Model for integrated management of quality, labor risks prevention, environment and ethical aspects, applied to R&D&I and production processes in an organization

In this paper, it is proposed an integrated management model applied to R&D&I and manufacturing processes for an organization. The model intends to integrate the environmental, risk prevention and ethical aspects as well as research, development and innovation projects management in the general quality management structure proposed by ISO 9001:2008. Specifically, it tries to fulfill the standards ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OSHAS 18001, SGE 21 and UNE 166002. The global structure is based on the continuous improvement Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle. The main advantages of this integrated management system are detailed, specifically the optimization of the documentation which results in the reduction of costs of implementation and maintenance.

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Applicability of new approaches to the PDCA cycle in the task of improving production and educational processes

Quality Innovation Education ◽

10.31145/1999-513x-2021-4-105-110 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 105-110

Author(s):

E.P. Kunakov ◽

Keyword(s):

Continuous Improvement ◽

Management System ◽

Integrated Management ◽

Integrated Management System ◽

New Approaches ◽

Production Processes ◽

Educational Processes ◽

Pdca Cycle

The article presents the results of improving the parameters and characteristics of modern production processes by introducing the modernized Deming PDCA cycle. It is shown that the proposed integrated management system is applicable in educational processes, which makes it possible to significantly simplify the implementation of the principle of continuous improvement.

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Development of a method of coordination of project and operational activities in the process of manufacturing complex knowledge-intensive products

Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies ◽

10.15587/1729-4061.2021.247248 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (3 (114)) ◽

pp. 83-92

Author(s):

Iurii Teslia ◽

Iulia Khlevna ◽

Oleksii Yehorchenkov ◽

Tatiana Latysheva ◽

Oleg Grigor ◽

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Keyword(s):

Project Management ◽

High Efficiency ◽

Integrated Management ◽

Project Managers ◽

Management Systems ◽

Production Processes ◽

Operational Activities ◽

Knowledge Intensive ◽

Complex Knowledge ◽

Operational Processes

It is shown that the production processes of project-oriented enterprises focused on manufacturing complex knowledge-intensive products combine project and operational activities. Analysis of project management methodologies in terms of their suitability for managing the activities of project-oriented enterprises engaged in manufacturing these products was conducted. It was found that project management methodologies do not address this issue, remaining outside the scope of project managers. To eliminate this shortcoming of the project management methodology, it was proposed to supplement it with the concept and method of coordination of project and operational activities in the process of manufacturing complex knowledge-intensive products. The concept of integration of project and operational activities in the process of manufacturing complex knowledge-intensive products was proposed. A method of coordination of project and operational activities in the process of manufacturing complex knowledge-intensive products was developed. The following criteria were proposed: management of operational processes as processes depending on the progress of projects; evaluation of the success of projects taking into account the assessment of their provision with products of operational activities. A model for calculating the number of components to be produced during the implementation of projects of manufacturing complex knowledge-intensive piece products was developed. The method of multiple simulations of project and operational processes in projects of manufacturing complex knowledge-intensive products was proposed. The developed concept and method passed practical testing at enterprises engaged in manufacturing complex knowledge-intensive products, in particular, Karbon Invest, LLC (Ukraine), and showed high efficiency of managing projects of manufacturing complex knowledge-intensive products. The developed tools allow creating integrated management systems for project and operational production of complex knowledge-intensive products.

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On visions and promises — ethical aspects of in vitro meat

Emerging Topics in Life Sciences ◽

10.1042/etls20190108 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (6) ◽

pp. 753-758

Author(s):

Silvia Woll

Keyword(s):

Animal Welfare ◽

Environmental Issues ◽

Meat Production ◽

Ethical Aspects ◽

Existing Problems ◽

In Vitro Meat ◽

Production And Consumption ◽

Production Conditions

Innovators of in vitro meat (IVM) are convinced that this approach is the solution for problems related to current meat production and consumption, especially regarding animal welfare and environmental issues. However, the production conditions have yet to be fully clarified and there is still a lack of ethical discourses and critical debates on IVM. In consequence, discussion about the ethical justifiability and desirability of IVM remains hypothetical and we have to question those promises. This paper addresses the complex ethical aspects associated with IVM and the questions of whether, and under what conditions, the production of IVM represents an ethically justifiable solution for existing problems, especially in view of animal welfare, the environment, and society. There are particular hopes regarding the benefits that IVM could bring to animal welfare and the environment, but there are also strong doubts about their ethical benefits.

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The Need for a Broad-Based Model of Phonological Disorders

Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools ◽

10.1044/0161-1461.2303.261 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 261-268 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Alan G. Kamhi

Keyword(s):

Speech Production ◽

Phonological Disorders ◽

Production Processes ◽

Assessment And Treatment ◽

Speech Delays ◽

Explanatory Adequacy ◽

State Of Affairs ◽

Assessment Procedures ◽

Treatment Procedures

My response to Fey’s article (1985; reprinted 1992, this issue) focuses on the confusion caused by the application of simplistic phonological definitions and models to the assessment and treatment of children with speech delays. In addition to having no explanatory adequacy, such definitions/models lead either to assessment and treatment procedures that are similarly focused or to procedures that have no clear logical ties to the models with which they supposedly are linked. Narrowly focused models and definitions also usually include no mention of speech production processes. Bemoaning this state of affairs, I attempt to show why it is important for clinicians to embrace broad-based models of phonological disorders that have some explanatory value. Such models are consistent with assessment procedures that are comprehensive in nature and treatment procedures that focus on linguistic, as well as motoric, aspects of speech.

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