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Green Freight Asia (C): The Road Ahead, Jason Woodard, Christopher Dula

C. Jason Woodard

Green Freight Asia is a three-part case series featured in the 2014 APEX Business-IT Global Case Challenge. The case is best used for group projects or workshop assignments concerning business-IT related topics. In this case, students take on the role of a small firm pitching to collaborate with GFA on an IT solution partnership to support GFA’s programme for the adoption of green freight practices in the Asia Pacific region. The case could also be adapted for classroom facilitation with adequate preparation.

Green Freight Asia (C): The Road Ahead is the third and final part of the case series. It …

Green Freight Asia (A): Driving The Adoption Of Sustainable Supply Chain Practices, Jason Woodard, Christopher Dula

C. Jason Woodard

Green Freight Asia is a three-part case series featured in the 2014 APEX Business-IT Global Case Challenge. The case is best used for group projects or workshop assignments concerning business-IT related topics. In this case, students take on the role of a small firm pitching to collaborate with GFA on an IT solution partnership to support GFA’s programme for the adoption of green freight practices in the Asia Pacific region. The case could also be adapted for classroom facilitation with adequate preparation. The first part, Green Freight Asia (A): Driving the Adoption of Sustainable Supply Chain Practices, chronicles the formation …

Green Freight Asia (B): Navigating Toward A Successful Partnership, Jason Woodard, Christopher Dula

C. Jason Woodard

Green Freight Asia is a three-part case series featured in the 2014 APEX Business-IT Global Case Challenge. The case is best used for group projects or workshop assignments concerning business-IT related topics. In this case, students take on the role of a small firm pitching to collaborate with GFA on an IT solution partnership to support GFA’s programme for the adoption of green freight practices in the Asia Pacific region. The case could also be adapted for classroom facilitation with adequate preparation. The second part, Green Freight Asia (B): Navigating Toward A Successful Partnership, explores how a collaborative partnership between …

Entrepreneurial Leadership And Teamwork: The Key To Innovation In The 21st Century, Connie I. Reimers-Hild, Susan N. Williams

Connie I Reimers-Hild, PhD, CPC

Entrepreneurial leadership and continuous innovation are vital components of 21st century communities and organizations. Entrepreneurial leaders must realize the importance of environmental, social and global issues while creating an atmosphere of innovation designed to help followers become more entrepreneurial themselves. Entrepreneurial individuals and teams have the ability to recognize and capitalize on opportunities, innovate, take risks, adapt to rapid change and marshal resources to achieve their goals. When individuals come together as an effective team, they can produce a synergy to meet the demands of a rapidly changing and competitive work environment. Therefore, entrepreneurial leaders must develop entrepreneurial individuals and …

Effective Virtual Teams For New Product Development, Nader Ale Ebrahim, Shamsuddin Ahmed, Salwa Hanim Abdul Rashid, Zahari Taha

Nader Ale Ebrahim

At present, the existing literature shows that the factors which influence the effectiveness of virtual teams for new product development are still ambiguous. To address this problem, a research design was developed, which includes detailed literature review, preliminary model and field survey. From literature review, the factors which influence the effectiveness of virtual teams are identified and these factors are modified using a field survey. The relationship between knowledge workers (people), process and technology in virtual teams is explored in this study. The results of the study suggest that technology and process are tightly correlated and need to be considered …

Making It Real: Faculty Collaboration To Create Video Content, Claudia J. Dold, Gary Dudell

Claudia J. Dold

Interest in integrative health care is a growing area of health practice, combining conventional medical treatments with safe and effective complementary and alternative medicine. These modalities relate to both improving physical and psychological well-being, and enhancing conventional talk therapy. In an interdisciplinary collaboration, teaching and library faculty have created a series of sixteen on-line video interviews that introduce practitioner-relevant experiences to students as supplemental course material. These videos are available through the department web-pages to students in other related disciplines as well, including Social Work, Counselor Education, Psychology, and the Colleges of Public Health, Nursing, and Medicine. The video series …

Making It Real: Faculty Collaboration To Create Video Content, Claudia J. Dold, Gary Dudell

Claudia J. Dold

Interest in integrative health care is a growing area of health practice, combining conventional medical treatments with safe and effective complementary and alternative medicine. These modalities relate to both improving physical and psychological well-being, and enhancing conventional talk therapy. In an interdisciplinary collaboration, teaching and library faculty have created a series of sixteen on-line video interviews that introduce practitioner-relevant experiences to students as supplemental course material. These videos are available through the department web-pages to students in other related disciplines as well, including Social Work, Counselor Education, Psychology, and the Colleges of Public Health, Nursing, and Medicine. The video series …

Virtual R&D Teams: A Potential Growth Of Education-Industry Collaboration, Nader Ale Ebrahim, Shamsuddin Ahmed, Zahari Taha

Nader Ale Ebrahim

Introduction: With the advent of the global economy and high-speed Internet, online collaboration is fast becoming the norm in education and industry [1]. Information technology (IT) creates many new inter-relationships among businesses, expands the scope of industries in which a company must compete to achieve the competitive advantage. Information systems and technology allow companies to coordinate their activities in distant geographic locations [2]. IT is providing the infrastructure necessary to support the development of new collaboration forms among industry and education. Virtual research and development (R&D) teams represent one such relational form, one that could revolutionize the workplace and provide …

Virtual Teams And Management Challenges, Nader Ale Ebrahim, Shamsuddin Ahmed, Zahari Taha

Nader Ale Ebrahim

Introduction: Collaboration is becoming increasingly important in creating the knowledge that makes business more competitive. Virtual teams are growing in popularity [1] and many organizations have responded to their dynamic environments by introducing virtual teams. Additionally, the rapid development of new communication technologies such as the Internet has accelerated this trend so that today, most of the larger organization employs virtual teams to some degree [2]. A growing number of flexible and adaptable organizations have explored the virtual environment as one means of achieving increased responsiveness [3]. Howells et al. [4] state that the shift from serial to simultaneous and …

Virtual R&D Teams: A Potential Growth Of Education-Industry Collaboration, Nader Ale Ebrahim, Shamsuddin Ahmed, Salwa Hanim Abdul Rashid, Zahari Taha

Nader Ale Ebrahim

In this paper, we present our more than two years research experiences on virtual R&D teams in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and draws conclusions, giving special attention to the structure of virtual teams required to support education-industry collaboration. We report the relevant results of an online survey study. The online questionnaire was emailed by using a simple random sampling method to 947 manufacturing SMEs. The findings of this study show that SMEs in Malaysia and Iran are willing to use virtual teams for collaboration and the platform for industry-education collaboration is ready and distance between team members or differences …

Virtual Teams And Management Challenges, Nader Ale Ebrahim, Shamsuddin Ahmed, Zahari Taha

Nader Ale Ebrahim

As a result of globalization and advances in information and communication technologies, the increased use of virtual teams in business has become prominent. In the competitive environment companies are obliged to produce more rapidly, more effectively and more efficiently. It is necessary for them to put together different capabilities and services with the goal, through cooperation between suppliers and customers, service providers and scientific institutions to achieve firm’s objective with high quality. Nowadays shift from serial to simultaneous and parallel working in entity has become more commonplace. Literatures have shown that collaboration is as a meta-capability for companies. This article …

Smes: Erp Or Virtual Collaboration Teams, Nader Ale Ebrahim, Shansuddin Ahmed, Zahari Taha

Nader Ale Ebrahim

Small firms are indeed the engines of global economic growth. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play an important role to promote economic development. SMEs in the beginning of implementing new technologies always face capital shortage and need technological assistance. Available ERP systems do not fulfil the specific requirements of Small firms. SMEs has scarce resources and manpower therefore many SMEs don‟t have the possessions to buy and operate an ERP System. On the other hand competition and competitiveness of SMEs have to be strengthened. This paper briefly reviews the existing perspectives on virtual teams and their effect on SMEs management. …

Constructing An Innovative Model Of Entrepreneurship Education Through Regional Collaboration, Todd A. Finkle, Jack Soper, Dan Fox, Jack Reece, Julie Messing

Todd A Finkle

The Universal Case For Diversity, Inclusion And Intercultural Collaboration In Organizational And Societal Change, Effenus Henderson Mr.

Effenus Henderson

No abstract provided.

Case Study Röhm Gmbh & Co. Kg - Consignment Depot Between Degussa Business Unit “Röhm“ And Basf Coatings Ag, Enrico Senger, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

Röhm produces special plastics, for, among others, the paint industry. In collaboration with BSAF Coatings, Röhm developed an extended Vendor Managed Inventory system that operates a consignment depot, takes on the actual and exact filling of tanks at the customer locations via telemetrics as well as advance forecasts, and passes on quality-related information to designated recipients, and includes the electronic billing of deliveries. The early access to data relevant to the planning process and process simplifications compensated for the additional operating costs. The closer relationship with the customer and their processes, as in the case of L’Oréal, is considered to …

Soa Als Enabler In Der B2b-Kooperation: Erfahrungen Aus Der Automobilindustrie, Hubert Oesterle, Rainer Schaaf

Hubert Oesterle

No abstract provided.

Implementing Collaborative Process Management – The Case Of Net-Tech, Florian Leser, Rainer Alt, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

No abstract provided.

Das Intelligente Unternehmen Kooperiert, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

No abstract provided.

Virtuelle Organisation - Konzept, Realität Und Umsetzung, Rainer Alt, Christine Legner, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

No abstract provided.

Value Chain Forum - Connecting Business Partners, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

No abstract provided.

Architektur Des Echtzeit-Unternehmens, Rainer Alt, Marc A. Caesar, Florian Leser, Hubert Oesterle, Thomas Puschmann, Christian Reichmayr

Hubert Oesterle

No abstract provided.

Real-Time Business: Lösungen, Bausteine Und Potentiale Des Business Networking, Rainer Alt, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

No abstract provided.

Kooperationsprozesse Und Echtzeitmanagement, Enrico Senger, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

No abstract provided.

Fallstudie L'Oréal - Vendor Managed Inventory Zwischen L’Oréal Und ”Dm Drogerie-Markt“, Enrico Senger, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

L´Oréal ist der Weltmarktführer für kosmetische und dermatologische Produkte. Gemeinsam mit dm-drogerie markt realisierte L´Oréal ein Vendor Managed Inventory, das eine Bedarfsplanung auf Basis von Lagerbeständen und Abverkäufen beim Kunden statt auf Basis von Bestellungen erlaubt. Neben der verbesserten Produktions- und Lagerplanung wurde es möglich, den Sortimentswechsel genauer zu steuern. Die Kosten für den zusätzlichen Service der Lagerbewirtschaftung wurden durch Prozesskostenreduktionen vollständig aufgefangen. Der neue Service führt aber zu einer wesentlich höheren Kundenbindung (höhere Wechselkosten für den Kunden).

Fallstudie Brose Fahrzeugtechnik Gmbh & Co. Kg - Verbesserung Des Anfrageprozesses Im Einkauf Der Brose Fahrzeugtechnik Gmbh & Co. Kg, Enrico Senger, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

Die Brose Fahrzeugtechnik liefert Fensterheber, Türschlösser, Türsysteme und Sitzverstel-lungen an die Automobilindustrie. Sie realisierte einen kooperativen Anfrageprozess mit ihren externen Zulieferern und ihren drei internen in die Beschaffung involvierten Bereiche (Zentraleinkauf, Kundenteameinkäufer und Werkseinkauf). Die Anfragen gehen von den internen Bereichen elektronisch an die potentiellen Lieferanten. Im Gegensatz zu früher besitzen alle internen Bereiche vollständige Transparenz über den Status und den Inhalt der Anfrage bzw. der Angebote. Manuelle Erfassungen konventioneller Angebote entfallen.

Fallstudie Röhm - Konsignationslager Zwischen Dem Degussa Geschäftsbereich Röhm Und Der Basf Coatings Ag, Enrico Senger, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

Röhm stellt Spezialkunststoffe, beispielsweise für die Lackindustrie, her. Zusammen mit BASF Coatings entwickelte Röhm ein erweitertes Vendor Managed Inventory, das neben der Bewirtschaftung eines Konsignationslagers, der aktuellen und exakten Übernahme der Tankfüllungen beim Kunden via Telemetrie, der Übernahme von Vorhersagewerten, der Weitergabe von Qualitätsinformationen zu Chargen auch die elektronische Abrechnung der Lieferungen umfasst. Der frühzeitige Zugriff auf planungsrelevante Daten und Prozessvereinfachungen kompensierten den Mehraufwand für die Lagerbewirtschaft. Der Hauptnutzen wird wie im Fall von L´Oréal in der stärkeren Verbindung mit dem Kunden und dessen Prozessen gesehen.

Fallstudie Heraeus Kulzer Gmbh & Co. Kg - Integriertes Customer Relationship Management Bei Heraeus Kulzer Gmbh & Co. Kg, Enrico Senger, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

Heraeus Kulzer entwickelt, fertigt und vermarktet Dentalwerkstoffe sowie die Geräte und Verarbeitungsverfahren als Komplettsysteme für die Zahngesundheit. Ziel des neuen Ver-kaufsprozesses war es, Zahnärzten und Dentallabors ein umfassendes Produkt- und Service-angebot aus einer Hand (One-face-to-the-customer) und auf den Kunden zu bieten. Dazu reorganisierte Heraeus Kulzer die bis dahin produktgruppen-orientierten Verkaufsteams, richtete ein Customer Service Center ein, führte die Verkaufs-kanäle zusammen, entwickelte in einem Data Warehouse detaillierte Kundenprofile und band den Kunden in den Verkaufsprozess ein. Das Ergebnis sind eine intensivere Kundenbindung und ein verbesserter Kundenservice sowie reduzierte Prozesskosten.

Der Takt Der Wirtschaft, Hubert Oesterle, Enrico Senger

Hubert Oesterle

IT-gestützte Kooperationen. Die enge Verbindung zwischen den Leistungen des Lieferanten Röhm GmbH Co. KG und den Aktivtäten des Kunden BASF Coatings in gemeinsamen Kooperationsprozessen geht weit über eine herkömmliche Kunden-Lieferanten-Beziehung hinaus. Eine maßgeschneiderte, elektronisch unterstützte Zusammenarbeit ermöglicht es, Prozesskosten und -durchlaufzeiten zu reduzieren und zusätzlichen Kundennutzen zu schaffen.

Logistik Webservices Zur Unterstützung Des Distributed Order Management, Rainer Alt, Dimitrios Gizanis, Hubert Oesterle, Klaus Guendel

Hubert Oesterle

No abstract provided.

Architektur Für Das Business Networking, Rainer Alt, Marc A. Caesar, Florian Leser, Hubert Oesterle, Thomas Puschmann, Christian Reichmayr

Hubert Oesterle

No abstract provided.