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DESIGNING AN EXPERIENTIAL WEB-BASED LEARNING MODEL TO DELIVER THE ACQUISITION AND APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE TO HOSPITALITY EVENT MANAGEMENT STUDENTS USING ROLE-PLAY SIMULATIONS
Title
DESIGNING AN EXPERIENTIAL WEB-BASED LEARNING MODEL TO DELIVER THE ACQUISITION AND APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE TO HOSPITALITY EVENT MANAGEMENT STUDENTS USING ROLE-PLAY SIMULATIONS.
Creator
Hogg, James, Gunter, Glenda, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
ABSTRACT Most hospitality institutions have increasingly moved classes online but are concerned about migrating classes and instructional content online. The concern is most Web-based models are designed to deliver the acquisition of knowledge but lack the ability to transform that knowledge into applied career skills for practical use in the industry. The purpose of this study was to test a new Web-based instructional model. The model supported delivering both the acquisition and application...
Show moreABSTRACT Most hospitality institutions have increasingly moved classes online but are concerned about migrating classes and instructional content online. The concern is most Web-based models are designed to deliver the acquisition of knowledge but lack the ability to transform that knowledge into applied career skills for practical use in the industry. The purpose of this study was to test a new Web-based instructional model. The model supported delivering both the acquisition and application of knowledge. Educators, researchers, and practitioners can utilize the new model to enhance the application of career skills and enhance organizational objectives by providing just-in-time training. The new Web-based instructional model can be delivered through multiple platforms including computers, electronic devices, wireless devices and mobile devices. The application of knowledge was delivered through experiential role-play exercises delivered live to the comparison group and virtual, inside Second Life, to the treatment group. An Analysis of Co-Variance (ANCOVA) revealed a significant difference between groups with higher application scores for the students who received the role-play live compared to virtual. In addition, an analysis was conducted to explore factors to consider when examining the cost effectiveness of Web-based instructional content. Factors determined to be important were developmental costs, delivery costs, and reusability of the Web-based instruction.
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Date Issued
2010
Identifier
CFE0003044, ucf:48341
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0003044
MEASURING THE EFFECT OF ERRATIC DEMANDON SIMULATED MULTI-CHANNEL MANUFACTURINGSYSTEM PERFORMANCE
Title
MEASURING THE EFFECT OF ERRATIC DEMANDON SIMULATED MULTI-CHANNEL MANUFACTURINGSYSTEM PERFORMANCE.
Creator
Kohan, Nancy, Kulonda, Dennis, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
ABSTRACT To handle uncertainties and variabilities in production demands, many manufacturing companies have adopted different strategies, such as varying quoted lead time, rejecting orders, increasing stock or inventory levels, and implementing volume flexibility. Make-to-stock (MTS) systems are designed to offer zero lead time by providing an inventory buffer for the organizations, but they are costly and involve risks such as obsolescence and wasted expenditures. The main concern of make-to...
Show moreABSTRACT To handle uncertainties and variabilities in production demands, many manufacturing companies have adopted different strategies, such as varying quoted lead time, rejecting orders, increasing stock or inventory levels, and implementing volume flexibility. Make-to-stock (MTS) systems are designed to offer zero lead time by providing an inventory buffer for the organizations, but they are costly and involve risks such as obsolescence and wasted expenditures. The main concern of make-to-order (MTO) systems is eliminating inventories and reducing the non-value-added processes and wastes; however, these systems are based on the assumption that the manufacturing environments and customers' demand are deterministic. Research shows that in MTO systems variability and uncertainty in the demand levels causes instability in the production flow, resulting in congestion in the production flow, long lead times, and low throughput. Neither strategy is wholly satisfactory. A new alternative approach, multi-channel manufacturing (MCM) systems are designed to manage uncertainties and variabilities in demands by first focusing on customers' response time. The products are divided into different product families, each with its own manufacturing stream or sub-factory. MCM also allocates the production capacity needed in each sub-factory to produce each product family. In this research, the performance of an MCM system is studied by implementing MCM in a real case scenario from textile industry modeled via discrete event simulation. MTS and MTO systems are implemented for the same case scenario and the results are studied and compared. The variables of interest for this research are the throughput of products, the level of on-time deliveries, and the inventory level. The results conducted from the simulation experiments favor the simulated MCM system for all mentioned criteria. Further research activities, such as applying MCM to different manufacturing contexts, is highly recommended.
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Date Issued
2004
Identifier
CFE0000240, ucf:46275
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0000240