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The role of digital twins in optimizing and transforming operations management

A digital twin is a virtual representation of a physical object or system. It is like a digital mirror that reflects the state and behaviour of its real counterpart. This virtual representation can be used to simulate, analyse and optimise...

Uploaded by: Ulingeta Mbamba
Author: Mbamba, Ulingeta | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0836-8737
Publisher of document: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Business School, University of Dar es Salaam
Published in: Operations Research Society of Eastern Africa (ORSEA) Journal, ISSN 2591-6947
Date: 2025-03-25 | Pages: 15 (pages 387-401)
https://doi.org/10.56279/orseaj.C2024.22

Assessment of socio-economic determinants and impacts of climate-smart feeding practices in the Kenyan dairy sector

The Kenyan dairy sector has economic potential to improve the welfare of rural households. However, the availability of feed resources, an essential input in dairy production, remains a significant constraint and is exacerbated by the effects of climate change. Using...

Uploaded by: Hassan Montazeri
Author: Mburu, Mercy | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6193-4841
Co-author: Nyikal, Rose | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6117-7705
Co-author: Mugera, Amin | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5199-2201
Co-author: Ndambi, Asaah | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8563-2805
Co-author: Mburu, John | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6762-9979
Publisher of document: Dordrecht : Springer
Published in: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, ISSN 1573-1596, EISSN 1381-2386
Date: 02 April 2024 | Pages: 25 pages
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-024-10131-7

Ordered probit results of determinants of climate change vulnerability across different agricultural enterprises in Kenya

Climate change is significantly impacting small-scale farmers in Kenya, particularly those engaged in key agricultural enterprises; crop cultivation, livestock farming, and fish production. To design interventions and develop policies to address the challenges posed by climate change, it is important...

Uploaded by: Hassan Montazeri
Author: Ndiwa, Aurillia Manjella
Co-author: Mulwa, Richard | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2382-2774
Co-author: Chumo, Chepchumba | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0727-0006
Co-author: Mburu, John | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6762-9979
Publisher of document: Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V.
Published in: Climate Services, ISSN 2405-8807
Date: April 2025 | Pages: 12 pages
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2025.100578

Silicon Savannah and smallholder farming: how can digitalization contribute to sustainable agricultural transformation in Africa?

CONTEXT: The development of smallholder agriculture in Africa faces numerous challenges. While digitalization is seen as a transformative opportunity for the continent's agricultural sector, there is limited empirical evidence on the effectiveness and impact of digital tools for smallholder farmers....

Uploaded by: Hassan Montazeri
Author: Njuguna, Evelyne
Co-author: Daum, Thomas | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7575-1763
Co-author: Birner, Regina | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4978-952X
Co-author: Mburu, John | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6762-9979
Publisher of document: Barking, England: Elsevier Ltd.
Published in: Agricultural Systems, ISSN 0308-521X, EISSN 1873-2267
Date: January 2025 | Pages: 15 pages
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104180
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Study on the impact of digital access to legal texts and court decisions - Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Sénégal and Kenya

This study investigates the impact of digital access to legal texts and court rulings in three West African countries—Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, and Senegal—drawing on Kenya as a comparative reference for best practices in judicial digitalisation. It assesses how digital technologies...

Uploaded by: Clemens Schweizer
Author: Fama, Dieng
Co-author: Gnahoré, Marc
Co-author: Oka, Ismaël Kouassi Yayi
Co-author: Osae, Eric
Co-author: Eisenberg, Ewald
Co-author: Schweizer, Clemens | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5281-9116
Date: May 2025 | Pages: 81

Rural entrepreneurship and the context: navigating contextual barriers through women's groups

Purpose – This study aims to examine how women’s groups help women to navigate context-related barriers to their engagement in rural entrepreneurship. The paper combines the contextualisation of entrepreneurship framework and the feminist separatist theory to describe how women’s groups...

Uploaded by: Hassan Montazeri
Author: Semkunde, Mohamed A | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7354-8657
Co-author: Charles, Goodluck | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0227-9933
Co-author: Gaddefors, Johan | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8464-3510
Co-author: Chiwona-Karltun, Linley | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2441-3814
Co-author: Thomas, Tumsifu | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5600-0187
Publisher of document: Bradford, Leeds (UK): Emerald Publishing
Published in: International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, ISSN 1756-6266, EISSN 1756-6274
Date: 4 May 2022 | Pages: pages 213–234
https://doi.org/10.1108/IJGE-01-2021-0013

Humanitarian operations and the UN sustainable development goals

During emergencies humanitarian supply chains need to respond swiftly, very often without time for good planning that may end up in excessive waste and emissions. This short‐term focus on saving people's lives during disaster responses may harm communities and the...

Uploaded by: Hassan Montazeri
Author: Besiou, Maria | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6401-2738
Co-author: Pedraza‐Martinez, Alfonso J. | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7921-4567
Co-author: Van Wassenhove, Luk N. | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5573-1834
Publisher of document: Malden: John Wiley & Sons (2009-2023) ; Newcastle upon Tyne: Sage Publications (2024-)
Published in: Production and Operations Management, ISSN 1059-1478, EISSN 1937-5956
Date: 12 December 2021 | Pages: pages 4343-4355
https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.13579

Orchestrating coordination among humanitarian organizations

Disasters mobilize hundreds of organizations, but coordination among them remains a challenge. This is why the United Nations has formed clusters to facilitate information and resource exchange among humanitarian organizations. Yet, coordination failures in prior disasters raise questions as to...

Uploaded by: Hassan Montazeri
Author: Ruesch, Lea | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7344-2403
Co-author: Tarakci, Murat | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1936-6267
Co-author: Van Quaquebeke, Niels | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6141-4659
Co-author: Besiou, Maria | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6401-2738
Publisher of document: Malden: John Wiley & Sons (2009-2023) ; Newcastle upon Tyne: Sage Publications (2024-)
Published in: Production and Operations Management, ISSN 1059-1478, EISSN 1937-5956
Date: May 2022 | Pages: pages 1977-1996
https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.13660

Measuring and fostering supply chain resilience in the humanitarian context

The severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the consequences of supply chain disruptions into our everyday life. Organizations operating in the humanitarian space are confronted with supply chain risks in the majority of their programs. Building and strengthening...

Uploaded by: Hassan Montazeri
Author: Stumpf, Jonas | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7941-6564
Co-author: Jaeschke, Niklas
Co-author: Rustemeier, Lisa
Co-author: Besiou, Maria | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6401-2738
Publisher of document: Cham : Springer
Published in: Supply chain resilience: insights from theory and practice, EISBN 9783030954017, ISBN 9783030954000
Date: 25 September 2022 | Pages: pages 87–101
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-95401-7_8

Aid worker adaptability in humanitarian operations: interplay of prosocial motivation and authoritarian leadership

Many field office leaders contend that authoritarian leadership improves the performance of humanitarian operations. The common narrative is that authoritarian leadership helps aid workers more quickly adapt to changes and thus deliver better job performance (e.g., by improving operations in...

Uploaded by: Hassan Montazeri
Author: Salem, Mojtaba | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6918-2303
Co-author: Van Quaquebeke, Niels | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6141-4659
Co-author: Besiou, Maria | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6401-2738
Publisher of document: Malden: John Wiley & Sons (2009-2023) ; Newcastle upon Tyne: Sage Publications (2024-)
Published in: Production and Operations Management, ISSN 1059-1478, EISSN 1937-5956
Date: November 2022 | Pages: pages 3982-4001
https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.13798