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Introduction. Scientific and technological progress, changes in consumer demand and production capabilities of the construction industry, nature and climate change, sanitary, environmental and ...geological changes make implemented area development (planning) solutions obsolete. Renewal, qualitative reconstruction and transformation of territories resolve contradictions between consumer needs and characteristics of urban planning solutions. The reengineering of areas (sites) is an effective response to the community demand for a comfortable and safe environment (territory) for living activities. Processes of transformation and reorganization of territories encompass various reengineering methods. Materials and methods. The subject of this research is the reengineering of areas. The authors present its organizational pattern, encompassing renovation and reclamation. They have identified and described the reengineering events, that may result in a number of land site transformations. The criteria that characterize the organization of actions towards the reengineering of areas are described. Research methods include structural and functional analysis. Results. The authors have found that the reengineering of areas deals with the choice of a management pattern (for example, a general contractor agreement, an engineering services provision agreement, or a consolidated solution). It is observed that the action/workflow management methods and patterns determine the breakdown of participants by the stages and types of reengineering works. An assessment of business and production processes is provided subject to the management patterns applied to the reengineering of areas. Conclusions. A limited choice of organizational patterns is applicable to the reengineering of areas due to the limited choice of activities. It is emphasized that the number of organizational patterns designated for the reengineering of built-up areas will be larger due to their modifications associated with a particular set of participants acting within the framework of event/workflow management methods (a general contractor or an engineering services provider). The conclusion is that in the future organizational patterns, applicable to reengineering, will determine the distribution of functions and provision of resources.
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Ecofriendly, ecoefficient and sustainable civil engineering work has been research with emphasis on adapting the byproducts of solid waste recycling and reuse to achieving infrastructural ...activities with low or zero carbon emission. The direction combustion model, the solid waste incinerator caustic soda oxides of carbon entrapment model (SWI-NaOH-OCEM) developed by this research has achieved a zero carbon release. This research adopted the literature search method to put together research results of previous works relevant to the aim of this present work. It has been shown that CO and CO2 emissions can be contained during the derivation of alternative or supplementary cementing materials used in the replacement of ordinary Portland cement in civil engineering works. In the overall assessment of the present review work has left the environment free of the hazards of CO and CO2 emissions. It was shown that these supplementary cementing materials derived from solid wastes improve the engineering properties of treated soft clay and expansive soils, concrete, and asphalt. Bio-peels, another form solid waste has been established as a good detoxificant used in treating wastewater. It has been shown that solid waste recycling and reuse is a hub to achieving ecofriendly, ecoefficient and sustainable infrastructural development on the global scale.
The emergence of blockchain technology has created a number of potential innovations in handling business activities across various industries. However, few studies discuss the potential influence of ...blockchain technology from a business process re-engineering perspective. This study focuses on the feasibility and inceptive application of supply chain processes. We proposed a blockchain-based framework along with the use of an affiliated technology, i.e., smart contracts, to derive the feasible benefits of the supply chain process design. Through the illustrative design of an integrated process, we provide an achievable use case of the disintermediation of business processes via a conceptual, shared information ledger. This ledger not only facilitates the sharing of tracking information but also promotes a network for multilateral collaboration among supply chain members. The pursuit of transparency and accountability across supply chain processes can potentially influence decentralization and automation. A comparative analysis of the current and proposed frameworks is conducted to support the core reasoning of this study. Additionally, future implications on managerial practice and academic research are explored to provide pervasive suggestions for similar attempts in different sectors. We conclude with an evaluation of the potential influence of blockchain technology on supply chain management.
•Blockchain and smart contract technology can help conduct business process re-engineering (BPR) across enterprise borders.•A blockchain-based BPR framework is proposed and explored to automate business flows in tracking supply chain processes.•Blockchain-based business apps can be designed and implemented using the proposed framework to harvest blockchain benefits.•Blockchain and smart contract based business applications may significantly affect our digital life in the near future.
•The e-commerce internal order processing flow is streamlined and re-designed.•A GA-rule-based system for efficient e-commerce order fulfilment is proposed.•An optimal order processing plan is ...generated by genetic algorithm technique.•A system implementation shows a significant order processing time reduction.
In today's world of digitization, the rise of the e-commerce business around the globe has brought a tremendous change not only in our purchasing habits, but also to the entire retail and logistics industry. Given the irregular e-commerce order arrival patterns, limited time for order processing in e-fulfilment centres, and the guaranteed delivery schedules offered by e-retailers, such as same-day or next-day delivery upon placing an order, logistics service providers (LSPs) must be extremely efficient in handling outsourced e-commerce logistics orders. Without re-engineering the order fulfilment processes, the LSPs are found to have difficulties in executing the order fulfilment process due to the tight handling requirements. This, in turn, delays the subsequent processes in the supply chain, such as last-mile delivery operations, consequently affecting customer satisfaction towards both the retailer and the LSP. In view of the need to improve the efficiency in handling e-commerce orders, this study aims at re-engineering the fulfilment process of e-commerce orders in distribution centres. The concept of warehouse postponement is embedded into a new cloud-based e-order fulfilment pre-processing system (CEPS), by incorporating the genetic algorithm (GA) approach for e-commerce order grouping decision support and a rule-based inference engine for generating operating guidelines and suggesting the use of appropriate handling equipment. Through a case study conducted in a logistics company, the CEPS provides order handling solutions for processing e-commerce logistics orders very efficiently, with a significant reduction in order processing time and traveling distance. In turn, improved operating efficiency in e-commerce order handling allows LSPs to better align strategically with online retailers, who provide customers with aggressive, guaranteed delivery dates.
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