scholarly journals The Impact of Digital Transformation for Social Enterprise

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
reine yolite
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Business Decisions ◽  
Social Media Networks ◽  
Customer Expectation ◽  
Time Interaction ◽  
The Impact

Nowadays most people remain connected via social media networks. This is a highly lucrative and expansive market for social enterprises to penetrate and evaluate the buying patterns of customers so that they can provide customized user experiences. Digital transformation provides countless advantages and options, including improved inventory management, detailed insights, enhanced real-time customer interaction, higher productivity, reliable forecasting, dependable business decisions, improved resourced allocation, and real time interaction with customers. This sort of technology and innovation, when coupled with digital business, lends support to the digital transformation of a company, providing it with the requisite degree of competitive advantage. Digital transformation helps businesses meet the demands of the changing digital economy. Also with the help of digital transformation, companies are finally able to go paperless. So with lots of this social enterprises in Asia that use or participant in digital transformation it can help them to meet customer expectation soon, and digital transformation is cost effective when social enterprises profits, the community or the society profits.

scholarly journals The Performance of Challenges Faced by SME in Managing Real-Time Information in the Inventory Management Process

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 5614-5618
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Skilled Worker ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Real Time Information ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Time Information ◽  
Food Manufacturer

Managing real-time information is an important task for any organization regardless of the size. This is because real-time information is used as the basis for an organization to make decisions that will affect the business if the information obtained is inaccurate, slow and outdated. For SMEs, this is a great challenge as it faces capital constraints and outdated technological applications. Thus, the purpose of this study to examine the challenges faced by SMEs in managing the real-time information to their inventory management and the impact on the overall business performance. A qualitative method was adopted where the in-depth interview was using to extract the information. Based on the saturation principle, the respondent was selected specifically from the SMEs in food manufacturer based in Malacca Halal Hub area. The finding of this study has supported the previous study on the challenges and issue of real-time information facing by the SMEs. A notable finding in this research is that SMEs is employing a skilled worker to manage the absence of an information system to manage real-time information and still capable to generate a profit from the business. This study extended the previous finding and offer an opportunity for further exploration in this area.

scholarly journals The potential of real-time analytics to improve care for mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit: an early economic evaluation

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lytske Bakker ◽  
Katerina Vaporidi ◽  
Jos Aarts ◽  
William Redekop
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Potential Cost ◽  
Lifetime Horizon ◽  
Scenario Analyses ◽  
Life Years ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Mechanical ventilation services are an important driver of the high costs of intensive care. An optimal interaction between a patient and a ventilator is therefore paramount. Suboptimal interaction is present when patients repeatedly demand, but do not receive, breathing support from a mechanical ventilator (> 30 times in 3 min), also known as an ineffective effort event (IEEV). IEEVs are associated with increased hospital mortality prolonged intensive care stay, and prolonged time on ventilation and thus development of real-time analytics that identify IEEVs is essential. To assist decision-making about further development we estimate the potential cost-effectiveness of real-time analytics that identify ineffective effort events. Methods We developed a cost-effectiveness model combining a decision tree and Markov model for long-term outcomes with data on current care from a Greek hospital and literature. A lifetime horizon and a healthcare payer perspective were used. Uncertainty about the results was assessed using sensitivity and scenario analyses to examine the impact of varying parameters like the intensive care costs per day and the effectiveness of treatment of IEEVs. Results Use of the analytics could lead to reduced mortality (3% absolute reduction), increased quality adjusted life years (0.21 per patient) and cost-savings (€264 per patient) compared to current care. Moreover, cost-savings for hospitals and health improvements can be incurred even if the treatment’s effectiveness is reduced from 30 to 10%. The estimated savings increase to €1,155 per patient in countries where costs of an intensive care day are high (e.g. the Netherlands). There is considerable headroom for development and the analytics generate savings when the price of the analytics per bed per year is below €7,307. Furthermore, even when the treatment’s effectiveness is 10%, the probability that the analytics are cost-effective exceeds 90%. Conclusions Implementing real-time analytics to identify ineffective effort events can lead to health and financial benefits. Therefore, it will be worthwhile to continue assessment of the effectiveness of the analytics in clinical practice and validate our findings. Eventually, their adoption in settings where costs of an intensive care day are high and ineffective efforts are frequent could yield a high return on investment.

The Impact of SearchTrails on the Quality of Collaborative Search

i-com ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-14
Author(s):  
Sebastian Franken ◽  
Ulrich Norbisrath ◽  
Wolfgang Prinz
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Search Process ◽  
Search Results ◽  
Time Interaction ◽  
Collaborative Search ◽  
Search Processes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Given

AbstractSeveral collaborative search systems build upon real-time collaboration during search processes. With the software SearchTrails, we present a novel way of capturing and exchanging the search process between collaborators. We achieve this by asynchronously exchanging the newly developed search trails between collaborators and thus overcome the necessity of real-time interaction for search support. In a study with 29 participants, we evaluate the value of search trails as collaboration artifacts to answer the research question whether search trails improve the quality of collaborative search results. We confirm this and show that users can build upon work of co-searchers in a very efficient way by analyzing and extending the given search trails.

Implications of Changing Dynamics for Metered On-Street Parking

2015 ◽  
Vol 2500 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-25
Author(s):  
Soumya S. Dey ◽  
Stephanie Dock ◽  
Evian Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Program Outcomes ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Dynamic Congestion Pricing ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Maintenance Personnel ◽  
Real Time Information ◽  
The Impact

The parking industry has seen significant changes over the past decade with the infusion of new technology and smart assets. The introduction of networked meters, virtual payment methods (such as pay-by-cell and credit–debit cards at meters), and technology for real-time detection of space occupancy has resulted in better system uptime, proactive maintenance strategies, multiple payment options, real-time information on parking availability, and better use of spaces through dynamic congestion pricing. The new parking assets and payment options have implications for municipalities and vendors supporting their parking programs. Instead of a significant portion of revenue from coins, virtual transactions account for a predominant share of the parking revenue stream. Focusing on Washington, D.C., as a case study, this paper discusses the economic implications of the changes in the context of overall parking revenue and the cost of different revenue streams for parking. The paper also discusses the impact of these changes on program management (such as maintenance, personnel, and contracting models) and program outcomes (such as customer satisfaction and continued innovation). The paper provides agencies with a framework for taking a holistic look at their parking programs and assessing the impacts of various alternative, cost-effective approaches.

scholarly journals Influence of digitalization on the development of social entrepreneurship in the regions of Russian Federation

2021 ◽  
Vol 128 ◽  
pp. 01022
Author(s):  
Anna Veretennikova ◽  
Kseniya Kozinskaya
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Transformation Processes

The development of social entrepreneurship as a relatively new form of solving social problems depends on many factors, particularly on the institutional environment and its digitalization. Information processing systems and various activities associated with digital technologies affect almost all aspects of economic activity. This study aims to analyze and substantiate the impact of digital transformation processes on social enterprises in the regions of the Russian Federation. Regression and correlation analysis was used as a research method. In the course of testing the hypothesis about the influence of the digital component on the development of social entrepreneurship, the importance of investment in informatization and communications and the share of the population using the Internet in a particular region are shown.

scholarly journals An IoT Based Architecture for Enhancing the Effectiveness of Prototype Medical Instruments Applied to Neurodegenerative Disease Diagnosis

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 1564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Depari ◽  
Dhiego Fernandes Carvalho ◽  
Paolo Bellagente ◽  
Paolo Ferrari ◽  
Emiliano Sisinni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neurodegenerative Disease ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Data Exchange ◽  
Disease Diagnosis ◽  
Local Networks ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Cloud Data ◽  
Time Interaction ◽  
Medical Instruments ◽  
The Impact

Human errors are probably the most critical cause of the large amount of medical accidents. Medical cyber-physical systems (MCPS) have been suggested as a possible approach for detecting and limiting the impact of errors and wrong procedures. However, during the initial development phase of medical instruments, regular MCPS systems are not a viable approach, because of the high costs of repeating complex validation procedures, due to modifications of the prototype instrument. In this work, a communication architecture, inspired by recent Internet of Things (IoT) advances, is proposed for connecting prototype instruments to the cloud, to allow direct and real-time interaction between developers and instrument operators. Without loss of generality, a real-world use case is addressed, dealing with the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for neurodegenerative disease diagnosis. The proposed infrastructure leverages on a message-oriented middleware, complemented by historical database for further data processing. Two of the most diffused protocols for cloud data exchange (MQTT and AMQP) have been investigated. The experimental setup has been focused on the real-time performance, which are the most challenging requirements. Time-related metrics confirm the feasibility of the proposed approach, resulting in an end-to-end delay on the order of few tens of milliseconds for local networks and up to few hundreds of milliseconds for geographical scale networks.

Cost-effective test set-up for the real-time measurement of the triboelectric energy harvester

2021 ◽  
pp. 107754632110564
Author(s):  
Amit Sharma ◽  
Poonam Agarwal
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Time Measurement ◽  
The Real ◽  
Precise Control ◽  
Real Time Measurement ◽  
Input Parameters ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact

Operational parameters, the force and the frequency of contact affect the triboelectric energy harvester output performance. There is a need for the precise control of input parameters and the real-time measurement of the output parameter to quantify the effect of operating parameters. In this paper, an in-house developed cost-effective experimental set-up (approximately $2600) is presented, enabling the variation in contact frequency and measures of the impact force, voltage and current in real-time. The percentage of uncertainty in the measurement of voltage, current and force are 1.63%, 1.29% and 1.83%, respectively. The proposed set-up can be used to perform a reliable performance analysis and comparison of the vertical contact-separation mode triboelectric energy harvesters by real-time measurement of input and output parameters with precise control of input parameters.

scholarly journals Real-time Augmented Reality Demo Platform for Exploring Consumer Emotional Responses with Shopping Applications

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (S8) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmina Stoyanova ◽  
Ricardo Gonçalves ◽  
Pedro Quelhas Brito ◽  
Antoniio Coelho
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Marketing Research ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Physical World ◽  
Interactive Systems ◽  
3D Registration ◽  
Time Interaction ◽  
Consumer Experiences ◽  
The Impact

The present-day revival of Augmented reality (AR) technology has led to its vast expansion in various applications. In marketing, the hunt for more inventive and intriguing approaches for immersive consumer experiences has endorsed the implementation of AR in multiple brand advertising campaigns, specifically for improved product display. The engaging potential of this technology is established in the fusion between computer-generated data and the physical world as seen by the user, where 3D registration and real time interaction are inseparable parts of this system. Alternatively, impressions from user experiences serve as a principal instrument in the evaluation process of the effectiveness of interactive systems. In order to get deeper insight into consumersâ?? reflections from a real-time AR shopping experience, we present a demo platform for the purchase of sneakers, focusing on usersâ?? behavior and more precisely on their perceptions, emotions, personal preferences before, during and after use of the platform. To fully evaluate and compare consumer experiences with the main AR platform, two other shopping systems were designed: a marker-based and a static one. Consecutively, we aim at defining a system of metrics for measuring shopping experiences with AR, as well as at establishing a ground base for subsequent marketing research in the field. Motivated by the large application of the technology and aiming at understanding the impact of AR on consumer psychology, the application will assist in exploring the antecedents of consumer purchase intentions.

Regulatory and sustainability initiatives lead to improved polyaminopolyamide epichlorohydrin (PAE) wet-strength resins and paper products

TAPPI Journal ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (09) ◽  
pp. 519-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Crisp ◽  
Richard Riehle
Keyword(s):  
Health And Safety ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Worker Safety ◽  
Regulatory Requirements ◽  
Wet Strength ◽  
The Past ◽  
Consumer Safety ◽  
Federal Institute ◽  
Sustainability Initiatives ◽  
The Impact

Polyaminopolyamide-epichlorohydrin (PAE) resins are the predominant commercial products used to manufacture wet-strengthened paper products for grades requiring wet-strength permanence. Since their development in the late 1950s, the first generation (G1) resins have proven to be one of the most cost-effective technologies available to provide wet strength to paper. Throughout the past three decades, regulatory directives and sustainability initiatives from various organizations have driven the development of cleaner and safer PAE resins and paper products. Early efforts in this area focused on improving worker safety and reducing the impact of PAE resins on the environment. These efforts led to the development of resins containing significantly reduced levels of 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol (1,3-DCP) and 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD), potentially carcinogenic byproducts formed during the manufacturing process of PAE resins. As the levels of these byproducts decreased, the environmental, health, and safety (EH&S) profile of PAE resins and paper products improved. Recent initiatives from major retailers are focusing on product ingredient transparency and quality, thus encouraging the development of safer product formulations while maintaining performance. PAE resin research over the past 20 years has been directed toward regulatory requirements to improve consumer safety and minimize exposure to potentially carcinogenic materials found in various paper products. One of the best known regulatory requirements is the recommendations of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), which defines the levels of 1,3-DCP and 3-MCPD that can be extracted by water from various food contact grades of paper. These criteria led to the development of third generation (G3) products that contain very low levels of 1,3-DCP (typically <10 parts per million in the as-received/delivered resin). This paper outlines the PAE resin chemical contributors to adsorbable organic halogens and 3-MCPD in paper and provides recommendations for the use of each PAE resin product generation (G1, G1.5, G2, G2.5, and G3).

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