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Establishing an Ad Hoc Infrastructure for Innovative Technologies Deployment:
The Case of Knowledge-Based Systems
-- Michel Grundstein
In this paper, referring to the Model for General Knowledge Management within the Enterprise (MGKME), we emphasize two of the operating elements of this model which are essential to ensure the organizational learning process that leads people to use appropriate concepts, methods and tools of Knowledge Management (KM) considered as an innovative technology: the ad hoc infrastructures element, and the organizational learning processes element. The Nonaka’s Socialization, Externalization, Combination, Internalization (SECI) model, and the Japanese concept of Ba, underlie these two elements. The case of the Semi-opened Infrastructure Model (SopIM) implemented to deploy artificial intelligence and Knowledge-Based Systems (KBS) within a large industrial company illustrates what could be the application of these concepts in the real field. Meanwhile, we partially validate MGKME. Furthermore, we consolidate the SopIM, which becomes a pattern of reference allowing implementing an ad hoc infrastructure for innovative technologies deployment.
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PPP in Solid Waste Management: A Study
of Dehradun City in Uttarakhand
-- Sumeet Gupta and Ashish Kumar
Solid Waste Management (SWM) has been under government’s control. Governments have been providing SWM and other services like sanitation, water supply, etc., through municipalities. But the level of service provided by these municipalities is not up to the mark. Also there is a need of infusing capital into this sector to cope with the emerging needs and increasing the level of service. This paper suggests a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model based on cross-subsidized approach: a nominal fee for garbage collection would be charged from commercial and households residing in organized apartment (societies) and the same money would help provide better services to the lower group of society. In return of this fee the garbage would be collected from their door steps. But for applying this model there has to be an optimal ratio of payers to subsidizers. If this ratio is not optimal then it will again make this model economically unviable. To overcome this problem, this paper suggests an integrated infrastructure development approach in which the private players who would be involved in collection and transportation of waste, would also process it. This means an ‘end-to-end’ solution. Selling electricity generated by waste would be the main source of revenue. However, as the power plant would be generating clean electricity, there would be carbon credits for this, which again is a source of income. And apart from this, municipality would pay a certain amount per truck of waste processed, i.e., tipping fee.
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The Global Water Crisis: Issues and Solutions
-- Manzoor K P
Water crisis is a serious human issue that exists when supply of water is less than demand. The increase in population at geometrical rate and overuse of water for industrial purpose are considered to be the major reasons for depleting the water resources in the world. Many studies show that our finite source of freshwater is getting polluted and depleted by bad weather phenomenon. The climate change strongly influences the reduction in water quantity as well as quality. Drinking water market has opened abundant business opportunities. Consequently, many multinational corporations entered into the water sector to reap enormous profits from selling water. Many countries find different solutions including the modern technologies like sea water desalination, to overcome water crisis. But the poor nations, which are the major victims of water crisis, still depend on the traditional water harvesting techniques for increasing their water supply.
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A Study of Working Capital Management of Hisar Project:
Reliance Infrastructure Limited, India
-- Anubha Srivastava
This case focuses on various facets of working capital management at RIL at its Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) division, which mainly deals in power projects. Financial analysis of the company has also been carried out to know its creditworthiness. Working capital management involves not only managing the different components of the current assets, but also managing the current liabilities, or to be more precise, financing the current assets. There are three main areas in working capital management and the study focuses on receivables management, cash management, and inventory management. RIL manages its receivable accounts through ageing analysis and manages its cash through management information system. Inventory management is made easier through the process of high sea sales and sale in transit. An analysis with respect to the company’s competitors is done on a few fronts to further understand its position in the market.
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