AISLE: A matchmaking tool for pairing SMEs with digital solutions

IF 2.4 4区计算机科学 Q2 COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

SoftwareX Pub Date : 2024-10-24 DOI:10.1016/j.softx.2024.101941

Gokcen Yilmaz , Francisco Raziel Treviño Almaguer , Gregory Hawkridge , Duncan McFarlane

引用次数: 0

Abstract

Digitalisation is crucial for industries since it improves the efficiency of operations. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises face additional hurdles in their operations due to limited resources and weaker networks which necessitate digitalisation more to stay competitive. This study aids the digital transformation of SMEs through A matchmakIng tool for pairing SMEs with suitabLE digital solutions and their providers (AISLE). AISLE conducts a systematic mapping and matching of non-technical and technical requirements/functionalities needed by an SME for a digital solution. It involves a list of non-technical characteristics desired for each digital solution which is identified through semi-structured interviews with industry experts, and matching rules adopted from the literature. The AISLE tool was tested by an SME which demonstrated AISLE's effectiveness in identifying digital solutions in a practical and easy-to-use manner.

查看原文本刊更多论文

AISLE：为中小企业和数字解决方案牵线搭桥的工具

数字化对工业至关重要，因为它能提高运营效率。中小型企业由于资源有限、网络薄弱，在运营中面临更多障碍，因此更需要数字化来保持竞争力。本研究通过 "中小企业与合适的数字化解决方案及其提供商配对工具"（AISLE）来帮助中小企业进行数字化转型。AISLE 对中小企业数字化解决方案所需的非技术性和技术性要求/功能进行系统的映射和匹配。它包括通过对行业专家的半结构式访谈确定的每个数字解决方案所需的非技术特征列表，以及从文献中采用的匹配规则。一家中小企业对 AISLE 工具进行了测试，测试结果表明 AISLE 能以实用、易用的方式有效识别数字解决方案。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

SoftwareX COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING-

CiteScore

5.50

自引率

2.90%

发文量

184

审稿时长

9 weeks

期刊介绍： SoftwareX aims to acknowledge the impact of software on today''s research practice, and on new scientific discoveries in almost all research domains. SoftwareX also aims to stress the importance of the software developers who are, in part, responsible for this impact. To this end, SoftwareX aims to support publication of research software in such a way that: The software is given a stamp of scientific relevance, and provided with a peer-reviewed recognition of scientific impact; The software developers are given the credits they deserve; The software is citable, allowing traditional metrics of scientific excellence to apply; The academic career paths of software developers are supported rather than hindered; The software is publicly available for inspection, validation, and re-use. Above all, SoftwareX aims to inform researchers about software applications, tools and libraries with a (proven) potential to impact the process of scientific discovery in various domains. The journal is multidisciplinary and accepts submissions from within and across subject domains such as those represented within the broad thematic areas below: Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Environmental Sciences; Medical and Biological Sciences; Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Originating from these broad thematic areas, the journal also welcomes submissions of software that works in cross cutting thematic areas, such as citizen science, cybersecurity, digital economy, energy, global resource stewardship, health and wellbeing, etcetera. SoftwareX specifically aims to accept submissions representing domain-independent software that may impact more than one research domain.