Industrial Management & Data Systems: Volume 98 Issue 3

A manager’s guide to total quality software design

Beilan Gong, David C. Yen, David C. Chou

Applying total quality management (TQM) to the software development process can control software quality and productivity. Selecting suitable tools for the TQM process can…

Analyzing effects of regulatory compliance in manufacturing

Phillip E. Miller, Michael M. McKinney

The current state of environmental laws has placed business in a quandary regarding compliance with the myriad regulations directed at everything from the manufacture of new…

Internet commerce for small businesses

Chang‐tseh Hsieh, Binshan Lin

Online buying is expected to hit $4.8 billion in 1998, and is estimated to reach the $12 billion mark by the end of this century. This is one of the very few places where small…

Extranets: a tool for cost control in a value chain framework

Murugan Anandarajan, Asokan Anandarajan, H. Joseph Wen

The purpose of this research is to show through a case study how the extranet has been used by one specific company to significantly reduce operating costs. The activities of the…

Objectives for adopting advanced manufacturing systems: promise and performance

Michael H. Small

Presents the results of an exploratory investigation of the level of importance that firms place on several business and technical objectives when they are considering AMT…

Computer integrated manufacturing in small companies: a case study

A.C. Caputo, G. Cardarelli, M. Palumbo, P.M. Pelagagge

A methodology for introducing computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) technology in small companies has been developed. With the aim to assess the capabilities in real…