Efficient Organization Research Articles

Analysis of Skidder Fuel Consumption by Work Operations During Timber Extraction in Thinning of Even-Aged Forest on Mountainous Terrain: A Case Study

The paper deals with the analysis of the fuel consumption of skidders during timber extraction from thinning of even-aged beech forest on mountain terrain. Fuel consumption research was conducted on the Ecotrac 140V cable skidder over 8 working days at the same worksite during real timber extraction work. The worksite was organized so that the empty skidder traveled uphill, and when loaded, it moved downhill. The skidder was equipped with measuring devices for collecting data from sensors, the motor, and data transfer. The key parameters measured include total fuel consumption (mL) and skidder GPS position, while slopes of skid trails and load volumes were measured directly on terrain. Fuel consumption (L, L/m3) was determined per work cycle and work cycle elements. The highest fuel consumption occurred while driving the unloaded skidder, accounting for 38% of the total. This is primarily because fuel usage during skidder movement is significantly affected by factors such as skidding distance, slope, and skid trail conditions, especially since the unloaded skidder was moving uphill. Guidelines for better and more efficient organization of work and reduction in fuel costs are presented, and the suitability of the skidder and harvesting system are considered based on the results of fuel consumption.

Integrating Wi-Fi, Li-Fi, and BPL Technologies for a Secure Indoor Communication System.

In today's digital age, there is an increasing demand for integrated wireless and wired technologies; however, there is a difficulty in achieving secure and reliable communications within buildings and facilities. This paper presents a proposal for maintaining the infrastructure while expanding it to implement communication technologies with high transmission and reception speeds and high levels of data confidentiality to enhance the operational efficiency of organizations. Three main technologies have emerged as promising solutions for this purpose: Wi-Fi, Li-Fi, and BPL. Despite the advantages that each technology offers, some drawbacks appear in these technologies that affect data transmission. Wi-Fi, Li-Fi, and BPL can be combined to achieve maximum security and reduce noise and interference via the ESP8266 module. This combination could be an important step toward achieving an integrated and secure indoor communication system. The paper provides a comprehensive overview of the three techniques and how they are applied in practice. In addition, OSE, ABPF, and ASBF filters are used to detect and eliminate interference and attack secure internal networks.

Procurement Practices and Operation Efficiency in State-Owned Enterprises: A Case of Eskom Holdings Ltd and Airports Company South Africa Ltd

Governments around the world establish state-owned enterprises (SoEs) to drive revenue generation and promote socioeconomic development. In South Africa, SoEs face significant challenges in balancing service delivery mandates, economic objectives, and compliance with public procurement legislation. This highlights the critical role of effective procurement practices in fostering transparency, fairness, and efficiency. This investigation focused on procurement practices at Eskom Holdings Ltd (Eskom) and the Airports Company South Africa Ltd (ACSA), two key SoEs in South Africa. The study aimed to analyse and identify procurement processes that could enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness in both organisations. A purposive sampling strategy was employed to select fifteen participants from strategic business areas within Eskom and ACSA. The research used thematic analysis, a qualitative approach, to uncover critical insights. Findings revealed that although Eskom and ACSA both prioritise transparency, fairness, and compliance, Eskom places greater emphasis on cost competitiveness, sometimes at the expense of strict adherence to procurement legislation. Moreover, political interference emerged as a major factor undermining decision-making processes, reducing transparency and operational efficiency across both entities. This study contributes to the body of knowledge by synthesising current research, addressing gaps, and providing actionable recommendations for improving procurement practices at Eskom and ACSA to better align with governance principles and legislative requirements.

Comprehensive Review of Health Technology: Innovations in Patient Monitoring, Data Analysis, And Treatment Efficiency

The introduction of health technology into healthcare sectors has transformed the means of monitoring patients, processing information, and administering treatments. Wearable technology and intelligent diagnostic and predictive data analysis have enhanced the quality of care as well as results. Subsequently, this review focuses on identifying and discussing current advances in health technology, their efficiency in practice, patient safety, and overall healthcare organization. Therefore, based on the evaluation of the advantages and drawbacks of the discussed types of technologies, the review aims to offer the audience the idea of their current applicability and perspectives in the healthcare sphere.

Management accounting and reporting as a tool for improving the efficiency of educational organizations

Subject. This article deals with the issues of methodology and organization of the management accounting and reporting system in Russian educational organizations. Objectives. The article aims to reveal the possibilities of management accounting tools in improving the quality of management of educational organizations, as well as motivating the activities of both structural divisions and individual employees. Methods. For the study, I used a systems approach, comparison, systematization, generalization of data, as well as the methods of logical generalization and system reasoning. Results. The article presents the results of a rapid analysis of management accounting in foreign universities and offers an algorithm for building a management accounting system in Russian educational organizations. Based on the SWOT analysis of strategic planning, the article reveals its advantages, identifies strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and existing threats inherent in educational activities. The article also presents the developed algorithm for the implementation of the system of key indicators and reveals their specifics in relation to educational activities. Due to the lack of institutional regulation of management accounting in Russia, the article also proposes a system of bylaws that helps arrange a system of management accounting in educational organizations. Conclusions. The considered management accounting tools can significantly improve the quality of management of an educational organization. A management accounting system will help an educational organization accumulate financial and non-financial information from internal and external sources, properly detail it and present it to decision-makers. The development of management accounting strategies is an important trend.

Lean Competencies of Healthcare Professionals as a Basis for Improving the Efficiency of a Medical Organization

Lean Competencies of Healthcare Professionals as a Basis for Improving the Efficiency of a Medical Organization

The Influence of Transformational Leadership and Job Satisfaction on Employee Performance in Ogan Komering Ilir Regency

This paper explores the factors that either hinder or support performance improvement among civil servants (PNS) in Ogan Komering Ilir Regency. The topic is vital due to the critical role of government employees in delivering effective and efficient public services, as well as the need for practical strategies to enhance organizational performance. The study investigates the challenges faced by local governments in improving employee performance, with the aim of identifying key factors and proposing actionable solutions. A quantitative approach was employed, using stratified random sampling to gather data from 378 civil servants via Likert scale-based questionnaires. The relationship between transformational leadership, job satisfaction, and employee performance were analyzed using SEM-PLS. The analysis revealed that transformational leadership significantly influences both job satisfaction and employee performance. Additionally, the results showed a strong correlation between these factors, underscoring key areas where leadership and satisfaction improvements could enhance performance. The study concludes that strengthening transformational leadership and job satisfaction can have a positive impact on employee performance. The findings provide practical implications for local government policymakers to implement targeted interventions aimed at boosting organizational efficiency. The key takeaway is that leadership development and job satisfaction are crucial to achieving higher performance in the public sector.

INVESTIGATION OF THE MANET NETWORK PERFORMANCE CONCERNING DIFFERENT ROUTING PROTOCOLS

Mobile Ad-Hoc Network is a decentralized organization that operates without a foundation. Due to the Mobile Ad-Hoc Network's self-configurable and simple organizational component, many applications may be run. Because of this, various applications are available. If helpful guidelines are established, Mobile Ad-Hoc Network will become dependable. We shall research the organization's competent steering convention for hypertext transfer protocol traffic. We must reach this conclusion with accuracy since this will be the main focus of our inquiry. Latency and throughput were employed to achieve show research goals. For this work reenactment inquiry, your expectations must be based on the conventions it chose since they performed better on all four perspectives. After analyzing its needs, an organization may improve its operations by choosing better conventions. This may boost an organization's efficiency. This research examined AODV, DSR, and OLSR routing methods. This study used OPNET Modeler 14.5 to enhance ad-hoc network performance.

Enterprise Application Modernization: A Journey through Container-Based Cloud Architecture Transformation

This article explores the comprehensive journey of enterprise application modernization through container-based cloud architecture transformation, examining the critical aspects of this technological evolution. The article delves into the fundamentals of container-based architectures, analyzing their impact on organizational efficiency and operational capabilities. The article demonstrates the practical applications and benefits of containerization through detailed case studies from diverse sectors, including healthcare, retail, and enterprise-scale implementations. The article examines technical implementation considerations, focusing on orchestration strategies, deployment patterns, infrastructure requirements, and security considerations. It provides insights into best practices for application transformation, emphasizing assessment methodologies, testing approaches, and migration strategies. The article analysis extends to business impact evaluation, covering operational efficiency improvements, cost optimization benefits, and scalability achievements. The article culminates in exploring future considerations, examining emerging containerization and cloud-native evolution trends, and providing organizations with strategic insights for their digital transformation initiatives.

Designing a Responsive Talent Development Environment: Case study of the Iraqi Federal Board of Supreme Audit

Given the rapid transformations and increasing challenges facing Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs), the need for flexible and innovative work environments that can attract and develop talents to achieve organizational efficiency and sustainability emerges. The purpose of the study was to create a work environment that encourages talents within the Bureau, which contributes to the sustainability of performance and the achievement of organizational goals. It aims to design a work environment that enables the attraction and development of talents to achieve organizational performance sustainability and enhance innovation and efficiency in the Federal Board of Supreme Audit (FBSA) Using a qualitative methodology based on the Thematic Extraction Method (TEM), various data were collected and analysed. The study conducted interviews with 12 experts, this category of experts included general managers, assistant general managers, and experts from public departments, and they were selected through purposeful sampling, which contributed to providing in-depth data on the requirements of the ideal work environment to support talent development. The analysis process began with coding the data through the following steps: extracting the primary axes, refining them, and classifying them to reach the basic concepts that clarify the dimensions of the required talent development environment from the interview data. The study came up with a design for talent development environment consisting of nine dimensions: the first dimension is providing work tools and infrastructure, then the dimension of searching for and attracting talents, then the dimension of training and developing talents, then the dimension of motivating talents (reward and promotion), then the dimension of knowledge sharing. Then the dimension of identifying talent development opportunities, then the dimension of talent sharing, then effective leadership, and the last in order of importance in the order is the dimension of perceived quality. This approach contributes to improving the quality of financial regulatory services and enhancing the organizational efficiency of the Authority.

Ієрархічна структура як характеристика злочинної організації

Abstract. Criminal organizations are complex and structured entities that operate within society with the aim of engaging in illegal activities and generating profits through criminal means. One of the key characteristics of such organizations is their hierarchical structure, which plays a significant role in the functioning and sustainability of these groups. It allows for the efficient distribution of tasks, the control of members' activities, and ensures the organization's long-term operation despite external threats. For investigative and judicial practice, scientific studies of forms of organized crime are of great importance, in particular, the development of such elements of the forensic characteristics of criminal offenses committed by organized groups, criminal organizations, as forms, methods, signs of organized criminal entities; types of corrupt connections with public officials; role functions and typological features of members of criminal organizations; situation, ways of committing criminal offenses, their consequences. This article examines the organization and functioning of hierarchical structures within criminal groups. The author considers how hierarchy ensures the efficiency, control, and sustainability of criminal organizations, and also draws attention to the challenges it poses for law enforcement agencies. This is particularly true of issues of liability when leaders delegate the commission of crimes to lower levels, making it difficult to hold the leadership accountable. The article considers hierarchy as one of the key characteristics of the most dangerous form of complicity - a criminal organization. The Criminal Code of Ukraine lacks a clear legal definition of the term "hierarchy," which creates certain difficulties for law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and courts when determining the presence or absence of this feature when investigating crimes committed by criminal organizations. The article also examines the etymological meaning of the term "hierarchy," analyzes scientific viewpoints on its updating and clarification. A review of legal literature, decisions of the Supreme Court of Ukraine, and international legal acts regulating the issue of hierarchical structure in criminal organizations is conducted. Based on this, the author proposes his own definition of the term "hierarchy" and criteria for its assessment. Keywords: hierarchical structure; complicity; organized crime syndicate; criminal offense; legal regulation.

Unlocking Security for Comprehensive Electroencephalogram-Based User Authentication Systems.

With recent significant advancements in artificial intelligence, the necessity for more reliable recognition systems has rapidly increased to safeguard individual assets. The use of brain signals for authentication has gained substantial interest within the scientific community over the past decade. Most previous efforts have focused on identifying distinctive information within electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings. In this study, an EEG-based user authentication scheme is presented, employing a multi-layer perceptron feedforward neural network (MLP FFNN). The scheme utilizes P300 potentials derived from EEG signals, focusing on the user's intent to select specific characters. This approach involves two phases: user identification and user authentication. Both phases utilize EEG recordings of brain signals, data preprocessing, a database to store and manage these recordings for efficient retrieval and organization, and feature extraction using mutual information (MI) from selected EEG data segments, specifically targeting power spectral density (PSD) across five frequency bands. The user identification phase employs multi-class classifiers to predict the identity of a user from a set of enrolled users. The user authentication phase associates the predicted user identities with user labels using probability assessments, verifying the claimed identity as either genuine or an impostor. This scheme combines EEG data segments with user mapping, confidence calculations, and claimed user verification for robust authentication. It also accommodates new users by transforming EEG data into feature vectors without the need for retraining. The model extracts selected features to identify users and to classify the input based on these features to authenticate the user. The experiments show that the proposed scheme can achieve 97% accuracy in EEG-based user identification and authentication.

Student Notebook Mansor

The Student Notebook MANSOR is an innovative web application designed to assist students in their academic and personal development. This application aims to provide a comprehensive solution for effective management of study tasks, personal time, and activities that contribute to holistic student development. The application not only enables efficient scheduling and organization of academic responsibilities but also fosters personal growth through features that encourage engagement in extracurricular activities. This paper discusses the technical architecture, development process, and user interface design of MANSOR, while also examining its potential impact on student productivity and overall educational experience. A comparative analysis with similar systems highlights MANSOR’s unique functionalities and user-centered design, positioning it as a valuable tool in contemporary educational environments.

Comprehensive Review of Health Administration Practices with A Focus on Laboratory Management

This paper concludes that effective health administration is vital for overall organizational efficiency, particularly in the healthcare industry, measured through the level of accomplishment of laboratory objectives. Therefore, this extensive literature review aims to discuss the main principles of leadership in health administration with an emphasis on laboratory management, which is the most sensitive and known to be effective, efficient, and innovative. This paper reviews the advancements in management in healthcare facility laboratories, including systems, technology, and guidelines. Particular emphasis is placed on the developments in the field of laboratory management resulting from improvements in health informatics, regulation, and mandatory improvements in the quality and safety of laboratory testing. The review also includes best practices and emerging trends, including staffing, training and development, resources, planning and control, and compliance. Thus, this paper offers a literature review of previous research and new data on factors enhancing laboratory management best practices and the corresponding recommendations.

Advancing Corporate Social Responsibility in AI-driven Human Resources Management: A Maturity Model Approach

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the corporate environment has been the subject of several current social debates of many scientific studies in reshaping human resource management (HRM) practices. There is a significant research gap in understanding how artificial intelligence (AI) can be ethically and effectively integrated into human resources management (HRM), particularly in relation to corporate social responsibility (CSR). This study aims to address this gap by proposing a maturity model to assess and guide the responsible implementation of AI in HRM practices. The research goal focuses on how AI can be aligned with CSR principles to ensure ethical, transparent, and socially responsible usage in organizational settings. The methodology includes a comprehensive review of 52 academic papers, employing bibliometrics, network analysis, and thematic content analysis to explore the interplay between AI, CSR, and HRM. These analyses allowed the identification of key ethical concerns and challenges in AI-driven HRM practices, such as bias in AI algorithms, data privacy issues, transparency, and the need for technical proficiency among HR professionals. The findings reveal a five-level AI maturity model, each stage representing progressive alignment with CSR principles. Organizations at lower maturity levels tend to have ad-hoc AI implementations with minimal CSR focus, while those at higher levels demonstrate full integration of ethical AI practices. Additionally, the study highlights the importance of transparency, accountability, and employee empowerment as critical elements for advancing AI maturity in HRM. This research contributes by offering organizations a practical tool to assess and enhance their AI-driven HRM processes through a CSR lens. It also provides a foundation for future research on strategic policy development, ethical AI governance, and continuous improvement in the integration of AI in HRM. Scholars are encouraged to explore these areas further, particularly in understanding how AI can foster not only organizational efficiency but also social responsibility and ethical standards.

The Effectiveness of Electronic Medical Records (RME) On Hospital Service Quality

This study investigates The Medical Record Department (MRD) plays a pivotal role in the hospital administration framework at Shri Balaji Hospital, ensuring the efficient management and organization of patient health data. As an essential component of healthcare delivery, the MRD is responsible for maintaining accurate, comprehensive, and up-to-date records for all patients treated at the facility. This includes not only clinical data such as diagnosis, treatment plans, and surgical histories, but also administrative information vital for billing, insurance, and regulatory compliance. At Shri Balaji Hospital, the MRD operates under strict protocols to guarantee the confidentiality and security of patient records in accordance with legal and ethical standards. The department is crucial for the coordination of multidisciplinary care, as it facilitates the timely and accurate sharing of medical information between healthcare professionals, thus ensuring continuity of care and improving patient outcomes. The MRD also plays a significant role in hospital operations by supporting functions such as audits, quality control, and risk management. It ensures that the hospital adheres to national healthcare standards, including those set by accrediting bodies and government regulations. In this regard, the department’s meticulous record-keeping supports the hospital’s efforts in continuous quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.

Hospital Management Information System in Increasing Efficiency

Healthcare services are the main topic because of the high complexity challenges in the health sector. The purpose of this study is to determine the implementation of Hospital Information System (HIS) in increasing the efficency of healthcare services. The research design used in this article is a literature review method related to Hospital Information Systems in supporting the efficiency of hospital services using databases. In this study, the researcher collected literature review data with a thematic structure based on the concept of thinking using the keywords "hospital information system", "information system efficiency", and "healthcare efficiency" which were compiled to answer scientific questions by grouping and discussing literature sources accordingly to the theme or topic. The results showed that Hospital Information System can minimize the complexity of healthcare services by increasing organizational efficiency through innovation in developing information system based on business process management, service automation, reducing costs, improving hospital performance, which aims to develop human resources, organizational development, and technological quality improvement to achieve efficency in healthcare services.

Value for whom? Rethinking cost-effectiveness from young people’s perspective

Background: This article re-envisions the concept of value in relation to safeguarding and welfare services to young people who are experiencing adversity, risk and disadvantage. Current use of the terms ‘cost-effectiveness’ and ‘value for money’ within the policy and practice sectors is dominated by the concept of financial costs, most particularly with respect to the goals of producing organisational efficiencies and providing lower cost services. Analysis is often driven by outcomes that are easy to measure and can be monetised. Findings: The moral and societal costs associated with not providing the best possible support and services to some of the most vulnerable people in society are largely missing from these debates, as are young people’s views on what counts as value from their perspective. Drawing on learning from our recent and current research in the UK focused on young people at risk of extra-familial risks and harms, we use a case study to consider alternative approaches that would place young people’s views and concerns at the centre of analysis. We explore the integration of ‘softer outcomes’ (such as subjective well-being, educational engagement and qualitative inquiry into what matters to young people) into debates about ‘value for money’. Conclusion: We highlight the importance of exploring the lives of young people holistically and taking a life course perspective to understand and engage with the longer-term societal, moral and financial costs associated with providing the right services and support, at the right time, to the children and young people who need them most.

К вопросу о критериях и показателях оценки организации качества и эффективности диспансерного наблюдения пациентов с психическими расстройствами.

An important area of improving mental health protection of the population is to increase the efficiency of dispensary observation of patients in psychiatric medical organizations, which allows achieving stabilization or improvement of their health, thereby increasing the quality of life of both patients and their relatives. To make the necessary management decisions on the part of the management of medical organizations aimed at improving the quality indicators of the organization and the efficiency of dispensary observation, appropriate information support is necessary. However, there are currently no separately developed criteria for assessing dispensary observation in the framework of primary specialized health care for mental disorders. Purpose of study is to substantiate the basic principles of systematization of criteria and indicators for assessing the organization of quality and efficiency of dispensary observation of patients with mental disorders for the purpose of monitoring and correct assessment of quality with subsequent adoption of adequate management decisions. Materials and methods. To systematize the criteria and indicators for assessing the organization of quality and efficiency of dispensary observation of patients with mental disorders, we used regulatory documents defining the activities of the psychiatric care system of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation, primary accounting and reporting medical forms, and the results of expert assessment. Results. Organizational and methodological approaches to the development and scientific substantiation of indicators for assessing the organization of quality and effectiveness of dispensary observation of patients with mental disorders included work with regulatory documents and analytical indicators used in the work of the OGBUZ «IOPD» and an expert assessment of the indicators of the effectiveness of dispensary observation of patients with mental disorders. The criteria and indicators for assessing the organization of quality and effectiveness of dispensary observation of patients with mental disorders were systematized into three groups, including a number of subgroups, which allows you to correctly assess the activities of the district psychiatrist’s office for dispensary observation of patients with mental disorders. Findings. Thus, the criteria and indicators for assessing the organization of quality and effectiveness of dispensary observation of patients with mental disorders allow you to receive information and make adequate management decisions regarding improving the structural efficiency of the psychiatric service as a whole, determine further actions to link them to regulatory documents and their subsequent digitalization. In general, the proposed methodological approaches make it possible to form an appropriate system of indicators for each hierarchical level of management of the psychiatric service.

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PARADOXES IN TURKISH PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: EVALUATIONS ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE PARADOXES

This study investigates the application of performance management in public institutions, focusing specifically on universities and academic staff while identifying key challenges associated with these practices. Performance management aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of individuals and organizations. In public administration, its goals include fostering accountability, promoting transparency, improving service quality, and delivering economic benefits. However, the effectiveness of performance management processes within universities can be constrained, leading to various challenges over time. A significant issue is the "performance paradox," which arises when performance evaluation systems lose efficacy and paradoxically undermine academic activities. This study highlights the shortcomings of academic performance evaluation systems in Turkey and proposes suggestions for developing an optimal performance appraisal framework. By employing content analysis of topics such as academic incentives, appointment and promotion criteria, and evaluation processes at research universities, the study explores the manifestation of the performance paradox in the academic sphere and its adverse consequences. The findings offer valuable recommendations for public policymakers, practitioners, and scholars aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of academic performance appraisal systems.