Determining the purposefulness of new services on the grounds of the results of quantitative analysis

The goal of the present article is to propose a methodology for substantiating the purposefulness of new service development reasoned by the results of a quantitative analysis of the current situation. The core of determining the purposefulness of new service development is assessing and comparing two trends of service business development: new service implementation and the main alternative of this process – the expansion of the scope of the current services. The paper demonstrates how the authors consolidate, annotate and critique available research on some logical aspects of new service development in order to find more objective quantitative decisions. The study provides the methodology (process model) of determining the purposefulness of new service development. A new attitude is evidenced by discovering quantitative assessment according to different sets of criteria. The paper also improves the comprehension of the complex process of new service implementation – proves the necessity of the first step, i.e. the determination of the purposefulness of a new service, which is often missed by authors. Appropriate solutions, according to the results of the suggested quantitative analysis, would increase the objectivity of assessment and the probability of successful new services. First published online: 11 Jul 201

Procedural model for maintenance service penetration into the mature market: the case of Lithuania

Neither scientific nor special literature contains systematic information about the actions required for maintenance service market penetration, and most of this kind of research is purely theoretical, not linked to practical possibilities and addressing these issues only fragmentary. Procedural model with flexible structure is developed; the model consists of 9 reasoned components. The article provides systematized information about the market penetration, based on modern scientific findings. The proposed model shows all the necessary actions, sequence of the performances, content of the actions and possibilities for using. The maintenance services market penetration model was tested and found to be suitable. This resulted in the emergence of a new maintenance company in the Lithuanian market. The use of the model will help to design a market penetration strategy for maintenance companies. Also, the use of the model can help to penetrate the maintenance market of any country which has a market economy and legitimized competitionBioekonomikos plėtros fakultetasLietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetasVilniaus Gedimino technikos universitetasVytauto Didžiojo universiteta

Histerosalpingografijos vertė diagnozuojant kiaušintakių pažeidimus nevaisingoms moterims

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of hysterosalpingography in the diagnosis of tubal pathology among infertile patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A prospective cross-sectional study in Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital within the period of 18 months was performed. Consecutive infertile women formed the study group according to defined criteria. Hysterosalpingography was performed in the preovulatory phase of the menstrual cycle. Laparoscopy and dye test was performed within one - three months after hysterosalpingography. General tubal pathology, tubal occlusion, and peritubal adhesions detected at hysterosalpingography were compared with general tubal pathology, tubal occlusion, and peritubal adhesions detected at laparoscopy. RESULTS: The study population comprised 149 infertile women. The sensitivity of 81.4% and specificity of 47.8% the likelihood ratio of a positive test result of 1.6 and a negative test result of 0.4 for hysterosalpingography while evaluating general tubal pathology was determined. Sensitivity of 84.1% and specificity of 59.1% and likelihood ratios of 2.1 and 0.3, respectively, were calculated, when tubal occlusion was defined as any abnormality of tubal patency. When definition of tubal occlusion was limited to two-sided occlusion, the sensitivity and specificity were 89.5% and 90% and likelihood ratios 9.0 and 0.1, respectively. As a test of peritubal adhesions, hysterosalpingography had sensitivity of 35.5% and specificity of 81.3% and likelihood ratios of 1.9 and 0.8, respectively. CONCLUSION: The diagnostic performance of hysterosalpingography in the diagnosis of general tubal pathology and peritubal adhesions is poor. Hysterosalpingography is more accurate in the diagnosis of tubal occlusion

Modelling actions for planning of new dishes technology

Many catering companies attempt to create new dishes and make use of new technologies in order to better satisfy customers' needs. Regrettably, implementation of these actions is often wrongly planned; systematically unsubstantiated, so unproductive expenditure does not produce the expected result. On summarising the information presented in a wide spectrum of scientific and special literature and after assessing it from the perspective of logical adaptability and systemic approach, the authors present a procedural model of new dish technology planning. This model allows determining and comprehensively assessing the main factors which influence the most important planning solutions. The model consists of the following key components: assessment of the market needs, selection of appropriate resources, choice of suitable procedures, planning of quality, and standardisation of procedures. The article discusses the content of the components, and their sequence is validated by information suggested by various authors after logical assessment of the need and its nature. Application of the suggested model will allow catering businesses to be consistent in planning the technology of new dishes and increase the likelihood of their successVytauto Didžiojo universitetasŽemės ūkio akademij

Systematic Approach to A New Service Ideas Conceptualisation: Quantitative Decision Making

Contradictory opinions about some stages in a new service development cause many uncertainties, especially when transferring actions of theoretical implementation into practice. Such ambiguities are particularly typical for the process of conception formation, also evaluation and service system creation. The aim of the paper is to provide a justified model of new service concept(s) formation, its assessment and service system (new service technology) designing. Because of the lack of data about service concept formation, reference was also made to the sources of information about product concept creation. Scientific information on the issues of concept formation was analysed (systematised, structured and synthesised basing on sparse works of other authors) after being assessed in terms of logic and integrity, availability and practical appropriateness for service business. Research findings are used to develop a process model. It consists of the following main components: determining the purposefulness of new service development, concepts designing, concepts assessment according to two different sets of criteria, decision making about service system designing (new service technology designing). Application of the proposed model will show a real ways for the formation of new service concepts. Flexible construction of the model allows reducing time needed for the evaluation and implementation a new serviceAleksandro Stulginskio universitetasLietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetasVytauto Didžiojo universitetasŽemės ūkio akademij

Necessity and content of the hospitals food department production personnel planning

The dietary food departments’ personnel planning problem is relevant to both public and private hospitals as these production activities affect the cost and quality of service in general. In the absence of an adequate methodology for determining the needs of a personnel amount, these activities are caused by a variety of subjective and objective factors. The purpose of this publication is to substantiate the need for production personnel planning in the hospitals‘ food departments and to provide a reasonable methodology for determining the number of staff required. The proposed methodology is prepared taking into account the complexity of the prepared dietary dishes, the number of these dishes required for the manufacture and the length of the working day and the working week. The result of numerous studies is the proposed formula (1), the application of which allows precisely calculating the required amount of production personnel: (1), where - the number of employees required, without yet having been evaluated by workers‘ work and rest regimes; n - number of the same dietary dishes required to produce during a day; K - coefficient indicating the complexity of dishes preparation; - a constant coefficient of labor productivity growth, it is equal to 1,14; T – duration of personnel working day. The determination of the coefficient K expressions was the main objective of the study. The final number of employees is determined as follows: (2), where N - final number of production personnel required; K - coefficient, which having been evaluated in accordance with employs’ work and rest regimes. Use of suggested methodology will help for the dietary meals producing institutions better organize production processes and optimize staff costsBioekonomikos plėtros fakultetasLietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas. Medicinos akademijaVilniaus Gedimino technikos universitetasVytauto Didžiojo universiteta

Seksualinio smurto moteriškosios lyties aukos tyrimo metodika. I dalis = Sexual violence testing methodology of female victims. Part I

Seksualinio smurto moteriškosios lyties tyrimo metodikoje apžvelgiami pagrindiniai bendravimo su seksualinio smurto auka principai, dokumentacijos pildymas, sužalojimų įvertinimas, aptariamas lytiškai plintančių infekcijų tyrimo algoritmas, profilaktinis jų gydymas, pateikiama informacija gydytojui ir aukai dėl tolesnio tyrimų bei stebėsenos plano, seksualinio smurto aukos tyrimo protokolasSexual violence testing methodology of female victims analyzes the basic communication principles with a sexual violence victim, documentation completion, injury assessment. Sexually transmitted infections testing algorithm and preventive treatment, information to the doctor and the victim on the further research and follow-up plan is discussed, sexual violence testing protocol is proposedLietuvos Respublikos generalinė prokuratūraLietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas. Medicinos akademijaParamos vaikams centrasTeisės fakultetasUgdymo ir konsultavimo centrasValstybinė teismo medicinos tarnybaViešoji įstaiga Respublikinė Šiaulių ligoninėViešosios teisės katedraVilniaus universitetasVytauto Didžiojo universiteta

Seksualinio smurto moteriškosios lyties aukos tyrimo metodika. II dalis = Sexual violence testing methodology of female victims. Part II

Seksualinio smurto moteriškosios lyties tyrimo metodikoje apžvelgiami pagrindiniai bendravimo su seksualinio smurto auka principai, dokumentacijos pildymas, sužalojimų įvertinimas, aptariamas lytiškai plintančių infekcijų tyrimo algoritmas, profilaktinis jų gydymas, pateikiama informacija gydytojui ir aukai dėl tolesnio tyrimų bei stebėsenos plano, seksualinio smurto aukos tyrimo protokolasSexual violence testing methodology of female victims analyzes the basic communication principles with a sexual violence victim, documentation completion, injury assessment. Sexually transmitted infections testing algorithm and preventive treatment, information to the doctor and the victim on the further research and follow-up plan is discussed, sexual violence testing protocol is proposedLietuvos Respublikos generalinė prokuratūraLietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas. Medicinos akademijaParamos vaikams centrasTeisės fakultetasUgdymo ir konsultavimo centrasValstybinė teismo medicinos tarnybaViešoji įstaiga Respublikinė Šiaulių ligoninėViešosios teisės katedraVilniaus universitetasVytauto Didžiojo universiteta