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Taxonomy development and assessment of global information technology outsourcing decisions

Koong, Kai S.; Liu, Lai C.; Jian Wang, Yong - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 107 (2007) 3, pp. 397-414

Purpose – This paper seeks to provide taxonomy and assessment methodologies for executives of global conglomerates with a selection of variables which can help them evaluate outsourcing decisions. Design/methodology/approach – A range of established theories, which addressed outsourcing...

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RFID‐based intra‐supply chain in textile industry

Keung Kwok, Siu; Wu, Kenny K.W. - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 109 (2009) 9, pp. 1166-1178

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the design of a radio frequency identification (RFID)‐based intra‐supply chain (intra‐SC) system to facilitate coordination and integration of supply chain functions and activities, thus eventually enhancing the overall performance of a...

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Global operations and their interaction with supply chain performance

Stentoft Arlbjørn, Jan; Lüthje, Teit - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 112 (2012) 7, pp. 1044-1064

Purpose – A major part of economic globalization has taken place in the form of different globalization strategies … whether supply chain performance is affected differently depending on the choice of globalization strategy. Design … projects. A model explaining the choice of localization and globalization strategy (the OLI model) is applied as a basic …

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Japan′s Quest for Global Leadership in IT

Hsieh, Chang‐tseh - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 94 (1994) 2, pp. 23-28

Over the past three decades, the Japanese information technology industry has been questing for global leadership. With the help of keiretsu , a special social organization, and government agencies, those giant information technology companies such as NEC, Fujitsu, etc. have become the leaders...

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The Utility of Information Systems

Yasin, Mahmoud M.; Quigley, John V. - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 94 (1994) 5, pp. 25-29

The views of 25 chief executive officers and their information systems executives on the utility of information systems in their organizations were examined. A gap was detected between these two groups of executives with regard to their satisfaction with information systems and those who run...

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Integrating Advanced Information Systems and Technology in Future Organizations

Hoplin, Herman P. - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 94 (1994) 8, pp. 17-20

With major technical change taking place every two years, the control of old scientific management is now seriously challenged. This situation presents either an opportunity or frustration and must be addressed towards making order out of what otherwise would be chaos. It is high time that the...

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New Technologies and Future Trends in Computer Security

Forcht, Karen A.; Pierson, Joan - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 94 (1994) 8, pp. 30-36

Looks at the wide‐ranging changes which are taking place in the computer industry and what this means for security issues. Highlights current computer crimes and looks at why computer crime has been able to increase, e.g. computer terrorism, sale of contaminated software, and why today there...

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ReORIENT: Global Economy in the Asian Age

Engelbrecht, Hans‐Jürgen - In: International Journal of Social Economics 26 (1999) 12, pp. 1505-1516

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The Search for Equity: Welfare and Security in the Global Market

de Bruin, Anne - In: International Journal of Social Economics 27 (2000) 1, pp. 86-96

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Global Public Goods: International Cooperation in the 21st Century

Simonis, Udo E. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 27 (2000) 2, pp. 160-168

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