scholarly journals Development of Technological Capabilities through the Internet of Things (IoT): Survey of Opportunities and Barriers for IoT Implementation in Portugal’s Agro-Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 3454
Author(s):  
Pedro D. Gaspar ◽  
Carlos M. Fernandez ◽  
Vasco N. G. J. Soares ◽  
João M. L. P. Caldeira ◽  
Hélio Silva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Maturity Level ◽  
Scarce Resources ◽  
Management Of Resources ◽  
Increase Productivity ◽  
The Internet Of Things

The agro-industrial sector consumes a significant amount of natural resources for farming and meat production. By 2050, population growth is expected, generating more demand and, consequently, more consumption of scarce resources. This challenging scenario is a concern of the European Commission, revealed in the Green Deal commitment and by the United Nations’ 12th goal of sustainable development. Thus, organizations must increase productivity and be more sustainable as soon as possible. Internet of Things (IoT) is introduced as a solution to facilitate agro-food companies to be more eco-efficient, mainly facing difficulties on farms, such as food loss and waste, best efficiency in management of resources, and production. The deployment of this technology depends on the stage of maturity and potential of implementation. To assess and characterize companies, with respect of IoT implementation, a survey was applied in 21 micro, small and medium agro-food companies, belonging to milk, honey, olive oil, jams, fruticulture, bakery and pastry, meat, coffee, and wine sectors, in the central region of Portugal. As results, this paper reveals the stage of maturity, level of sophistication, potential, opportunities, solutions, and barriers for implementation of IoT. Additionally, suggestions and recommendations to improve practices are discussed.

scholarly journals Leadership and Communication in HCMC, Vietnam

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Wee Tiong Weng
Keyword(s):  
East Asian ◽  
Asian Country ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
East Asian Country ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
Management Of Resources

Vietnam remains an exciting investment destination. Long term success in this East Asian country, however, requires effective management of resources including employees. This paper examines the literature and interviews with local employees in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to identify cross-cultural communication and leadership issues at the international workplaces.   

scholarly journals Finding a Place for Environmental Studies: Tertiary Institutions as a Locus of Practice for Education for Sustainability

2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Buchan ◽  
Janette Griffin
Keyword(s):  
Social Action ◽  
Environmental Studies ◽  
Primary Teacher ◽  
Education For Sustainability ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Tertiary Institution ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
School Contexts ◽  
Management Of Resources ◽  
Teacher Education Students

Finding a Place for Environmental Studies: Tertiary Institutions as a Locus of Practice for Education for Sustainability Education for sustainability (EfS) involves not only curriculum, but also demands responses in terms of management of resources and of grounds. It is asserted here that inclusion of education for sustainability in the curriculum, whether in a school or university context, is hollow and insincere in the absence of practical and social action on site and perhaps beyond. The present study focuses on students' views of opportunities and barriers with regard to issues, such as maintenance of grounds and management of resources in a tertiary institution context. A cohort of approximately 140 third year primary teacher education students were surveyed to ascertain their views on the value of, barriers to and opportunities for practical sustainability projects conducted by students in their tertiary context. Such projects are a precursor to similar endeavours that could be undertaken in the students' school contexts.

scholarly journals Ethnobotanical Practices among the People of Dagana District, Bhutan

2021 ◽  
pp. 50-59
Author(s):  
Karma Sherub ◽  
Bhagat Suberi ◽  
Purna Prasad Chapagai ◽  
. Penjor ◽  
Kelzang Jurmey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Local People ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
The People ◽  
Management Of Resources ◽  
Accessible Method

Medicinal plants are one of the most affordable and accessible method available for the treatment of various ailments and diseases by the local people. In this regards, the study aimed to document the ethno-medicinal knowledge of plants used by the local people of Dagana district of Bhutan. Data were collected between June and November of 2020 using semi-structured interviews from the local people, following snowball sampling.  The study documented 74 medicinal plant species, used for treating 30 different body ailments and diseases. Maximum number of species (14) was used in treating cut/body wounds and commonly used plant parts was leaves (30 species). Current study area was found to be rich in ethno-medicinal knowledge, but equally threatened with declining practices and management of resources. Thus, appropriate conservation of resources and preservation of traditional knowledge is required.

scholarly journals Gendered Paradigms For Understanding Of Common-Pool Resource With Special Reference To Keenjhar Lake, Sindh

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Aijaz Ahmed Sohag ◽  
Faraz Ahmed Wajidi
Keyword(s):  
Management Plan ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Local Perception ◽  
Management Of Resources ◽  
Conservation Values ◽  
Detrimental Impact

Keenjhar Lake, Pakistan is facing a potentially devastating ecological collapse, threatening the livelihood security of local communities. The purpose of this study was to investigate that how a more sustainable management plan can be forged through the integration of the local experiential knowledge and technocratic conservation values. The analysis gives particular emphasis to gender issues, given the unacknowledged but increasing responsibilities of community based organizations on women issues. Semi-structured interviews with local communities, communitybased organizations and government officials were undertaken to assess the various perceptions of resource use at Keenjhar Lake. The findings illustrate that conflicting understandings of ownership have a detrimental impact on the local perception on environment and prevalence of resource for their livelihood. However, there is an opportunity to foster new vistas of understanding which could be helpful in sustainability of management of resources.

scholarly journals SUSTAINABLE VILLAGES

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nada Kosanovic ◽  
◽  
Suncica Vjestica ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Nature Protection ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Educational Structure ◽  
Integrated Rural Development ◽  
Management Of Resources ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Folk Tradition ◽  
The Village

Despite the fact that we live in a country where the farmers' associations are created among the first on the Old Continent, and where one of the first Institute for Nature Protection is created, statistics warn us that the demise of several hundred Serbian villages and thus the emptying of strategically important areas of the state of Serbia today, is a serious development problem. In this paper an analysis of the rural, age and educational structure of the population, in rural areas of the Republic of Serbia, has been performed. The authors believe that the situation is not hopeless and point out that the sustainable development of the village is possible only if favorable local preconditions for it are met. Therefore, it is necessary to revive and institutionally expand the competencies of rural local communities as a form of local rural self-government in the Serbian folk tradition. Accordingly, decentralization and polycentric development are the main conditions for the renewal of the population and devastated parts of Serbia. Moreover, native networks and integrated rural development are models applicable through LAP in accordance with the characteristics of the area. Nowadays, it is necessary to raise people's awareness of the importance of rural survival and sustainable management of resources in agriculture, i.e. to breathe new life into rural areas, which would also be a motive for staying in the countryside.

scholarly journals Indications of the Implementation in the Process of Educational Reform in Uruguay

2000 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Marcos R. Sarasola
Keyword(s):  
Educational Reform ◽  
Professional Knowledge ◽  
Internal Flow ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Educational Innovations ◽  
Operational Level ◽  
Clear Vision ◽  
Conceptual Clarity ◽  
Management Of Resources ◽  
Definition Of

In this paper the author investigates, from a qualitative perspective, the problems associated with implementing educational innovations. He studies the recent case of the Basic Cycle reform in Uruguay. Based on the concepts of van der Vegt and Vandenberghe (1992), he analyzes the "functions guides" exercised by the director in order to be able to regulate the internal flow of the implementation. The first of these is "conceptual clarity", which has to do with providing the professors with a clear vision of what will take place within the implementation, and with specifying that vision in terms of the professional knowledge and abilities of the faculty as well. The second of these is "directional pressure," which refers to an operational level of the implementation; that is to say, how daily activities mesh with the objectives of the reform. Next, "function of support" refers to the support offered by the director for the management of resources (material, emotional, technical, and administrative resources), so that the resources may then effectively support the work in the center. Finally is "definition of latitude," that is, the degree of educational autonomy that the faculty have with respect to the external objectives of the reform.

scholarly journals Optimizing Lot-Sizes and Scheduling in Terms of Mass Customization

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Modrak Vladimir ◽  
Soltysova Zuzana ◽  
Semanco Pavol
Keyword(s):  
Mass Customization ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Flow Time ◽  
Total Flow ◽  
Due Date ◽  
Mass Customisation ◽  
Total Flow Time ◽  
Delivery Times ◽  
Management Of Resources ◽  
Lot Sizes

The goal of mass customisation is to offer products tailored to the specific needs of the customers. Even though customers are aware that manufacturers need a certain time to produce and deliver customised products, the companies might guarantee that their products will arrive on time. Then, the objective of manufacturing managers is to minimise the total flow time of parts through the shop. One of the effective ways to reach this objective is to optimise schedules in order to satisfy the due date criterion, which plays a crucial role in the mass customisation environment. This paper, in the first part, outlines methodological tools to tackle the problem of shortening delivery times through scheduling and management of resources. In the second part of the paper, the proposed methodology framework through the theoretical example is applied.

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