Nokia Mobile Phones' Development of Business Logistics and Customer Support

2011 ◽  
pp. 249-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markku Rajaniemi
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Operational Mode ◽  
Strategic Development ◽  
Customer Support ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
Global Logistics ◽  
Logistic Support

The key to high performance in global logistics is stepwise improvement of business operational mode and corresponding logistics processes. Nokia Mobile Phones formulated strategic steps and their implementation approach and has carried those out as a shared business program. Systematic development of logistics of internal business operations and collaboration with the supply chain members has supported the company in reaching its current market leader position in the mobile phones business. This chapter tells how the logistics and customer logistic support were developed in the mobile phones business of Nokia Corporation during last 10 years. The chapter presents a development path in chronological order to illustrate the change in logistics intent, depth of needed operational transformation and technical possibilities. Both the company internal logistics operations and the work for collaboration in synchronized supply chain are described with some lessons learned on this effort. The development roadmap is told in two main steps, which are referred to below as implementation of strategies of transparency and orchestration. Those were also the internal themes of strategic development of logistics.

Micro-Thermal Field-Flow Fractionation

2002 ◽  
Vol 67 (11) ◽  
pp. 1596-1608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josef Janča
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Thermal Field ◽  
Temperature Drop ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Constant Field ◽  
Field Flow Fractionation ◽  
Operational Mode ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Standard Size ◽  
Flow Fractionation

The effect of miniaturization of the separation channel on the performance of thermal field-flow fractionation (TFFF) is substantiated theoretically. The experiments carried out under carefully chosen experimental conditions proved the high performance of the separation of polymers within an extended range of molar masses from relatively low up to ultrahigh-molar-mass (UHMM) samples. The new micro-TFFF allows to achieve high resolution when applying constant field force operation, it makes easy the programming of the temperature drop which is an advantageous operational mode from the point of view of the time of analysis, and it extends considerably the range of perfectly controlled temperature of the cold wall due to a substantial decrease in the heat energy flux compared with standard size channels.

scholarly journals Responding to unforeseen disasters in a large health system

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan J Hannan ◽  
Margaret K Lundholm ◽  
Dennis Brierton ◽  
Noelle R M Chapman
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Health System ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Pharmacy Services ◽  
Efficient System ◽  
Team Members

Abstract Purpose To describe how health systems may respond to sudden changes in operations by leveraging existing resources and to share one organization’s experience responding to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Summary In a health system based in Illinois and Wisconsin, pharmacy services are provided by a single, integrated department responsible for all aspects of pharmaceutical care within the organization. Hospital, retail, ambulatory care, and population health services are all managed under one leadership team. All pertinent ancillary services are also managed within the department, including informatics, supply chain, and drug policy. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the pharmacy services leadership has successfully managed volume and capacity challenges by redirecting resources to where they are needed. A disaster response framework based on Federal Emergency Management Agency guidance was put in place, and change management principles were used to rapidly operationalize change. Components of the nimble response have included quickly increasing capacity, thoughtful and timely communication to all team members, strategic decision making with available data, creating an agile pool of labor, and maintaining an efficient system supply chain. Well-being and resilience are emphasized alongside reflection on lessons learned. Some changes made in the urgent response to the pandemic are being considered for long-term implementation. Conclusion Organizations have the potential to respond to almost any situation if they are integrated and teams work together to build flexibility. The keys to success are thoughtful maximization of existing resources and strong communication.

Learnings from the Field Implementation of a Novel Ultra-High Performance Concrete Beam End Repair on a Corroded Steel Girder Bridge in Connecticut

2021 ◽  
pp. 036119812110041
Author(s):  
Alexandra Hain ◽  
Arash E. Zaghi
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
High Performance Concrete ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Load Path ◽  
Ultra High Performance Concrete ◽  
Steel Girder Bridge ◽  
Aging Steel ◽  
Girder Bridge ◽  
The University

Corrosion at steel beam ends is one of the most pressing challenges in the maintenance of aging bridges. To tackle this challenge, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) has partnered with the University of Connecticut to develop a repair method that benefits from the superior mechanical and durability characteristics of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) material. The repair involves welding shear studs to the intact portions of the web and encasing the beam end with UHPC. This provides an alternate load path for bearing forces that bypasses the corroded regions of the beam. The structural viability of the repair has been extensively proven through small- and full-scale experiments and comprehensive finite element simulations. Connecticut DOT implemented the repair for the first time in the field on a heavily trafficked four-span bridge in 2019. The UHPC beam end repair was chosen because of the access constraints and geometric complexities of the bridge that limited the viable repair options. Four of the repaired beam ends were fully instrumented to collect data on the performance of the repaired locations before casting, during curing, and for approximately 6 months following the application of the repair. This paper provides an overview of the successful repair implementation and presents the lessons learned during construction. Select data from the monitored beam ends are presented. It is expected that this information will provide engineers with a better understanding of the repair implementation process, and thus provide an additional repair option for states to enhance the safety of aging steel bridges.

Critical minerals demand will boost Canadian mining

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Commodity Prices ◽  
Alternative Source ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Us ◽  
Critical Minerals

Significance Although low commodity prices deterred investment in recent years, this is changing as the market rallies. The creation of a regional electric vehicle (EV) supply chain straddling the Canada-US border has the potential to transform the Canadian mining sector while loosening China’s grip on the minerals used in high-performance batteries. Impacts Canada is the world’s eighth-largest cobalt producer and has significant copper, graphite and rare earth deposits. Fortune Minerals, which is developing a cobalt mine in Northwest Territories, has held funding talks with the US Export/Import Bank. First Cobalt is building North America’s only cobalt refinery to give battery makers an alternative source to the DRC. Several of the country’s mines are using cutting-edge technologies to reduce their carbon emissions.

scholarly journals Implementation of Scientific Computing Applications on the Cell Broadband Engine

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 135-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guochun Shi ◽  
Volodymyr V. Kindratenko ◽  
Ivan S. Ufimtsev ◽  
Todd J. Martinez ◽  
James C. Phillips ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Scientific Computing ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Optimization Techniques ◽  
Cell Processor ◽  
Intrinsic Properties ◽  
Cell Broadband Engine ◽  
Performance Improvements ◽  
Cell Architecture ◽  
Practical Recommendations

The Cell Broadband Engine architecture is a revolutionary processor architecture well suited for many scientific codes. This paper reports on an effort to implement several traditional high-performance scientific computing applications on the Cell Broadband Engine processor, including molecular dynamics, quantum chromodynamics and quantum chemistry codes. The paper discusses data and code restructuring strategies necessary to adapt the applications to the intrinsic properties of the Cell processor and demonstrates performance improvements achieved on the Cell architecture. It concludes with the lessons learned and provides practical recommendations on optimization techniques that are believed to be most appropriate.

scholarly journals Using Mobile Phones to Collect Patient Data: Lessons Learned From the SIMPle Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. e61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sinead Duane ◽  
Meera Tandan ◽  
Andrew W Murphy ◽  
Akke Vellinga
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Patient Data ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Collect Patient Data

scholarly journals Technological Change in Electric Power Supply Chain: Quantifying Economic Benefits of General Electric's GT11N2 M

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Talat Genc
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Power Supply ◽  
Electricity Market ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Combined Cycle ◽  
Chain Model ◽  
Operational Mode ◽  
Wholesale Market ◽  
Electric Power Supply

Abstract This paper examines General Electric's new combined-cycle gas turbine GT11N2 M upgrade. The new technology provides operational flexibility and promises output and cost efficiencies. To investigate the benefis of this technology, we propose a power supply chain model and construct cost functions for generation and service and maintenance using actual market and firm level data. The upstream firm is General Electric (GE) who invests in GT11N2 generators. The investment results in innovation of GT11N2 M upgrade facilitating different operational modes and efficiencies. The downstream firm is TransAlta's Sarnia plant which utilizes this new technology to produce and sell electricity to residential, small business, industrial, and wholesale market customers in Ontario, Canada. We quantify equilibrium prices and outputs under various efficiency rates in costs of fuel, service, and maintenance. We find a large variation in electricity generation depending on which operational mode ("Maximum Continuous Load" or "Performance" or "Lifetime") of GT11N2 M is selected. Under a mixed usage of all modes, we expect 44% output expansion to the industrial customers and 0.2% sales increase in the Ontario wholesale electricity market. Under this mode, GE's price should go down by 0.4% due to fuel cost efficiency. If GE's cost was $2.8 per MWh, GE should have asked Trans-Alta an average price of $5.822 per MWh for service and maintenance prior to the new technology. With the new technology, GE should charge $5.502 per MWh to Trans Alta. While GE's sales to wholesale market are almost stable, the sales to industrial customers increase nonlinearly in downstream efficiency rates. This shows that the amount of greenhouse gas emissions will be largely impacted by the choice of operational mode and how long it is used.

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