scholarly journals Reducing risky driver behaviour through the implementation of a driver risk management system

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rose Luke ◽  
Gert J. Heyns
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
South African ◽  
Management System ◽  
Critical Incident ◽  
Driver Behaviour ◽  
Risk Management System ◽  
Ratio Data ◽  
Using Data

South Africa has one of the highest incidences of road accidents in the world. Most accidents are avoidable and are caused by driver behaviour and errors. The purpose of this article was to identify the riskiest driver behaviours in commercial fleets in South Africa, to determine the business impact of such behaviour, to establish a framework for the management of risky driver behaviour and to test the framework by applying a leading commercial driver behaviour management system as a case study. The case study comprised three South African commercial fleets. Using data from these fleets, critical incident triangles were used to determine the ratio data of risky driver behaviour to near-collisions and collisions. Based on managing the riskiest driver behaviours as causes of more serious incidents and accidents, the results indicated that through the implementation of an effective driver risk management system, risky incidents were significantly reduced.

Risk Management Post Analysis: Gauging the Success of a Simple Strategy in a Complex Project

2002 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jim Pyra ◽  
John Trask
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
System Integration ◽  
Management System ◽  
High Technology ◽  
Simple Strategy ◽  
Risk Management System ◽  
Complex Project ◽  
Integration Project ◽  
Risk Categories

The authors implemented a simple risk management system within a communications management system (CMS)—a large software development and system integration project. This case study reviews results regarding the use of the system in terms of the evolution of the priority of several risks tracked over the life of the project. The case study also draws conclusions about risk categories common to other high-technology projects. The system's efficacy for risk management within the project, its potential for reuse in similar projects, and its scalability to projects of different sizes and scopes also are reviewed.

scholarly journals Sustainability and Green Capital Accumulation

2021 ◽  
pp. 143-164
Author(s):  
Stefano Ponte
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
South African ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Wine Industry ◽  
Success Story ◽  
Combined Process

This chapter highlights how sustainability and green capital accumulation go hand in hand, operating on the back of a structural logic that allows the extraction of value from producers as they attempt to improve their environmental performance. The case study of the wine industry in South Africa is, at a superficial level, a success story of economic and environmental upgrading and of improved international competitiveness. However, the growing concentration of the wine industry globally has come together with increased bargaining power by retailers and international merchants, which is leading to a cascade of squeezed margins upstream all the way to grape and wine suppliers. This chapter shows that: (1) sustainability is used opportunistically by global ‘lead firms’ for marketing, reputational enhancement, and risk management purposes; (2) South African value chain actors and institutions have invested heavily in portraying the industry and individual companies as caring for the environment; and (3) major economic and environmental upgrading processes in the South African wine value chain have taken place, but have not led to positive economic outcomes for most domestic players. Collectively, these lessons suggest a combined process of capital accumulation by lead firms, coupled with a process of supplier squeeze.

The Socio-Economic Challenges of South African Indigenous Musicians: A Case Study of Venda-Based Vho-Ntshengedzeni Mamphodo

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
N G Mugovhani ◽  
Lebogang Lance Nawa
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Arts Management ◽  
Black South African ◽  
Indigenous Music ◽  
Entire Country

This article discusses and raises awareness about the socio-economic plight of indigenous musicians in South Africa. Through a qualitative case study of the Venda musician, Vho-Talelani Andries Ntshengedzeni Mamphodo, dubbed the “Father of mbila music,” the article highlights the fact that the welfare of Black South African artists, particularly indigenous musicians in South Africa, is generally a precarious affair. Their popularity, at the height of their careers, sometimes masks shocking details of exploitation, neglect, and the poverty they are subjected to, which are exposed only after they have died. Empirical data identifies this as a symptom of, among other things, cultural policy and arts management deficiencies in the promotion of indigenous music. The article aims to find ways to redress this unfortunate situation, which is partially a product of general apathy and scant regard that these artists have perennially been subjected to, even by their own governments, as well as some members of their societies. All these factors mentioned are compounded by ignorance on the part of South African artists. Part of the objective of this study was to establish whether the exposition of the Vhavenda musicians is a typical example of all Black South African indigenous musicians and, if this is the case, whether the suggested ways to redress this unfortunate situation could contribute to or play a role in alleviating the plight of such artists in the entire country.

Customs Risk Management System in the Context of Clearance of Customs Procedures

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-63
Author(s):  
Ihor Nestoryshen ◽  
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Ivan Berezhnyuk ◽  
Alina Brendak ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Management System ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
External Threats ◽  
Risk Management System ◽  
Operational Activities ◽  
International Conventions

Introduction. The article emphasizes that the current features of the implementation of foreign economic activity require consideration of two factors that are contradictory to each other. In particular, on the one hand, the growth of external threats is forcing the governments of many countries to tighten control measures when crossing the state border of goods and commercial vehicles. On the other hand, according to international conventions and agreements (Kyoto Convention, WMO Framework Standards for Security, WTO Facilitation Agreement), measures to reduce the interference of regulatory authorities in the operational activities of economic operators are envisaged. In this context, the use of risk-oriented customs control tools, which allow simplifying business without reducing the level of national security, is becoming especially important. Purpose. The purpose of the article is to generalize and systematize foreign and domestic approaches to simplification of customs procedures through the use of risk-oriented instruments of customs control, as well as to develop their own proposals for simplification of foreign trade entities in the domestic regulatory field by using subject-oriented criteria. Results. The authors analyzed the provisions of the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures, the Framework Standards for Security and Facilitation of International Trade, the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation, which are provided for significant simplification of international trade procedures by reducing the share of customs inspections and controls. Сustoms security, customs clearance of goods and vehicles on the territory of the subjects of foreign economic activity or in another place permitted by the customs, without the direct participation of customs officials. These measures are based on the widespread use of risk-oriented instruments of customs control. It is noted that some of the provisions of international conventions and agreements on the use of risk-oriented instruments of customs control and simplification of economic operators have been implemented in domestic customs legislation, namely Art. 320 of the Customs Code of Ukraine introduced selective customs control, it is determined that the forms and scope of control sufficient to ensure compliance with legislation on state customs and international treaties of Ukraine in customs clearance are selected by customs (customs posts) based on the results of risk management. Conclusion. The study analyzes the peculiarities of the customs risk management system application in customs control in Ukraine, and offers proposals for the use of subject-oriented criteria of customs control as a simplification for honest economic operators to reduce the selectivity of risk profiles ASUR.

ALGORITHM TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ENTERPRISE BASED ON THE FUNCTIONING OF RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
T. V. Uchaeva ◽  
N. A. Vyatskova ◽  
P. G. Graboviy ◽  
B. B. Hrustalev
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Risk Management System
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