Choice Of New Technologies Research Articles

Designing a model for patient relationship management in the general hospitals using the combination of analytic hierarchy process and interpretive structural modeling.

BACKGROUND:Patient relationship management (PRM), in addition to saving costs, increases patient loyalty and creates a satisfactory environment for the patient and the service provider. This study aimed to design a model of PRM in general hospitals using the combination of the analytic hierarchy process and interpretive structural modeling (ISM).METHODS:This was an applied and cross-sectional study conducted in 2020 at three stages. At the first stage, using a systematic review, factors affecting PRM were identified. In the second stage, these factors were prioritized based on the pair-wise comparisons. In the third stage, the interaction levels of the factors were modeled for the general hospitals using ISM through the use of the MICMAC technique and Excel 2007 software.RESULTS:The results showed that “integrated information system,” “registration of the patient's essential information,” and “right data at the correct time” were the first to third priority in implementing PRM in the general hospitals. In the final model of ISM, three levels of effective factors were extracted, and 10, 4, and 6 factors were identified in the first, second, and third levels, respectively.CONCLUSION:Establishing the PRM strategy in the hospital, in addition to executive and managerial requirements, depends on the existence of an electronic customer relationship management system, and the choice of new technology, as well as the integration of information systems and technology culture, should be given special attention by managers.

Developing Student’s Readiness for Choice: Overview

A modern student faces a situation of many alternatives for choice in the field of education. It can be the choice of new technologies, new educational environments, new ways of communication with participants in educational relations. Development of students’ readiness for a conscious, independent and responsible choice of educational activities and the construction of an individual trajectory of education are among the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard. Choice is considered in detail in philosophy and psychology and, to a lesser extent, in the field of pedagogy, few scientific works are devoted to the problem of developing students’ readiness for educational choice. The article examines the choice in two aspects: as a process and as an internal human activity. The main features of choice are revealed, the concept of readiness to choose as an integrative characteristic of a person is analyzed. The article provides an overview of domestic and foreign researchers in the field of psychology and pedagogy on the problem of the developing students’ readiness to choose educational activities in cooperation with parents, teachers and other students. The purpose of the article is to analyze and generalize the main psychological and pedagogical approaches to the definition of the concepts of choice, readiness to choose, and to identify the essential features of choice in the course of theoretical research. The author considers the features of the process of the development of students to choose educational activities in the theory and practice of education. Methodology. In the course of a theoretical review of the problem, we used the methods of theoretical analysis, synthesis, comparison and generalization. A conclusion is drawn about the current approaches and methods used to develop students’ readiness to choose educational activities in the theory and practice of education. The results of the theoretical analysis of the phenomena of choice and readiness to choose are useful for further psychological and pedagogical research and the organization of the process of developing students’ readiness for choice.

Packages Ltd. Capacity Addition in Carton Line: Riviera vs. Austin

The case is about choice of new technology. One option (Riviera) is more expensive, but has better after sales service, better reputation, better process capability, and lower capacity utilization. The choice of technology requires looking into the changes in the market, existing capabilities, company strategy and projections about the future. This case can be taught in ‘capacity analysis’ module in operations management, or in a course on Management of Technology.

Analysis on Strategy Choice of New Technologies Adopted in Logistics Enterprises under Demand Uncertainty

AbstractThe method of real options was used to analyze the mechanism of decision-making on adoption of new technology under demand uncertainty in logistics enterprises, the threshold of demand size was then gained. The result shows that considering flexibility of decision-making will increase the threshold on adoption of new technology and this is unfavorable for the adoption of new technology in logistics enterprises. At the same time, the factors influencing the threshold were further analyzed. The adoption of new technology depends on the government guidance and strategic alliance relationship between logistics service supplier and demander to promote Chinese logistics enterprises and logistics industry improvement accordingly.

Healthcare technology and technology assessment.

New technology is one of the primary drivers for increased healthcare costs in the United States. Both physician and industry play important roles in the development, adoption, utilization and choice of new technologies. The Federal Drug Administration regulates new drugs and new medical devices, but healthcare technology assessment remains limited. Healthcare technology assessment originated in federal agencies; today it is decentralized with increasing private sector efforts. Innovation is left to free market forces, including direct to consumer marketing and consumer choice. But to be fair to the consumer, he/she must have free knowledge of all the risks and benefits of a new technology in order to make an informed choice. Physicians, institutions and industry need to work together by providing proven, safe, clinically effective and cost effective new technologies, which require valid pre-market clinical trials and post-market continued surveillance with national and international registries allowing full transparency of new products to the consumer--the patient.

Reliability and security modeling in upgrading wireless backbone networks

Design for reliability of wireless networks presents some unique challenges due to the novelty of equipment involved (as opposed to mature circuit-switched networks) and a choice of new technologies. In this paper, we examine a wireless service provider network that needs to upgrade as trunks are reaching exhaust. A choice of upgrade solutions is available based on using a time division multiplexing (TDM) tandem switch or a packet tandem switch. Selecting the preferred solution raises some business continuity questions: Are there any identifiable strategies that improve the business proposition? Which is the preferred upgrade solution? How does each choice compare to the present mode of operations (PMO)? How does each choice compare to reliability and security requirements? We answer these and other reliability questions by examining the different call paths and traffic profiles. We include the effects of traffic growth and product reliability improvements (roadmaps) on the network reliability plus network security issues with emphasis on the modeling of vulnerabilities of the data path.

Corporate Strategies in Environmental Management

OVERVIEW:Environmental management has become an issue of substantial concern, particularly in the chemical industry. A comparative study of U.S. and German chemical companies shows that they adopt substantially different strategies to express this concern. Four different strategies have been identified, and the characteristics that indicate responses to environmental factors are substantially different among the clusters. It is suggested that regulatory agencies should take these differences into account, and that companies that have adopted a particular strategy should be aware of alternative approaches by their competitors. The choice of new technology and the R&D portfolio will be affected by the strategies chosen.

Business Ethics in the Choice of New Technology in the Kraft Pulping Industry

The choice of new technology in a resource-based industry has far-reaching implications for its ethical performance. The kraft pulping industry uses considerable amounts of wood as raw material, and regulatory agencies have been tightening their control limits for effluent, solid waste and air emissions. The technological solutions required to reduce the environmental impact of the industry are shown to have the potential of causing social hardship for the mill's employees, the affected communities, lenders, and owners. In some instances, the technological solutions give rise to new environmental challenges. Forestry practices are influencing the public's perception of the kraft pulping industry, its ethical and environmental performance, its profitability, and the properties of its product, which may increase wood requirements. New forestry practices have the potential to reduce the forest land area required to sustain the kraft pulp production at a given level but ethical problems associated with genetic manipulation, phenodiversity, and biodiversity are identified. This paper analyzes the interface between environmental protection, ethics, and choice of technology.

The generalized Leontief input-output model and its application to the choice of new technology

The Leontief input-output model is generalized and formulated as a generalized linear complementarity problem. Conditions for existence of solutions are given, and solution techniques are reviewed. An application of the model to choosing new technologies is suggested.