Industrial Management & Data Systems: Volume 101 Issue 4

Business process modelling in small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises

A.S.M. Tam, L.K. Chu, D. Sculli

Data flow analysis is used in a novel context for business process modelling. A framework is presented together with its enterprise modelling concepts and the associated modelling…

Key data management issues in a global executive information system

Anil Kumar, Prashant Palvia

Information technology plays a significant role in a global organization. Senior executives of these organizations need constant and timely access to global information for making…

Perceived security and World Wide Web purchase intention

W. David Salisbury, Rodney A. Pearson, Allison W. Pearson, David W. Miller

While Web‐based consumer activity is poised on the brink of dramatic growth, concerns about security have the potential to limit this growth by arousing shopper’s concerns about…

The coming age of online procurement

Mohsen Attaran

Concerns about cost management have led purchasing officers of many companies to look for new solutions – an Internet‐based electronic procurement system. The promise of Web…

Efficiency improvement programme in a multi‐site production system: an overview

Pacifico Marcello Pelagagge

The paper presents results of a pilot programme aimed at efficiency improvement in a multi‐site factories system for automotive component production. Firstly, the company…

An elaborate analysis of production systems in industry: what a consultant should know

Kostas S. Metaxiotis, Kostas Ergazakis, John E. Psarras

It is common knowledge that during the last decade markets have become extremely competitive with product variety increasing continuously and product life cycles shortening. Many…