Simulation modelling of chief officers’ working hours on short sea shipping

Wave height incidence on Mediterranean Short Sea Shipping routes

According to the recent mid term review of the EU white paper on transport, Short Sea Shipping in EU waters is expected to grow from 2000 to 2020 at a rate of 59% in volume (metric tonnes). If we consider that the overall expected growth in freight exchanges is of 50% (also in volume), sea transport is one of the most feasible ways to reduce traffic congestion on European roads. High speed vess...

Short Sea Shipping route and stowage plan optimization

Short Sea Shipping is the name given to the use of ships to transport cargo within a country, or between neighboring countries. The European Union considers all intra-European sea transport as Short Sea Shipping, and has defined its efficient use as a strategic goal. This form of transport has many recognized advantages over rail and road, but suffers from lack of flexibility. In this paper we ...

On-boarding and enculturation of new chief nursing officers.

Given that chief nursing officers (CNOs) play a critical role in hospital organizations and require a diverse set of executive leadership and professional competencies, what competencies are most critical? What kind of support is needed for a leader who is new to this executive role? What is needed to successfully on-board an experienced leader who is new to the organization? How can a CNO demo...

Health Management Information Systems Executives: Roles and Responsibilities of Chief Executive Officers and Chief Information Officers in Healthcare Services Organizations

ERP Implementation: Chief Information Officers' Perceptions of Critical Success Factors

This article reports the results of a survey of Chief Information Officers (CIOs) from Fortune 1000 companies on their perceptions of the critical success factors in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation. Through a review of the literature, 11 critical success factors were identified , with underlying subfactors, for successful ERP implementation. The degree of criticality of each o...