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A comparative review of the complementary and conflicting nature of lean production and green manufacturing implementation
Authors: Machingura Tinotenda , Adetunji Olufemi , Maware Catherine 
Published: February 2024

PurposeBuoyed by the increasing demand for improved productivity and environmentally conscious manufacturing, research in the area of lean production and green manufacturing has experienced significant growth since Dües et al. (2013). Taking the latter as the point of reference, a review of recent developments in the complementary and conflicting areas between lean production and green manufacturing that has been missing is presented.Design/methodology/approachA systematic search was done to identify articles on lean production and green manufacturing from Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar. The population-intervention-outcome format was used to develop and answer the research questions. ATLAS.ti 22 was used to analyse 141 qualifying papers and identify the research themes.FindingsLean production and green manufacturing have strong synergy, and when integrated, they tend to deliver superior organisational performance than their individual implementations. This is consistent with the pre-2013 results, and other areas of synergy and divergence were also identified.Research limitations/implicationsThe study considers only papers published in the manufacturing sector after Dües et al. (2013). A review of lean production and green manufacturing in integrated product-service systems may also be relevant, especially due to the continuing trend since its introduction.Practical implicationsAny new adopter of lean production should consider implementing it simultaneously with green manufacturing.Originality/valueThis study establishes the persistence of the pre-2013 patterns of synergy and divergence between lean production and green manufacturing, and identifies new considerations for their joint implementation.
Applications of MCDM methods for the assessment of sustainable development: a case study of fashion textile group
Authors: Özdağoğlu Aşkin , Acar Eda , Güner Mücella , Çetmeli Bakadur Ayşegül 
Published: February 2024

PurposeThe textile industry harms the environment at every stage of production, from the acquisition of raw materials to the disposal of finished products. It is very important for the textile industry to adapt to the basic policies on environmental sensitivity and sustainability to keep up with the transformation in production processes and the rapid changes occurring around the world in order to exist in global competition. Within the scope of sustainable development goals, it is of great importance to measure and evaluate indicators of all processes of the sector. This paper aims to present application of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) methods for the assessment of sustainable development in textile industry.Design/methodology/approachThe data of a multinational clothing company’s four-year sustainability performance between 2018 and 2021 were evaluated under 22 sustainability parameters determined using two new MCDM techniques, namely the combined consensus solution method and multi-attribute ideal real comparative analysis. In determining the criteria, priority key indicators were determined by taking into account the sector’s relationship with the environment, raw material consumption and social adequacy.FindingsAccording to the application results of both methods, the year 2021 shows the best performance. It has been seen that the sustainability performance of the Inditex group has increased over the years and the results of the applied models support each other. It can be suggested that the proposed approach be applied to evaluate the progress in the textile sector with the relevant data on a particular company or on a macro scale.Originality/valueThis study makes an important contribution to the field in terms of the fact that the methods used are recent and have no application in the field of textiles. It allows the evaluation of different sustainability criteria together using a single method. It is very important to share data on sustainability indicators with customers, employees, suppliers, investors, partner organizations and society and evaluate performance. Analyzing sustainability performance on the basis of annual reports is important in terms of identifying good practices, sharing them with the community and setting an example. In addition, using scientific methods in the evaluation of the sustainability report data published by companies regularly provides significant feedback for policymakers and academics.
Factors affecting implementation of digital lean in healthcare in the post-COVID world – mixed-method approach
Authors: Mishra Vinaytosh , Sharma Mohita G. 
Published: February 2024

PurposeDigital lean implementation can solve the dual problem of stagnating quality and rising costs in healthcare. Although technology adoption in healthcare has increased in the post-COVID world, value unlocking using technology needs a well-thought-out approach to achieve success. This paper provides a prescriptive framework for successfully implementing digital lean in healthcare.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses a mixed-method approach to achieve three research objectives. Whilst it uses a narrative review to identify the enablers, it uses qualitative thematic analysis techniques to categorise them into factors. The study utilises the delphi method for the thematic grouping of the enablers in the broader groups. The study used an advanced ordinal priority approach (OPA) to prioritise these factors. Finally, the study uses concordance analysis to assess the reliability of group decision-making.FindingsThe study found that 20 identified enablers are rooted in practice factors, followed by human resource management (HRM) factors, customer factors, leadership factors and technology factors. These results further counter the myth that technology holds the utmost significance in implementing digital lean in healthcare and found the equal importance of factors related to people, customers, leadership and best practices such as benchmarking, continuous improvement and change management.Originality/valueThe study is the first of its kind, providing the prescriptive framework for implementing digital lean in healthcare. The findings are useful for healthcare professionals and health policymakers.
Purchasing habits, age effects and Chinese consumers' willingness to pay for chilled pork: Evidence from a random Nth‐price auction experiment
Authors: Yan Zhen , Han Fei , Wang Holly , Shen Yun , Zhou Jiehong 
Published: February 2024

AbstractAs concerns over African swine fever (ASF) in China continue, measures have been taken to regulate the inter‐provincial transport of live hogs, yet entrenched non‐chilled fresh pork consumption habits make it challenging to expand the chilled pork in the market. To address this issue, our study employed multiple rounds of random Nth‐price auction experiments to measure participants' quality perceptions of, and willingness to pay (WTP) for chilled pork under different packaging, storage temperature and duration labels. By comparing the results with physicochemical lab testing outcomes, we confirmed the existence of a quality perception bias among the participants. Notably, consumers who regularly consume chilled meat demonstrated a higher average WTP, while consumers born in the 1980s exhibited significantly higher bids. Furthermore, access to emerging purchase channels positively influences consumer WTP for chilled meat, particularly through branded product purchasing experiences. Consequently, it is recommended that the public sector takes steps to balance the distribution of pork production capacity and supports the development of cold chain transportation technology to meet the growing demand for high‐quality chilled pork, especially from younger consumers.
A nonparametric random effects model for the valuation of forest recreation services: An application to forest sites in Tuscany, Italy
Authors: Pellegrini Andrea , Lombardi Ginevra Virginia , Scarpa Riccardo , Rose John M. 
Published: February 2024

AbstractThis study assesses individuals' preferences for the use of forest sites for recreational purposes by means of the logit‐mixed logit (LML) model. The appeal of the LML is that the analyst does not need to assume any specific functional form for the mixing distributions of random preferences. The empirical analysis generates a data‐driven nonparametric representation of individuals' preference heterogeneity. We apply this approach to data collected using an unlabelled discrete choice experiment (DCE), consisting of three recreational options, two of which are in two hypothetical forest sites. Forest destinations are described by means of six attributes: forest type, signposting, hiking time, access to rivers or lakes, wildlife watch hides for visitors and cost of access. The empirical findings reveal that the signpost for each trail is the attribute for which respondents are on average willing to pay the most (6.565€). Further evidence suggests that respondents have strong positive preferences for those forest sites that offer amenities such as wildlife watching hides and access to rivers or lakes. Finally, the histograms derived from the semi‐parametric LML estimation reveal multimodality of random taste amongst respondents for different hypothetical forest sites.
After Neoliberalism: Economic Theory and Policy in the Polycrisis1
Authors: Jacobs Michael 
Published: February 2024

AbstractMainstream economic theory and policy have struggled to address (and in some cases have made worse) the multiple economic crises since 2008—global financial crash, austerity, stalled productivity, wage stagnation, rising inequality, inflation, climate and environmental breakdown. At the root of this failure is the ‘ontological individualism’ which underpins neoclassical economic theory: the belief that individual households and firms are sovereign actors. It proposes in its place a premise of ‘ontological institutionism’—the view that economic behaviour is primarily influenced by the institutional structures and rules within which it occurs. Commonplace in other social sciences, this view radically changes economic analysis and policy prescription. Based on an explicit ethical definition of policy objectives, the article offers an ‘institutionally pluralist’ view proposing different kinds of institutions for five different spheres of economic life. Arguing that economic policy should be seen as a process of institutional design (not simply making markets more efficient), it offers some illustrative policy proposals in key fields, from climate change to business investment.
Strangers on the ladder of the party‐state: Women in teaching in Nationalist Taiwan, 1940s–1980s
Authors: Lawson Joseph 
Published: February 2024

AbstractAs the ruling party of a party‐state in China and Taiwan, the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang/Guomindang) built a close relationship with the teaching profession. Many teachers joined the party and there was a well‐trodden pathway from teaching into local representative politics and civil service. In the early 1950s when most teachers were men, the party's special relationship with teaching was consistent with a generally conservative approach to gender. Large numbers of women entered teaching from the late 1940s. This was a global trend but was accelerated in Taiwan by the unique form of coloniality on the island in the post war era. The government required teachers to be Mandarin‐speakers and favoured Mainlanders. Although Taiwanese women were still disadvantaged, Mainland women had some advantage over Taiwanese men. The rapid rise of women in teaching sparked a degree of resistance, which was in turn countered by rhetoric that feminised teaching. Despite such resistance, the party‐state's pathways from teaching into politics endured and facilitated the entry of a significant number of women into local electoral politics.
Managing large volume data sets in the process of identifying missing persons: Contributions from the International Commission on Missing Persons
Authors: Rizvic Adnan , Krticic Asim , Mandzuka Amir , Pucic Muris , Jasaragic Edin , Blau Soren 
Published: February 2024

AbstractThe process of locating and identifying missing persons presents a complex challenge that hinges on the collection and comparison of diverse data sets. This commentary offers an overview of some of the difficulties and considerations associated with data management in the context of large‐scale missing person identifications. Such complexities include the uniqueness of each disaster event, the response time to the event, the variable quality and quantity of data, and the involvement of numerous stakeholders, all of which contribute to the intricacies of data management. In addition, the paramount considerations of privacy and ethical standards further compound these challenges, especially when dealing with sensitive information such as genetic data. This commentary describes the integrated Data Management System (iDMS) developed by the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) as one example of a comprehensive, freely available solution for data collection, storage, protection, and analysis in missing person cases. The various advantages of the system are discussed, including the system's interoperability among the diverse array of stakeholders involved. While the iDMS streamlines data management processes and therefore represents a significant advancement in the field of missing person identification, it is concluded that the pending issue extends beyond the software tools to encompass the lack of political will among stakeholders to collaborate there remains a pressing need for all stakeholders involved in the identification process to commit to a mechanism that facilitates compatibility and interoperability if different tools are used in disaster victim identification (DVI) scenarios.
Simulating socio‐hydrological responses to climatic conditions in Phoenix, Arizona
Authors: Obringer Renee , White Dave D. 
Published: February 2024

AbstractProviding adequate water supply to the growing number of urban residents will be a challenge faced by many utility managers throughout the remainder of this century. Though traditionally, water managers have looked toward supply‐based solutions (e.g., expanding reservoirs), recent trends indicate a shift toward demand‐side management (e.g., encouraging conservation behaviors). Here, we present an agent‐based model (ABM) that simulates water supply as a function of the local climatic conditions and water consumption, which is, in part, determined based on water conservation attitudes. Our results indicate the ABM performs well (normalized root mean squared error <10%) for the study area. Further, we explore various hypothetical demand management scenarios by changing the water conservation attitudes of the households (i.e., the archetypes). This scenario testing reveals a statistically significant improvement to water availability after successfully changing water conservation attitudes to be more participatory. Ultimately, this study aims to understand the nuances of water conservation attitudes and aid utilities in their goal to better manage urban water demand.
Explorative characterization and taxonomy‐aligned comparison of alterations in lipids and other biomolecules in Antarctic bacteria grown at different temperatures
Authors: Akulava Volha , Smirnova Margarita , Byrtusova Dana , Zimmermann Boris , Ekeberg Dag , Kohler Achim , Blazhko Uladzislau , Miamin Uladzislau , Valentovich Leonid , Shapaval Volha 
Published: February 2024

AbstractTemperature significantly impacts bacterial physiology, metabolism and cell chemistry. In this study, we analysed lipids and the total cellular biochemical profile of 74 fast‐growing Antarctic bacteria grown at different temperatures. Fatty acid diversity and temperature‐induced alterations aligned with bacterial classification—Gram‐groups, phylum, genus and species. Total lipid content, varied from 4% to 19% of cell dry weight, was genus‐ and species‐specific. Most bacteria increased lipid content at lower temperatures. The effect of temperature on the profile was complex and more species‐specific, while some common for all bacteria responses were recorded. Gram‐negative bacteria adjusted unsaturation and acyl chain length. Gram‐positive bacteria adjusted methyl branching (anteiso‐/iso‐), chain length and unsaturation. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis revealed Gram‐, genus‐ and species‐specific changes in the total cellular biochemical profile triggered by temperature fluctuations. The most significant temperature‐related alterations detected on all taxonomy levels were recorded for mixed region 1500–900 cm−1, specifically the band at 1083 cm−1related to phosphodiester groups mainly from phospholipids (for Gram‐negative bacteria) and teichoic/lipoteichoic acids (for Gram‐positive bacteria). Some changes in protein region were detected for a few genera, while the lipid region remained relatively stable despite the temperature fluctuations.
Abiotic correlates with diversity and distinctiveness in Sunshine Coast heathlands: Moisture, volcanic landscapes and patterned mounds
Authors: Pearl Hilary , Ryan Tim , Howard Marion , Shimizu Yoko , Shapcott Alison 
Published: February 2024

AbstractThe ongoing management and protection of conservation areas can be informed by understanding factors that affect the integrity of these communities. Abiotic factors associated with diversity and phylogenetic dispersion within communities, as well as distinctiveness between communities, may potentially be impacted by climate change or changes in hydrology due to urbanization. This study used a range of diversity metrics, along with nominal and quantitative abiotic data, to examine correlates with diversity patterns in the Sunshine Coast heathlands, ecosystems under threat from urban development. Metrics for 80 heathland sites over a variety of substrates, moisture levels and topographic factors were compared using univariate and multivariate statistics. Moisture is a key abiotic factor correlated with the diversity and distinctiveness of heath, and also with higher phylogenetic dispersion of moist and wet sites, indicating possible refuges. Vegetation composition patterns were distinct in the heaths on Tertiary and Triassic rocky volcanic substrates, with the overlapping composition of heath on other substrates, confirming the tolerance of many heath species to a variety of substrates. Patterned natural ‘mounds’ and ‘trenches’ were associated with phylogenetic evenness and are possible refugia. Multivariate analysis had a weak positive correlation of environmental factors with vegetation and phylogenetic composition, emphasizing the complexity of correlates with diversity for the heathlands. This study suggests that both the management of hydrological changes and protection of potential refugial areas are likely to be critical in maintaining the integrity and diversity of the Sunshine Coast heathlands.
Movement patterns of the rodent Trinomys dimidiatus in Atlantic Forest
Authors: Cupolillo Gabriel , Luz Júlia Lins , de Barros Camila dos Santos , Cerqueira Rui 
Published: February 2024

AbstractAnimal movements of wild species are in theory related to individual and species' traits such as sex and reproductive condition, and temporal variation in resource availability or population density. Understanding how individuals move within an area throughout life, how frequent exploratory and dispersive movement are in the population and which individual traits and environmental conditions influence movement are of great importance for understanding how animals respond to environmental changes. Using capture‐mark‐recapture data of Trinomys dimidiatus gathered for 8 years in a montane Atlantic Forest area, we describe movement patterns by comparing two distance metrics (ORL—Observed Range Length and SDT—Mean Successive Distance/Time); we also evaluate the influences of sex on these distance metrics and residence time and number of captures on ORL. Additionally, model selection was used to evaluate the role of individual traits and environmental factors on T. dimidiatus' movements. We recorded 44 individuals (60.27%) with restricted movement pattern and 29 individuals (39.73%) with broad movement pattern within our grid. Broad movement pattern was observed in individuals with both long and short residence time. Males presented larger distance metrics and movements than females. Individuals with greater residence time presented larger ORL, mainly males. Heavier individuals of both sexes presented larger movements than lighter ones, especially males. Males presented shorter movements in periods of increased rainfall, but females' movements did not respond to rainfall variations. Overall, body mass was more important than rainfall in determining movements. The results here show that T. dimidiatus may present different movement patterns, including exploratory or dispersive movements to a new core area. Also, we highlight the importance of individual traits and environmental factors and reinforce sexual differences in individuals' movements and lifetime use of space.
Rapid change in anti‐predator behaviour of a threatened marsupial after thousands of years of isolation from predators
Authors: Waaleboer Jessica M. , Van der Weyde Leanne K. , Moseby Katherine E. 
Published: February 2024

AbstractPrey naivety occurs when an animal does not recognize or is unable to respond effectively to the threat of a predator. Many animals lose their anti‐predator responses if they become isolated from predators, becoming vulnerable to increased predation rates if released into areas where native or introduced predators are present. In situ exposure to introduced predators is a technique that has been shown to improve anti‐predator traits in burrowing bettongs (Bettongia lesueur) and greater bilbies (Macrotis lagotis) and is associated with greater survival in bilbies. However, little is known about how in situ exposure to native predators can address the issue of prey naivety. This study investigated whether Shark Bay bandicoots (Perameles bougainville) from a remnant island population isolated from all mammalian predators for several thousand years could improve their anti‐predator behaviour after living with a native predator, the western quoll (Dasyurus geoffroii). We compared the vigilance and wariness behaviour, and nest site attributes of bandicoot populations living with and without native quolls at the Arid Recovery Reserve in South Australia. We found that after 6 years of quoll exposure, quoll‐exposed bandicoots had significantly larger flight initiation distances and spent more time engaged in vigilance behaviours at feed trays compared to control bandicoots. Quoll‐exposed bandicoots also selected nests with increased vegetation cover, preferring nests with both understory and overstory shrub cover present. The results of this study indicate that in situ exposure to native predators can improve vigilance and wariness behaviours in Shark Bay bandicoots over relatively short time frames. Exposing threatened species to native predators may assist with preparing them for life outside fenced safe havens.