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Babenko, Vitalina, O. I. Boichenko, Andrii Gusliev, and Yelyzaveta Koniaieva. "Increase of innovative susceptibility of personnel in industrial enterprises." Thesis, Atlantis Press, Netherlands, 2019. http://repository.kpi.kharkov.ua/handle/KhPI-Press/42535.
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In modern conditions of innovative development, the most important resource of production companies and
corporations is the innovative susceptibility (IS) of personnel. The key to this is an innovative organization of Human Recourse Management System (HRMS). Accordingly, the task of the study is to analyze the typical HRMS structures of Ukrainian enterprises in comparison with the global ones in order to form an innovative HRMS development strategy and, on this basis, to increase IS of stuff. The goal of this study is to compare the levels of HRMS development in advanced global companies and Ukrainian enterprises in the field of industrial automation. As part of this study, methodological, statistical analysis method of technical and economic characteristics of Ukrainian and world leaders of enterprises in the field of industrial automation are used.
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recommendations, which requires the use of innovative personnel using personal industrial enterprises engaged in industrial automation. The HRMS has an impact on personnel, and personnel has an impact on HRMS, without enhancing the personnel IS HRMS will not give positive results from the introduction of innovative innovations in the innovative activities of the IS personnel.
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Gultová, Pavla. "Marketingový plán personálního informačního systému Kompas2." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-224422.
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The diploma thesis focuses on creation of the marketing plan for the HR information system Kompas2 that is produced and distributed by PC HELP, a.s. The theoretical part also deals with mapping of modern marketing trends. When designing marketing activities, great attention is paid to Internet marketing, with an emphasis on content marketing.
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Lei, Lin. "Intelligent human resource management system." Thesis, University of Macau, 2005. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1445897.
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黃祐榮 and Yao-wing Robert Wong. "Strategic human resources management system." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1993. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31265856.
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Wong, Yao-wing Robert. "Strategic human resources management system /." Hong Kong : [University of Hong Kong], 1993. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13497819.
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Jesser, Peter Stewart. "SYSTEM THEORY: APPLICATIONS IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291981.
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Hayashi, Eiji. "UniAuth: Building a Human-Centered Identity Management System." Research Showcase @ CMU, 2015. http://repository.cmu.edu/dissertations/601.
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Passwords are the most common form of user authentication today. When passwords were first introduced in the 1960s, computers were a scarce resource, and experts had at most a few passwords to manage. However, today, we are surrounded by many computers and services, and passwords are imposing a growing burden on users. As a way of coping, users choose insecure behaviors, such as writing down passwords, choosing weak passwords, or reusing passwords for multiple accounts. One result is that passwords are now a major source of vulnerabilities in computer systems. To address this problem, I designed, implemented and evaluated the Unified Authentication Framework (UniAuth in short). The three core ideas behind UniAuth are 1) a user will have one smart device that manages all of their credentials, 2) the smart device can communicate with online services as well as physical devices via a standardized protocol to handle activities related to user authentication (such as authentication, account creation and password updates), and 3) the smart device can use its on-board sensors to improve the security and usability of user authentication to the device. With the UniAuth Framework, users only need to authenticate themselves to their smart devices a small number of times a day. Then, the smart device can communicate with online services and physical devices to perform tasks related to user authentication on behalf of users. This work consists of three lines of research. The first explored how people use and manage their passwords in their daily life to confirm design of UniAuth. The second investigated how smartphones’ onboard sensors could be utilized to adjust the security level of user authentication to the smartphones. Finally, the third involved the design, implementation, and evaluation of the UniAuth Framework through an expert review and a field study. These pieces of research demonstrated that UniAuth could realize secure and usable user authentication, which is one of the grand challenges in usable security, provide a smooth transitional path from passwordbased user authentication to a better user authentication, and open up new design space in user authentication research in the Internet of Things era.
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Sritharakumar, Sinnathamby. "Human resources information system (HRIS)-enabled human resource management (HRM) performance : a business process management (BPM) perspective." Thesis, University of Salford, 2016. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/38034/.
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It is widely accepted that business process management (BPM), a contemporary management approach that focuses on managing overall business processes within an organization to accomplish the organizational goal, relies on modern information and communication technology (ICT) systems. Although there are plenty of academic discussions available on BPM and the firm performance relationship, the literature does not provide constructive information on how the adoption of ICT impacts the BPM performance. Therefore, this study creates an awareness of the contribution of ICT to BPM by analyzing the linkage between impacts of human resource information systems (HRIS) on human resource management (HRM) performance. A conceptual model was developed with strong theoretical background by incorporating the works informed by Lee et al. (2012) and Paauwe and Richardson (1997) to test several hypotheses. In this research, the target population is human resources professionals who have access to HRIS within their organizations in a Canadian context. Since this study has a wide range of data distribution that tries to measure the strength of relationship between a HRIS-enabled HR practices and the HRM performance, this study adopts Kendall’s tau-b correlation, one of the best approaches to measure the strength of the relationship. The important findings of this study are that HRIS-enabled HR transactional, traditional and transformational practices, when implemented appropriately, significantly impact the HRM performance. Specifically, this study confirms that HRIS-enabled HR traditional management practices such as performance management, rewards, career development and communication predominantly significantly impact the HRM performance. In other words, this study specifically encourages an organization to adopt comprehensive performance management systems (PMS), an important component of HRIS, to manage their employees effectively.
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Estanislau, João Carlos Martins dos Santos. "Human resources performance management system applied to a SME." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/19122.
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Mestrado em Gestão/MBAO Sistema de Gestão de Desempenho de Recursos Humanos é reconhecido, nos dias de hoje, como um fator determinante para a criação contínua de valor na empresa e alcance de todo o seu potencial. O seu principal propósito é combinar e alinhar os objetivos da organização com o desempenho e o desenvolvimento do funcionário por meio de um processo de feedback integrado, permitindo uma gestão mais eficiente dos recursos humanos. As pequenas empresas, devido à sua natureza, não entendem a necessidade de medir e gerir de uma forma estruturada o desempenho dos seus recursos humanos ou são incapazes de encontrar um sistema adequado e aplicável ao seu contexto. Essa realidade tem um impacto negativo no desempenho e na motivação de seus funcionários e nos resultados da organização. A falta de um sistema estruturado de gestão de desempenho de recursos humanos deve ser considerada um risco, que, em situações extremas, poderá comprometer a existência da organização. Devido à importância económica e social deste tipo de empresa e à sua operação num mercado altamente competitivo, qualquer medida no sentido de melhorar desempenho e resultados deve ser suportada e tida como uma oportunidade de diferenciação e alavancagem. O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar vantagens, requisitos e importância da implementação de um sistema de gestão de desempenho de recursos humanos em pequenas e médias empresas e fornecer uma sugestão aplicável para implementação prática na Empresa X, uma pequena empresa de EPC contribuindo assim para um eventual aumento e melhoria do seu desempenho e resultados.
The human resource performance management system is recognized as one of today’s significant factors towards the enterprise’s continuous creation of value and achievement of its full potential. Its main goal is to combine the organization’s objectives with the employee’s individual performance and development through an integrated feedback process and to allow a more efficient human resources’ management. Small enterprises, due to their nature and restrictions, either do not understand the need to structurally measure and manage their human resource performance or are unable to find a suitable management system applicable to their context. This reality has a negative impact on their employee’s performance and motivation, and ultimately in the organization’s results. Therefore, the lack of a structured human resource performance management system should be considered a business risk, which, in more extreme situations, is capable to jeopardize de organization’s existence. Due to the economic and social importance of these organizations and the highly competitive market in which they operate, any measure to raise performance and results must be nurtured and seized as an opportunity for positive differentiation and business leverage, therefore, the aim of this work is to present the advantages, requisites and importance of a human resource performance management system implementation in small enterprises and provide an applicable suggestion for a practical implementation through a case study approach in Company X, a small EPC company and, hopefully with that contribute, increase its performance and results.
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Rajabiyazdi, Fahimeh. "Design Concepts TowardsCreating a TroubleshootingKnowledge Management System." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-195583.
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Despite the influential impact of knowledge transfer insuccess of industrial domains, organizations still struggle tomanage and maintain their experts’ knowledge andexpertise. In this work, I target remote support engineers,and propose a model that supports them in capturing,visualizing, validating and sharing their knowledge in away that is easily replicable in the future as well providingthe means to access the right expert with the requiredexpertise in case of shortage on documented knowledge.Based on field studies conducted, I identified remotesupport engineers’ needs for exchanging their knowledgeand experiences gained during troubleshooting tasks. Thedesign of the model was achieved by combining thetheories of knowledge acquisition and applying HCIvisualization tools. Finally, I conducted a participatoryevaluation with experts from industrial sites to evaluate themodel. The results of the evaluation indicate positivefeedback towards the model presented and potential forimproving the efficiency of troubleshooting procedures.Trots den inflytelserika effekterna av kunskapsöverföring i framgången för industriella domäner, organisationerfortfarande kämpar för att hantera och underhålla deras experter kunskap och expertis. I detta arbete, jag riktafjärrsupport ingenjörer, och föreslå en modell som stöder dem i fånga, visualisera, validering och dela sin kunskap påett sätt som är lätt replikerbar i framtiden ger möjlighet att få tillgång till rätt expert med erforderlig expertis i frågaom brist på dokumenterad kunskap. Baserat på fältstudier som genomförts, identifierade jag fjärrsupport ingenjörerbehov av utbyte av sina kunskaper och erfarenheter under felsökning uppgifter. Utformningen av modellen uppnåddesgenom att kombinera teorier om kunskapsinhämtning och tillämpa människa-datorinteraktion visualiseringsverktyg.Slutligen genomförde jag en utvärdering deltagande med experter från industriområden att utvärdera modellen.Resultaten av utvärderingen visar positiv feedback till modellen presenteras och potential för att förbättraeffektiviteten i felsökning.
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Dunkler, Olaf. "Human aided control of a flexible machining system." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/25663.
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Gnjatović, Milan. "Adaptive dialogue management in human-machine interaction." München Verl. Dr. Hut, 2009. http://d-nb.info/997723475/04.
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Burger, Petrus Frederik. "A high performance work system : making human capital the differentiating factor." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50252.
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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2005.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Workplaces around the world have recently experienced a wide variety of formal and informal changes in the organisation of work. The pace of change appears to have accelerated since the early 1990's with increased organisational restructuring efforts. New forms of work organisation, popularly labeled "high performance work systems' are reported in the academic and business literature. These workplace systems are characterised by more flexible job designs and work arrangements, team/group work, performance related compensation, greater information sharing and employee involvement in decision-making and cooperative labour-management relations to foster a participative enterprise culture. The general objective of the study is to define the work, organisational culture and human resources management processes and practices that will enable an organisation to make it's human capital the differentiating factor compared to it's competitors or similar organisations in the same industry. The research design consists of a literature study and the formulation of a strategy and implementation plan to transform the leadership behaviour and organisational culture of the organisation, based on experience with the implementation of leadership and culture interventions described in the literature. A clinical-descriptive approach was followed with data being collected to enable the researcher to propose a process to implement a high performance culture in the organisation. Recommendations for further research are made.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die werksomgewing het verskeie veranderinge ondergaan in die afgelope jare. Dit wil voorkom asof die tempo van verandering versnel sedert die begin van die 1990's met 'n toenemende aantal organisasie-herstrukturering wat plaasvind. Nuwe vorme van werksplekherstrukturering, onder 'n populere beskrywing van "hoogs presterende werksplekstelsels", word rapporteer in die bestuurs- en akademiese literatuur. Hierdie werksplekstelsels word gekenmerk deur meer buigsame posbeskrywings en samestelling van posinhoud, groter klem op die deel van inligting oor alle vlakke in die organisasie, groter werknemer betrokkenheid in die neem van besigheidsbesluite, asook samewerkende verhoudings tussen georganiseerde arbeid en die bestuur van die organissasie wat lei tot 'n meer deelnemende organisasie kultuur. Die doelstelling met hierdie studie is om die werkspraktyke, organisasie kultuur en mensbestuurpraktyke te definieer wat 'n organisasie in staat kan stel om sy menskapitaal te kan omskep in 'n onderskeidende element, in term van organisasie prestasie, in vergelyking met kompeterende maatskappye in dieselfde industrie. 'n Kwalitatiewe navorsingsontwerp is gebruik om verskeie klimaatstudies wat reeds binne die organisasie gedoen is, te ontleed en aan die hand van die literatuurstudie, is 'n voorstel gemaak van 'n implimenteringsprogram om die leierskap-gedrag en organisasie kultuur in die organisasie te verander. Aanbevelings vir toekomstige navorsing word aan die hand gedoen.
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Bogestedt, Victor, Viktor Johansson, and Kristian Xanthos. "HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS APPLIED TO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för informations- och kommunikationsteknik (ICT), 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-52709.
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Ill-health has been identified as the cause and consequence of poverty in Uganda. In April, 2009 the ICT4MPOWER project was launched in order to improve health care delivery in the rural communities of Uganda using Information and Communication Technology. One of the aspects considered, was the development of a human resource management system. Studying quality literature, interviewing possible stakeholders and investigating the current healthcare management information system led to the finding of both tactical and strategic functions for the development of human resources. Mock up interfaces was designed to support the needs of the organization. Flowcharts, use cases, and instruction films were made to clarify and to see the process from different end user. We have identified a need for a more strategic approach towards human resource management, but it must begin with establishing the hard foundation.
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Toris, Russell C. "Bringing Human-Robot Interaction Studies Online via the Robot Management System." Digital WPI, 2013. https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-theses/1058.
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"Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) is a rapidly expanding field of study that focuses on allowing non-roboticist users to naturally and effectively interact with robots. The importance of conducting extensive user studies has become a fundamental component of HRI research; however, due to the nature of robotics research, such studies often become expensive, time consuming, and limited to constrained demographics. This work presents the Robot Management System, a novel framework for bringing robotic experiments to the web. A detailed description of the open source system, an outline of new security measures, and a use case study of the RMS as a means of conducting user studies is presented. Using a series of navigation and manipulation tasks with a PR2 robot, three user study conditions are compared: users that are co-present with the robot, users that are recruited to the university lab but control the robot from a different room, and remote web-based users. The findings show little statistical differences between usability patterns across these groups, further supporting the use of web-based crowdsourcing techniques for certain types of HRI evaluations."
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Ali, K. N. "Towards an online knowledge management system for reactive maintenance projects." Thesis, University of Salford, 2004. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/14855/.
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In the UK, building maintenance makes up more than 50% of total construction output while reactive maintenance covers two thirds of the overall building maintenance projects. It was therefore found not surprisingly that reactive maintenance work receives the most complaints and gives more negative impacts on business activities in terms of time, cost, and the health and safety of the users. As this type of maintenance work is mostly carried out by firms with less than 20 employees, which constitutes 84% of the industry, reactive maintenance is hence, the major focus of this study. The aim of the research is to demonstrate how inexpensive IT and communication tools can lead to enhanced effectiveness and efficiency in the delivery of minor construction projects. Process analysis was carried out to provide valuable insights into the existing business process of reactive maintenance and also the information and communication technology that is being used by the parties involved in the process. It unearthed problems that impede the process in terms of time, cost, quality of work and the health and safety of the users. These problems can be encapsulated as poor communications between different parties, lack of knowledge sharing and poor quality of information, which often leads to longer time taken to fix a problem and incurs higher cost. A prototype online knowledge management system called "MoPMIT". MoPMIT (More Productive Minor Construction Projects through Information Technology) was developed based on these problems and the improvements required which the main idea is to bring all parties onto the online system so that they can share the necessary project information for better management of knowledge. The system allows them to communicate and share the information available to them via a common interface with pre-allocated password access as a control mechanism that restricts each user to its role. System evaluation was conducted among potential MoPMIT users and generally the results were positive. They were of the view that this system would lead to better management of knowledge, improve communication and better sharing between all parties.
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Wertenberg, Russell F. (Russell Francis) 1955. "Can remote collaboration be adapted to the human?" Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/91774.
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Klein, Alex C. (Alex Charles). "Whole human design : designing for Humans, not Users." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/122887.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, 2018Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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In the past ten years, the Human-Centered Design methodology has exploded--permeating our organizational and academic worlds and becoming one of the most sought-after skills. The user-first mantra has become widely accepted and internalized. Develop empathy! Find users in their natural habitat! Design for their needs, not yours! Despite its vast popularity, I believe there is a great flaw and irony in the way we practice Human-Centered Design today: without the human. Though a human perceives his/her life as a dynamic whole (Gestalt Theory), we reduce him/her to a 'user', a shard of his/her full Self. This thesis explores the foundations of a new methodology, Whole Human Design[superscript TM], that seeks to re-unify the human and equip us to design for users in the context of their whole humanness. To that end, this thesis first seeks a usable definition of the Human and our human needs, by exploring a wide range of philosophical and psychological perspectives-from material/atomistic definitions (like those found in Behaviorism) to Phenomenology-inspired definitions (Existentialism, Humanistic Psychology, Positive Psychology) to Religious perspectives. From there, based on an ethnographic research with 50 individuals, this thesis introduces a design framework, the Periodic Table of Human Elements[superscript TM], a tool to connect functional and latent needs of a user to his/her deeper human roots. Finally, in order to illustrate how this methodology can be practiced, this thesis presents a case study of how Whole Human Design was used to solve a $300B real-world problem, medication adherence.
by Alex C. Klein.
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S.M.inEngineeringandManagement Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program
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Ademuyiwa, Toluwaleke. "Development of Open source Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) For Human Biobanking." University of the Western Cape, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6326.
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Magister Scientiae - MSc (Bioinformatics)Biobanks are collections of biological samples and associated data for future use. The day to day activities in a biobank laboratory is underpinned by a laboratory information management system (LIMS). For example, the LIMS manages the execution of tests on biospecimens and track their movement and processing through the laboratory. There are a range of commercially available Biobank LIMS systems on the market but their costs are prohibitive in a resource limited setting. The cost of Commercial off-the-shelf software includes the initial cost of acquiring the system, as well as the cost of maintenance and support throughout the software's life cycle. The Bika LIMS system on the other hand is Free and open source software (FOSS) with decreased license cost, used routinely in non-medical laboratories. Ideally, if Bika LIMS could be customised to handle human biospecimens, then both biobanks and genetics laboratories could benefit. Central to any biobank functionality in Bika LIMS is the ability to import information from routine biomedical equipment. We identified two instruments that are key to human biobanking and are lacking in Bika LIMS namely BioDrop ?LITE and the Qubit Fluorometric instrument. Import interfaces for importing DNA/RNA concentration analyses from these instruments and management of the results with associated sample information would add value to the LIMS. The aim of the thesis was to customise Bika LIMS for utility in a biomedical laboratory. In collaboration with colleagues at Tygerberg medical school, the Bika LIMS software was customised to accommodate the DNA and RNA concentration analyses results for a pathology laboratory and the LIMS workflows customised for use at Tygerberg medical school. In this process the manual operations of Tygerberg medical school laboratory would migrate to the use of Bika LIMS. The analytical module in Bika LIMS was implemented using PYTHON, by using logic that allows importing of specific analyses. A template was created for the BioDrop ?LITE and Qubit Fluorometric instruments used for developing the interface for an analysis import form. The instruments generate results in CSV file format. A parser was created to read and parse the files uploaded from the import form, by splitting them into parts, extracting the data, and populating key-value pairs. The controller manages the submission of the form by initialising the parser that imports the specific file into the LIMS where it is managed by the configured Bika LIMS workflow.
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Whitman, Eric S. 1969. "A case study of human factors evaluation in aircraft system certification." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/91752.
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Hansson, Johan. "Implementation of a system for working environment management." Licentiate thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, 2003. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-17847.
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This thesis addresses the problem of developing and implementing an activity-based system for management of working environment conditions. Through explorative case studies in municipal care of the elderly the prerequisites of motivation, capacity and opportunity were examined. Systems objectives were derived from the Provisions enforced by The Swedish Working Environment Authority. The Provisions emphasize that working environment issues shall be integrated with activity-issues like economy and quality and include routines for risk analysis and action planning. An action research program was initiated including organizational interventions. A specific communication structure of meetings was designed. Simulations of workplace team meetings were accomplished including analysis and management of existing risks. The program was evaluated in the field by means of participant observation and structured interviews. The formative design of evaluation assessed the participants' motivation, capacity and opportunity to perform. The initial evaluation concerned how the participants performed risk analyses according to the action plan. Results showed that the participants operated according to the given meeting structure. Some risk factors were analyzed on numerous occasions, e.g. physical factors, while other risk factors, e.g. harassments were never considered in meeting contexts. The result implies the need of complementary work methods for risk assessment, i.e. professional employee interviews and questionnaires. The subsequent evaluation inquired into the first line managers' mental models using these methods. Results showed that the managers in general acknowledged the characteristics of the methods, i.e. strengths and sources of error. The concluding evaluation examined the working environment planning of the executive board. Results showed that the representatives in general held indistinct perceptions of the systems characteristics. A majority of the executive boards failed to communicate specific strategies for operative management. Some guiding principles for system implementation were suggested on the basis of the empirical results.Godkänd; 2003; 20070217 (ysko)
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Wellner, Pierre. "Statemaster : a user interface management system based on statecharts /." Online version of thesis, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/10447.
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Cintron, Roberto. "Human Factors Analysis and Classification System Interrater Reliability for Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Investigations." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/194.
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Human errors are an expected result of operations performed by individuals and frequently lead to accidents and other catastrophic events. The problem is that the current process used to investigate and mitigate human errors in the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industries is not effective, as it does not include the effects of human factors found to be effective in aviation and nuclear power organizations. The human factors and classification system (HFACS) was created for the investigations of accidents using the Swiss cheese model of accident causation as a theoretical framework. The purpose of this quantitative, inter-rater reliability study was to demonstrate the utility of the HFACS for human error investigations in the biopharmaceutical industry. The research questions focused on the level of agreement between independent raters using HFACS, as well as the difference in the level of agreement across different areas of biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes. In a fully crossed design, raters evaluated a stratified sample of 161 incident records further analyzed using Cohen's kappa, percentage agreement, and a 1-way analysis of variance test with Scheffe post hoc tests. Study results indicated the reliability of the modified HFACS taxonomy, which included no statistical difference (p < .05) with substantial Cohen's kappa values of .66. The social benefit of this study may stem from biopharmaceutical manufacturers using these findings to decrease human errors, improve the safety and reliability of their processes, decrease manufacturing costs, and support the development of drugs to address the unmet medical needs of society.
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Song, Steven C. "Investigating the U.S. Army's Human Dimension Strategy." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/106267.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering, System Design and Management Program, Engineering and Management Program, 2016.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Vita.
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In 2015, the U.S. Army developed a vision to "win in a complex world" called the Army Human Dimension Strategy (AHDS). The AHDS elevates the importance of optimizing individuals and teams as a hedge against the future world challenges (2015). While the AHDS applies to all "warfighting" functions, this thesis investigates the Human Dimension Strategy transformation efforts applied to the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICOE) as the enterprise within the larger Human Dimension Enterprise (HDE). The ability of the HDE to provide "optimized human performance" depends on the interaction and alignment of numerous stakeholders across three levels - enterprise, organization, and individual. The HDE is a "system of systems" that requires a systems approach for investigating the transformation of the HDE. The author's intent is to capture key insights for implementing the AHDS. The research methodology includes a literature review, case study, and a systems approach using architecting innovative enterprise strategy (ARIES), systems architecture heuristics, and systems requirements. The research analyzes the interfaces of the enterprise boundaries such as the Individuals, Instructors, Capabilities Development and Integration Directorate (CDID), and Centers of Excellence (COE) [IICCE]. By focusing on these key interfaces, the HDE will be able to streamline the value creation and capture more value. A systems approach provides a more holistic understanding of the AHDS. The human dimension strategy objectives are achievable with the alignment of the enterprise goals, system level requirements, organizational programs, and individual stakeholder needs. The research recommends that the AHDS transformation leverage the synergies with three existing Army programs - Performance Triad (P3), Center for Enhanced Program (CEP), and Tactical Human Optimization, Rapid Rehabilitation, and Reconditioning (THOR3). These three programs address the derived system level requirements for the AHDS's envisioned future.
by Steven C. Song.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Dave, B. A. "Developing a construction management system based on lean construction and building information modelling." Thesis, University of Salford, 2013. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/30820/.
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This research aims at improving construction management through simultaneous implementation of Lean Construction and Building Information Modelling. Specifically, the area of production management and control is addressed by developing a prototype software system that supports Lean Construction processes and provides a visual interface through Building Information Modelling. The research addresses a practically relevant problem, and follows the Design Science Research method. The first stage of the research explores the problem area through the author’s own observation of industrial practice, and also through a literature review. At the broad level, a two-fold problem is identified; first the problems with the production management process itself, and second the problems with visualisation and management of the product model and its integration with the production management. At the fundamental level, it is found that many of these problems are linked with the deficient theory behind production, which is predominantly based on the “Transformation” view of production. Additionally, it is found that the previous attempts at solving the problems of construction management through information systems have only met with limited success as they mostly address the peripheral processes rather than the core area of production management. The second stage of the research explores and puts forward potential solutions to overcome the problems of production management. Lean Construction is identified as a partial solution to the production planning and control process. Specifically, the Last Planner SystemTM of production control is found to improve the productivity and efficiency of the production process by reducing variability, improving reliability and collaboration and introducing continuous improvement. At the same time, it is found that Building Information Modelling helps overcome many of the problems found with the traditional product management techniques (such as 2D and 3D CAD), by providing an object oriented, parametric and visual representation of the product. It is also found that the application of Building Information Modelling is relevant to all aspects of the construction process. Through a conceptual analysis, significant synergies between Lean Construction and Building Information Modelling are identified, with applications also spanning the entire construction lifecycle. Specific benefits to the production management process are also found, backed by empirical evidence. However, it is also found that the current Building Information Modelling systems do not fully support an integrated implementation of production management. This particular aspect of an integrated and visual system, which would support the core production management process, is identified as a potential solution area. The third stage of the research is dedicated to the design and development of a software system called VisiLean, which provides a collaborative planning and control platform, which is integrated with the Building Information Modelling platform, and which supports the production management process. A prototype system is developed through an iterative and incremental process, through simultaneous feedback, evaluation and review. The fourth stage of the research includes the evaluation of the VisiLean prototype through a demonstration and feedback process. At this stage, the design, development and evaluation process is analyzed and discussed. Finally, the contributions to the theory and the body of knowledge are identified, along with the suggestions for future development.
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Hatanaka, Iwao 1964. "A model-based framework for risk assessment in human-computer controlled systems." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/91718.
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Britton, Keith J. (Keith Joseph) 1958, and Dawn M. 1965 Schaible. "Testing in NASA human-rated spacecraft programs : how much is just enough?" Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/91783.
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Botros, Mina N. M. "Human resource management in project portfolios : architecting an allocation process." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/113511.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, 2017.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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A review of project portfolio management (PPM) literature has shown that human resources allocation is rarely revisited beyond the initial planning cycle, and that it is often treated as a static problem. Therefore, this thesis sought to understand modern PPM practices further and to underscore variables that correlate with proficient portfolio planning, management, and execution. A survey of current practices has yielded several unexpected results. For example, the extent of employee involvement in resource allocation decisions, via active participation in the PMO, is positively correlated with highly effective PPM practices. Organizations experience schedule delays on the order of 10-20%, even though they classify their PPM practices as highly effective. Furthermore, 54% of survey participants indicated their firms do not evaluate nor model resource uncertainties, risks or interdependencies, of which 85% conceded these variables should be addressed. Given the survey results and given that PPM methods were borne of Markowitz's Modern Portfolio Theory, this thesis sought to frame the human resource allocation problem as a sociotechnical system instead. As such, nine critical system design decisions were identified and combined to yield distinct process architectures. Next, these architectures were scored and evaluated against performance metrics levied by the system stakeholders. An architectural tradespace of 11,664 feasible human resource allocation systems was generated; of which 42 architectures are nondominated. The systematic analysis in this thesis revealed that 100% of the architectures on the Pareto Front are analogous to a transparent, market-like resource allocation system as opposed to an anonymous, centralized system. Furthermore, 83% of these architectures appointed the employee as the sole decision-maker of its allocation to tasks. Roughly 70% of these architectures required agents to frequently updated task start and end times, hence reducing uncertainty and risk in planning. Future work shall re-assess the architecture scores and stakeholder requirements prior to application on a pilot portfolio.
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Yunten, Tamer. "Supervisory methodology and notation (SUPERMAN) for human-computer system development." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/49969.
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The underlying goal of SUPERvisory Methodology And Notation (SUPERMAN) is to enhance productive operation of human-computer system developers by providing easy-to-use concepts and automated tools for developing high-quality (e.g., human-engineered, cost-effective, easy-to-maintain) target systems. The supervisory concept of the methodology integrates functions of many modeling techniques, and allows complete representation of the designer's conceptualization of a system's operation. The methodology views humans as functional elements of a system in addition to computer elements. Parts of software which implement human-computer interaction are separated from the rest of software. A single, unified system representation is used throughout a system lifecycle. The concepts of the methodology are notationally built into a graphical programming language. The use of this language in developing a system leads to a natural and orderly application of the methodology.Ph. D.
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Alazawi, Z. "Transportation evacuation strategies based on vehicular disaster management system in urban network environment Zubaida." Thesis, University of Salford, 2015. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/34481/.
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The importance of emergency response systems have grown tremendously in the recent times due to the many manmade and natural disasters in recent years such as September 2001, July 2005 London bombings and the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami disaster. Disasters cost huge human, social and financial losses. For example, in Typhoon Haiyan, as of November 2013, the official death toll from Philippines‟s devastating storm has passed 10,000 people. In addition, based on early estimates, the reconstruction costs could come to as much as $20bn (£12.3bn). Conventional methods for disaster management have shown little prospects of realizing the true potential of current and emerging technologies. This PhD research aims to propose and evaluate a disaster management system based on the emerging ICT technologies with a focus on transportation in urban environments. This work is presented on an Intelligent Disaster Management System based on Vehicular Ad hoc Networks (VANETs) and Cloud Computing. Our research objective is to increase the safety and system efficiency, to reduce the accidents, congestion, and manage the emergencies and disasters. The effectiveness of the intelligent system has been demonstrated through modelling the impact of disaster on real city transport environments and compares it with the case where the intelligent proposed system was in place, and ability of generalizing the concept was increased through applying the proposed system on different cities. By applying our system, substantial benefits have been achieved in terms of improved and balanced traffic flow and smooth evacuation rates. Furthermore, a micro-simulation software model has been developed which employs the vehicular disaster management system in order to investigate the transportation evacuation strategies potential in reducing the human and economic losses. The particular contribution of my thesis is in the modelling and simulation of the traffic for disaster and evacuation scenarios. To this end, this project uses a range and mix of modelling and simulation technologies including macroscopic and microscopic simulation models; OmniTRANS and S-Paramics transport planning software. xix During the course of this PhD, disaster scenarios of varying scales involving 2-3 different cities of various sizes and characteristics have been modelled and analysed, thereby presenting a system which deliver advanced services in managing disasters which results in lower losses. Also, the Average Vehicle Occupancy impact on the evacuation process time has been investigated. Literally, it represents the higher number of car occupancy which means less number of trips required to the evacuation process. The results have shown that AVO contributes effectively in evacuation plans that are in place. Additionally, two different evacuation strategies have been applied and evaluated simultaneously and isolated. Subsequently, either continues the processes or perhaps there is a need to change the strategy where applicable and appropriate. In other words, after propagating the evacuation strategy, the traffic situation has been assessed and observed the effectiveness of the disaster management system on the network by comparing the performance of the proposed system against the traditional system. To sum up, the comparison between both scenarios shows the ability to secure more of vehicles, up to double the number, and hence improve the network performance in terms of safety. Moreover, there is an improvement in flow rate of many critical links. Many blocked links are turned into some reds and blues which means an improvement seemed to occur to the whole network.
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Sykes, Kayla Paris. "Human Factors Evaluation of an In-Vehicle Active Traffic and Demand Management (ATDM) System." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/65003.
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This research study focused on the development and subsequent evaluation of an in-vehicle Active Traffic and Demand Management (ATDM) system deployed on I-66. The ATDM elements inside the vehicle allowed drivers to remain consistently aware of traffic conditions and roadway requirements even if external signage was inaccessible.
Forty participants were accompanied by a member of the research team and experienced the following features from the in-vehicle device (IVD): 1) dynamic speed limits, 2) dynamic lane use/shoulder control, 3) High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) restrictions, and 4) variable message signs (VMS). This system was equipped with auditory and visual alerts to notify the driver when relevant information was updated. The research questions addressed distraction, desirability, and driver behavior associated with the system.
Participant data was collected from the instrumented vehicle, various surveys, and researcher observation. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Tukey-Kramer tests were performed to analyze participant eye glance durations towards the IVD and instrument cluster. Wilcoxon signed rank tests were used to draw conclusions from participant speed data and some survey responses.
Several key findings were uncovered related to each research category: 1) the IVD would not be classified as a distraction according to NHTSA distraction guidelines, 2) seventy-three percent of participants would want the in-vehicle technology in their next vehicle, and 3) the speed limit alert motivated participants to alter their speed (based on both survey results and actual participant speed data).Master of Science
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Fourie, Andries J. "Total quality management : middle and top management perceptions of the successful application of a quality management system from a general management, strategic management, quality management and human resources management view." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/836.
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Thesis (MBA (Business Management))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.ENGLISH SUMMARY: Total quality management (TQM) can be defined as a systemic approach on a global level, based on process management of continuous quality improvement by all human resources within the business or company environment, with the specific intent to satisfy the implicit expectations of all stakeholders in the specific business environment. Various factors play a role in the active drive towards a quality-driven learning environment. These factors include increasingly changing market forces, changes in customer requirements and the very way in which quality is perceived by the employees within a company. The above statement raises some important questions, such as • What is the quantifiable value of quality, and • Why is it very easily ignored by various companies? The reason for such questions is the significant shift needed in the thought patterns of management, difficulty in abandoning misconceptions about TQM and difficulty in learning from own mistakes and those of others. It seems that the biggest barrier to the implementation of a total quality system is the misconception that quality will immediately be perfect and is a quick solution which is self-sustaining. TQM is, in fact, not a model that is built in concrete, but a journey consisting of sequential steps. As with any staircase, it can only be sustainable if it is solidly founded on factors such as managerial commitment, drive, fairness, motivation and mobilisation of human resources.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Totale gehaltebestuur word gedefinieer as ‘n sistemiese metode op ‘n globale vlak, gebaseer op die bestuur van deurlopende gehalteverbetering deur al die menslike hulpbronne binne 'n onderneming, dit wil sê die sake- of maatskappy-omgewing, met die spesifieke oogmerk om aan die implisiete verwagtinge van die aandeelhouers in die onderneming (besigheidsomgewing) te voldoen. Daar is verskeie faktore wat 'n rol speel in die aktiewe strewe na ‘n kwaliteitsgedrewe leeromgewing. Hierdie faktore behels onder meer die voortdurend veranderende markkragte, veranderinge in die verwagtings van kliënte, en die kwaliteitsbeskouing van die werkers binne ‘n maatskappy. Bogenoemde ontlok belangrike vrae, soos • Hoe word die meetbare waarde van kwaliteit bepaal, en • waarom word dit so maklik deur ondernemings geïgnoreer? Hierdie soort bevraagtekening is 'n aanduiding dat daar ‘n merkbare en betekenisvolle gedagteskuif by bestuur nodig is ten opsigte van hul beskouing van gehalte, dat wanbegrippe oor totale gehaltebestuur verander moet word, en dat probleme in verband met die leer van lesse uit eie foute en dié van ander oorbrug sal moet word. Die grootste probleem ten opsigte van die ontwikkeling van ‘n totale gehaltebestuurstelsel, is die wanpersepsie dat gehalte meteens foutloos sal wees, dat dit ‘n vinnige oplossing is en dat dit selfonderhoudend sal wees. Totale gehaltebestuur is nie ‘n model wat, by wyse van spreke, in beton gegiet is nie, maar ‘n proses met opeenvolgende stappe. Soos met enige stel "trappe", kan dit net volhoubaar wees as dit ‘n sterk fundering het, wat gerugsteun word deur bestuursbetrokkenheid en - deursettingsvermoë, dryfkrag, regverdigheid, motivering en die mobilisasie van die werksmag.
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Roberts, Clifton L. "The examination of the current risk-control management system at Malt-O-Meal Company located in Northfield, Minnesota." Online version, 1998. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/1998/1998robertsc.pdf.
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Assad, Albert. "Model of medical supply demand and astronaut health for long-duration human space flight." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/47867.
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The medical care of space crews is the primary limiting factor in the achievement of long-duration space missions. (Nicogossian 2003) The goal of this thesis was to develop a model of long-duration human space flight astronaut health and a medical supply demand model in support of such missions. This model will be integrated into an existing comprehensive interplanetary supply chain management and logistics architecture simulation and optimization tool, SpaceNet. The model provides two outputs, Alphah and Mass, for each set of input variables. Alphah is an estimate of crew health and is displayed as a percentage. Mass is a measure of medical consumables expended during the mission and is displayed in kilograms. We have demonstrated that Alphah is a function of three scaling parameters, the type of mission, duration of mission, and gender of crew. The type of mission and gender are linked to radiation fatality data published by NASA and mission duration correlates to predicted incidence of illness and injury and linked to the model through published US Navy submarine crew medical data. The mass of medical consumables (MMC) expended increases with the number of crew, the duration of the mission and the distance of the mission away from the earth. The degree of medical expertise on-board is not necessarily related to a change in consumption of medical supplies but perhaps to a better outcome for the individual infirmed crew member.
(cont.) We have determined that there is no information to incorporate gender into this aspect of the model and that the ages of the crewmembers would also have a negligible effect. Risk was investigated as an additional independent driver in the calculations. This parameter defined as likelihood of a medical event multiplied by impact to the mission, is in line with current NASA planning processes. Although the equations don't currently incorporate this parameter, implementation in subsequent versions of the model would allow for a more granular description of medical supply mass (i.e. laboratory and diagnostic, imaging, medications, surgical supplies, telemedicine and expert systems equipment) needed to support long-duration human operations in space. The framework of SpaceNet does not currently allow for this level of detail but future version of the software would likely develop and integrate this capability.
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Hemingway, Daryl R. (Daryl Robert) 1971. "Spacewalk Inc. : a business plan for commercial human space flight training for extravehicular activities." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/91791.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design & Management Program, 2003.At head of title: Executive summary. Vita.
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Dyuzhev, V. G., and O. I. Boichenko. "Improving the competitiveness of industrial enterprises increase the innovative responsibility of the personnel." Thesis, Baltija Publishing, France, 2018. http://repository.kpi.kharkov.ua/handle/KhPI-Press/42412.
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Mpanza, Brian Vusumuzi. "Evaluation of Transwerk Risk Management Information System." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50346.
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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2005.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the last decade, the use of computers has proliferated the industrial arena in South Africa. Due to frequent changes in computer programs and developments in the computing field, users have often been adversely affected. Users experience problems with computer programs that are not user friendly. Usability is about satisfying the user needs by allowing the user to accomplish their goals quickly, efficiently and easily. Thus it is crucial that industries invest in computer programs that offer optimum usability. In this research an attempt is made to provide a framework for methodology that can be used to test and evaluate usability in the Transwerk Risk Management Information System, that is Computer Assisted Risk Management Systems (CARMS). I first consider the difference between unusable and usable programs. Usability properties are then identified including properties enhancing effectiveness, efficiency, flexibility, laemability and attitude of the computer program. The CARMS components or modules and users were identified. Usability problems were identified that cause the users to be selective and discouraged to use other components of CARMS. To further verified and address the usability problems identified, the whole program needs to be tested and evaluated. The methodology was laid for how to do usability testing and evaluation in computer program that are currently in use like CARMS. Benefits and limitations of testing and evaluating usability were detailed in this research. It is recommended that, testing and evaluating usability should be done to prevent errors, dissatisfaction and to improve usability of the CARMS program.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In die laaste dekade het die gebruik van rekenaars uitgebrei in die industriele arena in Suid-Afrika. Weens gereelde veranderings in rekenaar programme en ontwikkellings in die informatika veld is gebruikers gereeld nadelig geraak. Gebruikers ervaar probleme met rekenaar programme wat nie gebruikersvriendelik is nie. Bruikbaarheid het te make met bevrediging van gebruikersbehoeftes deur hulle in staat te stel om hulle doelwitte vinnig, doelmatig en maklik te bereik. Dit is dus van kritiese belang dat industriee investeer in rekenaar programme wat optimale bruikbaarheid bied. In hierdie navorsing word gepoog om 'n raamwerk vir metodologie wat gebruik kan word om die bruikbaarheid van die "Transwerk Risk Management Information System" (dit is "Computer Assisted Risk Management Systems" of CARMS) te toets en te evalueer. Ek bespreek eerstens die verskil tussen onbruikbare en bruikbare programme. Bruikbaarheidseienskappe word dan geidentifiseer, insluitend eienskappe wat doeltreffendheid, doelmatigheid, buigsaamheid, aanleerbaarheid en houding van die rekenaar program verbeter. Die CARMS komponente of modules en gebruikers is geidentifiseer. Bruikbaarheidsprobleme is geidentifiseer wat veroorsaak dat gebruikers selektief raak en ontmoedig raak om ander komponente van CARMS te gebruik. Om verder die geidentifiseerde bruikbaarheidsprobleme te verifieer en adreseer moet die hele program getoets en evalueer word. Die metodologie is vasgele waarvolgens bruikbaarheidstoetsing en evaluasie van rekenaar programme wat tans in gebruik is (soos CARMS) gedoen kan word. Voordele en beperkings van bruikbaarheidstoetsing en -evaluasie is in hierdie navorsing vervat. Dit word aanbeveel dat bruikbaarheidstoetsing en -evaluasie gedoen moet word om foute en ontevredenheid te voorkom en om die bruikbaarheid van die CARMS program te verbeter.
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Svensson, Gustav. "Auditing the Human Factor as a Part of Setting up an Information Security Management System." Thesis, KTH, Industriella informations- och styrsystem, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-119528.
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The human factor is the weakest link in all information systems regarding security but the users are not aware of the risks and the importance of following policies and routines to prevent a security breach. The most common attack vector starts by exploiting the human weakness and plant malware inside the organization. There is a need to nd a good way to audit the human factor to address this issue. Dierent penetration tests will be evaluated in this study; two phishing attacks and one in the form of a survey under a false pretext. The respondents are tricked into thinking that they are answering questions about customer service eciency while they are actually about information security and social engineering. This thesis argues that it is very complicated to measure people's predisposition to fall for social engineering but the survey under a false pretext is an interesting method to use when auditing how vulnerable an organization is to social engineering. It is also good at increasing the security awareness and to be used as a soft-start for the information security management process. The author also argues that all humans can be deceived and trust is something that is crucial for the society to work. It is therefore perhaps more meaningful to audit the users compliance with security policies and not the human behavior.
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Ansen, Jerry Bature. "Information Security Management in a Human Resource Information System of a Selected University of Technology." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1768.
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2014The study aimed to determine the information security management challenges in information systems (IS). The human resources department (HRD) of a selected university of technology (UoT) was used as a case study to investigate employee appointment processes data and its security management challenges. The unit of study was the human resource infomation system (HRIS) as a form of IS. An interpretive case-study approach and questionnaires were employed to support data gathering. Information gathered and managed by HRD during and after an employee’s appointment is vital to the institution. The rationale for this study therefore eminated from ongoing concerns in respect of ineffective information security in organisations, resulting in substantial losses. From the literature reviewed a conceptual framework was developed and used to guide the data analysis and interpretation of data. The research findings were further used to validate the conceptual framework. This was done to create a general framework, whereby the conclusions and recommendations from the data analysis and information security practices could enhance information security management in human resource systems at a university of technology.
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Hinton, David A. "The organization as a system : structure, process, and human capital considerations in aerospace R&T." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/91790.
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Reyes, Luna Rodolfo. "Leveraging the capacity of human capital in a product development organization." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/100384.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2015.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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This research has as fundamental purpose, the generation of strategies for the product development organization in Ford of Mexico; the goal is to increase the capability of the workforce for the development of future work streams. In this thesis, a network model for organizational architectures referred as organizational design structure matrix is used to identify the main interactions among the project teams; this interaction pattern is compared to product interfaces captured in a product DSM model. A case study from Ford Motor Company is utilized; the development is narrowed to the analysis of the front end system of a new CD platform vehicle during the main stages of the product development process. To set up a context for this thesis, I elaborate the product development process from Ford and describe the main design challenges from the case study. In this thesis, I also explain the role that communication plays in an organization due to team geographic location and categories within the organization. DSM concepts and methods are explained to converge further in the application of the product development organization case study. I start the research with the creation of the product DSM for the front end system team through data collection, and interviews with the core engineering group at the company; surrogate data from current production CD vehicles was analyzed. I survey the Ford front end system team to understand the frequency and level of interaction among component teams during the development of the project. Technical maturity level of each team member is collected as well. Additional data from the program management team is acquired to cross reference project team performance with organizational communication. I compare the data set collected with the product architecture DSM to determine mismatches in the organization interactions. In addition, a series of clustering analyses are also compared to improve the team design structure matrix; these results allow us to convey strategies and recommendations to Ford of Mexico organization, to ultimately enhance the product development organization capabilities.
by Rodolfo Reyes Luna.
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Yong, Kin Fuai. "Emerging human-computer interaction interfaces : a categorizing framework for general computing." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90692.
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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2014.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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Executive summary: The dominant design of Human-Computer Interface over last thirty years has been the combination of monitor, keyboard and mouse. However the constant miniaturization of IC and sensors and the availability of computing power has spurred incredible new dimensions of inputs (touch, gesture, voice, brain wave, etc.) and outputs (watch, glasses, phone, surface, etc.), which started the explosive growth of recombination of both inputs and outputs into new classes of devices. The design constraints have also noticeably shifted from technical to ergonomic and contextual. This thesis sets out to map these new interfaces to the use context in general computing and project the adoption path and the driving factors behind them. The theoretical foundation of this thesis is based on multiple technology innovation theories including the importance of Innovation and Technology Diffusion Models from Paul Geroski, Dominant Design from James Utterback, the Curse of Innovation from John Gourville and Lead User Innovation by Eric Von Hippel. System Architecture thinking, founded most notably by Ed Crawley and Olivier de Weck from MIT, is also applied to analyze the architecture of Human- Computer Interface. The study of Human-Computer Interface starts with a case study of the invention of the computer mouse - conceived in 1968 by Douglas Engelbart. A paper published by Engelbart compared different technologies and the mouse emerged as superior with lower fatigue and error rate yet a surprisingly short learning time. The mouse, however, was not popularized until Apple showcased the design with the first GUI1 on a personal computer on its Macintosh in 1984, and its subsequent mass adoption by Microsoft Windows in the late 1980s. The case study showed that even with the superior design of a specific HCI, a number of other factors, including holistic solution, killer application, market position and platform strategy, are required for successful adoption. The next chapter maps out developing Human-Computer Interface technologies and notable existing or developing products and their company background. The superiority of an interface depends on how well it fits into the inherent nature of a specific use context. The daily general computing domains of an average computer user include collaboration, productivity, media consumption, communication and augmentation. The clear distinction of the use context in each domain strongly correlates with the effectiveness of the Human-Computer Interface in each class of device. The chapter includes analysis of proposed frameworks that place HCI interface on a plot of interaction complexity against screen sizes. Several industry experts generally agreed on a few observations: the keyboard and mouse will remain as the primary input interface for the productivity domain, the growing importance of collaboration, the increasing emphasis on human-centered design, and the huge opportunity in the wearable market with a potential size of $50 billion. In conclusion, the projected future of adoption is: * The collaboration domain needs the combination of a low fatigue, high precision interface for productivity; a high freedom, low precision interface for creativity; and a large output screen for multiple collaborators. This will remain the frontier battleground for a variety of concepts from several giant players and niche players, each with a different competitive edge. * Productivity domain input interfaces will likely continue to be dominated by low fatigue, high precision interfaces that are not necessarily intuitive i.e. a keyboard and mouse. 3D manipulation will remain a niche interface only needed by specific industries, while a 3D general computing environment is unlikely to be realized in the short term. * The media consumption domain will be the major area of adoption for medium accuracy, highly intuitive interfaces, e.g. gesture and sound. Personal media consumption devices might be challenged by head-mounted display while group media consumption devices face an interesting challenge from bridging devices like Chromecast. * The communication domain needs an input interface that is fairly accurate and responsive, with just enough screen space. Voice recognition is rising fast to challenge typing. The dominating form factor will be the smartphone but challenged by glasses. * The augmentation domain needs an interface that is simple and fairly accurate. New input interfaces like brainwave, gaze detection, and muscle signal will be adopted here given the right context. Flexible OLED is likely to revolutionize both input and output interfaces for wearable devices. Product developers should choose technology according to their targeted domain and identify competitors using this framework. Killer applications should be developed early, internally or with partners, to ensure success, while platform strategy can leverage innovation of third-party developers to widen the application. During the course of research, other opportunities arising from the proliferation of computing are also identified in the areas of the Internet of Things, smart objects and smart healthcare. This thesis is based mainly in qualitative analysis due to the lack of comprehensive data on the new Human-Computer Interfaces. Future research can collect quantitative data based on the framework of the five domains of general computing activities and their categorical requirements. It is also possible to extend the model to other computing use cases, for example Gaming, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality.
by Kin Fuai Yong.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Tejavanija, Kampanart. "Location-based information system for open spaces." Texas A&M University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/1082.
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Problem solving for location is one of the most critical cognitive skills that can be utilized in deriving a naive location and/or finding a primed location in large open spaces of the built environment. Wayfinding or locating objects in large open spaces is not often easy for individuals due their limitations in building effective mental models of the open space or their lack of a correct procedure for determining the grid coordinates of an object within that space.
With the success of the global positioning system (GPS) in providing location information, it is expected that this technology could be utilized to control and improve building construction and facility management productivity within building interior spaces as well. However, GPS cannot perform robustly inside buildings due to the exterior walls or roofs, which weaken the signal. The Cricket indoor location support technology has been developed to respond to this limitation. Cricket uses a combination of radio frequency (RF), ultrasonic sound signals, and the triangular rule to calculate a user's current location.
This research investigated performances within the context of a work order system between a human-based system and a computer-based system. Thirty subjects participated in this study. The subjects were asked to derive, find and verify a target box's location. Locating time-on-task, accuracy, and attitudes were measured. The overwhelming results demonstrated the speed and accuracy of the computer-based system over the human-based system. In addition to longer procedural processing times, subject errors included: 1) an incorrect estimation of distance, 2) an inability to correctly locate and/or project the X-axis and Y-axis grid lines, and 3) an incorrect treatment of the positive and negative characteristics of these coordinates. Even though half of the subjects liked the human-based system more, they significantly believe the computer-based system to be more accurate. All but one subject preferred that the computer-based system be used in his or her own future business. Finally, results indicate that the computer-based system does relieve humans of cognitive dependency, which may be further evidence that the computer-based system developed and tested in this study achieved its purpose.
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Rajabiyazdi, Fahimeh. "Design Concepts Towards Creating a Troubleshooting Knowledge Management SystemDesignkoncept för att skapa problemlösande system för kunskapsförvaltning." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-194088.
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Despite the influential impact of knowledge transfer in success of industrial domains, organizations still struggle to manage and maintain their experts’ knowledge and expertise. In this work, I target remote support engineers, and propose a model that supports them in capturing, visualizing, validating and sharing their knowledge in a way that is easily replicable in the future as well providing the means to access the right expert with the required expertise in case of shortage on documented knowledge. Based on field studies conducted, I identified remote support engineers’ needs for exchanging their knowledge and experiences gained during troubleshooting tasks. The design of the model was achieved by combining the theories of knowledge acquisition and applying HCI visualization tools. Finally, I conducted a participatory evaluation with experts from industrial sites to evaluate the model. The results of the evaluation indicate positive feedback towards the model presented and potential for improving the efficiency of troubleshooting procedures.
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Kalms, Bryan Information Technology & Electrical Engineering Australian Defence Force Academy UNSW. "Living with information : the household as a negotiated information system : an exploratory study." Awarded by:University of New South Wales - Australian Defence Force Academy, 2008. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/39184.
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The household has always been a place of information consumption. While much is known about the modern household as a consumer of information and adopter of information-related technologies, virtually nothing is known about how the household -as a collectivity - processes and manages its information. This research represents the first systematic study of the household as a human information system and presents an understandingtype theory of household information practices. Using dimensional analysis (including theoretical sampling) as proposed by Schatzman (1991), the information practices of eleven households (28 householders) were explored. Each householder completed a questionnaire to identify the information and information-related devices and services used in the household. This was followed by an unstructured group interview that explored the information practices in the household. Analysis of the questionnaires and interviews revealed that within a household it is individual householders who process and manage information. They do so because information has a role in their life, that is, particular information is meaningful for them. Each householder thus devises their own individual information practices, representing the unique way in which a householder comes to live with information. Household information practices are the sum of these individual information practices. They are mediated by two enabling processes - taking charge and negotiating - and nine dimensions of action. Six of the dimensions affect the information practices of individual householders - which are themselves a dimension - while the final two represent, respectively, the consequences of living with and without information. All processes and dimensions operate against, and interact with, a changing structural context of information, technology and society. As a result, each household has a characteristic mode for dealing with information. The centrality of negotiation in developing household information practices indicates that the practices are socially constructed and represent an emergent phenomenon. This, in turn, suggests that the household as an information system is a negotiated order. Insights from the research can be applied to other types of organisations and other aspects of the Information Systems discipline. Areas of further work are identified to expand upon the exploratory nature of this research.
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Bražionytė, Vaiva. "Tarptautinių įmonių darbuotojų tarpkultūrinių kompetencijų ugdymas." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2008. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2008~D_20080627_150240-33473.
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Baigiamajame magistro darbe nagrinėjamas tarpkultūrinių kompetencijų ugdymas, šio proceso svarba, problemos, aktualumas, įtaka žmogiškųjų išteklių valdymui tarptautinėse įmonėse. Darbe yra supažindinama su tarptautinių įmonių veiklos aplinka, pristatoma tarpkultūrinių kompetencijų samprata, jos elementai, kultūros, žmogiškųjų išteklių vadybos, edukacinės teorijos. Baigiamajame darbe yra parodomos tarpkultūrinių kompetencijų ugdymo tarptautinėse įmonėse sąsajos su šiuolaikinės ekonomikos reiškiniais – globalizacija, darbo jėgos migracija, tarptautinių įmonių plėtra, nacionalinės ir organizacinės kultūros susiliejimu.
Praktinėje dalyje pateikiami atlikto tarpkultūrinių kompetencijų ugdymo tarptautinėse įmonėse tyrimo tyrimo rezultatai apie tarptautinėje veikloje reikalingas kompetencijas, kylančias bendravimo su kitataučiais problemas, tarpkultūrinių kompetencijų ugdymo būdus ir pan. Išnagrinėjus teorinę medžiagą, pasaulinę praktiką ir gautus tarpkultūrinių kompetencijų ugdymo tyrimo rezultatus, pateikiami strateginiai sprendimai ir mokslinių tyrimų prioritetai tarpkultūrinėms kompetencijoms ugdyti, tarptautiniu mastu veikiančioms įmonėms. Darbo pabaigoje pateikiamos išvados.
Darbą sudaro: įvadas, nagrinėjamos srities tobulinimo prioritetai, teorijų ir metodikų studija, praktinė (tyriminė) dalis, siūlytini starteginiai sprendimai, išvados, literatūros sąrašas.
Darbo apimtis – 106 p. teksto be priedų, 36 iliustr., 10 lent., 75 bibliografiniai šaltiniai.
Atskirai pridedami... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]The importance of intercultural competencies improvement, problems, topicality and the influence for the human resource management of this process in the international companies is the aim this masters‘ work. Here are presented the working environment of international companies, the conception and elements of intercultural competence, cultures‘, human recourse maangements‘ and educations‘ teories. There are shown the links between the improvement of intercultural competencies and the phenomenons of todays economy, such as – globalization, labour force migration, global business expansion, the amalgamation of national anr organizational cultures. The results of the survey about the most necessary intercultural competecies, biggest problems in communication with foreignors, the ways how to improve intercultural competiences and so on. are written in the practical part of masters thesis. After theoretical and practical analysis, there are given the strategic proposals and the advices for the future surveys about the improvement of intercultural competencies in the enterprices working internationally. There are conclusions at the end of the work. Structure: introduction, the development priorities of intercultural competecies, the culture study of theories and methods, practical part, strategic proposals, conclusions and suggestions, references. Thesis consist of: 106 p. text without appendixes, 36 pictures, 10 tables, 75 bibliographical entries. Appendixes included.
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Doyle, Harrison C. "The Efficiency of Human Capital Allocation In English Professional Soccer Via The Transfer Market System." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2013. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/672.
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This thesis attempts to determine the efficiency and impact of transfer fee expenditures on a club’s future performance in English professional soccer. Using net transfer fee activity data from the 2002-2011 period for the clubs in the top two divisions of English professional soccer, The Barclays Premier League (tier one) and the nPower Championship (tier two), in comparison with financial performance and league performance data over the same period, this paper will explore the implications of investing in human capital via the transfer market. Using correlation matrices and ordinary least squares (OLS) regressions as a means of analyzing both club-level and individual player-level datasets, this thesis strives to determine whether transfer activity has an impact on league success (now or in the future) or on key financial indicators that denote a club’s financial health. Ultimately, this thesis will demonstrate that transfer activity in isolation cannot be viewed as a component that definitively decides a club’s level of success, whether that be on the field or in the books.
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Agas, Konstantinos. "Design and implementation of a decision support system for assigning human resources in the Hellenic Navy." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/2680.
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This thesis is focusing on designing a DSS to facilitate Human Resource Management decisions for the Hellenic Navy. A mathematical, multi-criteria optimization model was designed and a software environment implemented employing this model to make job assignment decisions. The rationale was to develop a software solution able to adapt in the most automated way possible to different issues concerning HRM. Assigning HRM resources in an optimal way while considering multiple criteria is a very difficult task. There are many attributes to be taken into account some of which contradict each other. The human mind has limitations when dealing with multi attribute problems and the associated set of multiple tradeoffs. Providing a mathematical solution to the problem with the ability to evaluate tradeoffs could provide useful insight to decision makers and help reduce bias in the overall HRM assignment process. Design and implementation of such a system is the purpose of this thesis.
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Nelson, Douglas B. "Information management system development for the investigation, reporting, and analysis of human error in Naval Aviation Maintenance." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2001. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA397263.
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Thesis (M.S. in Information Technology Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, Sept. 2001.Thesis advisors, Schmidt, John K. ; Figlock, Robert C. ; Zolla, George A. "Septemebr 2001." Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-74). Also available in print.
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Benghaith, Abdullah A. "HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT THROUGH THE USE OF A STANDARD INTEGRATED PERSONNEL SYSTEM IN ROYAL SAUDI NAVAL FORCES." Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/32792.
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The Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) is continuously searching for a better means to manage manpower and personnel. The RSNF Manpower Department is currently studying the available methods and procedures that will ensure a stable leverage of human capital. The study also examines knowledge levels to support optimal information technology management. The research initially examined the background of the evolution of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its armed forces. This thesis illustrates the current status of the human capital management system in the Royal Saudi Naval Forces and presents the common human capital management systems used in both military and civilian organizations around the globe. It also evaluates these systems features and characteristics. The thesis presents the requirements a new system must have in a given practical and technological environments. Finally, it addresses the expected results that the RSNF will gain after an appropriate new system is acquired. Additionally the research recommends a review of the current Royal Saudi Naval Forces manpower and personnel organization to better support short and long term organizational planning objectives.