Revealing misleading schemes through operator activity analysis: A factory case study

Decision Support Systems (DSSs) have been defined in a number of ways by various researchers. The result is disagree ment and confusion. No one is quite sure of its exact definition. In this research, we have tned to redefine it by asking two basic questions: What things to support and how to support them? It is argued that critical activity analysis is a preferable starting point for a DSS design, and a DSS needs to support activities rather than decisions. A tool-kit framework for a DSS is presented for its design. Finally, a case study application is described where such a framework has been implemented in APL.

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Demographic-Economic Forecasting within an Activity-Commodity Framework: Some Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Results

Environment and Planning A Economy and Space ◽

10.1068/a131067 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 13 (9) ◽

pp. 1067-1083 ◽

Cited By ~ 41

Author(s):

P W J Batey ◽

M Madden

Keyword(s):

Activity Analysis ◽

Analysis Framework ◽

Input Output ◽

Economic Forecasting ◽

Empirical Results ◽

Forecasting Models ◽

Consistent Manner ◽

Complex Relationships ◽

Theoretical Considerations

This paper presents a methodology which allows demographic and economic forecasting models to be integrated in a consistent manner. By embedding a conventional static Leontief input-output model within an activity analysis framework, a number of interesting results are obtained. First, a new series of production, income, and employment multipliers is derived which offers considerable advantages over those currently in use. Second, partitioning the framework provides fresh insights into the complex relationships between demographic and economic variables. These developments in methodology are tested in a case study of Mersey side where an operational version of the framework is applied in a forecasting context.

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Assisting activity analysis in professional learning environments. Case study: activity analysis of trainees on nuclear power plant full-scale simulators

International Journal of Learning Technology ◽

10.1504/ijlt.2017.086380 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 88

Author(s):

Karim Sehaba ◽

Olivier Champalle ◽

Alain Mille

Keyword(s):

Power Plant ◽

Nuclear Power Plant ◽

Learning Environments ◽

Professional Learning ◽

Nuclear Power ◽

Activity Analysis ◽

Full Scale ◽

Study Activity

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Not Only in Cities: Creative Activities in Rural Areas with a Case Study of Lower Silesia

Quaestiones Geographicae ◽

10.2478/quageo-2020-0013 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 39 (2) ◽

pp. 97-112

Author(s):

Krzysztof Janc ◽

Andrzej Raczyk ◽

Sylwia Dołzbłasz

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Economic Activity ◽

Activity Analysis ◽

Thematic Structure ◽

Local Conditions ◽

Large Cities ◽

Local Setting ◽

Strongly Connected ◽

Lower Silesia

AbstractThe objective of the present study is to identify rules governing the distribution and thematic structure of creative activities, using the region of Lower Silesia in southwestern Poland as an example. This empirical study is based on the data obtained from the Central Registration and Information on Business (CEIDG) as of 2018. Rural areas (compared to cities) generally display a lower level of economic activity. Analysis results confirm that craft-based activities are usually carried out outside large cities. A clear structure of specialisation among creative activities indicates that rural areas should mainly undertake activities that are consistent with the character of a particular local setting and are strongly connected with local conditions.

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Linear Activity Analysis of Production for Closed-Loop Businesses—Case Study of a Hungarian Apple Juice Factory

Open Journal of Social Sciences ◽

10.4236/jss.2016.45007 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 04 (05) ◽

pp. 39-47

Author(s):

Katalin Hartung

Keyword(s):

Apple Juice ◽

Closed Loop ◽

Activity Analysis

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Activity analysis: a case study utilising electromyography

Occupational Therapy International ◽

10.1002/oti.43 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 300-315

Author(s):

Susanna M.K. Chow

Keyword(s):

Activity Analysis

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A Theory of Activity Scheduling Behavior

Environment and Planning A Economy and Space ◽

10.1068/a130703 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. 703-718 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

D Damm ◽

S R Lerman

Keyword(s):

Metropolitan Area ◽

Travel Demand ◽

Activity Analysis ◽

Activity Participation ◽

Time Block ◽

Activity Scheduling ◽

Urban Workers

Recognizing that travel is a demand derived from individuals' desires to undertake out-of-home activities, researchers in the area of travel demand have become increasingly interested in analyzing and predicting individuals' decisions about activity participation. This paper formulates a theory of activity scheduling for urban workers. In this theory, each worker chooses whether or not to participate in an out-of-home, nonwork activity in each of five blocks of time defined around their obligatory trip to work. In addition, conditional on the decision to participate in any particular time block, the chosen duration of participation is analyzed. The econometric problems of operationalizing the theory are resolved, and the resulting model is applied to analyze the scheduling behavior of a sample of workers in the Minneapolis-St Paul metropolitan area. This case study suggests some significant directions for further research on activity analysis.

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