The purpose of this article is to discuss the influence of creative personality on process redesign. Building on creativity theories stemming from the field of cognitive psychology, we identify important individual factors during process redesign, and hypothesize their contributions to creative process design using a modelling tool. We present an integrated research model and illustrate how we ...

This research aimed to redesign an appliance based on the biomechanical aspects in applied ergonomics. The product chosen for analysis was the household mixer, it is readily found in most homes of several families. The study enabled the identification of several potential risks and proposed biomechanical ergonomic solutions for each. Finally, it was possible to redesign the handle of the mixer,...

The benefits of modularity are a low redesign effort and the possibility of interchanging between different layers depending on the requirements of the application. This makes the node very versatile and adaptable. Modularity reduces redesign, as each module is not started from scratch, and cost when the work environment changes. The concept is to have different implementations of each layer to...

quality assurance compliance, employee awareness/education, and collaborative OR/SPS teamwork. The leadership of our facility supported a system redesign team to control one risk factor of SSI. The elimination of IUSS from our OR culture correlated with elimination of SSIs associated with IUSS for the past 3 years. The redesign team process promoted limitless thinking, and the intraprofessional...

We present two redesigns to robustify backstepping control laws against dynamic uncertainties at the input of the plant. In the first redesign we construct a passivating control law from a CLF obtained by backstepping. The second redesign is a simplification of the first, useful for high order systems. We also compare the stability margins of the two main versions of backstepping: cancelation a...

Objective: The objective of this project was to evaluate the risks associated with converting a paper-based pediatric chemotherapy ordering process to a fully electronic system. Methods: Formal process redesign and systems analysis, primarily through Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), was used to evaluate the current, paper-based chemotherapy medications process. A commercial software sy...

Evaluation and redesign of user-intensive mobile applications is challenging because users are often heterogeneous, adopting different patterns of activity, at different times. We set out a process of integrating statistical, longitudinal analysis of actual logged behaviours, formal, probabilistic discrete state models of activity patterns, and hypotheses over those models expressed as probabil...

To help support implementation of aligning clinical redesign with payment reforms in practices and institutions throughout the country, we present two cases from Duke University Health System ("Duke") and University of Colorado Hospital ("Colorado"). The studies provide practical solutions for not only implementing clinical redesign, but also an understanding of how those clinical innovations c...

A computerized clinical reminder (CCR) system is a type of decision support tool to remind healthcare providers of recommended actions. In our prior study, we found a linear correlation between resolution time and adherence rate. This correlation implies a potentially biased clinical decision making. This study aimed to redesign the Veterans Affairs (VA) CCR system in order to improve providers...

The redesign of a Web presence can be classified as both an IT investment and an e-commerce initiative. Although the empirical literature provides evidence that financial markets are sensitive to e-commerce announcements, it is still unknown what types of announcements affect the value of firms. We use the event study methodology on a sample of Web site redesigns from 1995 to 1999 to investigat...