EDI - XML Standards and Technologies in the Agri-Food Industry

Due to globalisation, the new technological developments and the complexity of food supply processes, the European food sector is increasingly becoming more complex. The consumers’ trust in food, triggered and affected by a number of food crises, is low. Today, consumers increasingly expect safe and high quality food and demand information about the origin of their food. Also, the economic health of the food industry can be greatly affected by food crises; therefore, efficient and effective mechanisms are required to assist the food industry in tracking and tracing products along the food chain. In this paper, we discuss the criteria for an efficient and effective traceability system from an IT perspective (mainly data exchange) and we identify key requirements for ICT enabled traceability

Unbreakable Codes: RSA Public Key Cryptosystem

The purpose of this paper is to comprehend the evolution of codes and ciphers; along with understanding how to encode and decode a message using RSA coding. In this paper Unbreakable Codes we will highlight the historical advances of communicating secure messages by illustrating the process of RSA coding with an example

Keynote address: the networked bank

Technology ; Banks and banking - Customer services ; Automated tellers

ICT Adoption Policy of Australian and Croatian SMEs

Many SMEs are currently adopting information and communication technology (ICT) and services based on it. However, there is little systematic research into how they are doing this and what are the organisational and environmental factors associated with this adoption. In this article, the authors build the model of ICT adoption in Australian and Croatian SMEs, founded on premises that SMEs are the main economic developing factor in all modern economies and that the adoption and the use of ICT represents the fundamental source of competitiveness and the basis for their survival on the world market. By applying Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Boolean algebra, the authors developed a model of necessary and sufficient factors for ICT adoption by SMEs in Australia and Croatia.SMEs, ICT, adoption models, case studies, Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), Boolean algebra

Association for Information SystemsAmericas Conference on Information SystemsEDI Risks, Security and Control: An Australian Survey

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the inter-change of business documents between organisations in a structured, machine-retrievable data format, allowing data to be transferred, without re-keying, from an application in one location to an application in another location (Hansen and Hill, 1989). Security and controls are important in EDI because its widespread use as a business tool has not only changed the way business is conducted, but also introduced potential new risks which need to be addressed. In particular, cross-vulnerabilities which exist between inter-dependent trading partners in an EDI network put companies at risk due to the domino effect of one partner\u27s errors or security failures compromising the integrity of other partners\u27 systems (Marcella and Chan, 1993; Chan et al, 1991; ICAEW, 1992). Furthermore, the automation with which transactions are processed at high volume and speed has led to reduced opportunities to spot problems using human intuition (ICAEW, 1992). To explore organisational attitudes towards EDI risks and the importance of control issues, research was conducted on EDI-using organisations in Australia using a survey and case study approach. The primary aim of the survey is to obtain organisational perceptions on EDI risks, the importance of EDI controls, and the risks and controls considered important in EDI. The case study gives an in-depth perspective on the strategic and management issues considered by a major EDI-using organisation to achieve a successful EDI implementatio

The Hypercube Model of E-Commerce Strategies

Embracing the Electronic Commerce (EC), many firms have vigorously aligned their business strategies to leverage on the enormous market potential while at the same time enhancing business processes and redefining business governance. Yet, these firms’ performances to date have been mixed with little evidence that their technological investments had borne any dividends. This paper aims to examine this EC paradox by proposing a hypercube model that can be used to analyze firms’ EC strategies in relation to the variability of the virtual organization structure, the activity development and technology cycle, and the strategic orientation of key decision-makers towards the market

EDI control : management and audit issues

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