David Tranfield, David Denyer and Mike Burr
Managing long‐term infrastructural assets, such as real estate, buildings and equipment, is becoming more topical at the strategic level. Such assets are reported to comprise 25…
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Managing long‐term infrastructural assets, such as real estate, buildings and equipment, is becoming more topical at the strategic level. Such assets are reported to comprise 25 per cent or more of corporate assets and occupancy costs represent 40‐50 per cent of net operating incomes and are often the third most expensive item (behind labour costs and IT). Managers with little experience of the strategic management of long‐term assets (SMoLTA) often find this a challenging agenda. This paper reports exploratory research on how managers are addressing the SMoLTA and is drawn from the views of senior managers in 25 organisations of varying sizes from the public and private sectors. In addition, the paper uses data from research on management practices in four case companies that have excellent reputations in this field, synthesising the findings into algorithmic form. This algorithm is developed and presented as a tentative framework which aims to help facilitate managers in aligning corporate and infrastructure strategy.
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David Tranfield, David Denyer, Javier Marcos and Mike Burr
The division between academic knowledge and its relevance for practice is an enduring problem across many fields. Nowhere is this division more pronounced, and resolution of its…
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The division between academic knowledge and its relevance for practice is an enduring problem across many fields. Nowhere is this division more pronounced, and resolution of its negative features more required, than in academic management research and its relationship to management practice, for the advent of the knowledge revolution requires that organizations capitalize on all available assets including knowledge assets when improving performance either by increasing efficiencies or ensuring mission delivery in the medium term. How companies might achieve this has become a key question. This paper reports the “co‐production” model of knowledge creation and transfer through a novel case of this in practice. It outlines how academics and managers can work together using a “systematic review” of the science base to synthesize management knowledge and ensure its transfer. In doing so it offers management academics and practitioners a new model for the production and application of knowledge.
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The body has an elaborate antioxidant defence system to protect against excessive free radical attack. Such attack has been implicated in the development process of several…
When shaping any press parts, attention must be paid as follows to the manufacturing cost of dies and their durability as well as to the flow of material and the deburring of…
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When shaping any press parts, attention must be paid as follows to the manufacturing cost of dies and their durability as well as to the flow of material and the deburring of workpieces:
President Bill Clinton has had many opponents and enemies, most of whom come from the political right wing. Clinton supporters contend that these opponents, throughout the Clinton…
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President Bill Clinton has had many opponents and enemies, most of whom come from the political right wing. Clinton supporters contend that these opponents, throughout the Clinton presidency, systematically have sought to undermine this president with the goal of bringing down his presidency and running him out of office; and that they have sought non‐electoral means to remove him from office, including Travelgate, the death of Deputy White House Counsel Vincent Foster, the Filegate controversy, and the Monica Lewinsky matter. This bibliography identifies these and other means by presenting citations about these individuals and organizations that have opposed Clinton. The bibliography is divided into five sections: General; “The conspiracy stream of conspiracy commerce”, a White House‐produced “report” presenting its view of a right‐wing conspiracy against the Clinton presidency; Funding; Conservative organizations; and Publishing/media. Many of the annotations note the links among these key players.
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Date: 20 October 1993 Venue: The Regency Hotel, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands Introduction This conference will provide a forum for discussions on recent advances in high…
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Date: 20 October 1993 Venue: The Regency Hotel, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands Introduction This conference will provide a forum for discussions on recent advances in high technology joining process such as soldering, brazing, diffusion and adhesive bonding. Papers cover a wide range of scientific and technical developments and latest advances in production techniques, particularly those which may involve environmental considerations, and highlight the technological advances being made in the move towards the 21st century.
Michael W. Stebbins and Judy L. Valenzuela
This chapter describes two change efforts involving participatory action research within the pharmacy operations division of Kaiser Permanente. Focus is on a parallel learning…
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This chapter describes two change efforts involving participatory action research within the pharmacy operations division of Kaiser Permanente. Focus is on a parallel learning mechanism that has been used to support communications and change during two large-scale information technology interventions. It begins with basic background information on participatory action research in organizations. Since the case setting is Kaiser Permanente, the chapter provides some information on the U.S. healthcare industry context and then shifts to Kaiser’s communication forum, a learning mechanism that has been in place for 35 years. Cognitive, structural, and procedural aspects of the learning mechanism are explored, and the chapter features interviews with some of the key forum players. Both in the forum’s infancy and in its current more institutionalized state, the pharmacy organization has been in crisis. Implications for the use of parallel learning structures on a long-term basis to support long-term participatory action research are explored along with contributions to theory on insider/outsider action research.
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Mike Oakey, who joined Specialised Mouldings Ltd., of Huntingdon as Chief Executive of the newly formed Aerospace Division in January, has been appointed Director of Operations…
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Mike Oakey, who joined Specialised Mouldings Ltd., of Huntingdon as Chief Executive of the newly formed Aerospace Division in January, has been appointed Director of Operations and Deputy Managing Director.
The majority of quality control charts are employed for normally distributed data. In reality this assumption is not always valid, as an alternative the Burr distribution is…
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Purpose
The majority of quality control charts are employed for normally distributed data. In reality this assumption is not always valid, as an alternative the Burr distribution is considered here.
Design/methodology/approach
Having previously derived integral equations for the average run length, a key measure of the performance of a control chart, approximate solutions are derived using Gaussian quadrature.
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Polynomials closely approximating the average run length for the three most popular control charts, using their usual parameterisation, are obtained.
Research limitations/implications
This is an extension of the Burr distribution which is noted for its ability to fit numerous scenarios.
Practical implications
These charts are widely applicable within engineering, finance, medicine, environmental statistics and many other fields. These problems are typically said to fall in the domain of risk management. It is hoped that this paper will add to the body of practitioners already employing this technique.
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Control charts are widely employed, however, applications are usually restricted to the normal distribution. This is the first time it has been applied to the Burr distribution and original polynomials derived for the average run length.
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Discusses ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), which is a new private corporation for managing Internet domain names and IP addresses, which was created in…
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Discusses ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), which is a new private corporation for managing Internet domain names and IP addresses, which was created in the USA and produces a historical and conceptual assessment of the policy involved.