An Integrated Lean and Six Sigma Framework for Improving Productivity Performance: A Case Study in a Spanish Chemicals Manufacturer by Francisco J. Alarcón, Mónica Calero, María Ángeles Martín-Lara, Salvador Pérez-Huertas

“…In the pursuit of operational excellence and enhanced competitiveness, a wide range of industries have turned to methodologies such as Lean and Six Sigma; however, in the chemical sector, their application is very limited. This paper presents a Lean Six Sigma framework to identify and reduce sources of variability occurring in the final product composition of a Spanish SME fertilizer manufacturer. …”
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Organizational and economic mechanism for developing business processes in the sphere of household services, using the example of the fit service car service chain: an ecosystem ap... by Artem D. Gruzdo

“…Practical implications it is findings are relevant for application in the automotive service sector to optimize processes, enhance service quality, and improve competitiveness. …”
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Unwrapping the Global Financing Facility: understanding implications for women’s children’s and adolescent’s health through layered policy analysis by Mary V. Kinney, Doris Kwesiga, Joy E. Lawn, Ulla Walmisley, Meghan Bruce Kumar, Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo, Phillip Wanduru, Peter Waiswa, Donat Shamba, Jitihada Baraka, Andes Chivangue, Georgina Msemo, Rosie Steege, Asha Sara George, Countdown GFF policy analysis collaboration

“…Local contexts shaped policy processes. GFF supported priority-setting and learning; however, translating priorities into resourced actions proved challenging. …”
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Vision Based Process Control Approach for Managing Chemical Foam Breakdown in a Lab Environment by Toon Stuyck, Pascal Van Lith, Eric Demeester

“…The chemical sector is lagging behind when it comes to combining process control together with machine vision due to several sector specific reasons. …”
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Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) : A Strategy to develop Disaster Resilient Tourism Priority in Indonesia by Nur Adyla Suriadi, Anggit Priadmodjo, Lucio Marcal Gomes, Nurlaela Nurlaela, Ali Akbar Tasrif

“… Majene Regency in Sulawesi Barat, Indonesia, ranks as one of the regions most susceptible to natural disasters, with its tourism sector highly exposed to these risks. Given that nearly all tourism destinations in the region lie within hazard-prone zones, the economic vulnerability of this sector is critical. …”
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Building a strategic framework for quality improvement: a review of related research, management processes and lean methodologies by Shahzad Afzal Kayani, Ansar Abbas, Dian Ekowati

“…The application of lean management principles across sectors, including education, can improve stakeholder engagement by fostering collaboration, minimizing resource waste and enhancing operational effectiveness. …”
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Managing Entry or Expansion: Is Vietnam a Feasible Market for Advanced Food Processing Solution Providers? by Trung QUANG DINH, Hilmar Þór HILMARSSON

“…The conclusion is that there is an opportunity for advanced processing solution providers to sell processing solutions in both fisheries and livestock sectors. …”
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Comprehensive review on co-integration of conventional systems and advanced oxidation processes for industrial and agricultural wastewater treatment applications by Lata Deso Abo, Mani Jayakumar, Albert Selvakumar Jeyapaul, Magesh Rangaraju, Hirpha Adugna Areti, Ayele Assefa Adugna

“…The combination of traditional systems with Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) specifically for treating industrial and agricultural wastewater is a crucial area of research aimed at improving the effectiveness of treatment methods to facilitate the reuse of treated water across various sectors. …”
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Des démarches de DD/RSE à la dégradation du rapport social de travail dans le secteur hôtelier by Clémence Clos

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Protocol: Systematic literature review on innovation competence in the service innovation process focused on patient experience by Rosa Milena Gómez-Caballero

“…Innovation in services is a necessary requirement to improve the competitiveness of organizations, espe-cially in a globally growing sector like healthcare. However, it is a complex process since services are intangible and co-created with users and other actors who interact through different roles, interests, and capabilities. …”
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Enhancing Growth in Tourism SMEs: A Decision-Making Framework Utilizing the Analytic Hierarchy Process by Adya Hermawati, Abimanyu Tuwuh Sembhodo, Endang Fatmawati, Sylvia Fettry, Teguh Setiawan Wibowo

“…The urgency of revitalizing Indonesia's tourism sector post-pandemic is critical as the industry continues to face significant challenges in recovery. …”
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Statistics on the Industry Structure of the Russian Economy and its Optimization Model by O. V. Morozov, M. A. Vasiliev

“…Econometric methods of processing the initial data and tabular methods of visualizing the results of the study were used. …”
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Examining the Relationship Between Job Insecurity, Organizational Commitment and Turnover Intention in the COVID-19 Process by Serap Özdemir Güzel, Fatma Doğanay Ergen

“…With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many sectors have begun to be affected. The tourism sector is one such sector and has been heavily affected by restrictions on international movement of. …”
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Strong convergence of a modified implicit iteration process for a finite family of Z-operators by Arif Rafiq

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Interest Representation, Interest Alignment and the Role of Seeking Consensus in the Renewal Process of Hungarian State Management by Csaba Lentner, Bianka Parragh

“…The interest representation of owners, employee participation and endeavours to achieve consensus can be identified as the operational factor of well-managed publicly owned companies in the renewal process of state management. Higher quality expectations that appear to arise in respect of public services and the higher quality standard expected of public sector employees in the course of the performance of their duties all point in the direction of achieving a well-functioning state. …”
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Inactivating Food Microbes by High-Pressure Processing and Combined Nonthermal and Thermal Treatment: A Review by Prabhat K. Nema, Rachna Sehrawat, Chandrakala Ravichandran, Barjinder Pal Kaur, Anit Kumar, Ayon Tarafdar

“…High-pressure processing (HPP) is a mild technology alternative to thermal pasteurization and sterilization of different food products. …”
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Selection Of Information Technology Personnel For An Enterprise In The Process Of Industry 4.0 With The MultiMoora Method by Mine Büşra Gelen, Alparslan Serhat Demir

“…Meeting the need for appropriate personnel for enterprises is a majordecisive factor that directly affects the quality of the workforce as well asthe quality of production and service processes. With the emergence of theIndustry 4.0 concept, the expectations of the quality of the personnel workingin the IT sector are increasing day by day. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to optimal sepsis care – a systematized review of healthcare professionals’ perspectives by Lea Draeger, Carolin Fleischmann-Struzek, Sabine Gehrke-Beck, Christoph Heintze, Daniel O. Thomas-Rueddel, Konrad Schmidt

“…Of note, providers’ level of knowledge and a lack of communication between disciplines and/or sectors were reported as shortcomings in each phase of the care pathway (prevention, recognition, treatment, transitions of care, and aftercare). …”
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Abuse of Bidding Process and Corruption in the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contracts: A Way Forward by N.S. Ravidasan, Vijay Kumar Singh

“…The research paper majorly analyses the EPC Contracts in the Oil and Gas sector in India. Construction of oil and gas facilities consume substantial time and costs, and EPC Contract is one of the models used by the Owner for the development of the same. …”
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Inward Processing Regime Promotion System in Vegetable Oil Industry: A Case Study of Turkey by Sinan Duru, Dilşat Bozdoğan Konuşkan, Oğuz Parlakay

“…This study was conducted to determine applicability of the Inward Processing Regime (IPR) in enterprises which are vegetable oil producers and exporters. …”
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