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Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is a very comprehensive tool to that allows an organization to identify sources of waste and implements process improvements. This paper describes the adoption of VSM in a semiconductor manufacturing company to improve personnel efficiency and optimize headcount in the production lines. Based on the future state of the value stream mapping a new production process flow was...
Based on the concept of Knowledge Structure(KS), Knowledge Management Structure(KMS) is proposed to include KS and KM. KMS corresponds with product structures in the different developing stage, forming the Fractal KMS; Organization innovation and the ability to develop new products is the company's core competence, which consists of KMS factors, for instances, evolution of KMS from Production Process...
ERP system is a generic term for a broad set of activities supported by multi-module application software which helps organizations to manage their own resources. ERP system has been proved to be able to provide significant improvements in efficiency, productivity and service quality, and to lead to a reduction in service costs as well as to make decisions more effective. ERP systems can integrate...
Our company manages 25 software engineering teams across 6 products using a single top-down Enterprise Scrum. We know of no other company doing this, yet it provides extreme visibility and control at the CXO level. It promotes agile thinking enterprise-wide, driving non-engineering departments to adopt Scrum. We believe it is making us more profitable.We estimate effort in team months, run quarterly...
This paper empirically examines the relationship between information technology (IT) capability and firm performance in Chinese manufacturing industry based on objective evaluation. A matched-sample comparison group methodology, publicly available ratings and performance data from annual financial reports of listed companies are used to assess IT capability and firm performance. Our results indicate...
There is a vital need for gaining a solid understanding of different aspects of implementing SPI initiatives in organizations involved in software outsourcing and/or off-shoring, which are parts of Global Software Development (GSD) phenomenon. However, little attention has been paid to understand difficulties and challenges involved in implementing SPI programs in developing countries like Vietnam...
Those who implement agile software development and agile project management in a traditional corporate environment may encounter legacy corporate and IT processes that reflect legacy mindsets and cultures. These remnant processes, mindsets, and cultures represent opportunities to improve the systemic value that agile approaches are capable of enabling. For example, in many large corporations the annual...
The construction industry has been facing a paradigm shift to (i) increase; productivity, efficiency, infrastructure value, quality and sustainability, (ii) reduce; lifecycle costs, lead times and duplications, via effective collaboration and communication of stakeholders in construction projects. Digital construction is a political initiative to address low productivity in the sector. This seeks...
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