scholarly journals Scenario-Based Analysis of IT Enterprises Servitization as a Part of Digital Transformation of Modern Economy

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 1076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Kryvinska ◽  
Lukas Bickel
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Continuous Process ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Business Success ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Major Player ◽  
Short Time ◽  
It Enterprises

The transition towards Servitization in the IT Business is extremely challenging because IT Enterprises must transform partly or entirely from hardware manufacturers into service providers. Moreover, Servitization does not occur all at once; it is a long and continuous process. Thus, in order to succeed, a company must determine which phase of this process it is in within a short time period, due to the dynamic competition in the modern IT Business. An examination of such a transition is crucial for accurate enterprise resource planning and for business success in general. Accordingly, to gain a better understanding of this process/transition in the IT industry, five major players were analyzed. We provide a foundation of the definitions and concepts regarding Servitization. Based on this foundation, every major player is analyzed by business segment. Then, those business segments are broken down into the offerings delivered to the customers. Depending on the offering, an analysis of the revenue is performed. In addition, we discuss the challenges and their effects on every company, and then we examine the similarities and differences in the process. We conclude with a brief statement of our primary achievements, and possible future investigation directions/topics are suggested.

scholarly journals Evaluating Critical Success Factors of ERP Implementation in SMEs

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1144-1149
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Erp Implementation ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Failure Factors

This paper is aimed at reviewing present state of the art (1998-March 2019) on the impact of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). It includes critical success factors and critical failure factors.The technique depends on writing survey for optional information gathering. It characterizes the expressions that are utilized to get explore papers from databases and advanced studies on the ERP implementation in SMEs. It additionally incorporates the consideration and prohibition criteria to improve nature of papers. At that point methodical audit is made on the accessible papers to research the effect of ERP usage in SMEs.Critical factors are identified for success and failure of ERP implementations and actual impact of the same on SMEs (add actual success and failure factors here besides impact). The research found in this paper has limitations in terms of the period of which research papers have been reviewed. An implicit limitation is that it does not consider an empirical study except focusing on the state of the art found in the research area. However, its insights will have potential benefits and the directions for future work helps in further scope of the research. This paper contributes to the research on the impact of ERP implementation on SMEs either positively or negatively. It discovers critical success factors, critical failure factors and impact through secondary data collection method. The insights will help SMEs and stakeholders of SMEs and ERP service providers to know the reasons for failure or success and take necessary course of action.

scholarly journals Improving Environmental and Energy Efficiency in Wood Transportation for a Carbon-Neutral Forest Industry

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1194
Author(s):  
Teijo Palander ◽  
Hanna Haavikko ◽  
Emma Kortelainen ◽  
Kalle Kärhä ◽  
Stelian Alexandru Borz
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Forest Industry ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Efficiency Criterion ◽  
Carbon Neutrality ◽  
Carbon Neutral

Wood transportation is an important source of greenhouse gas emissions, which should be considered when the carbon neutrality of the forest industry is of concern. The EU is dedicated to improving technology for a carbon-neutral development. This study investigates carbon neutrality by improving road freight transportation fleets consisting of various vehicle size combinations. The environmental emission and energy efficiency of a transportation fleet were analyzed in selected wood procurement regions of Stora Enso corporation (Finland). Based on the enterprise resource planning (ERP) data (2018–2020), the environmental emission efficiency increased by 11% via 76 t-vehicles compared 64 t vehicles. The maximum reduction in fuel consumption was 26% for 92 t vehicles, though this was achieved when operations were fully adjusted to the maximum weight limit. The wood-based energy efficiency measure (wood energy/transport energy) was a useful development indicator. It showed that the adapted fleets of transportation companies support a positive development for a carbon-neutral forestry. In respect to the current legal fleet (64, 68 and 76 t), the use of 76 t vehicles increased energy efficiency most effectively, by 50%, compared to 64 t vehicles in the best region. Currently, transportation service providers and their clients are using ERP information to tailor their energy efficiency metric and to implement them locally in the transportation monitoring systems. A three-year sensitivity analysis demonstrates that the technological development of management tools to improve transportation efficiency is essential for larger and heavier vehicle utilization. In the future, the whole wood supply chain from forest to factory will also be optimized with respect to energy efficiency criterion to ensure a low-carbon forest industry.

scholarly journals Hospitality ERP Education in the Age of Rapidly Evolving Information Systems

2021 ◽  
pp. 89-98
Author(s):  
Uday Kumar Adusumilli ◽  
Rajneesh Pandeya ◽  
Arvind Sebastian ◽  
Nanda Ashwin
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Hotel Management ◽  
Business Systems ◽  
Industrial Training ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Hospitality Sector ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality Industry ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality

Hospitality and tourism are rapidly growing industries and are a major source of employment globally as well as in India. Tourism and hospitality industry in India will benefit more if we encourage the creation of significant numbers of jobs both directly in the hospitality sector where tourists spend their money and in related industries. Hospitality is constantly changing and progressing, creating various job opportunities. Many of them, however, are low-skilled and poorly paid. For the studies conducted as part of this research, hotel and chain hotel data was collected from a representative sample. The constructs used were limited by the metrics and instruments implemented by the company under study. Several hotel establishments were sampled for two similar studies in 2003 and 2017. An objective of the study was to determine how Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and e-business systems have evolved over this time period. The shortage of skilled staff can be effectively addressed by increasing the number of hotel management colleges that offer industrial training along with technology training pertaining to hospitality operations, where students can see examples of high-paying, in-demand hotel careers in action and make decisions about their future careers. A skilled, motivated hotel staff will help the industry to progress. Students need to be acquainted with technology aspects, and they need to be able to utilize digital tools, systems, and technologies in order to ensure positive perceptions towards hospitality.

A Cloud Computing Perspective towards Adoption of Technological Transformation and Innovation among Higher Educational Institutions

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 39-43
Author(s):  
K. C. Shiva Shankar ◽  
G. T. Jagadeesha
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Service Provider ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Technological Transformation ◽  
Time Service

In this competitive business environment, each and every service providers tries to differentiate themselves in offering their products and services according to the basic expectations of the target audiences. Wherein currently technological transformation and its adoption becomes a predominant and essential factor for the success of any service provider in the modern educational institution of the growing Indian service sector. Adoption of modern technologies in to their business offerings certainly increased their competitive advantage compared to other service providers on one hand and on the other hand it provides a unique way of delivery its regular services with a major differentiation with help of technology among their major stakeholders. Modern Growing Educational Institutions are now a days forced to make use of the technological advancements available to them in order increase their business potential and also adoption of such technologies like Cloud Computing (CC), Internet of Things (IoT), Business Automation with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), etc., has certainly provided a wider range of opportunities in the field of education. However, it is the basic responsibility of each and every service provider to make use of such technology in to their business when and wherever it is required, it needs to be analyzed and utilized within shorter period of time would certainly help them to become a market leader, at the same time, service providers of various educational institutions would be found to be more aggressive in their day to day offering of their services to various stake holders and also business activities would be certainly enriched with the higher adoption of Technology as a core competence factor.

Technology and Innovation

2019 ◽  
pp. 1054-1074
Author(s):  
Ron Berger
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Cultural Sensitivity ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Business Success ◽  
Business Culture ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Potential Conflict ◽  
Erp System ◽  
Speed To Market

This chapter deals with the speed to market as one of the most important competitive advantages in nowadays' markets. Responsiveness requires information sharing among all members across the supply chain and thus how to facilitate channel coordination is a major problem to address. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have been employed to deal with this issue by re-engineering the supply chain. This Chapter addresses the issue of guanxi creation that is inherently based on an individual's knowledge and social networks to the technological implementation in the Chinese firm. An ERP system, that is based on access to technological networks based on Western business culture leading to potential conflict if implemented without cultural sensitivity as China is based on social business networks. There is a need to balance these two networks if harmony and business success is to be achieved.

Adaptive Strategies of Firms in High-Velocity Environments

2011 ◽  
pp. 116-133
Author(s):  
Jai Ganesh ◽  
T. R. Madanmohan ◽  
P. D. Jose ◽  
Sudhi Seshadri
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Adaptive Strategies ◽  
Market Makers ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Product Service ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Integration Service ◽  
Short Time

The adaptation-evolution strategies of firms have been a major area of interest. Internet based businesses operate in highly unstable environments witnessing shakeouts and changes in the industry structure. In this paper, we focus on the adaptive strategies and paths of adaptation of independent B2B marketplaces. The independent B2B marketplaces have undergone tremendous change with regard to their business models and products/services. Since their inception as pure market makers, these marketplaces have morphed into integration service providers with market making being one of the functions. What makes the adaptive strategies of B2B marketplaces interesting is the extremely short time period within which these changes happened. The research uses the case study methodology to identify the adaptive strategies of B2B marketplaces in terms of their product/service class evolution. The results based on the case studies suggest a three-stage adaptation model wherein the marketplaces progress through stages such as aggregation, transactions and integration.

Technology and Innovation

2015 ◽  
pp. 203-223
Author(s):  
Ron Berger
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Cultural Sensitivity ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Business Success ◽  
Business Culture ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Potential Conflict ◽  
Erp System ◽  
Speed To Market

This chapter deals with the speed to market as one of the most important competitive advantages in nowadays' markets. Responsiveness requires information sharing among all members across the supply chain and thus how to facilitate channel coordination is a major problem to address. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have been employed to deal with this issue by re-engineering the supply chain. This Chapter addresses the issue of guanxi creation that is inherently based on an individual's knowledge and social networks to the technological implementation in the Chinese firm. An ERP system, that is based on access to technological networks based on Western business culture leading to potential conflict if implemented without cultural sensitivity as China is based on social business networks. There is a need to balance these two networks if harmony and business success is to be achieved.

scholarly journals A Cloud-Based Enterprise Resource Planning Architecture for Women’s Education in Remote Areas

Electronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1758
Author(s):  
Raheela Nasim ◽  
Halim Ullah ◽  
Sanam Shahla Rizvi ◽  
Almas Abbasi ◽  
Sajid Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Women's Education ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Female Population ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Cloud Management

This research provides an approach to exploring a suitable enterprise resource planning system using cloud management architecture for the educational environment. It enables enterprises to get into the competition. Enterprise resource planning for educational firms provides an approach to address the targeted female population. To achieve this goal, a system has been established that has an infrastructure basis on governments, nongovernment organizations (NGOs), universities, and other social service providers. This paper helps to present the architecture of cloud computing for the overall educational environment concerns around the world. This research aims to contribute to women’s education with respect to modern technology. It ensures that technology is cost-efficiently available for women’s education in view of the availability and consistency of the system and in accordance with goals. An architecture is proposed to solve and take over the limitations that have been faced and are the reasons for the failure of the available systems. After designing the architecture, a survey questionnaire was designed and conducted with students and professionals of Air University, Bahria University, and Preston University.

The Business Process-Driven Undergraduate IS Curriculum - A Transition from Classical CIS to Emerging BIT

2011 ◽  
pp. 52-73
Author(s):  
Andrew Targowski ◽  
Bernard Han
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Great Plains ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Business Information Systems ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Computer Information Systems ◽  
Business College ◽  
Time Period

This chapter introduces a concept of the re-engineered CIS (computer informa-tion systems) curriculum accomplished at the beginning of the 21st century through a few initiatives taken by the Department of Business Information Systems at Western Michigan University’s Haworth Business College, over the time period of 2000-2005. These initiatives led to the shift from teaching universal/generic computer information systems’ knowledge and skills to more integrational knowledge and skills about how to develop complex sys-tems such as ERP (enterprise resource planning) and e-Enterprise. This curriculum shift is a response to the industries’ information infrastructure’s shift from information islands to the gradually integrated online (Web-driven) infrastructure of systems and services. Therevised CIS program at WMU is supported by the use of ERP-like SAP R/3 and MS Great Plains software. The authors hope that the presented curriculum re-engineering concept facilitates the understanding of how the business process-driven CIS/BIT program can be implemented in academic practice.

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