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Sustainability criteria are often contradictory and the choice of a practice compared to another for performance improvement, should take into account the conflicts of criteria to find a compromise. The choice of a practice and the quantification of its impacts are determined by qualitative scales containing many ambiguities, and may lead to misinterpretation of the results. Inspired by research on...
P2P outsourcing model is introduced to describe an interaction process of project tasks distribution between employees as a part of the enterprise project management system that supports decision-making process within the company. The proposed solution provides an agile technology of tasks allocation in enterprises with matrix organizational structure. The described approach was implemented using...
Business Intelligence is new important area of informatics. It presents options to work with data and provides basic theoretical determination of the issue. Business Intelligence as a process of transforming data into information and knowledge is one of the fastest growing areas of information technology. We want to deepen knowledge and skills and show how we can work with data and acquired important...
Companies need new employees that are expected to meet the assessment of each criteria. The criteria set by the company is expected to become a quality standard for the employee's own personal progress. One of the problems in the recruitment of new employees is the problem of subjectivity in the decision for the determination of a new employee candidates. The research objective is to facilitate decision-making...
The problem of making decision on repair of technical equipment in the condition of uncertainty on the basis of statistical data is considered. Operating hardware requires timely repair. When equipment is stopped for repair, the company will lose profit. The entrepreneur has to decide to stop equipment for repairs without loss of earnings. It is proposed to use a classic criteria for decision-making...
According to Government Resolution of Russian Federation No. 823, the regional power system development programs must be designed. Designing the power system development programs is a very complex problem due to the great number of external and internal factors of power systems such as physical deterioration of power stations equipment and investment policy of power station owners. These factors cannot...
This paper is written based on the need for Computerized Maintenance Management System's (CMMS) decision analysis capability to achieve world class status in maintenance management. Investigations indicate that decision analysis capability is often missing in existing CMMSs and collected data in the systems are not completely utilized. How to utilize the gathered data to provide guidelines for maintenance...
The importance of alignment between business and information technology (IT) for generating IT business value has been emphasized in many research papers. Current literature broadly supports that capable and sustainable enterprise architecture is essential to support business processes as well as future agility. In that respect, individuals performing the role of an enterprise architect are at the...
To achieve sustainable business IT alignment (BITA) requires firms to create a circular organizational structure that enhance interactions of major stakeholders. We aim to explore the issue, and in our study of SAAB, we find three viable components to design the organizational structure so it can foster the accomplishment of sustainable BITA: (1) Strong top management initiates the management boards...
This paper studies how organizational subcultures influence the effectiveness of the enterprise architecture (EA) function. It provides findings from a case study in a European airport company. We find specific subcultural differences that can lower EA effectiveness. In addition, we discover that not only subcultural differences but also subcultural similarity can reduce EA effectiveness. For instance,...
Even though a company is willing to adopt an information system, there is often some organizational inertia associated with the adoption process. In this paper, we explore the types of inertia in IS adoption in the context of a specific business process. Drawing on seven case studies where inertia can be observed, we illustrate the inertia types found in earlier research and find indication for the...
This work simulated some alternatives of dynamic allocation of additional human resources in a company that produces various products from Pupunha palm. Its goal was to increase the average amount of trays produced per day in this line through a hybrid application of discrete event and agent-based simulation. Two different decision-making forms were proposed to find out which workstation should have...
This research paper presents a secondary study aimed at outline the role of artificial intelligence in the management of financial crisis in a business or organization. The research explored empirical evidence and mathematical modelling to provide reliable data that was used to achieve the objectives of the study. The cases of financial crisis in the UK, US, and Boston Chicken Inc. were used in the...
Under “Cap-and-Trade” conditions, a manufacturer is restricted in total carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emission through an initial allocation of emission quotes (EQ), but allowed to purchase emission quotes (i.e. commercialized permits for emitting CO2e) to satisfy additional needs via a trading market. Alternatively it can reduce its emission through self-purification (SP) to decrease its need...
It is often taken for granted that the right products will be available to buy in retail outlets 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year. Challenges in achieving this continued on-shelf availability range from recession hit demand patterns to cost reduction driven strategies. Irish government initiatives to brand the country as a sustainable, reliable provider of food retail supply chains has resulted in increased...
Supply Chain Information Systems (SCIS) and their impact on organisational performance has been studied by a number of studies. This research seeks to extend this body of knowledge by adopting a fresh lens to explore empirically the relationship between organisational performance and SCIS in circumstances of economic downturn and financial turbulence. The statistical relationship between Supply Chain...
The complexity of enterprise has increased along with advance in technology and increases in development speed. Branding concerns in both producer and customer for market feedback are the keys to running an efficient branded company. Therefore, this paper uses upon brand equity theory to propose a model from two different aspects (by producers and by customers) to view product/service branding behavior...
Creativity and innovation activities become an important way of entering new business mode. And it becomes a tool in the process of introducing innovative design to production and commercial phases. This paper presents a theoretical exploration on corporate entrepreneurship and demonstrates different aspects of entrepreneurship based on creative and innovative behavior framework and their relative...
Our knowledge of what determines intuitive decision making is still in its early stages, although there is an increasing interest in intuition in the last decade. In order to fill this gap, this study examines the differential contribution made by different perspectives on context (decision, environment and firm) toward explaining intuition. The results indicate that the characteristics specific to...
The intellectual gap experienced by the oil and gas industry has created a hyper competitive environment forcing organizations to look for ways to retain their best talents beyond the traditional benefit offerings. This paper examines if components of psychological empowerment contribute to employee retention. To examine this, a survey was administered to 37 oilfield service personnel from different...
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