The Use of Collaborative Technologies within SMEs in Construction

2011 ◽  
pp. 200-221
Author(s):  
Vian Ahmed ◽  
Aisha Abuelmaatti
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
High Potential ◽  
Collaborative Environments ◽  
Collaborative Technologies ◽  
Key Players ◽  
The Right ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Collaborative environments have been evolving and effectively employed in large organisations and are believed to have high potential for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). This chapter shares the findings of a case study that was conducted on twelve companies in order to assess the use of collaborative environments and their adaptation approaches through interviews with senior level managers and end-users. The need for such case studies has risen from an intensive literature review which revealed that SMEs are key players within the construction industry; however, there seems to be little evidence of their utilisation of IT for collaborative learning environments. Therefore, this calls for the necessity to developing an approach blending the right combination of factors which are believed to contribute towards the improvement and implementation of collaborative environments and may affect their success.

The Use of Collaborative Technologies within SMEs in Construction

2013 ◽  
pp. 1341-1357
Author(s):  
Vian Ahmed ◽  
Aisha Abuelmaatti
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
High Potential ◽  
Collaborative Environments ◽  
Collaborative Technologies ◽  
Key Players ◽  
The Right ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Collaborative environments have been evolving and effectively employed in large organisations and are believed to have high potential for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). This chapter shares the findings of a case study that was conducted on twelve companies in order to assess the use of collaborative environments and their adaptation approaches through interviews with senior level managers and end-users. The need for such case studies has risen from an intensive literature review which revealed that SMEs are key players within the construction industry; however, there seems to be little evidence of their utilisation of IT for collaborative learning environments. Therefore, this calls for the necessity to developing an approach blending the right combination of factors which are believed to contribute towards the improvement and implementation of collaborative environments and may affect their success.

Development of a methodology to assist manufacturing SMEs in the selection of appropriate lean tools

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osama Alaskari ◽  
Mohammad Munir Ahmad ◽  
Ruben Pinedo-Cuenca
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Lean Tools ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Selection Of

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a methodology that can help small and medium enterprises (SMEs), in the manufacturing sector, to select an appropriate lean tool for the company which will maximum benefits from adopting the tool. Design/methodology/approach – This study focuses on the selection of an appropriate lean tool for manufacturing SMEs. The methodology contains a quantitative approach that can assist SMEs in identifying the appropriate lean tool. A literature review, collation of experts’ opinions via a questionnaire and a case study (to provide a guideline as to how the developed methodology may work) are presented in this research. Findings – The findings revealed that the proposed methodology was effective in identifying the appropriate lean tools for companies, according to the key performance indicators in the manufacturing SME sector. Practical implications – The developed methodology can be used by manufacturing SMEs as a decision support system to enable the representatives of the company to make an informed decision regarding the selection of the most appropriate lean tool (i.e. that will address the most important issue that the company is experiencing). The strength of using this methodology is that appropriate lean tool can be ascertained relatively easily and inexpensively. There is the prospect of this methodology being applicable to most types of SMEs. Originality/value – This methodology has proven to be useful for recommending the application of lean tools in a company’s attempt to become lean, bridging the gap identified in the literature review.

scholarly journals Strategi Pemasaran dalam Upaya Peningkatan Omset Penjualan UMKM Desa Sumber Kembar, Kecamatan Pacet, Kabupaten Mojokerto

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikmatus Sholicha ◽  
Renny Oktafia
Keyword(s):  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Strategy Research ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Right ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Village

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in Indonesia have an increasing number from year to year. Starting from 2012 to 2017 the development of MSME reached 13.98 percent. percentage in 2017, MSME have reached the number of 62,922,617 units in various regions in Indonesia, of course the number is much larger than the large businesses that only amounted to 5,460 units. Largest amount was donated by micro businesses as much as 62 million (98.7 percent), with small and medium enterprises amounting to 815 thousand units or only 1.3 percent. Sumber Kembar village is also a contributor to the unit. but still have difficulty in implementing the right marketing strategy. Research aims to know the implementation of marketing strategies in an effort to increase the sales turnover of MSME Sumber Kembar village and as an education on the impact caused. type of research method used qualitatively with case study approach. MSME in the village use offline steps in a product marketing that makes their turnover small and the business difficult to develop. if the MSME in Sumber Kembar village do not follow the development of technology, then they will be difficult to compete with other competitors who have advanced.

scholarly journals Empowerment Strategy on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) During COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia: A Case Study of BRI Microfinance Center

2020 ◽  
Vol 202 ◽  
pp. 03022
Author(s):  
Dhayita Rukti Tanaya ◽  
Fandis Ekyawan
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Independent Research ◽  
Research Institution ◽  
Future Improvement ◽  
The Right ◽  
Data Collections ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Depth Interviews

Many Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are impacted by COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, especially the ones who hasn’t fully adapted to the industrial revolution 4.0. Therefore, the right empowerment strategy is needed to develop the MSMEs and help them to strive during COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, this paper presents a research to evaluate the empowerment strategy of Indonesian MSMEs implemented by the BRI Microfinance Center (BMC), an independent research institution under BRI Group as the leader of microfinance in Indonesia. This research also analyse the potentials and problems faced by BMC in conducting their empowerment effort during the pandemic and formulate alternative strategies as recommendation for future improvement. As a case study with descriptive qualitative approach, the data collections are done by in-depth interviews on BMC’s key people and literature studies on supporting documents, and triangulation. The result presented in this paper has important points to deeply understand the existing MSMEs empowerment strategy in Indonesia implemented by BMC, the strategy shifts during the pandemic, and recommendations for strategy improvements. This paper will also complete similar researches regarding the studies on empowerment strategy to enhance the MSME’s competitiveness in Indonesia.

Pure Biologics – From a Bootstrapped Boutique CRO to an Integrated Drug Discovery Public Company

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-63
Author(s):  
Sameer Deshmukh ◽  
Przemysław Jurek ◽  
Filip Jelen ◽  
Sabina Tabaczar ◽  
Tomasz Bakowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Discovery ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Public Funding ◽  
Corporate Management ◽  
Publicly Traded ◽  
Biopharmaceutical Company ◽  
Public Company ◽  
Medium Enterprises

The present article is a case study of a Polish biopharmaceutical company, “Pure Biologics”. The company was founded in 2010 by a group of scientists and, over the last nine years, grew substantially from just a few individuals to nearly one hundred professionals. Initially, a privately-funded civil partnership, Pure Biologics, has been transformed into a publicly-traded company. Such a transformation has been possible not only because of the expertise and growing experience of corporate management, but also the specific economic environment and substantial public funding dedicated to innovative Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

Relevant factors of innovation contests for SMEs

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 1196-1215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Isabel Rodriguez Ferradas ◽  
José A. Alfaro Tanco ◽  
Francesco Sandulli
Keyword(s):  
New Product Development ◽  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Retrospective Case ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Context Factors ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Design Factors ◽  
Relevant Factors

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relevant factors that influence the implementation of innovation contests, an open innovation (OI) practice that has been extensively reported in the literature as a managerial tool for external knowledge search. The authors focus the study on the context of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach The approach is a retrospective case study. This methodology allows an in-depth view into a Spanish SME that successfully undertook two new product development processes thanks to the deployment of innovation contests. Findings The main context factors influencing innovation contests as managerial tool are ambidexterity, technological and marketing turbulence and intermediaries, among others. Regarding design factors, this work highlights the role of attraction and facilitation. Additionally, the repetitive implementation of innovation contests creates a corporate culture that promotes OI activities. Practical implications Managers will understand that they can use innovation contests as a managerial tool, and knowing the factors that need to be taken into account when implementing an innovation contest will help SMEs managers to make better use of this practice. Originality/value This case study enriches the literature of both innovation contests and topics relevant to SMEs. Based on a theoretical framework of the design factors that influence the implementation of innovation contests, the authors propose a research framework that incorporates those context factors in association with an SME.

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