Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis for frameworks of world-class maintenance

2007 ◽  
Vol 221 (7) ◽  
pp. 1193-1208 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Prasad Mishra ◽  
G Anand ◽  
R Kodali
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Decision Aid ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
World Class ◽  
Maintenance Systems ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Class Status ◽  
Suitable Framework

The term ‘world-class maintenance (WCMt)’ is being used frequently nowadays and refers to the collection of best practices in maintenance. Different researchers and consultants have proposed several frameworks of WCMt representing these best practices. If an organization or a maintenance manager wants to implement a framework, it may not be easy for him or her to identify a single framework from a variety of frameworks that are reported in the literature. Thus the task of choosing a particular framework has become a major issue for the managers. Hence in this paper, an attempt has been made to perform an analysis for comparing different WCMt frameworks based on their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT). In addition to this, a comparative study of WCMt with other maintenance systems has been carried out to understand the similarities and differences. The SWOT analysis of frameworks revealed a list of best practices in maintenance to be considered by an organization, when it attempts to achieve a world-class status in maintenance apart from the weaknesses and threats associated with each framework. Such an analysis can prove valuable as a decision aid for the operations or maintenance manager while making a decision of choosing a suitable framework of WCMt.

DEVELOPMENT OF A FRAMEWORK FOR WORLD-CLASS MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS

2006 ◽  
Vol 05 (02) ◽  
pp. 141-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
RAJESH PRASAD MISHRA ◽  
G. ANAND ◽  
RAMBABU KODALI
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Maintenance System ◽  
The World ◽  
World Class ◽  
Maintenance Systems ◽  
Class Status ◽  
New Framework

A world-class maintenance system (WMS) refers to the best practices in maintenance that are followed and adopted by various organizations to transform themselves to be a 'world-class manufacturer'. One of the important factors in developing a 'world-class' maintenance system within an organization is the adoption of a sound framework that provides the necessary conceptual and theoretical details of best practices to be followed, to reach the world-class status. Several authors, consultants and large organizations have proposed different frameworks representing the best practices in maintenance, which seem to have been developed and derived primarily from the context and experience of such large organizations and consultants respectively. A comparative study revealed that most of the frameworks are unique and proposes several unique best practices in maintenance. Hence, in this paper, an attempt has been made to identify such best practices from the existing frameworks and integrate these practices to develop and propose a new framework for world-class maintenance systems.

Pandhawa Gubah sebagai Representasi Interaksi Metafisik Manusia Jawa dan Perbandingannya dengan Cheritera Pandawa Lima

Manuskripta ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Novarina Novarina
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Literary Theory ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Literary Study ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Research Objects ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Comparative Study

Abstract: This research is a comparative literary study that uses Malay and Javanese versions of Mahabarata text sources. The research objects used were the text edition of Pandhawa Gubah (PG) by Sudibjo Z. Hadisutjipto and the text of Cheritera Pandawa Lima (CPL) by Khalid Hussain. The research method used is descriptive-analysis method. In the comparative study used a comparative literary theory proposed by Endraswara (2011). The results of the text comparison reveal the similarities and differences in the image of Bima figures in the Javanese and Malay versions. The equation as a whole is that both texts contain the same heroic storyline and heroic character, Bima. In addition, Indian influence is still evident in the two texts seen from the nuances of Hinduism that exist in both texts. While the difference is seen in the events that accompany Bima's struggle in achieving his victory. Based on these similarities and differences, it can be seen that the authors attempt to represent the concept of metaphysical interactions vertically and horizontally expressed through PG text. --- Abstrak: Penelitian ini adalah satu kajian sastra bandingan yang menggunakan sumber teks Mahabarata versi Melayu dan Jawa. Objek penelitian yang digunakan adalah edisi teks Pandhawa Gubah (PG) karya Sudibjo Z. Hadisutjipto dan teks Cheritera Pandawa Lima (CPL) karya Khalid Hussain. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode deskriptif-analisis. Dalam telaah perbandingan digunakan teori sastra bandingan yang dikemukakan Endraswara (2011). Hasil perbandingan teks mengungkapkan adanya persamaan dan perbedaan citra tokoh Bima dalam versi Jawa maupun versi Melayu. Persamaan secara keseluruhan adalah kedua teks tersebut mengandung alur cerita kepahlawanan dan tokoh pahlawan yang sama yaitu Bima. Selain itu, pengaruh India masih tampak dalam kedua teks tersebut dilihat dari nuansa Hinduisme yang ada dalam kedua teks. Sementara perbedaannya tampak pada peristiwa-peristiwa yang menyertai perjuangan Bima dalam mencapai kemenangannya. Berdasarkan persamaan dan perbedaan tersebut tampak adanya upaya penulis untuk merepresentasikan konsep interaksi metafisik secara vertikal dan horizontal yang diungkapkan melalui teks PG.

Lot's Offer of his Daughters to his People in the Torah and the Qur'an: A Comparative Study in Two Parts (Part One)

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-224
Author(s):  
ʿĀʾiḍ B. Sad Al-Dawsarī
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Comparative Studies ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Status ◽  
Moral Problems ◽  
Moral Dimensions ◽  
Similarities And Differences

The story of Lot is one of many shared by the Qur'an and the Torah, and Lot's offer of his two daughters to his people is presented in a similar way in the two books. This article compares the status of Lot in the Qur'an and Torah, and explores the moral dimensions of his character, and what scholars of the two religions make of this story. The significance of the episodes in which Lot offers his daughters to his people lies in the similarities and differences of the accounts given in the two books and the fact that, in both the past and the present, this story has presented moral problems and criticism has been leveled at Lot. Context is crucial in understanding this story, and exploration of the ways in which Lot and his people are presented is also useful in terms of comparative studies of the two scriptures. This article is divided into three sections: the first explores the depiction of Lot in the two texts, the second explores his moral limitations, and the third discusses the interpretations of various exegetes and scholars of the two books. Although there are similarities between the Qur'anic and Talmudic accounts of this episode, it is read differently by scholars from the two religions because of the different contexts of the respective accounts.

Study of graduate attributes of the university of Sydney and implications for building Chinese world-class universities

2021 ◽  
pp. 002072092098431
Author(s):  
Rui Zhao ◽  
Wan-Bing Shi
Keyword(s):  
System Theory ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
High Position ◽  
Graduate Attributes ◽  
Graduate Employability ◽  
World Class ◽  
World Class Universities ◽  
The University ◽  
Relationship Of

The graduate attributes of the University of Sydney innovatively include the enabling conceptions and the translation conceptions of attributes and ensure that they are specifically oriented, reasonably structured and comprehensively designed. These scientifically constructed graduate attributes of the University of Sydney prove strong efficiency by the university taking up a high position in QS Graduate Employability Rankings in recent years. Chinese top-level universities, in the process of building world-class universities, also face the task of revising the graduate attributes and substantially enhancing the quality of talents cultivation, and can, therefore, learn the successful experience to revise their own graduate attributes on the basis of universities’ history, vision and specialty, on the premise of a sound cognition of the connotation, levels, and relationship of graduate attributes, and by means of System Theory, Phenomenography and comparative study.

Starting Early with Language Learning. Enhancing Human Capital and Improving the Integration of Migrant Families in the Danube Region. Examples from Bavaria

Südosteuropa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 234-263
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Skoglund ◽  
Astrid Bretthauer
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Immigrant Children ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Federal State ◽  
German Language ◽  
German Population ◽  
Migrant Families ◽  
Danube Region ◽  
Similarities And Differences

AbstractGermany is an important destination for migrants from other European countries. That is particularly true of the Danube region, a European Union (EU) macroregion with deep economic and historical interconnections. Immigrants tend to be younger than the average of the German population, with children accounting for 15% of all migrants. The authors start with a short overview of the theoretical and empirical literature on preschool and early education as a tool for acquisition by immigrant children of the host country’s language. The focus is then shifted to the policy sphere, with the example of Germany and in particular the federal state of Bavaria, in the context of the challenges and best practices used to tackle the integration of such children. The article considers Regensburg, the fourth-largest city in the State of Bavaria, and the Landkreis (district) Kelheim to the southwest of Regensburg as case studies to illustrate the similarities and differences of their municipal approaches to the promotion of German language acquisition by immigrant children and their parents.

A Comparative Study of the Standards and Certification System of the Green Hotel: China, U.S., and Europe

2012 ◽  
Vol 524-527 ◽  
pp. 3308-3312
Author(s):  
Dong Xia Luo ◽  
Ling Yun Zhang ◽  
Ling Ling Ma ◽  
Yan Cao
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
National Standard ◽  
Green Leaf ◽  
Certification System ◽  
Certification Programs ◽  
Green Hotel ◽  
Similarities And Differences

This paper mainly compares Chinese "Green Hotel" National Standard with three green hotel certification programs originated from U.S. and Europe, including the Green Key, the Green Key Eco-rating Program and the Green Leaf Eco-rating Program. The similarities and differences of all these certification programs are concluded. Eventually, some practical suggestions for stakeholders to promote Chinese green hotel standards are proposed.

Structure and Semantics of Tactile Verbs in a Comparative Aspect (On the Material of the English, German and Russian Languages)

2021 ◽  
pp. 58-63
Author(s):  
Yu. A. Sakhno
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Semantic Features ◽  
Semantic Classification ◽  
Comparative Aspect ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
The Comparative Study ◽  
Linguistic Units

This article deals with the study of the structural and semantic features of tactile verbs (hereinafter TVs) in English, German and Russian. Particular attention is paid to the comparative study of TVs, which allows us to identify structural and semantic similarities and differences of linguistic units studied. The structural and semantic classification of TVs in the compared languages is also provided.

The Ruling on Aborting the Fetus and Its Effect on Inheritance: A Comparative Study between the Four Sunni Schools, Indonesian Law and Malaysian Law

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 60-93
Author(s):  
Andri Nirwana ◽  
Faisal Husen Ismail ◽  
Dhia’ul Khaq ◽  
Yeti Dahliana ◽  
Alfiyatul Aziza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Legal Regulations ◽  
Muslim Countries ◽  
Sharia Law ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Similarities And Differences

Abortion is an act of killing to life which is forbidden in Islam. Abortion gives rise to differences of view among past and contemporary scholars on its enabling and prohibition. So, this study is to examine the views of scholars and laws in Indonesia and Malaysia related to abortion and its impact on inheritance ownership. This situation affects the inheritance of property to the mother from the aborted baby. The method of this study is qualitative descriptive. The approach of this research method is descriptive of content through literature. Books, journals, newspaper clippings, and legal regulations are the premier references to this study. This study finds that there are similarities and differences between sharia law and the rules applied in Indonesia and Malaysia. In terms of similarities, Islamic law and the laws in Indonesia and Malaysia provide for the prohibition of abortion. But, in certain circumstances, the fetus can be aborted for certain reasons, such as harming the mother or for medical reasons. In addition, this study found differences in punishment for women who had an abortion for no valid reason. Therefore, this study reveals the harmonization of Islamic law with the laws conducted in Indonesia and Malaysia. So, this study recommends forming a better in-depth study of efforts to harmonize the larger Islamic law to the rules regulated in Muslim countries.

What do children say about tidy-up time? A comparative study of American and Taiwanese children’s perceptions of tidy-up time

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 452-460
Author(s):  
Satomi Izumi-Taylor ◽  
Chia-Hui Lin
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Children’S Perspectives ◽  
Children's Perceptions ◽  
Children’S Perceptions ◽  
Southeastern Us ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Central Taiwan ◽  
Safe Environments

The purpose of this study was to examine the similarities and differences in American and Taiwanese children’s perspectives of tidy-up time. The participants consisted of 25 American kindergarteners in the southeastern US, and 25 Taiwanese kindergarteners from central Taiwan. Children were asked to respond to five questions regarding tidy-up time. Qualitative analysis of the data yielded four themes: transitions, clean and safe environments, work, and cooperation. All participants associated tidy-up time with transitions. They considered tidy-up as the notion of maintaining clean environments, but only Taiwanese children perceived it to be keeping the classroom safe. Also, all participants viewed such time as work, and as time to cooperate with each other. More Taiwanese children’s responses indicated how they and their teachers cooperate during cleaning as compared to their American counterparts.

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