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Yu, Angus Gonghua. "Managing application software suppliers in information system development projects." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/3450.

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Information system development (ISD) projects have been associated with the "software crisis" for over three decades. A set of common "root causes" has often been cited in literature with corresponding "solutions". Yet the overall project success rate has remained low, resulting in a paradox of many solutions and little progress over the years. This study examines the management of application software acquisition from external suppliers in ISD projects. Three case studies are documented based on participant observation with complete membership roles. After within-case analyses highlighting issues in individual cases, crosscase analyses are conducted, first to identify a pattern of ISD project challenges and then to search for their explanations. Concepts from agency theory, contract theory and product development literature are used in the process of diagnosing root causes behind the observations. The proposed explanation is that the Traditional Systems Development Framework (TSDF), characterized by competitive-bidding-monopolized-development, underlies the identified root causes. Accordingly, competitive development is suggested as an alternative approach. Following the "Inference to the Best Explanation" (IBE) analytical strategy, the suggested approach is subject to two contrastive analyses, first with the prepackaged software development and then with the construction industry, to demonstrate that the suggestion is a "warranted inference". Further analogical analyses illustrate the feasibility of development competition for software product development. A Performance-Based Systems Development Framework (PBSDF) is outlined as a tentative implementation of the suggested competitive development approach for ISD projects supported by risk-sharing supplier contract and a relative product evaluation approach. A number of future research implications are described as a result of this study after summarizing the research contributions.
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Kosonen, Heikki M. "The internationalization of industrial systems suppliers : a case study of the internationalization process of industrial systems suppliers with special emphasis on strategy and organization /." Helsinki : Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration, 1991. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=005933726&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.

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Irvine, Robert John. "Success factors for organisational information systems development projects : a Scottish suppliers' perspective." Thesis, Edinburgh Napier University, 2013. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/6125.

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Organisational information systems development (OISD) projects have long been associated with failure. Not surprisingly, the cost of these failures is enormous. Yet, despite numerous studies, understanding of real-world projects is limited. In particular, little is known about the way in which various factors affect the success of OISD projects. Prior research has focussed on OISD projects from an in-house or client perspective, and the views of the supplier have largely been ignored. By investigating OISD project success factors from the supplier perspective, this doctoral study helps address this gap. Based on an empirical investigation drawn from data collected from Scottish IS/IT solution suppliers, this research identifies and analyses 20 success factors for supplier-based OISD projects, and a range of more detailed, inter-related sub-factors related to each of the twenty. The work confirms the importance of many factors identified in the extant literature. A number of additional factors not previously identified are also exposed. Important differences between supplier and client perspectives are revealed. The findings also develop a variety of factors that have merited scant treatment in the OISD project success factor literature. The means by which OISD project success factors propagate their influences to affect project success was also investigated. This is revealed to be a complex phenomenon comprising billions of causal chains interacting with a few million causal loops. The propagation process is performed by a sizeable network of factors, the topology of which seems to reflect the complexities of real-world OISD projects. Hence, the network is used to propose a new theory for success factors that contributes new insight into the behaviour of these projects. The research also reveals that supplier-based OISD projects are oriented more towards project success than project management success and that OISD project success criteria are far more than simply measures of success. Indeed, the overall conclusion of this thesis is that the concept of OISD project success factors is far more complicated than has been previously articulated.
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Honda, Jun. "Intermediary Search for Suppliers in Procurement Auctions." WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, 2015. http://epub.wu.ac.at/4628/1/wp203.pdf.

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In many procurement auctions, entrants determine whether to participate in auctions accounting for their roles of intermediaries who search for the best (or the cheapest) input suppliers. We build on a procurement auction model with entry, combining with intermediary search for suppliers. The novel feature is that costs of bidders are endogenously determined by suppliers who strategically charge input prices. We show the existence of an equilibrium with price dispersion for inputs, generating cost heterogeneity among bidders. Interestingly, the procurement cost may rise as the number of potential bidders increases. (author's abstract)
Series: Department of Economics Working Paper Series
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Mohamad, Rukesh. "Development of Mobile Application for the Dissemination of Operational Information to Customers and Suppliers." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för Industriell utveckling, IT och Samhällsbyggnad, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-13710.

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Smartphone are very common to use by more people and for more purposes, and the interest into the mobile applications development has increased. Many companies, that are exposing their service as web services, intended to enable mobile access to distribute their web resources. This work is about developing a mobile phone application for disseminating operational information to customers and suppliers of the company “100 Procent Media AB”.  This application is based on android as operating system. The company put messages on its server that the mobile application later reads and store data in the database of the mobile application. The customers of the company receive a message that is stored in the server of the developing application.
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Yousef-Sibdari, Soheil. "The Behavior of Technology Suppliers in the Presence of Network Externalities." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35399.

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This study surveys the theoretical literature dealing with the behavior of technology suppliers in the presence of network externalities with a focus on economies of compatibility setting and promotional pricing. Positive network externalities arise when a good is more valuable to a user because more users adopt the same good or compatible ones. There are two issues with network externalities: demand side and supply side. This paper focuses on the supply side, and it relates the way that technologies are chosen and promoted. On the supply side, product compatibility choice, technology sponsorship, penetration pricing, and product pre-announcement are the competing strategies of firms operating in a market with network externalities. Among these strategies, compatibility choice decisions and promotional pricing are presented in the two different subsections, which follows.
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Huq, Nasimul, and Syed Mushtaq Ali Shah. "Why Selecting an Open Source ERP over Proprietary ERP? : A focus on SMEs and Suppliers perspective." Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, Business Informatics, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-12611.

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Introduction: Open Source ERP is considered as a viable alternative of proprietary ERP paradigm. Open Source ERP is getting more and more acceptance among Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) recently. Majority of Proprietary ERP vendors are changing their strategy nowadays and extend their focus on SMEs, even though SMEs are not that interested in Proprietary ERP systems. The factors that may motivate SMEs to select an Open Source ERP over proprietary ERP are not identified empirically in previous researches. Few researches raised the issue of cost and thus proposed that Open Source ERP is appropriate for SMEs. The other factors than cost involved in the selection process are yet to investigate empirically.

Purpose: The overall purpose of this thesis work is to contribute in knowledge domain of Open Source ERP. Open Source ERP is an emergent area but it has the potential to attract many organizations to implement this kind of ERP Systems. The issue under investigation throughout this research will be the selection process of Open Source ERP in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). The focus will be to identify mutually most important factors, from the perspective of SMEs and Suppliers that may motivate the Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) to select OS ERP.

Method: Data obtained from the respondents is quantified in the research. Information gathered from the SMEs who have implemented Open Source ERP and from the Suppliers through web based survey. Two separate questionnaires comprised of various questions related to different factors in selecting of Open Source ERP solutions were made and sent to both SMEs and Suppliers of Open Source ERP. Opinion from an Open Source ERP expert is obtained regarding different factors motivate SMEs to select Open Source ERP. The results obtained from respondents through empirical findings were analyzed thereafter.

Conclusions: SMEs were investigated regarding the importance of various rationales when they were selecting Open Source ERP solutions. The degree of importance of various factors in selection process might be diverse from organization to organization. It might be dependent on the size, geographical location of the organization or many other issues. Despite all this, there might be some common factors that may be always considered as foremost factors which influence SMEs to select an Open Source ERP over proprietary ERP.

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Vasavada, Amit. "Value of information in a closed loop supply chain in presence of unreliable suppliers for new product /." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2009.

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Thesis (M.S.)--State University of New York at Binghamton, Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science, Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering, 2009.
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Kim, Hyunsoo. "The role of information technology in production control in a job shop environment considering customers and suppliers /." The Ohio State University, 1996. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487942182322876.

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Hogarth-Scott, Sandra. "The impact of information technology on retailer-manufacturer relationships : the impact of information technology on a major food retailer and on its relationships with its suppliers." Thesis, University of Bradford, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.335662.

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Ekman, Peter. "Enterprise Systems & Business Relationships : The Utilization of IT in the Business with Customers and Suppliers." Doctoral thesis, Mälardalen University, School of Business, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-141.

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This thesis deals with how companies utilize their enterprise systems in their business relationships. The study’s starting point is enterprise systems that basically are standardised information systems that the company can acquire from software vendors like SAP, Oracle and Microsoft. Enterprise systems aim to integrate and manage all the company’s data and it can also be linked to its business partners.

The thesis contains two case studies of how a focal company utilizes its enterprise system in their business relationships. To accomplish this, an analytical framework based upon the combination of an information systems (IS) and a business relationship perspective is developed and applied. The IS perspective follows an ‘ensemble view of technology’ approach which describes the use of information systems as embedded in a both technical and social context. The business relationship perspective is founded in empirical studies of industrial companies. Basically, business relationships are unique and based on the companies’ exchanges. It also involves behavioural elements as trust, commitment, adaptations and interdependencies between the partners.

The two case studies cover the business relationships between ten companies and the character of the studied business relationships varies. The results show that enterprise systems are mainly focused on the companies’ internal activities. The exchanges in the business relationships are either carried out without the enterprise system or are supported by some complementary information system. Enterprise systems are thus mainly seen as production systems. This can be explained by the heritage from former material and resource planning (MRP) systems. An alternative explanation can be that business relationships are unique and require continuous adaptations and a mutual orientation. Enterprise systems require structural data rendering them difficult to use for the activities of a business relationship. The users then develop other, individual, applications that handle what is needed in their ongoing business. The threat is that information can be lost on a company level. The challenge is therefore to investigate the complementary information systems functions to see if it is possible to extend the enterprise system to include them. To be worth its epithet, the enterprise system must facilitate all the business activities found in the companies business relationships.

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Ahlm, Matilda, and Sabina Eriksson. "Hur företag redovisar hållbarhetsinformation från sina underleverantörer : En studie på svenska börsnoterade företag." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för ekonomi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-21703.

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Frågor om miljö, mänskliga rättigheter, sociala förhållanden och motverkande av korruption får en allt större plats i diskussioner gällande företag. På grund av detta är det numera inte tillräckligt för företagen att endast tänka på konsekvenserna av deras egna handlingar, eller deras direkta leverantörer, utan företagen måste även ta hänsyn till alla andra företag i deras leverantörskedja. Utifrån detta har studiens syfte tagits fram, vilket är att analysera hur företag redovisar hållbarhetsinformation från sina underleverantörer. Vidare är syftet att undersöka vilka faktorer som kan ha betydelse för vilken och mängden hållbarhetsinformation, från underleverantörer, som redovisas. Dessa faktorer är bransch, som inte tidigare studerats, och storlek, vilket tidigare studerats men i väldigt liten omfattning. Studien har en positivistisk utgångspunkt och en kvantitativ metod där en deduktiv forskningsansats har tillämpats. Studiens empiriska material har samlats in från årsredovisningar och presenteras genom diagram samt tabeller. Analysen har gjorts genom att data ställs mot teorier samt tidigare forskning. Studiens resultat påvisar att de flesta företag som inkluderar hållbarhetsinformation i sin årsredovisning även inkluderar sina underleverantörer. Hos företag som redovisar sina underleverantörer, råder det stor variation på användningen av hållbarhetsindikatorer. Vidare visar resultatet att endast en av de undersökta faktorerna har betydelse på hur företagen redovisar hållbarhetsinformation från sina underleverantörer. Förslag till vidare forskning är inledningsvis att studera varför vissa företag inte redovisar hållbarhetsinformation angående deras underleverantörer. Vidare kan det vara intressant att om några år undersöka om någon praxis upprättats gällande redovisning av hållbarhetsinformation från underleverantörer.
Questions about environment, human rights, social conditions and anti-corruption are a growing area of discussions in business. Because of this, it is not enough for companies to just think about the consequences of their own actions, or their direct suppliers, companies also have to take all the other companies in their supply chain into consideration. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to describe how companies report sustainable information from their suppliers. Further, the purpose is to examine which factors can explain the amount of information from suppliers and which information the companies choose to report. These factors are line of business, which have not been investigated before, and the previous investigated factor size. The paper has a positivistic base and a quantitative method, and a deductive research approach has been applied. The paper’s empirical material are collected by annual reports and presented in charts and tables. The analysis has compared data to theories and previous research. The paper’s results indicate that most companies that include sustainability in their annual report also include their suppliers. There is a wide variation in the use of sustainability indicators for the companies who include their suppliers. Further, the results show that only one of the investigated factors can explain how the companies report sustainability information from their suppliers. Suggestions for future research is to investigate why some companies does not report sustainability information regarding their suppliers. Further, it would be interesting to study this in a few years, to see if any practice has been established regarding the companies reporting of sustainability information from the suppliers.
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García, Appendini Maria Emilia. "Financing small firms: lender relationships and information spillovers." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/7365.

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Esta tesis empírica investiga algunas razones por las cuales los bancos y los proovedores desempeñan un papel central en el financiamiento de pequeñas empresas. La primera parte de la tesis refiere a "lender relationships" (relaciones entre el prestamista y el prestatario), y trata un asunto central de la teoría moderna de la intermediación financiera: ¿Es cierto que bancos acumulan informacion "soft" (subjetiva) a lo largo de su relacion con las empresas? Si es así, ¿Qué tan importante es este tipo de informacion para determinar el acceso al crédito, y los términos de los préstamos? Tomando un approach indirecto, primero se identifican los componentes "soft" y "hard" de la información acumulada por los bancos, para seguidamente explorar cómo cada uno de ellos se utiliza en la decisión del crédito. El resultado central es que la información "soft" desempeña un papel central para el acceso al crédito. Además, el tipo de interés cargado en los préstamos es más bajo cuando los intermediarios financieros tienen información "soft" sobre los prestamistas que cuando el banco no tiene ninguna información privada sobre ellos. Por otra parte, los bancos que prestan con criterios "soft" tienden a requerir colateral con una probabilidad más alta. La segunda parte de la tesis se refiere a "information spillovers" (trasmisión de información), y los investiga si los proveedores de las empresas pueden transmitir a los bancos alguna información sobre la calidad crediticia de las empresas. Usando el metodo de variables instrumentales, el cual nos permite determinar que el flujo de la informacion va de los proveedores a los bancos, logramos encontrar una respuesta positiva a esta pregunta. De hecho, es solamente la información negativa sobre las empresas lo que importa a los intermediarios financieros. Sin embargo, esta información tiene valor solamente para los intermediarios que no tienen información privada sobre sus prestatarios.
This thesis investigates reasons that award financial intermediaries and input suppliers a central role in the financing of small firms. The first part examines whether 'soft' information is accumulated by relationship banks. By taking an indirect approach, I identify the soft and hard components of private information, and explore how each of them is used in the credit decision. I find that soft information plays a central role for small firms' access to credit. Further, the interest rate charged on the loans to small firms is lower, and probability of collateral requirement is higher, when financial intermediaries have soft information about the lenders.
The second part of the thesis investigates whether suppliers convey information to banks about the credit quality of the firms. Using instrumental variables estimation I find a positive answer to this question. However, this information is valuable only when intermediaries do not have private information about their borrowers.
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Holasová, Veronika. "Studie logistické koncepce u organizace s přidruženou výrobou." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-223862.

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This thesis entitled "The Study of Logistics Concept in the Organization with Associated Production" focuses on ensuring smooth material flows using information flows with respect to orders. It consists of the theoretical part, which describes basic concepts of solving logistical explaining the analyzed problems. The practical part is an application of analyses to the specific company VSP Group, a.s., with a special aim to the metal center. Results serve as a basis for the elaboration of proposals, and more effective use of information flows for a control of material flows.
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Delgado, Marco Ant?nio Gon?alves. "Controle de Informa??es Gerenciais na Rela??o /Fabricas/Montadoras e Fornecedores." Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, 2007. https://tede.ufrrj.br/jspui/handle/tede/959.

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This study focuses mainly on explaining the practices of large assembly companies in the control of information, purchases, development of relationships with suppliers and logistical raw material operations in the manufacture of vehicles. This subject is justified because of the major challenges in identifying the best processes, improving and discussing the technologies that contribute to the productivity and value added of the businesses. Theoretically, it is based on works of distinguished authors who have studied the subject, analyzing knowledge as applied to the most current information technology. This has been an ideal source for the collection of necessary data in the development of this research project. The research methodology was used to to analyze exploratory and investigative objectives using the case study method. This methodology permitted the comparison of the realty of the company with the theoretical knowledge from the specialized literature. During this comparative study, it was perceived that the same concepts are applied, with the appropriate technology, to the internal processes of each company in relation to the culture, tradition, geographic location, origin and other factors as well. It was concluded that the development of information technology is a very important factor in the creation of new work processes directed toward improved efficiency and effectiveness. The choice of objectives, the theoretical reference and research within the companies, provided a glimpse of the predominant practices and a comparison of the different applications of work methodologies in the internal and external processes in the companies.
Constituiu o foco deste trabalho a elucida??o das pr?ticas reinantes nas grandes empresas montadoras no controle de informa??es, compras, identifica??o, desenvolvimento e rela??es com fornecedores e a opera??o log?stica de mat?rias-primas para a fabrica??o de ve?culos automotores. Este tema se justifica pelo grande desafio em identificar os melhores processos, melhorar e discutir tecnologias de forma a contribuir para a produtividade das empresas agregando valor aos neg?cios. O referencial te?rico est? baseado em autores mais destacados na explora??o do tema, tratando o conhecimento e aplica??o da Tecnologia da Informa??o mais atual, consistindo em fonte ideal de coleta de dados necess?ria ao desenvolvimento da atividade de pesquisa. A metodologia usada foi a pesquisa com fins explorat?rio/investigativo atrav?s de estudo de caso. Essa metodologia permitiu comparar a realidade de cada empresa pesquisada e o conhecimento te?rico da literatura especializada sobre o assunto. Durante o estudo comparativo, percebeu-se que s?o usados os mesmos conceitos havendo uma adequa??o da tecnologia dispon?vel aos processos internos empregados em cada empresa em fun??o da cultura, tradi??o, localiza??o geogr?fica, origem e outros fatores. Foi conclu?do que a Tecnologia da Informa??o contribui estrategicamente para o aprimoramento e a cria??o de novos processos de trabalho voltados para a efici?ncia e a efic?cia. A escolha dos objetivos, o referencial te?rico e as pesquisas nas empresas permitiram vislumbrar as pr?ticas reinantes e comparar as diferentes aplica??es de metodologias de trabalho nos processos internos e externos ?s empresas.
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Martincová, Petra. "Posouzení informačního systému firmy a návrh změn." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-223432.

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This master´s thesis contains an explanation of basic terms and principals used in an issues of information systems. Part of this thesis are analyses of a current state of an information system in a selected company and evaluation of its effectiveness. A set of improvement propositions of the current state was created based on those analyses with both balance and effectiveness of an IS taken into account.
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Lavický, Jindřich. "Posouzení informačního systému firmy a návrh změn." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-223916.

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This master´s thesis contains an explanation of basic terms and principals used in an issue of information systems. Part of this master´s thesis is analyses of a current state of an information system in a selected company and evaluation of its effectiveness. A set of improvement propositions of the current state was created based on those analyses with both balance and effectiveness of an IS taken into account.
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Bruch, Jessica, and Monica Bellgran. "Design information for efficient equipment supplier/buyer integration." Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-14106.

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to describe the underlying design information and success factors for production equipment acquisition, in order to support the design of high-performance production systems. Design/methodology/approach - The research strategy employed was an in-depth case study of an industrialization project, together with a questionnaire of 25 equipment suppliers. Findings - The study provides the reader with an insight into the role of design information when acquiring production equipment by addressing questions such as: What type of information is used? How do equipment suppliers obtain information? What factors facilitate a smooth production system acquisition? Research limitations/implications - Limitations are primarily associated with the chosen research methodology, which requires further empirical studies to establish a generic value. Practical implications - The implications are that manufacturing companies have to transfer various types of design information with respect to the content and kind of information. More attention has to be placed on what information is transferred to ensure that equipment suppliers receive all the information needed to design and subsequently build the production equipment. To facilitate integration of equipment suppliers, manufacturing companies should appoint a contact person who can gather, understand and transform relevant design information. Originality/value - External integration of equipment suppliers in production system design by means of design information is an area that has been rarely addressed in academia and industry
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Frasson, Corinne 1976. "Value of process capability information and supplier selection." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/89265.

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Kalužík, Jakub. "Posouzení informačního systému firmy a návrh změn." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-223428.

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This thesis deals with assessment of the company information system and proposal for its changes. The basis of part called Theoretical basis of thesis deals with terms related with information systems which are mainly: used technology and analysis, characteristics of information systems, current trends and brief characteristics of the company. The next part draws from theoretical findings of previous section and deals with analysis of the solved issues. The following part is devoted to proposal for solution connected with project evaluation and also with the brief cost calculation.
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Nilsson, Linnea, and Sahra Svensson. "Consumer product contents information from the 1st tier supplier : Obstacles to 1st tier supplier compliance to product contents information requirements and useful supply chain management practices to ensure supplier compliance." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för industriell ekonomi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-13040.

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Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to identify the obstacles against supplier compliance, which focal companies encounter within the upstream supply chain when attempting to collect the requested product contents information. Based on this problem, the objective is to identify the most useful supply chain management practices to ensure supplier compliance.Method: The theoretical framework contains the Principal-Agent theory and Responsible Supply Chain Management. The empirical findings are derived through semi-structured interviews that were conducted with three Swedish corporations operating in China and one Swedish-Chinese consulting firm.Results: The two main-obstacles to supplier compliance were firstly found to consist of lacking supplier understanding of the product contents information requirements (PCIR). These obstacles prevented the supplier from understanding the risk at hand and what behaviour that triggered the risk. The second main-obstacles were found to be the prevalence of different opposing interests, which could all be traced back to the reluctance to assume an increase in costs, and could induce the supplier to pursue that interest rather than the interest to comply to the PCIR. With these obstacles in mind, the main objective of the focal company’s supply chain management practices should preferably be to create risk in relation to the PCIR, ensure supplier understanding and pay attention to the opposing interests. The most useful type of supply chain management practice for fulfilling these objectives were the use of incentives, preferably in combination with sanctions, to create risk. Training was considered most useful for ensuring supplier understanding, although a combination of training, personal communication and written documents is potentially interesting. Regarding the opposing interests, accommodating practices were found most useful rather than attempt to persuade the supplier to give up the interest.
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Neuwirth, Bernard. "Problematika hodnocení optimality a vyváženosti podnikových IS." Doctoral thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-233719.

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This doctoral thesis deals with the aspects of evaluation of balance and optimality of corporate information systems. The initiative for this specialization was given by the increasing importance that is being laid on the perception of information systems from the point of view of a business company. More and more resources are being invested in the domain of information systems, but afterwards, it is not always ascertained that the information system is such a system, one could characterize as balanced and optimal for the company today as well as in the future. Often this is because there does not exist for the company an available and easily applicable methodic how to evaluate the system. As one of the main starting points of this doctoral thesis I have chosen the methodic HOS8 that was published 5 years ago on our faculty. The newly proposed methodic HOS2009 is trying to clear up the weak points of the original HOS8 methodic that were discovered during its practical use. This is done mainly by using the information feedback from the applicants of the methodic. Within the scope of this thesis the factors influencing the level of the particular areas of the system and the influence of these areas on its general balance are being examined. With regard to the evaluation of the balance and optimality of the information system, in this thesis the problematic of determination of a balanced and optimal state of information system for a company nowadays as well in the future are being examined. As a part of the methods output the thesis presents also charts representing the general state of the system, the imbalance of the particular parts of the IS and the relationship between the areas of hardware and software. Based on the evaluation of the current state and its comparison to the balanced optimal state for the present day as well for the future, the new possible directions and strategies of further development of the IS in the company are being proposed. I see the best exploitation of the methodic HOS2009 in the company in the support of managerial decisions with impact on: the discovery of potentially problems within the scope of IS of the company, the design of a possible course of development useful for their solution, but also the usage of the methodic as a simple control mechanism.
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Lösch, Andrea. "E-reverse auctions : context, information behaviour and buyer-supplier relationships." Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.441004.

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Nelson, Aaron Solomon. "The Effect of a Major Customer’s Information Quality on Its Supplier’s Investment Decisions." The Ohio State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1534020221577415.

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GORDOS, PYGMALION-ALEXANDROS, and JONAS BULOVAS. "The importance of supplier information quality in purchasing of transport services." Thesis, KTH, Industriell Marknadsföring och Entreprenörskap, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-236510.

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An important prerequisite for successful supply chain integration is the ability to convert data into information combined with structured storing and sharing processes. The purpose of this master thesis is to investigate potential relation between supplier data quality and performance of purchasing of transport services. The output of the thesis generates evidence about the imperative to emphasize on the supplier data quality throughout the supplier selection process. A supplier data quality assessment framework consisting of 4 dimensions - ease of manipulation, accessibility, accuracy and completeness, is developed as the core product of this research project. The weights of these dimensions were assigned specifically for the case company - Cramo, to determine the quality score for a selected sample of carriers. A coefficient k1 representing the ratio of transport expenditure over sales was introduced to facilitate the identification of relation between supplier data quality and transport expenditure. Business units served by transport companies with higher quality data displayed a lower k1, consequently, paying less for the transport services in comparison to their revenue than business units served by carriers with lower data quality score. The framework developed is adaptable - dimensions and metrics can be added or excluded according to situational factors and case peculiarities. The application of the supplier data quality assessment framework allows for a more objective and streamlined supplier selection. It stresses on the overall costs experienced during the period of cooperation. The finding regarding the importance of supplier data quality in purchasing of transport services can be nonetheless generalized for other cases when companies strive for achieving better informed strategic decisions.
En viktig förutsättning för framgångsrik integration av leverantörskedjor ligger i förmågan att omvandla data till information, kombinerat med en strukturerad lagrings- och delningsprocess. Syftet med denna masteruppsats är att undersöka potentiell relation mellan leverantörers datakvalitet och hur effektivt inköpet av transporttjänsterna är. Utfallet av uppsatsen understryker vikten av att beakta leverantörers datakvalitet i alla delar av en upphandling. Som produkt av denna uppsats har en utvärderingsmall för leverantörers datakvalitet utvecklats. Den består av fyra dimensioner – Hanterbarhet, tillgänglighet, noggrannhet samt fullständighet. De olika dimensionerna är viktade specifikt för det studerade företaget – Cramo, för att fastslå kvalitetsindex för ett urval av deras transportörer. En koefficient - k1- infördes för att representera förhållandet mellan transportkostnad och försäljning. Detta för att underlätta identifieringen av potentiell relation mellan datakvalitet och transportkostnad. Depåer vars transportörer kunde uppvisa en högre datakvalitet hade ett lägre koefficientvärde (k1). Alltså fanns ett samband mellan hög datakvalitet och lägre transportkostnad i förhållande till försäljning. Den utvecklade bedömningsmallen är anpassningsbar – dimensioner och mått kan enkelt adderas eller elimineras utifrån rådande omständigheter i varje fall. Bedömningsmallen ger möjlighet till en mer objektiv och harmoniserad leverantörsbedömning. Mallen understryker även vikten av att beakta den totala kostnaden under avtalstiden. Kunskapen från denna uppsats kring vikten av datakvalitet gällande just transportinköp kan även generaliseras till andra fall där företag strävar mot bättre informerade strategiska beslut.
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Zhang, Kai, and Chanat Preechawipat. "Supplier Information Integration for Mitigating Supply Risk in Chinese and Thai Manufacturing Industries." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-19599.

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Background:  Supply risk becomes a crucial risk that manufacturing companies are facing while supplier information integration is one of the most important parts of supply chain management and supplier integration. The research based on the relationship between them is rarely found. Purpose: To find, describe, and compare the significant relationship of supplier information integration and supply risk and identify whether supplier information integration can help to mitigate supply risk in Chinese and Thai manufacturing industries. Methods: In order to answer the research questions, the search of the relevant literatures were carried out. The theoretical frame was made of basic concepts, approaches of supplier information integration, and sources of supply risk. The questionnaire was designed based on the theoretical framework and sent out among Chinese and Thai listed manufacturing companies. The correlation analysis was carried out as the main approach to check the significant relationships while the   descriptive statistics were used to described, compared, and analyzed in order to indentify the level of SII and perception of supply risk. Conclusion: The level of supplier information integration and the perception of supply risk showed differences in Chinese and Thai manufacturers. Chinese manufacturing industry was at medium level of IT and share tactical and strategic information with suppliers with a concern on suppliers’ suppliers while the Thai manufacturing industry was at low level of IT and shared only tactical information with suppliers with very less concern on suppliers’ suppliers. Chinese manufacturers showed an obvious lower perception of getting affected by terrorist incidents and natural disasters while Thai manufacturers showed the same perception of all sources of supply risk. The results indicated that most of relationships between the sub items of supplier information integration and supply risk were not significant with some special cases that showed small and medium relationships. The contribution and suggestion were concluded at the end.
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Abulizi, Anniwa. "Information system model development for the purchasing function in buyer supplier environment." access full-text access abstract and table of contents, 2005. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/ezdb/dissert.pl?msc-meem-b19912924a.pdf.

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Thesis (M.Sc.)--City University of Hong Kong, 2005.
Title from title screen (viewed on Jan. 10, 2006) "A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Engineering Management." Includes bibliographical references.
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Chestnut, Melissa D. "Impact of radio frequency identification (RFID) on the Marine Corps' supply process." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2006. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/06Sep%5FChestnut.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S. in Information Technology Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2006.
Thesis Advisor(s): Kenneth Doerr. "September 2006." Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-86). Also available in print.
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Simon, Perrine. "Collaborative Activities and IT support in New Product Development." Thesis, KTH, Entreprenörskap och Innovation, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-98620.

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New Product Development is a key strategy for company performance. Competencies involved in those projects are numerous and varied. Companies increasingly involve their suppliers in codevelopment projects to gather the most relevant knowledge, improve product quality and reduce time to market. Different levels of supplier involvement are defined in literature: white, gray and black box according to their responsibilities. This master thesis focuses on  he collaboration between supplier and customer in the case of New Product Development.  eflecting on existing literature, this master thesis first proposes a new taxonomy of boundary spanning, based on four main areas: knowledge transfer, knowledge translation, knowledge transformation and coordination. Secondly, each area is broken down into collaborative activities, which in turn are linked to the proper Information Technologies (IT). Finally, this typology is successfully confronted to two case studies.
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Boston, Oliver. "Technical liaisons in engineering design : understanding by modelling." Thesis, University of Bath, 1998. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.266470.

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Brockhaus, Jan [Verfasser]. "The Role of Storage and Information in Stabilizing Food Prices and Supplies / Jan Brockhaus." Bonn : Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Bonn, 2016. http://d-nb.info/1113749032/34.

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Mortensen, Wayne. "Customer-supplier relations in the Australian information technology and telecommunications industry : a strategic perspective." Monash University, Faculty of Business and Economics, 1997. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/8075.

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Emberson, Caroline Anne. "Actors' inter-organisational information system use within buyer-supplier relationships : cases from UK retail." Thesis, Open University, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.505356.

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As companies focus on core activities, inter-organisational relationships assume greater importance. This places new demands on cross-boundary, inter-organisational relationships. It is often argued that information and communication technology enables the seamless and efficient flow of information between market-facing organisations and their suppliers. Moving beyond simple market mechanisms based on price, the efficiency and effectiveness of inter-organisational networks can be improved through information sharing.
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Meier, Ardis Jean 1953. "Optical scanner assessment information as valued by hospital pharmacy directors." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276810.

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This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of communication and information on the potential adoption of optical scanners by hospital pharmacy directors. The study used a randomly selected national mail survey of 600 hospital pharmacy directors. A response rate of 64.17% was attained and the instrument was determined to have adequate reliability. Believability of optical scanner assessment information was compared between directors with high and low optical scanner familiarity. Directors with high familiarity rates the information's influence on their decision to adopt significantly higher than directors with low familiarity. Directors were also asked to rate the importance of the source of information and the optical scanner characteristics when making their decision to adopt. Directors with high familiarity rated management sources, administrative uses and time-savings higher and cost lower in importance. The survey revealed that 18.96% of the respondents were currently using optical scanners, primarily for inventory control.
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Schultz, Leah Hastings Samantha K. "Image manipulation and user-supplied index terms." [Denton, Tex.] : University of North Texas, 2009. http://digital.library.unt.edu/permalink/meta-dc-9828.

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Liu, Xingchu. "Supply chain contract design in supplier- versus buyer-driven channels." Texas A&M University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/3964.

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In the context of supply contract design, the more powerful party has the lib- erty of withholding private information which also improves its bargaining power. Traditionally, the supplier (e.g., manufacturer) has been more powerful, and, hence, the existing literature in the area emphasizes supplier-driven contracts. However, in some current markets, such as the grocery channel, the bargaining power has shifted to the buyer (e.g., retailer). For example, in the United States, large retailers, such as Wal-Mart, exert tremendous market power over their suppliers. Also, with the advent of the Internet, buyers have gained access to much more information about multiple potential suppliers. Hence, this dissertation takes into account the recent trends in power shifting between suppliers and buyers, and it attempts to provide a comparison of optimal supply contract designs in supplier- versus buyer-driven chan- nels. This research is unique in that we explore the impact of both power shifting and information asymmetry while designing optimal supply chain contracts under supply uncertainty and competition. Placing an emphasis on the cases of stochastic and/or price-sensitive demand, we work on several novel problems in stochastic mod- eling, nonlinear and dynamic optimization, and game theory. Hence, this research has roots in applied probability, optimization, inventory theory, game theory, and eco- nomics. The goal is to advance our practical knowledge of designing implementable contracts because such knowledge is crucial for optimizing supply chain performance in the real world. This dissertation provides insights about * the individual and joint impacts of the power structure and information asym- metry on supply chain performance, * the value of information for contract design in supplier- versus buyer-driven channels, * the impact of supply uncertainty and supplier competition on contract design in supplier- versus buyer-driven channels.
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Pandey, Rahul. "Supply Disruption Management and Availability of Relevant Information: Three Essays." The Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1591036147897487.

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Franco, Emilio. "Information Technology (IT) Projects – A Psychological Contract Perspective." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/24276.

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Incorporating a psychological contract perspective into information technology projects, this study intends to explore the elements of the software publisher-reseller-end user psychological contract in the context of IT projects and contribute to existing literature in the field of IT psychological contracts. The data for this study was collected via 10 interviews conducted across 5 different cases. Interviewees were asked to describe IT projects they were recently involved in and outline what they perceived to be their obligations towards the other stakeholders and likewise, the obligations of the other stakeholders upon them. Interviews were transcribed and coded in accordance with existing IT project psychological contract elements derived from literature. The results of this study provided support to all psychological contract elements of the existing model and suggest refinements to better capture the perceived obligations of stakeholders in IT Projects. Furthermore, we observe that while the resellers’ and software publishers’ psychological contracts with end users conformed to the obligations expected under the model of supplier-customer relationships, the software reseller-software publisher psychological contracts reciprocally contained elements of both supplier and customer obligations. Finally, the findings of this study revealed that critical to the success of IT projects are the elements of transparency, accuracy, dedication, knowledge and responsibility.
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Al, Mansoori Mouza. "Application of geographical information system in decision making for sustainable water supplies in Abu Dhabi, UAE." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2018. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=238775.

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Danielsson, Maria, and Anna Lundqvist. "VMI and its Effects on the Small and Medium-sized Supplier." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Management and Economics, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-3361.

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Background

Today, collaboration between actors in a supply chain is often a necessity if a business wants to remain competitive. Moreover, efficient sharing of information is vital for success in this collaboration. One way of sharing demand and inventory information between the customer and supplier in a supply chain is by utilizing vendor managed inventory, VMI. The recent focus on VMI has produced a great number of articles on this subject, however, few of them give the whole picture of the VMI relationship. The VMI literature tends to have its focal point on the large customers in a supply chain, failing to cover the effects of VMI for the small and medium-sized (SME) supplier.

Purpose

The purpose of this thesis is to study VMI and its effects on the small and medium-sized supplier. The thesis will look at VMI from an electronic information sharing perspective.

Realisation

The study has a qualitative approach and is based on qualitative interviews conducted with representatives from three SME suppliers and one of their largest customers. In addition, interviews were conducted with VMI experts.

Results

The study shows that the prime motive for SME suppliers to enter into a VMI partnership is the demands of the customer. The fact that the SME supplier gains competitive advantage and gets access to information when joining a VMI collaboration are further reasons. For a successful implementation, the SME supplier must know his prerequisites, understand the goal and vision of the collaboration, participate in the design phase of the collaboration, and use the VMI information efficiently. In the long run, VMI normally leads to reductions in inventory, production, transportation and administrative costs for the SME supplier. Any absence of benefits can be due to the logistical knowledge being isolated to a few individuals. The VMI collaboration must bee seen as a strategic matter and a long term investment.

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Rendleman, Susan Ruth. "Handweavers' enduring product involvement with craft yarns and selected information processing variables." Thesis, This resource online, 1990. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06112009-063405/.

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Madhavan, Thiruvenkatachari, and n/a. "Implementation of enterprise systems : a process view." University of Otago. Department of Accountancy and Business Law, 2008. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20080414.160905.

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During the 1990s, many organizations across the globe migrated existing information systems to Enterprise Systems (ES) packages, which promised both business and technical solutions to their existing sets of problems. However, ES implementations have gained notoriety for not meeting budgeted expenditures and schedules. Such events have warranted academic research to gain an understanding about the role of ES packages and the importance of ES implementation. A large number of academic researchers have adopted a variance approach to examine ES implementation. As a result they have identified a range of critical success factors said to be influential in achieving successful implementation of ES packages. An alternate perspective for researching ES implementation is the process approach but this has remained largely neglected in academic debates. Furthermore, it has still not been possible for researchers or practitioners to understand the degree to which specific critical success factors, or other considerations, might be influential in any given ES implementation, either pre- or post-project. This research therefore adopts the process approach to examine ES implementations. The process approach is focused on explaining an outcome, given a set of activities. This research draws upon the work of Markus and Tanis (2000) and O�Leary (2000), who have established frameworks to explain an outcome (success or failure) of ES implementations. In addition, this research draws on the work of Davenport (2000) and Brehm et al. (2001), who have established models that outline activities related to configuration of business and software processes during implementation of ES packages. To enable this inquiry, a single case study (site) was chosen, to expose the actions and events that transpired during the implementation of an ES package. This research concludes that the framework of O�Leary (2000) is better suited to explain the outcome of an ES Implementation than the framework of Markus and Tanis (2000). The framework of Markus and Tanis (2000) was found to be useful in understanding the implementation process of an ES package. In addition, this research developed a novel model that portrays a comprehensive set of activities, undertaken by the case organization during the configuration of business and software processes. This model traversed the 'High-Level', 'Detailed Development' and 'Implementation' stages of the configuration process. It is asserted that this model is a significant improvement when compared to models presented by Davenport (2000) and Brehm et al. (2001). This research also explored some of the issues of the case study that did not fit neatly into the existing theoretic frameworks employed. Six issues emerged in this regard; 'Selection of industry specific ES package solution'; 'Selection of Proven Implementation Partner'; 'Project Planning and Management'; 'Incremental Implementation Strategy'; 'Ownership of the ES Project' and 'Selection of Best Practice Business Processes'. It is contended that each have played a critical role in the successful deployment of the ES package at this case site.
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Piderit, Roxanne. "A model for enhancing trust in South African automotive supply chains through information technology." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1011851.

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The South African automotive industry is recognised as an important sector for the economy and has thus been prioritised by the South African government. The success of the automotive manufacturers depends on the efficiency and effectiveness of their supply chain. Due to the large number of suppliers involved in these supply chains, enhancing trust in the inter-organisational relationships can ensure the competitiveness of the supply chain. Additionally, insufficient trust can disrupt information sharing between supply chain partners which further impacts on supply chain operations and hence supply chain competitiveness. Thus, both insufficient trust and insufficient information sharing are viewed as contributing factors to the inefficiency and ineffectiveness of a supply chain’s operations. The use of Information Technology to facilitate inter-organisational relationships, in particular in terms of improving information sharing, is an important consideration in this research project. As in the Prisoner’s Dilemma, when supply chain members share information freely, trust levels are increased, hence supply chain effectiveness and efficiency is achieved and therefore the competitiveness of the supply chain is optimised. This study addresses the problem of enhancing trust in automotive supply chains using Information Technology. Previous studies have recognised the importance of trust and information sharing in supply chain relationships. These previous studies have also considered the effect of trust on information sharing, or the effect of information sharing on trust in a single direction. Thus, to address this research problem, a cyclical relationship between trust and information sharing is proposed. In this respect, Information Technology should be used to nurture this cyclical relationship between trust and information sharing. A model for the enhancement of trust in automotive supply chains through Information Technology is proposed to achieve the objectives of this research project. This model includes risk perception; information sharing as a means of enhancing trust; a trust area that consists of both supply chain partner trustworthiness and system trust; the resultant trusting behaviour; and the resultant improved information sharing. As this study is concerned with the use of IT to enhance trust, the inclusion of system trust as a component of the model is a significant contribution of this study which is complementary to the proposed cyclical relationship between trust and information sharing.
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Kotte, Hari Babu. "High Speed (MHz) Switch Mode Power Supplies (SMPS) using Coreless PCB Transformer Technology." Licentiate thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för informationsteknologi och medier, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-13964.

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The most essential unit required for all the electronic devices is the Power Supply Unit (PSU). The main objective of power supply designers is to reduce the size, cost and weight, and to increase the power density of the converter. There is also a requirement to have a lower loss in the circuit and hence in the improvement of energy efficiency of the converter circuit. Operating the converter circuits at higher switching frequencies reduces the size of the passive components such as transformers, inductors, and capacitors, which results in a compact size, weight, and increased power density of the converter. At present the switching frequency of the converter circuit is limited due to the increased switching losses in the existing semiconductor devices and in the magnetic area, because of increased hysteresis and eddy current loss in the core based transformer. Based on continuous efforts to improve the new semi conductor materials such as GaN/SiC and with recently developed high frequency multi-layered coreless PCB step down power transformers, it is now feasible to design ultra-low profile, high power density isolated DC/DC and AC/DC power converters. This thesis is focussed on the design, analysis and evaluation of the converters operating in the MHz frequency region with the latest semi conductor devices and multi-layered coreless PCB step-down power and signal transformers. An isolated flyback DC-DC converter operated in the MHz frequency with multi-layered coreless PCB step down 2:1 power transformer has been designed and evaluated. Soft switching techniques have been incorporated in order to reduce the switching loss of the circuit. The flyback converter has been successfully tested up to a power level of 10W, in the switching frequency range of 2.7-4 MHz. The energy efficiency of the quasi resonant flyback converter was found to be in the range of 72-84% under zero voltage switching conditions (ZVS). The output voltage of the converter was regulated by implementing the constant off-time frequency modulation technique. Because of the theoretical limitations of the Si material MOSFETs, new materials such as GaN and SiC are being introduced into the market and these are showing promising results in the converter circuits as described in this thesis. Comparative parameters of the semi conductor materials such as the vi energy band gap, field strengths and figure of merit have been discussed. In this case, the comparison of an existing Si MOSFET with that of a GaN MOSFET has been evaluated using a multi-layered coreless PCB step-down power transformer for the given input/output specifications of the flyback converter circuit. It has been determined that the energy efficiency of the 45 to 15V regulated converter using GaN was improved by 8-10% compared to the converter using the Si MOSFET due to the gate drive power consumption, lower conduction losses and improved rise/fall times of the switch. For some of the AC/DC and DC/DC applications such as laptop adapters, set-top-box, and telecom applications, high voltage power MOSFETs used in converter circuits possess higher gate charges as compared to that of the low voltage rating MOSFETs. In addition, by operating them at higher switching frequencies, the gate drive power consumption, which is a function of frequency, increases. The switching speeds are also reduced due to the increased capacitance. In order to minimize this gate drive power consumption and to increase the frequency of the converter, a cascode flyback converter was built up using a multi-layered coreless PCB transformer and this was then evaluated. Both simulation and experimental results have shown that with the assistance of the cascode flyback converter the switching speeds of the converter were increased including the significant improvement in the energy efficiency compared to that of the single switch flyback converter. In order to further maximize the utilization of the transformer, to reduce the voltage stress on MOSFETs and to obtain the maximum power density from the power converter, double ended topologies were chosen. For this purpose, a gate drive circuitry utilising the multi-layered coreless PCB gate drive transformer was designed and evaluated in both a Half-bridge and a Series resonant converter. It was found that the gate drive power consumption using this transformer was less than 0.8W for the frequency range of 1.5-3.5MHz. In addition, by using this gate drive circuitry, the maximum energy efficiency of the series resonant converter was found to be 86.5% with an output power of 36.5W.
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Hamilton, Matthew R. (Matthew Ryan). "Information technology (IT) as a mechanism to build trust and foster collaborative innovation in the buyer-supplier relationship." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59162.

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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division; in conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT, 2010.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-80).
As companies attempt to remain competitive throughout increasing market forces, many firms develop key operational strategies to differentiate themselves. One method that many companies such as Amazon, Dell, and Toyota, have established a competitive advantage through is supply chain management (SCM). One aspect of a disciplined and effective SCM program is supplier management, both from a risk and cost perspective. In this paper, the author explores an area oftforgotten when dealing with suppliers: trust. During a research project at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems in Andover, Massachusetts, the author strove to learn how the dynamic of trust in a buyer-supplier relationship affects the companies' interactions, and how SCM leaders can influence this dynamic. First, through an examination of the available literature, the author presents an alternative view of the buyer-supplier relationship, viewed through the lenses of game theory and behavioral economics, in order to develop an impetus for change. Using an existing information-sharing information technology (IT) platform at Raytheon, along with extensive surveys of Raytheon suppliers and employees, the author answers the question: Can trust be built through sharing information in a systematic process through an IT platform? Results of the analysis show that there is a distinct possibility for companies to build trust with their suppliers through "opening up" and sharing information, which will ultimately facilitate collaborative innovation between the two organizations. In determining the types of information to share, the author generalizes the most useful type of information into categories applicable across various industries. Mainly, suppliers most desire and can utilize information that allows them to make more accurate and timely decisions, and likewise abhor information sharing and requirements that add burden to their workday. When determining which suppliers to share information with, companies need to develop some form of objective criteria to rank the potential impact of engaging specific suppliers. As each company's individual cases will differ, the author outlines a process to select Raytheon suppliers as an example of a methodology that others can follow.
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Morais, Káty Maria Nogueira. "Uso da tecnologia da informação na gestão da cadeia de suprimentos a visão dos fornecedores de São Luís do Maranhão." reponame:Repositório Institucional do FGV, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10438/6671.

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The use of Information Technology in supply chain management has been a source of competitive advantage, mainly in times of increasing competitiveness. However, there have not been many publications about this use in the market of Brazil’s Northeast. Considering this, the relevance of this research is highlighted, since it aims to analyze how Information Technology has been used to support supply chain management in the state of Maranhão. The characteristics of the local market, the current suppliers and the potential of the state are shown. Based on the theoretical background, the research instrument was developed, consisting of a survey validated as the methodology presented by the literature suggested. The results of the field work research contribute to the implementation of development strategies for IT used by Maranhense suppliers and, consequently, for local development. This data allows the confirmation, in general terms, of the incipient use of specific technological instruments in the management of supply chains among local suppliers.
A utilização da tecnologia da informação na gestão da cadeia de suprimentos pelas organizações tem sido fonte de vantagem competitiva, principalmente em tempos de acirramento da concorrência. Entretanto, percebe-se pouca publicação com resultado de tal utilização no cenário do Nordeste do Brasil. Nesse sentido, ressalta-se a relevância da presente pesquisa, que tem como objetivo final analisar como a tecnologia da informação vem sendo utilizada para auxiliar a gestão da cadeia de suprimentos na cidade de São Luís do Maranhão. Demonstram-se as características do mercado local, os fornecedores atuantes e as potencialidades da região. A partir do referencial teórico é desenvolvido um instrumento de pesquisa, questionário do tipo survey, que é validado segundo metodologia sugerida pela literatura. Os resultados da pesquisa de campo contribuem para a implementação de estratégias de desenvolvimento da tecnologia da informação utilizada pelos fornecedores maranhenses e, consequentemente, para o desenvolvimento local. Tais dados permitem a constatação, em termos gerais, do uso incipiente de instrumentos específicos da tecnologia da informação na gestão da cadeia de suprimentos entre os fornecedores locais.
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Öhrwall, Rönnbäck Anna. "Interorganizational IT Support for Collaborative Product Development." Doctoral thesis, Linköpings universitet, Ekonomiska institutionen, 2002. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-81090.

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As product complexity increases and markets become more global, companies tend to collaborate with customers, suppliers and partners in business process activities previously carried out within a single firm. This is observed notably also in product development. Product development is an information and communication intense activity, and collaborative product development requires efficient communication between the participating firms, both during an ongoing project and afterwards when the product is in service. When more than one firm is involved, questions linked to business aspects regarding what information to share and how to communicate the information between the firms become important. With changing partners and competing supply chains this is a delicate management issue. The objective of this dissertation is to assess characteristics of communication in collaborative product development, in order to identify requirements for supporting IT tools. Empirically, the research was conducted in two parts. Part I was conducted in the aircraft industry, where a systems integrator firm’s relationship to its major suppliers was investigated. In Part II, collaborative product development between a buyer and several suppliers organized in networks was investigated. These studies were complemented with studies of IS/IT development and implementation projects. Theoretically, it is based on the literature on product development, supply chain management, and IT support for business relationships. Concerning the buyer-supplier dyad it was found that there was not one collaborative product development process in common between the firms, but rather coordination between the firms’ processes. Concerning the relationship between buyer and supplier network, it was found that one of the suppliers represents the network in a dyadic buyer-supplier relationship. Within the supplier network, the firms conducted interorganizational integrated product development, which means that the functions were represented by several firms. This implied that management practices must respect the special characteristic of small and medium-sized firms in collaboration. The investigation of information and communication in collaborative product development in dyads and networks led to a list of requirements on IOIS. The findings were concluded in a matrix that presents characteristics of product development in general, product development in dyads, and product development in supplier networks, and a mapping of the requirements on IOIS. Since the business relationship is the major difference between product development in-house and collaborative product development, it was considered appropriate to take a supply chain view on the requirements for an IOIS. It was found that support is needed both for the procurement and the product development process. Moreover, it was found that project management support can significantly improve the efficiency of the development process. Improvements of the effectiveness regard support for the product life cycle, and for the long-term relationship between the parties. It was concluded that an IOIS for collaborative product development should be based on standard technology and support standard formats, in order to make it possible for a firm to simultaneously manage its own systems and proprietary information, and exchange information with partners when needed.
LARP - Lean Aircraft Research Program
NISAM - Ny industriell samverkan
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Mirza, Hasnain Haider Baig. "Evaluation of KPI Monitoring Tools for an Automotive Supplier." Master's thesis, Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz, 2016. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:ch1-qucosa-209080.

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Automotive SPICE is used to evaluate the efficiency of the development processes for OEMs and ECU suppliers. It is a domain specific version of SPICE. Many automotive manufacturers are demanding Automotive SPICE level 2 from their suppliers. Application life cycle management solutions specific to automotive industry focus more on standardisation yet providing very little information about performance of processes. This thesis shows how Business Intelligence (BI) solutions can be helpful in achieving Automotive SPICE level 2 compliance and as comprehensive reporting tools. Moreover the evaluation of approaches for implementation of different BI systems has shown that commercial solutions can be beneficial for small to medium size suppliers. Implementing a BI solution can also point out possible improvement opportunities and bad practices for an organisation. The implemented BI system can only be efficient and useful if the underlying data is accurate and responsive.
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Rajack, Clyde. "Information Technology Outsourcing Strategies to Ensure Customer Satisfaction." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7721.

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Many information technology (IT) outsourcing initiatives fail, resulting in a high impact on business results and customer satisfaction. Without effective strategies, business leaders who outsource their IT services are at considerable risk of failure and stakeholder dissatisfaction. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore outsourcing strategies that IT managers in Southern Ontario, Canada, used to ensure customer satisfaction. Participants included 9 executives with experience in complex IT outsourcing initiatives. Stakeholder theory and transaction cost economics theory were the conceptual frameworks for the study. Data were gathered using semistructured interviews to query 8 topical areas including IT outsourcing reasons, challenges, and successful solutions. Data analysis using thematic analysis revealed 4 themes: strategic intent for outsourcing, applicable frameworks, risk awareness, and partnership strategies. Key findings included the importance of clients’ and suppliers’ focus on deal principles, innovation, and work-collaboration strategies to enhance performance and customer satisfaction. Information technology managers’ application of the findings of this study may improve business success and contribute to positive social change by revitalizing the clients’ and suppliers’ economies to create job opportunities and improve the quality of lives of employees and their communities.
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Schultz, Leah. "Image manipulation and user-supplied index terms." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2009. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc9828/.

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This study investigates the relationships between the use of a zoom tool, the terms they supply to describe the image, and the type of image being viewed. Participants were assigned to two groups, one with access to the tool and one without, and were asked to supply terms to describe forty images, divided into four categories: landscape, portrait, news, and cityscape. The terms provided by participants were categorized according to models proposed in earlier image studies. Findings of the study suggest that there was not a significant difference in the number of terms supplied in relation to access to the tool, but a large variety in use of the tool was demonstrated by the participants. The study shows that there are differences in the level of meaning of the terms supplied in some of the models. The type of image being viewed was related to the number of zooms and relationships between the type of image and the number of terms supplied as well as their level of meaning in the various models from previous studies exist. The results of this study provide further insight into how people think about images and how the manipulation of those images may affect the terms they assign to describe images. The inclusion of these tools in search and retrieval scenarios may affect the outcome of the process and the more collection managers know about how people interact with images will improve their ability to provide access to the growing amount of pictorial information.
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