Industrial Management & Data Systems
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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.......
Integration of marketing domain and R&D domain in NPD design process
Tập 107 Số 6 - Trang 780-801
– To solve the trade‐offs between marketing and R&D domains and to minimize information loss in new product development (NPD), this study proposes an integrated design process as a new solution to the interface system between the two domains., – House of Quality integrated with multivariate statistical analysis is used for determining important design features. These design features are used a......
Understanding e‐business adoption across industries in European countries
Tập 110 Số 9 - Trang 1337-1354
– The paper seeks to investigate the factors that affect the adoption of e‐business by firms belonging to European Union (EU) countries, by comparing the effect across two different industries: telecommunications (telco) and tourism., – Data were collected from 2,459 firms belonging to EU27 countries across two industries. The data were analyzed by employing factorial analysis and relevant hypothe......
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......
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......
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 ......
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......
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.
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......