... years, blockchain implementations for OSCM remain relatively underdeveloped in the semiconductor industry. Therefore, this research aims to examine the relationships between blockchain visibility, supply chain integration (SCI) and supply chain performance (SCP) in the era of DT in Malaysia's...

...Bill Wang; Yuanfei Kang; Paul Childerhouse; Baofeng Huo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how interpersonal relationships (IPRs) and inter-organisational relationships (IORs) interact with each other as driving forces of supply chain integration (SCI). More specifically (the) three...

... defined acquisition motifs, a low level of audit (due diligence) of the acquiree, expecting extraordinary synergy after the acquisition and, as a result, inflated valuations (Sirower, 1997), and errors in the integration process. Additionally, we have analyzed and participated in dozens of acquisitions...

...Nijaz Bajgoric; Young B. Moon Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a framework for developing an integrated operating environment (IOE) within an enterprise information system by incorporating business continuity drivers. These drivers enable a business to continue with its operations...

...Lars Rönnbäck; Jonny Holmström; Ole Hanseth Purpose This paper seeks to identify and explore critical challenges for the process industry in information technology (IT) infrastructure integration and adaptation. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory case study was conducted at a paper...

... for undertaking analysis of a competitor's IT integration strategy. Almost three decades ago Porter (1980, p. 47) , writing on the competitive strategy of the firm, said that “a central aspect of strategy formulation is perceptive competitor analysis.” Mintzberg (1994) underscores the importance...

...Namwoo Kang; Junyoung Kim; Yongtae Park Purpose To solve the trade‐offs between marketing and R&D domains and to minimize information loss in new product development (NPD), this study proposes an integrated design process as a new solution to the interface system between the two domains...

...Jia‐Lang Seng; Woodstock Lin Purpose The purpose of this research is to articulate an analysis framework and a method for the cross‐national business‐to‐business integration electronic commerce (B2Bi EC) by exploring an ontology‐assisted schema and semantics resolution in the business process...

... a lower level structure. Figure 1 shows an example of using logical trees describing a table lamp. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Sales information Configuration management Software tools Manufacturing systems Integration Design Configurators are software tools...

...Thomas Gulledge Purpose This paper aims to provide a clarification of the meaning of the term integration. Design/methodology/approach A taxonomy of integration definitions derived from the academic and trade literature is developed, analyzed, and documented. Findings Integration is a word...

... codes. Such approach facilitates the consistent database design and accommodates the future changes and amendments. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Manufacturing industries Databases Standards Integration The identification of machine components and structure in process...

... software modelling tools, modelling standards, methods for wide enterprise concurrent engineering, and techniques for exchanging and sharing construction information between software applications. This paper describes an integrated product and process information modelling system developed to manage...

... it from three different levels. First is transferring data between XML documents and databases. Second is XML technology applied to heterogeneous database integration. Third is to XML technology applied to the B2B (business to business) EC (electronic commerce) environment? The objective of this paper...

... of the structural elements. Researchers in the western societies are trying to understand how the companies integrate the sustainability issues into their strategies. No such study has been reported on companies operating in the ASEAN countries. This paper reports the findings of a case study research on this issue...

... cultural and industrial contexts. The paper concludes by summarizing possible implications of CALS for the UK. © MCB UP Limited 2001 E‐commerce Japan USA Manufacturing Integration In the USA, CALS is an official national strategy for ensuring industrial competitiveness...

...Charu Chandra; Sameer Kumar Supply chain management is a major issue in many industries as firms realize the importance of creating an integrated relationship with their suppliers and customers. Managing the supply chain has become a way of improving competitiveness by reducing uncertainty...

... of operators and marginal increases in average labour costs across all technology portfolio classifications. For all technology groups, firms recorded their highest level of improvement for product quality, and operator output rates/operator productivity. The majority of firms that had adopted both integrated...

... Limited 1997 Computer‐integrated manufacturing Cost/benefit analysis Electronic data interchange Engineering Integration In a recent survey of presidents and CEOs of manufacturing industries, “inadequate planning or lack of vision” was referred to as one of the chief obstacles to more...

... dated working practices. This is the real commercial secret of EDI. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Data communications Design Electronic data interchange Implementation Integration Organizational change Paper Quality Trading companies EDI compresses the time to do everything and makes...

... (ESS), that age‐old problem is on its way to being solved. Databases Decision‐support systems Downsizing Executive information systems Integration Management information systems Planning USA © MCB UP Limited 1995 In compliance with IBM Systems applications architecture (SAA...