Agile Transformations are challenging processes for organizations that look to extend the benefits of Agile philosophy and methods beyond software engineering.Despite the impact of these transformations on orga-nizati...Agile Transformations are challenging processes for organizations that look to extend the benefits of Agile philosophy and methods beyond software engineering.Despite the impact of these transformations on orga-nizations,they have not been extensively studied in academia.We conducted a study grounded in workshops and interviews with 99 participants from 30 organizations,including organizations undergoing transformations(“final organizations”)and companies supporting these processes(“consultants”).The study aims to understand the motivations,objectives,and factors driving and challenging these transformations.Over 700 responses were collected to the question and categorized into 32 objectives.The findings show that organizations primarily aim to achieve customer centricity and adaptability,both with 8%of the mentions.Other primary important objectives,with above 4%of mentions,include alignment of goals,lean delivery,sustainable processes,and a flatter,more team-based organizational structure.We also detect discrepancies in perspectives between the objectives identified by the two kinds of organizations and the existing agile literature and models.This misalignment highlights the need for practitioners to understand with the practical realities the organizations face.展开更多
The rapid transformation of Arctic maritime routes,driven by diminishing sea ice and shifting geopolitical conditions,presents both opportunities and challenges for global shipping.This study develops an integrated op...The rapid transformation of Arctic maritime routes,driven by diminishing sea ice and shifting geopolitical conditions,presents both opportunities and challenges for global shipping.This study develops an integrated optimization framework for sustainable Arctic marine logistics,grounded in Agile Supply Chain Theory(ASCT),to address cost efficiency,environmental sustainability,and operational robustness under climate and policy uncertainty.A Mixed‐Integer Linear Programming(MILP)model was employed to optimize vessel routing across Arctic corridors,incorporating Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator(EEOI)and Carbon Intensity Indicator(CII)metrics directly into the objective function.Scenario analyses tested performance under varying climate conditions and policy constraints.The model was parameterized using vessel operational data from Arctic shipping logs,environmental datasets from ESA CryoSat‐2 and NSIDC,port accessibility records from Arctic port authorities,and economic data from Clarksons and the World Bank,ensuring realistic and replicable inputs for the analysis.Results demonstrate that ASCT‐based optimized routes achieved an average 14.8%reduction in operating costs,12.3%reduction in CO₂emissions,and an 11.6%improvement in EEOI,with the majority of voyages improving by at least one CII grade.Robustness analysis showed that optimized routes maintained up to 14.7 percentage points higher feasibility under severe ice scenarios and reduced cost volatility by 20–28%under carbon tax regimes.These findings confirm the value of embedding agility and resilience principles into Arctic shipping,aligning operational efficiency with International Maritime Organization(IMO)decarbonization objectives.The study extends ASCT into extreme maritime contexts,offering a replicable model for sustainable route planning in high‐risk logistics sectors.展开更多
In the foundry industries,process design has traditionally relied on manuals and complex theoretical calculations.With the advent of 3D design in casting,computer-aided design(CAD)has been applied to integrate the fea...In the foundry industries,process design has traditionally relied on manuals and complex theoretical calculations.With the advent of 3D design in casting,computer-aided design(CAD)has been applied to integrate the features of casting process,thereby expanding the scope of design options.These technologies use parametric model design techniques for rapid component creation and use databases to access standard process parameters and design specifications.However,3D models are currently still created through inputting or calling parameters,which requires numerous verifications through calculations to ensure the design rationality.This process may be significantly slowed down due to repetitive modifications and extended design time.As a result,there are increasingly urgent demands for a real-time verification mechanism to address this issue.Therefore,this study proposed a novel closed-loop model and software development method that integrated contextual design with real-time verification,dynamically verifying relevant rules for designing 3D casting components.Additionally,the study analyzed three typical closed-loop scenarios of agile design in an independent developed intelligent casting process system.It is believed that foundry industries can potentially benefit from favorably reduced design cycles to yield an enhanced competitive product market.展开更多
In an increasingly complex and interconnected world,where the pace of change is accelerating,governments know that they must re-invent the ways they operate.Governments need to develop partnerships,use innovation,lead...In an increasingly complex and interconnected world,where the pace of change is accelerating,governments know that they must re-invent the ways they operate.Governments need to develop partnerships,use innovation,leadership,and above all,employ skilled workforce to face the challenge of managing in uncertainty and become more agile in its operations.Therefore,agile government is the new shape of government for the new millennium where government must be responsive,flexible,creative,and attuned.One of the key elements of agile government is the right human resources.The aim of this practitioners’paper is to explore how human resources management(HRM)can offer tools needed by policymakers to ensure agility in government operations.This includes attracting,recruiting,and developing workforce to meet the ever-changing priorities.Recruitment,performance management,and employee retention among other tools are necessary for public sector to ensure more agility,while developing agile governance and policies.展开更多
Agile earth observation satellites(AEOSs)represent a new generation of satellites with three degrees of freedom(pitch,roll,and yaw);they possess a long visible time window(VTW)for ground targets and support imaging at...Agile earth observation satellites(AEOSs)represent a new generation of satellites with three degrees of freedom(pitch,roll,and yaw);they possess a long visible time window(VTW)for ground targets and support imaging at any moment within the VTW.However,different observation times demonstrate different cloud cover distributions,which exhibit different effects on the AEOS observation.Previous studies ignored pitch angles,discretized VTWs,or fixed cloud cover for every VTW,which led to the loss of intermediate observation states,thus these studies are not suitable for AEOS scheduling considering cloud cover distribution.In this study,a relationship formula between the cloud cover and observation time is proposed to calculate the cloud cover for every observation time,and a relationship formula between the observation time and pitch angle is designed to calculate the pitch angle for every observation time in the VTW.A refined model including the pitch angle,roll angle,and cloud cover distribution is established,which can make the scheme closer to the actual application of AEOSs.A hybrid genetic simulated annealing(HGSA)algorithm for AEOS scheduling is proposed,which integrates the advantages of genetic and simulated annealing algorithms and can effectively avoid falling into a local optimal solution.The experiments are conducted to compare the proposed algorithm with the traditional algorithms,the results verify that the proposed model and algorithm are efficient and effective for AEOS scheduling considering cloud cover distribution.展开更多
详细介绍了由VB 6.0实现的电阻器自动检测计量系统。本系统通过PC机串口将A g ilen t34420A检测到的每个电阻值发送给计量软件,计量软件依据国家规程对检测值进行数据处理,从而判断送检电阻器是否合格,并打印出检定证书。本系统硬件简...详细介绍了由VB 6.0实现的电阻器自动检测计量系统。本系统通过PC机串口将A g ilen t34420A检测到的每个电阻值发送给计量软件,计量软件依据国家规程对检测值进行数据处理,从而判断送检电阻器是否合格,并打印出检定证书。本系统硬件简单、易于实现;软件上严格依照国家计量规程,实现整个检测过程。展开更多
基金funding from the European Commission for the Ruralities Project(grant agreement no.101060876).
文摘Agile Transformations are challenging processes for organizations that look to extend the benefits of Agile philosophy and methods beyond software engineering.Despite the impact of these transformations on orga-nizations,they have not been extensively studied in academia.We conducted a study grounded in workshops and interviews with 99 participants from 30 organizations,including organizations undergoing transformations(“final organizations”)and companies supporting these processes(“consultants”).The study aims to understand the motivations,objectives,and factors driving and challenging these transformations.Over 700 responses were collected to the question and categorized into 32 objectives.The findings show that organizations primarily aim to achieve customer centricity and adaptability,both with 8%of the mentions.Other primary important objectives,with above 4%of mentions,include alignment of goals,lean delivery,sustainable processes,and a flatter,more team-based organizational structure.We also detect discrepancies in perspectives between the objectives identified by the two kinds of organizations and the existing agile literature and models.This misalignment highlights the need for practitioners to understand with the practical realities the organizations face.
文摘The rapid transformation of Arctic maritime routes,driven by diminishing sea ice and shifting geopolitical conditions,presents both opportunities and challenges for global shipping.This study develops an integrated optimization framework for sustainable Arctic marine logistics,grounded in Agile Supply Chain Theory(ASCT),to address cost efficiency,environmental sustainability,and operational robustness under climate and policy uncertainty.A Mixed‐Integer Linear Programming(MILP)model was employed to optimize vessel routing across Arctic corridors,incorporating Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator(EEOI)and Carbon Intensity Indicator(CII)metrics directly into the objective function.Scenario analyses tested performance under varying climate conditions and policy constraints.The model was parameterized using vessel operational data from Arctic shipping logs,environmental datasets from ESA CryoSat‐2 and NSIDC,port accessibility records from Arctic port authorities,and economic data from Clarksons and the World Bank,ensuring realistic and replicable inputs for the analysis.Results demonstrate that ASCT‐based optimized routes achieved an average 14.8%reduction in operating costs,12.3%reduction in CO₂emissions,and an 11.6%improvement in EEOI,with the majority of voyages improving by at least one CII grade.Robustness analysis showed that optimized routes maintained up to 14.7 percentage points higher feasibility under severe ice scenarios and reduced cost volatility by 20–28%under carbon tax regimes.These findings confirm the value of embedding agility and resilience principles into Arctic shipping,aligning operational efficiency with International Maritime Organization(IMO)decarbonization objectives.The study extends ASCT into extreme maritime contexts,offering a replicable model for sustainable route planning in high‐risk logistics sectors.
基金the financial support of the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province,China (Grant No.2022CFB770)。
文摘In the foundry industries,process design has traditionally relied on manuals and complex theoretical calculations.With the advent of 3D design in casting,computer-aided design(CAD)has been applied to integrate the features of casting process,thereby expanding the scope of design options.These technologies use parametric model design techniques for rapid component creation and use databases to access standard process parameters and design specifications.However,3D models are currently still created through inputting or calling parameters,which requires numerous verifications through calculations to ensure the design rationality.This process may be significantly slowed down due to repetitive modifications and extended design time.As a result,there are increasingly urgent demands for a real-time verification mechanism to address this issue.Therefore,this study proposed a novel closed-loop model and software development method that integrated contextual design with real-time verification,dynamically verifying relevant rules for designing 3D casting components.Additionally,the study analyzed three typical closed-loop scenarios of agile design in an independent developed intelligent casting process system.It is believed that foundry industries can potentially benefit from favorably reduced design cycles to yield an enhanced competitive product market.
文摘In an increasingly complex and interconnected world,where the pace of change is accelerating,governments know that they must re-invent the ways they operate.Governments need to develop partnerships,use innovation,leadership,and above all,employ skilled workforce to face the challenge of managing in uncertainty and become more agile in its operations.Therefore,agile government is the new shape of government for the new millennium where government must be responsive,flexible,creative,and attuned.One of the key elements of agile government is the right human resources.The aim of this practitioners’paper is to explore how human resources management(HRM)can offer tools needed by policymakers to ensure agility in government operations.This includes attracting,recruiting,and developing workforce to meet the ever-changing priorities.Recruitment,performance management,and employee retention among other tools are necessary for public sector to ensure more agility,while developing agile governance and policies.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(72071064,72271074,72001004)the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation(2408085QG221).
文摘Agile earth observation satellites(AEOSs)represent a new generation of satellites with three degrees of freedom(pitch,roll,and yaw);they possess a long visible time window(VTW)for ground targets and support imaging at any moment within the VTW.However,different observation times demonstrate different cloud cover distributions,which exhibit different effects on the AEOS observation.Previous studies ignored pitch angles,discretized VTWs,or fixed cloud cover for every VTW,which led to the loss of intermediate observation states,thus these studies are not suitable for AEOS scheduling considering cloud cover distribution.In this study,a relationship formula between the cloud cover and observation time is proposed to calculate the cloud cover for every observation time,and a relationship formula between the observation time and pitch angle is designed to calculate the pitch angle for every observation time in the VTW.A refined model including the pitch angle,roll angle,and cloud cover distribution is established,which can make the scheme closer to the actual application of AEOSs.A hybrid genetic simulated annealing(HGSA)algorithm for AEOS scheduling is proposed,which integrates the advantages of genetic and simulated annealing algorithms and can effectively avoid falling into a local optimal solution.The experiments are conducted to compare the proposed algorithm with the traditional algorithms,the results verify that the proposed model and algorithm are efficient and effective for AEOS scheduling considering cloud cover distribution.
文摘详细介绍了由VB 6.0实现的电阻器自动检测计量系统。本系统通过PC机串口将A g ilen t34420A检测到的每个电阻值发送给计量软件,计量软件依据国家规程对检测值进行数据处理,从而判断送检电阻器是否合格,并打印出检定证书。本系统硬件简单、易于实现;软件上严格依照国家计量规程,实现整个检测过程。
