{"title":"New research study on technology patents progress in developing EU countries","authors":"M. Jemala","doi":"10.1504/IJASM.2017.10007178","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJASM.2017.10007178","url":null,"abstract":"Technology innovation activities in developing countries can spur new opportunities for faster development of an industry, economy and better living standards. On the other hand, they can also mean a loss of financial resources designed for primary needs of the society, an excessive burden on the environment or new health risks for the population. This analysis complements our long-term research so as to promote positive, safe, efficient and environment-friendly technology innovation in the EU. The main goal of this research is to analyse technology innovation in the developing EU countries, mainly by the WIPO patent analysis (1980-2014), compared with selected indicators and related determinants. In terms of the main research methodology, our calculated and summarised patenting data were completed by the bibliometric analysis of technology innovation activities of these countries to identify relevant trends. For better benchmarking, as the key indicators of a national technological performance were chosen: granted technology patents, compared with other indicators such as a number of utility models, industrial designs, and trademarks. According to our study, the most successful technology-developing countries of the EU are particularly Poland, Hungary, Romania as well as Greece and Bulgaria. Why is this so? We will also include our study mainly focused on the developing EU countries.","PeriodicalId":38028,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agile Systems and Management","volume":"10 1","pages":"116"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49252071","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}
{"title":"Amorphous transdisciplinary service systems","authors":"M. Sobolewski","doi":"10.1504/IJASM.2017.10007176","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJASM.2017.10007176","url":null,"abstract":"Amorphous transdisciplinary system is the application of backend object-oriented service providers - local/remote objects - having independent limited computational functionalities - provider services - that dynamically actualise frontend service-oriented microservices and macroservices. A microservice binds to a single provider and executes a single provider service. A macroservice by contrast is a compound service request comprising of microservices and other macroservices with service fidelities and metafidelities. Macroservices express dynamic collaborations of large number of provider services (applications, tools, and utilities) with emergent multifidelity management. This type of agile service aggregation is often referred to as a system of systems. A metafidelity - fidelity of fidelities - is used by a fidelity management system to morph a macroservice for evolving collaboration of provider services at runtime. The presented amorphous transdisciplinary approach provides service-oriented modelling or programming, or both (mogramming) with a corresponding service-oriented operating system. The operating system runs amorphous frontend macroservices and dynamically manages its service processor - corresponding collaborations of backend service providers.","PeriodicalId":38028,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agile Systems and Management","volume":"10 1","pages":"93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42536273","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}
{"title":"Exergetic analysis as an agile approach to recycling processes: a literature review","authors":"S. Almeida, Milton Borsato","doi":"10.1504/IJASM.2017.10007187","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJASM.2017.10007187","url":null,"abstract":"The rapid increase of waste presents a global challenge pursuing sustainability. In response, recycling is widely recognised as a friendly strategy to the environment and the proper approach to minimise the impact on the environment and the economy. However, the available recycling technology requires raw materials and energy, thus contributing to the depletion of resources. Therefore, it is vital to assess the efficiency of recycling processes to determine their real benefit. The literature suggests a series of approaches, which may be, at first sight, confusing. This study focuses on efficiency evaluation of recycling through exergy as an agile response. It performs a systematic review, based on nine significant factors in recycling, of the relevant literature, evaluating the recycling through the exergetic approach. The review makes two important contributions. First, it presents an approach for assessing such diverse literature in a single structure. In addition, revealing improvement opportunities and future research.","PeriodicalId":38028,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agile Systems and Management","volume":"10 1","pages":"137"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46576089","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}
E. Mohamad, Mohd Amran Bin Ibrahim, L. Sukarma, M. A. A. Rahman, A. S. Shibghatullah, M. Salleh
{"title":"Improved decision making in lean manufacturing using simulation-based approach","authors":"E. Mohamad, Mohd Amran Bin Ibrahim, L. Sukarma, M. A. A. Rahman, A. S. Shibghatullah, M. Salleh","doi":"10.1504/IJASM.2017.082935","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJASM.2017.082935","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to enhance the efficacy of decision-making process in ascertaining waste by means of simulation. Waste involving any tasks that are unable to make any value addition to products from the consumer's side. Simulation can be deployed to improve the decision-making as well as knowledge of a lean practitioner (LP). To assess the production system and make decision-making more precise, a simulation-based approach was formulated and applied. The results established that production cost and waiting time can be reduced through worker arrangement.","PeriodicalId":38028,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agile Systems and Management","volume":"10 1","pages":"34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1504/IJASM.2017.082935","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45323345","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}
{"title":"Using design languages in model-based mechatronic system design processes","authors":"A. Sadlauer, P. Hehenberger","doi":"10.1504/IJASM.2017.082940","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJASM.2017.082940","url":null,"abstract":"Since modern production processes are multi-disciplinary, all relevant disciplines must be involved in product development in order to achieve good results. While established programs for design and simulation are successfully applied in preliminary and detail design, software support in the earlier design phases is poor. We summarise a variety of modelling approaches and analyse the application of general purpose modelling and model-based description languages within a step-wise iterative process model based on VDI-Guideline 2221 in the individual design phases. Our analysis is supported by an example application to the design of a bottling plant. We conclude that General Purpose Modelling and Model-Based Design Languages are useful methods for early product design and could facilitate multi-disciplinary modelling and simulation in a future product development process by thorough integration of different model views in a system model.","PeriodicalId":38028,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agile Systems and Management","volume":"10 1","pages":"73"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1504/IJASM.2017.082940","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47234810","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}
{"title":"Capability maturity model integration with approach of agile Six Sigma","authors":"Monireh Safaie","doi":"10.1504/IJASM.2017.082922","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJASM.2017.082922","url":null,"abstract":"Organisations have experienced quality techniques to consecutive efficiency and productivity. To gain competition superiority and continuous efficiency, they require unified model including quality techniques and agile manufacturing simultaneously. This article follows with three purposes: 1) to investigate the connection between variables of CMMI, Six Sigma, and AM; 2) to prepare organisations for creation of AM using CMMI and Six Sigma; 3) to priority quality factors in three models (CMMI, Six Sigma, and proposal model) and determine best model that cover quality factors. So, a questionnaire designed and hypotheses studied in fuzzy environment. All of hypotheses are confirmed within (0.005, 0.01). On second purpose, fuzzy logic assessed preparation organisations in creation of AM. Results show organisations are prepared to execute AM. AM factors were prioritised [competency (0/27), ability to respond (0/25), speed (0/25), flexibility (0/23)]. In third purpose, quality factors are defined and measured in Six Sigma (19/7%), CMMI (17/5%), and proposal model (66/6%).","PeriodicalId":38028,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agile Systems and Management","volume":"10 1","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1504/IJASM.2017.082922","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45777018","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}
{"title":"The thesis of leagility revisited","authors":"R. Hoek","doi":"10.1108/14654650010356103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/14654650010356103","url":null,"abstract":"Both postponement and information decoupling have been considered as relevant initiatives in making the agile supply chain a reality. It is commonly argued that the two can be combined into “leagility”, which is the combination of agility with lean capabilities within one supply chain. Based upon a one‐year study of agility in the supply chain, this paper indicates that leagility might work well in operational terms as lean capabilities can contribute to agile performance and might often be a prerequisite. If the leagility approach is to work, though, it is required to fit within a purely agile supply chain strategy, rather than a purely lean approach. Thus it is concluded that the leagility thesis does not fundamentally challenge the agility concept. Specific suggestions on how to move forward in creating the agile supply chain are then developed.","PeriodicalId":38028,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agile Systems and Management","volume":"8 1","pages":"196-201"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84789245","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}
{"title":"Agile control in JIT ordering systems","authors":"Katsuhiko Takahashi, N. Nakamura","doi":"10.1108/14654650010356158","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/14654650010356158","url":null,"abstract":"As a just‐in‐time (JIT) ordering system for multi‐stage production inventory systems, both the kanban system and its alternative, the concurrent ordering system, have been proposed. For both JIT ordering systems, the reactive JIT ordering systems that adjust the buffer size responding to unstable changes in demand were proposed. In addition to the adjustment of buffer size, switching ordering systems between the kanban system and the concurrent ordering system is proposed in order to realize agile control in JIT ordering systems. In the proposed system, the time series data of demand is monitored, and switching the order release systems and adjusting the buffer size are considered when an unstable change in demand is detected with the exponentially weighted moving average charts. The effectiveness of the proposed system is analyzed using simulation experiments under unstable conditions. From these simulation experiments, it is clear that the proposed system can react to unstable changes in demand and satisfy the required level for the mean waiting time of demand. Also, to attain the required level, the proposed system must possess much less work‐in‐process inventories than the previous systems which adjust only the buffer size and do not switch ordering systems.","PeriodicalId":38028,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agile Systems and Management","volume":"79 1","pages":"242-252"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84070820","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}
{"title":"Product re‐engineering process using an enterprise modelling architecture","authors":"V. Borja, J. Harding, K. T. K. Toh","doi":"10.1108/14654650010356121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/14654650010356121","url":null,"abstract":"Creation of new products from existing solutions (product re‐design) shortens new product introduction phases and reduces costs. The product re‐engineering process is a new approach to the realisation of substitute components without the benefit of original design process documentation or any other documentation relating to the component. Re‐engineering comprises stages which are potentially applicable to many industries. This research applies an enterprise modelling architecture to modelling the re‐engineering process, producing descriptions of the process from several different descriptive views, namely function, information, resource and organisation. This results in a more complete description of the process, in which the model itself may be used as a reference for the implementation of a re‐design process in a particular company. This research also shows how the information modelling constructs of CIMOSA can be used to meet the particular unique requirements of the process of re‐design.","PeriodicalId":38028,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agile Systems and Management","volume":"12 1","pages":"214-225"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78343235","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}
J. Ballantine, M. Levy, Andrew Martin, I. Munro, P. Powell
{"title":"An ethical perspective on information systems evaluation","authors":"J. Ballantine, M. Levy, Andrew Martin, I. Munro, P. Powell","doi":"10.1108/14654650010356149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/14654650010356149","url":null,"abstract":"The evaluation of information systems (IS) is a major concern of business, and a variety of approaches have been developed to tackle the issue. These approaches vary in their use and usefulness, yet few consider or incorporate ethical aspects of the process and the outcomes. A framework for assessing the ethics of information systems evaluation approaches is developed and investigated. It is argued that ethical issues are an important and unavoidable feature of IS evaluation, despite their lack of consideration. A framework is developed that demonstrates that ethical considerations are implicit in the concept of evaluation in terms of its purposes, its processes and its involvement of people. Concludes by considering how evaluation approaches might be extended to include a more substantial ethical content.","PeriodicalId":38028,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agile Systems and Management","volume":"55 1","pages":"233-241"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82840586","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}