scholarly journals Performance Indicators of Indian Railways at Glance

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-75
Author(s):  
V Murugaiah ◽  
Raghavendra Prasanna Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Keen Interest ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Overall Performance

Indian Railways is aware of the need to be up-to-datewith modern technological developments and best globalpractices to cash on the growing opportunity in freight and passenger business and provide the desired level of service to its passengers and customers. In this research paper, an attempt is made to evaluate the overall performance of Indian railways over the last ten years &to study the comparative position of train accidents and measures to improve safety by Indian Railways. The outcome of the study will explain in detail about the efficiency of Indian railways. Indian railways has always shown keen interest in taking advantage of technology to provide safety for the passengers.

Key Intangible Performance Indicators (KIPs) for Organisational Success

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hee Song Ng ◽  
Daisy Mui Hung Kee
Keyword(s):  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Employee Satisfaction ◽  
Significant Shift ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Continual Improvement ◽  
Intangible Resources ◽  
The Face ◽  
Performance Drivers ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Logical Sense

The paper reviews the concept and trend of Key Intangible Performance indicators (KIPs) for organisational success. Although KPIs are useful for tracking tangible performance drivers, KPIs cannot adequately measure intangible performance drivers. Therefore, organisations need to look for KIPs (which measure intangible drivers) in order to generate a complete picture of overall performance of organisations. Evidently, there is a significant shift of emphasis from measuring tangible to intangible performance measures in order to tap the full potential of intangible resources. It makes logical sense for organisations to unlock the intangible values for achieving and sustaining competitive advantage. In the face of globalisation, organisations need to transform themselves into highly competitive organisations to stay ahead of competition and at the forefront of their industries. The development and application of KIPs will be a strategic move to provide further insights and an impetus for continual improvement. From the literature review conducted, it is found that there are many diverse KIPs drivers which impact organisational success. And the most important drivers identified in this paper are leadership, innovation, company image and reputation, and employee satisfaction.

scholarly journals Concerns for Skills Shortages in the 21st Century: A Review into the Construction Industry, Australia

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Watson
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Related Literature ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Australian Standard ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Skills Shortages

The Australian Construction Industry is now facing skills shortages in all trades. As an industry focused on the skill of its workforce, there is now concern the Australian standard in quality, workmanship, and productivity will inhibit both at national and international level.This research paper addresses the underlying, influential factors concerning skills shortages in the Australian construction industry. The influential factors addressed include funding, training statistics, employer expectations, financial limitations, Industrial Relations and immigration. Given the reference to skills shortages within the industry, and documented in related literature, if skills shortages are to continue to exist, their effect will impact upon the overall performance of construction companies throughout Australia.

scholarly journals Allah’s Wondrous Creatures, the Holy Qur’an and Technological Inventions: Ultrasound Imaging

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Inayatullah Shah Sayed
Keyword(s):  
Ultrasound Imaging ◽  
Imaging Technique ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Ultrasonic Signals ◽  
Ultimate Source ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Ultrasound Signals ◽  
Frequency Ultrasound

Allah (s.w.t) has created innumerable distinct creatures and mentioned to us about their special qualities through His revelation. The Qur’an is the ultimate source of guidance for its followers for all aspects of life including science. If one is to study nature scientifically there are countless observable facts that are parallel to the teachings of Islam. One of these facts is echolocation found in bats and dolphins. These animals generate ultrasonic signals and detect the echoes reflected back to them to map out their environment and catch prey. Modern health sciences have already adopted this phenomenon in the form of ultrasound imaging for diagnosis of certain diseases. However, there is room for improvement in the overall performance of this technique. This article highlights the technological developments directly inspired by nature i.e., crawfish/crayfish and relates echolocation characteristics of bats and dolphins with basic principles of ultrasound imaging. In-depth studies on the echolocation properties of these creatures can lead to further improvement in the current ultrasound imaging technique. Such as; the construction of a transducer which simultaneously generates multi-frequency ultrasound signals and development of new interpreting software. Moreover, reading verses of the Holy Qur’an heartily and enthusiastically will lead to the development of innovative ideas that can be translated into reality and applied for the betterment of humankind.

scholarly journals Recommendation System

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 484-492
Author(s):  
Dr. ML Sharma C Vinay Kumar Saini and Jai Raj Singh
Keyword(s):  
Recommender System ◽  
Recommendation System ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Collaborative Approach ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
The Right ◽  
Filtering Approach

Research paper recommenders emerged over the last decade to ease finding publications relating to researchers’ area of interest. The challenge was not just to provide researchers with very rich publications at any time, any place and in any form but to also offer the right publication to the right researcher in the right way. Several approaches exist in handling paper recommender systems. However, these approaches assumed the availability of the whole contents of the recommending papers to be freely accessible, which is not always true due to factors such as copyright restrictions. This paper presents a collaborative approach for research paper recommender system. By leveraging the advantages of collab- orative filtering approach, we utilize the publicly available contextual metadata to infer the hidden associations that exist between research papers in order to personalize recommen- dations. The novelty of our proposed approach is that it provides personalized recommen- dations regardless of the research field and regardless of the user’s expertise. Using a publicly available dataset, our proposed approach has recorded a significant improvement over other baseline methods in measuring both the overall performance and the ability to return relevant and useful publications at the top of the recommendation list.

An integrated framework for analysing performance indicators of Indian microfinance institutions: a multi-stakeholder perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Kumar Bardhan ◽  
Barnali Nag ◽  
Chandra Sekhar Mishra ◽  
Pradeep Kumar Tarei
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
Dyadic Relationship ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Integrated Framework ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Performance Dimensions

PurposeAn amalgamation of Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) and Analytical Network Process (ANP) has been performed to develop a decision-making framework for improving the overall performance of the microfinance institutions. A primary survey was conducted to collect real-time data from the heterogeneous stakeholders of microfinance institutions across India. The validation of the proposed framework is performed by comparing the results against the conventional method of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP).Design/methodology/approachThis study identifies various dimensions and indicators for measuring the performance of Indian microfinance institutions. Additionally, the ranking and prioritisation of the performance dimensions and indicators is obtained by considering the mutual interrelation between them.FindingsThe study indicates that there exists a significant dyadic relationship between financial performance and social performance for improving the overall performance of the microfinance institutions. Governance is found to unidirectionally influence both financial and social performance. Among all the considered dimensions, financial performance of a microfinance institution is the most critical dimension for improving the overall performance. The top five performance indicators of the Indian microfinance institutions are funding source, borrowing and overhead cost, size of the firm, end-use of the money and depth of outreach.Research limitations/implicationsThe study was conducted in the context of Indian microfinance institutions; hence the scope of generalisation of the results is limited. This research considers both subjective and objective aspect of the performance dimensions and indicators from the perspective of multiple stakeholders (i.e. firm, society and regulator). The integrated framework is expected to aid in improving overall performance of microfinance institutions by focusing on the most critical (high prioritised) performance indicators.Originality/valueAn integrated DEMATEL-ANP framework is used in the domain of microfinance to assess the performance dimensions. This study is unique in terms of analysing performance of microfinance institutions from the perspective of heterogeneous stakeholders.

Interactive Dashboard Design for Manager, Data Analyst and Data Scientist Perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Temitope Olubunmi Awodiji
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Business Intelligence ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Objective Assessment ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Good Decision ◽  
Data Analyst ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Data Scientist

With large amounts of unstructured data being produced every day, organizations are trying to extract as much relevant information as possible. This massive quantity of data is collected from a variety of sources, and data analysts and data scientists use it to create a dashboard that provides a complete picture of the organization's performance. Dashboards are business intelligence (BI) reporting tools that collect and show key metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) on a single screen, enabling users to monitor and analyse business performance at a glance. An objective assessment of the company's overall performance, as well as of each department, is provided. If each department has access to the dashboard, it may serve as a springboard for future discussion and good decision-making. The goal of this article is to explain in detail the implementation of Dashboard and how it works, which will serve as a blueprint for building an effective dashboard with respect to best practices for dashboard design.

Shipyard Technology Development Strategies

1997 ◽  
Vol 13 (04) ◽  
pp. 290-300
Author(s):  
Richard Birmingham ◽  
Sue Hall ◽  
Raouf Kattan
Keyword(s):  
Technology Development ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Capital Investments ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Effective Development ◽  
The Impact

Effective development strategies for shipyards need to recognize the different economic and technological environments in which individual organizations operate. The benefits of implementing a given technology will vary according to the different cost structure, labor market and technological development of the individual shipyard. Specifically, capital investments in expensive hardware, can lead to a deterioration of the overall performance of the business, whereas improvement in the organization and practices of the business may produce improved performance from the existing hardware and facilities. Development strategies must be targeted towards quantifiable improvements against the needs of the market or competition and must recognize the impact of different technologies on the performance of the particular yard. This paper looks at the issues involved and appraisal techniques to support effective investment in hard and soft technological developments.

scholarly journals Towards an enriched framework of service evaluation for pedestrian and bicyclist infrastructure: acknowledging the power of users’ perceptions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvaro Rodriguez-Valencia ◽  
Jose Agustin Vallejo-Borda ◽  
German A. Barrero ◽  
Hernan Alberto Ortiz-Ramirez
Keyword(s):  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Service Evaluation ◽  
Active Transportation ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Individual Perceptions ◽  
Scale Spaces ◽  
Perceived Qos

AbstractMore and more cities worldwide are striving for sustainability and livability. Measuring the service or performance of local-scale spaces for pedestrians and bicyclists to better understand how to provide “walkable” and “bikeable” environments is key in this endeavor to enhance active transportation. These pedestrian and bicycle service or performance indicators, such as Level of Traffic Stress or Level of Service, relate measurable characteristics with a perceived proxy of the performance or service, such as comfort, satisfaction, or quality of service (QoS). The purpose of this study is to propose and validate a framework that integrates user-oriented inputs to the existing traditional supply-oriented variables to explain the QoS in segment roadways in urban environments for active modes. The conceptual framework underlying this study considers the contribution of individual perceptions, in addition to the traditionally considered operational and geometry variables, to explain the perceived QoS of pedestrian and bicyclist infrastructure. The framework is tested via two separate and independent surveys for pedestrians and bicyclists. Evidence determined the relative importance of these supply-oriented and user-oriented factors to explain the QoS. The superior explanatory power of the perception variables and in terms of the variables that explain the individuals’ perceived QoS justify the framework for both pedestrians and bicyclists.

Performance indicators for water supply management

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 718-726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruggero Ermini ◽  
Rafet Ataoui ◽  
Lydra Qeraxhiu
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Water System ◽  
Supply System ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Water Supply Management ◽  
Specific Performance ◽  
Over Time

In the present study specific performance indicators are proposed that express the level of service of a water system subjected to varying operating conditions over time. The proposed methodology has been applied to a specific case study (Sinni water supply system in Basilicata – Italy) to demonstrate the real applicability of the proposed performance analysis that could be very useful to support the monitoring and the management activities.

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