Criteria, Use Cases and Effects of Information Technology Process Automation (ITPA)

This study discusses different facets of implementation of e-government in Nepal. With the background theoretical information about e-government in general, the Nepalese case of e-government initiatives is discussed with a specific focus on the “e-government Master Plan.” Important pillars of any e-government initiatives, namely infrastructure, human resources, institutions, and policy and legal aspects are looked into from the perspective of feasibility of e-government implementation in Nepal. While doing so, Heeks’s e-government success/failure model has been taken into consideration accounting for different dimensions, namely information, technology, process, objectives and values, staffing and skills, management systems and structures, and other resources, which are responsible to create design reality gap thereby jeopardizing the success of e-government projects. This study is the first in the Nepalese perspective, which tries to analyze the constraints in e-government implementation resulted from shortcomings in infrastructure, human resources, institutions, and policy and legal aspects. The authors believe that failure of e-GMP to achieve targeted objectives by the end of 2011 can also be attributed to these factors. The insights inferred can be useful in facilitating a smoother implementation of the master plan related to e-government.

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Use of a Business Approach to Improve Disease Surveillance Data Management Systems and Information Technology Process in Florida's Bureau of STD Prevention and Control

Public Health Reports ◽

10.1177/00333549091240s214 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 124 (2_suppl) ◽

pp. 98-102 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Stacy A. Shiver ◽

Karla Schmitt ◽

Adrian Cooksey

Keyword(s):

Information Technology ◽

Data Management ◽

Disease Surveillance ◽

Prevention And Control ◽

Surveillance Data ◽

Management Systems ◽

Data Management Systems ◽

Technology Process ◽

Business Approach ◽

And Control

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Stacker Modules Used in a High-Capacity Robotics System for High Throughput Screening Compound Replication

CrossRef Listing of Deleted DOIs ◽

10.1177/108705719900400612 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 4 (6) ◽

pp. 373-379 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mark Beggs ◽

Herman Blok ◽

Jan Mertens

Keyword(s):

High Throughput ◽

High Throughput Screening ◽

High Capacity ◽

Robotic System ◽

Throughput Capacity ◽

Process Automation ◽

Technology Process ◽

Human Operators ◽

Automation Project ◽

Logistics Control

High throughput screening is now established as a key component of the pharmaceutical lead identification process in many pharmaceutical companies. Over recent years, thanks to advances in assay technology, process automation, and logistics control, the throughput capacity of HTS groups has increased significantly. It is now entirely possible to screen corporate compound collections against an individual pharmacological target within a timescale of several weeks. Despite these improvements, many HTS groups find that their capacity is limited by the rate at which they can provide test compounds in a "screen-ready" format. This limitation is usually imposed by the capacity and productivity of the single-armed robotic systems utilized. We have recently constructed a robotic system aimed at overcoming this particular problem. This system uses purpose-built microplate stacker units that provide high-capacity microplate storage and, importantly, provide an easy and fast interface between the robotic system and the human operators. This paper describes this automation project and the benefits that have resulted from its deployment.

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Study on Use of Information Technologies in Manufacturing Processes

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.795.220 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 795 ◽

pp. 220-226

Author(s):

Joanna Tabor

Keyword(s):

Information Technology ◽

Manufacturing Process ◽

Information Technologies ◽

Manufacturing Processes ◽

Manufacturing Companies ◽

Process Automation ◽

Work Safety ◽

Industrial Processing ◽

Average Value ◽

Level Of Use

This paper contains analysis and assessment of use of information technologies in manufacturing processes performed over the years 2010-2013 by manufacturing companies that employ at least 10 employees. Although companies use many different information technology automation devices and tools, this paper is only focused upon manufacturing process automation devices, since these automation devices exert a significant impact upon improvement of work safety levels. As a result of this study, industrial processing sector’s divisions were identified with the highest level of use of determined automation devices in relation to the adopted average value for the industrial processing sector as a whole, and directions of changes were identified in the area of use of the particular automation devices in the analysed groups of manufacturing companies being active in Poland.

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