scholarly journals Internet of things for perishable inventory management systems: an application and managerial insights for micro, small and medium enterprises

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pratik Maheshwari ◽  
Sachin Kamble ◽  
Ashok Pundir ◽  
Amine Belhadi ◽  
Nelson Oly Ndubisi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Perishable Inventory ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Use of knowledge management systems: analysis of the strategies of Brazilian small and medium enterprises

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 369-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Euro Marques Júnior ◽  
Jose Alcides Gobbo ◽  
Fernando Fukunaga ◽  
Roberto Cerchione ◽  
Piera Centobelli
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
The Other ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Knowledge Management Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Use Of Knowledge

Purpose This paper aims to highlight the degree of diffusion and intensity of use of knowledge management systems (KMSs) among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Brazil and apply a taxonomy that synthesizes the strategies of use of KMSs by the SMEs. In addition, it seeks to better understand the processes, practices and technologies of KM by SMEs, pointing improvements in the KMS of Brazilian SMEs and contributing to obtain better results in the search for efficiency and innovation. Design/methodology/approach Based on a literature review on KMSs used by SMEs, an empirical investigation was conceived, developed and conducted through online questionnaires involving 49 selected SMEs operating in several sectors. Findings This paper reinforces the results of the previous work of Cerchione and Esposito (2017) that point to the existence of a reciprocal relationship between KM-Tools and KM-Practices: one reinforces the other and vice versa. On the other hand, it indicates a difference in the behavior of Brazilian companies in relation to the sample of Italian companies studied by Cerchione and Esposito (2017), which presented a negative correlation between the general differentiation index and the general use intensity index of SMEs, while the Brazilian ones showed a positive correlation. Research limitations/implications The study points out the need for greater dissemination of practices and tools to support knowledge management (KM), as well as greater support for the implementation and effective use of these practices and tools within the organizational context of SMEs. Practical implications This paper identifies the main practices and tools to support KM used by Brazilian SMEs, indicating the need for investments in employee training and acquisition of tools. Social implications SMEs represent an important part of the generation of jobs and income in Brazil. Initiatives that lead to the successful implementation of tools and practices to support KM can increase the efficiency and productivity of these organizations. Originality/value This paper applies in a sample of Brazilian companies the taxonomy proposed by Cerchione and Esposito (2017) combining strategies of SMEs for the use of KMSs.

scholarly journals Environmental Management Systems (Ems) - Control Instrument of the Impact of the Organization Activities on the Environment

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-82
Author(s):  
Oana Duralia
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Markets ◽  
Control Instrument ◽  
Environmental Requirements ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Due to the ability to create and use technology, the human being has found various ways to transform the resources of the Earth in all sorts of new materials, equipment and energy sources. At least since the last industrial revolution until now, each generation has added more technology to the received legacy, but at the same time, left the planet in a far more degraded state than the inherited condition. Within these changes, small and medium enterprises (SME) in their capacity as pillars of the economic development of a nation, have been compelled to change their previous strategies. Implementing an Environmental Management Systems (EMS) can be seen as the only way to connect the activities of the organization to the environmental requirements, in a context in which the orientation of the demand towards environmental markets is becoming increasingly apparent.

Using Knowledge Management Systems to Enhance Cooperative Learning

2011 ◽  
Vol 187 ◽  
pp. 416-421
Author(s):  
Shih Ming Pi ◽  
Hsiu Li Liao ◽  
Su Houn Liu ◽  
Su Yu Peng
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Knowledge Management Systems ◽  
It Department ◽  
Medium Enterprises

The study investigates the usage of knowledge management systems in Taiwan. The usage acts as a cooperative learning of knowledge-sharing and knowledge-recycling. We chose 127 employees of IT department of small and medium enterprises in Taiwan, to investigate what factors would affect their cooperative learning in the context of using knowledge management systems, and to investigate the outcome of cooperative learning. The result shows all hypotheses are significant except people-related autonomy and process-related autonomy.

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