The Causal Structural Relationships between Accounting Information System Quality, Supply Chain Management Capability, and Sustainable Competitive Advantages of Maize

This research aims to (1) investigate influence of accounting information systems on supply chain management capability of maize, (2) study influence of supply chain management capability on sustainable competitive advantages of maize in Tak special economic zone (Tak SEZ), and (3) examine influence of accounting information systems on sustainable competitive advantages of maize. The data was collected from samples of 580 households by using questionnaires. The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling (SEM). It was found that factors have relational influence on the others. Accounting information system quality has positive influence on supply chain management capability in terms of customer relationship, manufacturing flow management, procurement effectiveness, and delivery time. Moreover, customer relationship, manufacturing flow management, procurement effectiveness, and delivery time in supply chain management capability have positive influence on sustainable competitive advantages. Accounting information system quality also has positive influence on sustainable competitive advantages. In addition, when considering total influence of endogenous latent variables, accounting information system quality has total influence on sustainable competitive advantages. The findings of this study can be applied to accounting information systems together with supply chains in order to create competitive advantages. According to the Government’s policy promoting sustainable agriculture to Thai farmers, safety of both manufacturers and consumers is encouraged to reduce cost and increase the quantity of products

Nias-mukalla web based systems success measurement and students satisfaction evaluation based on security factor of systems quality engineering theory (ISO 25010) and other factors

Latest studies reported that systems success measure suffers from mix of results and limited models that help in success measurement and evaluation. Because of systems models are domain specific and context related, there is a dire need for taking the measure to other perspectives like using related external factors such as management support or using software engineering theories such as ISO 25010. This study aimed to move the measure from a business perspective to other perspectives. This study investigated NIAS-Mukalla student satisfaction based on security, management support, computer anxiety and usefulness. All these independent variables found to be positively and significantly affected the satisfaction of the users. NIAS-Mukalla students were satisfied with the web-based systems

Success Canvas® in practice

Dissertação de mestrado integrado em Engineering and Management of Information SystemsIn the past few years, canvas has been proved to be a valuable tool. Canvas are management tools characterized by presenting a visual template, that can be customized and applied according to a specific target, creating, or documenting theoretical structures to serve as support for addressing design problems or identifying relevant aspects in the context of an area. These frameworks are often systematized into conceptual boxes with the intent of guiding the user to gather and analyze critical information to achieve their objective and improve performance with transparency. In the Information Systems project management field, there are scarce studies that focus on practical cases using canvas as management tools, specifically examining project success. The Success Canvas® or Project Management Success Map®, is an exception since it captures the definition of success in a project and what is meaningful to accomplish it, considering, for example, the criteria for evaluating success, expected benefits, and success factors. Due to the lack of literature surrounding canvas and the ambiguous concept of success, especially when followed by project management, there is an opportunity to explore this topic by studying on the current state of the art regarding existing canvas in the information systems field, as well as the results that they have been showing in practice, to characterize the contribution of the Success Canvas® to improve project management. To conduct this study, it was adopted a Multiple Case Study methodology. This study contributes with new insights on the benefits of the practical usage of the Success Canvas®, as well as expanding the current literature.Os canvas têm sido reconhecidos como instrumentos de grande utilidade no contexto da gestão. Sendo caracterizados como ferramentas de gestão visuais, permitem identificar aspetos relevantes numa determinada área de aplicação. Estes instrumentos são frequentemente estruturados em caixas temáticas, com a intenção de orientar o utilizador na recolha e análise de informações cruciais a fim de atingir um objetivo, assim como melhorar o desempenho com transparência. No âmbito da gestão de projetos de Sistemas de Informação, são escassos os estudos focados no uso de canvas como instrumentos de gestão, especificamente quando nos referimos ao sucesso de projetos. O Success Canvas® ou Project Management Success Map®, trata-se de uma exceção, dado que visa capturar a definição de sucesso dentro de um projeto, enfatizando os diversos aspetos relevantes como, por exemplo, os critérios de avaliação do sucesso, os benefícios esperados e os fatores de sucesso. Devido à falta de literatura e à ambiguidade envolvente no conceito de sucesso, especialmente referente à gestão de projetos, existe assim uma oportunidade para explorar este tópico, refletindo sobre o estado de arte atual em relação aos canvas existentes na área de Sistemas de Informação, e os resultados que estes têm apresentado na prática, de modo a caracterizar o contributo que o Success Canvas® pode representar no exercício de gestão de projetos. Para a realização do estudo, foi adotada a metodologia multiple case study. Este estudo contribuiu para a avaliação benefícios da utilização prática do Success Canvas®, expandindo a literatura e o corpo de conhecimento da área