Industrial Management & Data Systems articles from May 1997

Industrial Management & Data Systems archives from May 1997

A new RAD-based approach to commercial information systems development: the dynamic system development method.
May 1, 1997... Introduction According to Weinberg's Law, "If builders built buildings the way system developers build computer-based business systems, the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilisation"! A 1996 survey by accountancy firm...

New system caps it all at dental product manufacturer.
May 1, 1997... Continued economic growth, an increase in private health insurance cover and an ageing population in the USA, Europe and Japan, are all factors in the continued growth in demand for dental products and services. In this competitive...

An integrated production performance measurement system.
May 1, 1997... Introduction The re-evaluation of the importance of manufacturing with the aim of achieving competitive advantages and on the other hand the assertion that the pursuit of excellence requires an equilibrated mix of performances (Kaplan and...

Planning and managing the information system - a manager's guide.
May 1, 1997... Introduction Information is a corporate resource of such critical importance that a directed strategy for its development and management is essential. To plan effectively an organization needs to know its present position, its strengths...

A comparative study of quality practices: USA, China and India.
May 1, 1997... Introduction The demand for quality is emerging as the single most critical factor for businesses to survive in the ever expanding and competitive global marketplace. World class manufacturing companies gain competitive edge and greater...

Suppliers move to head off "support crisis" among users.
May 1, 1997... Many organizations, having made the transition to client/server computing, are facing a support crisis. While their computing infrastructure has been modernized, the IT support infrastructure has responded more slowly, according to a report...

The European market for computer support.(Industry Overview)
May 1, 1997... Performance of computer support business closely tied to success of computer suppliers According to a recent market consulting study released by Frost & Sullivan, the European market for computer support is estimated to have been worth...

Information superhighway: current developments and future analyses.
May 1, 1997... Introduction The Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Research Council (1995) delineated the following observation on future information technology: "Information technology drives many of today's innovations and...

Strategies for survival following tariff reform.
May 1, 1997... Tariff protection in Australia Early this century, Australia's tariff barriers were low but by the 1970s the situation was reversed[1]. The belief was that production of manufactured goods should be at recognized international levels,...

Client/server infrastructure: a case study in planning and conversion.
May 1, 1997... Introduction This paper discusses the process and steps that a large manufacturing corporation is using in its conversion from a host-centric processing operation to a client/server environment. As such, it includes: * issues of...

SME business leaders need powerful on-board computers. (small and medium-sized)
May 1, 1997... In the space of just 30 years, business technology has evolved from large corporations using massive mainframe computers to crunch numbers to individuals using laptops to access the "global village". If a Rolls-Royce car had improved at the...

Cutting your cloth. (Courtaulds Clothing's use of a client/server-based capacity planning system to enhance competitiveness and meet customer demand)
May 1, 1997... Fashion is a fast-moving, cyclical business and the customer is definitely king, or queen. Shoppers who cannot find clothes of the style, colour or size they want might go elsewhere, so retailers rely heavily on designers and manufacturers to...

Putting the "T" in IT. (information technology)
May 1, 1997... When choosing your favourite beverage from the supermarket shelves, you probably do not give much thought to the name behind the label. But whether it is morning tea or bedtime drinking chocolate, the chances are it is made by Premier...

Surfing the Internet.
May 1, 1997... If you are new to the Internet, you will probably be in one of two camps; maybe you are one of the group who find a bewildering array of places to go but quickly become overwhelmed, or maybe you are filled with a fear of actually touching...

Ingersoll Engineers' 1996 survey of manufacturing trends.
May 1, 1997... Throughout the 1990s, in a rapidly-changing and often-turbulent trading environment, UK manufacturing businesses in search of competitive advantage in their markets have aimed to identify: * both the most appropriate organizational...