scholarly journals The Business of Pipeline Simulation

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Wike
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Fluid Mechanics ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Hydraulic Behavior ◽  
Pipeline Segment ◽  
Business Requirements ◽  
Corporate Business ◽  
Over Time

Pipeline simulation is the creation and operation of a “virtual pipeline” that closely replicates the physical pipeline and its operation. Pipeline simulation uses mathematics, specifically the laws of fluid mechanics and conservation of mass and energy to represent the hydraulic behavior of the fluid. A simulation can be as simple as calculating pressure drop in a single pipeline segment, or as complex as taking live measurement data from an operating pipeline network and using these data to drive a virtual pipeline side-by-side with its real-world counterpart. A virtual pipeline is also an extremely effective tool for training pipeline operators. Critics of Information Services (IS) departments coined the phrase “islands of automation” to characterize the uncoordinated evolution of their Information Technology (IT) infrastructures. Pipeline simulation, as a compute-intensive application, has been critically dependent on the available IT platforms, and has been marooned on these islands for years. This paper charts how the application of simulation technology has changed over time as the available IT platforms have evolved. It offers suggestions as to how, in the coming years, pipeline simulation applications will be freed from these technology shackles as IS departments embrace new architectures in response to corporate business requirements.

Protected by the national system of payment cards as an experience operational decisions major tasks

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 174-181
Author(s):  
A. I. Sukhoterin
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Security ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Payment Systems ◽  
Partial Loss ◽  
National System ◽  
Priority Task ◽  
Payment Cards ◽  
A Priority ◽  
Financial Losses

Every year, in the total volume of cash transactions and transactions via cards increases. In addition, only foreign payment systems is used. Country's economy was under great threat; accordingly, the creation of a national analogue was a priority task that requires a dependable program for the development and integration of the entire engineering infrastructure that make up them: information technology, telecommunications and information security. Taking into account that the databases of authorization centers contain information which full or partial loss leads to significant financial losses. It is can be much higher than the costs of information services. Because of that, it is necessary to ensure protection of all components of authorization.

Using curriculum-based measurement data to monitor the effectiveness of the Wilson Reading System for students with disabilities: an exploratory study

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Duff ◽  
Molly Susanne Stebbins ◽  
Melissa Stormont ◽  
Erica Susanne Lembke ◽  
David J. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Language Impairment ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Curriculum Based Measurement ◽  
Related Services ◽  
Wilson Reading System ◽  
Reading System ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Over Time

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to contribute to the literature on the promise of the Wilson Reading System (WRS) for students with disabilities. School professionals monitored the growth of students over time using curriculum-based measurements. Participants included 51 students (53% male, 47% female) from six schools (five elementary, one middle school); the vast majority (80%) qualified for free or reduced lunches. All students were receiving special education and related services, and most had either a learning disability or a language impairment (62%). Certified teachers implemented the WRS. Results demonstrated students had significant growth in their reading over time. Directions for future research and practical implications are discussed.

Designing Accounting Information Systems for Primary Cash Receipts and Expenditures in Open ERP-based Retail Units (ODOO)

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-208
Author(s):  
Ivana Larasati Putri Navalina ◽  
Ludfi Djajanto ◽  
Ari Kamayanti
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
Industrial Technology ◽  
Accounting Information Systems ◽  
Business People ◽  
Technology Revolution ◽  
Over Time

Over time, this type of cooperative business slowly begins to lose its existencedue to increasingly fierce business competition. This is because the role ofcooperatives, which is identical to the provision of basic foodstuffs for theneeds of the community, has now been taken over by the existence ofsupermarkets both in cities and in the regions. This is due to the influence ofthe industrial technology revolution 4.0 which requires business people tocontinue to be able to improve services and offer technology-basedconvenience so that it has an impact on customer satisfaction. This literaturereview aims to describe the role of the use of information technology systemsfor accounting for primary cash receipts and disbursements in cooperatives.

Key Success Domains for Business-IT Alignment in Cross-Governmental Partnerships

2013 ◽  
pp. 131-161
Author(s):  
Roberto Santana Tapia ◽  
Pascal van Eck ◽  
Maya Daneva ◽  
Roel Wieringa
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Collaborative Problem Solving ◽  
Coordination Mechanisms ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
It Alignment ◽  
Collaborative Problem ◽  
Business It Alignment ◽  
Research Stream ◽  
Process Architecture ◽  
Business Requirements

Business-IT alignment is a crucial concept in the understanding of how profit-and-loss organizations use Information Technology (IT) to support their business requirements. This alignment concept becomes tangled when it is addressed in a socio-political context with non-financial goals and political agendas between independent organizations, i.e., in governmental settings. Collaborative problem-solving and coordination mechanisms are enabling government agencies to deal with such a complex alignment. In this chapter, the authors propose to consider four key domains for successful business-IT alignment in cross-governmental partnerships: partnering structure, IS architecture, process architecture, and coordination. Their choice of domains is based on three case studies carried out in cross-governmental partnerships, in Mexico, The Netherlands, and Canada, respectively. The business-IT alignment domains presented in this chapter can guide cross-governmental partnerships in their efforts to achieve alignment. Those domains are still open to further empirical confirmation or refutation. Although much more research is required on this important topic for governments, the authors hope that their study contributes to the pool of knowledge in this relevant research stream.

Semiotic Analysis of E-Policing Strategies in the United Kingdom

2011 ◽  
pp. 373-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kecheng Liu ◽  
Michael Hu
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Technological Infrastructure ◽  
Business Organisation ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
It Systems ◽  
Systems Requirements ◽  
The Uk ◽  
National Information ◽  
Business Requirements

Technological infrastructure must satisfy business requirements, and more importantly, it must be able to evolve to meet the new requirements. This requires not only a good understanding of business strategies, visions and functions, but also the evolvability built into the architecture. This chapter first presents a semiotic approach to the business and information technology (hereafter IT) systems. This approach treats the IT system as an integral part of the business organisation. The chapter then discusses the applicability of a semiotic framework in the e-government in the UK, particularly in an evolvable architecture for e-policing. The semiotic framework is applied in the assessment of the e-government strategies and systems requirements, and in the analysis of these requirements to the e-architecture. A case study demonstrating the applicability of the framework is conducted to evaluate the implementation of the national Information Systems Strategy for the Police Service (ISS4PS) and the Crime Justice Information Technology community (CJIT) in the UK.

Surfacing Occupational Threats to IT-Enabled Change

2011 ◽  
pp. 179-191
Author(s):  
Joe McDonagh
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Executive Management ◽  
Occupational Groups ◽  
It Investments ◽  
Business Press ◽  
Economic Imperative ◽  
Over Time

While the business press is awash with claims that investing in information technology (IT) is the key to delivering superior economic performance, unfortunately, it appears that reaping the benefits of IT investments is fraught with difficulty. Indeed, the introduction of IT into work organisations is generally marred with persistent reports of underperformance and failure. This chapter critiques the nature of this dilemma and, in particular, explores the role of diverse occupational groups in its perpetuation over time. Executive management tend to view the introduction of IT as an economic imperative while IT specialists tend to view it as a technical imperative. The coalescent nature of these two imperatives is such that the human and organisational aspects of IT related change are frequently marginalized and ignored. Achieving a more integrated approach to the introduction of IT is inordinately difficult since the narrow perspectives embraced by the executive and IT communities do not naturally attend to change in an integrated manner.

Public Information Services for People with Disabilities

2011 ◽  
pp. 121-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ángel García-Crespo ◽  
Fernando Paniagua-Martín ◽  
José Luis López-Cuadrado ◽  
Israel González Carrasco ◽  
Ricardo Colomo-Palacios ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Digital Signature ◽  
Public Information ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Multimedia System ◽  
Visual Disability ◽  
Audio Description

The current chapter introduces an accessible multimedia platform applied to the diffusion of the digital signature. The project presented in this chapter is a multimedia initiative to promote the use of information technology (IT), specifically, the digital signature. Through the modeling of typical daily situations, the platform provides simple responses to any uncertainties or concerns a user may hold about the digital signature, and the advantages which its use entails. The multimedia system has been designed to support subtitling and audio description facilities, with the objective of enabling access to the diffusion of E-government to persons with an auditory or visual disability. The results of the evaluation of the platform by test users of the system are positive, and have initiated the continuation of developments which encourage E-inclusion.

Using Information Technology to Spread Awareness about Communicable Diseases

2016 ◽  
pp. 543-559
Author(s):  
Twiesha Vachhrajani ◽  
Lavanya Rao ◽  
H. R. Rao
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Global Average ◽  
Indispensable Tool ◽  
Time Changes ◽  
Over Time

Over time, changes in lifestyles, surroundings, and presence of parasites in the developed and developing world has resulted in new strains of various communicable diseases such as AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, etc. Even though the global average of diseases may be quite low, the concentration in certain countries is much higher. In developed countries, information technology has proved to be an indispensable tool to spread awareness regarding these communicable diseases; however, most developing countries lack the infrastructure needed to use these same resources to educate people about the prevention, symptoms, and treatment available. This chapter makes the following contributions: first, it outlines some of the critical challenges regarding the spread of communicable diseases. It then identifies and summarizes the various information systems strategies used in developed and developing countries. The conclusion ties these together and offers suggestions to further curb the spread of communicable diseases in developing countries.

scholarly journals Perceptions on the use of a corporate business incubator to enhance knowledge management at Eskom

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
PD Steyn ◽  
ASA Du Toit
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Business Incubator ◽  
Empirical Survey ◽  
Management Knowledge ◽  
Enterprise Innovation ◽  
Strategic Imperative ◽  
Business Requirements ◽  
Corporate Business

The knowledge economy impacts on the way enterprises should address their business requirements, forcing many of them to review the potential mechanisms they could employ to improve their competitive advantage. The business incubator approach is one such mechanism. This article explores the application of knowledge management, knowledge creation and innovation in a corporate incubator. It focuses on the process of knowledge management, to ensure that a culture and appropriate strategies conducive to enhancing knowledge creation are developed in an enterprise. Innovation as a strategic imperative is considered, as well as the challenge of driving it within an enterprise. The purpose of this empirical survey was to determine whether the corporate incubator model applied by Eskom conforms to the attributes of knowledge management, knowledge creation and innovation, and whether the synergies to be exploited amongst these disciplines can be harnessed to give Eskom a competitive advantage.  

Enterprise Information Portals

2006 ◽  
pp. 277-290
Author(s):  
Wita Wojtkowski ◽  
Marshall Major
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Legal Services ◽  
Law Firm ◽  
Enterprise Information

The focus of this case study is a successful regional law firm (an information intensive enterprise) that integrates information technology to improve the timeliness and quality of their work product. The firm uses information technology as an efficient and productive tool allowing them more time to understand their clients’ needs and envision where their businesses will be tomorrow. Their information services professionals evaluate new technologies with an eye toward improving delivery of legal services: the goal is to build an atmosphere where complex business is handled with ease. In this case we explore the issues related to the implementation of an enterprise portal. The issues are both technological and behavioral.

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