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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"process change"”.
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Specimen Accountability Process Change in a Non-Automated Consolidated Microbiology Laboratory
… 60-70% of total error of the total testing process (TTP) (Plebani 2006). The pre-analytical phase can be further divided into two phases; the ‘pre-preanalytical’ and ‘preanalytical’ phases, which commonly includes tasks performed outside of the laboratory walls, and tasks perform within the …
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Process Change at an All-Volunteer Run Clinic with PCMH Level 1 Recognition
… Manager. (AACN, 2013). The global aim of this process improvement is to improve the clinic workflow to increase patient and provider satisfaction in a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH). The need for this project was discovered during the process of applying for PCMH recognition (of which the …
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Cost benefit analysis of process change implementation : alternate wet cleaning technology in the semiconductor manufacturing industry
… wafer cleaning techniques. The J.T. Baker clean process is a two step replacement for the four step RCA clean which is the current industry standard. The J.T. Baker clean process involves a significant reduction in chemical costs, process time, volume of disposed effluent, and parts usage. …
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Applied discrete event simulation for root cause analysis and evaluation of corrective process change Efficacy within vaccine manufacturing
… The focus of this research was developing a process simulation model to address a defect observed at a manufacturing line at the Sanofi Pasteur Lyon site. This defect entailed a series of Out-of-Trend batches with abnormally low content of a certain attribute, at the end of a two-year process …
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Operational effectiveness of the information technology function in business process change: A case study in a financial services firm
… on the effectiveness of their core operational processes. The importance of operational effectiveness has been claimed to have a direct influence on business performance. In order to improve their effectiveness, many organisations invest in information technology (IT) systems, even though the …
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Does the Career Adaptation Process Change as a Function of an Employee's Age or Employment Gaps? An Investigation of Relationships Among Personal Resources, Contextual Factors, Coping Behaviors, and Career Success
… to enhance understanding of the career adaption process by developing and testing a new psychological framework by integrating three contemporary career theories (i.e., Protean, Boundaryless, and Social Cognitive Career (SCCT) theories). All of these career theories emphasize adaptability and …
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Business processes reconfigurability in dynamic operating environments
The need for rapid changes to business processes in an organisation has been amplified by factors such as globalisation, competition and an increasingly complex consumer market, this requires a re-evaluation of the current approaches to business process change. This research investigates the …
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Explaining organisational business process adoption mechanisms - A critical realist perspective on social reflexivity and process affordances
The implementation of new business processes can be problematic for organisations. Employees tend towards reluctant behaviour when confronted with organisational change that requires adoption of new workflows and work tasks. The crucial importance of people affected by change has been highlighted …
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Improving Performance in a Global Logistics Company: Operational Performance Before and After Process Improvement
… procedure used by a global logistics company. Process maps identified locations in the process where damage notification failures could most likely occur. A revised process was designed overnight to eliminate as many notification failure points as possible. In addition, a job aid was included …
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Officer attitudes toward organizational change in the Turkish National Police.
… of the human factor in the organizational change process. Change - the only constant - is inevitable for organizations and no change program can be achieved without the support and acceptance of organization members. In this context, this study identifies officer attitudes toward …
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Applying a MEIO approach to manage Intel's VMI Hub Supply
… implemented Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) hub process for its Central Processing Unit (CPU) Finished Good (FG) inventory, which allows Intel's customers to pull inventory directly from the hubs. However, this process change resulted in increased inventory in Intel's overall supply chain and …
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nalysing Change Resistance to an Information Systems-Supported Process in a South African Public Hospital
Introducing technological change to an organization’s normal processes can potentially bring about positive or negative results, depending mostly on the manner in which the change was facilitated and integrated into the organization. However, very little research has been done on information …
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Saving the Brain Matter(s): Improving Stroke Outcomes Utilizing a Direct to CT Workflow
… from multiple departments were educated on the process change and the workflow was implemented. After implementation the mean door to alteplase time dropped to forty-five minutes and the facility was recognized by the American Heart Association for providing rapid and quality care to acute …
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Application of an automatic data acquisition system in mass transit
A robust algorithm has been developed to do data processing accurately, removing the need for a radio signal to be imbedded for locational accuracy. This, consequently eliminates the signposts installation and maintenance costs and worries. A sensitivity analysis of the algorithm using a real life …
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Improving Compliance in the Use of Catheter Kit Supplied Hand Sanitizer Prior to the Insertion of an Indwelling Urinary Catheter
… were provided in order to promote this process change. The first one being an education session with a power point presentation and the second was posting signage to multiple strategic areas. By December 31, 2016, 100% of the OR staff nurses are expected to be compliant with hand hygiene …
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Using lead time data to identify cost saving opportunities in an automotive supply chain : inventory safety stock and trucking carrier pool
… our experiences implementing these ideas and processes in a business environment and our observations on organizational structure should inform process change both in automotive and other industries.
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GLR Control Charts for Monitoring a Proportion
… control charts are studied for monitoring a process proportion of defective or nonconforming items. The type of process change considered is an abrupt sustained increase in the process proportion, which implies deterioration of the process quality. The objective is to effectively detect a …
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Eavaluating the effect of continuous training as a way of enhancing employee performance using a rating system that rewards superior performance and initiative: a case study of Zambia airports corporation limited.
… ensure employees have necessary engagement for process change, innovation, better performance, and job enthusiasm. The study suggests that questions focused on employee training engagement, candidate selection, training delivery formats, and training applicability to respondents' jobs can …
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Eavaluating the effect of continuous training as a way of enhancing employee performance using a rating system that rewards superior performance and initiative: a case study of Zambia airports corporation limited.
… ensure employees have necessary engagement for process change, innovation, better performance, and job enthusiasm. The study suggests that questions focused on employee training engagement, candidate selection, training delivery formats, and training applicability to respondents' jobs can …
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The complete bill of materials : a study in collaborative manufacturing
… implement a new bill of materials (BOM) transfer process, the potential gains to maintaining a complete bill of material versus the partial or complete embedding of data, and surveying the high-tech electronics manufacturing industry's practice in communicating the bill to their partners. This …
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