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In software engineering (SE), video game development is unique yet similar to other software endeavors. It is unique in that it combines the work of teams covering multiple disciplines (art, music, acting, programming, etc.), and that engaging game play is sought after through the use of prototypes and iterations. With that, game development is faced with challenges that can be addressed using traditional...
The following paper presents the experience gained from a large scale software migration project.It describes how the migration strategy was selected and how the project was planned. It emphasizes the importance of keeping the costs as low as possible. It then goes on to outline the methods and techniques used in the migration with special emphasis on the migration process. After that, it deals with...
The increasing economical, ecological and social significance of information systems (IS) demands reorientation for IS management. Ever-growing energy consumption, waste streams, data amounts and performance expectations require management concepts that consider these forces. While concepts of corporate social responsibility or sustainability have been applied to other industries, IS is still lacking...
This is a detailed interpretive case study analysis of an open source software project, called Varnish. The conceptual framework is based on the literature covering issues of commons based production models and the organization of open source projects. The comparative analysis reveals that Varnish is a hybrid project, encompassing the features of open source software while managed by a company as...
With the deepening development of globalization, knowledge economy and information technology gradually, many large corporations actively explore distributed innovation to keep the competitive power and expand their firms. Basing on the empiric analysis of Midea Group of China, this paper puts forward the concept of distributed innovation and its characters, and then reveals the driving factors of...
In the literature, various papers investigate the effects of the technological (product and process) innovations on firms performance. However, research on the effects of organizational innovations is rare. Furthermore, the performance of the firms is usually measured in terms of financial criteria such as the return on assets or equity and the research on the effects of innovations on production...
At present our society has already entered the era of globalization and knowledge economy. Following the monetary capital, raw materials and labor force, the knowledge has become another important factor in production. In order to adapt to the era of knowledge economy, as the necessary infrastructure which the enterprise needs to strengthen its core force, the knowledge management has become an indispensable...
The paper attempts to present the big picture of lean consisting of thought process behind lean rather than just a smaller view concentrated on lean tools only. Importance of five elements of lean is discussed to appreciate the synergetic effect of each element on others, towards making an organization lean. Further, a case study on lean manufacturing implementation experience of an Indian manufacturing...
Reobtaining sustainable competitive advantage is the primary goal for company in transition. Beginning by literature review of researches of competitive advantages, this article establishes a core competence model and explains the relationship between environmental changes and company decline based on detailed analysis of competencies dimensions. Finally, the core competence mechanism shows how to...
The traditional agricultural Chain in China faces contradictions and conflicts such as huge risk, high cost, low coordination and bad agility etc. Under the guidance of theories of service profit chain, value chain, supplying chain management and TRIZ, etc., the thesis digs deeply and analyzes the creative practice and effects from cultivation service value chain of Guangdong Wen's food group Co....
Knowledge management capability means the condition and power which individual and group own in enterprise surrounding the knowledge management domain in knowledge activity system. And it is very important for enterprise to implement knowledge management. Knowledge audit can ensure comprehensive examination for the relative factors of knowledge management capability, such as capability of knowledge...
In this paper, the concept of ecological supply chain (ESC) and primary design principles of ESC are discussed. And the paper shows that companies can gain economical, social and environmental efficiencies simultaneously from implementing ESC. The organization framework, the operational process, the dynamic durative of virtual enterprise, those are expounded in detail. Evaluation of virtual enterprises...
Based on the amendment of the traditional SCP analysis paradigm with an attempt to eliminate the defects involved in the traditional SCP analytical framework in China , i.e., over stress on standard research and qualitative research but lack of empirical research as well as of quantitative analyses and statistical studies on market structure, enterprise behavior, and other industrial organization...
As corporations look to concentrate on core competencies, the likelihood of outsourcing various business services increases. A special kind of services outsourcing in China is that the internal service provider is transformed to outside supplier through enterprise reform and restructuring. The nature of partnerships involved between clients and their providers in this kind of outsourcing has not received...
This paper examines the influence of the innovation process on organizational learning. To achieve this goal, we decompose innovation into two components, innovativeness and capacity to innovate. This paper proposes theoretically the concept of Operative Real Options and seeks empirically to measure their influence on the relationship between innovation and organizational learning. Using empirical...
The purpose of this paper is to present an application model which can be used in a supply chain, to assess the changes taking place in organizations that are implementing lean strategies. To assess changes towards leaner organizations, the determinants on the use of indicators to assess companypsilas improvements are identified and discussed. The model considers indicators that have been designed...
Systematic is an agile company working at CMMI level 5, where the default way of working is based on Scrum and story based early testing development. Solid experiences in combining CMMI with Scrum and story based development, has shown that the mix provides strong synergies (Sutherland et al., 2007) and insights into what CMMI practices fit and amplify the execution of Scrum and story based early...
The value net is a new mode of business. Information technology (IT) plays a vital role throughout the entire business processes of value net. In the value net, the enterprise's IT capabilities should be composed of the IT infrastructure capacities, IT human resource skills and comprehensive management abilities. The factors of restricting IT capabilities to take affect in value net should include...
Work on the construction site is known to be inefficient due to workers spending much time waiting for materials, transporting materials and from frequent interruptions of tasks. Studies on the construction site typically use statistical measures to analyse the sampled data about work and such measures, while very useful, can overlook important features of the data. In this paper we apply a previously...
In this paper, we propose a novel user interface framework for controlling appliances in smart spaces based on the natural look of UI on physical appliances. When a user selects a specific target appliance to control, the proposed architecture and procedures provide NVUI (NaturalView User Interface) on a userpsilas mobile device to maximize userpsilas a priori familiarity with the user interface....
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