Enhancing the movement of natural persons in the ASEAN region: Opportunities and constraints

The overall objective of the movement of natural persons (MNP) in the ASEAN region is to contribute to expanding trade in services and to deepening economic integration. However, the regional movement of human resources has proceeded beyond the expansion of trade and has persisted in response to labor market imbalances.Movement of Natural Persons (MNP),ASEAN Framework Agreements on Services (AFAS)

On the multi-mode, multi-skill resource constrained project scheduling problem (MRCPSP-MS)

In this paper we describe an extension of the Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Problem (RCPSP). A literature review is presented to place our research in its proper context. The problem presented here belongs to the class of the optimization scheduling problems with multi-level (or multi-mode) activities. This means that the activities can be scheduled at different modes, each mode using a different resource level, implying different costs and durations. Each activity must be allocated exactly one unit of each required resource and the resource unit may be used at any of its specified levels. The processing time of an activity is given by the maximum of the durations that would result from a specific allocation of resources. The objective is to find the optimal solution that minimizes the overall project cost, while respecting a delivery date. A penalty is included for tardiness beyond the specified delivery date. We present a formal description of the problem and a mathematical model for it. We also introduce the implementation algorithm for the problem. The implementation was designed using the JAVA language, and the algorithm proposed is based on a branch and bound procedure, using breadth-first search (BFS) project network traversing, among some heuristic rules to filter large subsets of fruitless candidates relative to resource levels combinations.Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT

On the multi-mode, multi-skill resource constrained project scheduling problem : computational results

This paper is concerned with an extension of the Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Problem (RCPSP) which belongs to the class of the optimization scheduling problems with multi-level (or multi-mode) activities. We developed a practical tool, useful to represent multi-mode projects, and to find a solution for the problem on hand – select the best mode for each resource in each activity in order to minimize the total cost, considering the resource cost, a penalty for tardiness and a bonus for early completion. We implemented an adaptation of a filtered beam search (FBS) algorithm to this problem, using the C# programming language. A “filtered beam” search is a heuristic Branch and Bound (BaB) procedure that uses breadth first search but only the top “best” nodes are kept. We give some of the most important solution details and we report on further computational results, by testing the application for different problem sizes

On the multi-mode, multi-skill resource constrained project scheduling problem : a software application

We consider an extension of the Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Problem (RCPSP) to multi-level (or multi-mode) activities. Each activity must be allocated exactly one unit of each required resource and the resource unit may be used at any of its specified levels. The processing time of an activity is given by the maximum of the durations that would result from a specific allocation of resources. The objective is to find the optimal solution that minimizes the overall project cost which includes a penalty for tardiness beyond the specified delivery date as well as a bonus for early delivery. We give some of the most important solution details and we report on the preliminary results obtained. The implementation was designed using the C# language

Multi-mode resource constrained project scheduling problem including multi-skill labor (MRCPSP-MS): model and a solution method

The problem that we address in this chapter is an extension of the Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Problem (RCPSP). It belongs to the class of project scheduling problems with multi-level (or multi-mode) activities, that permit an activity to be processed by resources operating at appropriate modes, where each mode belongs to a different resource level and incurs different cost and duration. Each activity must be allocated exactly one unit of each required resource, and the resource unit may be used at any of its specified levels. The processing time of an activity is given by the maximum of the durations that would result from different resources allocated to that activity. The objective is to find an optimal solution that minimizes the overall project cost, given a delivery date. A penalty is incurred for tardiness beyond the specified delivery date, or a bonus is accrued for early completion. We present a mathematical programming formulation as an accurate problem definition. A Filtered Beam Search (FBS)-based method is used to solve the problem. It was implemented using the C# language. Results of our experimentations on the use of this method are also presented.(undefined

Innoframe: a project and portfolio management multilayer framework to support innovation-driven SMEs

The purpose of this research was to discover what frameworks for project, portfolio, and innovation management there are and if necessary to propose a new framework useful for SMEs of the construction and building materials industry. Design/methodology/approach - The methodology used in this research was the case study, in which the Canadian construction and building materials industry was selected. The research was based on literature review, interviews, group discussion and survey. Findings - Although there are currently many frameworks available for the three management areas (project, portfolio and innovation), research has shown that a framework that helps companies to follow an approach that supports their business at these three levels is lacking. Originality/value - Innoframe is a new framework for project, portfolio, and innovation management that incorporates a pipeline and two phases as well as a performance management matrix, that can be used for project and portfolio management, to support innovation-driven SMEs.INCT-EN - Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia para Excitotoxicidade e Neuroproteção(undefined

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Quotidianos contemporâneos que medeiam o início da vida: conceitos, realidades e desafios

A pertinência de reflectir sobre as várias dimensões que permeiam o início da vida emerge num contexto social em mutação no qual se desenrola a práxis do enfermeiro obstetra. Perante a vastidão de um território que tem tanto de fascinante como de complexo, impôs-se o mapeamento e a selecção dos problemas a abordar. Arriscando uma abordagem redutora e por isso criticável, optou-se por uma selecção pessoal que teve em consideração as coordenadas dominantes de uma área onde se cruzam quotidianos e experiências de cuidadores e de cuidados e onde cada silêncio pode ser o prenúncio de um grito que dá voz à dor, à felicidade ou até a um “início” de vida. Tendo como ponto de partida as limitações referidas, a escolha realizada destacará três áreas temáticas: - O contexto “contraditório” da sexualidade contemporânea no qual se revelam as proximidades e os distanciamentos entre a saúde sexual e a saúde reprodutiva em Portugal. - Os trilhos conceptuais do parto: a medicalização, a humanização, a naturalização, a mamiferização e a colonização. - Itinerários entre o “instinto” maternal, a homoconjugalidade e a homoparentalidade.info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersio

Research Performance of the ASEAN University Network Member Universities

The purpose of this research paper is to describe the research outputs of the member universities of the ASEAN University Network (AUN). The paper is an inductive type of research that used a variety of information from Scopus to determine what AUN member universities are actively writing about. The author captured data from 1997 to 2017 from scopus.com to analyze what the AUN member universities and their respective countries have been studying. Results show that almost 50% of the total research outputs of all the ASEAN nations are contributed by the AUN member Universities, with Singapore’s NUS and NUT contributing 76% of Singapore’s total research outputs, while the Philippines’ DLSU, ADMU, and UP contributes 50%. Wealthy nations such as Singapore and Malaysia have been focusing their researches on engineering and computer sciences while countries like the Philippines, Laos, and Cambodia have been researching about agriculture and biological sciences. Another study can be conducted to show research activities of the different universities all over Asia, including those that are not part of the ASEAN University Network

On resource complementarity in activity networks: further results

We address the issue of optimal resource allocation, and more specifically, the analysis of complementarity of resources (primary resource or P-resource and supportive resource or S-resource) to activities in a project. We developed a mathematical model capable of determining the ideal mixture of resources allocated to the activities of a project, such that the project is completed with minimal cost. This problem has a circularity issue that greatly increases its complexity. We have developed a procedure which we illustrate by application to small instances of the problem, using complete enumeration over the decision space. The development of a more computationally efficient procedure awaits the second phase of this study.Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT