The inter-relationship between information systems (IS), systems engineering (SE), and information system development (ISD) is discussed. While SE is well-established interdisciplinary approach for realization of successful systems, ISD has evolved to a variant of SE applied to development of IS. The growth in complexity and cost and schedule over-runs associated with software centric systems, new methodologies are needed for the development of IS. We found a positive trend in the evolution of research methodology in SE and its use in IS towards a system’s approach as a holistic methodology.
COBISS.SI-ID: 6542867
This chapter presents the importance of ERP system selection criteria for SMEs. The main purpose of the study was to identify the current situation of ERP usage in SMEs in Slovenia and to measure how important the identified ERP selection criteria are in the process of acquisition of ERP systems. The findings are useful for companies considering ERP system implementation and for ERP system vendors to better understand different customers’ needs and expectations.
COBISS.SI-ID: 6659091
The section presents e-business policies, legislation environment and initiatives being adopted in Slovenia. Moreover, the data about e-business development in Slovenia are presented. The situation was a background for the preparation of the eSMEs initiative and action plan to accelerate e-business adoption in SMEs. The initiative and action plan consist of 12 actions, which are elaborated in this section. The initiative was supported by the government and thus presents an important framework for the further uptake of e-business adoption.
COBISS.SI-ID: 6692883
This paper describes a methodology elaborated to design the strategy of the city of Santa Cruz (on the Canary Islands). It has two main sections: the elaboration of a qualitative model and the use of System Dynamics. The methodology is combined in a way that allows mixing qualitative and quantitative information to achieve a better understanding of the structure of the region, to know the tendencies of the present scenario and to estimate of the effects of alternative strategic decisions. This methodology may be applied to any social systems with similar characteristics.
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The result of our research is a developed and implemented set of activities for new process or product development (NPD procedure) for SMEs environment in the plastic processing industry, which enables the production of products and services with a high value added. Investigated and included were different methodologies use for NPD procedure in the automotive industry. The results presented in the paper show that the developed NPD procedure significantly improved NPD in terms of cost management and time-effectiveness.
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