Inf. Syst. Manag.Pub Date : 1999-03-01DOI: 10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31179.11
J. Ayers
{"title":"Supply Chain Strategies","authors":"J. Ayers","doi":"10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31179.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31179.11","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract By thinking in terms of supply chains instead of individual operations or departments, CIOs can improve their competitive strategies. These strategies, in turn, change organizational operations, roles, and information systems. This article shows how such “supply chain thinking” works.","PeriodicalId":117295,"journal":{"name":"Inf. Syst. Manag.","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126488094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Inf. Syst. Manag.Pub Date : 1999-03-01DOI: 10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31172.4
J. Murray
{"title":"Successfully Hiring and Retaining it Personnel","authors":"J. Murray","doi":"10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31172.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31172.4","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Despite the current shortage of qualified IT professionals, a midwestern consulting agency more than tripled its number of employees. the hiring practices of the agency are credited for their ability to attract and retain talent. These practices successfully manage technology, candidates' qualifications, competitive pay, openness about the culture of the firm, and candidates' expectations.","PeriodicalId":117295,"journal":{"name":"Inf. Syst. Manag.","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133563602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Inf. Syst. Manag.Pub Date : 1999-03-01DOI: 10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31181.13
Anil Maheshwari
{"title":"Database Security for the Web","authors":"Anil Maheshwari","doi":"10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31181.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31181.13","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Securing databases requires IS managers to have the utmost attention paid to all kinds of breaches of security, within and outside the organizations. Dynamic page generation and cookies are two of the newer issues that cause IS managers to be forever open to new ways of solving security problems.","PeriodicalId":117295,"journal":{"name":"Inf. Syst. Manag.","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130028299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Inf. Syst. Manag.Pub Date : 1999-03-01DOI: 10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31175.7
Karen C. Fox, M. Frolick
{"title":"Creating A Paperless Workflow: A Case Study","authors":"Karen C. Fox, M. Frolick","doi":"10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31175.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31175.7","url":null,"abstract":"In any traditional organization where requests must go through a chain of approval, the work and volume of paper forms seems to grow exponentially by each level of approval. This was the case at the University of Tennessee, Memphis. To cut down on the time, expense, and clutter associated with paper approval forms, an electronic system was designed and implemented. This article tells the story of how this was accomplished.","PeriodicalId":117295,"journal":{"name":"Inf. Syst. Manag.","volume":"229 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114748659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Inf. Syst. Manag.Pub Date : 1999-03-01DOI: 10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31171.3
K. Prager
{"title":"Organizational Culture and the it Professional: Matching Individuals and Organizations","authors":"K. Prager","doi":"10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31171.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31171.3","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Technology is not the sole component of the IT workplace. the type of company and its culture are also major factors. These elements have a unique significance for executive managers, IT managers, and regular IT employees. Understanding these differences has implications for all related to the IT community.","PeriodicalId":117295,"journal":{"name":"Inf. Syst. Manag.","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116027090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Inf. Syst. Manag.Pub Date : 1999-03-01DOI: 10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31177.9
Yousif Mustafa, O. Mejabi
{"title":"An Approach for Developing Flexible MRP Systems","authors":"Yousif Mustafa, O. Mejabi","doi":"10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31177.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31177.9","url":null,"abstract":"Like most software systems, manufacturing resource planning systems suffer from high maintenance expense. This article examines how object-oriented techniques can be used to develop systems that require less maintenance. Emphasis is placed on reuse to lower postdevelopment costs.","PeriodicalId":117295,"journal":{"name":"Inf. Syst. Manag.","volume":"109 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130371872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Inf. Syst. Manag.Pub Date : 1999-03-01DOI: 10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31170.2
S. Stokes
{"title":"At the Crossroads of Technology and Management: Deciding which Path to Take","authors":"S. Stokes","doi":"10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31170.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1201/1078/43188.16.2.19990301/31170.2","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract A friend of the author finds himself at crossroads in his career. Like so many IS professionals, he does not know whether to turn down the road marked IT or down the other headed toward management. the self-assessment questions the author offered to his friend help to guide which path to take.","PeriodicalId":117295,"journal":{"name":"Inf. Syst. Manag.","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126886130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Inf. Syst. Manag.Pub Date : 1998-09-01DOI: 10.1201/1078/43186.15.4.19980901/31149.6
M. Lam, R. Ching
{"title":"Information Integration in Multidimensional Databases: A Case Study","authors":"M. Lam, R. Ching","doi":"10.1201/1078/43186.15.4.19980901/31149.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1201/1078/43186.15.4.19980901/31149.6","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Recognizing the different information requirements for operational and strategic supports, many organizations are facing the problem of managing the two types of information as a unified resource. This article formalizes an analytical framework for managing these two types of information and discusses its implementation and use at a health services organization.","PeriodicalId":117295,"journal":{"name":"Inf. Syst. Manag.","volume":"374 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121237100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Inf. Syst. Manag.Pub Date : 1998-09-01DOI: 10.1201/1078/43186.15.4.19980901/31152.9
J. Weir
{"title":"Data Mining: Exploring the Corporate Asset","authors":"J. Weir","doi":"10.1201/1078/43186.15.4.19980901/31152.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1201/1078/43186.15.4.19980901/31152.9","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Data mining, as a methodology, is a set of techniques used to uncover previously obscure or unknown patterns and relationships in very large databases. the ultimate goal is to arrive at com-prehensible, meaningful results from extensive analysis of information. For companies with very large and complex databases, discovery-based data mining approaches must be implemented to realize the complete value that data offers.","PeriodicalId":117295,"journal":{"name":"Inf. Syst. Manag.","volume":"173 11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121239548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Inf. Syst. Manag.Pub Date : 1998-09-01DOI: 10.1201/1078/43186.15.4.19980901/31145.2
Richard Lee
{"title":"An Enterprise Decision Framework for Information System Selection","authors":"Richard Lee","doi":"10.1201/1078/43186.15.4.19980901/31145.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1201/1078/43186.15.4.19980901/31145.2","url":null,"abstract":"A decision framework is essential for the selection of an enterprise information system. Learning to follow this framework provides assistance to organizations in identifying common challenges encountered by project teams when selecting and implementing enterprise information systems. By choosing the right team and partners and by choosing the right system and data design, companies substantially can increase the performance of their enterprise system.","PeriodicalId":117295,"journal":{"name":"Inf. Syst. Manag.","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130103494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}