risk levels and adjustment of responses; and continuous improvement is embedded in the procedures and processes.
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Maharaj, Priya S., Shyam Dyal, and Kelvin Ramnath. "Health, Safety and Environmental Management Systems Auditing for an Integrated Oil and Gas Company in Trinidad and Tobago." In ASME 2002 Engineering Technology Conference on Energy. ASMEDC, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/etce2002/ee-29144.
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The Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (Petrotrin) has developed and implemented a Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Management Audit System of its Exploration and Production, and Refining and Marketing Strategic Business Units. The main objective of this internal company audit was to determine the missing ‘gaps’ or elements from the current HSE Management System and to recommend alternate HSE Management System elements to create a more efficient Management System. The audit checklists and results effectively listed the observations, problems, and compliance issues, as well as corrective actions for improvement in accordance with the ISO 14001 and HSE Guidelines of the Exploration and Production Forum and 29CFR 1910.119 - Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals, Standards as well as the Company HSE key strategic directions including: • 100% compliance with local Environmental and Safety Regulations; • Targets of zero accidents and oil spills; and • Certification HSE Management Systems, for all Company operations. Senior personnel or drivers of the management systems within the Company were interviewed using this structured approach. The results from this company wide internal audit revealed that generally the overall HSE Management Strategies have been developed, but are not fully implemented, although they are formalized in the Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Policies of the Company. HSE is undoubtedly regarded as a priority issue within Petrotrin’s operations, however there is the need to improve the documentation of formalized HSE Management System Procedures, thereby improving the enforcement and maintenance of the management system.
Reports on the topic "Personnel management system improvement"
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Constatine, Aloyce, Zita Ekeocha, Stephen Robert Byrn, and Kari L. Clase. Quality of Sample Testing in the Laboratory Unit: Current Situation and Strategies for Improvement. Purdue University, December 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284317446.
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The purpose of this study was to understand the status quo of quality sample testing in the laboratory unit. A quantitative research method was used. An extensive laboratory documents (protocol, worksheets, laboratory analytical plan, standard operating procedures and manuals) review was performed and a networking approach to both management and lab staff at all levels was reviewed in order to identify all non-conformities occurred in the past three years. Results identified 36 number of results deviated from reference standards among different test performed, 400 number of samples lost, the number of laboratory personnel who were not sufficiently trained to take the task properly decreased from 16 in 2016 to 6 in 2018 after conducting training on laboratory quality management system, 36 controlled documents including sample management standard operating procedure, bench job aids were missing and 8 customer complains about the delay of results and quality laboratory of services have been identified.
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Granetto, Paul J., Richard B. Bird, David F. Vincent, Barbara A. Sauls, and H. R. Tollefson. Information Technology Management: The Development of the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, March 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada411501.
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Agu, Monica, Zita Ekeocha, Stephen Robert Byrn, and Kari L. Clase. The Impact of Mentoring as a GMP Capability Building Tool in The Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry in Nigeria. Purdue University, December 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284317447.
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Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), a component of Pharmaceutical Quality Systems, is aimed primarily at managing and minimizing the risks inherent in pharmaceutical manufacture to ensure the quality, safety and efficacy of products. Provision of adequate number of personnel with the necessary qualifications/practical experience and their continuous training and evaluation of effectiveness of the training is the responsibility of the manufacturer. (World Health Organization [WHO], 2014; International Organization for Standardization [ISO], 2015). The classroom method of training that has been used for GMP capacity building in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry in Nigeria over the years, delivered by experts from stringently regulated markets, have not yielded commensurate improvement in the Quality Management Systems (QMS) in the industry. It is necessary and long over-due to explore an alternative training method that has a track record of success in other sectors. A lot of studies carried out on mentoring as a development tool in several fields such as academia, medicine, business, research etc., reported positive outcomes. The aim of this study was to explore mentoring as an alternative GMP training method in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry in Nigeria. Specifically, the aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of mentoring as a GMP capability building tool in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry in Nigeria, with focus on GMP documentations in XYZ pharmaceutical manufacturing company located in South-Western region of Nigeria. The methodology comprised gap assessment of GMP documentation of XYZ company to generate current state data, development of training materials based on the identified gaps and use of the training materials for the mentoring sessions. The outcome of the study was outstanding as gap assessment identified the areas of need that enabled development efforts to be targeted at these areas, unlike generic classroom training. The mentees’ acceptance of the mentoring support was evident by their request for additional training in some other areas related to the microbiology operations that were not covered in the gap assessment. This result portrays mentoring as a promising tool for GMP capacity building, but more structured studies need to be conducted in this area to generate results that can be generalized.
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Lee, W. S., Victor Alchanatis, and Asher Levi. Innovative yield mapping system using hyperspectral and thermal imaging for precision tree crop management. United States Department of Agriculture, January 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2014.7598158.bard.
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Original objectives and revisions – The original overall objective was to develop, test and validate a prototype yield mapping system for unit area to increase yield and profit for tree crops. Specific objectives were: (1) to develop a yield mapping system for a static situation, using hyperspectral and thermal imaging independently, (2) to integrate hyperspectral and thermal imaging for improved yield estimation by combining thermal images with hyperspectral images to improve fruit detection, and (3) to expand the system to a mobile platform for a stop-measure- and-go situation. There were no major revisions in the overall objective, however, several revisions were made on the specific objectives. The revised specific objectives were: (1) to develop a yield mapping system for a static situation, using color and thermal imaging independently, (2) to integrate color and thermal imaging for improved yield estimation by combining thermal images with color images to improve fruit detection, and (3) to expand the system to an autonomous mobile platform for a continuous-measure situation. Background, major conclusions, solutions and achievements -- Yield mapping is considered as an initial step for applying precision agriculture technologies. Although many yield mapping systems have been developed for agronomic crops, it remains a difficult task for mapping yield of tree crops. In this project, an autonomous immature fruit yield mapping system was developed. The system could detect and count the number of fruit at early growth stages of citrus fruit so that farmers could apply site-specific management based on the maps. There were two sub-systems, a navigation system and an imaging system. Robot Operating System (ROS) was the backbone for developing the navigation system using an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV). An inertial measurement unit (IMU), wheel encoders and a GPS were integrated using an extended Kalman filter to provide reliable and accurate localization information. A LiDAR was added to support simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) algorithms. The color camera on a Microsoft Kinect was used to detect citrus trees and a new machine vision algorithm was developed to enable autonomous navigations in the citrus grove. A multimodal imaging system, which consisted of two color cameras and a thermal camera, was carried by the vehicle for video acquisitions. A novel image registration method was developed for combining color and thermal images and matching fruit in both images which achieved pixel-level accuracy. A new Color- Thermal Combined Probability (CTCP) algorithm was created to effectively fuse information from the color and thermal images to classify potential image regions into fruit and non-fruit classes. Algorithms were also developed to integrate image registration, information fusion and fruit classification and detection into a single step for real-time processing. The imaging system achieved a precision rate of 95.5% and a recall rate of 90.4% on immature green citrus fruit detection which was a great improvement compared to previous studies. Implications – The development of the immature green fruit yield mapping system will help farmers make early decisions for planning operations and marketing so high yield and profit can be achieved.
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Melanie, Haupt, and Hellweg Stefanie. Synthesis of the NRP 70 joint project “Waste management to support the energy turnaround (wastEturn)”. Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), January 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.46446/publication_nrp70_nrp71.2020.2.en.
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A great deal of energy can be sourced both directly and indirectly from waste. For example, municipal waste with an energy content of around 60 petajoules is incinerated in Switzerland every year. The energy recovered directly from this waste covers around 4 % of the Swiss energy demand. However, the greatest potential offered by waste management lies in the recovery of secondary raw materials during the recycling process, thus indirectly avoiding the energy-intensive production of primary raw materials. In order to optimise the contribution to the energy turnaround made by waste management, as a first step, improvements need to be made with respect to the transparent documentation of material and cash flows, in particular. On the basis of this, prioritisation according to the energy efficiency of various recycling and disposal channels is required. Paper and cardboard as well as plastic have been identified as the waste fractions with the greatest potential for improvement. In the case of paper and cardboard, the large quantities involved result in considerable impact. With the exception of PET drinks bottles, plastic waste is often not separately collected and therefore offers substantial improvement potential. Significant optimisation potential has also been identified with regard to the energy efficiency of incineration plants. To allow municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) plants to use the heat they generate more effectively, however, consumers of the recovered steam and heat need to be located close by. A decisive success factor when transitioning towards an energy-efficient waste management system will be the cooperation between the many stakeholders of the federally organised sector. On the one hand, the sector needs to be increasingly organised along the value chains. On the other hand, however, there is also a need to utilise the freedom that comes with federal diversity in order to test different solutions.
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Mizrach, Amos, Sydney L. Spahr, Ephraim Maltz, Michael R. Murphy, Zeev Schmilovitch, Jan E. Novakofski, Uri M. Peiper, et al. Ultrasonic Body Condition Measurements for Computerized Dairy Management Systems. United States Department of Agriculture, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/1993.7568109.bard.
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The body condition (BC) score is recognized in the dairy industry as an essential tool for managing the energy reserves of the dairy cow, which is essential for sustaining optimal and efficient production over several lactations. The current use of BC scoring depends on the accuracy of subjective visual estimates, and this limits its kusefulness as a management aid in the dairy industry. A measuring tool that would frequently provide objective data on the cow's body reserves would be a major contribution to efficient dairy herd management. Ultrasonic sensors have the potential to be developed into an efficient BC measuring device, and the experimental use of such sensors for subcutaneous fat thickness (SDFT) estimates, as an indication for BC in beef cattle, supports this assumption. The purposes of this project were: 1. To compare visual BC scoring and ultrasonic fat thickness with on-line automated body weight (BW) measurements as monitors of nutritional adequacy of dairy cows at various stages of lactation. 2. To determine the effects of variation in digestive fill in early and late lactation on the accuracy of body weight measurements in lactating cows. 3. To modify an existing ultrasonic system and develop a specialized, low-cost sensor for repeatable determination of body condition scores by users with minimal training and skill. 4. To develop a standard for the assignment of body condition scores based on ultrasonic measurements of subdermal fat thickness. The procedure to execute these objectives involved: 1. Frequent measurement of BW, milk yield (MY), BC (visually scored) and subdermal fat thickness ultrasonically measured of dairy cows, and data analysis on average and individual basis. 2. Testing and selection of an appropriate special-purpose sensor, finding an optimum body location for working an ultrasonic measurement, prcessing the signals obtained, and correlating the resulting measurements with performance responses in lactating cows. Linking the ultrasonic signals to BC scores, and developing a BC scoring data acquisition system are the first steps towards fulfilling the necessary requirements for incorporating this device into an existing dairy herd management system, in order to provide the industry with a powerful managment tool. From the results obtained we could conclude that: 1. BC does not correlate with BW changes during all stages of lactation, although in general terms it does. These results were confirmed by individual cow BW and BC data obtained during the course of lactation, that were supported by individual objective ultrasonic measurement of SDFT. 2. BW changes reflect energy metabolism reliably ony after peak milk yield; early in lactation, a decrease in BW expresses mobilization of body reserves only qualitatively, and not quantitatively. 3. Gastrointestinal content increases throughout the whole period during which dry matter intake (DMI) increases. The drastic increase very early in lactation prevents the use of BW changes as a basis for quantitative estimatio of energy meatabolism; at this stage of lactation, konly a BC score or any other direct measurements willl provide a quantitative estimate of energy metabolism. 4. Ultrasonic measurements of subdermal fat thickness can be used to quantify changes that correlate with the actual condition of the cow, as assessed by performance and the traditional way of scoring. 5. To find the best site on the cow's body at which to obtain responses to BC and its changes in the course of lactation, additional sites have to be examined. From the present study, it seems that the sites between ribs 12 and 13 have the potential for this purpose. 6. The use of templates made it easier to repeat measurements at a desired site and spot. However, the convenient easy-to-handle way to standardize the measurement, described in this study, koffers scope for improvement. 7. The RF peak values of the A-mode are better indicators of the location of fat layer borders than image analysis, from the point of view of future commercial development. 8. The distances between the RF peaks of the A-mode can be automatically measured by suitable software, for future commercial development. 9. Proper analysis of daily body weight and milk yield data can provide the necessary information on body condition changes during lactation, until a direct BC measurement device is developed. 10. In any case, at least one visual BC assessment has to be done, preferably immediately after calving, for calibration purposes.
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Barowy, Adam, Alex Klieger, Jack Regan, and Mark McKinnon. UL 9540A Installation Level Tests with Outdoor Lithium-ion Energy Storage System Mockups. UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute, April 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.54206/102376/jemy9731.
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This report covers results of experiments conducted to obtain data on the fire and deflagration hazards from thermal runaway and its propagation through energy storage systems (ESS). The UL 9540A test standard provides a systematic evaluation of thermal runaway and propagation in energy storage system at cell, module, unit, and installation levels. The data from this testing may be used to design fire and explosion protection systems needed for safe siting and installation of ESS. In addition to temperature, pressure, and gas measurement instruments installed inside of the container, fire service portable gas monitors were placed at locations inside and outside the storage container during the experiments to assess their ability to detect products of thermal runaway and inform fire service size-up decisions. Review section 2.2.3 Fire Service Size-up Equipment to learn more. This research demonstrates a clear need for responding firefighters to have early access to data from instrumentation installed within an ESS, particularly gas measurement instrumentation, available through a monitoring panel. Additionally, it highlights the importance of communication between responding firefighters and personnel responsible for management of the ESS, who can aid in complete evaluation of system data to develop a more clear picture of system status and potential hazards.
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Ke, Jian-yu, Fynnwin Prager, Jose Martinez, and Chris Cagle. Achieving Excellence for California’s Freight System: Developing Competitiveness and Performance Metrics; Incorporating Sustainability, Resilience, and Workforce Development. Mineta Transportation Institute, December 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.31979/mti.2021.2023.
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This study explores the question of whether California's freight system is staying competitive with other US regions. A novel analytical framework compares supply chain performance metrics across multiple US states and regions for seaports, airports, highways, freight rail service, and distribution centers by combining the Performance Evaluation Matrix (PEM), Competitive Position Matrix (CPM), and Business Process Management (BPM) approaches. Analysis of industry data and responses from structured interviews with 30 freight industry experts across 5 transportation sectors suggests that California's freight system is competitive for seaports, airports, and freight rail; however, highways and distribution centers have room for improvement with respect to travel time reliability and operation costs, and California should prioritize infrastructure investments here. To stay competitive with the Texas and North East regions, state investments could also expand seaport container terminals and air cargo handling facilities, improve intermodal port connections and management of flows of chassis, container trucks, empty containers to ameliorate cargo backlogs and congestion on highways, at the ports, and at warehouses. The state could also invest in inland ports, transporting goods by rail directly from seaports to the Inland Empire or Central Valley.
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Delwiche, Michael, Boaz Zion, Robert BonDurant, Judith Rishpon, Ephraim Maltz, and Miriam Rosenberg. Biosensors for On-Line Measurement of Reproductive Hormones and Milk Proteins to Improve Dairy Herd Management. United States Department of Agriculture, February 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2001.7573998.bard.
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The original objectives of this research project were to: (1) develop immunoassays, photometric sensors, and electrochemical sensors for real-time measurement of progesterone and estradiol in milk, (2) develop biosensors for measurement of caseins in milk, and (3) integrate and adapt these sensor technologies to create an automated electronic sensing system for operation in dairy parlors during milking. The overall direction of research was not changed, although the work was expanded to include other milk components such as urea and lactose. A second generation biosensor for on-line measurement of bovine progesterone was designed and tested. Anti-progesterone antibody was coated on small disks of nitrocellulose membrane, which were inserted in the reaction chamber prior to testing, and a real-time assay was developed. The biosensor was designed using micropumps and valves under computer control, and assayed fluid volumes on the order of 1 ml. An automated sampler was designed to draw a test volume of milk from the long milk tube using a 4-way pinch valve. The system could execute a measurement cycle in about 10 min. Progesterone could be measured at concentrations low enough to distinguish luteal-phase from follicular-phase cows. The potential of the sensor to detect actual ovulatory events was compared with standard methods of estrus detection, including human observation and an activity monitor. The biosensor correctly identified all ovulatory events during its testperiod, but the variability at low progesterone concentrations triggered some false positives. Direct on-line measurement and intelligent interpretation of reproductive hormone profiles offers the potential for substantial improvement in reproductive management. A simple potentiometric method for measurement of milk protein was developed and tested. The method was based on the fact that proteins bind iodine. When proteins are added to a solution of the redox couple iodine/iodide (I-I2), the concentration of free iodine is changed and, as a consequence, the potential between two electrodes immersed in the solution is changed. The method worked well with analytical casein solutions and accurately measured concentrations of analytical caseins added to fresh milk. When tested with actual milk samples, the correlation between the sensor readings and the reference lab results (of both total proteins and casein content) was inferior to that of analytical casein. A number of different technologies were explored for the analysis of milk urea, and a manometric technique was selected for the final design. In the new sensor, urea in the sample was hydrolyzed to ammonium and carbonate by the enzyme urease, and subsequent shaking of the sample with citric acid in a sealed cell allowed urea to be estimated as a change in partial pressure of carbon dioxide. The pressure change in the cell was measured with a miniature piezoresistive pressure sensor, and effects of background dissolved gases and vapor pressures were corrected for by repeating the measurement of pressure developed in the sample without the addition of urease. Results were accurate in the physiological range of milk, the assay was faster than the typical milking period, and no toxic reagents were required. A sampling device was designed and built to passively draw milk from the long milk tube in the parlor. An electrochemical sensor for lactose was developed starting with a three-cascaded-enzyme sensor, evolving into two enzymes and CO2[Fe (CN)6] as a mediator, and then into a microflow injection system using poly-osmium modified screen-printed electrodes. The sensor was designed to serve multiple milking positions, using a manifold valve, a sampling valve, and two pumps. Disposable screen-printed electrodes with enzymatic membranes were used. The sensor was optimized for electrode coating components, flow rate, pH, and sample size, and the results correlated well (r2= 0.967) with known lactose concentrations.
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Gurieiev, Viktor, Yulii Kutsan, Anna Iatsyshyn, Andrii Iatsyshyn, Valeriia Kovach, Evgen Lysenko, Volodymyr Artemchuk, and Oleksandr Popov. Simulating Systems for Advanced Training and Professional Development of Energy Specialists in Power Sector. [б. в.], November 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.31812/123456789/4456.
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The crisis of the system of professional development and personnel training in the energy sector exists not only in Ukraine but also all over the world. The article describes the concept of development and functioning of the industry system of personnel training in the energy sector of Ukraine. The importance of using modern web-oriented technologies to improve the skills of operational and dispatching personnel in the energy sector of Ukraine is substantiated. The meth- ods of distributed power system operating modes modelling are presented. De- velopment and software tools for the construction of distributed simulating sys- tems and particular features of cloud technologies application for the creation of a virtual training centers network in the energy sector, as well as the ways to automate the process of simulating scenarios development are described. The ex- perience of introducing remote training courses for energy specialists and remote web-based training simulators based on a comprehensive model of the energy system of Ukraine is presented. An important practical aspect of the research is the application of software and data support for the development of personnel key competencies in the energy sector for rapid recognition of accidents and, if necessary, accident management. This will allow them to acquire knowledge and practical skills to solve the problems of analysis, modelling, forecasting, and monitoring data visualization of large power systems operating modes.