Research on Evaluation of Intelligent Manufacturing Capability and Layout Superiority of Supply Chain by Big Data Analysis

With the rise of cloud computing, big data and Internet of Things technology, intelligent manufacturing is leading the transformation of manufacturing mode and industrial upgrading of manufacturing industry, becoming the commanding point of a new round of global manufacturing competition. Based on the literature review of intelligent manufacturing and intelligent supply chain, a total factor production cost model for intelligent manufacturing and its formal expression are proposed. Based on the analysis of the model, 12 first-level indicators and 29 second-level indicators of production line, workshop/factory, enterprise and enterprise collaboration are proposed to evaluate the intelligent manufacturing capability of supply chain. This article also further studies the layout superiority and spatial agglomeration characteristics of intelligent manufacturing supply chain, providing useful reference and support for enterprises and policy makers in the decision-making.

Erfolgreiche Einführung von Enterprise Collaboration Systems: Work Design und Mitarbeiterpartizipation als Voraussetzung für Nutzungsakzeptanz?

ZusammenfassungEnterprise Collaboration Systems (ECS) ermöglichen den digitalen Kontakt sowie Austausch von Informationen und Wissen zwischen Individuen, Teams und Unternehmen. Durch die Einführung von ECS am Arbeitsplatz verändern sich Arbeitsaufgaben, -abläufe, -anforderungen und Kommunikationswege. Die Ansprüche an die Gestaltung eines neuen Work Designs sowie der Mitarbeiterpartizipation steigen rasant. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht Arbeits- und organisationale Eigenschaften, welche mit der Nutzungsakzeptanz neuer Technologien zusammenhängen. Hierfür werden Work Design (in Form von Job-Stressoren und -Ressourcen), Vorerfahrungen mit Informationstechnologien und Mitarbeiterpartizipation untersucht. In einer schriftlichen Befragung (N = 212) in zwei Unternehmen, in denen ECS eingeführt wird, wurden Mitarbeitende bzgl. der Eigenschaften ihrer Arbeit, ihrer Organisation und ihrer eigenen Einstellungen bzgl. Technologien befragt. Es zeigten sich Zusammenhänge zwischen einigen Job-Stressoren und -Ressourcen und der Nutzungsakzeptanz. Auch die Vorerfahrungen mit Technologien hing mit Nutzungsakzeptanz zusammen, während Mitarbeiterpartizipation keinen Zusammenhang aufwies.Praktische Relevanz: Die Studie identifiziert potenzielle Arbeits- und organisationale Eigenschaften, welche vom Arbeitgeber beeinflussbar sind, die mit der Nutzungsakzeptanz von neuen Kommunikations- und Wissenstransfertechnologien, im Speziellen mit ECS, zusammenhängen. Die Erkenntnisse können bei der Einführung solcher neuen Technologien am Arbeitsplatz zur Verbesserung der Nutzungsakzeptanz verwendet werden.

Enhancing graduate employability and the need for university-enterprise collaboration: تعزيزُ قابليةِ توظيفِ الخريجينَ والحاجةُ إلى التعاون بين الجامعات والمؤسسات

This study is adapted translation to a desk study of Tran, Thi Tuyet (2016) which addressed enhancing graduate employability and the need for university- enterprise collaboration. The researcher used the procedures of the analytical descriptive method, for that it was based mainly on the original study, and some other Arabic and foreign references, to clarify some issues , concepts and terms covered in the original study. The study aimed to highlight the issue of enhancing graduate employability, and the need for cooperation of universities with Operating institutions, therefore, the study focused on clarifying the concept of graduate employability as covered in related literature, then tried to define the justifications of universities' cooperation with the operating institutions. it also tried to review the forms of this cooperation and its benefits, after that the study shed light on the most prominent challenges facing this cooperation, Finally the researcher presented a set of recommendations and solutions that may contribute to enhancing graduate employability, addressed to universities, the private sector, governments and researchers.

FUZZY-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGING INTER-ENTERPRISE COLLABORATIONS IN PSS CONTEXT

One of the biggest challenges of companies developing new solutions is how to properly manage the different relationships with external partners, especially in the case of Product-Service Systems (PSS). Developing a PSS requires for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) to rethink the organization and roles of the different stakeholders regarding the characteristics of such environments. This paper aims to introduce a methodology to build a framework for inter-enterprise collaboration performance assessment and its corresponding Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). An extensive list of KPIs is established from key factors of collaboration performance and organizational characteristics in PSS context. Finally, further steps of the methodology are discussed where fuzzy techniques are used.

Modeling the Software Prototyping Process in a Research Context

The paper examines the Third Mission of universities from the point of view of company collaboration in the prototype development process. The paper presents an implementation of university-enterprise collaboration in prototype development described by means of process modeling notation. In this article, the focus is on modeling the software prototyping process in a research context. This research paper introduces prototype development in a university environment. The prototypes are made in collaboration with companies, which offered real-world use cases. The prototype development process is introduced by a modeling procedure with four example prototype cases. The research method used is an eight-step process modeling approach. The goal was to find instances of activity, artifact, resource, and role. The results of modeling are presented using textual and graphical notation. This paper describes the data elicitation, where the process knowledge is collected using stickers-on-the-wall technique, and the creation of the model is described. Finally, the shortcomings found in our existing practices and possibilities for improving our prototype development processes and practices are discussed.

Open Innovation Community for University–Industry Knowledge Transfer: A Colombian Case

Academia–enterprise collaboration is understood as a determinant that improves innovation and competitiveness. The mechanisms by which this collaboration occurs have awakened increasing interest among academics, as well as in the business sector. This research aims to identify how open innovation communities can mediate the academia-enterprise relationship, as well as the factors that are more affected by this mediation. Based on the literature, the article addresses the definition of open innovation communities (OICs), university–enterprise cooperation, knowledge transfer (KT), as well as an understanding of OICs as a mechanism for academia–enterprise transfer. An analysis of twelve OICs, conformed by professors, students, graduates, and experts from a Colombian higher education institution is performed. For the data analysis, a factor analysis involving structural equation modeling is carried out. Our results highlight the most important characteristics to take into account in the study of knowledge transfer when OICs are involved, and they also indicate the level of connection between these factors.