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Dr. Sachin Kumar Mangla of the UK’s Plymouth Business School uses @RISK in his research on risk management in sustainable supply chains in India. Dr. Mangla and his colleagues examine the probable risks and consequences involved in supply chains that make an effort in reducing waste, remanufacturing, reusing, recycling etc.

Dr. Sachin Kumar Mangla, Lecturer in Knowledge Management and Business Decision Making at the Plymouth Business School, uses @RISK in his published research on risk management in sustainable supply chains in India. In this research, Mangla and his colleagues examine the probable risks and consequences involved in supply chains that make an effort in reducing waste, remanufacturing, reusing, recycling etc.

Dr. Folorunso Oludayo Fasina of the University of Pretoria and colleagues used the DecisionTools Suite to create a low-cost and easily implementable model to estimate foodborne contaminations and human infections from the avian influenza H5N1 virus in Egypt and Nigeria.

Coding in NVivo for Mac? Here are 6 videos to help you. 1. Find out why nodes and cases are so important Not sure what nodes and cases are? Get to grips with these terms and find out how cases can help you analyze your material based on demographic information. 2. Organize the demographic data […]

It’s often difficult to determine which factors require the most attention in business decisions which can lead to focusing on the wrong things while ignoring what’s most important.  Tornado graphs are an effective way to determine which aspects have the most impact on a business decision, so you can focus on what matters rather than […]

Project Manager Today took an in-depth look at @RISK Professional, saying: "All projects involve risks, but it’s vital to understand what those risks are and how they might affect your budget and schedule. @RISK is a well-established software tool that’s been designed to help you do that." It's a thorough review of features, with helpful screen […]

Agriculture is traditionally one of the highest risk economic activities. In California, many produce farm operations use a rule-of-thumb to manage their seasonal finances–often aiming to contract 80% of their crop in advance to buyers at set prices, and leaving the remaining 20% to be sold at spot prices in the open market. The rationale […]

Yes, the new NVivo suite is here and you can choose an edition of the software that suits the way you want to work. Question is, how do you choose the edition that's right for you? As with all of life's great choices, it depends on a combination of factors - the data you're analyzing, […]

Humans are inherently complex. Research with human subjects requires patience, attention to detail, and a love of intersectionality. NVivo helps one harness their inner zen, expand their ability to deepen analysis while also increasing sources, and unearth nuances that lie beyond the naked eye. As a researcher and program evaluator, mixed methodologies in research design, […]

Climate change has already started to create extreme and unpredictable weather events around the globe. In this article, Randy Heffernan outlines the importance of considering these unknowns for businesses and organizations everywhere. Specifically describes a prime example in which the Australian government used Monte Carlo simulations to determine the best course of action when considering […]

This post started life on the NSMNSS blog—a great initiative (run jointly by NatCen Social Research and SAGE) that fosters lively discussion about the challenges of working with social media data. Imagine you’re sitting on a qualitative goldmine—in-depth interviews, focus groups, intriguing survey results, nuanced observations and a comprehensive lit review. All the traditional boxes […]

There are some excellent resources available about using NVivo for your literature reviews. Here, I describe some ways in which I use NVivo for literature reviews, which you might find useful. I believe working with NVivo during literature review is an excellent way to manage research, a practical way to learn and practice with NVivo, […]

A large part of the risk management process involves looking into the future, trying to understand what might happen and whether it matters to an important decision we need to make. An important quantitative technique which has been neglected in recent years - decision trees - is enjoying something of a revival. This article describes […]