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Honglei H, Zaigham GHK, Alotaibi H. Research on risk identification of manufacturing enterprises' Internet strategic transformation. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0299857. [PMID: 38656993 PMCID: PMC11042695 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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The Communist Party of China's 19th National Congress underlined the necessity of speeding the development of a manufacturing powerhouse and advanced manufacturing sector by supporting the deep integration of the Internet, big data, artificial intelligence, and the real economy. This study employed principal component analysis to extract the prominent risk factors from questionnaire data in order to manage the risks connected with the Internet strategic transformation of manufacturing firms. To confirm the major risk factors, a structural equation modeling was created using Amos-24 software. The findings revealed that risk factors of Internet strategic transformation in manufacturing businesses are mostly expressed in equipment flexibility risks, organizational versatility risks, smart technology risks, Internet technology risks, flexible management risks, and financing management risks. The paper offers useful theoretical and practical insights into the risks of China's manufacturing businesses' Internet strategic transformation. The findings can assist manufacturing firms in better identifying and managing these risks, supporting their smooth transition to the Internet economy.
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- Huang Honglei
- Research Center of Hubei Micro & Small Enterprises Development, School of Economics and Management, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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Liu J, Lu S. Does circular economy affect environmental performance? The mediating role of sustainable supply chain management: the case study in China. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:117288-117301. [PMID: 37864702 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-30125-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/23/2023]
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Governments and professionals have recently tried to improve public environmental knowledge and laws in order to meet growing environmental concerns. As a result, most nations see corporate environmental initiatives like the circular economy and the green supply chain as important (GSCM) as the best ways to address environmental problems. As a result, this study tries to show how important GSCM and the circular economy are regarding the economy of China's relationship to environmental sustainability. This study uses the partial least square structural equation model (PLS-SEM) on data to obtain trustworthy results from 387 Chinese manufacturing companies. A favorable and statistically significant correlation between GSCM, environmental performance, and the circular economy was revealed using PLS-SEM analysis. To raise environmental standards, eco-friendly methods like buying and designing green items are widely regarded today. Imagine if manufacturing companies adopt green supply chain management, which would improve their economic performance and increase operational effectiveness. The secret to a successful corporation is having successful operations.
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- Jiayu Liu
- School of Business Administration, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, 123032, China.
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- School of Business Administration, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, 123032, China
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Jiang Z, Sun X, Song Y, Ma G. Digital finance and M&As: An empirical study and mechanism analysis. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0289845. [PMID: 37561759 PMCID: PMC10414609 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023] Open
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With the rapid growth and wide application of digital technology, enterprises have entered the digital era with both opportunities and challenges existing. Mergers and acquisitions are one of the most efficient ways to integrate resources and achieve profit growth, giving enterprises advantages in competing in the new mode of economic growth. Based on this, this research tries to explore whether the development of digital finance will contribute to the emergence of M&As activities through combining M&As data of the Chinese stock market with the digital finance inclusion index between 2012 and 2020. The results show that the development of digital finance largely influences M&As activities through lower acquirers' financial constraints. We further replace digital finance with three sub-indexes including coverage breadth, usage depth, and digitalization level to explore the impact of different dimensions of digital finance on M&As. Results show that coverage breadth plays a more important role. In addition, heterogeneity tests reveal that the relationship between the development of digital finance and M&As activities varies significantly. The influences of digital finance on private and western and central enterprises are more significant compared with state-owned and eastern enterprises. According to the study, since the development of digital finance can be an efficient way to ease financial constraints and boost M&As activities, the government should promote the development of digital finance while companies strive to make the most use of it.
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- Ziyu Jiang
- Management School, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
- Program on Chinese Cities, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Basic Education Department, Taihu University of Wuxi, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Management School, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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Minghua W, Tao Y, Zeeshan M, Rehman A. Supplier transaction, TMT characteristics, and the persistence of earnings: do their relationship contribute towards sustainable performance of Chinese listed manufacturing sector firms? Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:53847-53861. [PMID: 36867336 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-25742-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The construction of supplier transaction is one of the strategic choices of many firms. However, the impact of business strategies on the persistence of earnings remains to be further investigated. The innovation of this paper lies in interpreting the impact of supplier transaction on earnings persistence from the perspective of characteristics of the top management team (TMT). We consider Chinese listed manufacturing firms from 2012 to 2019 to examine the relationship between the supplier transaction and the persistence of earnings. Statistical results show that supplier transaction characteristics of the TMT have a significant moderating effect on the relationship between the supplier transaction and the persistence of earnings. This implies that the behavior of TMT can be vital to the firm in maintaining sustainable performance. The higher age level or longer average tenure of TMT can significantly improve the positive effect of the supplier transaction tenure heterogeneity of TMT that will significantly improve the negative effect. This paper expands the literature on supplier relationship, and corporate earnings from a new perspective that improves the empirical evidence of the upper echelons theory, and also provides evidence support for the construction of supplier relationship and TMT.
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- Wang Minghua
- College of Business Administration, Liaoning Technical University, Xingcheng, 125105, Liaoning, China
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- College of Business Administration, Liaoning Technical University, Xingcheng, 125105, Liaoning, China
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- College of Business Administration, Liaoning Technical University, Xingcheng, 125105, Liaoning, China.
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- Faculty of Management Sciences, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Ghaithan AM, Alshammakhi Y, Mohammed A, Mazher KM. Integrated Impact of Circular Economy, Industry 4.0, and Lean Manufacturing on Sustainability Performance of Manufacturing Firms. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:ijerph20065119. [PMID: 36982026 PMCID: PMC10049676 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20065119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In today's business environment, contributions made by the manufacturing sector to the economy and social development is evident. With a focus on long-term development, the manufacturing sector has adopted advanced operating strategies, such as lean manufacturing, industry 4.0, and green practices in an integrated manner. The integrated impact of circular economy, industry 4.0, and lean manufacturing on sustainability performance has not been adequately addressed and investigated. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the integrated impact of circular economy, industry 4.0, and lean manufacturing on the sustainability performance of organizations in Saudi Arabia. Data were collected through a questionnaire-based survey as a primary data instrument. A total of 486 organizations have responded to the survey within the timeframe. Moreover, the structural equation modeling method is utilized for data analysis through SmartPLS tool for the developed hypotheses of the research. The findings highlight the positive impact of circular economy on the sustainability of the organizations. Furthermore, the results indicate that industry 4.0 and lean manufacturing have positive mediating impacts as enablers for the successful implementation of circular economy toward the sustainable performance of organizations in Saudi Arabia. The study finding confirms that lean manufacturing is a substantial mediating variable that is essential for the successful implementation of industry 4.0 technologies. Moreover, the study indicates the recognition and acknowledgment of companies on circular economy principles, industry 4.0 technologies, and lean manufacturing tools to achieve the desired sustainability.
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- Ahmed M. Ghaithan
- Construction Engineering and Management Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
- Interdisciplinary Research Center of Smart Mobility and Logistics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Construction Engineering and Management Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Construction Engineering and Management Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
- Interdisciplinary Research Center of Smart Mobility and Logistics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Construction Engineering and Management Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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García-Alcaraz JL, Morales García AS, Díaz-Reza JR, Jiménez Macías E, Javierre Lardies C, Blanco Fernández J. Effect of lean manufacturing tools on sustainability: the case of Mexican maquiladoras. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:39622-39637. [PMID: 35107730 PMCID: PMC8808277 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-18978-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The Mexican maquiladora industry is applying Lean Manufacturing Tools (LMT) in its production lines; however, few studies have investigated its relationship with sustainability (social, economic, and environmental). This paper presents a second-order structural equation model (SEM) relating 8 LMT integrated into three independent latent variables: continuous improvement (Kaizen and Gemba), supporting tools (Andon, visual management, and Poka-yoke), and machinery and equipment (total productive maintenance, overall equipment effectiveness, and Jidoka) that are related to social, economic, and environmental sustainability as dependent variables. The model is validated with information obtained from 249 companies using partial least squares. Findings show that the application of LMT in the Mexican maquiladora industry avoids the generation of waste and reprocessing. Likewise, the improvement of production processes reduces the waste emitted into the environment and reduces energy consumption. Also, when companies have environmental programs, the work environment is safe, and labor relations are improved, increasing morale and the commitment to work for the company, gaining economic and ecological benefits.
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- Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz
- Department of Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing , Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Av. Del Charro 450 Norte, Col. Partido Romero, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México, Z.P. 32310.
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing , Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Av. Del Charro 450 Norte, Col. Partido Romero, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México, Z.P. 32310
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Juárez, Av. Tecnológico, Av. Tecnológico 1340. Fracc. El Crucero, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México, Z.P. 32500
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of La Rioja, Luis de Ulloa 20, 26004, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zaragoza, María de Luna, Edif. Agustín de Betancourt s/n, 50018, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of La Rioja, Luis de Ulloa 20, 26004, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
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Du W, Yang Y. The coordinated development of manufacturing industry and logistics industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt: Empirical study by stages based on Haken Model. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0263565. [PMID: 35143547 PMCID: PMC8830671 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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It has great significance for improving the logistics service ability of the Yangtze River economic belt, optimizing the industrial structure of manufacturing industry, and realizing the integrated development of the Yangtze River economic belt to explore the collaborative evolution of logistics industry and manufacturing industry in the Yangtze River economic belt, and identify the leading position of the collaborative development of the two industries, so as to. Based on the Haken Model, this paper summarizes the coevolution law of logistics industry and manufacturing industry in the Yangtze River economic belt through two-stage empirical analysis, and identifies the order parameters of the co-development of logistics industry and manufacturing industry. The results show that the overall degree of coordination between the logistics industry and the manufacturing industry in the Yangtze River economic belt is high. And the order parameter has been changed from manufacturing industry in 2003–2009 to logistics industry in 2010–2017. The gap between regions has been reduced, and the western region has the advantage of post development.
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- Wei Du
- School of Economics and Management, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing, China
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Shen S, Zhu C, Fan C, Wu C, Huang X, Zhou L. Research on the evolution and driving forces of the manufacturing industry during the "13th five-year plan" period in Jiangsu province of China based on natural language processing. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0256162. [PMID: 34407153 PMCID: PMC8372942 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The development of China's manufacturing industry has received global attention. However, research on the distribution pattern, changes, and driving forces of the manufacturing industry has been limited by the accessibility of data. This study proposes a method for classifying based on natural language processing. A case study was conducted employing this method, hotspot detection and driving force analysis, wherein the driving forces industrial development during the "13th Five-Year plan" period in Jiangsu province were determined. The main conclusions of the empirical case study are as follows. 1) Through the acquisition of Amap's point-of-interest (POI, a special point location that commonly used in modern automotive navigation systems.) data, an industry type classification algorithm based on the natural language processing of POI names is proposed, with Jiangsu Province serving as an example. The empirical test shows that the accuracy was 95%, and the kappa coefficient was 0.872. 2) The seven types of manufacturing industries including the pulp and paper (PP) industry, metallurgical chemical (MC) industry, pharmaceutical manufacturing (PM) industry, machinery and electronics (ME) industry, wood furniture (WF) industry, textile clothing (TC) industry, and agricultural and food product processing (AF) industry are drawn through a 1 km× 1km projection grid. The evolution map of the spatial pattern and the density field hotspots are also drawn. 3) After analyzing the driving forces of the changes in the number of manufacturing industries mentioned above, we found that manufacturing base, distance from town, population, GDP per capita, distance from the railway station were the significant driving factors of changes in the manufacturing industries mentioned above. The results of this research can help guide the development of manufacturing industries, maximize the advantages of regional factors and conditions, and provide insight into how the spatial layout of the manufacturing industry could be optimized.
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- Shiguang Shen
- College of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Industrial Economics of CASS, Beijing, China
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Xie J, Sun Q, Wang S, Li X, Fan F. Does Environmental Regulation Affect Export Quality? Theory and Evidence from China. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020; 17:ijerph17218237. [PMID: 33171853 PMCID: PMC7664658 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17218237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Most studies focus on the empirical investigation of the relationship between environment and trade, but they lack a systematic theoretical framework. To fill this gap, this study constructs an analytical framework of export competitiveness from the perspective of product quality, and reveals the theoretical mechanism of environmental regulation affecting export quality. We empirically examine the impact of environmental regulation on the export quality of China’s manufacturing industry, as well as its possible mechanism. Our findings show that environmental regulation can significantly promote the export quality upgrading of the manufacturing industry and that process and product productivity are two possible channels through which such regulation affects export quality, although their mediating effects are in opposite directions. The mediating effect of product productivity is greater than that of process productivity, indicating that environmental regulation mainly has an innovation offset effect on China’s manufacturing industry. For pollution-intensive industries, environmental regulation plays a significant promoting role through the channel of product productivity, but, for clean industries, environmental regulation has an inhibitory effect through the channel of process productivity. These findings provide important enlightenment for the coordinated development of China’s ecological civilization and trade power.
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- Jing Xie
- School of Economics, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, China; (J.X.); (Q.S.); (S.W.); (X.L.)
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- School of Economics, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, China; (J.X.); (Q.S.); (S.W.); (X.L.)
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- School of Economics, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, China; (J.X.); (Q.S.); (S.W.); (X.L.)
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- School of Economics, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, China; (J.X.); (Q.S.); (S.W.); (X.L.)
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- Institute of Central China Development, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- Institute of Regional and Urban-Rural Development, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- Correspondence:
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Crimi C, Impellizzeri P, Campisi R, Nolasco S, Spanevello A, Crimi N. Practical considerations for spirometry during the COVID-19 outbreak: Literature review and insights. Pulmonology 2020; 27:438-447. [PMID: 32800783 PMCID: PMC7405879 DOI: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2020.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background As the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is spreading worldwide, countries are dealing with different phases of the pandemic. Lately, scientific evidence has been growing about the measures for reopening respiratory outpatient services during the COVID-19 pandemic. We aim to summarize the key differences and similarities among recommendations by different national and international organizations. Methods We searched on Google and Pubmed for recently published National and International Recommendations/Guidelines/Position Papers from professional organizations and societies, offering a guidance to physicians on how to safely perform pulmonary function testing during COVID-19 pandemic. We also searched for spirometry manufacturers' operational indications. Results Indications on spirometry were released by the Chinese Task force, the American Thoracic Society, the European Respiratory Society, the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, the Société de Pneumologie de Langue Française, the Spanish Societies (Sociedad Espanola de Neumologia y Cirugia Toracica, Sociedad Espanola de Alergologia e Inmunologia Clinica, Asociacion de Especialistas en Enfermeria del trabajo, Asociacion de Enfermeria Comunitaria), the Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia, the British Thoracic Society/Association for Respiratory Technology & Physiology, the Irish Thoracic Society, the Sociedad Uruguaya de Neumologia, the Italian Thoracic Society and the Italian Respiratory Society, Cleveland Clinic and Nebraska Medical Center. Detailed technical recommendations were found on manufacturers’ websites. We found several similarities across available guidelines for safely resuming pulmonary function services, as well as differences in criteria for selecting eligible patients for which spirometry is deemed essential and advice which was not homogenous on room ventilation precautions. Conclusions This study shows a synthesis of national/international guidelines allowing practicing physicians to adapt and shape the way to organize their outpatient services locally. There is generally good agreement on the importance of limiting pulmonary function testing to selected cases only. However, significant differences concerning the subsets of candidate patients, as well as on the management of adequate room ventilation, were observed.
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- Claudia Crimi
- Respiratory Medicine Unit, A.O.U. "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", Via Santa Sofia, 78, Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Respiratory Medicine, A.O.U. "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 78, Catania, Italy.
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- Respiratory Medicine Unit, A.O.U. "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", Via Santa Sofia, 78, Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Respiratory Medicine, A.O.U. "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 78, Catania, Italy.
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Via Crotto Roncaccio, 16, 21049 Tradate, VA, Italy.
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- Respiratory Medicine Unit, A.O.U. "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", Via Santa Sofia, 78, Catania, Italy; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Respiratory Medicine, A.O.U. "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 78, Catania, Italy.
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Ren T, Cao L, Chin T. Crafting Jobs for Occupational Satisfaction and Innovation among Manufacturing Workers Facing the COVID-19 Crisis. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020; 17:ijerph17113953. [PMID: 32503169 PMCID: PMC7312934 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17113953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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China's manufacturing employees are confronted with unprecedent occupational and innovation challenges caused by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis coupled with the pressure of being replaced by digital technologies. To gain a better understanding of the rising occupational uncertainty during this critical time, based on the job demands-resources (JD-R) theory, we examined the associations of employees' job crafting behaviors (JCB) with their occupational satisfaction and innovation workplace behavior (IWB), as well as the mediating effect of work engagement on the above relationships. The final usable data were obtained from the formal survey of 311 employees of six manufacturing companies that have returned to work amid COVID-19. Structural equation modelling was adopted to analyze the data. Results show that employees' JCB strengthens their occupational satisfaction and IWB via work engagement. Theoretically, our research enriches the existing body of knowledge about JCB from a cross-disciplinary angle integrating the perspectives of career and psychology. Practically, we offer valuable first-hand evidence about how manufacturing employees conducted JCB to re-orient their careers and to innovate in the face of the high unemployment situation.
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Nijsingh N, Munthe C, Larsson DGJ. Managing pollution from antibiotics manufacturing: charting actors, incentives and disincentives. Environ Health 2019; 18:95. [PMID: 31694717 PMCID: PMC6833301 DOI: 10.1186/s12940-019-0531-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Emissions of high concentrations of antibiotics from manufacturing sites select for resistant bacteria and may contribute to the emergence of new forms of resistance in pathogens. Many scientists, industry, policy makers and other stakeholders recognize such pollution as an unnecessary and unacceptable risk to global public health. An attempt to assess and reduce such discharges, however, quickly meets with complex realities that need to be understood to identify effective ways to move forward. This paper charts relevant key actor-types, their main stakes and interests, incentives that can motivate them to act to improve the situation, as well as disincentives that may undermine such motivation. METHODS The actor types and their respective interests have been identified using research literature, publicly available documents, websites, and the knowledge of the authors. RESULTS Thirty-three different actor-types were identified, representing e.g. commercial actors, public agencies, states and international institutions. These are in complex ways connected by interests that sometimes may conflict and sometimes pull in the same direction. Some actor types can act to create incentives and disincentives for others in this area. CONCLUSIONS The analysis demonstrates and clarifies the challenges in addressing industrial emissions of antibiotics, notably the complexity of the relations between different types of actors, their international dependency and the need for transparency. The analysis however also suggests possible ways of initiating incentive-chains to eventually improve the prospects of motivating industry to reduce emissions. High-resource consumer states, especially in multinational cooperation, hold a key position to initiate such chains.
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- Niels Nijsingh
- Centre for Antibiotic Resistance Research (CARe), at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Institute of Ethics, History and Theory of Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
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- Centre for Antibiotic Resistance Research (CARe), at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Antibiotic Resistance Research (CARe), at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Yu C, Park J, Hwang YS. How Do Anticipated and Self Regulations and Information Sourcing Openness Drive Firms to Implement Eco-Innovation? Evidence from Korean Manufacturing Firms. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019; 16:ijerph16152678. [PMID: 31357426 PMCID: PMC6695577 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16152678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Building upon institutional theory and the concept of openness to external sources in terms of breadth and depth, this study investigates the following three understudied drivers of eco-innovation in terms of external and internal factors: Anticipated regulation and self-regulation as external drivers, and information sourcing openness comprised of breadth and importance as internal drivers. Toward this end, this study employs a sample of 1824 Korean manufacturing firms collected from the Korean Innovation Survey 2010, which is compatible with the Oslo Manual and the Eurostat Community Innovation Survey (CIS). The current research adopts a multivariate probit model for the nine binary outcome variables and a zero-inflated negative binomial (ZINB) regression model for a count variable. It is found that, both anticipated regulation and self-regulation positively affect eco-process innovation and eco-product innovation across all of the nine eco-innovation types. The empirical findings on the effects of the breadth of external sources and the importance of used information acquired from external sources for innovative activities indicate that both the breadth and the importance have positive impacts on the number of types of eco-innovation with which a firm is engaged.
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- Cheon Yu
- Department of International Commerce, Finance, and Investment, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea
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- Narendra Paul Loomba Department of Management, Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, City University of New York, New York, NY 10010, USA
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- Department of International Business and Trade, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea.
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Haro FB, de Agustín Del Burgo JM, D'Amato R, Islán M, Heras ES, Alonso JMG, Mendez JAJ. Monitoring an Analysis of Perturbations in Fusion Deposition Modelling (FDM) Processes for the Use of Biomaterials. J Med Syst 2019; 43:109. [PMID: 30887234 DOI: 10.1007/s10916-019-1236-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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During an FDM production process, there are different external disturbances to the characteristics of the machine that can affect to the production process. These disturbances will cause the final result differs from the desired one. Moreover, these disturbances, such as temperature or chamber humidity, are extremely important in case of using biocompatible materials. The use of these kind of materials with not controlled environment, can cause them to modify or loss of their properties; what will make the product unusable. Apart from these external disturbances, the conditions of the machine to which the material is subjected must also be considered, such as temperature, vibrations or extrusion speed. The monitoring of all these data will allow to know the conditions to which the product was exposed during the process. In this way, it will be able to verify the validity of the final product. For these reasons, the purpose of this work is to monitor the conditions of production of structures with biocompatible materials by fused deposition modelling (FDM) technique. This monitoring will allow us to obtain a report that guarantee the technical and geometrical characteristics of the model and the biomaterial properties. The parameters chosen to be monitored are: Diameter of filament use, temperature in extrusion nozzle, ambient temperature in closed chamber, ambient humidity in closed chamber. The obtained results, after collected and analysing the data, present variations of up to 3% in the temperature of the nozzle of the extruder with respect to set temperature. In the case of the filament diameter the difference with respect to the value provided from the filament supplier is of 13,7%. In addition, the results show how the ambient humidity in closed chamber has changed by 2 percentage points and the ambient temperature in closed chamber has been increased 6,52 °C with respect to the set values.
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- Technical University of Madrid, 28012, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University Carlos III of Madrid, 28911, Leganés, Spain
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Nusrat S, Syed T, Nusrat S, Chen S, Chen WJ, Bielefeldt K. Assessment of Pharmaceutical Company and Device Manufacturer Payments to Gastroenterologists and Their Participation in Clinical Practice Guideline Panels. JAMA Netw Open 2018; 1:e186343. [PMID: 30646328 PMCID: PMC6324539 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.6343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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IMPORTANCE Payments from pharmaceutical and device manufacturers to physicians may influence the advice physicians give patients and peers. OBJECTIVES To investigate the nature and amounts of monetary and other benefits that gastroenterologists received and to determine the participation of those receiving benefits in the formulation of clinical practice guidelines. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This cohort study analyzed information from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments database, including all reports about payments that pharmaceutical and device manufacturers gave to adult or pediatric gastroenterologists in 2016. PubMed was used to examine the professional affiliations and publication records of top payment recipients. Panelists of clinical guidelines who also received personal financial rewards listed in the Open Payments database were identified. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Payments made to gastroenterologists by pharmaceutical company and device manufacturers. RESULTS Of 15 497 gastroenterologists, 13 467 (86.9%) received a total of 432 463 payments accounting for a total expenditure of $67 144 862. Direct financial payments for consultations, talks, or other services were made to 2055 physicians and were responsible for 4.2% of payments (18 179 of 432 463), but for 62.7% of total expenditures ($42 086 207 of $67 144 862). Although a significant number of submissions were for food and beverages, they constituted only a small amount of total expenditure. For gastroenterologists treating adult patients, 10 products were linked to 63.8% of payments (11 221 of 17 588) related to direct financial rewards and 37.1% of the total expenditures ($24 892 643 of $67 144 862). Twenty-nine of 36 clinical practice guidelines included panelists who had received honoraria or consultation fees from industry sources, with amounts exceeding $10 000 in 8 of them (22%). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Most gastroenterologists accept meals or gifts from industry, with 2055 of 15 497 gastroenterologists receiving direct payments and 8 of 36 clinical practice guidelines panelists having received more than $10 000. Considering the known impact of such benefits on prescribing patterns and other professional behaviors, policy makers should consider revising regulations governing interactions with industry and disclosure formats alerting others to their potential biasing impact.
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- Salman Nusrat
- Section of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City
- Section of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Section of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City
- Section of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Section of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City
- Section of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City
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- Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Background One approach to reducing occupational stress during an economic recession is to share work amongst employees. This may include reducing employees' working hours to avoid redundancies. Aims To examine whether work-sharing influenced the psychosocial work environment and depressive symptoms encountered by Japanese employees, and to determine which psychosocial factors predict employees' mental health during an economic recession. Methods A survey was performed in a Japanese manufacturing company at the beginning (T1) and end (T2) of a 6-month period during the 2008 economic recession using the validated Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) and Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS). Results Three hundred and thirty-six male employees completed the questionnaire. Twenty-four per cent of participants showed depressive symptoms at T1. Despite reductions in employees' working hours and job strain (P < 0.001), SDS scores showed no change after 6 months. Logistic regression analyses showed that low social support between the two surveys was associated with depressive symptoms at T2 after adjusting for demographic, lifestyle, workplace factors, scheduled working hours and depressive symptoms at T1. Conclusions Reductions in job strain did not affect employees' depressive symptoms. Employees with low social support during the study had a significantly higher risk of having depressive symptoms. These findings indicate that social and emotional support within the workplace is important during the work-sharing period.
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- M Nagae
- Saga Graduate School of Medical Science, Japan
- Department of the Community Futures, Saga Women's Junior College, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Japan
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Huang S, Bai Y, Tan Q. How Does the Concentration of Determinants Affect Industrial Innovation Performance? - An Empirical Analysis of 23 Chinese Industrial Sectors. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0169473. [PMID: 28099452 PMCID: PMC5242457 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2016] [Accepted: 12/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The agglomeration of innovation determinants has a significant influence on the innovation performance of industries and enterprises. Such an effect has received less attention in empirical research studies. This study involves a survey of the agglomeration effect of two important innovation determinants, R&D investment and R&D personnel, and its influence on innovation performance from the perspective of the industrial level. We analysed the agglomeration features based on the panel data of 23 Chinese industrial sectors from 2001~2013. An interpretation model is proposed to examine the agglomeration effect on innovation performance for 4 industrial groups: state-owned enterprises, individual enterprises, foreign-owned enterprises and enterprises as a whole. We found two main results. First, the agglomeration of determinants has a clear positive effect on the innovation performance of all 4 groups but affects individual enterprises more significantly, followed by state-owned and foreign-owned enterprises. Second, the state-owned enterprises show a much higher concentration of R&D investment and R&D personnel than other groups. However, the induced innovation efficiency in the state-owned enterprises is worse than in the individual enterprises. The advantage of resources and capital does not translate into corresponding innovation output. The privately owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) show a high capability of technological innovation and mercerization but have limited innovation resources.
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- Shansong Huang
- College of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China
- Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, China
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- School of Business, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China
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Kolbeinsson A, Thorvald P, Lindblom J. Coordinating the interruption of assembly workers in manufacturing. Appl Ergon 2017; 58:361-371. [PMID: 27633233 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2016.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2015] [Revised: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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This paper examines how interruptions from information and communications technology systems affect errors and the time to complete tasks for assembly workers. Interruptions have previously been examined in laboratory experiments and office environments, but not much work has been performed in other authentic environments. This paper contains the results of an experiment that was performed in a simulated manufacturing assembly environment, which tested the effects of interruptions on a manual assembly task. The experiment used existing interruption coordination methods as a basis, and the results showed a difference in the effect of interruptions and interruption coordination between cognitively complex laboratory tasks and manual assembly tasks in an authentic environment. Most notably, the negative effects of interruptions delivered without consideration were smaller in this experiment. Based on these findings, recommendations were developed for designing interruption systems for minimizing the costs (errors and time) imposed by interruptions during assembly tasks in manufacturing.
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Padula RS, Comper MLC, Sparer EH, Dennerlein JT. Job rotation designed to prevent musculoskeletal disorders and control risk in manufacturing industries: A systematic review. Appl Ergon 2017; 58:386-397. [PMID: 27633235 PMCID: PMC5470087 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2016.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Revised: 07/27/2016] [Accepted: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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UNLABELLED To better understand job rotation in the manufacturing industry, we completed a systematic review asking the following questions: 1) How do job-rotation programs impact work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and related risk control for these MSDs, as well as psychosocial factors? and 2) How best should the job rotation programs be designed? We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Business Source Premier, ISI Web of Knowledge, CINAHL, PsyINFO, Scopus, and SciELO databases for articles published in peer-reviewed journals. Eligible studies were examined by two independent reviewers for relevance (population of manufacturing workers, outcomes of musculoskeletal disorders, physical factors, psychosocial factors, and strategies used in job-rotation implantation) and methodological quality rating. From 10,809 potential articles, 71 were read for full text analysis. Of the 14 studies included for data extraction, two were non-randomized control trial studies, one was a case-control study, and 11 were cross-sectional comparisons. Only one, with a case-control design, was scored with good methodological quality. Currently, weak evidence exists supporting job rotation as a strategy for the prevention and control of musculoskeletal disorders. Job rotation did not appear to reduce the exposure of physical risk factors; yet, there are positive correlations between job rotation and higher job satisfaction. Worker training has been described as a crucial component of a successful job-rotation program. The studies reported a range of parameters used to implement and measure job-rotation programs. More rigorous studies are needed to better understand the full impact of job rotation on production and health. PROSPERO REGISTER CRD42014013319.
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- Rosimeire Simprini Padula
- Department of Physical Therapy, Masters and Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy, Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Masters and Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy, Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Sciences, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
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Sakuraya A, Shimazu A, Imamura K, Namba K, Kawakami N. Effects of a job crafting intervention program on work engagement among Japanese employees: a pretest-posttest study. BMC Psychol 2016; 4:49. [PMID: 27776553 PMCID: PMC5078879 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-016-0157-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2016] [Accepted: 10/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Job crafting, an employee-initiated job design/redesign, has become important for employees' well-being such as work engagement. This study examined the effectiveness of a newly developed job crafting intervention program on work engagement (as primary outcome), as well as job crafting and psychological distress (as secondary outcomes), using a pretest-posttest study design among Japanese employees. METHODS Participants were managers of a private company and a private psychiatric hospital in Japan. The job crafting intervention program consisted of two 120-min sessions with a two-week interval between them. Outcomes were assessed at baseline (Time 1), post-intervention (Time 2), and a one-month follow-up (Time 3). The mixed growth model analyses were conducted using time (Time 1, Time 2, and Time 3) as an indicator of intervention effect. Effect sizes were calculated using Cohen's d. RESULTS The program showed a significant positive effect on work engagement (t = 2.20, p = 0.03) in the mixed growth model analyses, but with only small effect sizes (Cohen's d = 0.33 at Time 2 and 0.26 at Time 3). The program also significantly improved job crafting (t = 2.36, p = 0.02: Cohen's d = 0.36 at Time 2 and 0.47 at Time 3) and reduced psychological distress (t = -2.06, p = 0.04: Cohen's d = -0.15 at Time 2 and -0.31 at Time 3). CONCLUSIONS The study indicated that the newly developed job crafting intervention program was effective in increasing work engagement, as well as in improving job crafting and decreasing psychological distress, among Japanese managers. TRIAL REGISTRATION UMIN Clinical Trials Registry UMIN000024062 . Retrospectively registered 15 September 2016.
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- Asuka Sakuraya
- Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan
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- Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan
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- Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan
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- Chugai Pharmaceutical Company, 2-1-1, Nihonbashi muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 103-8324 Japan
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- Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan
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Reducing costs and improvement of product quality are considered important to ensure productivity within a company. Quality deviations during production processes and ergonomics have previously shown to be associated. This study explored the relationship between physical workload and real (found during production processes) and potential (need of extra time and assistance to complete tasks) quality deviations in a line-based assembly plant. The physical workload on and the work rotation between 52 workstations were assessed. As the outcome, real and potential quality deviations were studied during 10 weeks. Results show that workstations with higher physical workload had significantly more real deviations compared to lower workload stations. Static work posture had significantly more potential deviations. Rotation between high and low workload was related to fewer quality deviations compared to rotation between only high workload stations. In conclusion, physical ergonomics seems to be related to real and potential quality deviation within line-based assembly. Practitioner Summary: To ensure good productivity in manufacturing industries, it is important to reduce costs and improve product quality. This study shows that high physical workload is associated with quality deviations and need of extra time and assistance to complete tasks within line-based assembly, which can be financially expensive for a company.
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- Anna Ivarsson
- a Faculty of Medicine, Department of Health Sciences , Lund University , Lund , Sweden
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- a Faculty of Medicine, Department of Health Sciences , Lund University , Lund , Sweden
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Türkay M, Saraçoğlu Ö, Arslan MC. Sustainability in Supply Chain Management: Aggregate Planning from Sustainability Perspective. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0147502. [PMID: 26807848 PMCID: PMC4725800 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Supply chain management that considers the flow of raw materials, products and information has become a focal issue in modern manufacturing and service systems. Supply chain management requires effective use of assets and information that has far reaching implications beyond satisfaction of customer demand, flow of goods, services or capital. Aggregate planning, a fundamental decision model in supply chain management, refers to the determination of production, inventory, capacity and labor usage levels in the medium term. Traditionally standard mathematical programming formulation is used to devise the aggregate plan so as to minimize the total cost of operations. However, this formulation is purely an economic model that does not include sustainability considerations. In this study, we revise the standard aggregate planning formulation to account for additional environmental and social criteria to incorporate triple bottom line consideration of sustainability. We show how these additional criteria can be appended to traditional cost accounting in order to address sustainability in aggregate planning. We analyze the revised models and interpret the results on a case study from real life that would be insightful for decision makers.
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- Metin Türkay
- Department of Industrial Engineering, Koç University, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, Koç University, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, Koç University, İstanbul, Turkey
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Nalliah RP. Five practices of efficient factories applied to dental education. J Investig Clin Dent 2015; 6:81-84. [PMID: 25891379 DOI: 10.1111/jicd.12151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2014] [Accepted: 12/13/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Efficient factories, such as dental school clinics (DSC), are trying to improve the quality of their product by reducing inefficiencies, error rates, and wastage. Dental education is an expensive business for the student and the institution. Dental materials and equipment are costly, and students are novice providers who work slowly and inefficiently compared to an experienced dentist; this is not a good business model. The objective of this article was to present and apply five practices of efficient factories that could be applied to the DSC setting. I propose that this will lead to improved educational outcomes and improved patient outcomes in DSC.
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- Romesh P Nalliah
- Office of Dental Education, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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Fagerlind Ståhl AC, Gustavsson M, Karlsson N, Johansson G, Ekberg K. Lean production tools and decision latitude enable conditions for innovative learning in organizations: a multilevel analysis. Appl Ergon 2015; 47:285-291. [PMID: 25479999 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2014.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2014] [Revised: 10/16/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The effect of lean production on conditions for learning is debated. This study aimed to investigate how tools inspired by lean production (standardization, resource reduction, visual monitoring, housekeeping, value flow analysis) were associated with an innovative learning climate and with collective dispersion of ideas in organizations, and whether decision latitude contributed to these associations. A questionnaire was sent out to employees in public, private, production and service organizations (n = 4442). Multilevel linear regression analyses were used. Use of lean tools and decision latitude were positively associated with an innovative learning climate and collective dispersion of ideas. A low degree of decision latitude was a modifier in the association to collective dispersion of ideas. Lean tools can enable shared understanding and collective spreading of ideas, needed for the development of work processes, especially when decision latitude is low. Value flow analysis played a pivotal role in the associations.
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- Anna-Carin Fagerlind Ståhl
- Helix VINN Excellence Centre, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden; National Centre for Work and Rehabilitation, Dept. of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden.
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- Helix VINN Excellence Centre, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden; Unit of Education and Sociology, Dept. of Behavior Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden.
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- National Centre for Work and Rehabilitation, Dept. of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden.
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- Occupational Medicine, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17176, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Helix VINN Excellence Centre, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden; National Centre for Work and Rehabilitation, Dept. of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden.
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Tung A, Baird K, Schoch H. The relationship between organisational factors and the effectiveness of environmental management. J Environ Manage 2014; 144:186-196. [PMID: 24952341 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2013] [Revised: 05/21/2014] [Accepted: 05/23/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This paper examines the relationship between specific organisational factors (top management support, training, employee participation, teamwork and the link of performance to rewards) with the effectiveness of environmental management. The effectiveness of environmental management is measured in respect of the effectiveness of environmental management processes and environmental performance. Data were collected by mail survey questionnaire from a random sample of 899 senior financial officers in Australian manufacturing organisations. The findings highlight the significance of the effectiveness of environmental management processes as an antecedent of environmental performance and a mediator of the relationship between organisational factors and environmental performance. The findings provide managers with an insight into the specific organisational factors that they need to focus on to enhance the effectiveness of environmental management.
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- Amy Tung
- Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Faculty of Business and Economics, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
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- Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Faculty of Business and Economics, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
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- Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Faculty of Business and Economics, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
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Guimarães LBDM, Ribeiro JLD, Renner JS, de Oliveira PAB. Worker evaluation of a macroergonomic intervention in a Brazilian footwear company. Appl Ergon 2014; 45:923-935. [PMID: 24461952 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2013.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2010] [Revised: 11/01/2013] [Accepted: 11/13/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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UNLABELLED This article presents a macroergonomic intervention in a Brazilian footwear company and its evaluation by the workers. Using participatory ergonomics, the traditional Taylor/Ford production system was transformed into a socio-technical one and tested by 100 volunteers working during 3.5 years in a pilot production line. Multiskilling and teamwork were the major changes promoted to enlarge and enrich work and make it more flexible. The workers' evaluation pre- and post-intervention showed an increase in overall satisfaction with the work and more commitment to the results and company targets. STATEMENT OF RELEVANCE This study showed that problems and solutions can be identified through participatory ergonomics, that it is easier to involve workers than the managerial staff, and that a macroergonomic intervention, mainly focusing on work organization, led to positive personnel, health and production outcomes, despite management's resistance to changes.
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- L B de M Guimarães
- Graduate Program in Industrial Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Osvaldo Aranha 99 5° andar, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Graduate Program in Industrial Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Osvaldo Aranha 99 5° andar, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Health Sciences Institute, Feevale University Center, RS 239, 2755 Vila Nova, Novo Hamburgo, RS 93352-000, Brazil.
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- Department of Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2600 sala 413 - CEDOP Santana, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil.
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Bauer-Savage J, Pittet D, Kim E, Allegranzi B. Local production of WHO-recommended alcohol-based handrubs: feasibility, advantages, barriers and costs. Bull World Health Organ 2013; 91:963-9. [PMID: 24347736 PMCID: PMC3845264 DOI: 10.2471/blt.12.117085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2012] [Revised: 06/24/2013] [Accepted: 06/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
Abstract
PROBLEM Reduction of health-care-associated infections in low- and middle-income countries is hampered by inadequate supplies of soap and water and the lack or high cost of alcohol-based handrubs (ABHs). APPROACH In 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) developed and tested two formulations for ABHs that were suitable for production in health-care facilities. In 2011, the feasibility, advantages and costs of the local production of the two formulations - and the barriers to such production - were evaluated in an online survey. LOCAL SETTING The survey included 34 health-care facilities and 5 private companies in 29 countries. RELEVANT CHANGES Local production of one of the WHO formulations was feasible in every participating site. Twenty-one (54%) of the sites had replaced a previously used ABH with one of the WHO formulations. In 32 sites, the WHO formulation that had been produced was well tolerated and accepted by health-care workers. The WHO formulations were found to be less expensive than marketed ABHs. Barriers to local production included difficulty in identifying staff with adequate skills, the need for staff training, and constraints in ingredient and dispenser procurement. LESSONS LEARNT The WHO formulations can be easily produced locally at low cost. They are well tolerated and accepted by health-care workers. Potential barriers to their local production - such as their smell and problems in the procurement of ingredients and dispensers and in performing quality control - require further investigation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Joanna Bauer-Savage
- Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health at Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Infection Control Programme and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, 4 Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
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- Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, United States of America
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