Systems, Volume 12, Issue 11

With the recent growth of the sharing economy, businesses offering shared-kitchen services are expanding rapidly. Due to the communal nature of these kitchens, there is a heightened need for systematic food safety management. However, existing resear...

In this article, an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) platform focused on search and rescue applications is discussed and analyzed from a systems thinking perspective. By applying two systems thinking tools, namely Mind Map and TRIZ, the strong interaction...

To implement fine-grained progression signal control on arterial, it is essential to have access to the time-varying distribution of the origin–destination (OD) flow of the arterial. However, due to the sparsity of automatic vehicle identificat...

The utilization of dockless shared bikes for shopping purposes has become increasingly prevalent. This research seeks to optimize the configuration of facilities and transportation policies for shared bike travel by analyzing the spatiotemporal patte...

The Secretary of Public Health (SSP) faces a looming skills gap due to retirements and rotations of civil service staff. Critical knowledge retention is crucial across all generational cohorts due to the retirement and turnover of workers. This study...

Public health education (PHE) plays a crucial role in mitigating the impact of public health crises, particularly in the context of high-density and aging populations. This study aims to address the challenges posed by these demographic trends in com...

A cold-chain meat packaging project was developed for a meat product company in northwestern Mexico that moves high volumes of fresh meat into national and international markets. The objective of the present research is to evaluate the supply process...

This paper establishes a theoretical framework for understanding the connotations of industrial basic capacity. It employs models from economic growth theory to derive indices for assessing industrial basic capacity and exploring the economic correla...

As demonstrated by the existing literature, lean production and management can contribute to the improvement of firm performance. However, there are many companies that struggle to apply its ethos and practices. The key point is that lean production...

The digital economy enhances economic efficiency and improves economic structure, driving economic growth through transformations in efficiency, momentum, and quality. It has become a new driving force for advancing common prosperity. This study uses...

In the context of the worldwide quest for green and sustainable development, there is a growing importance in enhancing the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of manufacturing companies. With the rise of digital transformation an...

This study presents a comparative analysis of two advanced attention-based deep learning models—Attention-LSTM and Attention-GRU—for predicting Bitcoin price movements. The significance of this research lies in integrating moving average...

There is a consistent lack of consensus on critical elements in the study of construction governance. To advance the practice and theoretical development of project governance, this paper aims to construct a scale for the governance capabilities of p...

Crowdsourcing delivery has emerged as an innovative solution for last-mile delivery in the sharing economy era. However, enhancing courier continuance participation intention is an increasing challenge for crowdsourcing delivery platforms due to the...

In the context of addressing climate change, the uncertainty of climate policies has intensified the environmental and regulatory risks faced by enterprises, forcing them to adjust their strategies for fulfilling ESG responsibilities in pursuit of su...

In the process of product design decision-making (PDDM), decision-makers (DMs) conventionally engage in discussions to evaluate design alternatives. Achieving a consistent result is essential for selecting optimal product design schemes, as it helps...

This study conducts a detailed bibliometric analysis of the concept of bank efficiency, investigating its evolution in the scientific literature between 2000 and 2024 in the context of the digital transformation specific to the Industry 4.0 era. Usin...

Augmented reality (AR) technology provides context-aware experiences by overlaying digital information onto the real world to enhance learning effectiveness and reduce cognitive load. This study aimed to develop an AR Mobile Learning System (ARMLS) t...

Group preferences are crucial for Inspirational Solutions of Automotive Design (ISAD). However, sparse individual purchase behavior hinders the identification of group preferences. Therefore, a novel inspiration recommendation (IR) system based on mu...

Smishing attacks, a sophisticated form of cybersecurity threats conducted via Short Message Service (SMS), have escalated in complexity with the widespread adoption of mobile devices, making it increasingly challenging for individuals to distinguish...

Developing the company’s capacity to deal with changing environments means ceasing to see processes as a traditional and linear model. Therefore, the objective of this research is to apply VSM to HRM to show its complexity. It is qualitative re...

Provincial mobile government service platforms, represented by ‘Zheliban’ and ‘Yueshengshi’, have transformed the traditional way governments provide public services to citizens. Maintaining user engagement with these platform...

The increase in motorized vehicles in cities and the inefficient use of parking spaces have exacerbated parking difficulties in cities. To effectively improve the utilization rate of parking spaces, it is necessary to accurately predict future parkin...

Aiming to address the complexity and challenges of predicting pure electric vehicle (EV) sales, this paper integrates a time series model, support vector machine and combined model to forecast EV sales in China. Firstly, a seasonal autoregressive int...

The EU taxonomy defines criteria for economic activities committed to a net zero emission by 2050, and other environmental goals. Its overall goal is to direct investments to economic activities aligned with the European Green Deal and, thereby, clas...

Taiwan is currently an aging society and will be a super-aging society in the near future. The purpose of this research is to use two models of data envelopment analysis (DEA)—the slacks-based measurement (SBM) model and the dynamic slacks-base...

Given the growing interest in manufacturing’s environmental effects, understanding the impact of improvement strategies on sustainability is critical. This study focuses on the implementation of Green Lean Six Sigma (GLSS) in the Mexican manufa...

With the continuous evolution of international trade, the global market has been steadily expanding while also facing increasing challenges, particularly in relation to the introduction of environmental policies such as carbon barriers. Our research...

The transportation system has a big impact on daily lifestyle and it is essential to energy transition and decarbonization initiatives. Stabilizing the grid and incorporating sustainable energy sources require technologies like the Internet of Energy...

In transportation infrastructure systems, feature images and spatial characteristics are generally utilized as complementary elements derived from point clouds for road edge extraction, but the involvement of one or more hyperparameters in each makes...

Human errors (HEs) are prevalent issues in manual assembly, leading to product defects and increased costs. Understanding and knowing the factors influencing human errors in manual assembly processes is essential for improving product quality and eff...

Reducing salt intake is a vital public health measure for combating noncommunicable diseases and mitigating rising social security expenditures in Japan. We developed a system dynamics model to analyze the potential health and cost effects of salt re...

Platform-based businesses in the logistics market are evolving under the influence of digital transformation. Transforming the freight market into an environment where various types of freight can be traded across multiple markets and locations. Frei...

The widely recognized measure for resources called resource strength (RS) does not fully capture the resources complexity of a project. Therefore, it cannot be used as a standalone measure to distinguish the complexity of various instances of project...

In the digital era, social media has become a cornerstone for educational institutions, driving public engagement and enhancing institutional communication. This study utilizes AI-driven image processing and Web-enhanced Deep Learning (DL) techniques...

The actual hype around machine learning (ML) methods has pushed the old epistemic struggle between data-driven and theory-driven scientific styles well beyond the academic realm. The potential consequences of the widespread adoption of ML in scientif...

This study looks at how basic research capabilities develop within enterprise clusters, focusing on the complex and adaptive nature of these systems. It builds a conceptual model using systems theory and applies information entropy to measure how muc...

As the decarbonization strategies of automated container terminals (ACTs) continue to advance, electrically powered Battery-Automated Guided Vehicles (B-AGVs) are being widely adopted in ACTs. The U-shaped ACT, as a novel layout, faces higher AGV ene...

Against the backdrop of frequent global trade conflicts and accelerated competition in the digital economy, we investigated how trade friction shocks affect firms’ total factor productivity (TFP), with a focus on the role of digital transformat...

The digital economy is the future direction of global development, and its innovation-driven effect has become the focus of scholars. This study takes China’s Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listed manufacturing enterprises from 2012 to 2022 as r...

In the context of global carbon emission reduction (CER) targets and slowing economic growth, it is imperative for suppliers to make informed choices regarding CER and financing strategies. However, limited research has explored the impact of financi...

In this study, a low-carbon freight routing problem for time-sensitive goods is investigated in the context of water–rail–road multimodal transportation. To enhance the on-time transportation of time-sensitive goods, hard time windows are...

In China, communities function as grassroots self-governing bodies, and the enhancement of public participation in community governance has remained a central focus of study. This paper applies the Large-Scale Group Decision-Making (LSGDM) method to...

Omni-channel retailing is a novel form that combines online, offline, and mobile channels to provide consumers with a seamless shopping experience. Nevertheless, the implementation of omni-channel retailing necessitates effective logistics support. H...

In the past decades, multi-agent systems have been a hot topic due to their wide applications, and the formation of multi-agent systems is a branch involving navigation, obstacle avoidance, controller design, and other issues. Due to the increasing r...

Nowadays, urban development prioritizes improving quality over mere quantitative expansion, which requires a shift in land use from previous extensive use patterns to a more refined and efficient intensive use pattern. The intensive use of industrial...

This study investigates the complex dynamics and impacts of generative AI integration in foreign language education through the lens of the Generative AI-assisted Foreign Language Education Socio-Technical System (GAIFL-STS) model. Employing an integ...

This research aims to inspect the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in product and service innovation from the perspective of the Hainan Free Trade Port (HFTP) and its relationship with corporate transformation, legal compliance, and regula...

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are vital to the European economy, but sustaining coopetition networks—collaborative arrangements between competitors—remains challenging. In this study, this gap is addressed by developing a reference...

This study examines the impact of “quiet quitting” during digital transformation on job satisfaction, affective commitment, and turnover intention. A time-lagged survey was conducted over six months with two waves of data collection from...