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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......
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......
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.......
Knowledge sharing: game and reasoned action perspectives
Tập 109 Số 9 - Trang 1211-1230
– The purpose of this paper is to investigate knowledge sharing (KS) to characterize its behavior in companies based on the concepts of theory of reasoned action and game theory (GT)., – The paper proposes two models: Model A: KS process is constructed by capturing personal psychological feelings; and Model B: KS process is not only constructed by personal psychological feelings but also takes int......
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.
Computer viruses: how companies can protect their systems
Tập 98 Số 1 - Trang 12-16
A computer virus is a program that can infect other programs by modifying them to include a copy of itself. When the infected programs are executed, the virus spreads itself to still other programs. Today’s society has seen a dramatic increase in the use of computers; as a result, businesses must take even more precautions to guard against the introduction of computer viruses into their systems.
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......
Integration of Technologies: An Ultimate Decision‐making Aid
Tập 93 Số 1 - Trang 10-17
Shows how to introduce computer support for the implementation of
different decision‐making settings. Provides a comparison between
decision support and expert systems. Analyses the similarities and
dissimilarities of decision support systems (DSS) and expert systems
(ES) and presents a conceptual framework for the integration of these
two technologies. Numerous examples illustrate operationally i......
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......