Specification of fact calculations within the MetaMIS approach

Based on recent work on the so called MetaMIS approach we show how fact calculations can be specified from a management point of view. The MetaMIS approach's intention is to specify management views on business processes. It comprises a language, a representation formalism and guidelines to define information required for management decisions. Information in general should have pragmatic meaning for the management user. Beyond the task of specifying information in this sense, fact calculations are required to manipulate information. Respective analyzing tasks typically deal with variances, growth rates and other relevant aspects of business processes. We extend the MetaMIS approach to enable the specification of fact calculations in data mart environments

Specification of fact calculations within the MetaMIS approach

Based on recent work on the so called MetaMIS approach we show how fact calculations can be specified from a management point of view. The MetaMIS approach's intention is to specify management views on business processes. It comprises a language, a representation formalism and guidelines to define information required for management decisions. Information in general should have pragmatic meaning for the management user. Beyond the task of specifying information in this sense, fact calculations are required to manipulate information. Respective analyzing tasks typically deal with variances, growth rates and other relevant aspects of business processes. We extend the MetaMIS approach to enable the specification of fact calculations in data mart environments. <br

Design and evaluation of a new x-ray diffraction topograph camera

Call number: LD2668 .T4 1964 D77Master of Scienc

Configurable Process Models as a Basis for Reference Modeling

Off-the-shelf packages such as SAP need to be configured to suit the requirements of an organization. Reference models support the configuration of these systems. Existing reference models use rather traditional languages. For example, the SAP reference model uses Eventdriven Process Chains (EPCs). Unfortunately, traditional languages like EPCs do not capture the configuration-aspects well. Consider for example the concept of "choice" in the control-flow perspective. Although any process modeling language, including EPCs, offers a choice construct (e.g., the XOR connector in EPCs), a single construct will not be able to capture the time dimension, scope, and impact of a decision. Some decisions are taken at run-time for a single case while other decisions are taken at build-time impacting a whole organization and all current and future cases. This position paper discusses the need for configurable process models as a basic building block for reference modeling. The focus is on the control-flow perspective. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006

Datenschutz als Rahmen für das Customer Relationship Management: Einfluss des geltenden Rechts auf die Spezifikation von Führungsinformationssystemen

Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, die momentan geltenden nationalen Bestimmungen des Datenschutzes zu untersuchen und Ihre Auswirkungen auf den Bereich des CRM zu beleuchten. Dazu wird im nächsten Abschnitt zunächst das Konzept CRM erläutert. In Abschnitt 3 werden rechtliche Bestimmungen im Umgang mit personenbezogenen Daten diskutiert. Abschnitt 4 beschreibt, wie Kundendaten innerhalb des CRM unter Beachtung geltenden Datenschutzrechts verarbeitet werden können. Abschließend behandelt Abschnitt 5 die Spezifikation von analytischen Anwendungssystemen, die für Zwecke des CRM eingesetzt werden können und beschreibt, welche Implikationen geltendes Datenschutzrecht auf solche Spezifikationen hat

Design LED innovation: Shifting from smart follower to digital strategy leader in the Australian airport sector

© 2013 IEEE. This paper presents and discusses organisational barriers and opportunities arising from the dissemination of design led innovation within a leading Australian airport corporation. This research is part of a greater action research program which aims to integrate design as a strategic capability through design led innovation within Australian businesses. Findings reveal that there is an opportunity to employ the theoretical framework and tools of design led innovation in practice to build collaborative idea generation by involving customers and stakeholders within the proposal of new to world propositions. The iterative gathering of deep customer insights also provided an opportunity to leverage a greater understanding of stakeholders and customers in strengthening continuing business partnerships through co-design. Challenges to the design led approach include resistance to the exploratory nature of gathering deep customer insights, the testing of long held assumptions and market data, and the disruption of an organisational mindset geared toward risk aversion instilled within the aviation industry. The implication from these findings is that design led innovation can provide the critical platform to allow for a business to grow and sustain internal design capabilities necessary to challenge prevailing assumptions about how its business model operates to deliver value to customers and stakeholders alike. The platform of design led innovation also provides an avenue to support a cultural transformation towards anticipating future needs necessary for establishing a position of leadership within the broader economic environment