Exploring the advantages of content management systems for managing engineering knowledge in product-service systems

Knowledge management has drawn great interest in manufacturing industries and related business practices. With the requirement for better managing the massive data and knowledge generated during different lifecycle stages of products, manufacturing industries are looking for effective way to acquire, save, process and share knowledge from and between different stakeholders, so as to make appropriate decisions and continuously improve business operations. Current (conventional) engineering information systems in manufacturing applications, such as Enterprise Resource Planning, Computerized Maintenance Management and Product Lifecycle Management Systems are difficult to inter-operate and integrate with each other when dealing with growing amount of data and knowledge as a product goes through its lifecycle stages. As informational and communication technologies (ICT) are being developed much faster in other sectors such as financial, business and social media, it is important to explore the potential of latest ICT tools predominantly used in those sectors for engineering applications and identify any advantages and benefits over the conventional engineering information systems. This paper presents an experiment in using an Open Source Content Management System, for the implementation of a collaborative product-service system for the planning and execution of maintenance and service operations of high-value complex numerical control machine tools in advanced manufacturing systems

Critical Success Factors for Enterprise Resource Planning System Implementation: A Case Study in Malaysian SME

Implementing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for Malaysian Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is not just a technological challenge. It is a socio-technological endeavour which mandates modifying existing applications and redesigning business processes to facilitate ERP system implementation. Most Malaysian SMEs cannot afford to adopt an existing ERP system due to the extremely high cost and complex implementation. The ERP system implementation literature contains many case studies of organizations that have implemented ERP system successfully. However, many Malaysian SMEs do not achieve success in their ERP system implementation. There are very few studies have represented and developed critical success factors of ERP system implementation projects highlighted for SMEs. This research seeks to explore the critical success factors for successful ERP system implementation in Malaysian SMEs. The research method is based on a case study within Malaysian SME to perform a critical success factors model of ERP system implementation adoption which has validated by a number of SMEs in Malaysia. The proposed model will help outline the critical factors that should be considered by Malaysian SMEs in uccessfully adopting ERP system

The Benefits of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System Implementation in Dry Food Packaging Industry

AbstractThe corporate competitive environment is being liberalized and globalized, therefore the organizations, especially dry food packaging industry, need greater interaction between their stakeholders. One of the problems organizations face to is the segregation of the business functions in an organization. Thus, the business experienced to implement ERP systems for solving this problem. In contrast, the ERP projects have not been effective enough and hence have been unable to achieve all the results envisaged. Therefore, an in depth understanding about the benefits of ERP implementation is needed to ensure the successful system implementation. This study seeks to determine and classify the benefits of ERP system implementation in dry food packaging industry. The methodology of this research comprised of three phases: define the benefits of ERP system implementation from the current literatures, categorize them into strategic, tactical and operational benefits in each business functions in an organization. These ERP benefits are summarized in this paper as a research finding to assist the managers in implementing ERP system successfully

Estimation of CO2 solubility in aqueous solutions of commonly used blended amines: Application to optimised greenhouse gas capture

One of the key concerns in the 21st century, alongside the growing population, is the increase in energy consumption and the resulting global warming. The impact of CO2, a prominent greenhouse gas, has garnered significant attention in the realm of CO2 capture and gas purification. CO2 absorption can be enhanced by introducing some additives into the aqueous solution. In this study, the accuracies of some of the most up-to-date computational approaches are investigated. The employed machine learning methods are hybrid-adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (Hybrid-ANFIS), particle swarm optimization-adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (PSO-ANFIS), least-squares support vector machines (LSSVM) and genetic algorithm-radial basis function (GA-RBF). The developed models were used in estimating the solubility of CO2 in binary and ternary amines aqueous solutions. i.e. blends of monoethanolamine (MEA), triethanolamine (TEA), aminomethyl propanol (AMP), and methyldiethanolamine (MDEA). This modeling study was undertaken over relatively significant ranges of CO2 loading (mole of CO2/mole of solution) as a function of input parameters, which are 0.4–2908 kPa for pressure, 303–393.15 K for temperature, 36.22–68.89 g/mol for apparent molecular weight, and 30–55 wt % for total concentration. In this work, the validity of approaches based on different statistical graphs was investigated, and it was observed that the developed methods, especially the GA-RBF model, are highly accurate in estimating the data of interest. The obtained AARD% values for the developed models are 18.63, 8.25, 12.22, and 7.54 for Hybrid-ANFIS, PSO-ANFIS, LSSVM, and GA-RBF, respectively

Critical Success Factors of Implementing Building Information Modelling and Sustainability Practices in Construction Projects: A Delphi Survey

The research study aims to explore and assess the critical success factors (CSFs) that can amplify the integration of building information modeling (BIM) and sustainability practices in construction projects. Delphi survey technique was employed to solicit the perceptions of experts on the 30 identified CSFs by means of a two-round Delphi survey. The expert panel responses were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical tools. The key drivers identified in the study are related to people-centric, and data and technology-centric interventions in the built environment. Crucial deductions were formed on the basis of a comparative analysis of the expert groups. The study's findings have provided valuable lessons for local authorities, policymakers, and project stakeholders to strengthen the drive for achieving full adoption of green BIM initiatives. The study has also provided effective recommendations for increasing the uptake of BIM and sustainability practices in the construction industry, and has contributed to the existing body of knowledge about smart urbanization and hands-on practice in the built environment

Issues And Challenges In ERP Implementation : A Study On TM

The researcher propose to conduct a case study on the issues and challenges in ERP implementation of Telekom Malaysia(TM), as well as to research about the process of ERP implementation, benefits of ERP system, Issues and challenges of ERP system and relationship between ERP and business model for this company

A master plan for the implementation of sustainable enterprise resource planning system

The world is faced with the problem of integration between sustainable business functions. Sustainability data are not sufficiently integrated and used for decision making. To solve this problem, organisations need information systems to facilitate their sustainability initiatives. A number of vendors such as SAP, Microsoft and Oracle have developed Sustainable Enterprise Resource Planning (S-ERP) systems as a holistic solution to support sustainability initiatives. However, organisations still face the problem of implementing this system. There is a lack of master plan, which shows the stages, dimensions and steps to assist the practitioners in implementing S-ERP systems. Therefore, this study attempts to develop an S-ERP implementation master plan that consists of roadmap, framework and guidelines, and to evaluate the usability of the master plan from academicians and practitioners perspective. In order to attain the research objectives, this study employs a conceptual research method which relies primarily on the literature for the development of a master plan. Various research fields including sustainability, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, and relevant literature were observed in order to discover how academicians and practitioners solved the problems of integration between sustainable business functions. Since an S-ERP system is a complex system that needs appropriate strategy and planning, various concepts including project management, strategic management, and sustainability were hugely employed in developing the master plan. In addition, the usability of the master plan was evaluated by 12 experts from the academia and industry via a peer review method. This evaluation consists of two main phases including data collection through semi-structured interview and data analysis using ATLAS.ti 6 software. As a result, the roadmap in the S-ERP system implementation master plan was divided into two concepts: general overview and specific features, followed by the purpose of each step. Moreover, the framework in the S-ERP system implementation master plan was divided into two frameworks: sustainability implementation portfolio and S-ERP implementation project. Following the concept employed in the frameworks, the guidelines were divided into two guidelines: sustainability implementation portfolio and S-ERP implementation project. From the evaluation results, the experts confirmed that the proposed S-ERP implementation master plan can generally be used for implementing S-ERP systems in all types of industry. The master plan for the implementation of S-ERP system could serve as a theoretical base for further research in S-ERP system, which can give more insights into the system implementation. In addition, this master plan could serve as a tool for practitioners in implementing S-ERP systems within organisations

Review on enterprise resource planning implementation roadmaps: project management perspective

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is multifaceted information system that aims to develop strong functionality, better performance, make better decisions and achieve a competitive advantage for organisations. However, the benefits of an ERP system cannot be easily acquired because it needs social and technological efforts to implement it. The practitioners need to be guided by a coherent roadmap for the implementation of ERP systems. For developing the coherent roadmap, therefore, the authors review recent ERP implementation roadmaps and highlight the research gap for the expansion of future works. An examination of the literature review reveals that recent ERP roadmaps do not apply a comprehensive project management, which contains of process group and the nine knowledge areas, as a methodology to implement a complex project. Thus, there is a need of research, which highlights the development of comprehensive ERP implementation roadmap, to assist the practitioners in implementing successful ERP systems