{"title":"APPLYING MACHINE LEARNING IN THE U.S. POLITICAL LANDSCAPE: FORECASTING, POLLING, AND THE DOMESTIC SUPPLY CHAIN","authors":"Syed Adeel Ahmed, Andrew Mark Costanzo","doi":"10.56811/pfi-22-0020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56811/pfi-22-0020","url":null,"abstract":"There are areas of the current U.S. political system that are fit for the implementation of machine learning capabilities. Some of these areas include election forecasting, polling, and vote-by-mail services. The introduction of machine learning tools to the components of the U.S. political system can result in increases in efficiency and accessibility throughout the sector. By doing so, there would be an assumed decrease in necessary labor. This research analyzed the specified areas of U.S. politics by establishing a four-step framework based on a previous exploratory case study into the application of machine learning to operations management and adjusted said framework to fit the needs of the nature of U.S. politics. This framework was utilized to determine the objectives to which machine learning would be applied within this sector. As well, it serves to guide the technology or strategies necessary to achieve those objectives, illustrate the effect on performance and on stakeholders. This analysis introduces valuable insights for any decision makers as well as providing an accessible and informative review of some of the potential applications of machine learning in the existing U.S. political system.","PeriodicalId":133073,"journal":{"name":"Performance Improvement Journal","volume":" 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141828583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"IT'S A WRAP!","authors":"C. A. Viera","doi":"10.56811/884977","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56811/884977","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":133073,"journal":{"name":"Performance Improvement Journal","volume":" 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141678192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE APPLIED IN PRICING RATE DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION","authors":"Dr. Syed Adeel Ahmed, B. Moore","doi":"10.56811/pfi-23-0009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56811/pfi-23-0009","url":null,"abstract":"Companies in competitive industries find themselves in positions of needing to provide quality goods and services in ways that are efficient in terms of both production and cost. Because of this pressure toward efficiency, the Ford Motor Company, among many others, has had to reorganize its operational strategy. We analyze the ten strategic operational areas in which Ford made improvements, and we then go on to apply this framework to other sectors, including the energy sector. In doing so, we give recommendations for ProRate Energy Inc.’s innovative rate design, called ProRate/CLEP, which can benefit and improve operational efficiencies in implementing this innovative time-of-use rate design.","PeriodicalId":133073,"journal":{"name":"Performance Improvement Journal","volume":"21 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140444841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"TURNING THE PAGE","authors":"Carlos Antonio Viera","doi":"10.56811/pfi-24-0001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56811/pfi-24-0001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":133073,"journal":{"name":"Performance Improvement Journal","volume":"297 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140476186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"THE VIRTUAL BEHAVIOR ENGINEERING MODEL: 6 BEHAVIOR INFLUENCE FRAMES FOR A REMOTE WORKFORCE","authors":"Kambria Dumesnil","doi":"10.56811/pfi-23-0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56811/pfi-23-0002","url":null,"abstract":"The virtual behavior engineering model builds off Gilbert’s original behavior engineering model and Chevalier’s updated model and integrates user experience qualities. While the user experience typically refers to technology, its qualities are relevant to all facets of remote work. By analyzing each of the six influence frames, we can get better insight into root causes and their relationships. This improved understanding will help us prioritize and design better solutions to close a given performance gap.","PeriodicalId":133073,"journal":{"name":"Performance Improvement Journal","volume":"94 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138981748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PERFORMANCES OF THE PRIMARY HEALTH-CARE FACILITIES IN BANGLADESH: DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS","authors":"Sharmeen Mobin Bhuiyan","doi":"10.56811/pfi.21-0034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56811/pfi.21-0034","url":null,"abstract":"Ensuring optimal use of resources reduces waste and enhances performance. In a country like Bangladesh, estimating the level of technical efficiency is of paramount importance. The study measured the technical efficiency of primary public health-care facilities using Data Envelopment Analysis. Manpower was found to be an important determinant of efficiency. Hence, providers' presence at the facility should be ensured to improve performance. More than half of the facilities were inefficient. Decision-makers should identify the causes of low efficiency and adopt measures to increase efficiency and hence improve performance.","PeriodicalId":133073,"journal":{"name":"Performance Improvement Journal","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121914664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"INTERNAL COMPETITION IN A HIGH-PERFORMANCE TEAM","authors":"Alexander L. Lapshun, Andrew Wai Kok Ng","doi":"10.56811/pfi-22-0008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56811/pfi-22-0008","url":null,"abstract":"Business leaders share a belief that internal competition cannot coexist with collaboration within the team. This article represents a discussion on strategies some midlevel managers in Singapore apply to create high-performance organizational culture. Six midlevel managers from a multinational Fortune 500 information technology (IT) company participated in this blended case study and mini-ethnography research. This study concluded that in a high-performance team, high-level internal competition coexists with a high level of internal collaboration. Managers and leaders who aim to build high-performance culture and continue to sharpen their organization's competitive advantage might use the study findings as a supporting guide.","PeriodicalId":133073,"journal":{"name":"Performance Improvement Journal","volume":"401 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124374196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"REMEMBERING DALE BRETHOWER—INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY PIONEER","authors":"G. Wallace, R. Addison","doi":"10.56811/pfi-62-01-05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56811/pfi-62-01-05","url":null,"abstract":"Dale M. Brethower was professor emeritus at Western Michigan University (WMU), having started as a graduate student at Harvard University who studied under B. F. Skinner. He was a pioneer in the field of human performance technology (HPT) and served as president in 2000–2001 for the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI). His family and colleagues share their memories and tributes to his esteemed life and legacy.","PeriodicalId":133073,"journal":{"name":"Performance Improvement Journal","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122792686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}