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“Winning Together” at AlliedSignal
Authors: Mathis Kathleen , Berman Steven 
Published: July 2007

AbstractThe most successful organizations know that if they are to remain industry leaders, they must continually look for ways to motivate employees to streamline processes and eliminate inefficiencies. Through a program called Winning Together, which links goal‐setting, communications, and rewards, the plants of AlliedSignal's Engineered Materials businesses are making problem solving every employee's priority. By explaining measures of business success and sharing performance data with employees, the program enables employees to make informed decisions to improve production processes. In the end, the employees and their facility—and ultimately their customers and the overall organization—come out winners.
Aligning quality improvement with strategic goals at ANA hotel San Francisco
Authors: Allison Jack Harl , Byron Mary Ann 
Published: July 2007

AbstractIn the past, premier hotels could ensure capacity bookings, and, thus, stay ahead of the competition merely by offering plush accommodations. In the 1990s, however, the hospitality industry is finding that more and more customers decide where they want to stay based on quality issues and even subjective relationships. To deliver the satisfaction and value demanded by customers while meeting its profitability goals, ANA Hotel San Francisco implemented a quality improvement training program that carefully balances the customer's point of view with the hotel's strategic planning needs.
Business process reengineering in the public sector: Trying to get another frog to fly?
Authors: Halachmi Arie 
Published: July 2007

AbstractCan business process reegineering (BPR) be successfully used to improve performance at public‐sector agencies? This article explores the need to fully understand BPR before attempting to implement it in the public sector and discusses some of the differences in reengineering in the public and private sectors. When all is said and done, the success of a reengineering effort may depend on the capacity of the organization for BPR before it undertakes it.
The evolution of a world‐class factory at harris farinon
Authors: Carlberg Douglas F. 
Published: July 2007

AbstractIn the world of business, the only constant is change. This dynamic can be overwhelming and exhausting, or it can be the basis for renewal and rewarding, exciting adventures. This article describes a manufacturing operation that tackled the challenges of an ever‐changing environment by reinventing itself emphasizing the growth of its people. As a result, it has evolved into an award‐winning, world‐class facility.
How united and boeing worked together to design and build the 777 airplane
Authors: McKinzie Gordon A. 
Published: July 2007

AbstractWhen United Airlines signed up as the launch customer for the new 777 airplane in 1990, it recalled some baggage associated with over 70 years of working with The Boeing Company in which expectations often fell short because communications did not always connect in the right place or at the proper time. This article describes the background against which Boeing and United crafted a unique "Working Together" agreement that took the manufacturer and customer back to achieving mutual objectives in building "a truly great airplane," and provides some strategic insights that point to new directions that can be implemented in supplier‐customer relationships.
Using future search conferences to achieve the APHIS vision
Authors: Stone Dan 
Published: July 2007

AbstractIn l993, APHIS, a branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was faced with an extraordinary range of demands for change‐some from within the organization, some from the federal Administration, and some from the world at Urge. To focus its change efforts, the agency created an overarching vision and change agenda using a high‐involvement strategy known as the „future search conference.”︁ Through this strategy, all levels of the organization, as well as external stakeholders, can understand and align their actions with proposed changes. As a result, fundamental change is occurring in the organization's mission, processes, technologies, structures, and behaviors.
Synchronized team thinking: The secret to continuous improuement at lucent technologies
Authors: Schulte Tom 
Published: July 2007

AbstractThe future of any business lies in its ability do better—and then to do better than that. Such ongoing improvement can result only when everyone in the organization works together in a synchronized fashion to create a promising future. And that kind of dynamic teamwork requires discipline. This article details the disciplined outlook that Lucent Technologies uses to keep employees and managers focused on the ever‐successful yet basic tools of organizational teamwork.
Championing and managing diversity at Ortho Biotech Inc.
Authors: Zintz Andrea C. 
Published: July 2007

AbstractWhen organizations engage in major change efforts, the process is often fraught with pitfalls, such as reactive leadership or an organizational culture that limits progress. This article details a transformational change effort that addressed a major shift in Ortho Biotech's culture. In championing the diversity of its workforce and customers, company leaders challenged the values, attitudes, and habits of everyone from the top of the organization to the bottom.
DCMC long Island: Striving to BE a qualiyt improvement protoype for all federal organizations
Authors: Harrow Stuart 
Published: July 2007

AbstractThe Defense Contract Management Command (DCMC) Long Island, which administers nearly $10 billion worth of contracts for various federal agencies, has embarked on an aggressive program to introduce quality management. Using performance measurement and Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award criteria for self‐assessment, the facility has greatly enhanced customer responsiveness and satisfaction and realized average annual cost savings of twice its $20 million operations budget.
There shops, three strategies: Using MRP‐II, JIT, and TOC in remanufacturing cells
Authors: Fargher John S. W. 
Published: July 2007

AbstractMost articles on remanufacturing strategy tend to focus on the overall remanufacturing environment, neglecting the measurement and cost aspects of productivity and quality improvement. Here the author discusses how one organization used a variety of manufacturing strategies in three different remanufacturing shops. He also details how to use simulation models and activity‐based costing techniques to ensure that any strategies employed ultimately yield desirable outcomes.
First Chicago employees give retail banking a “workout”
Authors: Tucci Rick 
Published: July 2007

AbstractDisillusioned with the lack of speed and results of some total quality management programs, many U.S. firms are looking for a better alternative to quality improvement. In 1996, First Chicago NBD implemented Workout, a new approach to continuous improvement and employee involvement. The results were fast and astonishing: In one year, branch staff achieved a 33‐percent increase in customer satisfaction and exceeded sales goals by more than 79 percent over the previous year. This is their story.
Establishing customer‐focused transaction standards at prudentil
Authors: Kohnke Luane 
Published: July 2007

AbstractDo your customers want to do business with you? How easy is it for them to complete a simple transaction? Putting customers' interests first and viewing what is best for the customer and the company form the foundation for decision‐making at Prudential Insurance Company. By driving customer‐focused improvements, Prudential is creating best‐in‐class operating standards. This article explains how Prudential's Marketing Performance and Information unit incorporates customer research and financial analysis to create operational transaction standards designed to consistently satisfy customers.
Transforming human resources: Maximizing value while increasing productivity
Authors: Anderson Merrill C. 
Published: July 2007

AbstractThroughout North America, human resource functions are being challenged by their internal business customers to better meet customer needs while lowering costs. This article shows how a human resources function can be redesigned to maximize value for business customers while increasing productivity. Offering vital lessons for improvement, it also calls on human resources professionals to create an exciting future for the HR function.
The knowledge management paradox
Authors: Hallett Ian , Stephens David 
Published: July 2007

AbstractAlthough maintaining a high‐level capacity to share knowledge increases the cost of doing business, investing in knowledge management is widely touted as critical to improving organizational performance in a global business environment. But if organizations neglect to refine their performance measurement systems to consider the impact of knowledge transfer on employees, they will find their investment negated and the benefits of knowledge management vastly diluted. With the proper planning, however, this knowledge management paradox can be avoided. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Comparative glycoproteomics based on lectins affinity capture ofN‐linked glycoproteins from human Chang liver cells and MHCC97‐H cells
Authors: Xu Zhibin , Zhou Xinwen , Lu Haojie , Wu Nan , Zhao Hongbo , Zhang Lineng , Zhang Wen , Liang Yu Long , Wang Liying , Liu Yinkun , Yang Pengyuan , Zha Xiliang 
Published: July 2007

AbstractWe present here an effective technique for the large‐scale separation and identification ofN‐linked glycoproteins from Chang liver cells, the human normal liver cells. To enrichN‐linked glycoproteins from the whole cells, a procedure containing the lysis of human liver cells, the solubilization of total proteins, lectin affinity chromatography including Concanavalin A and wheat germ agglutinin was established. Furthermore, capturedN‐linked glycoproteins were separated by 2‐DE, and identified by MS and database searching. Finally, we found 63 N‐glycoproteins in Chang liver cells. In addition, using the above method, we identified 7 remarkably up‐regulated glycoproteins from MHCC97‐H cells, highly metastatic liver cancer cells, compared to Chang liver cells. These up‐regulated glycoproteins were associated with liver cancer and might be used as biomarkers for tumor diagnosis. Results showed that we established a high‐throughput proteomic analysis for separatingN‐linked glycoproteins from human liver cells. This strategy greatly improved the glycoprotein analysis method associated with proteome‐wide glycosylation changes related to liver cancer. Our work was part of the HUPO Human Liver Proteome Project (HLPP) studies and was supported by CHINA HUPO.
Cell–cell communication in sourdough lactic acid bacteria: A proteomic study in Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis CB1
Authors: Di Cagno Raffaella , De Angelis Maria , Limitone Antonio , Minervini Fabio , Simonetti Maria Carmela , Buchin Solange , Gobbetti Marco 
Published: July 2007

AbstractThe mechanisms of cell–cell communication in Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis CB1 were studied. The highest number of dead/damaged cells of L. sanfranciscensis CB1 was found in cocultures with Lactobacillus plantarum DC400 or Lactobacillus brevis CR13 when the late stationary phase of growth (18 h) was reached. 2‐DE analysis was carried out. Almost the same proteins were induced in all three cocultures at the mid‐exponential phase of growth (7 h). The number of induced proteins markedly increased at 18 h, especially when L. sanfranciscensis CB1 was cocultured with L. plantarum DC400 or L. brevis CR13. Nineteen overexpressed proteins were identified. These proteins had a central role in stress response mechanisms and LuxS‐mediated signalling was involved in the regulation of most of them. The luxS and metF genes were partially sequenced in L. sanfranciscensis CB1. RT‐PCR showed that the expression of luxS gene decreased from 7 to 12 h. It was highest in cocultures with L. plantarum DC400 and L. brevis CR13. 2(3H)dihydrofuranone‐5ethyl and 2(3H)dihydrofuranone‐5pentyl were identified as presumptive signalling molecules when L. sanfranciscensis CB1 was cocultured with L. brevis CR13 and, especially, L. plantarum DC400. The synthesis of other volatile compounds and peptidase activities were also influenced by the type of microbial cocultures.
Psychological distress in long‐term survivors of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Authors: Rusiewicz Anna , DuHamel Katherine N. , Burkhalter Jack , Ostroff Jamie , Winkel Gary , Scigliano Eileen , Papadopoulos Esperanza , Moskowitz Craig , Redd William 
Published: July 2007

AbstractThe prevalence of psychological distress is higher in cancers with poorer prognoses and speculated as higher in those receiving more aversive treatments. Since hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is one of the most taxing cancer treatments to endure and is therefore likely to have more long‐term sequelae, this study examined psychological distress symptoms in long‐term HSCT survivors who were at least 1 year post‐transplant. Participants in this cross‐sectional study were recruited from urban medical centers as part of a larger study of HSCT survivors. The sample comprised 236 adults who were on average 3.4 years since transplant. Psychological distress was measured by a commonly used self‐report questionnaire, the Brief Symptom Inventory.Clinically elevated psychological distress caseness was present in 43% of long‐term HSCT survivors. Elevations were highest on clinical subscales of obsessive‐compulsiveness, somatization, and psychoticism. However, item‐level analyses revealed that the content of the most frequently reported symptoms included trouble with memory and feelings of loneliness. Results of this study suggest that HSCT survivors may experience memory and existential concerns and that such symptoms may not represent psychiatric sequelae. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the trachea
Authors: Sivanandan Sindhu , Lodha Rakesh , Agarwala Sandeep , Sharma MC , Kabra Sushil K 
Published: July 2007

AbstractInflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the trachea is a rare benign tumor in children. We describe a 9‐year‐old girl who presented with recurrent episodes of wheeze and severe respiratory distress requiring mechanical ventilation. She had recurrent collapses of the right lung and a chest CT and bronchoscopy confirmed the presence of an obstructing mass lesion at the carina. The lesion, 1.5 cm × 1.5 cm in size, was debulked by rigid bronchoscopy and histopathology revealed features of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor. A repeat bronchoscopy at 1 month of follow up did not reveal any residual lesion. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2007; 42:847–850. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Library of local descriptors models the core of proteins accurately
Authors: Drabikowski Michał , Nowakowski Szymon , Tiuryn Jerzy 
Published: July 2007

AbstractIn this article, we present a novel approach to describing proteins based on multifragment structure motifs called local descriptors. We collect structurally similar descriptors in groups to construct a compact library of groups of descriptors. To demonstrate its feasibility for a wide spectrum of applications, ranging from structure comparison and analysis to structure prediction, it is critical to show the ability of groups from our library to reproduce proteins accurately. We show that this library describes all local 3D structure patterns occurring in the core of proteins and present an algorithm for reconstruction of accurate global 3D structures. Moreover, we show that the sequence of motifs used in such a construction correlates significantly with the amino acid sequence of the considered protein. Finally, we present how our library may be successfully used for predicting protein sequence based on the structure. Proteins 2007. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
A simple reference state makes a significant improvement in near‐native selections from structurally refined docking decoys
Authors: Liang Shide , Liu Song , Zhang Chi , Zhou Yaoqi 
Published: July 2007

AbstractNear‐native selections from docking decoys have proved challenging especially when unbound proteins are used in the molecular docking. One reason is that significant atomic clashes in docking decoys lead to poor predictions of binding affinities of near native decoys. Atomic clashes can be removed by structural refinement through energy minimization. Such an energy minimization, however, will lead to an unrealistic bias toward docked structures with large interfaces. Here, we extend an empirical energy function developed for protein design to protein–protein docking selection by introducing a simple reference state that removes the unrealistic dependence of binding affinity of docking decoys on the buried solvent accessible surface area of interface. The energy function called EMPIRE (EMpirical Protein‐InteRaction Energy), when coupled with a refinement strategy, is found to provide a significantly improved success rate in near native selections when applied to RosettaDock and refined ZDOCK docking decoys. Our work underlines the importance of removing nonspecific interactions from specific ones in near native selections from docking decoys. Proteins 2007. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Benchmarking template selection and model quality assessment for high‐resolution comparative modeling
Authors: Sadowski M. I. , Jones D. T. 
Published: July 2007

AbstractComparative modeling is presently the most accurate method of protein structure prediction. Previous experiments have shown the selection of the correct template to be of paramount importance to the quality of the final model. We have derived a set of 732 targets for which a choice of ten or more templates exist with 30–80% sequence identity and used this set to compare a number of possible methods for template selection: BLAST, PSI‐BLAST, profile–profile alignment, HHpred HMM–HMM comparison, global sequence alignment, and the use of a model quality assessment program (MQAP). In addition, we have investigated the question of whether any structurally defined subset of the sequence could be used to predict template quality better than overall sequence similarity. We find that template selection by BLAST is sufficient in 75% of cases but that there are examples in which improvement (global RMSD 0.5 Å or more) could be made. No significant improvement is found for any of the more sophisticated sequence‐based methods of template selection at high sequence identities. A subset of 118 targets extending to the lowest levels of sequence similarity was examined and the HHpred and MQAP methods were found to improve ranking when available templates had 35–40% maximum sequence identity. Structurally defined subsets in general are found to be less discriminative than overall sequence similarity, with the coil residue subset performing equivalently to sequence similarity. Finally, we demonstrate that if models are built and model quality is assessed in combination with the sequence‐template sequence similarity that a extra 7% of “best” models can be found. Proteins 2007. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
A molecular dynamics study comparing a wild‐type with a multiple drug resistant HIV protease: Differences in flap and aspartate 25 cavity dimensions
Authors: Seibold Steve A. , Cukier Robert I. 
Published: July 2007

AbstractHIV proteases can develop resistance to therapeutic drugs by mutating specific residues, but still maintain activity with their natural substrates. To gain insight into why mutations confer such resistance, long (∼70 ns) Molecular Dynamics simulations in explicit solvent were performed on a multiple drug resistant (MDR) mutant (with Asn25 in the crystal structure mutated in silico back to the catalytically active Asp25) and a wild type (WT) protease. HIV proteases are homodimers, with characteristic flap tips whose conformations and dynamics are known to be important influences of ligand binding to the aspartates that form the catalytic center. The WT protease undergoes a transition between 25 and 35 ns that is absent in the MDR protease. The origin of this distinction is investigated using principal component analysis, and is related to differences in motion mainly in the flap region of each monomer. Trajectory analysis suggests that the WT transition arises from a concerted motion of the flap tip distances to their catalytic aspartate residues, and the distance between the two flap tips. These distances form a triangle that in the WT expands the active site from an initial (semi‐open) form to an open form, in a correlated manner. In contrast, the MDR protease remains in a more closed configuration, with uncorrelated fluctuations in the distances defining the triangle. This contrasting behavior suggests that the MDR mutant achieves its resistance to drugs by making its active site less accessible to inhibitors. The migration of water to the active site aspartates is monitored. Water molecules move in and out of the active site and individual waters hydrogen bond to both aspartate carboxylate oxygens, with residence times in the ns time regime. Proteins 2007. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
EPR Parameters and Temperature Effects of Gd3+ in ScVO4
Authors: Urban W. 
Published: July 2007

AbstractThe parameters of the corresponding spin‐Hamiltonian for Gd3+ in ScVO4 are determined from variable‐frequency EPR. Formulae to evaluate the results of the frequency variation method are given. The influence of temperature on the zero‐field resonances is measured directly. The data obtained for ScVO4 are compared with known results for other zircon structure compounds.
Sensitivity of Reflectance of Nearly Free Electron Metals to Broadening of Interband Transitions
Authors: Wooten F. , Pajanne E. , Bergersen B. 
Published: July 2007

AbstractAn analytic expression for the dielectric function of a model free‐electron‐like metal has been used to study the sensitivity of reflectance to broadening of interband transitions. The calculations suggest that measurements of optical properties of free‐electron‐like metals have not yet been made with sufficient accuracy to permit inferences regarding the magnitude of many body interactions.
Low Energy Auger Emission from Lithium Fluoride
Authors: Gallon T. E. , Matthew J. A. D. 
Published: July 2007

AbstractSeveral low energy Auger transitions have been detected in lithium fluoride. These all have energies below 50 eV and cannot be indexed in terms of transitions involving the electronic levels of fluorine ions alone. A model is proposed to explain the experimental results in terms of an ionisation of a lithium 1s level giving rise to Auger emission involving one or two neighbouring fluorine ions. This leads to two groups of Auger lines with energies in broad agreement with some of the observed lines. However, the higher energy transitions may be characteristic of colour centre states produced by surface damage.
Cyclotron Resonance in Pb1−xSnxTe
Authors: Ellis B. , Moss T. S. 
Published: July 2007

AbstractInfra‐red cyclotron resonance has been used to obtain the transverse effective mass of holes in Pb0.82Sn0.18Te, using fields approaching 105 G the value obtained being m = 0.0144 m0 at 4.2 °K. Combined with interband magneto‐absorption results this gives essentially the same value for the conduction band mass.