Identify Performance Indicators Research Articles

Tool for the identification and implementation of Environmental Indicators in Ports (TEIP)

In this paper, the concept of environmental indicator is reviewed as a relevant element used in the environmental management of any organisation. The importance of this element within an Environmental Management System (EMS) is also justified. Although EMS standards recognise the relevance of using indicators, they do not specify any methodology to identify which indicators have to be implemented. In addition, the present research demonstrates that although there is a high percentage of European ports that have already implemented performance indicators, most of them do not mention the method applied to obtain the indicators. This suggests that some of the procedures used by ports to identify indicators may not necessarily be science-based or systematic in approach. For these reasons, the need to develop a new methodology able to identify the ports' most adequate indicators was detected. Therefore, a Tool for the identification and implementation of Environmental Indicators in Ports (TEIP) was developed. It aims at identifying performance indicators in ports and providing guidelines for their proper implementation. This is a computer and science-based tool (www.eports.cat/teip) that provides a quick calculation and outputs, and it is designed to be as user-friendly and practical as possible in order to facilitate its completion by the user. This new methodology is applicable to all types of ports no matter the size, geographical location or its commercial profile; it provides targeted and specific results for each one. TEIP aims at helping port managers at easily determining their significant port indicators, which provides valuable elements for the decision-making processes.

Gender Sensitivity among Employees in NGO Sector:A Case Study

The purpose of this paper is to examine the gender sensitivity issues prevalent among employees of an NGO and to identify performance indicators of gender sensitive behaviours to be exemplified by the employees working in this sector. This study uses a qualitative case study approach to describe the gender mainstreaming issues from the perspective of the employees. Analysis of the interview data indicated that there exists ambiguity within the core and the field team on the impact of gender sensitive behaviours on performance appraisal, need to define the term gender as presently it seems to exclude men, Absence of any metrics to measure gender related challenges or achievements, perception among male staff that organization favours women, fear of backlash on making gender related complaints along with other issues like rigid working hours and transport, to mention a few. The study draws lessons on how to bring about gender sensitivity within an organization's culture along with identifying the performance indicators of Gender Sensitivity within an NGO context.

Development and adaptation of a Canadian clinical practice guideline for the rehabilitation of adults with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (tbi)

A clinical practice guideline (CPG) for traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitation is under development in Ontario and Québec, Canada. Multiple stakeholders (clinicians/managers, physicians, researchers, and decision-makers) were consulted regarding their perceptions about their needs and the CPG content/format and implementation and participated as experts in a meeting to achieve consensus on the main recommendations to include in the CPG; to modify recommendations requiring adaptation, and to identify performance indicators to measure practice related to the recommendations. To report on the consensus process results. Sixty TBI experts (i.e. clinicians from multiple disciplines, researchers, managers, decision-makers and community associations) participated. Using prepared lists of recommendations based on scientific evidence and existing guidelines about the organization of rehabilitation services (e.g. case management) and the rehabilitation of specific brain injury-related impairments (e.g. fatigue and sleep disorders), experts assembled in 6 working groups produced a preliminary set of recommendations. For the organization of services, 39 new recommendations were added to the 71 existing recommendations; 78 new recommendations were added to the 142 related to impairments, for a total of 330 recommendations. Examples of performance indicators included patient satisfaction and chart audit (presence/absence of recommended assessment/intervention). A first set of guidelines was produced and they will be refined through further consultation with the experts who will prioritise the recommendations for the final version of the CPG.

Effect of match venue, scoring first and quality of opposition on match outcome in the UEFA Champions League

The aim of the present study was twofold. First, to identify the effects of situational variables, which are match location (ML), scoring first (SF) and quality of opposition (QO) all of them simultaneously when considering the minute of the first goal (GM) and the competition stage (CS) in the UCL; and secondly to analyze the match-related statistics when completing and explaining the obtained results. Sample was composed by 475 matches of 2009 to 2013 seasons. Data were analyzed in function of group stage and knockout stage. Regression analysis were used to analyze the effects of situational variables (scoring first, match location, quality of opposition, score differences of the first match and minute when the first goal was scored) in match outcome. Discriminant analysis was conducted to identify performance indicators that clarify teams in both competition stages. Results enhanced the importance of interactive effects of match location, scoring first and quality of opposition on UCL according competition stage. The findings of this study should help coaches to improve their match strategies and raining designs before competition.

Driving factors-based approach for identifying performance indicators in sugarcane supply and processing systems

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop and demonstrate a driving factors-based approach for identifying and ranking performance indicators in integrated sugarcane supply and processing systems (ISSPSs) on an on-going basis. Design/methodology/approach – The research included a literature review, development of an approach, testing of the approach in four ISSPSs and checking the tests’ results for consistency with Southern Africa sugar industry benchmarks and external knowledge of the four ISSPSs. Findings – The research offers a systematic approach for identifying and ranking performance indicators based on existing driving factors in ISSPSs. Results obtained from the application of the approach in four ISSPSs are consistent with industry benchmarks and external knowledge of the ISSPSs. Research limitations/implications – The approach was tested in only four ISSPSs. It is recommended that the approach should be tested in other complex systems to further validate its effectiveness. It is further recommended that the approach should be systematically compared with existing approaches that are used for identifying and ranking performance indicators. Originality/value – This research is of academic value and of practical value to practitioners in ISSPSs. The research blends knowledge from network theory and cause-and-effect analysis to come up with a systematic approach for identifying and ranking performance indicators in ISSPSs on an on-going basis. Further, the approach identifies and ranks performance indicators as part of one data set. This approach has never, to the authors’ knowledge, been used in agro-industry before.

Decision model for performance evaluation of flexible pavement

Flexible pavement condition assessment modelling is an important component, which includes different activities, including estimating current and the future pavement condition scenarios, to decide optimum allocation of natural resources. A Delphi survey was carried out among experienced professional engineers for establishing a pair-wise comparison matrix among the performance indicator/surface defects based on 0-5 scale. In this study, analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is proposed to predict the pavement condition assessment and prioritisation of pavement segments. As performance indicators are themselves subjective, AHP provides a rational methodological framework to break down the hierarchical structure of influencing performance indicators. It is used to determine the weight of the different identified performance indicators. The segment prioritised index is developed using weight of performance indicators and rating of performance indicators. This model becomes quite convenient to gauge the magnitude of each risk/failure factor responsible for the possibility of distress in road segments.

Supply chain performance measurement of olive oil industry with KPIs

Supply chain performance of a particular type of supply chain can be determined using certain key performance indicators (KPIs) of that industry. This paper aims to present a supply chain performance index for Portuguese olive oil industry on the basis of identifying performance indicators. The indicators were identified on the basis of survey and informal discussion with the management team of olive mills in Portugal. A questionnaire was developed for getting responses from mill managers, heads, engineers, and other employees of different departments of olive mills using a five-point Likert scale. Further, the key performance index of the particular olive mill is calculated using the proposed formula by Cleveland et al. (1989) on the basis of three weight criteria. This index can be used to make a suitable benchmark for the best olive industries which will help managers of other supply chains to measure and compare their supply chain performance with benchmarked supply chains. The result shows the weak and strong performance indicators of the olive mill in order to know their fallback situation and manage their on-time production requirements. Additionally, each performance indicator can be improved with the use of suggestive IT solutions.

Indicadores de desempenho, práticas e custos da manutenção na gestão de pneus de uma empresa de transportes

Existem três custos operacionais expressivos para os prestadores de serviços logísticos (PSL): manutenção dos veículos, dos pneus e o abastecimento de combustível. Nos estudos de manutenção pouco se tem pesquisado sobre o conceito da gestão de pneus, técnicas de manutenção e desempenho conjuntamente. Nesse contexto, este estudo tem como objetivo identificar as práticas e indicadores de desempenho da área da manutenção na gestão de pneus e também, analisar a influencia dos custos aplicados aos pneus sobre o custo total da manutenção. Do ponto de vista metodológico, foi realizado um estudo de caso exploratório, descritivo e analítico. Os principais instrumentos de coleta de dados foram à observação in loco, entrevista não estruturada, análise de documentos e de relatórios com resultados de indicadores. Os dados foram analisados pela análise de correlação e regressão múltipla. Foi revelado que dentre os indicadores de desempenho da manutenção na gestão de pneus, os custos aplicados aos pneus possuem maior correlação com o custo total da manutenção. O teste Anova indicou que os custos aplicados aos pneus influenciam em 54% das variações no custo total da manutenção. Foram esclarecidos os conceitos sobre técnicas de manutenção específicas da gestão de pneus, além de identificar os indicadores de desempenho na área de gestão de pneus.

Performance indicators that predict success in an English professional League One soccer team

The purpose of the present study was to identify performance indicators that may discriminate between games a soccer team won, drew and lost. A second aim was to identify those variables that best predict success for the team. The sample comprised of 46 matches played by a League One soccer team during the 2012-2013 domestic season. Offensive and defensive game-related statistics were gathered Match location was also considered. A Kruskal Wallis test and binary logistic regression were used to identify those indicators associated with success (wins). The Kruskal Wallis test identified significant differences in the number of passes, percentage of successful passes and passes made in the opposition half Significantly more passes and passes in the opposition half were made when the team lost compared to when they won and drew games (P<0.05). A significantly lower percentage of successful passes were completed when the team drew (P<0.05). The results of the binary logistic regression concluded that the team should perform fewer passes and dribbles but complete more successful passes and shots to be successful. The results indicate that for the team to be successful they should implement a direct style of play.

Quantitative performance targets by using balanced scorecard system: application to waste management and public administration.

This article demonstrates how decision-makers can be guided in the process of defining performance target values in the balanced scorecard system. We apply a method based on sensitivity analysis with Monte Carlo simulation to the municipal solid waste management system in Loulé Municipality (Portugal). The method includes two steps: sensitivity analysis of performance indicators to identify those performance indicators with the highest impact on the balanced scorecard model outcomes; and sensitivity analysis of the target values for the previously identified performance indicators. Sensitivity analysis shows that four strategic objectives (IPP1: Comply with the national waste strategy; IPP4: Reduce nonrenewable resources and greenhouse gases; IPP5: Optimize the life-cycle of waste; and FP1: Meet and optimize the budget) alone contribute 99.7% of the variability in overall balanced scorecard value. Thus, these strategic objectives had a much stronger impact on the estimated balanced scorecard outcome than did others, with the IPP1 and the IPP4 accounting for over 55% and 22% of the variance in overall balanced scorecard value, respectively. The remaining performance indicators contribute only marginally. In addition, a change in the value of a single indicator's target value made the overall balanced scorecard value change by as much as 18%. This may lead to involuntarily biased decisions by organizations regarding performance target-setting, if not prevented with the help of methods such as that proposed and applied in this study.

Relationships between rugby sevens performance indicators and international tournament outcomes

Objectives: Identifying performance indicators related to rugby sevens competition outcomes will inform development of team tactics that increase the likelihood of success. This study characterized 16 team performance indicators and quantified the effect of changes and differences in performance indicators within and between teams on team ranking in international tournaments.

Piloter par les indicateurs une formation à MIAGE Tanger

Dans ce travail nous présentons les grandes lignes et les résultats d'un travail mené dans la formation DEES Qualité Sécurité Environnement (DEESQSE) à MIAGE Tanger. Il s'agit de déterminer des indicateurs afin de mener à bien la formation continue DEESQSE. Pour réaliser ce travail, nous nous sommes basé sur la méthode PDCA, que nous avons mis en interaction avec un certains nombre d'outils qualité dont le diagramme d'Ishikawa. Selon la logique du PDCA, nous avons déterminé des objectifs avec la contribution des participants à la formation que nous avons décliné dans les différents processus du systême de formation préalablement définis. A ces objectifs, nous avons associé un plan d'action. La mise en relation diagonale des différents cycles du PDCA nous a permis de classifier les indicateurs : Indicateurs de performance Issue de la relation « Prévoir Contrôler » et des indicateurs de pilotage issus de la relation « Agir réagir ». La contribution des participants par la méthode de brainstorming nous a encore une fois permis de dégager d'une part les indicateurs de performance et d'autre part les indicateurs de pilotage.

Gazing into the crystal ball: future considerations for ensuring sustained growth of the functional food and nutraceutical marketplace

Over the last decade the concept of functional foods and nutraceuticals (FFN) has gained support from various stakeholders including the food industry, scientific and academic community, government institutions or regulators, producers and consumers. However, as one begins to evaluate the global FFN industry, several issues emerge including (i) a lack of consensus across jurisdictions for acknowledging safe and efficacious FFN, (ii) challenges regarding the classification of novel food-derived bioactives as FFN or drugs, and (iii) a disconnect between nutrient requirements and dosages of FFN required to facilitate health benefits. The objectives of the present review are to discuss the role of existing stakeholders within the FFN marketplace and identify performance indicators for growth within the FFN sector. In addition, the following report provides feasible resolutions to present and future challenges facing the global FFN industry to ensure sustained long-term growth.

Organizations work to develop guidelines for survivorship care

Organizations work to develop guidelines for survivorship care

Insights into marine conservation efforts in temperate regions: Marine protected areas on Canada's West Coast

In order to ensure effectiveness of marine protected area (MPA) management, the development of relevant indicators and evaluation of marine protected areas' performance is increasingly advocated. While most studies so far have focused on MPAs in tropical areas, this study investigates performance of temperate MPAs in British Columbia on the West coast of Canada. Contextual factors including management goals, conservation values and impacts on provincially managed MPAs are assessed. In addition, management issues and necessary improvements for increasing current management effectiveness are analysed for multiple MPAs and potential performance indicators identified. Results indicate that MPA management in British Columbia needs to be improved in all stages of the management cycle including the design of MPAs. Further obvious is a great need for intergovernmental collaboration and inclusion of aboriginal groups, besides the integration of marine user groups. By comparing available information on a range of MPAs, the study also finds that most identified performance indicators appear to be site-specific. Only a few indicators, mainly governance ones, were identified for multiple MPAs and thus seem to be indicative for the performance of MPA management on a wider scale.

Quantitative approach for project performance measurement on building construction in South Korea

In general, the performance of a particular construction project can be evaluated by how many of the project goals are achieved in terms of cost, time, quality, safety, environment, and so forth. However, in the construction industry, which is characterized as project specific, a clear delineation of scope of performance is absent, and the standard procedure and operations are not fully developed. Thus, it is very difficult to assess an overall performance level of a constructed project in a reasonable manner. The objective of this research is to define a quantitative performance measurement system and establish the evaluation criteria by identifying 18 key performance indicators, focusing on residential building projects. Based on the performance assessment methodology, 22 project cases have been collected for comparative analysis and have been evaluated to determine whether the system is applicable to the potential projects. The set of identified performance indicators is also useful in developing a customized performance measurement system for a particular type of project. The research findings are expected to encourage the project stakeholders to develop a performance-based project control system, thereby enhancing their level of satisfaction.

Use of performance indicators in the nursing service of a public hospital

The study aimed to identify performance indicators adopted by the Nursing Service of a public hospital and to analyze the opinions of the nurses regarding the use of these indicators to evaluate the quality of the nursing care. This is descriptive exploratory study with a quantitative approach, which used data from the management reports of the institution and applied a questionnaire in a sample of 25 nurses. It was found that the institution works with three databases of indicators, two being general and one specific for Nursing, which analyze 11 indicators. The indicators of pressure ulcer incidence and incidence of falls were the only ones considered highly relevant to qualify the nursing care for 100% of the nurses. It was concluded that the institution uses indicators for monitoring outcomes and tends to valorize the use of process indicators by the nurses to evaluate the Nursing performance, with it being necessary to expand the analysis to include multi-disciplinary indicators.

Attack Efficacy in Volleyball: Elite Male Teams

The goal was to identify performance indicators predicting attack efficacy in volleyball's game phase denominated Complex II, i.e., the counter-attack. 28 games from the 2007 Men's World Cup were analyzed. Attack efficacy was predicted by three primary variables: Attack tempo, Attack type, and Number of blockers. Power attack and Attack tempo 1 increased the probability of an Attack point. The supremacy of Attack tempo 3 and the high frequency of Two blockers and Three blockers reflected the difficulty of efficient attack during Complex II. Despite unfavourable conditions, attackers managed to execute Power attacks in the majority of the situations, and score a high frequency of Attack points.

Managed clinical networks: scope, evidence and feasibility

Objectives Managed Clinical Networks (MCNs) are emerging internationally as an innovative organizational model of care for complex diseases, and are expected to achieve multiple, and in some cases contrasting, health policy goals. We provide a synthesis of expected network outcomes and discuss the evidence found in the literature on cancer networks. Methods We performed a systematic search in the databases PubMed and EBSCO-Business Source Complete, together with a large portion of grey literature on cancer MCNs. Results We propose the following synthesis of expected network outcomes: increase in the quality of health care services; in the equity of access; in knowledge transfer; in the cost effectiveness of health services; in patient centeredness of services. While intangible and intermediate outcomes were often reported, there is a paucity of evidence in favor of ultimate network performances, especially in terms of quality of care, cost effectiveness of services and patients' experiences. Conclusions Our findings on cancer MCNs suggest that there are promising signs of positive returns from MCNs, yet the picture is less enthusiastic than what described in the grey literature. We discuss policy implications and recommendations for health administrators, including the necessity to identify performance indicators and to analyze further the influence of pre-existing and context-related conditions on performance.

Differences in performance indicators between winning and losing teams in the UEFA Champions League

Differences in performance indicators between winning and losing teams in the UEFA Champions League The aim of the present study was to identify performance indicators that discriminate winning teams from drawing and losing teams in the UEFA Champions League. All 288 matches played at the group stage in the 2007-2008, 2008-2009, and 2009-2010 seasons were analyzed. The game-related statistics gathered were: total shots, shots on goal, effectiveness, passes, successful passes, crosses, offsides committed and received, corners, ball possession, crosses against, fouls committed and received, corners against, yellow and red cards, venue, and quality of opposition. Data were analyzed performing a one-way ANOVA and a discriminant analysis. The results showed that winning teams had significantly higher average values that were for the following game statistics: total shots (p&lt;0.01), shots on goal (p&lt;0.01), effectiveness (p&lt;0.01), passes (p&lt;0.05), successful passes (p&lt;0.05), and ball possession (p&lt;0.05). Losing teams had significantly higher values in the variable yellow cards (p&lt;0.01), and red cards (p&lt;0.01). Discriminant analysis allowed to conclude the following: the variables that discriminate between winning, drawing and losing teams were the shots on goal, crosses, ball possession, venue and quality of opposition. Coaches and players should be aware of these different profiles in order to increase knowledge about game cognitive and motor solicitation and, therefore, to design and evaluate practices and competitions for soccer peak performance teams in a collective way.