Framework for identification of performance metrics for research and development collaborations: Construction Innovation Centre

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to provide a framework to identify performance metrics for evaluating research and development collaborations.Design/methodology/approachThe framework is developed through a review of similar centres and academic studies, followed by surveys and interviews of researchers and industry practitioners for the case of the Construction Innovation Centre (CIC). The proposed framework consists of identification of existing industry research and development needs, development of a research roadmap representing top research priorities, and identification of the most important services to provide to industry partners, which form the context for defining performance evaluation metrics.FindingsA research roadmap is presented, outlining top research areas and methods and a list of the most in-demand services including research, practical and training and outreach services. Metrics for evaluating the performance of proposed projects, completed projects and a collaborative research centre are also identified.Originality/valueThis study presents a novel approach to defining performance metrics for the evaluation of research and development collaborations. The approach and findings of this study can be adopted by other collaborative research centres and initiatives around the world to develop effective metrics for performance measurement. The proposed framework provides a platform for defining performance metrics in the context of the research roadmap and top-priority services applicable to the research and development collaboration.

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The influence of Senge’s book The Fifth Discipline on an academic career: a research journey into the learning organization and some personal reflections

The Learning Organization ◽

10.1108/tlo-06-2020-0111 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (6) ◽

pp. 513-520

Author(s):

Swee Chua Goh

Keyword(s):

Learning Organization ◽

Collaborative Research ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Academic Career ◽

Personal Reflection ◽

Content Type ◽

Peter Senge ◽

Research Areas ◽

New Challenges ◽

Personal Reflections

Purpose In this paper, the author explores his research journey into the learning organization and its impact on his academic career. This paper describes how Peter Senge’s book The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of The Learning Organization (1990) was the spark that led to the author’s focus on empirical research in the field. Design/methodology/approach This paper provides author’s personal reflections on how this decision put him on a path to a variety of serendipitous experiences, exciting research areas and also enabled him to engage in productive collaborative research with many of his colleagues. Findings The findings conclude with a discussion on what the author see as new challenges and perspectives for advancing research into the learning organization. Originality/value This paper provides a unique perspective on how The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge has influenced an academic career. It presents a personal reflection of a research journey into the learning organization that spans over 30 years.

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Supply chain resilience: A review, conceptual framework and future research

The International Journal of Logistics Management ◽

10.1108/ijlm-03-2021-0169 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Anjali Shishodia ◽

Rohit Sharma ◽

R. Rajesh ◽

Ziaul Haque Munim

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Network Analysis ◽

Conceptual Development ◽

Performance Metrics ◽

Future Research ◽

Content Type ◽

Supply Chain Resilience ◽

Research Areas ◽

Future Research Agenda ◽

And Performance

PurposeThe study identifies nine important research areas and critically maps the structural relationships among supply chain resilience (SCRES) dimensions, namely, vulnerabilities, capabilities, strategies and performance metrics. The analysis also revealed various influential authors, journals, institutions and trending articles, across SCRES literature.Design/methodology/approachThis study performs a bibliometric analysis of 771 articles published over the 32 years from 1988 to 2020, and network analysis in combination with content analysis of 90 most cited articles published in research fronts of SCRES.FindingsThe results demonstrate the underlying research areas within the SCRES, which are clustered into nine research themes: (1) conceptual development of SCRES, (2) recent developments of designing resilient supply chain (SC) networks, (3) focus on identifying drivers of SC vulnerability and risks, (4) impact of risks on network resilience, (5) risk assessment to avoid breakdowns/disruptions, (6) measuring resilience approaches/drivers to improve SC performance, (7) building resilient capabilities by integrating other SC dimensions, (8) quantification of SC network and (9) emphasis on developing robustness in SC networks.Practical implicationsThis research offers implications for classifying the works in literature based on bibliometric information and network analysis techniques. This can help researchers and practitioners to understand the prominent areas in SCRES and provide guidelines for future research in this area.Originality/valueThis study provides an overview of the evolution of SCRES over time in the domain of supply chain management and also outlines a future research agenda claimed by the trending articles to encourage further investigations in the field of SCRES.

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Zustandsorientierte Instandhaltung*/Condition-based maintenance

wt Werkstattstechnik online ◽

10.37544/1436-4980-2015-03-28 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 105 (03) ◽

pp. 104-108

Author(s):

M. Winkens ◽

M. Schmidt ◽

P. Nyhuis

Keyword(s):

Collaborative Research ◽

Industrie 4.0 ◽

Condition Based Maintenance ◽

Research Centre ◽

Wird Eine ◽

Novel Approach

Der Fachbeitrag behandelt einen neuartigen Ansatz zur zustandsorientierten Instandhaltung im Hinblick auf Ermüdung. Es werden der Sonderforschungsbereich (SFB) 653 und dessen Technologien vorgestellt. Diese sind Befähiger für Industrie 4.0 und bieten neues Potential für die Instandhaltung. Es wird eine Methodik beschrieben, welche mit den erfassten Lebenszyklusinformationen den Ermüdungszustand bestimmt. Des Weiteren wird ein Ausblick auf die Erweiterung dieser Methodik gegeben.   This article deals with a novel approach to condition-based maintenance concerning fatigue. The Collaborative Research Centre 653 and its technologies are presented. The latter are enablers for Industrie 4.0 and provide new opportunities for maintenance. A methodology is presented that evaluates the collected lifecycle information for determining a component status in terms of fatigue. In addition, an extension of this methodology is described.

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Pioneering work on HIV/AIDS in Uganda

10.1093/med/9780198703327.003.0004 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Peter Mugyenyi

Keyword(s):

Antiretroviral Therapy ◽

Health Education ◽

Research And Development ◽

Clinical Research ◽

Collaborative Research ◽

Research Centre ◽

Hiv Aids

Chapter 4 describes how the author and his colleagues set about trying to tackle HIV/AIDS in Uganda through health education and prevention campaigns, collaborative research, and, ultimately, treatment. It covers how, through the work of the Joint Clinical Research Centre and active support from the country’s President, Uganda took the lead in many aspects of research and development, and how it became clear that the biggest challenges were securing access to treatments and confronting attitudes that the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Africa was simply unfeasible. It also describes how ART became available and successful services were established throughout the country, how Uganda served as a model for many other countries in Africa, and explains the continuing need for investment and development to maintain and build on these successes.

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Translational medicine

Orvosi Hetilap ◽

10.1556/oh.2011.29236 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 152 (47) ◽

pp. 1894-1902

Author(s):

János Antal ◽

Attila Timár

Keyword(s):

Pharmaceutical Industry ◽

Research And Development ◽

Patient Care ◽

Computer Modeling ◽

Translational Medicine ◽

Scientific Discipline ◽

Laboratory Research ◽

Basic Sciences ◽

Industry Research ◽

Underlying Basis

Translational medicine is the emerging scientific discipline of the last decade which will set the benchmark for the pharmaceutical industry research and development, integrates inputs from the basic sciences of computer modeling and laboratory research through the pre-clinical and clinical phases of human research to the assimilation of new therapies and treatments into everyday practice of patient care and prevention. With this brief insight authors tried in their humble way to summarize the underlying basis, the present and the potential future of this emerging view, to draw attention to some of the challenges and tasks it faces and to highlight some of the promising approaches, trends and model developments and applications. Orv. Hetil., 2011, 152, 1894–1902.

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