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RFID‐enabled traceability in the food supply chain
Tập 107 Số 2 - Trang 183-200
– This paper aims to study the main requirements of traceability and examine how the technology of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology can address these requirements. It further seeks to outline both an information data model and a system architecture that will make traceability feasible and easily deployable across a supply chain., – The design research approach is followed, associat......
Understanding broadband adoption in rural Australia
Tập 111 Số 7 - Trang 1087-1104
– The purpose of this paper is to propose and test a model concerning broadband adoption in a rural setting., – A computer‐aided telephone survey was conducted to collect data to validate the proposed model in rural Australia., – It was found that relative advantage, utility outcomes, and facilitating conditions play a crucial role in explaining broadband adoption behavior amongst rural Australian......
Improving innovation and customer satisfaction through systems integration
Tập 112 Số 7 - Trang 1026-1043
– In recent years, organizations have been forced to compete in a new environment and to become more innovative, provide more quality and respond more effectively to consumers' needs and preferences. Within this context, the main objectives of this research are to propose scales and study the existing relationships among innovation, Management System Standards (MSSs) Integration and customer satis......
A strategy‐based model for e‐commerce planning
Tập 103 Số 4 - Trang 238-252
Poor planning practice is one of the reasons for the inferior results of some e‐commerce ventures. In this paper, it is suggested that a strategy‐based e‐commerce planning model containing seven specific dimensions, with strategy at its core, should be considered when entering into a new e‐commerce venture. Implications for managerial practice upon the adoption of such a planning model are also di......
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.
A counterfeit network analyzer based on RFID and EPC
Tập 110 Số 7 - Trang 1018-1037
– The purpose of this paper is to focus on the design of a counterfeit network analyzer (CNA) for aggregating all the problematic product flows in order to discover any counterfeit distribution source, and to control the spread of counterfeit goods. The analyzer leverages radio frequency identification (RFID) information stored within the electronic product code (EPC) network., – The system archit......
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......
The development and empirical validation of an e‐based supply chain strategy optimization model
Tập 103 Số 5 - Trang 347-360
Examines the formulation of supply chain strategies in complex environments. Argues that current state‐of‐the‐art e‐business and supply chain management, combined into the concept of e‐SCM, as well as the use of transaction cost theory, network theory and resource‐based theory, altogether can be used to form a model for analyzing supply chains with the purpose of reducing the uncertainty of formul......
Information systems frameworks and strategy
Tập 97 Số 3 - Trang 86-89
Management information systems providers are often still failing to deliver appropriate systems to the perceived user specifications. A major problem is a lack of strategic perspective of information systems and their supporting information technology and a disparate view across organizations of what management information systems are. Investigates some aspects of these problems and suggests a por......