A Joint Problem of Track Closure Planning and Train Run Rescheduling with Detours

2016 ◽  
pp. 285-294
Author(s):  
Maciej Hojda ◽  
Grzegorz Filcek
Keyword(s):  
Joint Problem

Strategic supplier relationships and supply chain resilience: Is digital transformation that precludes trust beneficial?

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Murtaza Faruquee ◽  
Antony Paulraj ◽  
Chandra Ade Irawan
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Supplier Relationships ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Supply Chain Resilience ◽  
Joint Problem ◽  
The Right ◽  
Joint Problem Solving

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the role that communication, trust and digital transformation can play in the relationship between joint problem-solving and supply chain resilience. More specifically, the authors try to examine the possibility of digital transformation as a replacement for trust within a joint problem-solving context.Design/methodology/approachA survey instrument was developed and administrated to manufacturing firms within the United Kingdom and the United States. Based on data collected from 291 senior managers, multiple linear regressions were conducted through a customized process model to test the proposed hypotheses.FindingsThe results point to the actual impact of digital transformation being far more complicated than the initial benefits that it appears to bring within a supply chain. Thus, technology is only effective when applied within the right context. The authors showcase that the trio of digital transformation, trust and joint problem-solving can be highly valuable to establish supply chain resilience and that further investigation on the interrelationships between these concepts is warranted.Practical implicationsManufacturing firms that aim to adopt new technologies should not consider advanced digital technologies as an alternative to trust. While digital transformation can improve resource sharing and integration, governance mechanisms–such as trust–will remain the cornerstones of strategic supplier relationships. Therefore, supply chain partners must strive to achieve a balance between trust and the right type of digital technology.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the growing literature focusing on the role that digital transformation can play in developing supply chain capabilities. It adds an early empirical insight on the role of technology and governance in joint problem-solving and supply chain resilience.

scholarly journals Nurses in action: An introduction to action research in nursing

Curationis ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. C. McKibbin ◽  
P. J. Castle
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Health Science ◽  
The Social ◽  
Local Contexts ◽  
Joint Problem ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Joint Problem Solving

Action Research is one of the new generation of qualitative research methods in the social sciences which has special significance for nurses in South Africa. The collaborative, participative and reflective qualities of Action Research appeal to practitioners, and lend themselves to joint problem solving activities in local contexts. This paper sets out a rationale for Action Research, then describes its features, strengths, and limitations. Ways of overcoming the latter are suggested. The paper concludes that Action Research has potential application in the field of nursing, not only for the purposes of practical problem solving, but also for improving the personal and professional practice of nurses, and for emancipating nurses from their subordinate position in the hierarchy of health science.

Collaborative dialogue: opportunities and challenges in vocabulary acquisition and retention of threshold EFL learners

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-160
Author(s):  
Moussa Ahmadian ◽  
Azar Tajabadi
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Vocabulary Acquisition ◽  
Knowledge Building ◽  
Convincing Evidence ◽  
Collaborative Dialogue ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Joint Problem ◽  
Interactionist Perspective ◽  
Joint Problem Solving

AbstractBelonging to the interactionist perspective, the collaborative dialogue is a technique which engages learners in joint problem-solving and knowledge building. With the aim of investigating the link between this technique and vocabulary acquisition and retention, this study was conducted with 18 threshold English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners who were randomly chosen and put in 6 groups. They were given 6 lexical-focused tasks to be completed collaboratively and their interaction was audio-recorded. The instances of lexical-based language-related episodes (LREs) were identified in the transcribed dialogues and their outcomes were coded as “correctly resolved”, “incorrectly resolved”, and “unresolved”. The frequency of the LREs was computed; it was found that the learners were able to solve the lexical problems they encountered to a very large extent. Furthermore, the analysis of LREs and the comparison of posttest and delayed posttest scores provided convincing evidence of a link between the outcomes of LREs and the learners’ vocabulary acquisition and retention, suggesting that “correctly resolved” LREs resulted in learning and retaining the target words, while “unresolved” LREs led to non-significant learning and “incorrectly resolved” LREs led to learning the wrong meaning of the vocabulary items. The findings along with the opportunities and challenges of collaborative dialogue are discussed and possible implications for language teaching are explained.

Cushion Form Bearings in Total Hip Arthroplasty: Nature’s Approach to the Synovial Joint Problem

2011 ◽  
pp. 195-206
Author(s):  
Antonio Moroni ◽  
Martha Hoque ◽  
Giovanni Micera ◽  
Riccardo Orsini ◽  
Emanuele Nocco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Total Hip Arthroplasty ◽  
Hip Arthroplasty ◽  
Synovial Joint ◽  
Total Hip ◽  
Joint Problem

A Query Beehive Algorithm for Data Warehouse Buffer Management and Query Scheduling

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 34-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amira Kerkad ◽  
Ladjel Bellatreche ◽  
Pascal Richard ◽  
Carlos Ordonez ◽  
Dominique Geniet
Keyword(s):  
Query Optimization ◽  
Buffer Management ◽  
Optimization Techniques ◽  
Materialized Views ◽  
Star Schema ◽  
Joint Problem ◽  
Fixed Order ◽  
Pass Through ◽  
Np Hardness ◽  
Query Scheduling

Analytical queries, like those used in data warehouses and OLAP, are generally interdependent. This is due to the fact that the database is usually modeled with a denormalized star schema or its variants, where most queries pass through a large central fact table. Such interaction has been largely exploited in query optimization techniques such as materialized views. Nevertheless, such approaches usually ignore buffer management and assume queries have a fixed order and are known in advance. We believe such assumptions are too strong and thus they need to be revisited and simplified. In this paper, we study the combination of two problems: buffer management and query scheduling, in both static and dynamic scenarios. We present an NP-hardness study of the joint problem, highlighting its complexity. We then introduce a new and highly efficient algorithm inspired by a beehive. We conduct an extensive experimental evaluation on a real DBMS showing the superiority of our algorithm compared to previous ones as well as its excellent scalability.

Influencing Factors of Partnership Formation in Construction Industry

2011 ◽  
Vol 71-78 ◽  
pp. 556-559
Author(s):  
Xu Dong Pei
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Joint Action ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Partnership Formation ◽  
Joint Problem ◽  
Joint Problem Solving

The influencing factors of partnership formation in construction industry are studied using a meta-analysis. The results show that trust, commitment, interdependence, joint problem solving, information sharing, conflict resolution and joint action are positively associated with partnership formation in construction industry.

Attachment and Joint Problem-solving Experiences During the Preschool Period

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Moss ◽  
Catherine Gosselin ◽  
Sophie Parent ◽  
Denise Rousseau ◽  
Michelle Dumont
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Preschool Period ◽  
Joint Problem ◽  
Joint Problem Solving
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