Georgia-Pacific LLC is an American pulp and paper company based in Atlanta, Georgia, and is one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of tissue, pulp, paper, toilet and paper towel dispensers, packaging, building products and related chemicals. As of Fall 2019, the company employed more than 35,000 people at more than 180 locations in North America, South America and Europe. It is an independently operated and managed subsidiary of Koch Industries.
To survive in the competitive world and to succeed in today’s global marketplace, Companies need to run their enterprise like fine tuned engines to sustain growth. Artificial Intelligence technologies are well positioned to conquer these challenges and to better manage their supply chain while improving cost and enhancing efficiency, operation, performance and customer experience. Still AI is facing many challenges in supply chain management supplier selection, data quality and integrating data hence it makes decision making very complex and time consuming. To overcome these challenges a digital representation using Knowledge graph modeling in supply chain management allows one to get from data insight quickly. In the rapidly evolving landscape of supply chain management, the selection of reliable suppliers remains paramount. This research introduces an innovative approach to supplier recommendation by synergistically combining Graph Data Science (GDS) and traditional Artificial Intelligence (AI) methodologies, all within the secure environment of a private block chain network. Our hybrid intelligence model leverages GDS to unravel intricate supplier relationships, while AI algorithms provide predictive insights, ensuring precise and actionable supplier recommendations. The integration with a private block chain network enhances transparency, security, and traceability, offering a tamper-proof and verifiable recommendation system. Preliminary results indicate that this hybrid model surpasses standalone GDS or AI systems in accuracy, robustness, and scalability. This study not only underscores the transformative potential of integrating GDS, AI, and block chain but also sets a precedent for future endeavors in data-driven supply chain optimization.
Background Studies have shown that anesthesia providers can reduce cross contamination events of intravenous tubing and stopcocks, medication syringes, anesthesia carts, and transmission of pathogens to the surgical patient, by maintaining an hourly hand hygiene (HH) rate of four to eight hand hygiene events (HHE) per hour, yet to date there has been no automated way to objectively measure HHE during surgery in ambulatory surgery centers (ASC). The purpose for this study was to measure HHE of anesthesia providers, operating room (OR) registered nurses (RN), and post-anesthesia care (PACU) RN with the implementation of an automated personal hand hygiene system (APHHS). Methods The APHHS (personal devices with alcohol gel sanitizer, wireless data transfer, and web-based reporting), was deployed to fourteen anesthesiologists, seven OR RN and nine PACU RN over a four-week period in the ASC where on average twenty-five surgeries are performed daily. The APHHS measured total HHE and HHE per hour of clinical time. A multi-modal approach for HH improvement included a shared group performance dashboard, leadership communication, ongoing positive feedback via the personal device, HH education, and recognition of sustained individual performance. Results Prior to automation, 30 to 60 HHE were observed per quarter utilizing the direct observation method and an opportunity-based approach. Following APHHS deployment, 1008 HHE were captured per week. Average hourly HHE rates were measured: Anesthesia 3.3, OR RN 3.5, PACU RN 3.5. Compliance rates to a set goal of 8 per hour were measured: Anesthesia 41% and RN 44% compliant to goal. Conclusions Implementing an APHHS in ASC with an evidenced based approach provides robust data sets of HHE with continuous individualized performance feedback and provides unbiased measurement of actual HH performance. Studies have shown that anesthesia providers can reduce cross contamination events of intravenous tubing and stopcocks, medication syringes, anesthesia carts, and transmission of pathogens to the surgical patient, by maintaining an hourly hand hygiene (HH) rate of four to eight hand hygiene events (HHE) per hour, yet to date there has been no automated way to objectively measure HHE during surgery in ambulatory surgery centers (ASC). The purpose for this study was to measure HHE of anesthesia providers, operating room (OR) registered nurses (RN), and post-anesthesia care (PACU) RN with the implementation of an automated personal hand hygiene system (APHHS). The APHHS (personal devices with alcohol gel sanitizer, wireless data transfer, and web-based reporting), was deployed to fourteen anesthesiologists, seven OR RN and nine PACU RN over a four-week period in the ASC where on average twenty-five surgeries are performed daily. The APHHS measured total HHE and HHE per hour of clinical time. A multi-modal approach for HH improvement included a shared group performance dashboard, leadership communication, ongoing positive feedback via the personal device, HH education, and recognition of sustained individual performance. Prior to automation, 30 to 60 HHE were observed per quarter utilizing the direct observation method and an opportunity-based approach. Following APHHS deployment, 1008 HHE were captured per week. Average hourly HHE rates were measured: Anesthesia 3.3, OR RN 3.5, PACU RN 3.5. Compliance rates to a set goal of 8 per hour were measured: Anesthesia 41% and RN 44% compliant to goal. Implementing an APHHS in ASC with an evidenced based approach provides robust data sets of HHE with continuous individualized performance feedback and provides unbiased measurement of actual HH performance.
New intermediate 3‐methyl‐5‐oxopyrazol propanenitrile was synthesized by one pot three component reactions using ethyl cyanoacetate, hydrazine hydrate, and ethyl acetoacetate and was used for the synthesis of new oxazole and pyrazole derivatives. All reactions were carried out using eco‐friendly solvents and without catalyst.
The activities of an electrical worker are often construed as overly complex or challenging and are often misunderstood by most non-electrical workers. Non-electrical workers may not understand what they do not know and risk greater exposure to electrical events because of it. Recognition of this was the first step in what amounted to a three-year, multi-tiered journey by the authors and their former colleagues to utilize the NFPA 70E standard to create and implement an effective and sustainable electrical safety program (ESP) at a large petrochemical company. We began by identifying our problems through third-party auditing of our programs which led to an actionable task list. This task list was then split up and targeted by department: the qualified electrical workers (QEWs) within the refineries, the operations employees interacting with the equipment and the QEWs, and the contractor workforce assisting them both. Programs were developed to encompass the tasks of each department, whether it be assisting, operating, or performing work on electrical equipment. Program creation, revision, and updating were conducted by a cross-discipline task force consisting of individuals from operations, health and safety, engineering and both maintenance electricians and power distribution. Training, utilizing a third-party vendor, was designed specifically to encompass NFPA 70E and how we, as an organization, have implemented it, through both procedure and practice, for each targeted department. This instructor led training was provided to the entirety of the operations and maintenance groups. After beginning the process in the first quarter of 2015, full implementation of the 2018 version of NFPA 70E occurred in December 2017, and we have now moved into sustainability of the program. As a result, we expect to see a reduction in electrical incidents, and most notably, have seen an increase in the cross-discipline knowledge of electrical safe work practices allowing us to become more inquisitive, and assist in further developing our people, programs, and most importantly our culture, around electrical safety.
