Information Systems and Small Business

2010 ◽  
pp. 54-59
Author(s):  
M. Gordon Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Business Sector ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Economic Output ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Effective Use

The subject area of the application of information systems to small business is a thoroughly interesting, yet relatively under-researched topic. Small business is an important part of any economy. In the United Kingdom, 25% of the gross domestic product is produced by small business, which employs 65% of the nation’s workers (Ballantine et al., 1998). In Canada, 43% of economic output is accounted for by small business, employing 50% of private sector employees (Industry Canada, 1997). Further, governments view the small business sector as that component of the economy that can best contribute to economic growth (Balderson, 2000). Given the importance of this sector of the economy, it is incumbent upon researchers and managers of small business to develop a better understanding of how information systems may contribute to the operation and growth of individual businesses as well as the overall sector. The objective of this article is to provide an overview of information systems used by small business. Research projects are presented that describe the current situation. Recommendations are then proffered for various stakeholders who should contribute to a more effective use of information systems by small business.

Information Systems and Small Business

2010 ◽  
pp. 1994-1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Gordon Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Business Sector ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Economic Output ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Effective Use

The subject area of the application of information systems to small business is a thoroughly interesting, yet relatively under-researched topic. Small business is an important part of any economy. In the United Kingdom, 25% of the gross domestic product is produced by small business, which employs 65% of the nation’s workers (Ballantine et al., 1998). In Canada, 43% of economic output is accounted for by small business, employing 50% of private sector employees (Industry Canada, 1997). Further, governments view the small business sector as that component of the economy that can best contribute to economic growth (Balderson, 2000). Given the importance of this sector of the economy, it is incumbent upon researchers and managers of small business to develop a better understanding of how information systems may contribute to the operation and growth of individual businesses as well as the overall sector. The objective of this article is to provide an overview of information systems used by small business. Research projects are presented that describe the current situation. Recommendations are then proffered for various stakeholders who should contribute to a more effective use of information systems by small business.

Information Systems and Small Business

2005 ◽  
pp. 1487-1490
Author(s):  
M. Gordon Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Gross Domestic Product ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Business Sector ◽  
Economic Output ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Subject

The subject area of the application of information systems to small business is a thoroughly interesting, yet relatively under-researched topic. Small business is an important part of any economy. In the United Kingdom, 25% of the gross domestic product is produced by small business, which employs 65% of the nation’s workers (Ballantine et al., 1998). In Canada, 43% of economic output is accounted for by small business, employing 50% of private sector employees (Industry Canada, 1997). Further, governments view the small business sector as that component of the economy that can best contribute to economic growth (Balderson, 2000). Given the importance of this sector of the economy, it is incumbent upon researchers and managers of small business to develop a better understanding of how information systems may contribute to the operation and growth of individual businesses as well as the overall sector.

The geographical underpinning of society and its radical transition *

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Rhind
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographical Information Systems ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
British Society ◽  
War And Peace ◽  
Ordnance Survey ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Radical Transformation

Maps and mapping are the manifestation of geography for the great bulk of the population. These play a key role in society and underpin many functions of the state. The situation is particularly marked in Britain, both in war and peace, where the Ordnance Survey (the country's national mapping agency) has been central to national mapping for more than two centuries. It is no exaggeration to say that mapping underpins many of the activities of society, especially in Britain. The collation, visualisation and analysis of geographical information through maps are intimately intertwined. Since British geography and British geographers have been involved in all aspects of mapping and its successor, this chapter covers both academic and non-academic aspects of the subject area. This chapter examines the geographical underpinning of British society and its radical transformation, Geographical Information Systems and information technology and non-trivial cartography.

Product Modelling in the Building and Construction Industry

2010 ◽  
pp. 104-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edwin Dado ◽  
Reza Beheshti ◽  
Martinus van de Ruitenbeek
Keyword(s):  
Data Exchange ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Fourth Generation ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Web Standards ◽  
Product Modelling ◽  
The Subject ◽  
High Level

This chapter provides an overview of product modelling in the Building and Construction (BC) industry based on authors’ experiences gained from various conducted research projects and also taking into account results of other research projects. This chapter starts with an introduction and background of the subject area in terms of motivation, industrial needs and requirements. This is followed by an overview of a historical background of the subject area. In this historical background we distinguish five generations of product modelling developments. The first generation of product modelling developments is characterized by the influence of previous expert and database developments and by the constituting high-level constructs (e.g. EDM, BSM, RATAS and GARM). The second generation of product modelling developments can be characterized by the development of detailed aspect systems and supporting frameworks for data exchange and integration (e.g. IRMA, ATLAS, COMBINE, PISA and IMPPACT). The third generation product modelling developments can be characterized by its focus on collaborative engineering support by means of the application of middleware and client/server technology (e.g. SPACE, CONCUR, BCCM, VEGA and ToCEE) and the development of the IFC. The fourth generation of product modelling developments is heavily influenced by the Internet and Web Services standards such as XML, SOAP and UDDI and related business models such as eBusiness and eWork (e.g. bcXML, ifcXML and eConstruct). The next (fifth) generation of product modelling developments will be based on the emerging semantic web standards such as OWL and RDF, and based on the concepts of ontology internationmodelling as experienced in ongoing (European) projects such as SWOP. After this historical overview, an analysis of the characteristics of interesting conceptual product approaches is presented. Here we discuss the Standardisation, Minimal Model, Core Model, NOT, Vocabulary and Ontology product modelling approaches. Followed by an analysis of a number of specific conceptual product models and how the basic product modelling constructs (i.e. semantics, lifecycle modifiers and multiple project views) are implemented. This chapter ends with a discussion about some ongoing projects (COINS, CHEOPS and SWOP) in the context of future trends.

Belief, Inquiry, Argument and Reflection as Significant Issues in Learning about Information Systems Development Methodologies

2003 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Banks
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Systems Development ◽  
Information Systems Development ◽  
Social Construct ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject

This chapter examines some of the issues that are driving the development of a master’s course designated as “Information Systems Development Methodologies.” The course takes a “reality as a social construct” view of the world, the purpose of the approach being to encourage students to challenge assumptions and enhance their abilities to research, reflect, critique, and develop strong arguments to support their understanding of the subject area. An interpretive approach such as this can challenge those students whose experiences of previous educational settings have been more strongly oriented toward rote or positivistic teaching and learning styles. The chapter outlines a number of approaches that have been adopted to help students deal with interpretive approaches to learning and to introduce them to issues of belief, inquiry, argument, and reflection.

scholarly journals ALGORITHMIC SUPPORT FOR MULTICRITERIA ASSESSMENT OF RETAIL INFORMATION SYSTEMS

2021 ◽  
pp. 3-9
Author(s):  
Oleksandr Bieliaiev ◽  
Iryna Liutenko ◽  
Nataliia Stratiienko
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Consumer Goods ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Retail Trade ◽  
Expert Assessment ◽  
Activity Diagram ◽  
Algorithmic Support ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Corporate Information Systems

This article is devoted to the issues of assessing the effectiveness of information systems for enterprises engaged in retail trade in consumer goods. This article describes the tasks that the retail FMCG trade, as well as the functions of the retail trade, solve. The features of the subject area were considered, which will form the basis for the formation of scales for assessing the effectiveness of information systems. The priorities, tasks, and features of the business model of enterprises engaged in retail trade in consumer goods, depending on the market segment they occupy. Various types of corporate information systems that can be used in retail trade are considered. The analysis of the subject area made it possible not only to determine important metrics for assessing the effectiveness of information systems but also to determine the priority of the requirements for the availability of certain functionality in the information system from each business segment, large, medium and small. Also, the existing standards in the subject areas of software development and enterprise organization were considered. This article proposes a methodology for evaluating information systems for enterprises engaged in consumer goods retail trade that belong to different market segments. The proposed methodology is based on the approach of multi-criteria expert assessment. An example of linguistic variables for one of the questions of the questionnaire for experts is given. The order of operation of the expert system is also presented in the form of an activity diagram. The developed expert information system can be monetized by providing referral links to the products of companies supplying information systems for retail. In the future, it is planned to add the ability for qualified experts to select combination of metrics for assessment, as well as change the assessment scale to increase accuracy. Keywords: information system, retail trade, consumer goods, performance assessment, expert assessments.

scholarly journals Implementation of information system for woodworking enterprise

2020 ◽  
pp. 27-39
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Kolbenko ◽  
Alexandr Pugachev
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Customer Information ◽  
Effi Ciency ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Transfer Of Information

This article discusses the woodworking industry that sells timber and lumber. The analysis of the subject area was carried out, the problems of the company associated with the constant search for customers were identified; transfer of information, documents, reports on paper; lack of a single database for accounting documentation. In this regard, it was decided to select an information system that allows solving the identified problems. After a review of information systems, an information system was selected and implemented for the enterprise, which accelerates the process of paperwork for the sale of timber and lumber; increase the effi-ciency of processes for filling out documentation for the sale of forests; store customer information in a single database; keep records at all stages of harvested wood circulation and keep automated records in terms of harvesting, transportation, acceptance and shipment of roundwood.

The new Central bank three-year plan in the context of the main problems of the Russian economy (on the draft «Main directions of the unified state monetary policy for 2021 and the period 2022–2023» of the Bank of Russia)

2021 ◽  
pp. 33-44
Author(s):  
Mikhail Ershov ◽  
Anna Tanasova
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Central Bank ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Negative Answer ◽  
Russian Economy ◽  
Regulatory Instruments ◽  
Budget Policy ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Russian Federation

The article presents an analysis of the draft «Main directions of the unified state monetary policy for 2021 and for the period 2022–2023» of the Bank of Russia, aimed at finding out whether the designed monetary policy will contribute to solving the main problems of the Russian economy. Leaning towards a generally negative answer to this question, the authors of the article, firstly, establish that some of these problems, including problems whose solution falls within the direct competence of the Bank of Russia, and which, accordingly, fall within the subject area of the regulatory instruments available to the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, are clearly insufficiently worked out in the document or, worse, only simply indicated. Unfortunately, this also applies to the key reproduction tasks associated with ensuring rapid, sustainable and high-quality economic growth. Secondly, they fix the year that began in March 2021 new round of increase in the key rate of the Bank of Russia. Third, they emphasize the fact of the negative synergy of the Bank of Russia’s tight monetary policy and the Russian Ministry of Finance’s tight budget policy, designed for the period up to 2023. The article substantiates the need for a coordinated approach of financial regulators and agencies to solve the problems of overcoming the crisis and stimulating economic growth.

scholarly journals RESEARCH OF ACID TRANSACTION IMPLEMENTATION METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED DATABASES USING REPLICATION TECHNOLOGY

2021 ◽  
pp. 19-31
Author(s):  
Oksana Mazurova ◽  
Artem Naboka ◽  
Mariya Shirokopetleva
Keyword(s):  
Relational Databases ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Distributed Databases ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Relational Model ◽  
Distributed Transactions ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Selection Of

Today, databases are an integral part of most modern applications designed to store large amounts of data and to request from many users. To solve business problems in such conditions, databases are scaled, often horizontally on several physical servers using replication technology. At the same time, many business operations require the implementation of transactional compliance with ACID properties. For relational databases that traditionally support ACID transactions, horizontal scaling is not always effective due to the limitations of the relational model itself. Therefore, there is an applied problem of efficient implementation of ACID transactions for horizontally distributed databases. The subject matter of the study is the methods of implementing ACID transactions in distributed databases, created by replication technology. The goal of the work is to increase the efficiency of ACID transaction implementation for horizontally distributed databases. The work is devoted to solving the following tasks: analysis and selection of the most relevant methods of implementation of distributed ACID transactions; planning and experimental research of methods for implementing ACID transactions by using of NoSQL DBMS MongoDB and NewSQL DBMS VoltDB as an example; measurements of metrics of productivity of use of these methods and formation of the recommendation concerning their effective use. The following methods are used: system analysis; relational databases design; methods for evaluating database performance. The following results were obtained: experimental measurements of the execution time of typical distributed transactions for the subject area of e-commerce, as well as measurements of the number of resources required for their execution; revealed trends in the performance of such transactions, formed recommendations for the methods studied. The obtained results allowed to make functions of dependence of the considered metrics on loading parameters. Conclusions: the strengths and weaknesses of the implementation of distributed ACID transactions using MongoDB and VoltDB were identified. Practical recommendations for the effective use of these systems for different types of applications, taking into account the resources consumed and the types of requests.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Functional Capabilities of Domestic and Foreign Information Systems for Creating of the Single Information Space in the Housing and Communal Services

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-18
Author(s):  
Попов ◽  
A. Popov
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Object Oriented ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Information Space ◽  
Functional Capabilities ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Types Of Information ◽  
Real Estate Management

The article considers the problems of forming a single information space in the course of operation of the state information system of housing and communal services. Five types of information systems used in the Russian Federation by organizations for managing housing and communal services have been identified. Object-oriented analysis of the subject area «real estate management by foreign information systems» was conducted. A diagram of use cases and a class diagram using UML notation for a comparative analysis of domestic and foreign information systems are constructed. With the help of diagrams was implemented a comparative analysis of domestic and foreign information systems. It was noted the lack of marketing functions in domestic systems and insufficient development of the functions to include tenants in the management of housing and communal services.

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