Production Competence and Knowledge Generation for Technology Transfer

2010 ◽  
pp. 66-78
Author(s):  
Ian Hipkin
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
South African ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Detailed Knowledge ◽  
Strategic Direction ◽  
Technology Transfers ◽  
Management Commitment ◽  
Manufacturing Organizations ◽  
And Performance

The ability to execute the physical part of manufacturing will assume greater importance as new technology and knowledge become significant drivers of strategic direction. The case studies described in this chapter address the interaction between technology transfers (TT), production competence and knowledge in enhancing performance in manufacturing organizations. Reference to British and South African case studies provides a useful comparison of production competence in the developed and developing world. In both countries, operators and maintainers lacked detailed knowledge of equipment functionality and performance parameters. United Kingdom (UK) companies demonstrated a deeper understanding of fundamental principles of the underlying production process, enabling them to remedy production deficiencies more thoroughly. South African companies showed greater management commitment to training and group solving approaches.

Production Competence and Knowledge Generation for Technology Transfer

2012 ◽  
pp. 159-171
Author(s):  
Ian Hipkin
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
South African ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Detailed Knowledge ◽  
Strategic Direction ◽  
Technology Transfers ◽  
Management Commitment ◽  
Manufacturing Organizations ◽  
And Performance

The ability to execute the physical part of manufacturing will assume greater importance as new technology and knowledge become significant drivers of strategic direction. The case studies described in this chapter address the interaction between technology transfers (TT), production competence and knowledge in enhancing performance in manufacturing organizations. Reference to British and South African case studies provides a useful comparison of production competence in the developed and developing world. In both countries, operators and maintainers lacked detailed knowledge of equipment functionality and performance parameters. United Kingdom (UK) companies demonstrated a deeper understanding of fundamental principles of the underlying production process, enabling them to remedy production deficiencies more thoroughly. South African companies showed greater management commitment to training and group solving approaches.

scholarly journals Process Re-Engineering Success in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

2010 ◽  
pp. 363-375
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Chang ◽  
Margi Levy ◽  
Philip Powell
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Customer Relations ◽  
Employee Empowerment ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Strategic Direction ◽  
Management Commitment ◽  
Top Management Commitment

The factors that lead to business process re-engineering (BPR) success in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are not clearly understood. This article reviews the main contributing factors to BPR success using a framework that considers culture, structure, technology and resource. Eight Taiwanese case studies are used to explore issues contributing to, or impeding, successful process re-engineering in small firms. The analysis shows that BPR success is empowered by innovation, employee empowerment, top management commitment and strategic direction and is dependent upon customer relations, IS involvement and financial resources.

scholarly journals Process Re-Engineering Success in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

2010 ◽  
pp. 1272-1284
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Chang ◽  
Margi Levy ◽  
Philip Powell
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Customer Relations ◽  
Employee Empowerment ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Strategic Direction ◽  
Management Commitment ◽  
Top Management Commitment

The factors that lead to business process re-engineering (BPR) success in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are not clearly understood. This article reviews the main contributing factors to BPR success using a framework that considers culture, structure, technology and resource. Eight Taiwanese case studies are used to explore issues contributing to, or impeding, successful process re-engineering in small firms. The analysis shows that BPR success is empowered by innovation, employee empowerment, top management commitment and strategic direction and is dependent upon customer relations, IS involvement and financial resources.

Embodying the Field

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Hoel
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
South African ◽  
Muslim Women ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Research Relationships ◽  
Embodied Practice

This article focuses on the various ways in which research relationships evolve and are negotiated by paying particular attention to the embodied nature of ethnographic research. By drawing on my own research experience of interviewing South African Muslim women about sexual dynamics, I critically engage debates concerning power dynamics in research relationships as well as researcher positionality. I argue that researchers should pay increasing attention to the multiple ways in which doing research always is an embodied practice. I present three case studies that highlight the complex ways in which research encounters speak to notions of intimacy, vulnerability and affect. In this way I argue that research encounters forge primary human relationalities that are marked by moments of convergence, conflict and despondency.

scholarly journals Appraising psychotherapy case studies in practice-based evidence: introducing Case Study Evaluation-tool (CaSE)

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Greta Kaluzeviciute
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Internal Validity ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Third Way ◽  
Study Evaluation ◽  
Essential Components ◽  
Randomised Controlled

AbstractSystematic case studies are often placed at the low end of evidence-based practice (EBP) due to lack of critical appraisal. This paper seeks to attend to this research gap by introducing a novel Case Study Evaluation-tool (CaSE). First, issues around knowledge generation and validity are assessed in both EBP and practice-based evidence (PBE) paradigms. Although systematic case studies are more aligned with PBE paradigm, the paper argues for a complimentary, third way approach between the two paradigms and their ‘exemplary’ methodologies: case studies and randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Second, the paper argues that all forms of research can produce ‘valid evidence’ but the validity itself needs to be assessed against each specific research method and purpose. Existing appraisal tools for qualitative research (JBI, CASP, ETQS) are shown to have limited relevance for the appraisal of systematic case studies through a comparative tool assessment. Third, the paper develops purpose-oriented evaluation criteria for systematic case studies through CaSE Checklist for Essential Components in Systematic Case Studies and CaSE Purpose-based Evaluative Framework for Systematic Case Studies. The checklist approach aids reviewers in assessing the presence or absence of essential case study components (internal validity). The framework approach aims to assess the effectiveness of each case against its set out research objectives and aims (external validity), based on different systematic case study purposes in psychotherapy. Finally, the paper demonstrates the application of the tool with a case example and notes further research trajectories for the development of CaSE tool.

Pareto domain: an invaluable source of process information

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Geraldine Cáceres Sepúlveda ◽  
Silvia Ochoa ◽  
Jules Thibault
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Pareto Optimal ◽  
Process Variables ◽  
Optimal Point ◽  
Decision Variables ◽  
Visualization Tools ◽  
Pareto Domain ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Typical Process

AbstractDue to the highly competitive market and increasingly stringent environmental regulations, it is paramount to operate chemical processes at their optimal point. In a typical process, there are usually many process variables (decision variables) that need to be selected in order to achieve a set of optimal objectives for which the process will be considered to operate optimally. Because some of the objectives are often contradictory, Multi-objective optimization (MOO) can be used to find a suitable trade-off among all objectives that will satisfy the decision maker. The first step is to circumscribe a well-defined Pareto domain, corresponding to the portion of the solution domain comprised of a large number of non-dominated solutions. The second step is to rank all Pareto-optimal solutions based on some preferences of an expert of the process, this step being performed using visualization tools and/or a ranking algorithm. The last step is to implement the best solution to operate the process optimally. In this paper, after reviewing the main methods to solve MOO problems and to select the best Pareto-optimal solution, four simple MOO problems will be solved to clearly demonstrate the wealth of information on a given process that can be obtained from the MOO instead of a single aggregate objective. The four optimization case studies are the design of a PI controller, an SO2 to SO3 reactor, a distillation column and an acrolein reactor. Results of these optimization case studies show the benefit of generating and using the Pareto domain to gain a deeper understanding of the underlying relationships between the various process variables and performance objectives.

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