scholarly journals Assessment of Sustainable Collaboration in Collaborative Business Ecosystems

Computers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 167
Author(s):  
Paula Graça ◽  
Luis M. Camarinha-Matos
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Model ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Intelligent Systems ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Influencing Factor ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Business World ◽  
Business Ecosystem ◽  
Business Ecosystems

Advances in information and communication technologies and, more specifically, in artificial intelligence resulted in more intelligent systems, which, in the business world, particularly in collaborative business ecosystems, can lead to a more streamlined, effective, and sustainable processes. Following the design science research method, this article presents a simulation model, which includes a performance assessment and influence mechanism to evaluate and influence the collaboration of the organisations in a business ecosystem. The establishment of adequate performance indicators to assess the organisations can act as an influencing factor of their behaviour, contributing to enhancing their performance and improving the ecosystem collaboration sustainability. As such, several scenarios are presented shaping the simulation model with actual data gathered from three IT industry organisations running in the same business ecosystem, assessed by a set of proposed performance indicators. The resulting outcomes show that the collaboration can be measured, and the organisations’ behaviour can be influenced by varying the weights of the performance indicators adopted by the CBE manager.

scholarly journals Modeling and Visualizing Smart City Mobility Business Ecosystems: Insights from a Case Study

Information ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Faber ◽  
Sven-Volker Rehm ◽  
Adrian Hernandez-Mendez ◽  
Florian Matthes
Keyword(s):  
Smart City ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Knowledge Flows ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Ecosystem Models ◽  
Business Ecosystem ◽  
Proactive Management ◽  
Business Ecosystems

Smart mobility is a central issue in the recent discourse about urban development policy towards smart cities. The design of innovative and sustainable mobility infrastructures as well as public policies require cooperation and innovations between various stakeholders—businesses as well as policy makers—of the business ecosystems that emerge around smart city initiatives. This poses a challenge for deploying instruments and approaches for the proactive management of such business ecosystems. In this article, we report on findings from a smart city initiative we have used as a case study to inform the development, implementation, and prototypical deployment of a visual analytic system (VAS). As results of our design science research we present an agile framework to collaboratively collect, aggregate and map data about the ecosystem. The VAS and the agile framework are intended to inform and stimulate knowledge flows between ecosystem stakeholders in order to reflect on viable business and policy strategies. Agile processes and roles to collaboratively manage and adapt business ecosystem models and visualizations are defined. We further introduce basic categories for identifying, assessing and selecting Internet data sources that provide the data for ecosystem models and we detail the ecosystem data and view models developed in our case study. Our model represents a first explication of categories for visualizing business ecosystem models in a smart city mobility context.

scholarly journals RESEARCH OF SDN NETWORK PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS USING MININET NETWORK EMULATOR

2021 ◽  
pp. 24-32
Author(s):  
Oleksandr Romanov ◽  
Ivan Saychenko ◽  
Anton Marinov ◽  
Serhii Skolets
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Model ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Network Performance ◽  
Complex Structure ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Simulation Modelling ◽  
Network Equipment ◽  
Network Emulator ◽  
Network Technologies ◽  
Routing Tables

Background. The implementation of the new modern services on existing networks requires replacement or modernization of the old equipment. This negatively affects the efficiency of providing users with new types of services and their cost. Therefore, the issues/tasks of implementing SDN technology in the construction of networks are in the center of attention of representatives of science-research organizations and telecom operators. SDN networks have the advantages of flexible scaling of the system without replacing existing server and network equipment, eliminating operator dependence on specific vendor solutions, and rapid implementation of the new network technologies and services. To determine the numerical values of indicators of the functioning of SDN networks and check their compliance with the requirements, it is proposed to use in working process simulation modelling. For these goals, the Open Networking Foundation consortium developed the Mininet network emulator, the elements of that are published publicly. The formation of the simulation model and the procedure for determining the performance indicators of the SDN network that uses Mininet has a number of features that are considered in the work. Objective. The purpose of the article is to build a simulation model based on the Mininet network emulator and to determine the performance indicators of SDN networks of various structures/topologies. Methods. Creation of a SDN network segment for testing process of its functioning in the overload mode of various communication routes. Results. The Mininet network emulator allows simulating SDN networks of a rather complex structure, change the performance of network branches and the amount of load in communication routes, to create a network-wide overload mode. During the simulation, it is possible to determine a number of indicators of network performance, such as the RTT (Round Trip Time) parameter for each route of communication, the bandwidth of branches and routes of communication, the amount of delay on network elements, loading of OpenFlow Switch ports/interfaces, network elements with the highest delay, the number of served and lost packets. Conclusions. Use of the Mininet network emulator is a fairly convenient tool for determining the performance indicators of SDN networks. However, there are also some problems. First of all, setting up the system's operability requires writing programs to ensure the interaction among standard elements from the Mininet library. Secondone, is when congestion occurs in the communication routes, the Floodlight Controller does not automatically balance traffic along the work-around route. This task has to be solved manually by making changes to the OpenFlow Switch routing tables. Keywords: Software Defined Networking; SDN; Mininet; OpenFlow; Floodlight Controller; OpenFlowSwitch; NFV; virtualization.

scholarly journals ICT IN A SOCIAL ORGANIZATION IN PANDEMIC TIMES

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Lidon ◽  
◽  
Leonilde Reis ◽  
Clara Silveira ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Organization ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
Perishable Goods ◽  
Provision Of Services ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Is Design

Social organizations are faced with financial problems, but also in the areas of Information Systems and Information and Communication Technologies given their support for activities in providing services to citizens. The article presents the problem in the field of the design of a multidisciplinary prototype and information aggregator to support the management of the provision of services of a Social Organization. The research methodology adopted is Design Science Research, given the specificity of the problem. Requirements models, data models, system architecture, and finally the prototype are presented. The proposed prototype aims to contribute to the reduction of regional inequalities, enhancing sustainability in the environmental, social, and human fields, as well as the inclusion of information that optimizes the reuse of non-perishable goods.

Digitalization as a Key Issue of the Circular Economy to Promote Sustainability

2022 ◽  
pp. 270-296
Author(s):  
Leonilde Reis ◽  
Clara Silveira ◽  
Luisa Cagica Carvalho ◽  
Carlos Mata
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Homeless People ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Added Value ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Integration Strategies

Digitalization is a topic of circular economy in the context of the ReSolve framework. The use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the context of social organizations can provide added value in order to foster integrative solutions. The aim of this chapter is aligned with the literature about ICT, circular economy, and sustainability to present the design of a prototype that fits homeless person integration strategies and addresses concerns in the various dimensions of sustainability supported by ICT. The authors use the design science research methodology in order to communicate the prototype results for the integration of homeless people. The prototype will be developed under the assumption of use in an organizational context by a multidisciplinary team, aiming to allow the cooperation of the various entities involved. This is a contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The main results of this research suggest how to develop, in partnership with local organizations, solutions to solve social problems supported by a sustainable perspective.

scholarly journals SOCIAL ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
António Lopes ◽  
◽  
Leonilde Reis ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Social Engineering ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Current Dependence ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Is Design

Social Engineering, in view of the current dependence of information systems and information and communication technologies organizations, is of great interest in creating conditions, in order to reduce the threats and vulnerabilities, to which organizations are exposed. Thus, Social Engineering is considered to have emerged as a serious threat in virtual communities and is an effective way of attacking information systems, by creating conditions in order to jeopardize business continuity. The article presents the problem in the field of Information Security, emphasizing concerns in the field of Social Engineering in view of the vulnerabilities to which the generality of organizations is exposed. The research methodology adopted is Design Science Research, given the specificity of the problem. The main results are the literature review in the field of Social Engineering, with special emphasis on attack models and a reflection of the real-world professional experience.

scholarly journals A model of digital services deployment within business ecosystems

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Γεώργιος Μπίθας
Keyword(s):  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
Systematic Mapping Study ◽  
Lake District ◽  
Mapping Study ◽  
Systematic Mapping ◽  
Digital Services ◽  
Business Ecosystems

Οι σχέσεις, τα δίκτια, οι αλληλεπιδράσεις και η συν-δημιουργία αξίας θεωρούνται ότι είναι ικανά να χαρακτηρίσουν τις σύγχρονες επιχειρήσεις παροχής υπηρεσιών. Σε αυτό το δυναμικό και γεμάτο από συνεχείς αναταράξεις περιβάλλον, τα οικοσυστήματα υπηρεσιών προσελκύουν ολοένα και περισσότερο την προσοχή τόσο των ακαδημαϊκών όσο και των επιχειρηματικών κοινοτήτων ως ένας νέος τρόπος δημιουργίας καινοτομίας στις υπηρεσίες. Τα οικοσυστήματα υπηρεσιών είναι δίκτια με γνώμονα την συνεργασία, τα οποία αποτελούνται από οντότητες που ολοκληρώνουν πόρους και συνεργάζονται μεταξύ τους με σκοπό την συν-δημιουργία αξίας και την καθιέρωση νέων επιχειρηματικών μοντέλων. Ωστόσο, η καινοτομία αυτή που βασίζεται σε συνεργασία εχει και ένα μεγάλο κόστος. Η πολυπλοκότητα των αλληλεπιδράσεων μπορεί να αυξηθεί εκθετικά και η διαχείριση των σχέσεων μεταξύ διαφόρων ενδιαφερομένων παραγόντων μπορεί να αποτελέσει έναν πολύ δύσκολο και δυσβάστακτο στόχο για κάθε οργανισμό. Ειδικότερα, οι επιχειρηματίες συχνά προβληματίζονται για το πώς θα εκμεταλλευτούν αυτά τα οικοσυστήματα. Από τη μία πλευρά, υπάρχει η αποδεδειγμένη δυνατότητα των επιχειρησιακών αυτών δικτύων για τον εντοπισμό επιχειρηματικών ευκαιριών. Από την άλλη πλευρά, η διάθεση σημαντικού μέρους των ήδη περιορισμένων πόρων τους για την ανάπτυξη και τη λειτουργία τέτοιων δικτύων, ενώ παράλληλα η συνεχής προσπάθεια για την επιρροή/διαχείριση/τήρηση των συμφωνηθέντων των ενδιαφερόμενων μερών προς τους κοινούς στόχους, δεν αποτελεί μια εύκολη απόφαση. Έχουν γίνει πολλές ερευνητικές προσπάθειες για την αντιμετώπιση αυτού του διλήμματος, οι οποίες όμως δεν επαρκούν για την παροχή ξεκάθαρων οδηγιών για το πώς θα εφαρμοστούν. Επιπλέον, τα οικοσυστήματα υπηρεσιών είναι δυναμικές δομές που μπορούν να αναπροσαρμοστούν όσο συχνά χρειάζεται, προκειμένου: α) να επιτύχουν τους δικούς τους στόχους, β) να αντιδράσουν σε εξωτερικές πιέσεις (π.χ. ανταγωνισμός από άλλα οικοσυστήματα). Δυστυχώς, στον πραγματικό επιχειρηματικό κόσμο, αυτές οι δομές απαιτούν κάποιας μορφής μετασχηματισμού, στο οποίο πολλές επιχειρήσεις αποτυγχάνουν όταν αναγκάζονται να εφαρμόσουν θεμελιωδώς. Ως αποτέλεσμα, ασκείται σημαντική πίεση στη στρατηγική ευελιξία του οικοσυστήματος υπηρεσιών, δηλαδή στην ικανότητά του να αλλάζει διαρκώς και αποτελεσματικά την πορεία δράσης του, προκειμένου να επιτύχει και να διατηρήσει ανταγωνιστικό πλεονέκτημα. Οι ερευνητικές προσπάθειες για την αντιμετώπιση αυτής της σημαντικής πρόκλησης υπολείπονται της παροχής οδηγιών εφαρμογής για: α) τους συμμετέχοντες του οικοσυστήματος, ώστε να είναι ευκίνητοι σε τέτοια δυναμικά περιβάλλοντα, β) το ίδιο το οικοσύστημα, για να προστατεύσει την επίτευξη των στρατηγικών στόχων του, διατηρώντας παράλληλα τη στρατηγική του ευελιξία. Σε απάντηση, η έρευνα αυτή ακολούθησε τη μεθοδολογία Design Science Research ώστε να διεξαγάγει μια Systematic Mapping Study (SMS), η οποία επικεντρώθηκε στην καινοτομία των υπηρεσιών και τον μετασχηματισμό των επιχειρήσεων. Με βάση τα αποτελέσματα της SMS, αναπτύχθηκε ένα τρισδιάστατο μοντέλο. Το προτεινόμενο μοντέλο στη συνέχεια παρουσιάζεται σε περιπτώσεις διαφόρων υφιστάμενων οικοσυστημάτων υπηρεσιών - Lake District. Η κύρια συμβολή του προτεινόμενου μοντέλου είναι ότι βοηθά τους ενδιαφερόμενους οργανισμούς να αναπτύξουν μια στρατηγική οικοσυστημάτων, μετατρέποντας έτσι τη διαχείριση των ενδιαφερομένων μερών ενός οικοσυστήματος, τη συν-δημιουργία αξίας και τη διαχείριση των πόρων σε έναν πολλαπλασιαστή δραστηριοτήτων καινοτομίας υπηρεσιών μεσα στα επιχειρηματικά οικοσυστήματα.

Digitalization as a Key Issue of the Circular Economy to Promote Sustainability

2020 ◽  
pp. 111-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonilde Reis ◽  
Clara Silveira ◽  
Luisa Cagica Carvalho ◽  
Carlos Mata
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Homeless People ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Added Value ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Integration Strategies

Digitalization is a topic of circular economy in the context of the ReSolve framework. The use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the context of social organizations can provide added value in order to foster integrative solutions. The aim of this chapter is aligned with the literature about ICT, circular economy, and sustainability to present the design of a prototype that fits homeless person integration strategies and addresses concerns in the various dimensions of sustainability supported by ICT. The authors use the design science research methodology in order to communicate the prototype results for the integration of homeless people. The prototype will be developed under the assumption of use in an organizational context by a multidisciplinary team, aiming to allow the cooperation of the various entities involved. This is a contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The main results of this research suggest how to develop, in partnership with local organizations, solutions to solve social problems supported by a sustainable perspective.

scholarly journals Intelligent Personal Assistant in Business-Context: Key-feature Evaluation for User Acceptance

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-166
Author(s):  
Daniel Hüsson ◽  
Alexander Holland ◽  
Rocío Arteaga Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Resource Planning ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Business World ◽  
Business Context ◽  
Speech Input ◽  
Personal Assistants ◽  
Private Context ◽  
Intelligent Personal Assistant

AbstractBackgroundThe usage of intelligent personal assistants (IPA), such as Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant is increasing significantly, and voice-interaction is relevant for workflows in a business context.ObjectivesThis research aims to determine IPA characteristics to evaluate the usefulness of specific functions in a simulated production system of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. A new function called explanation-mode is introduced to the scientific community and business world.Methods/ApproachAs part of a design science research, an artefact, i.e. an add-on for speech-interaction in business software, was developed and evaluated using a survey among ERP users and researchers.ResultsIn the area of IPA-features, the search-function and speech input for textual fields were recognised as most useful. The newly introduced feature, the explanation mode, was positively received too. There is no significant correlation between the usefulness of features and participant-characteristics, affinity to technology or previous experience with IPAs in a private context, which is in line with previous studies in the private environment leading to the conclusion that the task attraction is the most important element for usefulness.ConclusionsMost of the participants agreed that the speech-input is not able to fully substitute standard input devices, such as a keyboard or a mouse, so the IPA is recognised as an addition to traditional input methods. The usefulness is rated high especially for speech-input for long text fields, calling up masks and search-functions.

Usage control architecture options for data sovereignty in business ecosystems

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 477-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Zrenner ◽  
Frederik Oliver Möller ◽  
Christian Jung ◽  
Andreas Eitel ◽  
Boris Otto
Keyword(s):  
Data Exchange ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Control Architecture ◽  
Usage Control ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Data Provider ◽  
Business Ecosystems

Purpose Current business challenges force companies to exchange critical and sensitive data. The data provider pays great attention to the usage of their data and wants to control it by policies. The purpose of this paper is to develop usage control architecture options to enable data sovereignty in business ecosystems. Design/methodology/approach The architecture options are developed following the design science research process. Based on requirements from an automotive use case, the authors develop architecture options. The different architecture options are demonstrated and evaluated based on the case study with practitioners from the automotive industry. Findings This paper introduces different architecture options for implementing usage control (UC). The proposed architecture options represent solutions for UC in business ecosystems. The comparison of the architecture options shows the respective advantages and disadvantages for data provider and data consumer. Research limitations/implications In this work, the authors address only one case stemming from the German automotive sector. Practical implications Technical enforcement of data providers policies instead of relying on trust to support collaborative data exchange between companies. Originality/value This research is among the first to introduce architecture options that provide a technical concept for the implementation of data sovereignty in business ecosystems using UC. Consequently, it supports the decision process for the technical implementation of data sovereignty.

scholarly journals PEDRERA. Positive Energy District Renovation Model for Large Scale Actions

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 2833
Author(s):  
Paolo Civiero ◽  
Jordi Pascual ◽  
Joaquim Arcas Abella ◽  
Ander Bilbao Figuero ◽  
Jaume Salom
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Model ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Key Performance Indicators ◽  
Positive Energy ◽  
Design Phase ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Reliable Prediction ◽  
Sensitive Analysis ◽  
Web Platform

In this paper, we provide a view of the ongoing PEDRERA project, whose main scope is to design a district simulation model able to set and analyze a reliable prediction of potential business scenarios on large scale retrofitting actions, and to evaluate the overall co-benefits resulting from the renovation process of a cluster of buildings. According to this purpose and to a Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) approach, the model combines systemized data—at both building and district scale—from multiple sources and domains. A sensitive analysis of 200 scenarios provided a quick perception on how results will change once inputs are defined, and how attended results will answer to stakeholders’ requirements. In order to enable a clever input analysis and to appraise wide-ranging ranks of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) suited to each stakeholder and design phase targets, the model is currently under the implementation in the urbanZEB tool’s web platform.

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