SUSTAINABLE GREEN CITY LOGISTIC SOLUTION FOR THE PRAGUE AGGLOMERATION AND RETAIL CHAIN

During the 20th century, population growth and changes in the business environment also led to a change in mobility requirements. Gradually, there was an increase in transport performance in the area of passenger and freight transport. These trends are also characteristic of the 21st century, when it is also possible to talk about the fundamental development of modern information and communication technologies. The sustainable and green city logistics deals with all transport (passenger and freight) and includes material and goods flows and movements of people inside and outside the city and agglomeration with respect to the sustainability pillars. This article deals with the possibilities of supplying Lidl Česká republika v.o.s. (hereinafter Lidl) stores in Prague agglomeration from the planned logistic centre in Buštěhrad. Two scenarios are tested in terms of total carbon dioxide emissions produced: standard way of distributing goods to stores (scenario A) and sustainable and green way of distributing goods to stores (scenario B). The scientific methods and approaches are used in this article, there are: scenario analysis, vehicle routing problem with pickup and delivery with time windows and carbon dioxide emissions calculation approaches.

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Domestic vs. International E-Shopping

Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology - Handbook of Research on Technology Integration in the Global World ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-6367-9.ch002 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 24-39

Author(s):

Vaggelis Saprikis

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Business Environment ◽

The Internet ◽

Internet Users ◽

Mobile Industry ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Number Of Individuals ◽

Shed Light

Contemporary commerce is completely different as regards features some years ago. Nowadays, a considerable number of individuals and firms take advantage of the information and communication technologies and conduct transactions online. In particular, the mobile industry along with the broad use of social networks and improvements in the internet bandwidth worldwide has created a completely different business environment. Consequently, the technology incited many consumers to cross-border e-shopping, allowing access to a wider variety of products and services, and in numerous circumstances, access to cheaper goods. The purpose of this chapter is to investigate the perceptions internet users have towards e-shops focusing on Greece. More precisely, it aims to find out whether there are contingent differences on customers' perceptions regarding domestic vs. international e-shops, since a gradually augmented number of people have been expressing their preference on non-domestic e-stores for their purchases. Additionally, the chapter intends to shed light on the difficulty in understanding vital aspects of e-consumer behaviour.

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Domestic vs. International E-Shopping

Research Anthology on E-Commerce Adoption, Models, and Applications for Modern Business ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-8957-1.ch090 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1819-1834

Author(s):

Vaggelis Saprikis

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Business Environment ◽

The Internet ◽

Internet Users ◽

Mobile Industry ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Number Of Individuals ◽

Shed Light

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Guidance for SMEs with the adoption of technology: A conceptual framework

The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management ◽

10.4102/sajesbm.v5i1.25 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 24 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Riana Steyn ◽

Awie Leonard

Keyword(s):

Conceptual Framework ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Business Environment ◽

Business Strategies ◽

Adoption Of Technology ◽

Qualitative Research Study ◽

Information Communications Technology ◽

Ict Implementation ◽

Information And Communication

When starting up a new small or medium sized company, it is crucial to understand what the requirements are in terms of Information and communication technologies (ICT). Bentellis and Boufaïsa (2008) note that over the last twenty years the markets have been changing fast, which has led to the evolution of the business environment. In many instances companies cannot keep up with the change occurring in the ICT arena. Entering the market as a small competitor, you need to ensure that you implement ICT that will support your business strategies. This paper presents the findings of a qualitative research study done to determine how SMEs cope with the adoption of technology. The paper explores the typical problems and challenges faced by SMEs, within South Africa, with regard to ICT and propose a conceptual framework to support managers in their decision making on ICT implementation. As such, this framework supports them in choosing the relevant technology, as well as supporting them with the effective application of the chosen technologies.KEY WORDS: Adoption, Information communications Technology (ICT), skills, small to medium organisations (SME), Technology

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Going green: strategic evaluation of green ICT adoption in the textile industry by using bipolar fuzzy MULTIMOORA method

Industria Textila ◽

10.35530/it.072.01.1841 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 72 (01) ◽

pp. 3-10

Author(s):

DARJAN KARABASEVIC ◽

PAVLE RADANOV ◽

DRAGISA STANUJKIC ◽

GABRIJELA POPOVIC ◽

BRATISLAV PREDIC

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Textile Industry ◽

Great Influence ◽

Modern Society ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Business Environment ◽

Illustrative Case ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Green Ict ◽

Multimoora Method

The widespread use of information and communication technologies in all fields has a direct impact on the way the world is viewed. In today’s competitive international business environment, companies are increasingly investing in the search for new ideas and approaches in production. The use of information and communication technologies (ICT) is increasingly gaining in importance, especially in the situation of a dynamic market and increasingly demanding consumers. Today’s business of contemporary organizations is not conceivable without the support of modern ICT systems. Therefore ICT has a great influence on modern society because the ways in which information and data are exchanged are higher than ever. Green information and communication technologies as one area that is new and in development tend to establish a balance between these technologies and the environment. Adoption of green information and communication technologies is not an easy task and is often related to certain limitations. Therefore, the aim of the paper is a strategic evaluation of green ICT and their implementation in the textile industry by using newly-developed bipolar fuzzy MULTIMOORA method. Effectiveness and efficacy of the proposed approach is demonstrated in the conducted illustrative case study.

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Proactive Information Security Strategy for a Secure Business Environment

Advances in Data Mining and Database Management - Managerial Perspectives on Intelligent Big Data Analytics ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-7277-0.ch012 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 214-231

Author(s):

Ionica Oncioiu ◽

Anca Gabriela Petrescu ◽

Diana Andreea Mândricel ◽

Ana Maria Ifrim

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Business Environment ◽

Organizational Level ◽

Security Measures ◽

Security Strategy ◽

Risk Management Strategies ◽

Information And Communication ◽

A Company

Taking into consideration the competitive market, the protection of information infrastructure for a company means competitive advantage. The protected information along with risk analysis are the underlying decision making in the company: either development, positioning on new markets, expansion on emerging markets, exit markets, or acquisitions. At the same time, the protection of information together with operational business intelligence systems are the keys for the decisions of CEOs. Implementing appropriate security measures to counter threats such as attacks can be blocked, or its effects can be mitigated. In this context, this chapter intends to be a thorough reflection on the awareness of potential threats and vulnerabilities, as well as a preoccupation towards cooperation in countering them with well-established rules and mechanisms created at a national and organizational level. The results are relevant to better understand how the actors involved in information and communication technologies could develop new models of information systems and risk management strategies.

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Virtual Work Research Agenda

Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-026-4.ch641 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 4018-4023

Author(s):

France Bélanger

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Virtual Teams ◽

Virtual Work ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Business Environment ◽

Work Environments ◽

Face To Face ◽

Work Arrangements ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Conducting Research

The paper by Bélanger, Watson-Manheim, and Jordan (2002) addresses the gap between research conducted and practitioner concerns in virtual work. One of the key difficulties in conducting research in this area is the overlap between terms used (McCloskey & Igbaria, 1998; Pinsonneault & Boisvert, 2001). While there are other distributed work arrangements such as hotelling, neighborhood work centers and flextime, most of the previous literature has focused on telecommuting (telework) and virtual teams/ organizations. In this article, the term virtual work represents work environments where individuals spend some time working in a non-face-to-face (FTF) mode, using information and communication technologies to perform work activities. Virtual work environments are increasingly employed by organizations. While there is increased complexity and potential for problems, virtual work strategies allow organizations a great deal of flexibility to compete in a rapidly changing business environment. While existing research provides insights into such environments, it does not clearly deal with major concerns faced by managers (referred to as the “gap” between research and practice). One of the potential reasons for this gap is that practicing managers are concerned with current challenges in their own work setting while academics are concerned with developing more generalizable rules and understanding.

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Interfacing Communication and ICTs in a Divisionalised Structure

Encyclopedia of Organizational Knowledge, Administration, and Technology - Advances in Logistics, Operations, and Management Science ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-3473-1.ch044 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 597-614

Author(s):

Toyosi Olugbenga Samson Owolabi ◽

Godspower Godwin Itemeh

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Large Scale ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Business Environment ◽

Small Scale ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Material Resources ◽

Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽

Information And Communication

The quests for sound organizational management and efficient corporate governance have received more impetus in today's business environment. This is because it has been observed especially among large scale enterprises and multinational companies of incidences of wastage of human and material resources, inefficiency and sluggishness in the corporate decision making process at huge cost to the company on one hand and to shareholders on the other. In contemporary corporate setting especially in situations where huge sums are budgeted for information and communication technologies, large scale organisations tend to have more specialisation, departmentalisation, centralization, and regulation than small scale enterprises. Particularly, companies with wide variety of products often give preference to divisionalisation purposely to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in the corporate decision-making process.

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Is High ICT Intensity Always the Ideal?

Journal of Cases on Information Technology ◽

10.4018/jcit.2021010103 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 49-64

Author(s):

Jiahe Song ◽

Muhammad A. Razi ◽

J. Michael Tarn

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Virtual Teams ◽

Good Deal ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Business Environment ◽

Virtual Collaboration ◽

Virtual Communication ◽

Research And Practice ◽

Information And Communication ◽

The Ideal

Virtual communication is a preferred working style for remotely structured teams to remain productivity while reducing cost. A variety of information and communication technologies (ICTs) are available for providing technical support to virtual teams. While companies as a whole have been accumulating a good deal of experience for executing virtual collaboration, challenges still exist due to the nature of different industries or organizations' business environment. The goal of this paper is to explore the types of ICTs adopted and ICT intensity implemented by contemporary virtual teams. Interview-based cases with companies located in U.S., U.K., and China were conducted to achieve our goal. Important insight for research and practice are discussed.

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Information and Communication Technologies as a competitive performance factor in provider institutions of medical services in Ensenada, Baja California

Journal of Administrative Science ◽

10.29057/jas.v2i4.6750 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

pp. 31-37

Author(s):

José Felipe Ramírez Pérez ◽

Virginia Guadalupe López-Torres ◽

Maylevis Morejón-Valdés

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Baja California ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Business Environment ◽

Hospital Efficiency ◽

Competitive Advantages ◽

Competitive Performance ◽

Performance Factor ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Health Institutions

At present, the effects of competitiveness have transcended the business environment and have become essential aspects in organizations. The health sector has not been exempt from this phenomenon, which is essential to achieve greater hospital efficiency. In this context, the use of information and communication technologies has become a new factor of competitive advantages. The objective of the research is to demonstrate that information and communication technologies constitute a competitive performance factor in health institutions, for the achievement of competitive advantages. The research has a qualitative approach, with a descriptive scope, of a retrospective type and a non-experimental, cross-sectional design. A meta-analysis was carried out, guided by a procedure for its execution. As a result, it was determined that the use of information and communication technologies, from its technological, management and social impact dimensions, constitutes a competitive performance factor in health, from its dimension of control of material resources, quality of healthcare process and patient care time. As a conclusion, it is affirmed that their use in health institutions in Ensenada, Baja California, can contribute to the achievement of competitive advantages and greater hospital efficiency.

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Truck Arrivals Scheduling with Vessel Dependent Time Windows to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11226410 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (22) ◽

pp. 6410 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mengzhi Ma ◽

Houming Fan ◽

Xiaodan Jiang ◽

Zhenfeng Guo

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Carbon Emissions ◽

Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽

Time Window ◽

Container Terminal ◽

Time Windows ◽

Hybrid Genetic Algorithm ◽

Total Carbon ◽

Queuing Model ◽

Marine Container Terminal

Irregular external truck arrivals at a marine container terminal often leads to long queues at gates and substantial greenhouse gas emissions. To relieve gate congestion and reduce carbon emissions, a new truck arrival pattern called “vessel dependent time windows (VDTWs)” is proposed. A two-phase queuing model is established to describe the queuing process of trucks at gate and yard. An optimization model is established to assign time window and appointment quota for each vessel in a marine container terminal running a terminal appointment system (TAS) with VDTWs. The objective is to minimize the total carbon dioxide emissions of trucks and rubber-tired gantry cranes (RTGCs) during idling. The storage capacity constraints of each block and maximum queue length are also taken into consideration. A hybrid genetic algorithm based on simulated annealing is developed to solve the problem. Results based on numerical experiments demonstrate that this model can substantially reduce the waiting time of trucks at gate and yard and carbon dioxide emissions of trucks and RTGCs during idling.

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