IS LOGISTICS A VIABLE MINOR FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS MAJORS: HOW TO CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY

A growing number of Universities and Colleges of Business are creating majors in Logistics and/or Supply Chain Management. The question becomes does this growing major present opportunities for Information System majors to better position themselves in the job market. Assuming this is true, how should IS faculty approach this opportunity at their specific university. This paper presents arguments for and against a Logistics minor and provides models to implement it based on a successful implementation at Georgia Southern University. In a sense, this paper provides a “how to” model for IS Faculty to create a beneficial curriculum opportunity to meet a growing niche market to benefit multiple university stakeholders

Women and Discourse: A Qualitative Study of Women's Perception of the Effectiveness of Discourse in a Male-Dominant Organization

Researchers have extensively studied gender, power, and discourse as it relates to management status. However, a gap in the literature exists regarding women’s perception of the effectiveness of discourse in male-dominant organizations. This generic qualitative study explored women’s perception of the effectiveness of discourse when transiting to management status. The research question, How do women perceive the effectiveness of discourse as they transition from employee to management status? focused on how women’s discourse is accepted, valued, and understood, and whether women’s patterns of discourse affect women’s professional development. A criterion sample of 13 in management level positions within the Southeastern area of the United States were interviewed and narrative analysis employed. Content and themes were determined from transcribed interviews. NVivo Pro 12 computer software was used to link relationships in the study’s entirety. Themes emerged that were associated with women’s perceived effectiveness of discourse were communication, respect, experience, and openness and honesty. These themes are deemed important in building positive and effective relationships between male and female genders in organizational settings and enabling professional development. The study leads to positive social changes by raising the awareness of organizational leadership and women helping to set an agenda for overcoming the intersectionality of the gendered glass ceiling. Organizations can learn and thrive through the inclusion of females’ voices of diversity

Analisis Kesiapan Organisasi Dalam Menerapkan Knowledge Management Pada Aspek Knowledge Creation Untuk Menciptakan Keunggulan Kompetitif Pada Industri Bandar Udara

Knowledge management merupakan serangkaian proses dan strategi penting yang wajib ada di sebuah perusahaan termasuk pada sektor aviasi khususnya bandar udara yang bergerak jasa layanan penumpang dan pesawat udara pada ranah layanan publik. Peran knowledge management dalam organisasi akan sangat membantu pengelola bandar udara untuk bergerak lebih cepat dan tepat serta memiliki keunggulan kompetitif dipasar global. Namun, terdapat banyak organisasi mengalami kegagalan dalam implementasi knowledge management. Banyak faktor yang menjadi dasar atas kegagalan tersebut diantaranya dukungan dari management yang kurang memadai, budaya organisasi, keterampilan sumber daya manusia, indikator kinerja dan lain sebagainya. Dengan dilakukanya pengukuran kesiapan knowledge management maka akan meningkatkan kemungkinan keberhasilan implementasi knowledge management. Penelitian memiliki tujuan untuk mengukur tingkat kesiapan sebuah organisasi bisnis bandara menggunakan framework dengan pendekatan management strategy, organisasi, budaya dan teknologi untuk mengukur kesiapan knowledge management organisasi khususnya di bandara Juanda. Tingkat kesiapan sistem manajemen pengetahuan diukur dengan Skala Rao. Data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan kuesioner skala Likert. Penelitian ini melibatkan 40 responden yang merupakan karyawan perusahaan. Penelitian ini berhasil menyajikan bahwa dari empat aspek penilaian, aspek manajemen & strategi mendapatkan hasil 94%, elemen organisasi mendapatkan hasil 89%, dan aspek budaya mendapatkan hasil 90%. Aspek teknologi mendapatkan hasil 87%. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa industri bandara dapat beradaptasi dan memiliki fleksibilitas untuk mewujudkan KM Readiness ============================================================================================================================== Knowledge management is a series of important processes and strategies that must exist in a company, including in the aviation sector, especially airports engaged in passenger and aircraft services in public services. The role of knowledge management in the organization will greatly help airport managers to move faster and more precisely and have a competitive advantage in the global market. However, many organizations still need to implement knowledge management. Many factors are the basis for this failure, including inadequate support from management, organizational culture, human resource skills, performance indicators, etc. Measuring the readiness of knowledge management will increase the likelihood of successful knowledge management implementation. The study aims to measure the readiness level of an airport business organization using a framework with a management strategy, organization, culture and technology approach to measuring the readiness of organizational knowledge management, especially at Juanda airport. The Rao Scale measures the level of readiness of the knowledge management system. Data was collected using a Likert scale questionnaire. This research involved 40 respondents who are company employees. This research successfully presents that of the four aspects of assessment, the management & strategy aspects get a result of 94%, the organizational elements get a result of 89%, and the cultural aspects get a result of 90%. The technology aspect received a result of 87%. It shows that the airport industry is adaptable and flexible to realize KM Readiness

Remote Lab for Robotics Applications

This article describes the development of a remote lab environment used to test and training sessions for robotics tasks. This environment is made up of the components and devices based on two robotic arms, a network link, Arduino card and Arduino shield for Ethernet, as well as an IP camera. The remote laboratory is implemented to perform remote control of the robotic arms with visual feedback by camera, of the robots actions, where, with a group of test users, it was possible to obtain performance ranges in tasks of telecontrol of up to 92%.</span