scholarly journals Music therapy research in Spain: a SWOT analysis of the current situation and improvement strategies

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (sup1) ◽  
pp. 125-125
Author(s):  
María Teresa Del Moral ◽  
Melissa Mercadal-Brotons ◽  
Andrés Sánchez-Prada ◽  
Patricia Sabbatella ◽  
Mateo J. Hernández-Crego
2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (2s) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Bresci ◽  
Antonio Giacomin ◽  
Federico Preti

The GESAAF Department of the UNIFI has been involved in the project “Gestione ambientale e del rischio nel dipartimento di Sololà” in the period 2011-’12 aiming at guaranteeing water access to people leaving in rural areas in the Sololà Department in Guatemala, in collaboration with the two NGOs Movimento Africa ’70 and Oxfam Italia. Appropriate technologies, such as EMAS pump and well drilled with the Baptista- Boliviana technique, have been proposed and utilized for improving water access in areas where lack of water represented a limiting factor for the human development. They can be both considered compatible with local, cultural and economic conditions: in fact locally available materials are used and the tools can be maintained and operationally controlled by the local users. At the end of the project, 52 EMAS pumps have been installed and 19 wells drilled, 33 pumps have been installed in already existing wells tank. Formation activities of local people played an important role: diffusion actions of the methodology started from schools, 20 workers participated to an in class course and more than 100 participated in the field work. Monitoring activities on the 52 installed pumps have been carried out in order to check the performances of the pumps and the knowledge level acquired by the users. After some months of operation, more than 80% of the pumps were correctly functioning and the required maintenance activities have been carried out in collaboration with the local users. In order to analyze the project results, a SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) has been carried out for developing a strategy able to tackle the weaknesses and threats of the procedure. The application of the SWOT analysis showed to be an useful tool to analyse the current situation coming from the ended project. It has been helpful to gauge how the project performed. The analysis results may be also utilized for exploring strengths and weaknesses of a possible transferring of the methodology to other sites.


2021 ◽  
pp. 31-41
Author(s):  
С.А. РОДОМАНСКАЯ

Актуальность данных исследований обусловлена недостаточной проработанностью механизма управления процессами в сфере обеспечения продовольственной безопасности территории, что значительно снижает эффективность их регулирования и приводит к нерациональному использованию ресурсов (природных, трудовых и др.), возникновению негативных последствий и угроз. В рамках данных исследований разработан управленческий цикл продовольственной безопасности территории в виде структурно-функциональной модели, которая, наряду с субъектным и объектным блоками, состоит из комплекса взаимосвязанных подсистем. Оценку регионального уровня продовольственной безопасности предполагается проводить с помощью общепринятых критериев и показателей самообеспеченности, независимости (зависимости), достаточности, доступности и качества продукции. Основу метода моделирования в цикле составляет неотъемлемая его часть – наличие условий проверки, что не только способствует изучению сложившейся ситуации в продовольственной системе, но и позволяет спрогнозировать развитие этой системы при заданных условиях в кратко-, средне- и долгосрочной перспективе. В статье определено основное содержание, смысл и функциональное назначение подсистем, которые в совокупности создают все предпосылки для проведения системного мониторинга, выработки управленческих решений, определения текущей ситуации в обеспечении продовольственной безопасности и возможной координации действий в сфере ее обеспечения. Разработанный цикл имеет практическую значимость при выборе взаимоприемлемых мер и действий по устранению или смягчению критических ситуаций в сфере продовольственной безопасности. В данном цикле для каждой подсистемы определена специфика географических знаний, объединенных пространственным аспектом исследования. В заключение отмечается, что логическая взаимосвязь подсистем в цикле позволила получить целостное представление о потребностях управления продовольственной системой территории в геоэкологических знаниях, которые имеют экспертное и предметное значение. The relevance of these studies is due to the insufficient elaboration of the mechanism for managing food processes in the field of ensuring food security of the territory, which significantly reduces the effectiveness of their regulation and, in turn, leads to the irrational use of resources (natural, labor, etc.) and the emergence of negative consequences and threats. Within the framework of these studies, a management cycle of food security of the territory has been developed in the form of a structural and functional model, which, along with the subject and object blocks, consists of a complex of interconnected subsystems. As a method for assessing conditions, the use of modeling and foresight methods, an integral assessment of the level of food security and methods of strategic planning, in particular the situational method of SWOT analysis, is proposed. The assessment of the level of food security at the regional level is supposed to be carried out using generally accepted criteria and indicators of self-sufficiency, independence (dependence), sufficiency, availability and quality of products. The basis of the modeling method in the cycle is its integral part – the presence of conditions for checking the situation, which contributes not only to the study of the current situation in the food system, but also makes it possible to predict the development of this system under given conditions in the short, medium and long term. The article defines the main content, meaning and functional purpose of the subsystems, which together create all the prerequisites for conducting system monitoring, developing management decisions to enhance food security resulting from the iterative food process, to determine the current situation in ensuring food security and possible coordination of actions in the sphere of ensuring food security. The developed cycle is of practical importance in choosing mutually acceptable measures and actions to eliminate or mitigate critical situations in the field of food security or to enhance food security. In this cycle, for each subsystem, the specificity of geographical knowledge of natural-social relations, united by the spatial aspect of the study, is determined. In conclusion, it is noted that the logical interconnection of subsystems in the cycle made it possible to obtain a holistic idea of ​​the needs of managing the food system of the territory in geoecological knowledge, which have expert and substantive significance.


2011 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-22
Author(s):  
Barbara Mikus ◽  
Sergej Liashuk

Für Belarus wird das Logistiksystem ein Schlüsselelement bei der Erschließung des Transitpotentials des Landes. Logistikkosten, Effizienz der vorhandenen Logistikkonzepte und Logistikrisiko bestimmen die Investitionsattraktivität des Landes in hohem Maße. Daher verfolgt das Nationale Programm zur Entwicklung des Logistiksystems das Ziel des Aufbaus hocheffizienter Logistikzentren – um dies zu erreichen, wird auch eine veränderte räumliche Strukturierung der Logistik angestrebt, bei der die Grenzregionen des Landes zu attraktiven Logistikstandorten entwickelt und damit Anziehungspunkte für ausländische Unternehmen geschaffen und Impulse für den wirtschaftlichen Fortschritt in der Region gegeben werden. Im Rahmen dieser Bemühungen ist ein (Public Private Partnership-) Projekt zur Errichtung eines Logistikzentrums in der Region Grodno initiiert worden. Im Beitrag werden zunächst die dem Projekt zugrunde liegenden Aspekte – die Relevanz und Ausgangslage des belarussischen Logistiksystems, das nationale Förderprogramm und der Logistikstandort Grodno – charakterisiert, um dann das Projekt selbst und dessen wirtschaftliche Beurteilung mittels SWOTAnalyse und dynamischer Investitionsrechnung zu beschreiben. In Belarus a key element for the growth of transit trade will be the potentials of logistics. The attractiveness for investments in this country depends largely on costs, efficiency and risks of the logistical activities. Therefore the local politic aims at developing highly efficient logistic centers. In this article a (public private partnership-) project to build a logistic center in Grodno is described. For this purpose, the prevailing circumstances are characterized such as the relevance and current situation of the logistic system in Belarus, the national support programme and the location factors of Grodno. Another main focus lies on the project itself and its economic evaluation by means of a SWOT analysis as well as dynamical investment methods. Keywords: aufbau eines logistikzentrums in weißrussland


2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (06) ◽  
pp. 502-510
Author(s):  
KANAT SEHER ◽  
ABBASI SADAF AFTAB ◽  
PEERZADA MAZHAR HUSSAIN ◽  
ATILGAN TURAN

Pakistan’s textile and clothing industry is one of the significant players of global textile and clothing trade as well as being a corner stone for its national economy. Although Pakistan’s textile and clothing industry possesses abundant raw material resources (cotton) and cheap and abundant labour, it has confronted with many issues in recent years. At this point, SWOT analysis is one of the methods which can be used for the analysis of current situation. This research aims to reveal the present situation of Pakistan’s textile and clothing industry with SWOT analysis. Thus, a gap can be filled in which academic studies are inadequate. Besides, the study contributes to the strategy development of Pakistan’s textile and clothing companies and government executives. In accordance with the aim of the research, the strengths and weakness of Pakistan’s textile and clothing industry are determined primarily. Afterwards, opportunities and threats, which can be faced within national and international textile and clothing trade are analyzed. Finally, the obtained data are analyzed and evaluated and suggestions are made for the future of the industry.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 9-14
Author(s):  
Junyan Du ◽  

This paper takes the RT-Mart supermarket under the background of epidemic as the research object, analyzes the current situation of online and offline operation, and finds out the existing problems. Through SWOT analysis and Porter five force model analysis, the paper discusses the challenges that the supermarket of RT-mart is facing at present. And through two questionnaires, we can find the weak points of marketing in RT-Mart more accurately. According to this, we put forward constructive suggestions and some safeguard measures.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1209 (1) ◽  
pp. 012007
Author(s):  
P Krupík

Abstract Digital and technological innovations that have grown rapidly in recent years have been referred to as the 4th Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0. The paper comprehensively deals with the description of the Advanced building materials, Prefabricated and modular designs as part of Construction 4.0 with a focus on transport construction. The aim of the article is description of this issue comprehensively and with the help of SWOT analysis identify weaknesses, strengths, opportunities and threats with focus on the transport constructions. The content is complemented by an assessment of the current situation, indicating the possibility of use in practice.


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