The Effects Of Relational Factors, Trust-Commitment And Information Exchange In Sme Service Firm And Supplier Relationship In Malaysia

Dalam model rantaian perbekalan perkhidmatan, pertukaran maklumat antara sesebuah firma dengan pembekal merupakan salah satu daripada praktis yang penting. Walaubagaimanapun, praktis ini kurang mendapat perhatian sebagai subjek kajian terutama yang berkait dengan hubungan firma EKS (Enterprais Kecil dan Sederhana) perkhidmatan dan pembekal In a service supply chain model, information exchange between a firm and supplier is one of the many important elements. However, this practice receives less attention as a research subject, especially in SME (Small Medium Enterprise) service firm and supplier relationshi

Actor-network theory in consolidating collaborative web platform methodology for knowledge collaboration

Knowledge collaboration has been implemented in variety of ways to creates the knowledge sharing and individual knowledge, talents and information can be effectively used.Knowledge collaboration is all about relation and connection of involved actors and this cannot be separated. This relationship is translated through an Actor-Network Theory, which is a sociology theory.This research is to study how sociology theory can be used as an interpreting and solution tool in information system field, in this case for creating a collaborative web platform.This research shows how Actor-Network Theory can be embedded to system development methodology such as identifying list of requirements, analyzing current system and identifying the actor’s roles, but for the purpose of this article (at this stage) there is no research result presented

Basic model for information retrieval based on free-text in database application

The purpose of this article is to design the basic model for information retrieval based on free-text domain in a particular database environment. It is an alternative method to the usage of key that is widely used in today database applications. At the end of this paper, we show the prototype that has been developed to support the freetext model verification. The result from the testing process is also given

Electronic commerce adoption and implementation in logistic industry: Penang port area perspective

The Internet-Based Electronic commerce (E-Commerce) is rapidly emerging as an entirely new method to conduct business and to interact with customers, suppliers, competitors, and the government. An understanding of the current Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) status is essential for the successful of any E-Commerce initiatives in Malaysia. Thus, this study seeks to provide such an empirical base. The purpose of this study is to measure the use of electronic information exchange in the Malaysian logistic industry as part of the initiatives of E-Commerce. This study will specifically emphasize the Internet-based EDI system usage in shipping industry. The results indicated that the level of awareness among respondent’s companies (which is considered us small and medium companies) to the potential benefits of E-Commerce implementation in logistic industry has increased. Despite the EDI usage at Penang Port were high in terms of volume; however the usage in terms of diversity, breadth and depth were still very low and limited. The extent to which EDI applications are implemented in different business transactions of shipping and forwarding agencies were found to be limited where only a few business partners and certain transactions involved. Investigation on the feasibility factors reveals that the availability of EDI applications, management support, and initial investment are the three most influenced factors cited by the responding companies

Developing dynamic web pages using template and non-template: A descriptive analysis

World Wide Web has composed a lot of content on the Internet since its existence. Although the web has mature, there are still Websites in static behavior, causing the content hard to update. Nowadays, web pages with fresh content are very important to attract users. Hence, Websites should be transformed into dynamic pages to ensure only latest information is displayed. Currently a good templating system is the best solution to do the transformation. In this paper we present the result of a comparison for developing and maintaining a dynamic websites using a template and using non-template. Two groups of students were studied: the first group required to develop a dynamic website using template while the second group develops the same website using non-template approach. The aim of both tasks is to compare the time taken by both groups to complete all the given tasks. The research found that although more time needed to create a template however it help decreasing the time taken to maintain the content of dynamic websites. This result shows that template can improve the development cycle of a website especially maintaining the dynamic web pages

Computer aided tool support (CATS) for information strategy planning (ISP): Generating application portfolio for business area analysis

Information Strategy Planning (ISP) is concerned with an organization's plan to acquire appropriate "IT blueprint" encompassing suitable hardware,software and telecommunication facilities for the utilization of applications required by the business with adequate support structure. The purpose is to determine the enterprise's business goals and a high-level overview of the enterprise, its funtions,data and information needs. This research builds an ISP engine, i.e. the Computer Aided Tool Support (CATS) that has the capability to generate application portfolios that can support the business strategy of the enterprise. Application portfolio is a major part of the ISP deliverables which can significantly aid in formulating suitable strategies for IT supply and IT support structure. CATS will help to facilitate End-User Computing as a tool not only to ease end-users in planning for their IT adoption, but also to ensure that their IT investment is aligned to business goals and strategies. CATS will be able to help the Small Medium Enterprise (SME) companies and other organizations in their information systems planning so that they can achieve their missions and objectives in more efficient way

Computer Aided Tool Support (CATS) for Information Strategy Planning (ISP): Generating application portfolio for business area analysis

Information Strategy Planning (ISP) is concerned with an organization’s plan to acquire appropriate “IT blueprint” encompassing suitable hardware, software and telecommunication facilities for the utilization of applications required by the business with adequate support structure.The purpose is to determine the enterprise’s business goals and a high-level overview of the enterprise, its functions, data and information needs. This research builds an ISP engine, i.e. the Computer Aided Tool Support (CATS) that has the capability to generate application portfolios that can support the business strategy of the enterprise. Application portfolio is a major part of the ISP deliverables which can significantly aid in formulating suitable strategies for IT supply and IT support structure.CATS will help to facilitate End-User Computing as a tool not only to ease end users in planning for their IT adoption, but also to ensure that their IT investment is aligned to business goals and strategies.CATS will be able to help the Small Medium Enterprise (SME) companies and other organizations in their information-systems planning so that they can achieve their missions and objectives in a more effi cient wa