Achieving Standardization

2015 ◽  
pp. 194-209
Author(s):  
Stefan Henningsson
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Technical Information ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Economic Organizations ◽  
Security Challenges ◽  
Standardization Process ◽  
Counterfeit Products ◽  
Global Company

International e-Customs is going through a standardization process. Driven by the need to increase control in the trade process to address security challenges stemming from threats of terrorists, diseases, and counterfeit products, and to lower the administrative burdens on traders to stay competitive, national customs and regional economic organizations are seeking to establish a standardized solution for digital reporting of customs data. However, standardization has proven hard to achieve in the socio-technical e-Customs solution. In this chapter, the authors identify and describe what has to be harmonized in order for a global company to perceive e-Customs as standardized. In doing so, they contribute an explanation of the challenges associated with using a standardization mechanism for harmonizing socio-technical information systems.

Achieving Standardization

2016 ◽  
pp. 151-166
Author(s):  
Stefan Henningsson
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Technical Information ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Economic Organizations ◽  
Security Challenges ◽  
Standardization Process ◽  
Counterfeit Products ◽  
Global Company

International e-Customs is going through a standardization process. Driven by the need to increase control in the trade process to address security challenges stemming from threats of terrorists, diseases, and counterfeit products, and to lower the administrative burdens on traders to stay competitive, national customs and regional economic organizations are seeking to establish a standardized solution for digital reporting of customs data. However, standardization has proven hard to achieve in the socio-technical e-Customs solution. In this chapter, the authors identify and describe what has to be harmonized in order for a global company to perceive e-Customs as standardized. In doing so, they contribute an explanation of the challenges associated with using a standardization mechanism for harmonizing socio-technical information systems.

International E-Customs Standardization from the Perspective of a Global Company

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-58
Author(s):  
Stefan Henningsson
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Technical Information ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Administrative Burden ◽  
Economic Organizations ◽  
Global Company ◽  
And Control

This paper addresses international e-Customs standardization from the perspective of a global dairy company who faces the result of the standardization efforts. International trade stands in front of a paradox of increasing security and control in order to meet threats from terrorist, diseases and other risks while at the same time lower the administrative burden for traders in order to stay competitive. To solve this seemingly impossible equation national customs and regional economic organizations are seeking to establish a standardized solution for digital reporting of customs data. However, standardization has proven hard to achieve in the socio-technical e-Customs solution. The author identifies and describes what has to be harmonized in order for a global company should perceive e-Customs as standardized. In doing so the author contributes towards an improved understanding of the challenges associated with using a standardization mechanism for harmonizing socio-technical information systems.

scholarly journals Resenha de BROWN, M. Leann. Regional Economic Organizations and Conventional Security Challenges. Gewerbestrasse: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018. ISBN: 978-3-319-70533-0.

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme Ziebell de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Regional Economic ◽  
Economic Organizations ◽  
Security Challenges

Resenha do livro Regional Economic Organizations and Conventional Security Challenges, de M. Leann Brown, que tem por objetivo discutir os motivos para que organizações econômicas regionais assumam funções de segurança convencional.

scholarly journals Informatics and the Challenge of Determinism

Sci ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Philip Moore ◽  
Hai Van Pham
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Time Lag ◽  
Technical Information ◽  
Systems Design ◽  
Disruptive Innovation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Technological Determinism ◽  
Information Systems Design ◽  
Novel Technologies

Motivation: There is a paradox at the heart of informatics where practical implementation generally fails to understand the socio-technical impact of novel technologies and disruptive innovation when adopted in ‘real-world’ systems. This phenomenon, termed technological determinism, is manifested in a time-lag between the adoption of novel technologies and an understanding of the underlying theory which develops following research into their adoption. Methods: We consider informatics theory as it relates to: social informatics and how humans’ function in society, the relationship between society and technology, information systems, information systems design, and human–computer interactions. The challenges posed by novel technologies and disruptive innovation are considered as they relate to information systems and information systems design. Open research questions with directions for future research are discussed with an introduction to and our proposed approach to socio-technical information system design. Significance: We conclude that the adoption of disruptive innovation presents both opportunities and threats for all stakeholders in computerised systems. However, determinism is a topic requiring research to generate a suitable level of understanding and technological determinism remains a significant challenge.

Diagramming complex systems

1979 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-174
Author(s):  
Susan Marcus
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Computer Graphics ◽  
Complex Systems ◽  
Technical Information ◽  
Visual Design ◽  
Scientific And Technical Information ◽  
The People ◽  
Critical Problems ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Graphics Software

Computer graphics systems existing today allow for the manipulation of increasingly complex visual displays. The visualisation of information in a computer-based medium suggests solutions to two critical problems: first, the overabundance of alphanumeric information routinely generated by information systems and second, the expression complexity in situations that face the business and research communities. Graphic designers accustomed to handling complex scientific and technical information in a systematic and structural way offer a resource for the development of more effective presentations of computer-generated material. Certain graphic designers who specialise in informational graphics are interested in beginning a conversation with the people developing computer graphics software and firmware. The outcome of these dialogues would be the articulation and utilisation of the principles and elements of effective visual design.

Big-Bang ERP Implementation at a Global Company

2006 ◽  
pp. 27-40
Author(s):  
Nava Pliskin ◽  
Marta Zarotski
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Steering Committee ◽  
Dead Sea ◽  
Process Reengineering ◽  
Erp Implementation ◽  
Project Risk ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Global Company

Dead Sea Works is an international multi-firm producer of Potash and other chemicals whose sales for 1998 were about $500 million. In 1996, the Information Systems group convinced top management to pursue a big-bang ERP implementation of SAP R/3. To reduce project risk, risk management was practiced. First, only modules that matched the functionality of the then-existing systems were targeted, avoiding as much as possible software modifications and process reengineering. Second, a steering committee was set up to handle conflict resolution and set priorities throughout the project and top users were given responsibility with implementing modules within the irrespective functions. R/3 went into production on July 1, 1998, six months ahead of schedule and without exceeding the $4.95 million budget.

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