1,249 research outputs found

    Batik Standardization as Batik Artisan Empowerment Model For Marketing Process

    Get PDF
    The purpose of this study is to produce batik standardization as an empowerment model addressed to batik ARTISAN as individuals, and / or business entities for the marketing / trading process. This was triggered by the existence of the ASEAN free market in 2015 which resulted in the deccreasing of Indonesian batik marketing; there were lots of Indonesians who do not know the quality of Batik Cloth; lack of supervision by the Indonesian government of sales behavior; the shortcome of Indonesia Trade Law. The problem in this research is how to make The Model of Batik Standardization for the empowerment of Batik ARTISAN marketing, either individuals, and / or business entities. In order to solve this problem the method used is descriptive qualitative method and direct practice. Data was obtained through observation in the field / direct practice), in-depth observations, and literature studies and internet sources. The results of this study are that every batik cloth sold must be labeled "batik-INDONESIA", Indonesian government supervision of the marketing process should be carried out continuously, hence; there should be a control and enforcement of Indonesia's trade law. This research is expected to produce a batik standardization model for marketing empowerment so that batik ARTISAN in Indonesia, both as individuals, and / or business entities can carry out batik production and marketing smoothly. Keywords: SNI Batik, Standardization, Marketing DOI: 10.7176/EJBM/12-27-05 Publication date:September 30th 202

    DATUM in Action

    Get PDF
    This collaborative research data management planning project (hereafter the RDMP project) sought to help a collaborative group of researchers working on an EU FP7 staff exchange project (hereafter the EU project) to define and implement good research data management practice by developing an appropriate DMP and supporting systems and evaluating their initial implementation. The aim was to "improve practice on the ground" through more effective and appropriate systems, tools/solutions and guidance in managing research data. The EU project (MATSIQEL - (Models for Ageing and Technological Solutions For Improving and Enhancing the Quality of Life), funded under the Marie Curie International Research Staff Exchange Scheme, is accumulating expertise for the mathematical and computer modelling of ageing processes with the aim of developing models which can be implemented in technological solutions (e.g. monitors, telecare, recreational games) for improving and enhancing quality of life.1 Marie Curie projects do not fund research per se, so the EU project has no resources to fund commercial tools for research data management. Lead by Professor Maia Angelova, School of Computing, Engineering and Information Sciences (SCEIS) at Northumbria University, it comprises six work packages involving researchers at Northumbria and in Australia, Bulgaria, Germany, Mexico and South Africa. The RDMP project focused on one of its work packages (WP4 Technological Solutions and Implementation) with some reference to another work package lead by the same person at Northumbria University (WP5 Quality of Life). The RDMP project‟s innovation was less about the choice of platform/system, as it began with existing standard office technology, and more about how this can be effectively deployed in a collaborative scenario to provide a fit-for-purpose solution with useful and usable support and guidance. It built on the success of the Datum for Health project by taking it a stage further, moving from a solely health discipline to an interdisciplinary context of health, social care and mathematical/computer modelling, and from a Postgraduate Research Student context to an academic researcher context, with potential to reach beyond the University boundaries. In addition, since the EU project is re-using data from elsewhere as well as creating its own data; a wide range of RDM issues were addressed. The RDMP project assessed the transferability of the DATUM materials and the tailored DATUM DMP

    Challenges of molecular nutrition research 6: the nutritional phenotype database to store, share and evaluate nutritional systems biology studies

    Get PDF
    The challenge of modern nutrition and health research is to identify food-based strategies promoting life-long optimal health and well-being. This research is complex because it exploits a multitude of bioactive compounds acting on an extensive network of interacting processes. Whereas nutrition research can profit enormously from the revolution in ‘omics’ technologies, it has discipline-specific requirements for analytical and bioinformatic procedures. In addition to measurements of the parameters of interest (measures of health), extensive description of the subjects of study and foods or diets consumed is central for describing the nutritional phenotype. We propose and pursue an infrastructural activity of constructing the “Nutritional Phenotype database” (dbNP). When fully developed, dbNP will be a research and collaboration tool and a publicly available data and knowledge repository. Creation and implementation of the dbNP will maximize benefits to the research community by enabling integration and interrogation of data from multiple studies, from different research groups, different countries and different—omics levels. The dbNP is designed to facilitate storage of biologically relevant, pre-processed—omics data, as well as study descriptive and study participant phenotype data. It is also important to enable the combination of this information at different levels (e.g. to facilitate linkage of data describing participant phenotype, genotype and food intake with information on study design and—omics measurements, and to combine all of this with existing knowledge). The biological information stored in the database (i.e. genetics, transcriptomics, proteomics, biomarkers, metabolomics, functional assays, food intake and food composition) is tailored to nutrition research and embedded in an environment of standard procedures and protocols, annotations, modular data-basing, networking and integrated bioinformatics. The dbNP is an evolving enterprise, which is only sustainable if it is accepted and adopted by the wider nutrition and health research community as an open source, pre-competitive and publicly available resource where many partners both can contribute and profit from its developments. We introduce the Nutrigenomics Organisation (NuGO, http://www.nugo.org) as a membership association responsible for establishing and curating the dbNP. Within NuGO, all efforts related to dbNP (i.e. usage, coordination, integration, facilitation and maintenance) will be directed towards a sustainable and federated infrastructure

    Managing the Assistive Technology Resource Center

    Get PDF
    The goals of this project are to collect the previous 5 years of development research conducted by previous IQP projects and, in conjunction with newly developed plans,to implement a system to organize the lab’s facilities,to streamline the reuse of existing research, and to nourish the development of new projects. Following initial efforts to establish a firm operating foundation within the ATRC, our IQP will work to reestablish the assistive technology community at WPI through promotion of the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) club. Through this project, the club will both promote the ATRC and assistive technology program at WPI and provide students with service oriented outreach opportunities where they may gain experience solving actual problems

    Lean Management for Small Business

    Get PDF
    Lean management can be utilized to grow small business by focusing on continuous improvement. Lean management and the tools associated with it will improve the efficiency of any business and that will lead to improved sales and overall growth. This innovative idea has become a significant form of performing every action as efficiently as possible in order to increase production and reduce waste throughout the world in many different types of industries. Lean management is synonymous with continuous improvement. This is the idea that no process can ever be entirely perfected so there is always room for improvement. By focusing on continuous improvement, any business, whether it is a large manufacturing company or a small retail shop, should be able to reduce waste and improve perpetually. This paper will discuss the tools that are associated with a well-designed Lean management program. Some of the more effective tools are “5S”, the Deming Wheel (PDCA), Root Cause Analysis, and Value Stream Mapping. These are just a few of the tools that can be used to promote continuous improvement

    Occupational Risks and Hazards Associated with Firefighting

    Get PDF
    Annually about 100 firefighters die in the line duty, in the United States. Firefighters know it is a hazardous occupation. Firefighters know the only way to reduce the number of deaths is to change the way the firefighter (FF) operates. Changing the way a firefighter operates starts by utilizing traditional industrial hygiene tactics, anticipating, recognizing, evaluating and controlling the hazard. Basic information and history of the fire service is necessary to evaluate FF hazards. An electronic survey was distributed to FFs. The first question was, “What are the health and safety risks of a firefighter?” Hypothetically heart attacks and new style construction would rise to the top of the survey data. Review of the survey and existing line of duty death data revealed “job stress” and “health and wellness” as the top hazards for FFs. Thus the hypothesis was not completely correct. Standard Operating Guidelines/Standard Operating Procedures can be implemented, updated or revised to reflect hazard reduction. Additional ways to address reducing “job stress” and “health and wellness” include implementing National Fire Protection Agency recommendations, educating FFs with existing national campaigns and utilizing ideal fire instructors

    The Effect of General Deterrence Variables on Oversight of Florida’s Driver and Vehicle Information Database (DAVID)

    Get PDF
    The Driver and Vehicle Information Database, known as DAVID, is a database operated by the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and is used by many law enforcement agencies as an important investigative tool due to the information contained within. One important function of the agencies that allow their employees access to DAVID is to ensure the information is secured and not misused in violation of federal and state law, under a provision known as the Driver Privacy and Protection Act codified in 18 U.S.C. § 2721 (1994). Literature on general deterrence suggests that methods can be taken from an oversight standpoint that would allow for better control and deter users from misusing the data contained within DAVID. This study hypothesized that, if provided, standard operating procedures, ethics training, acceptable use policies, and consistent disciplinary procedures would act to improve oversight and be effective general deterrents against such misuse. The study tested the hypotheses using (n = 86) DAVID points of contact from various police agencies in Florida by way of an online survey. The results indicated a statistically significant relationship between standard operating procedures and acceptable use policies on oversight and deterrence. The null hypothesis could not be rejected regarding ethics training and disciplinary procedures on oversight and deterrence. The results supported two of the four hypotheses, and they may serve as a pathway to develop better administrative policies and procedures to improve the oversight process and help deter users from misusing DAVID in violation of law. Keywords: D.A.V.I.D., DPPA, FLHSMV, driver license, point of contactChapter I: INTRODUCTION 1 -- Driver and Vehicle Information Database 1 -- Driver Privacy Protection Act 2 -- DAVID Point of Contact 4 -- History of Abuse 6 -- Statement of the Problem 8 -- Objectives of the Research 9 -- Research Questions 10 -- Summary 12 -- Chapter II: REVIEW OF LITERATURE 14 -- General Deterrence Theory 14 -- Fourth Amendment and Government Databases 18 -- Standard Operating Procedures 20 -- Ethics Training 22 -- Acceptable Use Policy 25 -- Disciplinary Procedures and Enforcement 28 -- Chapter III: METHODOLOGY 34 -- Introduction 34 -- Hypothesis 34 -- Survey Instrument 36 -- Study Participants and Data Collection 38 -- Study Measures 41 -- Agency Demographics 41 -- POC Demographics 43 -- Study Procedure 44 -- Summary 44 -- Chapter IV: RESULTS 46 -- Introduction 46 -- Descriptive Statistics 46 -- Hypothesis 1 52 -- Hypothesis 2 53 -- Hypothesis 3 54 -- Hypothesis 4 55 -- Summary 57 -- Chapter V: DISCUSSION 59 -- POC and Agency Demographics 60 -- Historical Context of Descriptive Statistics 62 -- Research Question 1 63 -- Research Question 2 65 -- Research Question 3 67 -- Research Question 4 68 -- Implication of the Findings 71 -- Limitations of the Study 72 -- Future of DAVID and Other Databases 74 -- Recommendations 77 -- Conclusion 79 -- REFERENCES 82Glen, Carol M.Song, MinsunMurillo, Albert G.D.P.A.Public Administratio

    Information Outlook, May 1997

    Get PDF
    Volume 1, Issue 5https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_io_1997/1004/thumbnail.jp

    The Impact of Digitalisation on Human Resources Development

    Get PDF
    The paper is a summary of the studies conducted by several authors on the impact of digitalisation on human resource management. In the paper the filtering is done by classifying the authors according to the data and results. The first division presents a general summary of the positive and negative aspects of Digitalisation in HRM processes. The second section talks about the impact of digitalisation on the recruitment process, its impact on the recruitment process, the changes which happened in the improvement aspects. The latest part emphasizes the impact of digitalisation on the training and development process, on the importance of digitalisation in training in this case in the hotels’ sector. The literature used in the paper is mainly taken from prestigious journals to increase the quality of the paper, as well as geographical filtering of the works which has been done in this relation, taking works by authors from different countries. Digitalisation is one of the essential processes of technological change, changes that affected every HRM process. The drastic changes made in human resources have created and accelerated many other changes in HR processes. Most authors point out that digitalisation and technological developments have created an ever-changing era, some of them emphasize the importance of digitalisation at work, and some others think that the HRM course has changed completely. Russian authors discuss the impact of the Digitalisation process on employees by discussing the aspect of negative sides. Nevertheless, all the authors agree that digitalisation and technological change are inevitable and that investing in this aspect is indisputable. As the world rotates, everything is in motion
    corecore