scholarly journals Information Technology in Small Medium Enterprise

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-104
Author(s):  
Maurizio Pighin
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Institutional Context ◽  
General Attitude ◽  
Planning And Control ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
Medium Enterprise ◽  
Small Medium Enterprises ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
And Control

This paper presents and discuss a survey which describes how small-medium enterprises (SMEs) implement and use their information system with respect to their logistic and production processes. The study first describes the rationale of the research, then it identifies the characteristics of the companies and detects their general attitude towards information technology (IT). In the following section the paper presents a set of detailed processes to verify the structure and workflow of companies and how IT supports their processes. In the last part we study the influence of some company characteristics to effective use of processes and to different technological approaches, to support defined logistic and production processes. The novelty of the study and its interest, both in academic and institutional context as in the real world, resides in the opportunity to verify and understand the different attitudes of SMEs towards information technology in defining, organizing, planning and control their processes. 

scholarly journals Implication of Engineering Project Management in Small and Medium Enterprise: Malaysian Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 208-215
Author(s):  
Yahya A. Alazemi ◽  
Erry Y. T. Adesta
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Company Performance ◽  
Engineering Project ◽  
Planning And Control ◽  
Medium Enterprise ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
And Control

Integrated project management includes the collection, combination and coordination of project elements in becoming a set of project management. In this research, three important aspects of project management such as life cycles, success factors and areas of problem and solutions in small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are presented. A survey is conducted in Malaysia in order to measure the degree of awareness and implementation of project management in SMEs. The collected data was analysed using statistical methods named Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS). The analysis showed that 80% of respondents with mean 1.20 and standard deviation 0.447 agree that project management is most important for company performance. Only 66.7% respondents really understand the basics of project management. In terms of project goals, the most respondents stated that their project always met performance goals with 4.20 mean and 0.837 standard deviation. According to 80% of the respondents, planning and control are the main criteria to the success of projects and organization with 4.80 mean and 0.447 standard deviation.

scholarly journals Financing gap in Malaysian small-medium enterprises: A supply-side perspective

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 115-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shamshubaridah Ramlee ◽  
Madeline Berma
Keyword(s):  
Supply Side ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Bank Financing ◽  
Medium Enterprise ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
Financing Gap ◽  
Small Medium Enterprises ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Sme Financing

In Malaysia, the issue of financing gap in Small Medium Enterprise (SME) financing is common, but hardly discussed nor researched. The issue of financing gap or lacuna arises due to the mismatch between the demand and supply of institutional funds for SMEs. SMEs contend that finance for SMEs are abundant, however, the supply of bank financing is largely unavailable to them. Banks, on the other hand, maintain that lending to these SMEs remains low because of lack of qualified demand. This brought to the forefront the issue of financing lacuna; a perennial issue in many developing countries, including Malaysia. The objective of this paper is to discuss the financing lacuna in Malaysian SMEs, focussing on the supply side. This paper focuses on the supply perspective to fulfil the research gap in understanding the financing lacuna, which has often been overlooked due to the tendency to analyse financing lacuna from the demand side only. This has been based on surveyed data of SME entrepreneurs. This paper outlines the theoretical approaches and practices of SMEs financing in Malaysia, followed by an analysis of the factors that shaped the financing lacuna (gap).

scholarly journals THE CHALLENGES FOR SMALL MEDIUM ENTERPRISE (SME) IN THE COTTAGE INDUSTRIES

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 01-12
Author(s):  
Nurshadira Mohd Raof ◽  
Syarizal Ab Rahim ◽  
Dzulkifli Mukhtar ◽  
Mohd Zulkifli Muhammad
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Interview Session ◽  
Medium Enterprise ◽  
Analyse Data ◽  
Small Medium Enterprises ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Cottage Industries

There were many reasons why challenges happened around the sellers of SME business. The main purpose of this study was to identify the challenges of small-medium enterprises in cottage industries in Kota Bharu. Based on this study, there were literally four challenges of cottage industries in the SME business. The challenges in this study were the growth challenges in human resources, lack of operation management, financial deficiencies and lack of market power. In this study, face to face interview session was conducted and focused on business owners to obtain more information on what challenges they faced while running a small-medium enterprise (SME) business. The thematic content analysis was used to analyse the interview data. The analyse data suggested themes reflect these challenges.

scholarly journals THE DEVELOPMENT MODEL OF BROWN SUGAR MICRO SMALL MEDIUM ENTERPRISE IN SUMBERRINGIN VILLAGE SANAN KULON SUB-DISTRICT BLITAR REGENCY

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 142
Author(s):  
Arfida Boedirochminarni
Keyword(s):  
Development Model ◽  
Social Media Marketing ◽  
Brown Sugar ◽  
Beverage Industry ◽  
Food And Beverage Industry ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Medium Enterprise ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Small Medium Enterprises ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Blitar Regency is one of the areas in East Java that has become the place for the growth of the food and beverage industry, and has enormous potential. MSME (Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises) in Blitar Regency in 2011 was recorded at 18,644 units. The number then increased significantly in 2015 reaching 254,187 units. One of them is Sumberingin Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises located in the Sumberringin village, Sanan Kulon sub-district, Blitar Regency. These MSMEs seek to improve the economic sector of the region by processing natural resources into goods of the sale value, namely brown sugar. They can produce more than 12kg for each production. Their profits in one production with 12 units get more than IDR 250,000. They have a lot of contributions to their village in increasing the income per capita by producing traditional product to the market and develop their local potential to compete with other modern products through social media marketing and modern market places.

scholarly journals Islamic Financing for Small Medium Enterprises: Challenges and Opportunities

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (Number 2) ◽  
pp. 50-64
Author(s):  
Siti Nurain Muhamad ◽  
Wan Nur Syahida Wan Ismail ◽  
Nurul Aisyah Awanis A Rahim ◽  
Sarah Nadia Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Slow Mode ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Islamic Financial Institutions ◽  
Medium Enterprise ◽  
The Government ◽  
Small Medium Enterprises ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Business Financing

This study attempts to discuss the challenges and opportunities of Islamic financing for Small Medium Enterprise (SMEs), as the Islamic finance industry's growth and SMEs are stimulated in this recent year. The government has introduced Islamic SME financing since 2012, and Malaysia has promoted it by granting a rebate for the participated parties, especially Islamic financial institutions. However, the government's opportunities are still in the slow mode to be grabbed by SMEs. With selected literature related to SMEs and Islamic financing, this study discussed SMEs and Islamic banks' practices in Malaysia. Based on the literature, several issues had to be highlighted, such as SMEs' readiness to have the opportunity with larger firms, SMEs' behaviours, and attitudes when dealing with external supports, as well as their awareness of business financing. Thus, this study highlights the challenges and real issues among SMEs and points out the opportunities for improvement that are expected to benefit SMEs and Islamic financial institutions in Malaysia.

Planning and Control and the Use of Information Technology in Mental Healthcare Organizations

2011 ◽  
pp. 1066-1073
Author(s):  
I.J. Baars ◽  
G.G. Van Merode
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
Planning And Control ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Process Oriented ◽  
And Control

Demand for mental healthcare increases. Simultaneously, the need for more patient oriented processes increases and the market develops towards more competition among providers and organizations. As a result of these developments, mental healthcare organizations are becoming more aware of efficiency and effectiveness. Often, they choose to transform to more process oriented organizations, which require changes in planning and control systems and information technology (IT). However, little is known about the required planning and control systems and IT for mental healthcare.

The Development of Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and the Role of Digital Ecosystems During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2022 ◽  
pp. 123-147
Author(s):  
Marko S Hermawan ◽  
Ubaidillah Nugraha
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Market Share ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Digital Ecosystems ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Small Medium Enterprises ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Cluster Program

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have been the backbone of Indonesia's economy for over 100 years. There is nearly 64-million-unit business, with 98% of the market share belonging to the micro-business and 52% categorized as informal. Despite the uncertainty created by the prolonged crisis, a path of recovery is happening in the SME sector. Continuous effort to support SMEs has been planned include mapping out a cluster program. This chapter illustrates challenges and types of resilience and cluster issues facing SMEs that need to be resolved to prepare SMEs for recovery, and one of them is information technology. For many businesses, including SMEs, participation in the digital economy is the key to greater resiliency. The development of SMEs in Indonesia is an interesting topic with an actual illustration of the recent trends of Asian countries' economies and businesses in the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Rancang Bangun Aplikasi E-Commerce Untuk Meningkatkan Pendapatan UMKM

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Arif Tirtana ◽  
Adnan Zulkarnain ◽  
Bagus Kristomoyo Kristanto ◽  
Suhendra Suhendra ◽  
Muhammad Azrul Hamzah
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Technology Support ◽  
The Public ◽  
Online Trading ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
Fierce Competition ◽  
Small Medium Enterprises ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Product Sales

The development of information technology is currently causing increase fierce competition between industries. The competition has an impact on the development of the micro small and medium business sector (MSME). The MSMEs sector are often less aware on the importance of information technology in this case the use of online trading system (e-commerce) which used to increase the scope of product sales and can speed up existing business processes. Especially MSMEs in Malang District are limited to self-taught sales without using information technology support. This has an impact on the products sold that are not widely known by the public in general which causes MSME revenues to tend to be low. Therefore, in this study trying to design an e-commerce application that aims to increase the income of Micro Small Medium Enterprises in Malang Districts.

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