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Oracle business intelligence applications : deliver value through rapid implementations
\"Provide actionable business intelligence across the enterprise to enable informed decision making and streamlined business processes. Oracle BI Applications: Deliver Value through Rapid Implementations shows how to justify, configure, customize, and extend this complete package of BI solutions. You'll get a technical walkthrough of Oracle BI Applications architecture--from the dashboard to the data source--followed by best practices for maximizing the powerful features of each application. You will also find out which line of business people are critical to have lined up to ensure the project gets approved and succeeds. - Optimize performance using Oracle Exalytics In-Memory Machine - Deliver timely financial information to managers with Oracle Financial Analytics - Enable a streamlined, demand-driven supply chain via Oracle Supply Chain and Order Management Analytics - Provide end-to-end visibility into manufacturing operations with Oracle Manufacturing Analytics - Optimize supply-side performance through Oracle Procurement and Spend Analytics - Use Oracle Human Resources Analytics to provide key workforce information to managers and HR professionals - Track the costs and labor required to maintain and operate assets with Oracle Enterprise Asset Management Analytics - Maintain visibility into project performance via Oracle Project Analytics - Provide actionable insight into sales opportunities using Oracle Sales Analytics - Enable superior customer service with Oracle Service Analytics\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Decisive conservation action in areas beyond national jurisdiction is urgently required for seabird recovery in the face of global change
Areas beyond national jurisdiction, or the high seas, are vital to life on Earth. However, the conservation of these areas, for example, through area‐based management tools (ABMTs), is challenging, particularly when accounting for global change. Using decision science, integrated population models, and a Critically Endangered seabird (Kuaka; Pelecanoides whenuahouensis) as a case study, we evaluated potential ABMTs in the high seas under global change and different governance structures, while accounting for uncertainty and imperfect compliance. Our study highlighted that global change in these areas will likely cause population declines of ∼60% by 2050. However, decisive conservation action could cost‐effectively address predicted declines, particularly when implemented as soon as possible and under the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty. We illustrate how decision science can transparently navigate a complex seascape of management decisions and we advocate for its wider integration in the management of the largest sections of our planet, the high seas.
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Principles for climate resilience are prevalent in marine protected area management plans
Climate change is threatening marine systems, and its widespread and dynamic effects are creating challenges for designing and managing marine protected areas (MPAs). The majority of recommendations for climate‐resilient MPAs focus on enhancing ecological resilience to disturbance and updating management strategies to respond as changes occur. Here, we assess how existing recommendations for climate resilience are applied in real‐world MPA management, using criteria from five key management components: objectives, assessments, design, monitoring, and management. Our review evaluates 172 management plans for 555 MPAs across 52 countries and written in nine languages. We find that MPA management plans contain many underlying scientific and management principles for promoting resilience to climate change, even when “climate change” or related terms are not specifically included: plans include long‐term objectives (93.6%), threat‐reduction strategies (99.4%), monitoring programs (97.7%), and adaptive management (93%). However, there is substantial variation in the degree to which plans explicitly incorporate climate change into their strategies, from not mentioning it at all (21.5%) to developing detailed climate change‐specific action plans (20.9%), with most somewhere in between. In addition to identifying common gaps across management plans, we also provide practical examples of activities MPA managers are undertaking to address climate change.
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Evaluation of a strategy-oriented method to identify and prioritise knowledge management initiatives in SMEs
Purpose: This article presents the process followed for the definition, application and evaluation of a Strategy oriented method of identifying and prioritising Knowledge Management (KM) initiatives in small to medium enterprises. Design/methodology/approach: To develop the method, the research team conducted a review of literature about existing business strategies and processes and models of maturity in KM. Based on that, a first version of a method was proposed. Subsequently, a contrast was made through a focus group composed of regional development centres, new company promotion agencies and industry representatives. Then, a four-step method, named KM-EZAGUTUZ, for the identification and prioritisation of KM initiatives in SMEs was proposed. Then, a field test was performed in five companies. Findings: The conclusions obtained through the research show the validity of the method for SMEs to identify and prioritise KM initiatives. Research limitations/implications: More field test should be done to confirm the validity of the method and improve it. Practical implications: The method, developed and supported in a prototype tool, helps companies to determine and prioritise actions for a better KM in accordance with company strategies, in a short period of time. In addition, the method supports a common understanding of the strategic vision of the organisation among the participants in the process. Social implications: Management practices are usually designed for medium and large companies. The significant resources required make it difficult for SMEs to benefit from their implementation. Given that SMEs account for a large share of employment in countries and that they need to manage knowledge effectively, this research helps to address this important socio-economic need. Originality/value: The method described in the article combines Strategy, Knowledge Management and a user friendly identification and prioritization tool adapted to SMEs.
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Application of Multidimensional Quality Management Tools in the Management of Medical Adverse Events
This study aims to investigate the impact of multidimensional quality management tools in establishing a medical adverse event management system, with the aim of continuously improving medical quality and safety while ensuring patient well-being.
This study introduces risk management theories, such as the \"Gray Rhino Theory\", and employs quality management tools like the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle, Quality Control Circle (QCC), and Root Cause Analysis (RCA), to provide relevant quality management education and training to employees. This approach facilitates the establishment of a medical adverse event management system that encourages reporting and fosters a blame-free reporting culture, while simultaneously implementing quality management across the entire process. The regular utilization of the QCC facilitates ongoing quality improvement. Furthermore, for sentinel events and patient harm incidents with educational values, the study employs the Incident Decision Tree (IDT) to determine appropriate actions. Additionally, the hospital initiates RCA for system-wide improvements, focusing on areas such as management, institutional processes, and environmental aspects. Moreover, an internal medical quality improvement case competition is organized, with outstanding cases being selected to participate in the multidimensional quality management competition organized by the National Quality Management Alliance.
The study reveals a significant improvement in employees' awareness of adverse events, the percentage of employees reporting adverse events increased significantly from 39.15% in 2019 to 49.77% in 2022, P=0.002. Furthermore, the adverse event reporting rate has risen significantly from 2.78% (2019) to 5.96% (2022), P=0.002. Additionally, each department has been able to utilize QCC or RCA tools for quality improvement, thereby further reinforcing the development of a patient safety culture.
Multidimensional quality management tools play a crucial role in establishing a hospital's adverse event management system, promoting continuous improvement in medical quality, ensuring patient safety, and effectively implementing a culture of patient safety.
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Hazard testing to reduce risk in the development of automated planning tools
Purpose Hazard scenarios were created to assess and reduce the risk of planning errors in automated planning processes. This was accomplished through iterative testing and improvement of examined user interfaces. Methods Automated planning requires three user inputs: a computed tomography (CT), a prescription document, known as the service request, and contours. We investigated the ability of users to catch errors that were intentionally introduced into each of these three stages, according to an FMEA analysis. Five radiation therapists each reviewed 15 patient CTs, containing three errors: inappropriate field of view, incorrect superior border, and incorrect identification of isocenter. Four radiation oncology residents reviewed 10 service requests, containing two errors: incorrect prescription and treatment site. Four physicists reviewed 10 contour sets, containing two errors: missing contour slices and inaccurate target contour. Reviewers underwent video training prior to reviewing and providing feedback for various mock plans. Results Initially, 75% of hazard scenarios were detected in the service request approval. The visual display of prescription information was then updated to improve the detectability of errors based on user feedback. The change was then validated with five new radiation oncology residents who detected 100% of errors present. 83% of the hazard scenarios were detected in the CT approval portion of the workflow. For the contour approval portion of the workflow none of the errors were detected by physicists, indicating this step will not be used for quality assurance of contours. To mitigate the risk from errors that could occur at this step, radiation oncologists must perform a thorough review of contour quality prior to final plan approval. Conclusions Hazard testing was used to pinpoint the weaknesses of an automated planning tool and as a result, subsequent improvements were made. This study identified that not all workflow steps should be used for quality assurance and demonstrated the importance of performing hazard testing to identify points of risk in automated planning tools.
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TOOLS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING IN POLAND - HOW EFFECTIVE THEY ARE AND COULD BECOME
The study attempts to examine the current and potential effectiveness of selected tools used in environmental planning of construction projects in Poland. Environmental planning is a complicated and demanding process, and as such it should be supported by the use of environmental management applications. At the early investment planning stage, it is necessary to verify whether a construction project to be developed, in addition to a building permit, does not require a decision on environmental conditions. This decision precedes the issuance of building permits for projects implemented as undertakings with a significant impact on the environment. It should provide the authorities responsible for the procedures and the public with the information on what environmental effects the construction project may have on a local scale. The environmental impact assessments (EIA) database is an IT system used to collect, process and share information on EIA proceedings on a national scale. One of the key functionalities of this system should be to streamline the work of bodies participating in EIAs and to accelerate investment processes. The study focuses on a multidimensional analysis of the effectiveness of environmental management tools from the point of view of main stakeholders in construction projects, and proposes appropriate improvements.
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Towards a holistic approach to sustainable risk management in agriculture in the EU: A literature review
Agriculture is one of the sectors most exposed to a plethora of risky phenomena such as weather, pests and diseases, changes in prices and government policies, instability of global markets. We review the literature on risk management (RM) in agriculture focusing on five key issues: i) why evidence on RM is often controversial; ii) how farmers behave in selecting among available RM instruments; iii) why some of these instruments are underutilised; iv) how to assess the impacts of innovative RM tools to (further) improve their design; v) how agricultural policy measures aimed at increasing the environmental sustainability of the sector could affect RM choices. We address all these issues to get a holistic vision of RM, and point at areas where further analyses are needed.
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The area-based management tools coordination between IMO and BBNJ agreement regimes and its implications on vessel pollution control
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), as a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for the safety and security of international shipping and the prevention of pollution from ships, has applied two main area-based management tools (ABMTs): the “Special Areas” established under the MARPOL 73/78; and the “Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas” (PSSAs) established under the IMO resolutions. The new Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ agreement) stipulates the establishment of a comprehensive system of ABMTs to conserve and sustainably use areas beyond national jurisdiction. Strengthening coordination in the use of ABMTs established by the IMO and the BBNJ Agreement is important for vessel pollution control in the high seas. The IMO is a stakeholder for relevant proposals and consultations on proposals regarding the establishment of ABMTs in the BBNJ Agreements, and can provide information on the implementation of them. The Conference of the Parties (COPs) to the BBNJ Agreement can also make recommendations to the IMO and its parties to promote the adoption of special areas and PSSAs. This article respectively elaborates on the practices and effect of ABMTs of the IMO and explores the relevant rules of the BBNJ agreement and their enforcement. Then this article discusses the possible approaches for the ABMTs coordination between the IMO and the BBNJ agreement regimes and their implications on vessel pollution Control in the high seas. Overall, relevant rules of the BBNJ agreement shall be interpreted and applied in a manner that does not undermine relevant legal instruments of the IMO. Meanwhile, it is necessary to promote cooperation and coordination between the COPs to the BBNJ Agreement and the IMO under the idea of conserving ecosystem integrity, gradually forming a normal cooperation and information exchange mechanism.
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Lean Management Tools to Improve the Production System
The efficiency of the production system determines the cost of production and the overall competitiveness of the enterprise. The development of the production system is the result of an integrated systemic approach to the organization of production; therefore, the efficiency of the production system is the rational use of all the resources of the enterprise. This article discusses the main tools of lean manufacturing and offers a step-by-step method for implementing the system using the example. Currently, only large Russian enterprises practice the introduction of lean production systems. In this article, we will look at how to implement the system on the example of a small group of company employees. This technique can be successfully applied in small enterprises. The aim of this work was to develop a concept for the development of a production system using lean management tools.
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