Critical barriers to business intelligence open source software adoption

Over the past few years, managers have been hard pressed to become more data-driven, and one of the prerequisites in doing so is through the adoption of Business Intelligence (BI) tools. However (1) the adoption of BI tools remains relatively low (2) the acquisition costs of proprietary BI tools are relatively high and (3) the level of satisfaction with these BI tools remain low. Given the potential of open source BI (OSBI) tools, there is a need for analyzing barriers that prevent organizations from adopting OSBI. Drawing a systematic review and a Qualitative Survey of BI Experts, this study proposes a framework that categorizes and structures 23 barriers to OSBI adoption by organizations including 4 that were identified by BI Experts but not explicitly found in the literature. This paper contributes to OSS and Information Systems (IS) research literature on BI adoption in general and provides specific insights to practitioners. Copyright © 2019, IGI Global

HR Analytics: An Evidence-Based Review of Performance Evaluations

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Comparing the costs of home telemonitoring and usual care of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: A randomized controlled trial

International audienceBackgroundWe investigated the effects associated with a telehomecare program for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as part of a retrospective and prospective comparative randomized trial. This project was carried out in a regional homecare service for patients with severe chronic lung disease, located in Montreal, Canada.MethodsFor a period of 21.5 months, we followed a group of 60 patients receiving remote care and a comparable group of 60 patients receiving regular homecare services. We measured the intervention's effects on consumption of health services (emergency room visits, hospital admissions, and home visits by nurses and respiratory therapists) and the economic viability of the telehomecare program.ResultsThe results indicate that the intervention significantly reduced the number of hospitalization days and, to a smaller extent, the number of emergency room visits. Our economic analysis yielded positive results; the telehomecare program saved $1613 per patient per year compared to traditional homecare, representing a net gain of 14$ 1613 par patient en comparaison des soins à domicile traditionnels, ce qui représente un gain net de 14 %.ConclusionMalgré ces résultats encourageants, des études futures devront être réalisées afin de confirmer la viabilité économique des télésoins à domicile en contexte de MPOC. Celles-ci devront prendre en compte non seulement les paramètres économiques considérés dans la présente étude mais également divers indicateurs cliniques dont la qualité de vie perçue et le nombre de décompensations évitées

The adoption of business intelligence systems in textile and apparel industry: Case studies

The textile and apparel industry are characterized by highly labor-intensive operations, short production lead times, huge capital investment, seasonal demand and frequent style changes. In the recent decade, BI systems have been broadly adopted and implemented to achieve the true effectiveness of various systems and emerging technologies that are integrated to enhance the strategic, management and operational efficiency of textile and apparel industry to cope with the rapid growing challenges of globalization and expanding international competitive business environment. This research is first attempt to investigate the adoption of BI systems and discussing the real textile and apparel industry cases based on qualitative research method and also highlight the improved processes with some leading BI solutions. In addition, some major barriers and critical success factors for BI systems adoption are identified. The study limitation is also discussed with conclusion

ERP lifecycle: When to retire your ERP system?

A lot of research has been undertaken focusing on ERP systems lifecycles, but very little paid attention to retirement. ERP retirement means the replacement of an ERP with another. The aim of this research paper is to investigate why and when should organizations retire their ERP systems. A convenience case study of an SME has been selected from Egypt. The case study under investigation has retired their local ERP system and replaced it with SAP ERP. Results of our analysis indicated that reasons of retirement were: wrong selection, users were not involved in the selection process, and lack of an official implementation methodology. This is considered a new finding since main stream literature was mainly focused on retirement after maturity