scholarly journals Fits-and-Starts: The Changing Nature of the Material City

2022 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-71
Author(s):  
Aseem Inam
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Las Vegas ◽  
Human Perception ◽  
Urban Change ◽  
Environmental Costs ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Early 21St Century ◽  
Space And Time

How and why does the material city in the late 20th and early 21st century change? This article examines one type of prominent urban change, which is “fits-and-starts” and represents change that is concentrated in space and time and that nonetheless has longer term repercussions with high economic and environmental costs. Through a review of the literature and an illuminating case study in Las Vegas, this article reveals how human perception and decision-making via two interrelated phenomena, future speculation and manufactured obsolescence, drive such change. The case study in Las Vegas is particularly fascinating because as a city of apparent extremes, it not only reveals in clear relief phenomena that are present in the capitalist city but it also offers insights into basic patterns of decision-making that actually shape—or design—the contemporary city. The article concludes with more general insights into the nature of this type of urban change and implications for alternative types of urban practices.

Hierarchical Bayesian Parameter Estimation for Modeling and Analysis of User Affective Influence

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Zhou ◽  
Jianxin (Roger) Jiao
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Interior Design ◽  
Computational Models ◽  
Human Perception ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Hierarchical Bayesian ◽  
Affective States ◽  
Modeling And Analysis ◽  
Human Decision

Traditional user experience (UX) models are mostly qualitative in terms of its measurement and structure. This paper proposes a quantitative UX model based on cumulative prospect theory. It takes a decision making perspective between two alternative design profiles. However, affective elements are well-known to have influence on human decision making, the prevailing computational models for analyzing and simulating human perception on UX are mainly cognition-based models. In order to incorporate both affective and cognitive factors in the decision making process, we manipulate the parameters involved in the cumulative prospect model to show the affective influence. Specifically, three different affective states are induced to shape the model parameters. A hierarchical Bayesian model with a technique called Markov chain Monte Carlo is used to estimate the parameters. A case study of aircraft cabin interior design is illustrated to show the proposed methodology.

scholarly journals Mexx - An Attitude, A Lifestyle, A Kiss: A Case Study In Global Strategy

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Judith Washburn ◽  
Hemant Rustogi ◽  
Rebecca Dearth
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Global Strategy ◽  
Turn Of The Century ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Early 21St Century ◽  
The Early 21St Century

This case explores the opportunities and challenges confronting Mexx in the early 21st century. For more than 20 years, Mexx, an Amsterdam-based global retailer, grew quickly and successfully. Purchased by the Liz Claiborne organization in 2001, at the turn of the century, Mexx was poised for continued expansion and support to build a powerful, global retail brand. In 2008, Mexx management faces strategic decisions that will impact the companys future in the highly competitive global fashion arena.

scholarly journals Decision Support for R&D Activities of Innovative Technologies

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Bekhradi ◽  
Bernard Yannou ◽  
François Cluzel ◽  
Michael Kokkolaras
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Maturity Level ◽  
Front End ◽  
Technology Improvement ◽  
Validation Tests ◽  
Tools And Methods ◽  
Technology Startups

Experimentation and validation tests conducted by or for technology startups are often costly, time-consuming, and, above all, not well organized. A review of the literature shows that existing tools and methods are either oriented towards lean iterative tests or strongly focused on technology improvement. There is therefore a gap to bridge by providing tangible decision-making supports involving both market and technology aspects. This paper introduces a new quantitative methodology called RITHM (Roadmapping Investments in TecHnology and Marketing), which is a structured process that enables startups to systematically experiment and reach, with relatively small effort, adequate maturity level for the most promising markets. The objective of this methodology is to model and optimize tests in the front end of innovation to progressively reduce uncertainties and risks before the launch of the product. A case study of a shape shifting technology is presented in this paper to illustrate the application of RITHM.

scholarly journals Holding Groups: a Safe Corporate Structure at the Time of Recession

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-118
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Rzeszutek
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Major Part ◽  
Political Transition ◽  
Corporate Structure ◽  
Early 21St Century ◽  
Global Recession ◽  
Economic Developments ◽  
The Early 21St Century

Abstract This article makes a case for holding groups as a type of enterprise structure which guarantees capital and structural security at the time of economic and political transition in the 1990s, which in a way prepared them for the global recession in the early 21st century. The case study of PKN Orlen is presented to illustrate the typical economic developments which accompanied privatisation and commercialisation of Polish state-owned enterprises. A major part of the article addresses management mechanisms which make a holding structure immune to strong economic turbulence which would otherwise be destructive to individual daughter companies.

Decision-making on the go: Smartphones and decision-making in early 21st-century workflow

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 164-177
Author(s):  
David Simmonds ◽  
Sanjib Guha ◽  
Niazur Rahim ◽  
Javier Mella-Barahona
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
21St Century ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Office Work ◽  
Early 21St Century

Today almost everyone carries a smartphone. People use it for various purposes not just for calling, sending texts or accessing the Internet. The personal smartphone is not just used for staying in touch, but it is also used for performing office work. The varied uses of smartphones have been widely chronicled in literature and there is exhaustive literature listing the various benefits derived from its use. The advent of the smartphone has changed the workflow in the 21st century. It has not only ushered in globalization but also benefited from globalization. Smartphones now enable us to stay connected and work on the go. In this article, we have conducted as exhaustive a research as possible and reviewed different studies pertaining to use of smartphones in all different spheres of work. We have also reviewed different studies regarding the various benefits and some problems in using smartphones. Our article brings together, in one place, literature from a wide variety of professions and angles.

scholarly journals Perceptual spatial differentiation of Ljubljana

Dela ◽  
2004 ◽  
pp. 371-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marko Krevs
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Spatial Perception ◽  
Spatial Differentiation ◽  
Human Perception ◽  
Local Scale ◽  
Spatial Behaviour ◽  
Spatial Decision Making

Geographical studies of human perception of places at local scale are usually aimed at bet-ter understanding of human spatial perception and knowledge about the places, and of using this knowledge in spatial decision-making or spatial behaviour. Our focus on the first part of these general research aims is presented based on a case study, revealing how residents of the Municipality of Ljubljana perceive and value neighbourhoods of “their” municipality at the beginning of the century1.

Blockchain in Supply Chain: Case Study of Lottemart Ciputat

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. K. Handoyo ◽  
M. R. Mashudi ◽  
H. P. Ipung
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Information Asymmetry ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Production Processes

Current supply chain methods are having difficulties in resolving problems arising from the lack of trust in supply chains. The root reason lies in two challenges brought to the traditional mechanism: self-interests of supply chain members and information asymmetry in production processes. Blockchain is a promising technology to address these problems. The key objective of this paper is to present qualitative analysis for blockchain in supply chain as the decision-making framework to implement this new technology. The analysis method used Val IT business case framework, validated by the expert judgements. The further study needs to be elaborated by either the existing organization that use blockchain or assessment by the organization that will use blockchain to improve their supply chain management.

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