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Säkra förbättringar (Performance management for continuous innovation in high risk industries)

Sponsors, duration, budget: Vinnova ; 2010-12-15 -- 2013-01-31 Registration number:
  • Vinnova 201002783
Subject(s): Abstract: Syfte och mål: The purpose of this research is to increase aviation system performance without compromising safety. The approach taken is to develop a new theory for human factors and apply this in design of a framework for performance management for continuous innovation in high risk industries. Both technical and organisational tools will be developed to enable monitoring and create a near real time updated understanding on operations in relation to safety. Förväntade effekter och resultat: Results are expected at different levels: to qualify the project leader for promotion by defining and developing this research field, theoretically develop this specific research strand in human factors and to improve future aviation systems as well as spin-off effects to others concerned with safety risks, such transports, health care, nuclear and other process industries. Initiatives will be taken towards building a center for design of technology and management for high-risk operations. Planerat upplägg och genomförande: Work in an earlier project, HILAS focused on change, risk, performance and learning in flight operations and maintenance. That research needs to be extended to air traffic management. A selective comparison between SESAR and NextGen will include future aviation systems. Further research is needed on system performance measurement, metrics and data analysis as well as with management of high-reliability organizations. A main approach is collaboration with subject matter experts in these fields.Abstract: Air traffic may double by 2030. Initiatives have been taken to meet these demands in Europe and the US. Current safety models have implications for future regulation and mandate a performance-based safety management system. These on-going changes in aviation are addressed to improve the ability to evaluate change and assess the outcome by developing and apply a new theory of human factors in design of a framework for performance management for continuous innovation in high risk industries. The purpose of this research is to increase aviation system performance without compromising safety. The approach taken is to develop a new theory for human factors and apply this in design of a framework for performance management for continuous innovation in high risk industries. Both technical and organisational tools will be developed to enable monitoring and create a near real time updated understanding on operations in relation to safety. Results are expected at different levels: to qualify the project leader for promotion by defining and developing this research field, theoretically develop this specific research strand in human factors and to improve future aviation systems as well as spin-off effects to others concerned with safety risks, such transports, health care, nuclear and other process industries. Initiatives will be taken towards building a center for design of technology and management for high-risk operations.
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