This paper describes experiences in the development and testing of three distinct financial models to support farm forestry decisions involving non-traditional tree species in northern Australia and in the Philippines. A variety of options were examined with respect to model design, yield...

Many mathematical and statistical questions require the use of computational assistance. The proposed XploRe Quantlet Client (XQC) with it's combined CUI and GUI interface gives access to the XploRe software environment (XploRe Quantlet Server – XQS) with it's large number of available...

E-business is becoming an ever more important part of modern economy in respect of its wide use as well as its extent. Technology by itself is not sufficient for success, its implementation and content are even more important. That is the subject of the user experience studies. This work...

In recent years, internet based commerce has developed as a new paradigm. Many factors such as "at home delivery", easy ordering, and usually lower prices contributed to the success of the e-commerce. However, more recently, companies realized that one of the major factors in having a successful...

As competition gets tougher and tougher, companies have to implement new management systems to stay efficient. Along business performance monitoring application, executive information systems, business intelligence systems and decision support systems (DSS) help managers to lead their companies...

In order to stabilize water supply for remote regions and deserts, it is not only necessary to improve the power generation system, but also to improve its maintenance strategy. Photovoltaic pumping systems need to be maintained periodically. Both maintenance efficiency improvement and reduction...

The growing importance of DSS for both strategy evaluation and end user computing increases the need to provide research-based guidance for the design of user interface aids. This research study addresses the common belief that greater flexibility and choice in software aids will promote...

Web retailing is expected to grow at aggressive rates in future years. One of the most important factors that is slowing down this growth is the lack of trust of potential customers. So, as transactions through the internet develop and mature, success will largely be dependent on gaining...

Administration interfaces represent a subject that requires an in-depth analysis. Due to the complex tasks it needs to execute, the developer of such interfaces must find a perfect balance between aesthetics, functionality, ergonomics and modularity of it. While web users become more and more...