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View article: Spurious learning and bouncing back: Resilience and simulation modelling applied to the COVID-19 pandemic
Spurious learning and bouncing back: Resilience and simulation modelling applied to the COVID-19 pandemic Open
This paper aims to provide a window opportunity to share a reflection and learning from different countries and from other disciplines with the focus on resilience. There is also an attempt to theorize the concept of learning from spurious…
View article: A Hybrid Model for Designers to Learn from Failures: A Case of a High Potential Fire Incident at an Underground Hard Rock Mine
A Hybrid Model for Designers to Learn from Failures: A Case of a High Potential Fire Incident at an Underground Hard Rock Mine Open
Mining companies are increasingly being motivated to become High Reliability Organisations (HROs) in order to achieve better results in critical areas such as safety, environment management, and loss avoidance despite their complex environ…
View article: Optimised resilience measures for supply chain using portfolio selection
Optimised resilience measures for supply chain using portfolio selection Open
In this paper the portfolio selection theory of Markowitz is applied to the field of supply chain resilience using two simulations based on the empirical supply chain resilience data. The main objective of the paper is to explore how portf…
View article: Characterization and Modelling of Potential Seaborne Disasters, in the ANA Region
Characterization and Modelling of Potential Seaborne Disasters, in the ANA Region Open
Shipping activities continue to experience growth across a multitude of industrial sectors within the Arctic, hence there are risks in terms of severity and likelihood of accidents. The Arctic region is inherently dangerous to transportati…
View article: Developing dynamic supply chain resilience capabilities: a study of Irish firms' response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Developing dynamic supply chain resilience capabilities: a study of Irish firms' response to the COVID-19 pandemic Open
Paper aims: This study is grounded in the supply chain resilience (SCRES) capabilities literature and the dynamic capabilities theory (DCT), which is used to develop a framework of dynamic SCRES capabilities for global supply chain disrupt…
View article: No Harm in Learning – A Balanced High Reliability Organisation (HRO) Approach in Healthcare
No Harm in Learning – A Balanced High Reliability Organisation (HRO) Approach in Healthcare Open
This multi-site study measures different aspects of patient safety culture within selected secondary and tertiary care NHS hospitals by applying High Reliability Organisations (HRO) principles. We propose a new balanced definition of HRO w…
View article: Investigating Consumers’ Personal Values that Triggers Luxury Fashion Purchase Intentions: With a Moderating Role of Consumer’s Demographics
Investigating Consumers’ Personal Values that Triggers Luxury Fashion Purchase Intentions: With a Moderating Role of Consumer’s Demographics Open
Consumer purchase intention towards luxury brands is influenced by various factors, both internal and external. The purpose of this study is to examine the values that drive consumers to purchase luxury brands during COVID-19. The study se…
View article: Learning from disasters: the 22/7-terrorism in Norway and COVID-19 through a failure modelling lens
Learning from disasters: the 22/7-terrorism in Norway and COVID-19 through a failure modelling lens Open
Disasters can have detrimental impacts on lives, reputations, trust, and resources. The aim of this paper is to illustrate how root cause analysis methods can be used to learn from failures in both security and safety domains. Utilising tw…
View article: Multi-criteria mapping and prioritization of Arctic and North Atlantic maritime safety and security needs
Multi-criteria mapping and prioritization of Arctic and North Atlantic maritime safety and security needs Open
This paper details a methodology for the mapping and prioritization of needs for research and innovation across a multi-disciplinary topic area. The methodology is applied to needs arising from the field of Arctic maritime safety and secur…
View article: Analysis of noise and bias errors in intelligence information systems
Analysis of noise and bias errors in intelligence information systems Open
An intelligence information system (IIS) is a particular kind of information systems (IS) devoted to the analysis of intelligence relevant to national security. Professional and military intelligence analysts play a key role in this, but t…
View article: Stakeholders Management in Rainfall Enhancement Project of Oman
Stakeholders Management in Rainfall Enhancement Project of Oman Open
Stakeholder management is instrumental in the success of a project and thus in the present study, different dimensions of stakeholder management were critically evaluated in the context of the rainfall enhancement project in Oman. The rain…
View article: Evidence-based models to support humanitarian operations and crisis management
Evidence-based models to support humanitarian operations and crisis management Open
Term humanitarian operation (HO) is a concept extracted from the need to perform supply chain operations in special, risky, and critical events. Understanding and implementing operations under such conditions is a strategic responsibility.…
View article: Development of a complementary framework for implementing asset register solutions
Development of a complementary framework for implementing asset register solutions Open
A correctly compiled asset register within an asset information management system (AIMS) provides the foundation for a successful asset data solution. The lack of correctly structured asset registers within organizations is acknowledged am…
View article: A conceptual framework for an agile asset performance management process
A conceptual framework for an agile asset performance management process Open
Purpose Disturbances in terms of major crises such as pandemics, fluctuations in demand and oil price, energy consumption and supply chain can significantly impair the maintenance programs effectiveness and efficiency. Hence, there is an u…
View article: CoBra robot for localized cancer treatment and diagnosis under real-time MRI
CoBra robot for localized cancer treatment and diagnosis under real-time MRI Open
Cooperative Brachytherapy (CoBra) project intends to perform localized cancer treatment and biopsy of soft-tissues. The robot executes needle insertion within the MRI-scanner, performing adaptive prostate brachytherapy under real-time (RT)…
View article: On the optimization of maintenance storage cost in industry a fuzzy logic application
On the optimization of maintenance storage cost in industry a fuzzy logic application Open
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to construct a fuzzy logic model that acts as a decision support system to minimize inventory-related costs in the field of industrial maintenance. Achieving a balance between the unavailability and ove…
View article: A pursuit to reliability – Toward a structural based reliability framework (FSR)
A pursuit to reliability – Toward a structural based reliability framework (FSR) Open
Purpose High-reliability performance and high-hazard are intertwined in High-Reliability Organizations (HROs) operations; these organizations are highly safe, highly hazardous and highly significant for the modern society, not only for the…
View article: MRI-Guided Robotic Prostate Biopsy and Brachytherapy:Update from the EU funded CoBra Project
MRI-Guided Robotic Prostate Biopsy and Brachytherapy:Update from the EU funded CoBra Project Open
The Interreg 2 Seas (EU)-funded CoBra research initiative is a five year project to develop a novel device for MR-guided robotic biopsy and brachytherapy for prostate cancer. We report on research achievements at two years into the work. W…
View article: Learning How to Learn from Disasters through a Comparative Dichotomy Analysis: Grenfell Tower and Hurricane Katrina Case Studies
Learning How to Learn from Disasters through a Comparative Dichotomy Analysis: Grenfell Tower and Hurricane Katrina Case Studies Open
We describe two well-established, practice-based Master’s programmes as examples of existing competence development opportunities for practitioners and how such links between theory and practice can be developed and taught within the Highe…
View article: Artificial intelligence (AI) in strategic marketing decision-making: a research agenda
Artificial intelligence (AI) in strategic marketing decision-making: a research agenda Open
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review literature about the applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in strategic situations and identify the research that is needed in the area of applying AI to strategic marketing decisions. …
View article: Learning and unlearning from disasters: an analysis of the Virginia Tech, USA shooting and the Lion Air 610 Airline crash
Learning and unlearning from disasters: an analysis of the Virginia Tech, USA shooting and the Lion Air 610 Airline crash Open
The Journal of Surveillance, Security and Safety is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal which provides a forum for the publication of papers addressing the variety of theoretical, methodological, epistemological, empirical…