... identified three fundamental elements of a smart factory: manufacturing big data (MBD), process automation (PA) and supply chain integration (SCI) and analyzed them individually to see how they affect MP. According to the results, building a smart factory has positive and significant impacts on MP and SM...

... influential for process speed, and smaller banks benefit more from it. Automation appears to have a prolonging effect on the process. Although surprising, this finding may be explained through correlation analysis of the data and studies on the Solow’ paradox in the literature. Research limitations...

..., selective coding and theoretical coding over a three-year period. Findings In keeping with the dual nature of the change underway, a set of tensions were identified between pairs of opposite poles: manual vs automated, planned vs emergent and corporate vs site. The management of these tensions, which...

...Sid Ghosh; Kaitlin Lever Purpose This research develops value stream mapping (VSM) for L'Oreal's artwork process, to eliminate waste, reduce lead time and identify stages that can be automated, which makes the process less prone to human error and more responsive to fulfilling business-to-business...

... Publishing Limited 2014 Banking Automation Management Services Process improvement Business process simulation The financial services industry is characterised by intense competitive pressure. Banks and insurance companies are faced with a change from a supplier-dominated to a demand...

... This case study highlights the promising results of a process reengineering project at Belgacom Mobile, Belgium's largest mobile telecommunications operator. The reengineering effort centered around a key automation pillar involving in particular the optimization of the SIM card ordering process. SOA...

... of the productivity potential easier. Accordingly, it recommends that SMEs avoid adopting a wait‐and‐see position or restricting themselves to easy‐to‐conduct RFID automation applications. Originality/value The study provides a starting point for future research and facilitates knowledge accumulation and creation...

...Samuel Fosso Wamba; Joseph Barjis; Akemi Takeoka Chatfield; Xiaohui Zhao; Chengfei Liu; Tao Lin Purpose The emergence of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology promises enormous opportunities to shift business process automation up to the wire level. The purpose of this paper...

...M.A. El‐Affendi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a technique that helps in completing the automation cycle in e‐government and e‐business transactions. Some e‐government and e‐business transactions require the physical intervention of a user or an employee to place a physical stamp...

... applications are in place, supporting more than 60,000 employees in performing their tasks. Securities operations is a very transaction‐intensive business and therefore it is not astonishing that automation has started very early. This was also the case at Crédit Suisse. The early automation efforts...

...George M Giaglis; Andrea Rangone; Filippo Maria Renga Purpose The paper presents an exploratory study to investigate the impact of B2e MI applications and, in particular, an empirical analysis of the main features of Italian B2e MI applications for automating sales‐ and field‐force activities...

... and increased accessibility to expensive high‐performance‐computing (HPC) resources and tools. The integrated inter‐enterprise workflow with various public and private parties has simplified the procedure and expedites building plan approvals. Work flow Electronic commerce Automation Occupational health...