Analysis of the color properties of papers subjected to different recycling numbers in electrophotographic (toner) printing

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ufuk Yılmaz
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Printing Industry ◽  
Yellow Colour ◽  
Color Properties ◽  
Content Type ◽  
A Value ◽  
Colour Measurements ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Colour Changes ◽  
Electrophotographic Printing

Purpose In this present study, electrophotographic printing is made on papers which are subjected to different recycling numbers, and this paper aims to examine the colour changes of this printing type. Design/methodology/approach Four-colour electrophotographic printing is carried out on adhering to the INGEDE 11p standard recycled papers four times under the same conditions. Colour measurements are made by means of electrophotographic printed colour scales printed on these recycled papers. Colour measurements are made with the X-Rite eXact spectrophotometer according to the ISO 13655:2017 standard. As a result of colour measurements, colour differences (ΔL′, ΔH′, ΔC′, ΔE00) of recycled papers are determined using some formulas. Findings According to the values obtained after four recycling, the highest ΔL′ value is found to be 4.80 yellow and the lowest 1.92 black. Again, according to the measurement results, it is determined that the highest ΔE00 is yellow colour with a value of 5.66, and lowest ΔE00 is black colour with a value of 1.98. In ΔH′, black colour is the highest value of 12.61, the lowest value with −2.05 is obtained in magenta colour. It was observed that the highest ΔC′ value is 2.98 in yellow, and the lowest value is −0.28 in black. Originality/value In the printing industry, sometimes customers want to monitor the colour differences in the printing by taking the L′a′b′ obtained values as a result of printing from the printing houses. If the colour differences exceed the tolerance values, then they can interfere with the printing. As a result of the calculations, colour changes in electrophotographic printing are observed with many parameters. This study can be a pioneer for the studies that can be done on this subject.

Effects of using recycled paper in inkjet printing system on colour difference

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ufuk Yılmaz ◽  
Ahmet Tutus ◽  
Sinan Sönmez
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Colour Difference ◽  
Recycled Paper ◽  
Yellow Colour ◽  
Content Type ◽  
A Value ◽  
Colour Measurements ◽  
Colour Changes ◽  
Hue Angle ◽  
Printing System

Purpose This study aims to examine the colour changes affecting inkjet prints after the recycling of papers. Design/methodology/approach For recycling, papers prepared with the INGEDE 11p standard are recycled four times. Pulping, storage, flotation, beating and bleaching processes are applied for each recycling, respectively. Inkjet prints are made on the obtained test papers, and colour measurements are made using an X-Rite eXact spectrophotometer according to the ISO 13655:2017 standard. These processes are applied again to the papers which are recycled four times, and the results are analyzed. In addition, the values of ΔE00 ′, ΔL′, ΔH ′ and ΔC′ are calculated according to ISO 11664-6:2014 standard by making some calculations according to obtained the L′a′b′ values. Findings It is determined that the ΔE00 value increases after each recycling in cyan magenta and yellow colour, whereas it decreases in black. The highest ΔE00 value is calculated after the fourth recycling stage is yellow with a value of 8.33. The lowest ΔE00 value detected is black with a value of 0.76 after the fourth recycling stage. This paper observes that the colour with the most variation in hue angle among recycling repetitions is black and the colour with the highest hue angle value is yellow. It is seen that repeating recycling causes increase in the chromatic values of the prints. Originality/value After the fourth recycling stage, colour changes have reached an important point and can cause important printing problems. In this case, the customer’s approval must be obtained to continue printing. This case is valid for ΔE00 values. Colour differences for print contrast, trapping and print chroma values are either not very important or are positive for quality.

The generative role of curiosity in soft skills development for contemporary VUCA environments

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 737-751
Author(s):  
Alison Horstmeyer
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
The Body ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Soft Skill ◽  
Content Type ◽  
A Value ◽  
Skill Gaps ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis paper examines the role of curiosity in volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) work contexts.Design/methodology/approachThis conceptual article relied upon an examination of literature about curiosity, VUCA and soft skills.FindingsCuriosity, when encouraged and supported within the workforce, may aid organizations in closing soft skill gaps and better navigating ambiguity, perpetually changing business landscapes, and rapidly advancing technology.Research limitations/implicationsEmpirical research is needed to validate, confirm and further explicate the specific mechanisms and value of curiosity within VUCA environments.Practical implicationsOrganizations need to move beyond espousing a value of curiosity to deliberately and effectively cultivating and supporting it within their employees.Originality/valueAlthough ample research and literature has examined curiosity, soft skills and VUCA environments independently, the body of literature on the specific role of curiosity in such environments is limited.

scholarly journals Essence of partnership management in project-based learning: insights from a university’s global project programme

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Pan ◽  
Poh-Sun Seow ◽  
Venky Shankararaman ◽  
Kevin Koh
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Content Type ◽  
A Value ◽  
Continuous Feedback ◽  
Key Features ◽  
Global Project ◽  
Unpleasant Experience

Purpose Although it is clear that there are many benefits of academic–industry partnership through project-based learning (PBL) courses offered by universities, however, there are challenges in establishing such partnerships that if not addressed, may result in either failure of such collaboration or an unpleasant experience for parties involved. Accordingly, this study aims to address this knowledge gap in the PBL literature by identifying the essence of partnership management and offering insights to managing such partnerships effectively. Design/methodology/approach This study aims to develop a framework that highlights the essence of partnership management in a PBL setting and validate the framework by conducting a focus group study on a university in Singapore (UNIS)’s PBL programmes called UNIS-X and UNIS-XO. Findings The results suggest that the key features of partnership management include a value proposition, depth of collaboration, knowledge creation and exchange and continuous feedback. In addition, the findings offer useful insights to managing effective partnerships when engaging industry partners in a PBL programme. Originality/value For researchers, this paper contributes to the PBL literature by identifying and validating the key features of effective partnerships in PBL. This serves as one of the first exploratory and validation studies in examining key features of partnership in the PBL literature. For educators, this study offers useful insights to understanding effective partnership management when engaging industry partners in a PBL course. With the knowledge, educators can devise useful actions to ensure these features of a partnership are established and maintained throughout the project.

scholarly journals Marketing accountability and marketing automation: evidence from Portugal

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana C. Silva ◽  
Leonardo Corbo ◽  
Božidar Vlačić ◽  
Mariana Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Marketing Automation ◽  
A Value ◽  
Operational Level ◽  
Chief Marketing Officer ◽  
Marketing Activities ◽  
Marketing Accountability ◽  
Return On Marketing

PurposeThe present study seeks to outline the role of marketing automation (MA) in measuring the return on marketing activities and the challenges associated with reaching accountability in marketing.Design/methodology/approachTo investigate the objective of the study, the authors adopted a qualitative approach, conducting an exploratory study among ten key informants located in Portugal.FindingsBased on the results of the qualitative analysis, a conceptual framework is proposed, which includes both strategic- and operational-level factors with the goal of creating a value-based agenda. In this agenda, executives such as the Chief Marketing Officer emerge as value creators, fostering business scalability, and further arguments are provided to justify budget allocation to MA activities.Originality/valueThrough careful research of the elements that characterize the phenomenon under study, the present paper ultimately contributes to a better understanding of MA and accountability within the current business paradigm.

Value creation attempts via photographs in sustainability reporting: a legitimacy theory perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irshad Ali ◽  
Sumit Lodhia ◽  
Anil K. Narayan
Keyword(s):  
Value Creation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Sustainability Reporting ◽  
Legitimacy Theory ◽  
Systematic Method ◽  
Content Type ◽  
A Value ◽  
Sustainability Reports ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the use of legitimacy strategies via the usage of photographic disclosures in sustainability reporting as an attempt towards creating value. Design/methodology/approach This study used visual content analysis to identify disclosure trends and value creation themes from sustainability-related photographs in the annual and sustainability reports of Fonterra Co-operative Group over a ten-year period. The findings were interpreted using legitimacy theory. Findings The findings show a significant increase in the usage of photographs to legitimise and reinforce the organisation’s sustainability messages. The photographs are dominated by images signalling to stakeholders’ positive sustainability messages, as a systematic method for managing stakeholder expectations to maintain, gain and even repair legitimacy. A majority of photographs have supporting textual narrative, which could be construed as an attempt by the company to make their sustainability messages explicit and provide greater legitimacy of activities and performance with the ultimate aim of enhancing organisational value. Research limitations/implications This study contributes towards an in-depth understanding of attempts at seeking legitimacy and creating organisational value through the systematic usage of photographic disclosures in sustainability reporting. Practical implications This study has the potential to inform stakeholders on linkages between sustainability photographs, value creation and legitimacy. It can help inform and assist report preparers, designers and users on the potential of photographs as a substantive medium to manage legitimacy in sustainability reporting. Originality/value This paper adds to the scant literature on the growing use of photographs as a value adding apparatus in sustainability reporting. This paper also extends the applicability of legitimacy theory to visual disclosure and suggests that legitimacy can be systematically sought to create value.

Models for colour formation in evaporation stations Part 2: A static neural and a recurrent neural model

2012 ◽  
pp. 626-644
Author(s):  
Maciej Dobrowolski ◽  
Jan Iciek
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Models ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Neural Model ◽  
Process Conditions ◽  
Neural Models ◽  
Colour Measurements ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Initial Ph ◽  
Colour Changes

Part 1 of this article (Dobrowolski and Iciek, 2012) demonstrates how the predictions of classic mathematical models of sugar juice colour during their concentration in evaporator stations prove to be effective only for preliminary evaporator stages (1, 2, 3) – that is, while the formation of juice colour is still relatively weak. Additionally, the application of classic models to simulate juice-colour changes during redesign or modification of the evaporator station reflects poor compatibility with measurement data, specifically for the Smejkal model, Vukov model and de Visser model (Dobrowolski and Iciek, 2012). Therefore, two neural models were developed for raising thin juice colour in an evaporator station, and are presented in this part of the article. They are a neural (classic) model without feedback and a recurrent neural model (with feedback). Because the classic neural model did not sufficiently simulate juice-colour formation in the evaporator station, the recurrent neural model was developed to use feedback from measured juice colour. The recurrent neural model for colour measurements requires only the thin juice colour and process conditions in sequential apparatuses of the evaporator station. In addition, this model includes the initial pH value of thin juice and the initial concentration of invert sugar. The prediction results from the recurrent model correlate with the measurement results at the level of R2sim.ANN = 0.98 (for n ~ 780 industrial measurements). For this model, the mean prediction error of juice colour formation is øsim.ANN = 98 IU – a value several times lower than analogous errors resulting from the use of classic mathematical models. The data for design and accordingly revision of classic and neural models were collected during the research performed in four sugar factories operated by Südzucker Polska between 2005 and 2009. The proposed neural model (ANN) of rising sugar juice colour in sugar evaporator stations, presented in this paper, has been compared with three classic models (those of Vukov, de Visser and Smejkal).

Why top managements must change their fundamental assumptions

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Denning
Keyword(s):  
Value Creation ◽  
Customer Value ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business People ◽  
A Value ◽  
Current Context ◽  
Purpose Of Business ◽  
Value Creation Process ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Despite today’s profusion of customer-centric rhetoric, most business people still believe that the primary purpose of business is profits. But the most resilient and sustainably successful firms consistently select one primary purpose: enrich the lives of their customers. 10; Design\methodology\approach The article maps how the most valuable and fastest growing firms are paving the way for an era of customer-driven capitalism. Findings In the current digital age, an obsession with delivering value to customers is proving to be the key driving force for success. Practical\implications The goal of customer-value primacy is not a threat to other stakeholders. Originality\value Customer-driven leadership is a hallmark of successful management in the current context. Top management must institute and continuously support a value creation process that works backwards from the future. 10;

Wearable technologies in the fashion value ecosystem: a conceptual model

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosiane Serrano ◽  
Larissa Fortunati ◽  
Daniel Pacheco Lacerda
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Wearable Technologies ◽  
A Value ◽  
Conflicting Interests ◽  
Wearable Products

PurposeThe fashion sector is complex. It involves multiple actors with distinct and potentially conflicting interests, forming a value ecosystem. Thus, knowing the interested parties and belonging to the fashion sector may be a means to promote technological innovation, such as products with wearables. The purpose of this paper to identify the participants of the fashion ecosystem from the perspective of wearable technologies and develop a conceptual model.Design/methodology/approachThe present work aims to identify the participants (actors) and develop a conceptual model of the fashion ecosystem from the perspective of wearable technologies. The systematic literature review is the recommended method to qualitatively analyze documents and identify the interested parties (actors) in the fashion sector in order to design the proposed conceptual model.FindingsFrom the studies, the conceptual model of the fashion value ecosystem was designed, and the wearable product was considered its core business. The studies identified addressed ecosystems of fashion value in general but not specific to wearable products and their relations with other complementary industries.Research limitations/implicationsThe model was designed using secondary data only. Its validation is relevant through interviews with experts.Originality/valueIn terms of relevance, when conducting a systematic literature review, there were no studies that included wearable technologies in the fashion ecosystems discussed and their relations with other industries. The topic of wearables is an emerging subject that needs further research aiming to insert this technology in productive sectors.

Using the Diversity Impact Navigator to move from interventions towards diversity management strategies

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manfred Wondrak ◽  
Astrid Segert
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Conceptual Development ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Diversity Management ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
A Value ◽  
Key Indicators

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study current problems of implementing Diversity Management (DM) in businesses and presents a concept for measuring and estimating a value for diversity interventions. Design/methodology/approach – An intellectual capital approach is used to identify a matrix of problems while implementing DM. To address the accounting problem for DM, advantages and disadvantages of the Diversity Scorecard are discussed and issues that require further conceptual development are identified. Findings – Understanding DM as a part of intellectual capital helps solve accounting problems. The tests of the concept of Diversity Impact Navigator show that measuring DM at this stage requires a simple design, that using key indicators forces diversity interventions and that the process of valuation increases the understanding of DM by all stakeholders and thus its economic legitimation. Originality/value – A newly developed concept helps solve the problem of measurement and valuation of DM. The paper presents the first test results.

The relationship between intellectual capital and big data: a review

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federica De Santis ◽  
Claudia Presti
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
A Value ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Decision Making Tool

PurposeThis paper aims to give an integrated framework for analysing the main opportunities and threats related to the exploitation of Big Data (BD) technologies within intellectual capital (IC) management.Design/methodology/approachBy means of a structured literature review (SLR) of the extant literature on BD and IC, the study identified distinctive opportunities and challenges of BD technologies and related them to the traditional dimensions of IC.FindingsThe advent of BD has not radically changed the risks and opportunities of IC management already highlighted in previous literature. However, it has significantly amplified their magnitude and the speed with which they manifest themselves. Thus, a revision of the traditional managerial solutions needed to face them is required.Research limitations/implicationsThe developed framework can contribute to academic discourse on BD and IC as a starting point to understanding how BD can be turned into intangible assets from a value creation perspective.Practical implicationsThe framework can also represent a useful decision-making tool for practitioners in identifying and evaluating the main opportunities and threats of an investment in BD technologies for IC management.Originality/valueThe paper responds to the call for more research on the integration of BD discourse in the fourth stage of IC research. It intends to improve this understanding of how BD technologies can be exploited to create value from an IC perspective, focussing not only on the potential of BD for creating value but also on the challenges that it poses to organizations.

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