Title: From Internet access devices usage to behavioural model

Abstract:

India has made reasonable progress in improving access to last-mile healthcare over the last decade. However, the improved access has not reached the 29 states equally  In addition, existing facilities, both public and private, face acute shortage of qualified personnel (fully trained doctors, lab technicians) as well as facilities and medical supplies. A large proportion of population (10,000+ per lakh) suffer from chronic illnesses, however, less than 50% of them seek treatment for the same. 

Biography:

A passionate business leader with 20+ years of global experience in developing and delivering innovative solution across various domains with focus on healthcare. An Alumnus of IIMC (IIM Calcutta) & SHIP (Shippensburg University, PA USA) as well incubatee at IIMC Inniovation Park, I founded Medi360,  A Tele-Health service provider with a vision to provide accessible and affordable quality primary healthcare services across rural India.

At a personal level, I always had interest in working for an affordable technology solution that can benefit underserved Indian population at large. I quit my job in 2015 and founded Medi360 with a vision to make Medi360 as default primary healthcare service provider in all rural/undeserved population of India with a vision to make a measurable impact ( 5 millions individual per year within the next 5 years). 

Title: Artificial intelligence applied in business operations

Abstract:

The rural tourism is started in Fanggan village since 1998. The main industry was converted from agriculture to the rural tourism in this village. However, farm lands and the number of agricultural workers has been greatly reduced, it cannot simply be optimistic about the future of the village to only focus on tourism. The rural tourism is very popular there are similar rural tourism at many villages in China. Fanggan village is also already face to the next step to explore the features to their own unique development strategies. Every business are managements by the village collective group in this village. Except for the rural tourism industry, they have the nursing homes, the rehabilitation center, and many second-houses for urban people s such as the welfare health preservation industry. Their tourism has evolved from the rule tourism to the health tourism certunly. They understand the changes and demands of society, thereby making the development style of the village.

Biography:

Masumi Kikuchi is an Associate Professor in College of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo. She holds a Ph.D. in International Relations, University of Waseda. She worked in Chinese Universities for 4 years (Guangdong Peizheng College and Qingdao University of Technology). She is researching about national resources management, environment policy, eco-tourism in Asia, especially in China, Japan, and the Southeast Asia. Her representative book is “Nouson-Keikan no Shigen-ka (Process of the Rural Landscape as New Resource – The Dynamic Strategy for Rice Terracces Conservation in Chinese Village Communities)” Ochanomizu-shobo press, 2016. Although the multifaceted functions of agriculture are emphasized and the beauty of rural landscapes is highly appreciated, few farmers are able to make a living from such landscapes. This book asks whether it is possible for farmers to create livelihoods sustained by a rural landscape within a market economy amidst agricultural decline and the impoverishment of rural communities. To achieve this aim, "Resourcification of the Rural Landscape," which forms the title of this book, is necessary. "Resourcification of the Rural Landscape" is considered using field surveys.

Title: Strategic Alignment, to Improve Business Performance and promote Organizational Culture

Abstract:

Biography:

Khalid has over 18 years’ experience in industry across various fields, operations and maintenance, engineering, asset management, project management and strategic planning. Khalid has been involved heavily in implementing the best industry practices in strategy and planning. Also, he was in charge for capital investment plans for new assets based on cost effective methodology within the company. Khalid is currently working as Business Planning and Performance Manager in Marafiq, power and utility company. Khalid holds a Master degree from Malaysia university and Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Title: Integration of internet of things (IoT) with blockchain technology to enhance humanitarian logistics performance

Abstract:

The escalation in the frequency and magnitude of both natural and manmade disasters around the world is of rising distress for the economic and social development of the concerned countries. Natural disasters cannot be stopped, nevertheless, it is possible to mitigate the effects of disaster through proper humanitarian logistics (HL). The performance of HL cannot be increased as a whole. It is therefore vital that the actors involved in the HL process adjust, modify and reconfigure their HL process by increasing their performance to the circumstances arising from these disasters. Taking into consideration the importance of HL in reducing the effects of disasters through fast, fair and safe HL, this project aims to explore the question: “How can the performance of HL be improved through the Integration of Internet of Things (IoT) with Blockchain technology?” The primary information will be collected through a structured questionnaire from different actors participating in humanitarian supply chain (HSC) in Pakistan. The project model is reflective, hence a  covariance-based structure equation model (CB-SEM) on the basis of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with SmartPLS software will be applied. The research will test the variables reliability, validity, goodness of fit (GoF), and psychometrical soundness of the hypothesized model. The project results are expected to show the influence of predictor variables (IoT and Blockchain) on response variable (HL performance) mediated by Transparency. Moreover, the results are anticipated to be valuable for all stakeholders of disaster risk management, specifically for governments, donors and humanitarian organizations (HOs), as they are insistently looking for strategies to support afflicts. Furthermost significantly, the project will raise consciousness regarding fast, fair and safe HL. Additionally, this project will reveal research gaps and promising areas for future research. The project will provide an enormous understanding of IoT and Blockchain in HL applying empirical data, that has not been investigated before.

Biography:

Muhammad Khan received the M.S. degree in international business from American College Dublin, Ireland, and the Ph.D. degree in international business from Yeungnam University, South Korea, in August 2019. He is currently working as a Lecturer of marketing with the Department of Management Sciences, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan. He is also a Ph.D. Supervisor nominated by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan. He has coauthored over 28 research articles, in leading international journals, including IEEE Access, Sustainability, Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and the International Journal of Supply Chain Management. His research interests include humanitarian logistics, humanitarian supply chain, and supply chain and logistics. He is on editorial and reviewer boards in different journals of supply chain and business administration.

Title: Integration of internet of things (IoT) with blockchain technology to enhance humanitarian logistics performance

Abstract:

The escalation in the frequency and magnitude of both natural and manmade disasters around the world is of rising distress for the economic and social development of the concerned countries. Natural disasters cannot be stopped, nevertheless, it is possible to mitigate the effects of disaster through proper humanitarian logistics (HL). The performance of HL cannot be increased as a whole. It is therefore vital that the actors involved in the HL process adjust, modify and reconfigure their HL process by increasing their performance to the circumstances arising from these disasters. Taking into consideration the importance of HL in reducing the effects of disasters through fast, fair and safe HL, this project aims to explore the question: “How can the performance of HL be improved through the Integration of Internet of Things (IoT) with Blockchain technology?” The primary information will be collected through a structured questionnaire from different actors participating in humanitarian supply chain (HSC) in Pakistan. The project model is reflective, hence a  covariance-based structure equation model (CB-SEM) on the basis of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with SmartPLS software will be applied. The research will test the variables reliability, validity, goodness of fit (GoF), and psychometrical soundness of the hypothesized model. The project results are expected to show the influence of predictor variables (IoT and Blockchain) on response variable (HL performance) mediated by Transparency. Moreover, the results are anticipated to be valuable for all stakeholders of disaster risk management, specifically for governments, donors and humanitarian organizations (HOs), as they are insistently looking for strategies to support afflicts. Furthermost significantly, the project will raise consciousness regarding fast, fair and safe HL. Additionally, this project will reveal research gaps and promising areas for future research. The project will provide an enormous understanding of IoT and Blockchain in HL applying empirical data, that has not been investigated before

Biography:

Junghan Bae is working as Professor in the department of international economics and business at Yeungnam University, South Korea. He received Ph.D. degree from Busan National University, South Korea. He was a foreigner researcher from 1993, 3 to 1994, 3 in Waseda University, Japan. He was a visiting scholar in 2001 at Washington State University, USA. His research interests include International Trade Law. He has presented and published his research work in many reputed national and international journals.