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Drivers of relationship quality and supply chain collaboration: evidence from a developing country
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Oyedijo, A., & Yang, Y. (2017, July). Drivers of relationship quality and supply chain collaboration: evidence from a developing country. Paper presented at 24th International Conference on Production Research (ICPR), Poznan, Poland

Many studies on supply chain collaboration (SCC) have wholly focused attention on developed countries and rarely considered the significance in 3rd world nations. Although SCC has been well researched, this research attempts to shift the attention to... Read More about Drivers of relationship quality and supply chain collaboration: evidence from a developing country.

Technology as an observing system : a 2nd order cybernetics approach
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Demetis, D. Technology as an observing system : a 2nd order cybernetics approach

The role of technology in modern society is becoming fundamental to society itself as the boundary between technological utilization and technological interference narrows. Technology penetrates the core of an ever-increasing number of application do... Read More about Technology as an observing system : a 2nd order cybernetics approach.

Learning to be responsible? A systems view of the organization-environment relationship
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gregory, A. (2005, November). Learning to be responsible? A systems view of the organization-environment relationship. Presented at IFSR 2005

In this paper the issue of whether organizations can learn to become responsible will be addressed. Zadek [1] suggests that organizations ‘pass through 5 stages of corporate responsibility: 1. defensive, 2. compliance, 3. managerial, 4. strategic, an... Read More about Learning to be responsible? A systems view of the organization-environment relationship.

Practitioner identity in systemic intervention: Reflections on the promotion of environmental health through Māori community development
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Midgley, G., Ahuriri-Driscoll, A., Foote, J., Hepi, M., Taimona, H., Rogers-Koroheke, M., Baker, V., Gregor, J., Gregory, W., Lange, M., Veth, J., Winstanley, A., & Wood, D. Practitioner identity in systemic intervention: Reflections on the promotion of environmental health through Māori community development

In systemic intervention, boundary critique is important. This means explicitly exploring the inclusion, exclusion and marginalization of both people and issues. Most of the practitioner's attention in boundary critique is usually focused on relation... Read More about Practitioner identity in systemic intervention: Reflections on the promotion of environmental health through Māori community development.

When humans using the IT artifact becomes IT using the human artifact
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lee, A. S., Demetis, D. S., & Lee, A. When humans using the IT artifact becomes IT using the human artifact. Presented at Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Following Demetis & Lee (2016) who showed how systems theorizing can be conducted on the basis of a few systems principles, in this conceptual paper, we apply these principles to theorize about the systemic character of technology and investigate the... Read More about When humans using the IT artifact becomes IT using the human artifact.

An observer-relative systems approach to information
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Demetis, D., & Lee, A. (2019, January). An observer-relative systems approach to information. Presented at Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences, Maui, Hawaii

By returning to the foundational principles of second-order cybernetics and resting on the central role of the observer, this essay explores how the distinction between data/information can be conceptualized. Using systems theory, we derive a series... Read More about An observer-relative systems approach to information.

Exploring environmental sustainability and performance of global logistics hubs
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shaw, S., Grant, D., Hassan, S., & Creazza, A. (2018, September). Exploring environmental sustainability and performance of global logistics hubs. Presented at Managing business for policy and integrated sustainable logistics operations: Annual LRN conference 2018, Plymouth, UK

Globalization has had different effects on the world since the concept emerged. Globalization impact on supply chains and logistics has revolutionized global trade. It has resulted in new levels of speed, efficiency, effectiveness and endless options... Read More about Exploring environmental sustainability and performance of global logistics hubs.

Clinical knowledge management: An overview of current understanding
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bali, R. K., & Dwivedi, A. Clinical knowledge management: An overview of current understanding

This chapter outlines contributions to a workshop for ICMCC 2005. We details some of the central issues surrounding the incorporation of the Knowledge Management (KM) paradigm for the healthcare and clinical sectors. The complex nature of KM is discu... Read More about Clinical knowledge management: An overview of current understanding.

Implications for healthcare knowledge management systems: A case study
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Dwivedi, A. N., Bali, R. K., & Naguib, R. N. Implications for healthcare knowledge management systems: A case study. Presented at 2005 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 27th Annual Conference, Shanghai, China

The notion of Incorporating knowledge management (KM) in the healthcare sector has recently witnessed a lot of interest, both from healthcare practitioners and scholars. Because KM for healthcare has just started to appear on the radar of healthcare... Read More about Implications for healthcare knowledge management systems: A case study.

The efficacy of knowledge management for personalised healthcare
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Bali, R. K., Dwivedi, A., & Naguib, R. N. The efficacy of knowledge management for personalised healthcare. Presented at International Workshop on Personalised Health: The Integration of Innovative Sensing, Textiles, Information and Communication Technologies, Belfast, UK

This chapter examines some of the key issues surrounding the incorporation of the Knowledge Management (KM) paradigm for personalised healthcare. We discuss the complex nature of KM, some essential concepts necessary to make personalised healthcare a... Read More about The efficacy of knowledge management for personalised healthcare.

Towards a web-based knowledge management system for cardiovascular disease
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nugent, C. D., Donnelly, M., Bali, R. K., Dwivedi, A. N., Naguib, R. N., & Black, N. D. Towards a web-based knowledge management system for cardiovascular disease. Presented at 2005 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 27th Annual Conference, Shanghai, China

The objective of this paper is to examine the efficacy of the Knowledge Management (KM) paradigm for a web-based patient administration system (PAS) for cardiovascular disease (CVD). We discuss the role of contemporary information and communication t... Read More about Towards a web-based knowledge management system for cardiovascular disease.

A systemic integration approach to designing interagency responses to wicked problems
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sydelko, P., Midgley, G., & Espinosa, A. (2017, July). A systemic integration approach to designing interagency responses to wicked problems. Presented at 61st Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences, ISSS 2017: From Science to Systemic Solutions - Systems Thinking for Everyone, Vienna

Wicked problems are open-ended, highly interdependent issues that cross agency, stakeholder, jurisdictional, political and geopolitical boundaries. This confounds governments because policies and budgets tend to be aligned within these boundaries an... Read More about A systemic integration approach to designing interagency responses to wicked problems.

Waste minimization at abattoir and processor end in beef supply chain
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Singh, A., Mishra, N., & McGuire, S. (2014, May). Waste minimization at abattoir and processor end in beef supply chain. Presented at 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing, San Antonio, Texas

The UK beef industry holds around 12% value of total agriculture in UK. However, it is currently suffering because of some series of events in the past like outbreak of BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy), Foot and Mouth disease and reforms in CAP... Read More about Waste minimization at abattoir and processor end in beef supply chain.

A comparative study of the implementation status of lean Six Sigma in South Korea and the UK
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lee, J. H., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Kumar, V., Rocha-Lona, L., & Mishra, N. A comparative study of the implementation status of lean Six Sigma in South Korea and the UK. Presented at 23rd International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM 2013), Porto, Portugal

Fierce competition and more complex customer needs and demands have forced organizations to continuously improve their operations and the quality of their products and services. Over the last decades, two of the most popular and effective strategies... Read More about A comparative study of the implementation status of lean Six Sigma in South Korea and the UK.

The risk of safety regulation changes in transport development projects
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Williams, T. M. (1997, September). The risk of safety regulation changes in transport development projects. Presented at Proceedings of the IPMA Symposium on Project Management 1997, Helsinki, Finland

© 1997 Taylor & Francis. Changes to safety regulations forms a major risk to large projects. The effects are systemic, so difficult to quantify and usually under-estimated. As well as general lessons about the risk, this paper describes two transpo... Read More about The risk of safety regulation changes in transport development projects.

Liner Ship Freight Revenue and Fleet Deployment for Single Service
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Mandal, J., Goswami, A., Mishra, N., & Tiwari, M. K. Liner Ship Freight Revenue and Fleet Deployment for Single Service. Presented at IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2021, Nantes, France

For single-liner ship service, this study optimizes containerized cargo revenue minus ship operating costs. The decisions to optimize the ship fleet and shipment plan are included in this proposed model. This optimization problem is formulated as a m... Read More about Liner Ship Freight Revenue and Fleet Deployment for Single Service.