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The open access journal Logistics (ISSN 2305-6290) is pleased to announce that we have launched a new Special Issue entitled "Smart, Agile, Sustainable & Integrated: The Logistics of the Future." For more information on the issue, please visit the Special Issue website at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/logistics/special_issues/98GLF3KR0I

Marketing science is a multidisciplinary perspective and dynamic field that constantly evolves with advancements in technology, data analytics, and consumer behavior. The proposed book would benefit scientists, advanced students and researchers interested in examining the future of marketing and consumer science research. Topics included:• AI and M...

Implementing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems remains challenging and requires organizational changes. Given the scale and complexity of ERP projects, documentation plays a crucial role in coordinating operational details. However, the emergence of the agile approach raises the question of how adequate lightweight documentation is in agil...

In an era of increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, the agility of product management cycles is crucial for maintaining robust cybersecurity postures. This thesis explores best practices for the seamless incorporation of cybersecurity frameworks within agile product management cycles. We delve into the intricacies of such integrations, covering...

Today, there is a need to develop businesses procurement activities through adopting agile and sustainable procurement practices. The key aim of this research is to identify the influence of both procurement agility and sustainability on organizational performance. The study creates a relationship between the procurement agility and procurement sus...

In the dynamic realm of cryptography, Rivest, Shamir, and Adleman (RSA) encryption stands as a pivotal element in ensuring secure communications. This analysis offers a detailed exploration of RSA encryption, emphasizing critical aspects such as primality testing, the intricacies of Pollards factorization algorithms, and the overarching security ch...

This study aimed to analyse the impact of digitalisation on good governance with respect to selected local public administrations during the COVID-19 lockdown in the spring of 2020. The overriding assumption made is that agile values mediate the relationship between digitalisation and good governance on this level of public administration. Data wer...

1. INTRODUCTION: The advent of disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) is fundamentally transforming organizations and redefining management practices. As (Brynjolfsson and Mitchell,2017) articulate, AI and ML systems can increasingly "sense, comprehend, act and learn" at human or above human levels, brin...

This article presents a detailed analysis of the implementation of a Medication Management System in hospital settings, focusing on optimizing dispensing processes, inventory control, and drug traceability. Using an agile methodological approach, tools such as Canva and Scrum were employed to ensure efficient and collaborative project management. T...

The significance of software engineering has increased in today's technology-driven landscape, demanding the creation of high-quality software to satisfy market needs. Selecting the appropriate SDLC model is a fundamental prerequisite for crafting high-quality software, while a wrong choice can lead a software project to losses to some extent and e...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of Nigeria's renewable energy sector, the role of Human Resources (HR) in driving and managing organizational change is paramount. This systematic review aims to elucidate the specific functions and strategies employed by HR professionals in facilitating such transitions within the sector. Drawing from a comprehens...

When evoria all transactions via the internet, the newly growing MSMEs are no exception utilizing this information technology to make transactions and assist in their operational processes. Kedai Jahe 22 is no exception, which is one of the UMKM in the city of Bekasi which quickly applies for orders when the customer is already at the table (table...

Due to its long regulatory process, telemedicine is an immature service modality in Brazil. With the coronavirus pandemic, users experienced for the first time remote care in the face of quarantine and social isolation. This study analyzes the experience of beginner users in telemedicine services during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic. The anal...

Hiring knowledgeable and cost-effective individuals, who use their knowledge and expertise to boost the organization, is extremely important for organizations as they are the most valuable assets. T-shaped experts are the best option based on agile methodology. The T-shaped professional has a deep understanding of one topic and broad knowledge of s...

Crop trait and varietal preferences are socially shaped, varying by gender, experience, and on-farm roles. This drives preference heterogeneity, between households but also within households. Adhering to the common practice of only interviewing the household head as a representative of households, leads to breeding programs collecting trait prefere...

This study report offers a thorough analysis of current studies on DevOps Agile techniques. The study summarizes and dissects the major discoveries made in peer-reviewed literature, conference proceedings, and other academic publications. The article examines the most recent DevOps Agile practice trends and advances, as well as how they affect soft...

The development of industry 4.0 is still difficult for a country to produce all goods according to the required needs. Big data analytics technology has the potential to revolutionize how logistics companies, including freight forwarders, can facilitate real-time monitoring in the supply chain by increasing flexibility. Management information syste...

In the dynamic landscape of modern consumer behavior, understanding the intricate interplay between psychological states and consumption patterns is imperative. This research endeavors to delve into relatively uncharted territory within consumer behavior studies: the influence of anxiety on consumption behaviors among university students, particula...

This literature review explores the vibrant landscape of innovative techniques in food gastronomy, shedding light on the dynamic relationships and dimensions that define the culinary world. The study delves into a diverse array of findings from academic research, offering a comprehensive overview of how innovation intersects with culinary creativit...

Firms strive to become agile as part of their organization's transformation to face the changes spurred by the digital world. Thus, this study aims to provide new and insightful findings to assist firms in carrying out digital transformations through agility. We surveyed agility practitioners currently operating in companies undergoing or within di...

The selection of an appropriate development methodology is a critical strategic decision when managing a New Product Development (NPD) project. However, accurately estimating project duration based on the chosen methodology remains a challenge. This paper addresses the limitations of existing models and proposes a novel NPD project model that allow...

This research aims to explore optimal strategies for fortified software, enhancing the implementation of secure software development practices. Software security involves crafting and designing software that guarantees the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of its code, data, and functionalities. Often, in prioritizing functionality, secu...

The convergence of industries and technologies will drive the experience-oriented customer journey, dissolving organizational and sector boundaries. Artificial intelligence, augmented reality, the Internet of Things, blockchain, cloud computing, and quantum computing are the key technologies for innovation. Termed as the golden triangle of open and...

Introduction: Judokas and Boxers require mainly shoulder and leg strength to defend as well as to attack. Therefore all the practitioners should be strong and powerful with their shoulder and leg. They must be also agile and have lots of muscular endurance to attain higher levels of performance. The main purpose of the study was to determine the di...

Kanban, Agile, Lean Agile, Waterfall, and SAFE are all different methodologies for project management. Each has its own strengths and weaknesses, and the best methodology for a particular project will depend on the specific needs of that project.

In modern electronic warfare, radar intelligence has become increasingly crucial when dealing with complex interference environments. This paper combines radar agile frequency technology with reinforcement learning to achieve adaptive frequency hopping for radar anti-jamming. Unlike traditional reinforcement learning with Markov decision processes...

Electric government (e-government) projects in developing countries are facing many challenges to deliver sustainable e-government services. From the existing literature, we found that most of the studies considered lack of technology, and limitations in budgets and human resources as the main hurdles in effective implementation of e-government ser...

Increased market competition, rising environmental awareness, and dynamic market conditions necessitate the incorporation of concepts such as circular economy during new product development. The current study focuses on the development of a framework for the adoption of circular economy practices (CEPs) during agile new product development (ANPD) f...

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Investigations of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) mission aims to document convective mass flux through changes in the radar reflectivity (ΔZ) in convective cores captured by a constellation of three Ka‐band radars sampling the same convective cells over intervals of 30, 90, and 120 s. Here, high spatiote...

The Abstract is an executive summary of the case study report. This report analyzes China Construction Information Co., Ltd.'s ambitious venture into Building Information Modelling(BIM) through a comprehensive Information Systems project. The project, aimed at revolutionising the construction industry, incorporates key elements, such as Management...

Context: Social aspects are of high importance for being successful using agile methods in software development. People are influenced by their cultural imprint, as the underlying cultural values are guiding us in how we think and act. Thus, one may assume that in multicultural agile software development teams, cultural characteristics influence th...

The primary purpose of this research was to understand the importance of supply chain strategies in the field of supply chain risk management, emphasizing the effectiveness and efficiency of agile and lean strategies to create resilience and robustness in the supply chain. Data was collected from 392 supply chain experts working in Iran's automotiv...

Agile project management offers flexibility in project delivery, but it increases the risk of failure. Quality risk management is essential to mitigate these risks. This article emphasizes the importance of risk management in agile projects, defines project risks, and highlights the differences between traditional and agile project risk management....

This paper describes RTMN 2.0 - an extension of the modeling language RTMN. RTMN combines process modeling and robot execution. The reusability and intuitive robot programming allows people without programming expertise to plan and control robots. While RTMN focuses on the ease of use and flexibility of robot programming by providing an intuitive m...

Orientation: An understanding of career adaptability and organisational commitment has become a thought-provoking phenomenon facing many contemporary organisations in the investment sector. Research purpose: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between career adaptability and organisational commitment among employees in the investment s...

Environmental research calls for a multidisciplinary approach, where highly specialized research teams collaborate in data analysis. Nevertheless, managing the data lifecycle and research artifacts becomes challenging because the project teams require techniques and tools tailored to their study fields. Another pain point is the unavailability of e...

This research paper delves into the interplay between viral load dynamics and the formulation of public health strategies for enhanced pandemic preparedness. By harnessing the capabilities of global epidemiological platforms such as the World Health Organization's Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS) and Johns Hopkins Universit...

This paper discusses the “Get Real Get Better” (GRGB) approach to implementing agile program management in the U.S. Navy, supported by advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI). GRGB was designed as a set of foundational principles to advance Navy culture and support its core values. This article identifies a need for a more informed...

A seleção da metodologia de gestão de projetos mais adequada para uma empresa é uma decisão complexa que requer uma cuidadosa consideração de vários fatores. Este artigo explora os principais fatores que devem ser levados em conta ao escolher uma metodologia de gestão de projetos, incluindo o tipo de projeto, a cultura da empresa, os objetivos e me...

Embark on a journey into the future of networking with our presentation on Network Virtualization. Explore how this groundbreaking technology transforms traditional infrastructure, enabling greater flexibility, scalability, and efficiency. Uncover the key concepts, benefits, and real-world applications that make network virtualization a game-change...

This paper presents a transformative approach to education, integrating agile methodologies into teaching and learning practices. It begins by contextualizing the necessity of agile learning in the modern educational landscape, drawing on a comprehensive review of background literature. The document then outlines the essential competencies required...

In today's dynamic business landscape, effective project management is the linchpin of success for organizations seeking to remain competitive and meet ever-evolving customer demands. Among the myriad factors influencing project success, the central pillar remains the quality of the final product or deliverables. This article explores the multiface...

In a healthcare landscape characterized by constant change, Agile management represents a paradigm shift in healthcare, offering tangible benefits such as heightened patient safety, improved care coordination, and adaptability. Medical advancements, evolving patient needs, and shifting regulatory requirements demand a flexible approach. Agile me...

Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Montreal and its boroughs quickly deployed temporary facilities aimed at sharing public space and promoting active mobility (cycling and walking). This so-called strategy of “temporary urbanism” is common to North American cities from the spring of 2020. Several inventories of such measures demonstrate...

The increasing pressure within VUCA-driven environments causes traditional, plan-driven Systems Engineering approaches to no longer suffice. Agility is then changing from a "nice-to-have" to a "must-have" capability for successful system developing organisations. The current state of the art, however, does not provide clear answers on how to map th...

Aquatic organisms often employ maneuverable and agile swimming behavior to escape from predators, find prey, or navigate through complex environments. Many of these organisms use metachronally coordinated appendages to execute complex maneuvers. However, though metachrony is used across body sizes ranging from microns to tens of centimeters, it is...

In this fast changing business environment it is imperative that organizations concentrate in continuous improvements to overcome competition. In order to make organizations respond to changing market requirements an agile workforce is needed. Agility level in organizations can be developed by maintaining diversity in work force. This heterogeneous...

Suppliers can achieve high levels of supply chain sustainability by improving the related factors. An agile supply chain can support sustainability. Identifying and ranking agility factors in the SAIPA company in Iran to reach a sustainable and green supply chain is the primary purpose of this study. SAIPA is an automotive company with an extensive...

Inadequate early scope estimation is a common problem in software projects, leading to failures in meeting project requirements. Agile projects usually do not concentrate on a comprehensive requirements analysis and specification before the start of the project, making scope assessment difficult. This paper presents the methodology for facilitating...

This study aims to investigate the mediating role of strategic engagement in elucidating the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and the establishment of agile work teams in the Iraqi investment sector. To do so, a custom-designed questionnaire was administered using a five-point Likert scale to collect responses from employees at local...

This paper explores the potential of Convergence Innovation (CI) as an effective catalyst for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and devising a trajectory toward a sustainable post-crisis future. It offers novel perspectives on sustainable innovation approaches that can enhance organizational performance and extend beyond it. The paper makes signif...

Fast inverse kinematics (IK) is a central component in robotic motion planning. For complex robots, IK methods are often based on root search and non-linear optimization algorithms. These algorithms can be massively sped up using a neural network to predict a good initial guess, which can then be refined in a few numerical iterations. Besides previ...

For many decades, the lean concept has been praised for improving efficiency, maximizing productivity, and minimizing waste in manufacturing operations. Lean production is expected to create an industrial ecosystem that is more cost-efficient and accountable for optimizing resources and processes. However, in the context of lean manufacturing, new...

This chapter provides an overview of cation exchange capacity (CEC) and its importance as an indicator of soil fertility, particularly in the assessment of grassland quality. The limitations of traditional methods are highlighted, and the need to explore more agile approaches to grassland quality assessment is emphasized. The increasing use of hype...

The use of AI in the public sector is emerging around the world and its spread affects the core States functions: the administrative, the judiciary, and the legislative. Nevertheless, a comprehensive approach to AI in the life-cycle of rules - from the proposal of a new rule to its implementation, monitoring and review- is currently lacking in the...

Human performance optimisation is an enduring priority for the Australian Army and a critical enabler to its warfighting capability. The Army needs its people to be physically capable, self-aware, mentally agile, able to self-regulate in an accelerated warfare environment, make ethical decisions, and be socio-culturally intelligent to operate in te...

This paper presents a transformative approach to education, integrating agile methodologies into teaching and learning practices. It begins by contextualizing the necessity of agile learning in the modern educational landscape, drawing on a comprehensive review of background literature. The document then outlines the essential competencies required...

p>The integration of blockchain technology into project management methodologies presents a novel paradigm for enhancing transparency, accountability, and efficiency. This research delves into the confluence of blockchain with Agile and Waterfall methodologies, examining the transformative potential of this integration. The study is predicated on t...

p>The integration of blockchain technology into project management methodologies presents a novel paradigm for enhancing transparency, accountability, and efficiency. This research delves into the confluence of blockchain with Agile and Waterfall methodologies, examining the transformative potential of this integration. The study is predicated on t...

Companies must cultivate new dynamic capabilities to meet the demands for sustainable solutions in an uncertain and dynamic world. This longitudinal case study explores the significance of project maturity as a critical capability within complex innovation processes for developing sustainable business models. The purpose of the study is to gain a b...

El objetivo principal de este artículo es explicar la experiencia educativa del evento Pecha Kucha Day en la asignatura Marketing Financiero, y su integración al proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje de metodologías ágiles. La experiencia se desarrolla en el marco de un proyecto de innovación educativa que se basa en la implantación y desarrollo de meto...

Agility is one of the industry's most widely used software development approaches. It lies in the fact that an agile development project is supposed to deliver the functionalities for the product owner as soon as possible. However, automating sizing in agile development remains difficult. The software's functional size measurement methods are chall...

During the last decade, microservice-based software architecture has been a common design paradigm in the industry and has been successfully utilized by organizations. Microservice-based software architecture, specifically in the form of reactive systems, has substantial differences from the more conventional design paradigms, such as the object-or...

Open-set face recognition characterizes a scenario where unknown individuals, unseen during the training and enrollment stages, appear on operation time. This work concentrates on watchlists, an open-set task that is expected to operate at a low False Positive Identification Rate and generally includes only a few enrollment samples per identity. We...

Autonomous flying robots (AFRs) have captured significant interest owing to their agile maneuverability, adaptability, and economical viability. However, the pursuit of enhancing their trajectory tracking performance presents an ongoing challenge. In light of this, our work introduces an innovative strategy that integrates optimization metaheuristi...

With the continuous development of technology, the updating and iteration of scientific and technological achievements are accelerating. Under the background of the increasing popularization of information technology and network technology, the era of big data is gradually coming. In recent years, Chinese private enterprises led by Huawei have deve...

Purpose: The study sought to investigate the role of innovation management practices in enhancing firm agility and adaptability during times of crisis in Turkey. Materials and Methods: The study adopted a desktop methodology. Desk research refers to secondary data or that which can be collected without fieldwork. Desk research is basically involved...

Scrum is an agile project management framework that is widely used in IT development. It is an effective way of joining development and customer feedback during the development process. Agile development is important especially when the project outcome can’t be fully determined before the project begins. When the Design Factory Projects begin with...

The increasing densification and diversification of modern and upcoming wireless networks have become an important motivation for the development of agile spectrum sharing. Radio environment maps (REMs) are a basic tool for spectrum utilisation characterisation and adaptive resource allocation, but they need to be estimated through accurate interpo...

To fully harness the burgeoning array of in-orbit satellite resources and augment the efficacy of dynamic surveillance of densely clustered terrestrial targets, this paper delineates the following methodologies. Initially, we leverage the Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise (DBSCAN) clustering algorithm to aggregate the conc...

Objective The Pharma Collaboration for Transparent Medical Information (phactMI™) benchmarking survey of 32 pharmaceutical companies describes the use of technology by Medical Information Departments. Methods A survey was distributed to phactMI™ member companies in June 2022 and included 79 closed and open-ended questions. The survey’s six section...

The problem that occurs for fishermen is that it is difficult to reach a wide range of purchases, and then the price of fish becomes very cheap when the fish catch is large and becomes expensive when the fish catch is small. This can be overcome by processing it so that it has a higher selling value and is more durable. If the fish has been process...

Concerned with sustainably alleviating mental distress and promoting the right to health worldwide, global mental health (GMH) is practised across various contexts spanning the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. The inherently intersectoral and multidisciplinary nature of GMH calls for competency frameworks and training programmes that embody di...

Management and leadership in today's businesses face a number of issues as a result of the dynamic nature of the modern corporate world. Management and leadership problems are examined, as are methods for addressing them. Rapid institutional change, training the next generation of leaders, dealing with cultural differences, and ethical concerns are...

Energy sources and the overall energy system are currently experiencing significant instability. The combination of high demand and reduced supply results in the emergence of new sources of risk throughout the entire value chain. To the best of the authors' knowledge, there is a limited literature focusing on risk management in energy projects, par...

The Leidenfrost effect, namely the levitation and hovering of liquid drops on hot solid surfaces, generally requires a sufficiently high substrate temperature to activate the intense liquid vaporization. Here we report the agile modulations of Leidenfrost-like prompt jumping of sessile water microdroplets on micropillared surfaces at a remarkably m...

Purpose This study aims to apply the Delphi method to explore the possibilities for implementing agility management concepts in Slovenian health-care organisations. Design/methodology/approach The research is based on a qualitative Delphi study encompassing 15 employees in different Slovenian health-care organisations. Findings Slovenian health-c...

Indicação Geográfica é uma marca coletiva pertencente aos produtores de um determinado território delimitado e gerido por uma Associação. Elas comunicam ao mundo determinada especialidade e capacidade de produzir um produto ou serviço de excelência. Com a exigência do mercado consumidor, a qualidade dos produtos tornou-se primordial na escolha dos...

During the past ten years, lots of new data-driven products and services for tools, machinery and equipment have been developed. While several new players from other industries gained a certain market share, plant and machinery producers also started to enhance their portfolio to take on new data-driven products and services as a consequence of the...

The integration of blockchain technology into project management methodologies presents a novel paradigm for enhancing transparency, accountability, and efficiency. This research delves into the confluence of blockchain with Agile and Waterfall methodologies, examining the transformative potential of this integration. The study is predicated on the...

Background Discovery biological motifs plays a fundamental role in understanding regulatory mechanisms. Computationally, they can be efficiently represented as kmers , making the counting of these elEMents a critical aspect for ensuring not only the accuracy but also the efficiency of the analytical process. This is particularly useful in scenarios...

Zusammenfassung Die in der Zeitschrift „Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation (GIO)“ erschienene Fallbeschreibung zeigt auf, wie strukturierte Feedbackprozesse in Teams eine fachliche und persönliche Weiterentwicklung ermöglichen. Dazu werden die Arbeitsweisen und Teamprozesse eines Start-up-Unternehmens, das IT-basierte Finanzdienstleistungen anbietet...

Accelerated digitalization in the health sector requires the development of appropriate evaluation methods to ensure digital health technologies (DHTs) are safe and effective. Clinical simulation can be used by researchers to test DHTs in an agile and low-cost way, yet there is limited research on criteria to assess the robustness of simulations an...

p>While the fifth-generation (5G) is bringing an innovative fabric of breakthrough technologies, enabling smart factories, cities, and Internet-of-Things (IoT), the unprecedented strain on communication networks put by these applications, in terms of highly cognitive, agile architectures and the support of massive connectivity, energy efficiency, a...