ERP implementation methodologies and frameworks: a literature review

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation is a complex and vibrant process, one that involves a combination of technological and organizational interactions. Often an ERP implementation project is the single largest IT project that an organization has ever launched and requires a mutual fit of system and organization. Also the concept of an ERP implementation supporting business processes across many different departments is not a generic, rigid and uniform concept and depends on variety of factors. As a result, the issues addressing the ERP implementation process have been one of the major concerns in industry. Therefore ERP implementation receives attention from practitioners and scholars and both, business as well as academic literature is abundant and not always very conclusive or coherent. However, research on ERP systems so far has been mainly focused on diffusion, use and impact issues. Less attention has been given to the methods used during the configuration and the implementation of ERP systems, even though they are commonly used in practice, they still remain largely unexplored and undocumented in Information Systems research. So, the academic relevance of this research is the contribution to the existing body of scientific knowledge. An annotated brief literature review is done in order to evaluate the current state of the existing academic literature. The purpose is to present a systematic overview of relevant ERP implementation methodologies and frameworks as a desire for achieving a better taxonomy of ERP implementation methodologies. This paper is useful to researchers who are interested in ERP implementation methodologies and frameworks. Results will serve as an input for a classification of the existing ERP implementation methodologies and frameworks. Also, this paper aims also at the professional ERP community involved in the process of ERP implementation by promoting a better understanding of ERP implementation methodologies and frameworks, its variety and history

Information Outlook, September 2000

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The Physio-Emotional Effects of Audio in the Global Christian Church

Audio, specifically as researched by the film industry specialists, has physical and emotional effects on those exposed to it. These effects follow from manipulation of sound’s characteristics in specific and measurable ways. The responsibility of the Christian is to share the gospel with others and support the kingdom of God with his or her skills. In light of these truths, Christian audio specialists should have a thorough knowledge of the physio-emotional effects of audio. Further, they should not shy away from applying strategies from secular audio research to benefit local churches across the globe

Engineering Privacy by Design: Are engineers ready to live up to the challenge?

Organizations struggle to comply with legal requirements as well as customers' calls for better data protection. Yet, information privacy depends on system engineers putting effort into the matter. We interviewed six seniors in system engineering, who work for globally leading IT corporations and research institutions in order to investigate their motivation and ability to comply with privacy expectations. The results of our in-depth interview study point to a lack of perceived responsibility, control and autonomy and to a struggle with the legal world. The information society may be facing the dilemma of asking engineers to live up to a challenge they are currently not ready to embrace

Slack in the infrastructure of intensive care units : resilience management in the postpandemic era

Background Although slack is an asset to resilient hospitals, it is usually explicitly discussed only in terms of the quantity and quality of beds and staff. This paper expands this view by addressing slack in four infrastructures of intensive care units (ICUs) (physical space, electricity supply, oxygen supply, and air treatment) during the COVID pandemic. Methods The study occurred in a leading private hospital in Brazil, aiming at the identification of slack in four units originally designed as ICUs and two units adapted as ICUs. Data collection was based on 12 interviews with healthcare professionals, documents, and comparison between infrastructures and regulatory requirements. Results Twenty-seven instantiations of slack were identified, with several indications that the adapted ICUs did not provide infrastructure conditions as good as the designed ones. Findings gave rise to five propositions addressing: relationships intra and inter infrastructures; the need for adapted ICUs that match as closely as possible the designed ICUs; the consideration of both clinical and engineering perspectives in design; and the need for the revision of some requirements of the Brazilian regulations. Conclusions Results are relevant to both the designers of the infrastructures and to the designers of clinical activities as these must take place in fit-for-purpose workspaces. Top management might also benefit as they are the ultimate responsible for decision-making on whether or not to invest in slack. The pandemic dramatically demonstrated the value of investing in slack resources, creating momentum for this discussion in health services

Art and Design in the Interests of Well-being

Viime vuosien aikana on aktualisoitunut keskustelu taiteen ja estetiikan merkityksestä terveydelle. Monien hoitolaitosten tiloja pidetään steriileinä, persoonattomina ja pelottavina. TAIDE JA HYVINVOINTI on tutkimus- ja kehitysprojekti, jonka tarkoituksena on luoda estettisesti miellyttäviä julkisia hoitotiloja, jotka antavat kipinän positiivisille ajatuksille ja keskustelulle. Taideteoksia ja sisustussuunnittelua käytettään tähän tavoitteeseen pääsemiseksi. Projekti toteutetaan yhteistyössä Yrkeshögskolan Novian, eri suomalaisten hoitolaitosten sekä ammattilaistaiteilijoiden ja -muotoilijoiden kanssa. Tämä lopputyö kertoo TAIDE JA HYVINVOINTI-projektista, sekä lyhyesti muista vastaavista projekteista Pohjoismaissa ja Iso-Britanniassa. Lopputyö pyrkii valottamaan eri tekijöitä, jotka tulisi ottaa huomioon taiteen ja designin kentällä kun työskennellään paremman hyvinvoinnin puolesta.Over the last few years, the benefit of art and aesthetics for health and well-being has become a heated topic of discussion. Many health care environments are associated with sterile, impersonal and frightening surroundings. The research- and development project ART AND WELL-BEING aims to create aesthetically appealing public health care environments that can give rise to positive thinking and discussion. To this end, art and holistic interior design are used. The project is being carried out in cooperation between Novia University of Applied Sciences, various public health care institutions in Finland and professional artists and designers. This thesis describes the project ART AND WELL-BEING and shortly refers to a few similar projects on art and well- being in the nordic countries and the United Kingdom. Further the thesis aims to illuminate different factors which need to be considered when creating art and interior design beneficial to well-being.Diskussionen om konsten och estetikens roll för välbefinnande och hälsa har aktualiserats under de senaste åren. Många vårdinrättningar associeras med sterila, opersonliga och skrämmande utrymmen. Forsknings- och utvecklingsprojektet KONST OCH VÄLMÅENDE strävar efter att skapa estetiskt tilltalande vårdmiljöer som kan ge upphov till positiva tankar och diskussioner. En holistisk planering av konst och inredningsdesign används för ändamålet. Projektet utförs i samarbete mellan Yrkeshögskolan Novia, några vårdinrättningar i Finland samt professionella konstnärer och formgivare. Detta slutarbete beskriver projektet KONST OCH VÄLMÅENDE samt kortfattat även några liknande projekt i Norden och Storbritannien. Vidare belyser slutarbetet olika faktorer som bör tas i beaktande när konst och design används för befrämjande av välmående

Paso Robles Residence

The Paso Robles Residence is a light framed single family residence. Architectural plans were designed by Nina Nazarov Hambly at Catch Architecture, formerly Hambly Homes. Conclusions made in the soils report by Beacon Geotechnical Inc were used to design the foundation. Structural plans and calculations were made by Kaylie Di Paola and reviewed by licensed engineer Nick McClure. Structural plans include the complete framing and foundation plans and construction details. Calculations were made in accordance with the 2019 CBC, ASCE 7 and NDS. This report with cover the architectural design, structural analysis, and all of the building systems that function in the residence. This report will take a look into how the site influenced the structural system and the various challenges that arose during the design process. To understand the impact of this project, this report will dive into the environmental, global, political, and social implications of this residence

A survey of the use of crowdsourcing in software engineering

The term 'crowdsourcing' was initially introduced in 2006 to describe an emerging distributed problem-solving model by online workers. Since then it has been widely studied and practiced to support software engineering. In this paper we provide a comprehensive survey of the use of crowdsourcing in software engineering, seeking to cover all literature on this topic. We first review the definitions of crowdsourcing and derive our definition of Crowdsourcing Software Engineering together with its taxonomy. Then we summarise industrial crowdsourcing practice in software engineering and corresponding case studies. We further analyse the software engineering domains, tasks and applications for crowdsourcing and the platforms and stakeholders involved in realising Crowdsourced Software Engineering solutions. We conclude by exposing trends, open issues and opportunities for future research on Crowdsourced Software Engineering