Assessing the relationship between bpm maturity and the success of organizations

Pinto, J., & dos Santos, V. D. (2020). Assessing the relationship between bpm maturity and the success of organizations. In R. Silhavy (Ed.), Applied Informatics and Cybernetics in Intelligent Systems: Proceedings of the 9th Computer Science On-line Conference, CSOC 2020 (pp. 108-126). (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 1226 AISC). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51974-2_10For the past decades, organizations have been investing heavily in BPM projects in the hope of improving their competitive advantage in an increasingly complex environment. However, although it is believed that the higher the level of BPM maturity the greater the success of the organization, experience shows that this relationship is not always possible to prove. The purpose of this study is to help clarify the relationship between the level of BPM maturity and the success of an organization. This was done through the implementation of a case study-based research within a global company, focusing on the shared services organization. An analysis of the existing BPM maturity models and its level of coverage of BPM core areas was conducted to select the most suitable BPM maturity model to conduct the assessment of the current BPM maturity level. It was also established a framework to characterize the success of an organization. These two inputs, along with information gathered to understand implemented process improvements, were the basis for conducting the research. Results show a successful organization, with a high maturity level according to the BPM OMG maturity model, that has been investing in continually improving its processes with a strong focus on digital transformation. The identified benefits from a high level of BPM maturity, namely improved productivity, cost reduction, error & risk prevention, higher agility, employee upskilling and knowledge retention, were shown to have a positive influence in the majority of the dimensions used to characterize the success of the organization.authorsversionpublishe

The development and validation of a scoring tool to predict the operative duration of elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Background: The ability to accurately predict operative duration has the potential to optimise theatre efficiency and utilisation, thus reducing costs and increasing staff and patient satisfaction. With laparoscopic cholecystectomy being one of the most commonly performed procedures worldwide, a tool to predict operative duration could be extremely beneficial to healthcare organisations. Methods: Data collected from the CholeS study on patients undergoing cholecystectomy in UK and Irish hospitals between 04/2014 and 05/2014 were used to study operative duration. A multivariable binary logistic regression model was produced in order to identify significant independent predictors of long (> 90 min) operations. The resulting model was converted to a risk score, which was subsequently validated on second cohort of patients using ROC curves. Results: After exclusions, data were available for 7227 patients in the derivation (CholeS) cohort. The median operative duration was 60 min (interquartile range 45–85), with 17.7% of operations lasting longer than 90 min. Ten factors were found to be significant independent predictors of operative durations > 90 min, including ASA, age, previous surgical admissions, BMI, gallbladder wall thickness and CBD diameter. A risk score was then produced from these factors, and applied to a cohort of 2405 patients from a tertiary centre for external validation. This returned an area under the ROC curve of 0.708 (SE = 0.013, p  90 min increasing more than eightfold from 5.1 to 41.8% in the extremes of the score. Conclusion: The scoring tool produced in this study was found to be significantly predictive of long operative durations on validation in an external cohort. As such, the tool may have the potential to enable organisations to better organise theatre lists and deliver greater efficiencies in care

Direct Quantification Of Monohydroxy-Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons In Synthetic Urine Samples Via Solid-Phase Extraction-Room-Temperature Fluorescence Excitation-Emission Matrix Spectroscopy

A screening method for six biomarkers from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) exposure in urine samples is presented. Solid-phase extraction is carried out on commercial C18 cartridges via an optimized procedure that minimizes metabolite loss. PAH metabolites are directly determined in the eluting solvent (3 mL of methanol) without the need of previous solvent evaporation. Spectral overlapping is resolved with the combination of unfolded partial least squares and residual bilinearization. Excellent analytical figures of merit were obtained for all the studied metabolites. Analytical recoveries varied between 87.9% (9-hydroxyphenanthrene) and 99.4% (3-hydroxybenzo[a]pyrene). For 10 mL of urine sample, the limits of detection varied between 0.01 ng.mL-1 (3-hydroxybenzo[a]pyerene and 1-hydroxybenzopyrene) and 0.3 ng.mL-1 (2-hydroxynaphthalene). Because the chemometric algorithm is capable of handling more than six metabolites at once, the application of this approach to a larger number of metabolites is feasible. © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved

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Not AvailableNeem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) is a fast-growing evergreen tree species adopted to wide range of climatic condition and especially suitable for dryland areas. A study was conducted to quantify its potential for carbon sequestration. The study concentrated on estimating biomass and carbon stock of 10-year-old Azadirachta indica plantation under different diameter classes. Biomass production of neem was recorded maximum in root (258.1 t ha-1) followed by primary branch, secondary branch, stem and leaf under 20-30 cm diameter class. The 10-year-old neem plantation showed carbon sequestration potential of about 31.82 kg C tree- 1 (88.15 t C ha-1) in above ground biomass and 17.97 kg C tree-1 (49.78 t C ha-1) in below ground biomass. The maximum average CO2 equivalent was recorded in root followed by primary branch, secondary branch and stem. The carbon dioxide equivalent showed an increasing trend with increased diameter classes.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableNeem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) is a fast-growing evergreen tree species adopted to wide range of climatic condition and especially suitable for dryland areas. A study was conducted to quantify its potential for carbon sequestration. The study concentrated on estimating biomass and carbon stock of 10-year-old Azadirachta indica plantation under different diameter classes. Biomass production of neem was recorded maximum in root (258.1 t ha-1) followed by primary branch, secondary branch, stem and leaf under 20-30 cm diameter class. The 10-year-old neem plantation showed carbon sequestration potential of about 31.82 kg C tree 1 (88.15 t C ha-1) in above ground biomass and 17.97 kg C tree-1 (49.78 t C ha-1) in below ground biomass. The maximum average CO2 equivalent was recorded in root followed by primary branch, secondary branch and stem. The carbon dioxide equivalent showed an increasing trend with increased diameter classes.Not Availabl

Soil and water management strategies for dry regions

Not AvailableWater is essential for sustainability of life on earth, however, available quantity and quality of water is decreasing with alarming rate causing global water scarcity. The condition is poorer in natural water scarce arid and dry regions. These regions face dual water problems: very low rainfall and poor quality of available water. In India, mainly Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka etc. groundwater has poor quality for drinking as well as irrigation. In these parts, groundwater is either saline or having high nitrates and fluoride content. The other water related problems in these regions includes organic and metallic pollution of rivers, ponds and groundwater due to disposal of untreated effluents from industries like textile. About 2 lakh sq.km area in India has been estimated to be affected by saline water of electrical conductivity >4000 μS/cm and there are several places in Rajasthan and southern Haryana where values is greater than 10000 μS/cm. Fluoride which is detrimental to health in high concentration is found less than 1.0 mgl-1 in the many parts of country, however, there are several locations in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Orissa, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh West Bengal, Bihar, Delhi, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and Assam where the fluoride in ground water exceeds permissible limit (1.5 mgl-1). The concentration of nitrate in groundwater has been reported beyond permissible limit (>45 mgl-1) in many districts of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra etc., however, largely affected areas are arid and semiarid region mainly concentrated in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Karnataka. These problems are geo-genic as well as anthropogenic in origin, however, human interference are making these situations more pathetic. The sustainable extraction of water, irrigation and use of chemicals are required for enhancing water use efficiency and reducing the water contamination.Not Availabl