Application of the group portfolio in Production Management and Logistics subject: results of a pilot project

Aprovechando el proceso de adaptación al nuevo Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior (EEES) de la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), los autores del presente artículo decidieron realizar una experiencia piloto en asignaturas de la licenciatura. Dicha experiencia, consistía en la elaboración de un portafolio electrónico por grupos de alumnos. El resultado esperado es que los alumnos llevasen más al día la asignatura y se ejercitasen con problemas similares a los del examen. Se quería comprobar si el cambio metodológico repercutía en el progreso de los alumnos. El presente artículo presenta la experiencia de innovación docente implantada en la asignatura de Dirección de Producción y Logística en el curso académico 2011-2012 de cuarto curso de la Licenciatura de Administración de Empresas. Los resultados obtenidos servirán para el diseño de una asignatura de grado similar de segundo curso en el mismo centro.Taking advantage of the process of adaptation to the new European Higher Education Area (EHEA) of the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), the present paper authors decided to conduct pilot projects in Bachelor subjects. This experience consisted in the development of an electronic portfolio by groups of students. The expected outcome is that students brought up the subject and they will practice with problems similar to the test. We wanted to see if methodological change impacted on student progress. This paper presents an experience of educational innovation introduced in the Management Production and Logistics subject, in 2011-2012 academic year, in the fourth year of the Bachelor of Business Administration. The results obtained will be used for the design of a similar Degree subject in the second course in the same center

SME open innovation for process development: Understanding process-dedicated external knowledge sourcing

Small and medium enterprise (SME) open innovation has received attention only for new product development, overlooking the fact that process innovation is a strategy commonly pursued by SMEs which requires organizing search strategies or external knowledge sourcing for that purpose. Focusing on 3,348 process-oriented innovative SMEs, defined as those that usually and primarily only introduce process rather than product innovation, this study empirically identifies key external sources of SME innovation for process technologies, linking open innovation to SME performance, and highlighting a very important distinction to literature focused on product development. The results contribute to the literature on SME open innovation

Protocolo:revisión sistemática de literatura sobre los mecanismos de coordinación en los modelos de programación matemática para la toma de decisiones descentralizadas

[EN] The article presents the research protocol for a systematic literature review on the coordination mechanisms in the mathematical programming for decentralized decision making on the planning and scheduling, intra or inter companies from 2006 to 2016.[ES] El artículo presenta el protocolo de investigación para la realización de una revisión sistemática sobre los mecanismos de coordinación en los modelos de programación matemá- tica, para la toma de decisiones descentralizadas sobre la planificación y la programación de la producción, entre plantas de la misma empresa o entre plantas de diferentes empresas, en el periodo de 2006 a 2016.Rius-Sorolla, G.; Maheut, J.; Estelles-Miguel, S.; Garcia-Sabater, JP. (2017). Protocol: Systematic Literature Review on coordination mechanisms for the mathematical programming models in production planning with decentralized decision making. 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Determinants of Teacher’s Readiness to Implement e-Learning in the University of Fallujah

[EN] The study aimed at exploring the determinants that influenced teacher’s readiness to implement electronic learning in a public university in Iraq. These determinants were classified into three categories including (teacher personality, institutional factors, and situational factors). A questionnaire was distributed to (200) lecturers who constituted the sample of the study at the faculties of the University of Fallujah in Iraq. Based on the hypotheses, the study revealed that there isn’t a statistically significant positive effect of teacher’s personality on their readiness to implement e-learning. As well, the study indicated that there isn’t a statistically significant positive effect of institutional determinants on teacher’s readiness to execute e-learning. Finally, the study concluded that there isn’t a statistically significant positive effect of situational determinants on instructor’s readiness to apply e-learning.Baqer Yakoob, N.; Estelles-Miguel, S.; Peris-Ortiz, M. (2023). Determinants of Teacher’s Readiness to Implement e-Learning in the University of Fallujah. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. 101-109. https://doi.org/10.4995/INN2022.2022.1582110110