Industrial Management & Data Systems
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The impact of information systems on the efficiency of banks: an empirical investigation
Tập 97 Số 1 - Trang 10-16
Financial institutions, and banks, in particular, are one of the largest investors in information systems (IS) and information technologies (IT) and there are indications that this trend is likely to continue. However, there is growing concern that IS investments are not yielding the anticipated results, an issue that is of grave concern to many CEOs and top managers. One way to address this conce......
Management Development and IT: Bridging the Gulf
Tập 90 Số 3 - Trang 3-8
The problem of management development in the Information Technology
area is addressed. Some of the symptoms of the gulf between IT producers
and consumers are identified and various bridging strategies are
proposed, some of which are being put into practice in the author′s own
organisation.
The Flexible Manufacturing Mission—Some Implications for Management
Tập 85 Số 9/10 - Trang 20-22
Flexible manufacturing can be understood and managed even by non‐technological senior management provided they are involved in agreeing market parameters, technological flexibility needs, quality, cost and delivery performances. Abdicating the responsibility of technological decisions to lower levels of management is to be avoided. Companies aiming to satisfy customer needs by rapid response, thro......
Human factors in the adoption and performance of advanced manufacturing technology in unionized firms
Tập 100 Số 8 - Trang 389-402
Some researchers have found that unionized firms are less likely to pursue automation because high wage demands deprive them of the necessary capital required to invest in advanced manufacturing technology (AMT). It has also been suggested that stringent work rules and technology agreements can make the substitution of new technology for union labor too expensive. Others have found, however, that ......
Customer segmentation based on commitment and ICT use
Tập 109 Số 2 - Trang 206-223
– The purpose of this paper is to determine and characterize groups of retail customers, based on their perception of commitment to the retailer and the degree of use of its technological equipment., – A CHAID algorithm is performed and differences between the resulting segments are tested through the analysis of variance., – Four segments are obtained that differ significantly in commitment to th......
Postponement strategies through business process redesign in automotive manufacturing: Knowledge innovation
Tập 106 Số 3 - Trang 307-326
– To demonstrate how postponement strategy can be applied in an automotive company by using business process redesign in the knowledge innovation context., – A demonstrative case was developed using simulation of alternative scenarios of cycle service levels (CSL) and product flexibility, etc. to determine the value of postponement (VOP) in a manufacturing process integrated with a supply process.......
Technology Transfer — An International Two‐way Street
Tập 87 Số 7/8 - Trang 3-9
Britain produces about six per cent of the world's technology, but is one of the few net exporters of licensed technology. R&D spend in the UK is smaller than its main competitors, and more R&D is financed by government. The UK must continue to license aggressively overseas and “license‐in” technology in order to maintain its position. The British Technology Group operates effectively in t......
HOW TO INTEGRATE NEW MEMBERS INTO A WORK TEAM EFFECTIVELY
Tập 88 Số 3/4 - Trang 20-22
Practical means are provided of integrating a new team member into an effective team. To be effective, teams must manage goals, roles, processes and relationships. Goals need to be held in common and be quantifiable. Roles of members need to be clearly stated for the process to be managed. The leader needs to be accepted, the decision‐making responsibilities need to be clear and communications nee......
Re‐engineering information technology: an enabler for the new business strategy
Tập 95 Số 2 - Trang 24-27
Addresses the need for re‐engineering information systems (IS) in a
rapidly changing environment, and the urgency of doing this to meet
current and future needs of organizations whose existence is dependent
on coping with rapidly changing requirements. Implicit in this view is
the need for restructuring the industry to meet new applications
including the creation of software for an era that has no......
APS for tactical planning in a steel processing company
Tập 111 Số 4 - Trang 608-628
– The main purpose is to describe and analyse the impact that the implementation of an advanced planning system (APS) has on the tactical planning level at a steel processing company. This is done in terms of analysing changes in the tactical planning processes, effects on company performance, and how the APS is used in a practical planning context., – This research is based on a longitudinal case......