{"title":"Firm innovation synergy and its system dynamic model: a case study from a top Chinese firm","authors":"Q.R. Xu, Z.S. Xie, Z.R. Yang","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.2004.1407153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.2004.1407153","url":null,"abstract":"Based on the innovation theory and synergetics created by Haken, by investigation of 17 years of Zhongxing Tongxun, a top Chinese firm, innovation and development, the article studied of firm's innovation synergy and its dynamic process by system dynamic modeling from theoretical and positive views. As for firm, innovation can be seen as a system and its synergy can be defined as technology or institution innovation as an order parameter or both are order parameters shaped in the process of technology and institution co-innovation, to dominate the development of firm's innovation. Thus three synergic patterns can be defined as followings: technology innovation dominating mode (TIDM), institution innovation dominating mode (IIDM) and technology and institution innovation co-dominating mode (TIIDM). And the system dynamic model is brought forward based on synergetics to show the dynamic trace from TIDM to UDM till TIIDM in different phases of business cycle, which also supported by our case study.","PeriodicalId":412957,"journal":{"name":"2004 IEEE International Engineering Management Conference (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37574)","volume":"251 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123587439","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":"Estimating efforts required upgrading technical infrastructure of a global project using randomized response techniques","authors":"S. Ghosh","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.2004.1407126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.2004.1407126","url":null,"abstract":"Ghosh. Ghosh (2003) presented an approach to estimate efforts required to upgrade technical infrastructure while implementing a multinational complex software solution. Practical experiences suggest that often individuals cannot express themselves properly being afraid of going against the sentiment stream of the group or corporate directions. When it happens, decisions made are biased and inaccurate. A mathematical approach is presented to measure efforts. Randomized response (RR) technique was introduced by Warner (1965), are used extensively by the statistical community [A., Chaudhuri et al., 1987] to collect sensitive data but preserving identity of the individual. In this paper, we propose use of RR to gather sensitive information so that identity of the individual is not scarified. Such a method adds certain degree of randomness to the answers to prevent the data collector from learning the true information. Measurement of complexity is subjective and may vary depending on number of known and unknown factors. Also complexity and efforts required to achieve the upgrade are not linear either. A questionnaire approach is proposed to gather data and then classified into a multivariate decision process for analysis and reporting. We also propose a way to build a multi-variate decision tree to classify collected data. Using this systematic approach facilitates the decision process based on a data set with a quantified degree of uncertainty. This also helps identifying the critical success factors and where executive sponsorship is most required.","PeriodicalId":412957,"journal":{"name":"2004 IEEE International Engineering Management Conference (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37574)","volume":"87 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121920946","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":"Improving cross-functional communication about product architecture","authors":"M. Wouters, I. Kerssens-van Drongelen","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.2004.1407441","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.2004.1407441","url":null,"abstract":"Product architecture decisions, such as product modularity, component commonality, and design reuse, are important for balancing costs, responsiveness, quality, and other important business objectives. Firms are challenged with complex tradeoffs between competing design priorities, face the need to facilitate communication between functional silos, and to learn from past experiences. In this paper we present a qualitative approach for systematically evaluating the product architecture of an existing product or product family, linking the original architecture objectives and actual experiences. The intended contribution of our research is to present a framework that brings together a diverse set of product architecture-related decisions that are relevant from a business point of view (and not from a technical point of view) and a set of business performance elements. This framework can be used in workshop that improves cross-functional communication about the product architecture of an existing product family, and this results in practical improvement actions for future architecture design projects. Initial experiences with this approach have been obtained in pilots with Philips domestic appliances & personal care, and Philips consumer electronics.","PeriodicalId":412957,"journal":{"name":"2004 IEEE International Engineering Management Conference (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37574)","volume":"116 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117195004","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":"Regional airports - sustainability, survival or success: a case study","authors":"T. Durrani, S. Forbes","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.2004.1407071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.2004.1407071","url":null,"abstract":"This paper is concerned with an appraisal of Scottish regional airports that offers insights into their operations and presents lessons that may be of interest internationally. The paper covers factors that define the growth patterns for regional airports, provides an analysis of the related features that impact on sustainability of operations, and long term strategic growth that involves innovative use of facilities, technologies, and the effect of the related regulatory environment. Through the use of critical management tools and techniques including factors associated with PEST (political, economic, social and technological) analysis, the paper presents an enabling framework with which the success and growth of regional airports can be measured. As an illustration, the policy and strategy employed for the development of Glasgow international airport is explained, comparisons made with other regional airports in the central belt of scotland, and measures and metrics suggested to assist with the development of a strong strategy for investment and growth.","PeriodicalId":412957,"journal":{"name":"2004 IEEE International Engineering Management Conference (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37574)","volume":"39 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120847388","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":"In search of new risk management strategies using a comparative evaluation of environmental laws for soil contamination in the United States, Germany and Japan","authors":"M. W. Hall, K. Miyaji","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.2004.1407069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.2004.1407069","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examines the soil contamination laws in the United States, Germany and Japan, because each of these country's policies have weaknesses that supply discussion for businesses confronted with potential soil contamination liability. It is also the authors' intention to find potentially valuable new risk management strategies that may be necessary to protect all stakeholders as laws and society's demands change. Past and current political, economic and social trends was investigated, compared and evaluated to aid in discovering which policy direction a national government might take: command and control, voluntary remediation programs or a combination of the two.","PeriodicalId":412957,"journal":{"name":"2004 IEEE International Engineering Management Conference (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37574)","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125976623","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":"Application of PACS in fighting against SARS in a local hospital","authors":"K.K. Chan, K. Tong, H. Huang","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.2004.1407456","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.2004.1407456","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of This work is to review the application of picture archiving and communication system (PACS) on the routine radiological service for acute wards and clinics during the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Hong Kong.","PeriodicalId":412957,"journal":{"name":"2004 IEEE International Engineering Management Conference (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37574)","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124751787","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":"A stakeholder perspective within software engineering projects","authors":"J. McManus","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.2004.1407508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.2004.1407508","url":null,"abstract":"Successful software engineering projects result when stakeholders care about the issues and know that their ideas, opinions and contributions are valued. There is evidence to suggest that the successful delivery of software engineering projects is directly related to the way in which the project manager involves stakeholders in the decision making process within the various stages of the project. We will examine and discusses the extent to which stakeholders participate and to what degree stakeholders influence the project management process.","PeriodicalId":412957,"journal":{"name":"2004 IEEE International Engineering Management Conference (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37574)","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127275143","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":"What new skills must project managers master to deliver successful project outcomes for the future?","authors":"D. Hancock","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.2004.1408830","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.2004.1408830","url":null,"abstract":"Project and risk management functions discovers progressively that their levels of technical and financial capabilities become insufficient to deliver the requirements for project and risk management into the 21st Century as demanded by their clients and stakeholders and that an understanding of socio/economic and political complexities increasingly is a key to driving successful outcomes.","PeriodicalId":412957,"journal":{"name":"2004 IEEE International Engineering Management Conference (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37574)","volume":"144 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127300379","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}
Chetta Chamnanhlaw, B. Arnonkijpanich, S. Pathumnakul, Graduated
{"title":"Solving truck allocation problem in sugar cane industry by genetic algorithms","authors":"Chetta Chamnanhlaw, B. Arnonkijpanich, S. Pathumnakul, Graduated","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.2004.1408909","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.2004.1408909","url":null,"abstract":"In Thailand, the cost in transporting cane from farms to mill is a large portion of sugar cane production cost. In order to reduce the transportation cost, many methods have been proposed. One of the methods is to fix the number of trucks used in system. The trucks that will be used to carry sugar cane from farms to mill in the coming year crop must be registered. The registered trucks must be allocated to harvesting regions to assure that all mature cane can be carried and the mill gets enough cane. In this paper, two algorithms based on genetic algorithm have been developed to allocate trucks. The first algorithm is based on classical genetic algorithm concept, while the second algorithm is the genetic algorithm with weighted chromosome encoding (WCE). By applying the first method, a low utilization of chromosomes and many infeasible solutions have been found. In the second algorithm, the weighting system has been applied to assist in allocating trucks. By improving GA with WCE, a high utilization of chromosomes and many feasible solutions are obtained. In addition, the computation time is more efficient and the solution is also more reasonable than that obtained from the classical algorithm.","PeriodicalId":412957,"journal":{"name":"2004 IEEE International Engineering Management Conference (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37574)","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127155227","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":"Modularization and strategy of technology innovation in China","authors":"L. Gu, Q.R. Xu","doi":"10.1109/IEMC.2004.1407156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMC.2004.1407156","url":null,"abstract":"Through the analysis of tendency of modularity of products and technologies, this paper establish the general framework of modularity of technology innovation to research the status, effects and lessons of technology innovation of Chinese enterprises. It shows more clearly and precisely to study the relationship between the behaviors of technology innovation and the performances of enterprises in China.","PeriodicalId":412957,"journal":{"name":"2004 IEEE International Engineering Management Conference (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37574)","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127249738","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}