The notion of best practice is a foundational concept for vendors of Enterprise Resource Planning systems who use it to support a claim to provide tried and tested, ‘best of breed’ process models. This study illustrates how a best practice ERP system was actually created. The product...

Geographical information systems (GIS) are becoming more prevalent in both day-to-day and strategic decision-making by retailers. Given the array of internal and external databases they use and integrate, and the human and organisational development needed, a most apposite description of how a...

Table of contents Neo-classical reengeneering: Returning to the promise of process in the post-Internet economy M. De Kegel and M. McDonald Towards an integrative framework for software architecture R. Maes and G. Dedene Component based development. From dinosaurs to small, adaptive,...

In this paper, we introduce the cross-border logistics problem with fleet management. A major phenomenon of implementation of open-door policy in China is the move of Hong Kong-based manufacturers’ production lines to China, crossing the border to take advantages of lower production costs,...

This paper summarizes the work that has been carried out as part of the FLAVIIR project, a 5 year research program looking at technologies for future unmanned air vehicles. This is a UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council funded project sponsored by BAE Systems. A framework to...

Aims: To develop a model for evaluating screening strategies and to use it to determine the cost effectiveness of varying the screening method and the screening interval.Methods: A discrete event simulation was designed, validated and run for a population of 500 000. Most parameters were derived...

Purpose: the paper reports from an exploratory study into how small businesses use Web 2.0 information and communication technologies (ICT) to work collaboratively with other small businesses. The study had two aims: to investigate the benefits available from the use of Web 2.0 in small business...