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Responsible chain management: a capability assessment framework
In recent years, increased attention has been paid to issues of responsibility across the entire product lifecycle. Responsible behaviour of organizations in the product chain is dependent on the actions of other parties such as suppliers and customers. Only through co-operation and close interaction between the different parties involved is it possible to come to a specified form of responsible chain management. Drawing on stakeholder theory and literature on the resource-based view of the firm, this article presents a framework for assessing the organizational capabilities of responding to claims from internal and external parties. Interpretations of stakeholder interests, integration into business processes, monitoring these processes, and communication with stakeholders are the central processes in this framework. The application of this framework to three cases of responsible chain management illustrates the functioning of the framework as a tool for assessing organizational capabilities
Operational excellence assessment framework for manufacturing companies
Operational Excellence (OE) is a consequence of an enterprise-wide practises based on correct principles that can be classified under four dimensions; Culture, Continuous Process Improvement, Enterprise Alignment and Results. To achieve OE, organisations have to attain a high maturity level and measurable success in the four dimensions as assessed externally by accredited institutions or consultants. External assessment is costly and can be inaccurate due to the lack of in depth knowledge of the organisation by external assessors, on the contrary, self-assessment of an organisations OE is cost effective and accurate if performed with a complete tool which assesses all four dimensions of OE. A complete OE self-assessment tool is currently unavailable, thus this study focuses on the development of a complete OE self-assessment tool. Using a matrix to critically evaluate and compare existing self-assessment tools in areas such as dimensions assessed, scoring criteria and usability, a complete self-assessment tool is then developed based on the combination of existing assessment tools. The tool is validated through the application, by managers, within a manufacturing company that already implements aspects of lean in order to self-assess its OE. The results of the assessment form the basis on which a roadmap to achieving OE is then developed
A profile-driven dynamic risk assessment framework for connected and autonomous vehicles
The Internet of Things has already demonstrated clear benefits when applied in many areas. In connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV), IoT data can help the autonomous systems make better decisions for safer and more secure transportation. For example, different IoT data sources can extend CAV's risk awareness, while the incoming data can update these risks in real-time for faster reactions that may mitigate possible damages. However, the current state of the art CAV research has not addressed this matter well enough. This paper proposes a profile-driven approach to manage IoT data in the context of CAV systems through a dynamic risk management framework. Unlike the current inflexible risk assessment strategies, the framework encourages more flexible investigation of risks through different risk profiles, each representing risk knowledge through a set of risk input considerations, assessment methods and optimal reaction strategies. As the risks change frequently with time and location, there will be no single profile that can cover all the risks that CAVs face on the road. The uses of different risk profiles, therefore can help interested parties to better understand the risks and adapt to various situations appropriately. Our framework includes the effective management of IoT data sources to enable the run-time risk assessment. We also describe a case study of using the proposed framework to manage the risks for the POD being developed in the Innovate UK-funded CAPRI project
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Web Service Trust: Towards A Dynamic Assessment Framework
Trust in software services is a key prerequisite for the success and wide adoption of services-oriented computing (SOC) in an open Internet world. However, trust is poorly assessed by existing methods and technologies, especially in dynamically composed and deployed SOC systems. In this paper, we discuss current methods for assessing trust in service-oriented computing and identify gaps of current platforms, in particular with regards to runtime trust assessment. To address these gaps, we propose a model of runtime trust assessment of software services and introduce a framework for realizing the model. A key characteristic of our approach is the support that it offers for customizable assessment of trust based on evidence collected during the operation of software services and its ability to combine this evidence with subjective assessments coming from service clients
Serious violent offenders : developing a risk assessment framework
In order to establish a complementary language of risk across all agencies, it is recommended that the Scottish Government and the Risk Management Authority actively disseminate MAPPA guidance through the RMA's specialist training programme and through the development of protocols and memoranda of agreement. Prior to a violent offender framework being implemented, an audit of existing numbers, staffing, budgetary and other resources should be undertaken across the Community Justice Authorities to ascertain projected needs
3D Reconstruction & Assessment Framework based on affordable 2D Lidar
Lidar is extensively used in the industry and mass-market. Due to its
measurement accuracy and insensitivity to illumination compared to cameras, It
is applied onto a broad range of applications, like geodetic engineering, self
driving cars or virtual reality. But the 3D Lidar with multi-beam is very
expensive, and the massive measurements data can not be fully leveraged on some
constrained platforms. The purpose of this paper is to explore the possibility
of using cheap 2D Lidar off-the-shelf, to preform complex 3D Reconstruction,
moreover, the generated 3D map quality is evaluated by our proposed metrics at
the end. The 3D map is constructed in two ways, one way in which the scan is
performed at known positions with an external rotary axis at another plane. The
other way, in which the 2D Lidar for mapping and another 2D Lidar for
localization are placed on a trolley, the trolley is pushed on the ground
arbitrarily. The generated maps by different approaches are converted to
octomaps uniformly before the evaluation. The similarity and difference between
two maps will be evaluated by the proposed metrics thoroughly. The whole
mapping system is composed of several modular components. A 3D bracket was made
for assembling of the Lidar with a long range, the driver and the motor
together. A cover platform made for the IMU and 2D Lidar with a shorter range
but high accuracy. The software is stacked up in different ROS packages.Comment: 7 pages, 9 Postscript figures. Accepted by 2018 IEEE International
Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronic
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