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Purpose: This study is focused on achieving operational resilience through the practices of kaizen across the operational structure. The research is based on a case study of a commercial livestock farm in Nigeria. The study views the practice of kaizen from the perspective of the commitment of the members of the case study organisation who are directly involved with the operations of the organisation. Design/methodology/approach: The study applies a qualitative approach to explore the topic, engaging members of the case study organisation in the research to gather relevant data on the implementation of kaizen practices and the drive to attain resilience in the case study organisation. Semi-structured personal interviews and workshops were used for data collection. The study adopts systems theory to explore the topic, identifying and engaging relevant stakeholders. Findings: Parts of the findings relating to kaizen are the issues with the livestock production process, aggressive leadership and the issue of livestock mortality in the case study organisation. These were discussed based on extant literature. The study affirms the importance of organisational members' commitment and adequate leadership support to achieve sustainable kaizen practices. The study highlights the need to align kaizen practices with relevant organisational practices, such as reward systems and contextual requirements for its implementation in an operational process. The study suggests that further study can focus on the dynamics of the legal system on the implementation of kaizen, especially from a developing economic background like Nigeria, where this study was conducted. Originality/value: The study projects learning about the spatial factors that can affect the practices of kaizen in critical sectors like livestock management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study evaluated the effect of changing the program-based budgeting system to a performance-based budgeting system in advancing organizational goals, realizing the accountability system, and economic viability. The data of this comparative and analytical study were collected through library studies and questionnaire distribution. Therefore, a general opinion was obtained by asking the opinions of 15 experts and applying the Delphi method. Friedman's test was used in SPSS software to determine the rank of each of the indicators related to each component to determine the ranking of the indicators approved by the experts. The results showed that operational objectives, as well as the indicators of the compilation of audit standards supported by the country's health system, performance audit by the country's health system, and approved standards in the health system, are critical factors for the transparency of performance-based budgeting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Threat evaluation of operational targets is an important link when conducting anti-ship missile combat commands. Working on complicated correlation between the attributes of operational targets and lack of objective data support during subject decision-making, combine entropy weight method and grey correlation method to establish the threat evaluation model, rank the threat of targets according to limited operational indicator data, and obtain the sequence of missile attack, which proves the effectiveness and reasonability of this combined method,and provides theoretical support for the attack preference of anti-ship missiles.

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The desire to modernise electrical infrastructure, and the increasing number of extreme weather events, has led to an increased interest in deploying microgrids as resiliency resources. While there are times when a microgrid is operated to increase the resiliency of critical end‐use loads, there are also other operational goals, such as efficiency, that may be considered. However, it can be challenging for microgrid operators to coordinate assets in real time to balance operational objectives. This study presents a slider‐based multi‐objective control that enables microgrid operators to change the operational set points of microgrid assets to respond to rapidly changing system conditions.

Despite their limited area relative to the global ocean, coastal zones—the regions where land meets the sea—play a disproportionately important role in generating ecosystem services. However, coastal ecosystems are under increasing pressure from human populations. In particular, urban stormwater is an increasingly important threat to the integrity of coastal systems. Urban catchments exhibit altered flow regimes that impact ecosystem processes and coastal foodwebs. In addition, urban stormwater contains complex and unpredictable mixtures of chemicals that result in a multitude of lethal and sublethal impacts on species in coastal systems. Along the western coast of the United States, we estimate that hundreds of billions of kilograms of suspended solids flow off land surfaces and enter the Northern California Current each year. However, 70% of this pollution could be addressed by treating only 1.35% of the land area. Determining how to prioritize treatment of stormwater in this region requires a clear articulation of objectives—spatial distribution of appropriate management actions is dependent on the life histories of species, and management schemes optimized for one species may not achieve desired objectives for other species. In particular, we highlight that the scale of stormwater interventions must match the ecological scale relevant to species targeted by management. In many cases, management and policy will require mechanisms in order to ensure that local actions scale-up to efficiently and effectively achieve management objectives. In the face of rapid urbanization of coastal zones, failure to consider the match of management and ecological scales will result in the continued decline of coastal ecosystems and the species they support. This article is part of the theme issue 'Integrative research perspectives on marine conservation'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Demands of appropriate personal mobility‐assistive devices for those needed persons have been increased considerably in recent years, with their specific operational requirements, developments of adequate motors to different device parts are the main concerns. For applications onto those knee joint parts of the exoskeleton system, three types of permanent‐magnet (PM) motors, namely the surface‐mounted PM motor, the Vernier motor, and the flux‐switching motor were designed. Based on the operational and physical constraints of the particular exoskeleton parts, optimisations of these PM motors were provided along with their thorough performance comparisons. From emulated finite‐element analyses along with hardware experimental validations, by following the standard test settings, selection guidance for the suitable motor structures at different operational objectives will thus be supplied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There is a perception among adolescents in high school that some disciplines are less important than the others. Within the list one may find some of the economic related disciplines such as negotiation and contracting, marketing, entrepreneurship, postal businesses administration, etc. The perception could be different from school to school, depending school's specialization, from adolescent to adolescent, depending their interest, but in general there may be a general pattern of 'low-interest disciplines'. In high school, the focus is on math, literature, biology, physics, history, geography the so-called fundamental, or baccalaureate disciplines. In this line of thinking, the question I try to find some answers in this paper is what can the teachers do in the case they need to teach 'lowinterest disciplines' to 'low-interest classes' in order to also cultivate a positive educational experience? First, based on direct observations and data collected from a case site I hypothesize that the operational objectives and the didactic strategies should be different for the low-interest classes than those used for the higher-interest classes. Second, I introduce from the business strategy the concepts of deliberate and emergent strategies (Mintzberg, 1978; Mintzberg & Waters, 1985) and I hypothesize that the didactic strategy can and should change since the educational context is not static and linear in nature. To be contrasted this assumption with the prevailing approach existent in the pedagogy literature, where the focus is on alignment and universal didactic strategies applied from end to end. In order to support the theoretical framework, I describe then through a case study the didactic strategies implemented in three classes involved in studying economics related modules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The desire to modernise electrical infrastructure, and the increasing number of extreme weather events, has led to an increased interest in deploying microgrids as resiliency resources. While there are times when a microgrid is operated to increase the resiliency of critical end‐use loads, there are also other operational goals, such as efficiency, that may be considered. However, it can be challenging for microgrid operators to coordinate assets in real time to balance operational objectives. This study presents a slider‐based multi‐objective control that enables microgrid operators to change the operational set points of microgrid assets to respond to rapidly changing system conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Monetary policy is one of the economic policy "tools" through which it acts on the currency demand and supply in the economy. The importance of monetary policy results from its primary objective - price stability, plus limiting inflation and maintaining internal and external value of the currency. Responsibility for achieving these objectives rests with the Central Bank, which has a monopoly in the formulation and the implementation of monetary policy targets. Price stability is the primary objective of monetary policy and also the central objective of economic policy, alongside with: sustainable economic growth, full employment of labor force, balance of external payments equilibrium. To achieve these overall objectives of economic policy, monetary policy acts through currency as an instrument of action and it represents the overall action exercised by the monetary authority to influence economic development and to ensure price stability. In economic processes numerous factors emerge to the sale or purchase of capital available for a shorter or longer period and to achieving their aspirations of maximize capital gains, they are negotiating, they are confronting and agreeing within specific market relationships. The entirety of relations between various economic issues, enterprises and individuals, between them and the banking intermediaries, as well as the relationship between banks and other credit institutions on the transfer of cash money as specific form of debt and fructification of capital, form capital markets or credit markets. These markets are carved up according to the nature and purposes of the participants.

Abstract: Background: Recently, hospitals in order to improve strategic and operational work have been under a lot of pressure Nonetheless, lack of taxonomy researches have been noticed in Health care. The purpose is to present taxonomy of health care operational systems and strategies of Mashhad hospitals sections in correct order in the base of their aims and operational decisions and afterwards assign Proportionate strategies and systems with each other. Materials and Methods: Considering its objective, this study is applied. It is exploratory and based on survey regarding its method. 84 samples of remedial hospitals sections in Mashhad have been chosen by chance and after final survey and justifiability implement research to analysis data using from k-means cluster analysis and in order to assess the validity of this analysis, the multiple discriminant analysis has been used. The test of independence was used to assess the correlation between strategies and recognized systems. Results: for each strategies and operational systems 3 clusters have reconnoitered that each of them in a correct order is emphasizing on goals and different decisions. Also the results of performing independence test is expressive the proportion between Leaders of service- centric strategy with operation leading system and cost- based follower strategy with creative cautious system. Conclusion: This study dose not only provides a useful description of the operational situation and operational position of a hospital, but also provides a necessary setting for more professional studies and theorizing.

Abstract Marine policy and management has to cope with a plethora of human activities that cause pressures leading to changes to the natural and human systems. Accordingly, it requires many policy and management responses to address traditional, cultural, social, ecological, technical, and economic policy objectives. Because of this, we advocate that a fully-structured approach using the IEC/ISO 31010 Bow-tie analysis will allow all elements to be integrated for a cost-effective system. This industry-standard system, described here with examples for the marine environment, will fulfil many of the demands by the users and uses of the marine system and the regulators of those users and uses. It allows for bridging several aspects: the management and environmental sciences, the management complexity and governance demands, the natural and social sciences and socio-economics and outcomes. Most importantly, the use of the Bow-tie approach bridges systems analysis and ecosystem complexity. At a time when scientific decisions in policy making and implementation are under question, we conclude that it provides a rigorous, transparent and defendable system of decision-making. Graphical abstract Unlabelled Image Highlights • Marine risk management aims to achieve a vision and objectives through measures. • Operational controls effect marine environmental policy objectives. • Successful outcomes of sector and conservation controls need horizontal integration. • Marine management needs vertical integration of outcomes, objectives and goals. • Stakeholder roles have to be aligned with the horizontal and vertical processes. • Integration of ISO standards into marine and coastal management is important. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper wants to emphasize the importance of contemporary strategic management approachs in the defense system. Displays the work of American author Leslie Lewis and C. Robert Roll "Strategy-to- tasks: a methodology for resource allocation and management". It were used by parts of the discussion above, in order to describe the strategy-to-tasks methodology for planning, programming and budgeting system (PPBS). In developed Western countries adopted some elements of strategic management to determine and monitor the execution of strategic plans in the defense system. This trend is spreading to other countries as a result of the necessity of obeying certain methodological and technological achievements. The uncritical acceptance of a strategic management approach can cause great confusion and problems, and the terminology and scientific explanation for this trend is of great importance. Introduction PPBS is a resource management framework based on force planning concept. It was developed at the lRand Company during the late eighties and is adapted to the special needs of several DoD organization. The planning, programming and budgeting system (PPBS) PPBS is DoD`ş primary system for planning and managing defense resources. It links the overall U.S. national security strategy to specific programs. It was designed to facilitate fiscally-constrained planning, programming and budgeting in terms of complete programs (i.e. forces and systems) rather than through artificial budget categories. The goal is to determine forces, systems and program costs. Strategy-to-tasks and the PPBS The Strategy-To-Tasks methodology, regardless of its application, it must be consistent and supportive of each phase of the PPBS. This section describes the basics frameworks of which are adapted to resource allocation and management activities for the Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The authors have used it during the various phases of the PPBS. The National Security Strategy is formulated at the executive branch. National security objectives determine what must be done to preserve and protect the national principles, goals and interests in relation to the threats and challenges. National military objectives determine the manner in which national security strategy will be supported by the military. Operational objectives define the various military strategies. They describe how forces will be used to support the national military objectives. Tasks are accurately expressed by different levels of command (CINCs). They are the specific actions that must be performed in order to accomplish an operational objective. USSOCOMS and strategy-to-tasks The author concludes that any recommendation to USSOCOM for improving management and resource allocation had to contain the elements that DoD requires in various PPBS phase: links from the national security strategy down to specific military tasks. Moreover, these elements must be reliable, reproducible and easily verifiable. There were three proposals for improvement: 1. develop linkages between national securityobjectives and USSOCOM program resource needs, 2. change USSOCOM's planning and programming processes, functions and data structures, 3. realign selected functions and organizational structure. USSOCOM and strategy-to-tasks framework Shows the revised Strategy-To-Taks framework as applied to USSOCOM. Force development issues in the U. S. Army Authors were asked to attempt to apply the STT methodology to facilitate development decision-making of U.S. military forces. The aim was on Army modernization. The approach that the authors outlined has enabled the U.S. Army to begin to evaluate its force structure and modernization programs against the other services by operational objective and task. The authors call this "competition among dissimilar systems." Institutionalize methodology Various application of mathodology are designed for STT simulation processes and connections among the commands and their associated elements. The authors point out that the application of the methodology STT shows how it can be developed and evaluated a complete operating concept. In this way, ensure that the logistical and other significant issues debated between the major military-related systems. The whole concept of an "operationalizing the PPBS process." Conclusion The main problems are observed using the approach of strategic management through literature and analysis of this example are: 1. proper determination of the strategic plan and its decomposition to lower down the strategic goals, objectives, processes, tasks and activities, 2. acceptance of the fact that the formulation and implementation of strategy is not a static process, 3. instead of a set of representative objectives the structure of objectives steers the organisation, 4. core structure of the objectives makes the process of harmonization of individual goals and their representation in the representative objectives, 5. implementation strategy consists in introducing the maximum number of persons with the basic hypotheses, 6. linking resources with hypotheses, a continuous test of the hypothesis and its application in real time. Every scientific theory has its own regularity of that time of origination, acceptance, implementation and application of the first serious critique of theory, important reductions, reshaping and creating new theories. The emergence and development of strategic management methodologies obvious example of the need and necessity of modern technology and the development of corporate culture and the Anglo-Saxon norm of civilization. Future direction of development strategic management methodologies is difficult to predict. The general impression is that the advent and advancement of strategic management methodologies that are organically connected with contemporary business information systems of this area substantially enclosed and that it has received the eventuaily contours.

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the disponibility in high quality expertise becomes an important tool for getting active and implementation of the acquis communautaire requirements. Expertise rightly, has established place in the arsenal of evidence and believe that with the evolution of scientific and technical progress, its role will increase being permanently. Therefore, at present, the greater the role of defining the technical expertise judicial recordsis, since the causes are complex and contain a large amount of technical and financial data. Also, now new forms of expertise, progress and developments leading contemporary science research and investigative methods, and methods for resolving technical issues expert, hence the urgent need of an effective quality management technical expertise judicial activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Abstract: This study introduces a framework for the monitoring and evaluation of spatially managed areas (SMAs), which is currently being tested by nine European case studies. The framework provides guidance on the selection, mapping, and assessment of ecosystem components and human pressures, the evaluation of management effectiveness and potential adaptations to management. Moreover, it provides a structured approach with advice on spatially explicit tools for practical tasks like the assessment of cumulative impacts of human pressures or pressure-state relationships. The case studies revealed emerging challenges, such as the lack of operational objectives within SMAs, particularly for transnational cases, data access, and stakeholder involvement. Furthermore, the emerging challenges of integrating the framework assessment using scientific information with a structured governance research analysis based mainly on qualitative information are addressed. The lessons learned will provide a better insight into the full range of methods and approaches required to support the implementation of the ecosystem approach to marine spatial management in Europe and elsewhere. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The most important operation for well though-out projects, getting the goals, requires applying a way of thinking model by objectives able to order and rationalize deploying all teaching-learning-instruction-evaluation. It is assumed that the identification of confusions and ambiguities in the development of operational objectives will generate the correct development of their physical education at technical universities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Romanian educational system and process works according to certain finalities of education (ideal, purpose, objective) that are explicitly established and play a major role in guiding the general development of the beneficiaries' personalities. Given the many connections between the finalities of the formative process in kindergarten and primary education, and also the particularities of the decisive impact of these institutions upon the further development of children's personalities, it becomes highly important to analyze the way in which the instructive-educational process is directed. The study proposes a comparative analysis of the finalities on the long and medium term (frame and reference objectives) that are mentioned in basic curricular documents, school curricula and syllabi with a view to ensuring improved compatibility and continuity for them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The need for a more integrated approach to ocean management is increasingly being recognized. Discussion on appropriate indicators and reference points supporting such an approach has focused on the technical merits of one set of metrics over another in servicing some management goal. Relatively little effort has been put into answering the question how one would use suites of indicators to meet the multiple conservation objectives defined in operational plans. Such an exercise is being undertaken on the eastern Scotian Shelf off Canada''s east coast, as a national integrated management pilot. A number of ocean industries – fishing, oil and gas exploration, transport, and the military – utilize the area, a typical situation elsewhere in the world. A suite of conceptual ecosystem-level objectives has been identified to address biodiversity, productivity, and habitat issues. Operational objectives, which identify an indicator and reference points associated with each conceptual objective, are then stated. Utilizing this framework, individual ocean industry plans and activities can be reviewed in a consistent manner, to determine how they might be constrained by the conservation objectives for the area. Issues of spatial scale and cumulative impacts are addressed, and comment is made on future developments. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

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