scholarly journals Information Sharing with ICT in Production Systems and Operational Performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 3640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rubén Jesús Pérez-López ◽  
Jesús Everardo Olguín Tiznado ◽  
María Mojarro Magaña ◽  
Claudia Camargo Wilson ◽  
Juan Andrés López Barreras ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Operations Management ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Production Control ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Information And Communication

In globalized times the integration of information and communication technologies in companies and their supply chains is required, but there is uncertainty regarding the true impact that these have on efficiency indices or benefits gained in the productive system. This article reports a structural equation model that contains ten hypotheses with five latent variables associated with the integration of information and communication technology in production systems such as information exchange, operations management, production control, distribution activities, and operational benefits obtained. The paper aims to quantify the relationships among those variables, facilitating managers to make decisions in information and communication technologies (ICT) implementation. The model is validated with information from 80 responses to a questionnaire applied to manufacturing companies, and partial least-squares technique is used to statistically validate the hypotheses; the results indicate that the implementation of information technologies facilitates the exchange of information, operations management and production control. This means that ICT integration can create visibility for a supply chain in a material’s flow among partners, facilitate operations management in production lines and distribution activities, and these benefits are ultimately transformed into operational benefits that managers measure as flexibility, low cost and short cycles times with customers.

The Impact of ICT on Supply Chain Agility and Human Performance

2017 ◽  
pp. 180-198
Author(s):  
Valeria Martínez Loya ◽  
Jorge Luis García Alcaraz ◽  
José Roberto Díaz Reza ◽  
Deysi Guadalupe Marquez Gayosso
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Human Performance ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Supply Chain Agility ◽  
Information And Communication

Supply Chain (SC) has become a key element for companies to increase their productivity and competitiveness. However, the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) has also played an important role in the performance of these companies. Therefore, this chapter analyzes three latent variables in order to know the importance of ICT in both supply chain agility and the performance of human resources. Information was obtained from a questionnaire administered in the maquiladora industry in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. A structural equation model is generated to understand the relationships among latent variables, and three hypotheses are raised based on such interactions. Finally, results indicate that supply chain agility and the performance of human resources are directly linked to the use of information and communication technologies.

The Impact of ICT on Supply Chain Agility and Human Performance

2019 ◽  
pp. 1174-1192
Author(s):  
Valeria Martínez Loya ◽  
Jorge Luis García Alcaraz ◽  
José Roberto Díaz Reza ◽  
Deysi Guadalupe Marquez Gayosso
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Human Performance ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Supply Chain Agility ◽  
Information And Communication

Supply Chain (SC) has become a key element for companies to increase their productivity and competitiveness. However, the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) has also played an important role in the performance of these companies. Therefore, this chapter analyzes three latent variables in order to know the importance of ICT in both supply chain agility and the performance of human resources. Information was obtained from a questionnaire administered in the maquiladora industry in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. A structural equation model is generated to understand the relationships among latent variables, and three hypotheses are raised based on such interactions. Finally, results indicate that supply chain agility and the performance of human resources are directly linked to the use of information and communication technologies.

Information and Communication Technologies in Turkish Agriculture

2005 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-53
Author(s):  
Kamil Okyay Sindir
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Domestic Markets ◽  
Food Industries ◽  
Information And Communication

In recent years, the Turkish agricultural sector has had serious problems, such as lower yields, higher input prices, higher production costs and loss of competitiveness in foreign markets, all leading to reductions in both crop and animal production. At the same time, measures such as curtailment of state financial support to farmers and farming businesses, coupled with the increasing costs of production inputs including seeds, fertilizers, sprays, machinery and decreasing crop prices have negatively affected the sector and primarily the farmers. But, besides taking measures affecting structural change, it is also necessary to establish ways of ensuring accurate information exchange between farmers, agri-food industries and institutions for research and development if productivity and improvements in the competitive power of Turkish farmers within foreign and domestic markets are to be assured. The paper outlines the current situation concerning information and communication technologies (ICT) and agriculture in Turkey and the challenges facing the rural sector in striving towards a knowledge society.

scholarly journals Impact of the use of Information and Communication Technologies on Business Performance: Tunisian Context-Application

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 3261-3280
Author(s):  
Achwak Chouchane ◽  
Hanene Louati
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Empirical Testing ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Business Sectors

The focus of the current study is analyze the impact of the use of ICT on the performance of Tunisian companies. These companies must be always fully aware of the importance of a practical valorization of ICTs that bring about socio-economic development. Thus, using ICTs on Tunisian companies’ performance has unquestionably remained a vital need. In fact, this study is carried out on a sample of 150 Tunisian companies operating in different business sectors. We chose the quantitative method. So, to test our conceptual model, we applied the exploratory factor analysis and then the structural equation methods. The empirical testing of hypotheses of this research led to partially confirm the influence of ICTs on the performance of Tunisian companies. In this regard, the companies surveyed are almost aware of the importance of the value of ICT, which implies an insufficient use of ICTs and an incomplete maturity of this field.

Structural Equation Modelling of the Factors Influencing the Adoption of E-Commerce in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
pp. 556-579
Author(s):  
Abdullah Saleh Alqahtani ◽  
Robert Goodwin ◽  
Denise de Vries
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Shopping ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Region Growth ◽  
Global Growth

This article presents findings from a study examining the diffusion and adoption of e-commerce in Saudi Arabia. Although the country has the largest and fastest growing information and communication technologies (ICT) sector in the Arab region, growth in e-commerce activities has not progressed at a commensurate rate. In general, e-commerce online shopping has not kept pace with the global growth of online retailing. The authors have conducted research to identify and explore key issues that influence e-commerce in Saudi Arabia in deciding whether or not to adopt online channels. As part of a larger research project using mixed methods, this article focuses on a quantitative analysis of responses obtained from a survey of the online shopping users in Saudi Arabia.

scholarly journals Systematic combination of Lean Management with digitalization to improve production systems on the example of Jidoka 4.0

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 184797902095135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jochen Deuse ◽  
Uwe Dombrowski ◽  
Fabian Nöhring ◽  
Jürgen Mazarov ◽  
Yannick Dix
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Efficient Production ◽  
Lean Management ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Existing Structures ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Cyber Physical Production Systems

Lean Management builds the basis for efficient production systems for many industrial companies. However, lots of potentials of Lean Management have been lifted and information and communication technologies in the context of digitalization and cyber-physical production systems (CPPS) offer new possibilities to enhance the performance of companies. Even though surveys indicate that companies recognize these potentials, especially small and medium-sized companies still face challenges in selection and implementation of suitable solutions. Thus, the research project GaProSys 4.0 aims at supporting companies with a systematic approach to combine existing structures of Lean Management with potentials of digitalization in development of a new set of methods to enhance production systems. This paper presents the approach of the research project to develop a structured set of methods and provides an example to illustrate the potentials.

Integrating Conceptual Approaches to E-Government

2011 ◽  
pp. 636-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Ramón Gil-Garcia ◽  
Luis Felipe Luna-Reyes
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Operations Management ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Electronic Government ◽  
Digital Government ◽  
General Terms ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Definition Of

In general terms, electronic government (or digital government) refers to the selection, implementation, and use of information and communication technologies in government settings (Dawes & Pardo, 2002; Fountain, 2001; Garson, 2004; Moon, 2002). E-government research is a transdisciplinary endeavor including traditions such as public administration, public policy, management information systems, operations management, and information science. Partially because of the novelty of the concept, but also because of its multidisciplinary nature, the concept of e-government is still a work in progress. The purpose of this article is to review different definitions and conceptual approaches to electronic government, analyzing their conceptual amplitude and distinguishing characteristics. The article presents a comprehensive definition of electronic government based on current definitions and a well-established theoretical framework in public administration. The article ends with a brief discussion of some future trends in electronic government.

scholarly journals Fitness for Purpose in Online Communities: Community Complexity Framework for Diagnosis and Design of Socio-Technical Systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Rychwalska ◽  
Magdalena Roszczyńska-Kurasińska ◽  
Karolina Ziembowicz ◽  
Jeremy V. Pitt
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Peer Production ◽  
Design Of Algorithms ◽  
Emergent Phenomena ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Negative Side Effects ◽  
Community Complexity

Recent discourse on Information and Communication Technologies’ (ICT) impact on societies has been dominated by negative side-effects of information exchange in huge online social systems. Yet, the size of ICT-based communities also provides an unprecedented opportunity for collective action, as exemplified through crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, or peer production. This paper aims to provide a framework for understanding what makes online collectives succeed or fail in achieving complex goals. The paper combines social and complexity sciences’ insights on structures, mechanics, and emergent phenomena in social systems to define a Community Complexity Framework for evaluating three crucial components of complexity: multi-level structuration, procedural self-organization, and common identity. The potential value of such a framework would be to shift the focus of efforts aimed at curing the malfunctions of online social systems away from the design of algorithms that can automatically solve such problems, and toward the development of technologies which enable online social systems to self-organize in a more productive and sustainable way.

scholarly journals Secured Crypto Stegano Data Hiding Using Least Significant Bit Substitution and Encryption

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 105
Author(s):  
Subarna Shakya ◽  
Sanjita Lamichhane
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Data Hiding ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Least Significant Bit ◽  
Cryptographic Algorithm ◽  
Secure Data Transmission ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Specific Position ◽  
College Of Engineering

<p>Information Exchange has always been an integral part of our lives. With the rapid advancement in Information and communication technologies, communication and information exchange have become much easier and faster but at the same time the issues regarding security of data and its confidentiality have become our major concern. Cryptography and Steganography are two such data hiding techniques that can be combined together in order to enhance data security. Cryptography scrambles a message so that it cannot be understood whereas Steganography hides its existence. In this process, message is first encrypted using an algorithm based on Fibonacci series or the Rijndael cryptographic algorithm and then the encrypted message is embedded inside an image using improved Least Significant Bit substitution method where the secret information is stored into a specific position of Least Significant Bit of an image based on the security key entered. This combinational methodology will satisfy the requirements such as capacity, security and robustness for secure data transmission over an open channel.</p><p><strong>Journal of Advanced College of Engineering and Management</strong>, Vol. 2, 2016, Page: 105-112</p>

scholarly journals Pengaruh Modal Teknologi Informasi Dan Komunikasi Terhadap Kinerja Inovasi

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 727
Author(s):  
Pungki Andriani Setiadi ◽  
I Made Narsa
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Infrastructure ◽  
Ict Training ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to investigate the relationship between Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on innovation performance. Information and Communication Technologies consist of ICT Infrastructure, ICT Personnel, ICT Training, and ICT Department. This research method uses descriptive quantitative method with a questionnaire as a method of data acquisition. The subjects of this study were 70 respondents taken by random sampling method from various manufacturing companies in Surabaya. Data analysis techniques using Partial Least-Square (PLS). The results of this study indicate that ICT Infrastructure and ICT Training have a significant effect on innovation performance. Meanwhile, ICT Personnel and ICT Department did not significantly influence innovation performance. Keywords : ICT Infrastructure; ICT Personnel;  ICT Training; ICT Department; Innovation Performance.

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