A Soft Systems Methodology Approach to Occupational Cancer Control Problem: a Case Study of the Ministry of Petroleum of Iran

Sepehrirad, Ramin; Rajabzadeh, Ali; Azar, Adel; Zarei, Behrouz

doi:10.1007/s11213-017-9409-8

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“…However, the discussion with the farmers and the application of CATWOE identify the limits of the reinforcing loops, which are unique for agriculture. In the soft system methodology, the CATWOE part usually enriches the root definitions and conceptual models [62,66]. For our purposes, we use the approach in the problem structuring phase to define the main stakeholders and elements of the system [67,68], which results in the definition of the model boundary.…”

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Traps and Opportunities of Czech Small-Scale Beef Cattle Farming

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Small farmers represent a majority of the European Union (EU) farming sector and are considered the cornerstone of both the current and future sustainable EU agriculture. The dynamic complexity of livestock systems hinders the understanding of its behaviour, as well as recognizing the causes of problems and sources of resistance to applied policies and strategies. Livestock system behaviour needs to be understood in order to find leverage points and identify efficient solutions. The presented study depicts issues of small-scale beef cattle farmers in the market environment from a systemic perspective. The common complexity of managing a company increases with biological processes characterized by very long time periods, especially in the case of beef cattle farming. The scenarios analysed by the computer simulation model presented in the study evaluate the benefits of basic diversification into meat processing and a farm-to-table approach. The direct contact of the farmer with the final consumers represents increased demand and requirements on farmers’ entrepreneurship; nevertheless, such a strategy is a significant growth driver that allows faster maximisation of the farm’s output, accelerates the return of the investments, strengthens the market position of the farmer, and increases the farm’s sustainability.

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Traps and Opportunities of Czech Small-Scale Beef Cattle Farming

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“…The availability and accuracy of data, the difficulty of methods, and the complexity and uncertainty of the interrelationships between factors are the key elements that affect the selection of WCC evaluation methods [43]. To fully reflect the complex concept of WCC, it is necessary to cover as many factors that affect WCC as possible.…”

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Assessing Waterway Carrying Capacity from a Multi-Benefit Synergistic Perspective

Chen,

Zhou,

Pan

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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To support decision-making on the sustainable development of inland waterways, this paper proposes a framework for evaluating their waterway carrying capacity (WCC) from the perspective of different stakeholders and introduces an improved assessment method for WCC that combines the fuzzy belief rule and Bayesian network. Compared with traditional assessment methods, the proposed one can integrate the synergy of waterway multi-benefits into the carrying capacity and improve the accuracy of WCC assessment with data uncertainty. The method was applied to an empirical case of the middle Yangtze River from Yichang to Hukou, in which the current development status and the optimal development size in the future were obtained. The results and conclusions can provide insights and support for decision-making toward the development and maintenance of inland waterways.

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“…The latter embodies an internalized model guiding actions in a situation-centric manner. The ensuing section outlines the sequential stages of the SSM methodology (Checkland, 1981;Checkland & Scholes, 1990;Mingers et al, 2009;Sepehrirad et al, 2017).…”

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Proposing a Novel Conceptual Model for the Medical Clinic Within a Mid-Sized Hospital Through the Application of Soft System Methodology (Ssm)

Drei,

Miranda,

Paz

et al. 2023

Pesqui. Oper.

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The paper presents a structured approach to address decision-making challenges within the medical clinic service of a mid-sized hospital located in Brazil, using Soft System Methodology (SSM). Its application extends to the medical clinic, a previously unexplored domain within the hospital. Within this context, we introduce a novel conceptual framework for healthcare, wherein we integrate Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) tool into SSM framework. The overarching goal is to rectify the pivotal issue of excessive workload allocation among the medical clinic staff. The developed model effectively addresses this issue by optimizing task allocation. It achieves this by designating primary and auxiliary nursing staff for specific sets of tasks, taking into consideration the necessity for displacement and ensuring a fair distribution of workloads. Furthermore, our model incorporates PDCA into the implementation phase of SSM, thereby establishing a mechanism for ongoing improvement in the initial equilibrium achieved in terms of staff deployment and task distribution.

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A Soft Systems Methodology Approach to Occupational Cancer Control Problem: a Case Study of the Ministry of Petroleum of Iran

Cited by 7 publications

References 40 publications

Traps and Opportunities of Czech Small-Scale Beef Cattle Farming

Traps and Opportunities of Czech Small-Scale Beef Cattle Farming

Assessing Waterway Carrying Capacity from a Multi-Benefit Synergistic Perspective

Proposing a Novel Conceptual Model for the Medical Clinic Within a Mid-Sized Hospital Through the Application of Soft System Methodology (Ssm)

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