• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2020

Background: As the impact of climate change intensifies, exposure to heat stress will grow, leading to a loss of work capacity for vulnerable occupations and affecting individual labor decisions. This study estimates the future work capacity under the Representative Concentration Pathways 8.5 scenario and discusses its regional impacts on the occupational structure in the Republic of Korea. Methods: The data utilized for this study constitute the local wet bulb globe temperature from the Korea Meteorological Administration and information from the Korean Working Condition Survey from the Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute of Korea. Using these data, we classify the occupations vulnerable to heat stress and estimate future changes in work capacity at the local scale, considering the occupational structure. We then identify the spatial cluster of diminishing work capacity using exploratory spatial data analysis. Results: Our findings indicate that 52 occupations are at risk of heat stress, including machine operators and elementary laborers working in the construction, welding, metal, and mining industries. Moreover, spatial clusters with diminished work capacity appear in southwest Korea. Conclusion: Although previous studies investigated the work capacity associated with heat stress in terms of climatic impact, this study quantifies the local impacts due to the global risk of climate change. The results suggest the need for mainstreaming an adaptation policy related to work capacity in regional development strategies.

• International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.35-45
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• 2020

This study is on capacity building and attitude to work of librarians in Edo State public libraries, Nigeria. Investigation was on the capacity building programs in the Edo State public libraries, the levels of librarians' awareness and participation in the programs, methods of building the capacity programs, influence on the librarians' attitudes to work and factors militating against the programs. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study and the entire population of 23 librarians were used. Results indicate that the capacity building programs in the library include computer literacy skills, online public access catalogue (OPAC), Internet collection management and general trends in librarianship. The methods used in building the capacity programs in the library include conferences, workshops/seminars, on-the-job and internally organized courses. Respondents indicated very low level of participation in the programs and a negative influence of the programs on their attitudes to work. Various problems were identified as militating against the capacity building programs and solutions were suggested.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.41-58
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• 2019

Health capacity to work for the elderly is an essential piece of information for designing social policies in an aging society. Here, we assess the health capacity to work of older men in South Korea and provide a cross-country comparison. Following the methodology proposed by Milligan and Wise (2012), which uses the cohort mortality rate as a proxy for overall health status, we quantify the additional employment capacity of current older men in reference to the mortality-employment relationship of a generation ago. Despite the high employment rate of older men in South Korea, we find substantial additional employment capacity among older men (those aged 55 or more) as of 2016 comparable in size to those found in other advanced countries. We also find evidence that older men are not merely capable of working but are also willing to work, and many of them are increasingly combining pension income and work. These findings suggest that labor supply disincentives for older men embedded in public pension systems in South Korea need to be thoroughly reexamined and adjusted accordingly lest they should inhibit the labor supply of older workers.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.109-117
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• 2014

PURPOSES : This study analyzes the available working time at work-zone on the Expressway in accordance to the new capacity manual. METHODS : Sensitivity analysis on variables were conducted to calculate the adjusted capacity at work-zone based on previous researches. RESULTS : The main factors which affect available working time at the work-zone were its capacity, number of lanes, terrain and lane width. Other factors have minimal effect on the available working time. Based on the analysis, a calendar of lane closures was suggested. CONCLUSIONS : A series of studies concluded that the capacity at work-zone in the new capacity manual reduced to 76-82% of the existing manual. As such, the available working time decreased. Furthermore, the factors affecting the available working time needs to be considered when making a plan to rehabilitate the distressed pavement.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.1123-1130
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• 2013

본 연구는 도시 고속도로의 편도차로수별 공사구간 기본용량 산정을 위한 것이다. 이를 위하여 현장 자료 및 교통관리센터자료를 수집하고, 4가지 분석방법을 적용한다. 평균 최대 관측 교통류율 분석법과 Headway 분석법, 회귀 분석법, Parameter Inspection 분석법 중 신뢰성이 높은 평균 최대 관측 교통류율 분석법 및 Headway 분석법의 결과를 값을 기반으로 공사구간 기본용량을 산출한다. 설계속도 80km/h인 도시고속도로 공사구간 평균용량은 약 1,650pcphpl로 추정된다. 편도 4차로 공사시 용량은 약 1,700pcphpl, 편도 2차로 공사시 용량은 약 1,600pcphpl이며, 용량 감소율은 각각 0.15, 0.2이다. 편도차로수가 적을수록 용량이 더 감소하는 것으로 보인다. 또한 결과의 검증을 위하여 파라믹스 시뮬레이션 분석을 통해 편도 차로수별 용량을 산정하고, 자료분석 산출용량을 비교한다. 본 연구는 도시 고속도로의 공사구간의 효율적이고 체계적인 관리 수립에 기여할 수 있다.

• 지식경영연구
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.139-172
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• 2015

Employee's agility is becoming a primary factor of improving individual work performance. Employee's agility refers to responsiveness or behavior of employees in the context of work environment change. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between employee's agility and work performance in the perspective of agility's influence factors(absorptive capacity, IT resource use, readiness to change) and knowledge-oriented leadership, A survey was conducted for gathering data (a total of 262 employees from 35 industrial organizations) to test the relationships. The results of analysis show that employee's agility is a driving force leading to individual work performance, that employee's absorptive capacity, IT resource use, readiness to change, and knowledge-oriented leadership are the significant influential factors of employee's agility, and that knowledge-oriented leadership strengthens the link between employee's absorptive capacity and agility. For theoretical and practical contributions, the research presents the grounds for arguments that employee's agility is employee's dynamic capability for individual work performance under work environment change, and that organizations trying to improve employee's agility need to explore employee's behavioral attitudes under individual, leader, and organizational dimensions. Limitations arisen in the course of the research and suggestions for future research directions are also discussed.

• 대한교통학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.37-46
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• 2013

고속도로 시설의 유지보수 관련 도로점용공사는 차로폐쇄로 인해 병목구간이 생기고 급격한 교통류 변화가 발생하게 된다. 이 때, 급격한 교통류 변화는 병목구간에서 합류로 인한 차량간 마찰을 키우고 이로 인해 정상적인 교통상황에서보다 용량이 더 낮게 나타나게 된다. 이러한 공사구간의 용량감소는 지정체를 발생시키고 상류부로 대기행렬을 형성시킴으로써 교통사고 발생 가능성도 높아지는 등 경제적인 손실비용 또한 증가시키게 된다. 따라서, 본 연구는 고속도로를 대상으로 단기 도로점용공사 작업 계획시 공사구간의 원활한 교통처리에 활용될 수 있는 공사구간 기본 용량 결정을 목적으로 수행되었다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 고속도로 검지기 자료와 공사현황 자료를 수집하여 두 자료의 매칭과정을 수행한 후 공사구간 검지기 자료를 1차적으로 선정하였다. 또한, 차로점용공사로 인해 교통류가 급격하게 변화되는 분석대상지점을 선정하여 용량분석을 수행하였다. 선정된 분석지점을 대상으로 공사유형, 차로감소유형, 설계속도별 등 다양한 유형별로 용량을 분석하였으며, 최종적으로 공사구간 기본용량을 설계속도 100, 120kph별로 각각 1,700, 1,750pcphpl로 제시하였다.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.48-61
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• 2020

본 연구는 2개 차로 중 1개 차로를 차단하고 공사를 시행하는 고속도로 공사구간의 중차량비에 따른 도로 용량을 추정하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 이를 위해 영동고속도로와 중부내륙고속도로 공사구간의 CCTV 영상자료를 수집하고, 고속도로 상류부 지점의 정체를 관찰하였다. 상류부 정체 이후 차로차단으로 인해 생성되는 병목구간의 통과 교통량을 측정하는 방법을 활용하여 고속도로 하류부 지점의 통과 교통량을 분석하였다. 공사구간의 도로 용량 추정을 위해 관찰된 차두간격을 활용하여 이론적인 차종별 차두간격의 확률분포를 추정하고 적합성 검정을 통해 도로 용량을 산정하였다. 이를 통해 공사구간을 통과하는 중차량 비에 따라 적합한 용량 값과 추정식을 제시하였다. 추정된 도로 용량은 영동고속도로의 경우 중차량의 비에 따라 1,181~1,422pcphpl, 중부내륙고속도로의 경우 1,475~1,589pcphpl로 산정되었으며 중차량의 비가 증가할수록 도로 용량이 점차 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. 이러한 연구 결과는 편도 2차로 차단 공사를 수행하는 공사구간에 대한 적합한 도로 용량 추정과 효율적인 교통운영 및 관리에 기여할 수 있다.

• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.1-6
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• 1982

The objective of this thesis to Provide a better insight into the effect of the amount of in-process storage has on the efficiency of production line with variable operation times. It is assumed that the material enters the line at the first work station and is then processed progressively through the line until it exits at the last work station, a finite amount of in-process storage is provided before all but the first work station of the line and the operation time of the work stations are statistically independent and follow exponential distribution. Under the above assumption, optimum allocation model is developed and following two approaches are used : 1) Given the available storage capacity, optimum allocation which minimizes the number of items in the line. 2) Given the available storage capacity, optimum allocation which. maximizes the utilization factor of the line. In a balanced three stage line, the production line efficiency is maximized under both categories when the second in-process storage is larger than the first.

• World Technopolis Review
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.71-82
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• 2016

This paper explores, explains and describes a framework for analyzing collaborative governance, decent work and innovation as fundamental elements of sustainable workplaces through case study of Philippine science and technology (S & T) parks. Rules, or the legal infrastructure, are particularly significant considerations that facilitate or hinder collaboration. Industrial relations/human resource (IR/HR) practices are essential to collaboration and decent work. Employee consultation and labor-management council or committee are examples of IR/HR practices that might contribute to collaboration and decent work in firms and workplaces in S & T parks as they are team approaches to production, too. Collaboration and decent work enhance the capacity to innovate. In the long run, collaborative governance, decent work and innovation tend to converge in the concept of sustainable development. The interdependencies and interactions among collaborative governance, decent work and capacity to innovate in firms operating in S & T parks make possible new solutions to new problems (i.e., innovation) and, thus, sustainable workplaces.