Linking design and manufacturing domains via web-based and enterprise integration technologies

The manufacturing industry faces many challenges such as reducing time-to-market and cutting costs. In order to meet these increasing demands, effective methods are need to support the early product development stages by bridging the gap of communicating early design ideas and the evaluation of manufacturing performance. This paper introduces methods of linking design and manufacturing domains using disparate technologies. The combined technologies include knowledge management supporting for product lifecycle management (PLM) systems, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, aggregate process planning systems, workflow management and data exchange formats. A case study has been used to demonstrate the use of these technologies, illustrated by adding manufacturing knowledge to generate alternative early process plan which are in turn used by an ERP system to obtain and optimise a rough-cut capacity plan

Penerapan Teknologi Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP) Dalam Meningkatkan Kualitas Sistem Informasi Manajemen

Enterprise resource planning applied at all organizations ranging from inventory, production, assets and human resources. In improving the quality of management information, ERP technology aimed for providing the advantage of integrated data, the company area is bigger, faster access, cost reduction as well as good control. Other functions offered by ERP for management information systems are: the availability of information, decision-making in the development of products and services as well as performance evaluation

Performance Evaluation for the Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Supply chain SC activities transform natural resources, raw materials, and components into various finished products that are delivered to end customers. A high efficient SC would bring great benefits to an enterprise such as integrated resources, reduced logistics costs, improved logistics efficiency, and high quality of overall level of services. In contrast, an inefficient SC will bring additional transaction costs, information management costs, and resource waste, reduce the production capacity of all enterprises on the chain, and unsatisfactory customer relationships. So the evaluation of a SC is important for an enterprise to survive in a competitive market in a globalized business environment. Therefore, it is important to research the various methods, performance indicator systems, and technology for evaluating, monitoring, predicting, and optimizing the performance of a SC. A typical procedure of the performance evaluation (PE) of a SC is to use the established evaluation performance indicators, employ an analytical method, follow a given procedure, to carry out quantitatively or qualitatively comparative analysis to provide the objective and accurate evaluation of a SC performance in a selected operation period. Various research works have been carried out in proposing the performance indicator systems and methods for SC performance evaluations. But there are no widely accepted indicator systems that can be applied in practical SC performance evaluations due to the fact that the indicators in different systems have been defined without a common understanding of the meanings and the relationships between them, and they are nonlinear and very complicated

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION UNDER UNCERTAINTY: THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION SYSTEM INTEGRATION ON PROCEDURAL JUSTICE PERCEPTIONS

The design and functioning of organizational control systems that allow for the monitoring of employee performance is at the core of management accounting research. With the emergence of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and the recent developments towards information system integration, the traditional structures of organizational control mechanisms have significantly changed. Only sparse evidence exists, however, regarding the role that the integration of information technology plays in performance measurement and evaluation. As a response, this paper investigates the impact that information system integration has on managers’ attitudes towards their performance evaluation processes. Based on organizational justice theory we hypothesize that integrated information systems positively impact managers’ perceptions of procedural justice, as these systems can improve the comprehensiveness and objectivity of performance data as well as the traceability of managers’ decisions. We further hypothesize that this effect is amplified with an increasing environmental uncertainty the managers perceive. Survey evidence from 132 managers of companies in Germany confirms the hypotheses and highlights the importance of integrated information systems in the performance evaluation process

A utilização de ERP em contexto de Ensino Superior

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are the corner stone of organizational information systems. ERP usage in higher education is an opportunity that universities have undertaken to achieve students' performance, employment, satisfaction, and align with the labor market. This paper evaluates if the usage of an ERP in higher education context improves the management learning nearer to the market requisites. To perform this evaluation, it was developed a syllabus plan aiming to provide a solid theoretical background on organizational information systems and also providing interaction with a real ERP in classes. Followed by a qualitative study method to infer the students' knowledge on management key concepts and ERP usage in general.info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersio

Dynamic Service Level Agreement Management for Efficient Operation of Elastic Information Systems

The growing awareness that effective Information Systems (IS), which contribute to sustainable business processes, secure a long-lasting competitive advantage has increasingly focused corporate transformation efforts on the efficient usage of Information Technology (IT). In this context, we provide a new perspective on the management of enterprise information systems and introduce a novel framework that harmonizes economic and operational goals. Concretely, we target elastic n-tier applications with dynamic on-demand cloud resource provisioning. We design and implement a novel integrated management model for information systems that induces economic influence factors into the operation strategy to adapt the performance goals of an enterprise information system dynamically (i.e., online at runtime). Our framework forecasts future user behavior based on historic data, analyzes the impact of workload on system performance based on a non-linear performance model, analyzes the economic impact of different provisioning strategies, and derives an optimal operation strategy. The evaluation of our prototype, based on a real production system workload trace, is carried out in a custom test infrastructure (i.e., cloud testbed, n-tier benchmark application, distributed monitors, and control framework), which allows us to evaluate our approach in depth, in terms of efficiency along the entire SLA lifetime. Based on our thorough evaluation, we are able to make concise recommendations on how to use our framework effectively in further research and practice

Теоретичні аспекти управління потенціалом підприємства на системних засадах

Розглянуто теоретичні та методичні розробки з питань управління потенціалом підприємства на системних засадах. Уточнено сутність, визначено структуру системи управління потенціалом підприємства і наведено змістовні характеристики її елементів.Рассмотрены теоретические и методические разработки по вопросам управления потенциалом предприятия на системных началах. Уточнена сущность, определена структура системы управления потенциалом предприятия и приведены содержательные характеристики ее элементов.The theoretical and methodological developments in the management of the enterprise potential are considered on a regular basis.The content of the management system of the enterprise potential is précised. This is a holistic structured set of functions, principles, techniques, management decision-making, organizational and economic mechanisms for their implementation, the use of which provides a targeted, systematic and adequate direction of all resources (representing the total capacity) to implement the strategic objectives of the enterprise and maintenance of the necessary proportions of the development.The structure of the control system of the enterprise potential is determined. Setting management objectives of the enterprise potential; diagnostic potential of the enterprise; development directions of further development; monitoring, control and evaluation are proposed and represented.Substantial characteristics of the main methods of management functions are given. They are methods of forecasting, planning, management control, coordination and motivation.It is noted that there are management decisions methods such as algorithmic, heuristic, the construction of scenarios, modeling, expert, the formation of the objectives tree in the methods of performance management functions.It is suggested that the management system of the enterprise potential is carried out with the other elements of the system and is based on the principles of control, planning, economics, simulation, systems, dynamic targeting, progress.The basic principles of the management system of the enterprise potential:management system of the enterprise potential - a complex system of interaction of all its elements and processes;law of synergy works in the management system of the enterprise potential;elements of the enterprise have the potential to operate simultaneously and collectively, that is necessary to achieve an optimal balance and the ratio between them;performance of the management system of the enterprise potential in the first place depends on the existence of organizational and managerial capabilities of the enterprise; enterprise resource security; information and analytical framework; predictive capability of situations in time; general state of the economy and industry of the country

Evaluating the effects of ERP systems on performance and management accounting in organizations

Coordination of operation and information in order to elevate the efficiency is one of the processes in organizations and often has been accompanied with resorting to IT in a large scale. Organizations have implemented Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems due to problems posed by separated systems. The aim of this research is to study whether ERP systems cause increasing performance efficiency and changing management practices in organization. In addition, the role of management accountants have been examined to find out that whether they are gaining new roles within organization and whether their work content has changed after the ERP implementation. The research is conducted with a survey questionnaire. The sample consists of 50 knowledgeable persons in organizations that have implemented ERP systems. Results indicated that ERP systems have had an impact on organization performance, accountants and management accounting. These systems provide more real-time and accurate information to budgets and techniques, and organizations have also introduced advanced management accounting techniques after the implementation. As regards the time use of accountants, the results exhibit that the respondents have used less time on their routine work after the ERP implementation. This extra time is devoted on interpreting data and performance evaluation and other tasks. Finally, accountants in the study consider that the implementation of ERP systems has made skills such as, IT skills and knowledge of other functional areas more important

Evaluating the effects of ERP systems on performance and management accounting in organizations

Coordination of operation and information in order to elevate the efficiency is one of the processes in organizations and often has been accompanied with resorting to IT in a large scale. Organizations have implemented Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems due to problems posed by separated systems. The aim of this research is to study whether ERP systems cause increasing performance efficiency and changing management practices in organization. In addition, the role of management accountants have been examined to find out that whether they are gaining new roles within organization and whether their work content has changed after the ERP implementation. The research is conducted with a survey questionnaire. The sample consists of 50 knowledgeable persons in organizations that have implemented ERP systems. Results indicated that ERP systems have had an impact on organization performance, accountants and management accounting. These systems provide more real-time and accurate information to budgets and techniques, and organizations have also introduced advanced management accounting techniques after the implementation. As regards the time use of accountants, the results exhibit that the respondents have used less time on their routine work after the ERP implementation. This extra time is devoted on interpreting data and performance evaluation and other tasks. Finally, accountants in the study consider that the implementation of ERP systems has made skills such as, IT skills and knowledge of other functional areas more important

Evaluating the effects of ERP systems on performance and management accounting in organizations

Coordination of operation and information in order to elevate the efficiency is one of the processes in organizations and often has been accompanied with resorting to IT in a large scale. Organizations have implemented Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems due to problems posed by separated systems. The aim of this research is to study whether ERP systems cause increasing performance efficiency and changing management practices in organization. In addition, the role of management accountants have been examined to find out that whether they are gaining new roles within organization and whether their work content has changed after the ERP implementation. The research is conducted with a survey questionnaire. The sample consists of 50 knowledgeable persons in organizations that have implemented ERP systems. Results indicated that ERP systems have had an impact on organization performance, accountants and management accounting. These systems provide more real-time and accurate information to budgets and techniques, and organizations have also introduced advanced management accounting techniques after the implementation. As regards the time use of accountants, the results exhibit that the respondents have used less time on their routine work after the ERP implementation. This extra time is devoted on interpreting data and performance evaluation and other tasks. Finally, accountants in the study consider that the implementation of ERP systems has made skills such as, IT skills and knowledge of other functional areas more important