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Item Carpooling using social frameworks(2022-10-31) de Groot, Cristiaan; Zidov, Maja; Unitec, Te Pūkenga; Te PūkengaUniwaka Admin panel + Cloud database + Mobile app Design iteration User research The incremental expansion and complexity of the Design Hypothesis mirrors a developing understanding of people’s mental models Social norms v. Market normsItem Logistics: Operational interdependencies for food supply chain resilience(2021-11) Umar, M.; Wilson, Mark; Ahmad, Rizwan; Unitec Institute of Technology; Lincoln UniversityRESEARCH QUESTION What are the logistics operational interdependencies that support food supply chain resilience in disaster prone regions? Introduction Literature review Research methodology Analysis: findings and discussions Conclusions and contributionsItem Understanding supply chain resilience: An application of the network configurational approach(2021-06-18) Ahmad, Rizwan; Umar, M.; Ijaz, R.; Unitec Institute of Technology; Lincoln University; New Zealand Institute of Business and TechnologyWhy supply chain resilience Literature review Research highlights Supply chain disruptions Disruption 1 – Fire at Aisin’s plant Disruption 2 – Fire at Philips plant Disruption 3 – Battery recall Nokia Global Findings and analysis Academic and practical contributionItem Project dilemmas(2019-12) Mirzaei, Maryam; Mabin, V.J.; Unitec Institute of Technology; Victoria University of WellingtonSuccessful management of a project depends upon a series of appropriate decisions throughout the project life cycle. Such decisions are not necessarily straightforward and project managers who make those project-level decisions often face dilemmas. This paper presents findings from a research project that uncovered some of those dilemmas in the context of multi-case study in the software industry. We used a Theory of Constraints thinking process tool called the Evaporating Cloud to analyse dilemmas by examining their underpinning reasoning and assumptions. Four dilemmas were identified and investigated which were related to customer satisfaction, ensuring security and flexibility, defining specifications, and responding to new opportunities. Analysing these dilemmas led to useful insights into the challenges of choosing best practices in project management. It was found that the root cause of those challenges was the process of interpreting and transferring prescriptive project management concepts and methods to an actual project. The Evaporating Cloud was found to be be a powerful tool to explain the problem at hand and expose faulty assumptions.Item Covid-19 and motel supply-chain resilience(2021-12) Umar, M.; Ahmad, Rizwan; Radics, R.; Unitec Institute of Technology; Lincoln UniversityRESEARCH OBJECTIVES 1. What are the major supply chain coordination and bottleneck issues in hotel supply chains? 2. Understanding response and recovery strategies with supply chain resilience -agility, adaptability and alignment. Scope of this study: Hotels are important nodes •Accommodation to the customers •Sub networks within larger tourism supply network (Al-Aomar& Hussain, 2017; Fredendall & Hill, 2000) •Critical node in the case of Covid-19