Pub Date : 2008-07-27DOI: 10.1109/PICMET.2008.4599783
Xiuli He, A. Prasad, Suresh Sethi
Cooperative (co-op) advertising is an important instrument for aligning manufacturer and retailer decisions in supply chains. In this, the manufacturer announces a co-op advertising policy, i.e., a participation rate that specifies the percentage of the retailerpsilas advertising expenditure that it will provide. In addition, it also announces the wholesale price. In response, the retailer chooses its optimal advertising and pricing policies. We model this supply chain problem as a stochastic Stackelberg differential game whose dynamics follows Sethipsilas stochastic sales-advertising model. We obtain the condition when offering co-op advertising is optimal for the manufacturer. We provide in feedback form the optimal advertising and pricing policies for the manufacturer and the retailer. We contrast the results with the advertising and price decisions of the vertically integrated channel, and suggest a method for coordinating the channel.
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Pub Date : 2008-07-27DOI: 10.1109/PICMET.2008.4599867
J. McCreery, L. Aiman-Smith
Many organizations are in the midst of a services transformation. Along with the ongoing need to provide differentiated products, firms are being asked to go to market with an increasing variety of customized service offerings. A key challenge in this new competitive environment is navigating through the complex dynamics of customer and stakeholder management from service definition through service delivery (Irons, 1994; Teboul, 2006). Success in this new services environment requires multi-talented individuals. They must be able to develop strong customer relationships and manage complex social networks, while also having a deep understanding of relevant service technologies and processes. These talented individuals are boundary spanners. Boundary spanners link their organizations with the outside world (Russ et al., 1998). An example of this boundary spanning role in high technology services is the customer-facing project manager. In this study we present the results of a set of interviews with such project managers. We compare and contrast our findings with general competencies identified in the project management literature, identify the differentiating competencies in this emerging and vital role, and make recommendations for closing the critical gaps.
许多组织正处于服务转型的过程中。随着提供差异化产品的持续需求，企业被要求以越来越多的定制服务产品进入市场。在这种新的竞争环境中，一个关键的挑战是从服务定义到服务交付，在客户和利益相关者管理的复杂动态中导航(Irons, 1994;Teboul, 2006)。在这种新的服务环境中取得成功需要具备多种才能的个人。他们必须能够发展强大的客户关系，管理复杂的社交网络，同时对相关的服务技术和流程也有深刻的理解。这些有才华的人是边界跨越者。边界扳手将其组织与外部世界联系起来(Russ et al.， 1998)。在高科技服务中，这种跨界角色的一个例子是面向客户的项目经理。在这项研究中，我们提出了一系列对这些项目经理的访谈结果。我们将我们的发现与项目管理文献中确定的一般能力进行比较和对比，确定这一新兴和重要角色的差异化能力，并提出缩小关键差距的建议。
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Pub Date : 2008-07-27DOI: 10.1109/PICMET.2008.4599687
Wan-Yu Chen, C. Weng, Hui-Ying Hsu
Small and medium enterprises constitute the majority of Taiwanpsilas businesses, and entrepreneurship lies at the heart of these enterprises. A literature review shows that entrepreneurspsila demographic characteristics and psychological traits have a crucial impact on entrepreneurial outcomes. Over the past few years, technological and vocational education in Taiwan has developed substantially, fostering many successful entrepreneurs. Completed questionnaires from 1,053 students from the Transworld Institute of Technology in Taiwan and the Chinese Entrepreneur Aptitude Scale (CEAS), constructed by Chen and Wu [11], formed the basis of our empirical analysis. Our research objectives are as follows. First, we aim to explore the reliability and validity of the CEAS and to establish a normative score among surveyed students. Second, we compare the scaling scores differences between the genders, departments, and classes in the sample. Finally, we compare the student samplepsilas CEAS results with models of Taiwanese entrepreneurial youth. We then discuss the findings in terms of their implications for entrepreneurial education and management and future research.
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Pub Date : 2008-07-27DOI: 10.1109/PICMET.2008.4599736
M. Mutisya, J. Steyn, J. Sommerville
The prevalence and primary characteristics of concurrent engineering between clients and suppliers in the South African automotive component manufacturing industry was investigated. The global trend towards Follow Source and Follow Design has had a detrimental effect on locally owned automotive supplier companies in developing countries such as South Africa. It was proposed that the effective use of concurrent engineering would facilitate the integration of locally owned automotive component suppliers in developing countries into the global supply chain. A literature survey into the automotive component supplier industry in both developed and developing countries showed that an understanding of the requirements and challenges facing the industry was essential for the successful implementation of concurrent engineering. A research questionnaire was developed and targeted at automotive component suppliers in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The questionnaire was focused on the key areas determined in the literature survey. These were; people and structure, tools for implementing concurrent engineering and the relationship between OEMs and suppliers. The research indicated that there was an association or tendency towards an association between: ldr Company size and the prevalence of e-procurement within organisations. This was assumed to be due to the fact that larger companies formed part of bigger supply chains. ldr Company size and companies which actively participated in R&D.
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Pub Date : 2008-07-27DOI: 10.1109/PICMET.2008.4599672
S. Ford, Lan Tao, D. Probert
Since their first application in the 1980s, bladed disks (blisks) have become integral components in jet engines. In this case study we examine a technological advance in joining techniques by following the successful development of linear friction welded (LFW) blisks at Rolls Royce. Initiated in 1984 and spanning over 20 years of R&D activity, this advance represents a significant breakthrough in the blisk manufacturing process, as it provides further improvements to weight, aerodynamic efficiency and cost. Providing a historical account of this project, we describe how Rolls Royce drew on government funds to engage in exploratory collaborative research with TWI and MTU before a workshare agreement on the Eurofighter Typhoon allowed for entrepreneurially opportunistic behaviour. Engagement with lead users when developing blisks for the Eurofighter provided Rolls Royce with niche commercialisation, learning opportunities and the platform to demonstrate the capability of LFW blisks for adoption in the joint strike fighter (JSF). This episode highlights how successful breakthrough innovation in the aerospace industry derived from a long-term commitment to exploratory research and a strategic development focus prior to commercialisation.
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Pub Date : 2008-07-27DOI: 10.1109/PICMET.2008.4599742
John D. Bedingfield, A. Thal
Much has been written regarding project success, and one of the factors contributing to project success is the role of the project manager. Since project success can be enhanced by selecting the most appropriate project manager, we investigated the role of the ldquoBig Fiverdquo personality traits on project success by surveying United States Department of Defense project managers. The findings indicate that Conscientiousness and Openness were both good predictors of successful project managers. The results may be useful as one consideration when hiring and selecting project managers.
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Pub Date : 2008-07-27DOI: 10.1109/PICMET.2008.4599779
A. Rashid, U. Mahmoud
The Enterprise resource planning (ERP) and material requirement planning (MRP/ MRP-II) are few of the key considerations in any complex manufacturing industry. The requirement of ERP and MRP for aircraft industry is growing at a phenomenal rate. The advancement in material and manufacturing management systems has changed the dynamics of shop-floor scene. The induction of smart materials and nano-technology, ultra-high speed machining technologies and psychometric testing of highly skilled labor in a target focused team environment has tremendously enhanced the performance expectation from Man, Machine and Resources. The resource-management and supply-chain-management is becoming extremely complex and require dedicated ERP modules for better management and effective control over the industrial and financial activities through integrated business intelligence (BI) software. The implementation of ERP in industry is a cumbersome process and takes years before it yields and reveals its effectiveness. Research in all these areas is making a phenomenal addition to the volume of knowledge in limited time. The concept of competitiveness demands that the integrated framework for ERP adoption be planned for aircraft industry prior to its deployment. So as to minimize its deployment-span in terms of time and to curtail financial overheads. A number of working principles and guidelines have already been developed in other industries and can be employed in a variety of ways in aircraft industry for optimum performance and to earn competitiveness through ERP suites. This paper provides guidelines for planning ERP and detailed mapping of all activities for ERP in aerospace-industry for effective production planning and control.
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Pub Date : 2008-07-27DOI: 10.1109/PICMET.2008.4599894
M. A. Choudhary, N. Khan, A. Abbas, A. Salman
Pakistan is amongst one of the leading nations in the region where the telecom sector reforms were well conceived properly planned and skillfully executed resulting in measurable growth and its impact on all spheres of public and private lives is felt and seen. The telecommunication sector in Pakistan has shown significant growth since the promulgation of Pakistan Telecommunication (Reorganization) Act of 1996. Over 76.6 million cellular mobile users and 4.8 million landlines connections provide a teledensity of 52.8% to the nation. The mobile networks provide coverage to 90 percent of the population. Total telecom investment during the year 2006-07 was US $ 4.12 billion while the share of telecommunication sector in GDP was 2.0%. Telecom companies invested over US$ 8 billion during the last four years, mobile sector investment share accounted for 66% of the total investment. China Mobile alone invested US$ 704 million during 2006-07 for expansion of its CMPak networks. The mobile sector paid over a billion dollars in taxes to the National Exchequer during the year 2006-07. The telecom sector received above US$ 1.8 billion FDI, i.e., 35% of the total FDI and helped create over one million jobs since the deregulation of the telecom sector began. Despite very convincing results the reform process was not free of errors and omissions. The paper highlights the successes and points out the areas that require readjustments.
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Pub Date : 2008-07-27DOI: 10.1109/PICMET.2008.4599826
G. T. Temur, S. Gozlu
In this paper, the main goal is to determine the performance criteria for ERP software technology with respect to their sources. Today, the companies are in interaction with many internal and external partners and have to face many situations in various environments. Especially, many small and medium sized firms utilize ERP software technology to plan their business interactions in the chain. In this study, firstly a literature search is accomplished. Then, in order to reveal the performance criteria, a large-scale automotive company has been selected to conduct interviews with managers. Also, the meeting reports of a few small and medium-sized companies have been analyzed. The similar and common agreements on ERP software technology performance criteria were listed and grouped. As a result of the analysis on findings, the common views of the firms about performance criteria are classified into four groups according to their sources such as people, technical, managerial, and economical. The subfactors of these main criteria are also taken into account in order to point out the origins of the criteria. The results of the study will provide insight to researchers and as well as to professionals in the practice.
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Pub Date : 2008-07-27DOI: 10.1109/PICMET.2008.4599629
S. H. Nielsen, K. Nielsen
Cluster inspired regional development inside EU are a result of the work of three European regions, North Jutland (DK), Blekinge (S) and West Midlands (UK), The Innovative Regions project has had the objective of identifying and collecting experiences with different regional development tools. The collection of these experiences provided input to different pilot activities in each partner region and functioned as the starting point for thematic discussions at trans-national seminars. Regional clusters, the geographic concentration of economic activities in a specific field connected through different types of linkages, from knowledge spill-overpsilas to the use of a common labour market, are increasingly viewed as an interesting conceptual tool to understand the economic strength or competitiveness of a region. The Innovative Regions project has given the partners an opportunity to learn from the good and bad experiences of others, and collect reflections and recommended methods, which can be passed on to other regions. So other regions do not have to make the same mistakes. The North Jutland region and the Aalborg University participating are used as a case example with its unique use of problem-based education methods in connection with project and group-organised studies for strengthening the link between research, education and practice. ldquoCluster initiated SME students projectsrdquo are shown in appendix.
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