scholarly journals Battery Health Monitoring and Degradation Prognosis in Fleet Management Systems

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adnan Nuhic ◽  
Jonas Bergdolt ◽  
Bernd Spier ◽  
Michael Buchholz ◽  
Klaus Dietmayer
Keyword(s):  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Management System ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Fleet Management ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Monitoring Algorithm

Today, fleet management systems with battery health monitoring capabilities are in the focus more than ever. This paper addresses the development of a novel battery health monitoring algorithm with a degradation prognosis feasibility particularly adapted for usage in fleet management systems. Moreover, the chosen degradation prognosis approach adapts itself continuously on varying environmental conditions or utilization modes by identifying the impact factors which lead to a certain degradation trend. Such findings, when accessible with a fleet management system, offer various possibilities for fleet analysis techniques e.g., to identify an imminent battery failure.

scholarly journals Analysis of Bio-Risk Management System Implementation in Indonesian Higher Education Laboratory

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 5076
Author(s):  
Anom Bowolaksono ◽  
Fatma Lestari ◽  
Saraswati Andani Satyawardhani ◽  
Abdul Kadir ◽  
Cynthia Febrina Maharani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Gap Analysis ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Risk Management System ◽  
The Impact

Developing countries face various challenges in implementing bio-risk management systems in the laboratory. In addition, educational settings are considered as workplaces with biohazard risks. Every activity in a laboratory facility carries many potential hazards that can impact human health and the environment and may cause laboratory incidents, including Laboratory Acquired Infections (LAIs). In an effort to minimize the impact and occurrence of these incidents, it is necessary to evaluate the implementation of a bio-risk management system in every activity that involves handling biological agents. This study was conducted in an Indonesian higher-education institution, herein coded as University Y. This is a descriptive, semi-quantitative study aimed at analysing and evaluating the implementation of the bio-risk management systems used in laboratories by analysing the achievements obtained by each laboratory. The study used primary data that were collected using a checklist which referred to ISO 35001: 2019 on Laboratory Bio-risk Management. The checklist consisted of 202 items forming seven main elements. In addition, secondary data obtained from literature and document review were also used. The results show that out of 11 laboratories examined, only 2 laboratories met 50% of the requirements, which were Laboratory A and B, achieving good performance. Regarding the clauses of standards, a gap analysis identified leadership, performance evaluation, and support as elements with the lowest achievement. Therefore, corrective action should be developed by enhancing the commitment from management as well as improving documentation, policy, education and training.

scholarly journals The importance of eco-driving training for drivers in transport companies – A case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-51
Author(s):  
Tatjana Savković ◽  
Pavle Gladović ◽  
Milica Miličić ◽  
Pavle Pitka ◽  
Dejan Koleška
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Management System ◽  
Driving Behavior ◽  
Truck Drivers ◽  
Training Period ◽  
Fleet Management ◽  
Short Term ◽  
The Impact

The paper evaluates the impact of eco-driving programs on driving behavior. The study involved 4 professional truck drivers, which examined two operational driving prameters: fuel consumption and idling. Driving behavior was analyzed through three periods: pre-training period (P1), training period (P2), first month after training (P3) and second month after training (P4). Data were collected using Scania Fleet Management System. The results show that there was an improvement in the observed parameters in short-term. Namely, a decrease in fuel consumption and idling was achieved, in the periods P2, P3 and P4 in relation to the period P1. Due to the realized reductions of the observed parameters, costs in transport companies can be significantly reduced annually.

The impact of the implementation of management system on the perception of role and tasks of maintenance services and effectiveness of their functioning

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Przemysław Drożyner
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Iso 9001 ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Important Conclusion ◽  
Repair Work ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe first goal of the article was to examine how the perception of the role and scope of operation of maintenance services in the enterprise changes, depending on whether the company has an integrated management system (IMS), only a quality management system implemented in accordance with ISO 9001 and in the absence of a formal, certified management system. The second goal was to propose a model for assessing the quality of maintenance service functioning in enterprise with IMS implemented.Design/methodology/approachThe author's experience of over 1,000 audits in enterprises in various industries: food, automotive, construction, petrochemical, electronic and so on was used in the work. The audits were carried out in three types of companies: which had IMSs (800 audits), which only had a system implementation certificate ISO 9001 (140 audits) and without any standardized management system implemented (so-called second-party audits, commissioned by the client of the audited company.FindingsThe most important conclusion is – the role of UR services in enterprises with the implemented IMS is much broader and goes beyond the classic framework for planning, implementation and settlement of maintenance and repair work. Maintenance is understood more broadly and includes in its scope also the safety of people and the environment, the efficiency of production and consumption of utilities as well as the quality of products and services. Maintenance issues include not only strictly technical aspects but also economic, logistic, legal and organizational and management aspects.Practical implicationsResearch shows that enterprises, especially those with high technical and organizational culture, should not treat management systems as costs, but as a driving force for the implementation of new technologies, new organizational solutions and the development of employees' competences.Social implicationsBroad views on stakeholders of maintenance services (including employees, their families, control institutions) and their requirements make enterprises begin to see the need to maintain the so-called lifetime balance, as well as the safety and comfort of work of employees of these services.Originality/valueThe author did not find in literature any reports on studies of the impact of formal, certified management systems on the quality of maintenance services; this article shows that this impact is large and, above all, positive; with such a broad understanding of the role of maintenance, there is a need to develop a common platform for such seemingly distant concepts as machine technical condition or fatigue life versus cost accounting and quality management.

scholarly journals Dual approach to the assessment of the project management system performance and the results of its application in the ITER Project

2021 ◽  
Vol 258 ◽  
pp. 12017
Author(s):  
Andrey Morozenko ◽  
Alexey Zyablov ◽  
Andrey Gorshkov ◽  
Natalia Shvets ◽  
Vladimir Byzov
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Mutual Influence ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Project Management System ◽  
Low Efficiency ◽  
Capital Construction ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Assessment Results

The article considers the current problem of low efficiency of tools and methods used to assess the project management systems of complex engineering facilities. The problem is important today because engineering companies strive to increase their rating in a highly competitive market, and this issue is of a special concern in the international market of goods, works and services. The article presents the methodology for the assessment of the project management system, based on the simultaneous cross-section use of approaches to the assessment of project management and personnel management processes (the so-called “processes – personnel” pair) with the use of questionnaire-dialog forms of data collection. The essence of the study was to search for patterns of cross-assessment results, their comparison and determination of algorithms of mutual influence on each other, and what is necessary for a more accurate assessment of the management system. The scientific novelty of the research is the development of a set of interrelated indicators of the management system behavior in a company. The presented method was tested by the team of authors of this article during the management assessment of the international project on the construction of a thermonuclear reactor (ITER, France) in 2020. The results of the study revealed the comparability of the assessment results, confirmed the impact of the assessment results on each other and determined the possibility of predicting the assessment results per individual indicators, depending on the state of the management system in the “process-personnel” pair. This method can be used to assess the management systems of any project-oriented companies implementing capital construction projects. In the future, it can become the basis for creating a specialized standard for assessing the construction project management systems.

scholarly journals Selected Aspects of the Road Traffic Safety Management System

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. F33-F42
Author(s):  
Monika Stoma ◽  
Jacek Caban ◽  
Agnieszka Dudziak ◽  
Andrzej Kuranc
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Management System ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Safety Management System ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Traffic Safety ◽  
The Impact

The article is an attempt to present the two modern concepts of safety management systems. The first is the sunflower pyramid used especially in Europe, the second is the ISO 39001 standard (Road Safety Management System) of international scope. The idea and possibilities offered by use of both concepts of safety management, as well as an attempt to assess the impact of their actions on decrease in fatalities in selected EU countries, were presented. As a result of the conducted analyses, a downward trend was noted as to the number of certificates issued for compliance with the ISO 39001 standard in the world, which may indicate an appearance of the more adequate management systems, or other tools or concepts to improve the road safety, or inadequate education society and low level of awareness in this area of stakeholders, including politicians, scientists, producers, drivers (professional and reliable), as well as other road users, including unprotected ones.

scholarly journals Requirements of the ISO 14001 environmental management standard and the expected effects of its implementation in transport undertakings

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 71-74
Author(s):  
Natalia Jagodzińska
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Management System ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Transport Industry ◽  
The Impact

The environmental management system according to PN-EN ISO 14001: 2015 [1] is a system whose message is to protect the natural environment. The environmental management system focuses mainly on reducing waste, possibilities and methods of waste disposal, pre-venting pollution, reducing the use of natural resources, and in the context of the transport industry, reducing emissions. The idea of the system is continuous improvement of activities related to the protection of the natural environment - through identification of threats, risk assessment and mobilization of enterprises to comply with the requirements of law in the field of environmental protection. For many years, the transport industry has been governed by its laws. However, with the changing market, where apart from large transport concerns, there are also small and micro companies providing transport services that also have an impact on the environment in individual parts of the transport industry. There are more and more entrepreneurs, both Polish and foreign, specializing in the transport industry, hence legal regulations, EU regulations and industry standards or standards aimed at reducing the impact of transport on the natural environment appear. It seems that as of today, mobilizing enterprises of various sizes to implement unified rules, reduce emissions, oversee waste, implement unified management systems, including environmental management systems, is the most effective method of impacting the improvement of environmental protection in this area.

Weed communities associated with arable Saskatchewan farm management systems

2000 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Y. Leeson ◽  
J. W. Sheard ◽  
A. G. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Correspondence Analysis ◽  
Canonical Correspondence Analysis ◽  
Management System ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Weed Communities ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Impact

The objective of this study was to determine the impact of a range of management systems on weed communities in cropped fields on farms in Saskatchewan. Farms (n = 28) with management systems defined by a combination of different cropping histories and chemical input levels were selected. Fields were surveyed on each farm in 1995, 1996, and 1997 after any post-emergent weed control to ensure that their weed communities reflected the impact of all agronomic management practices typical of the management system. Canonical correspondence analysis was used to determine whether weed communities were significantly correlated with management system after removal of variance due to ecoregion and year. The largest difference in weed communities attributable to farming system was between the systems with annual cropping histories and those that included perennials in the cropping history. Thus, the life history of the weeds reflected the life history of the crops. Herbicide use was correlated with the next largest difference between systems. A significant association between weed communities and different management systems indicates that weed species are being selected for by these systems. If such selection pressure continues, these species may become a threat to the system's sustainability. Key words: Weed communities, chemical input level, cropping history, canonical correspondence analysis, correspondence analysis, farming system

scholarly journals Quality Management Systems and Working Capital SMEs in GPO—A Case of Poland

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Zimon ◽  
Dominik Zimon
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Quality Management System ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Quality Management Systems ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact

Working capital is designed to provide enterprises with financial security. Its level depends on the strategy of managing individual elements of working capital. An appropriate management strategy allows companies to obtain added working capital. Working capital management is a difficult process as it concerns both current assets and current liabilities. Therefore, company managers are constantly looking for solutions, methods and tools that will help them to manage their working capital. A quality management system is the one that facilitates control over the management of individual elements that create net working capital. The introduction of appropriate procedures derived from quality management systems in specific areas is a great support for creating a positive net working capital. The aim of this paper is to show how the introduction of quality management systems can positively affect the level of working capital. The article presents how quality management systems allow for optimizing the level of individual components, creating a positive net working capital. The research was carried out on a group of 102 Polish small trading companies operating in the same industry. The enterprises were divided into two groups of companies applying the quality management system and of those that did not use such systems. Based on the financial statements for the years 2017–2019 and by means of appropriately selected financial ratios, an analysis of the impact of quality management systems on net working capital was carried out. The results in some areas of management of individual components of net working capital in different groups of enterprises were compared. The research was carried out with the application of appropriate statistical methods. The analysis showed that enterprises using quality management systems managed working capital more efficiently. In the literature, the subject of the impact of quality management systems on working capital is not popular. This paper may be a source for further, extended research and considerations regarding the impact of quality management on the level of working capital in enterprises.

scholarly journals The Effect of Incentive Management System on Turnover Rate, Job Satisfaction and Motivation of Medical Laboratory Technologists

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 233339282098840
Author(s):  
Ahlam Al-Qathmi ◽  
Haya Zedan
Keyword(s):  
Professional Growth ◽  
Management System ◽  
Health Care Quality ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Retention Rates ◽  
Medical Laboratory ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Opportunities For Promotion ◽  
The Impact

Objectives: We investigated factors affecting turnover and assessed satisfaction with an existing Incentive Management System and to which extent it motivates employees. We also provide recommendations to improve the Incentive Management System. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire study utilizing a convenience sample from of a population of 250 Medical Laboratory Technologists. Findings: 100 medical laboratory technologists responded to the survey. We found discrepancy in wage allocation to be the most prominent factor affecting turnover intention with 51% strongly agreeing, followed by low incremental system with 48%. Other factors were: limited opportunities for promotion, insufficient allowances and benefits, and lack of continuing education and professional growth opportunities with 49%. 26% of respondents found lack of autonomy/independence to be a factor. Poor workgroup cohesion was least ranked (17%). 39% reported dissatisfaction with workload, 31% were dissatisfied with their provided allowance, with management support, and the working hours, and opportunities for promotion (44%). Opportunities for career growth and higher pay were highest ranked as incentives to remain, and additional vacation time and supportive colleagues to be the least relevant factors. There was a significant correlation between age and motivation levels (r = 0.223, p = 0.026). Discussion and Conclusions: Burnout and turnover can be costly to healthcare organizations, due to the impact on productivity and healthcare quality. Human resource departments must ensure to not only attract skilled employees, but also influence their motivation and retention due to the impact on productivity and health care quality. Incentive management systems support practices to enhance skills, knowledge, abilities and retention rates for healthcare employees. Our study findings support the continued improvement of Incentive Management Systems within the healthcare organization to reduce turnover rates, maximize quality outcomes, and increase the levels of commitment and motivation of employees.

scholarly journals Asesmen Aliran Kritis Sistem Pengelolaan Sampah Perkotaan di TPA Sampah

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-53
Author(s):  
Bismi Annisa
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Critical Flow ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
Waste Composition ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

Capacities of Cipayung landfill (final processing) has exceeded capacity. The composition of organic waste is the most dominant waste composition. This study aims to assess the critical flow of municipal solid waste management system in the Cipayung landfill thus be predicted or estimated improvement of waste management system in the landfill Cipayung. The research method using MFA STAN software for a period of one year beginning in 2017 until 2018. The results of this study are critical flow of waste management systems are in the process of sorting and empowerment are still done manually, so the impact on increasing the amount of garbage residue will be dumped in Cipayung landfill. Waste composition which includes the critical flow is organic waste, plastic, paper, glass and aluminum. All materials that are at a critical flow still can be empowered using mechanical sorting machines garbage. Management recommendation is to apply the technology of recycling, composting and RDF feedstock. The government should establish cooperation with the private sector to process waste into resources that extend the life of landfill serviceability. Through optimization scenario 1, the critical flow of waste management systems can be improved with a reduction of more than 50% of the waste to be dumped into landfill Cipayung.

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