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Public Healthcare: Changes Introduced When Implementing E-Procurement, Tommaso Federici

Federici Tommaso

The large and growing size of the healthcare public spending for goods and services worries the institutions of many European countries, including Italy, and asks for rationalization initiatives. In parallel, e-procurement solutions spread into Public Administrations (PA's) and introduce innovative processes, primarily in the purchasing phase.

In this scenario, e-procurement has the potential to enable significant efficiency improvements in the public healthcare sector, with the reduction of purchasing and administrative costs. However, most e-procurement initiatives met difficulties and did not fully delivered the expected benefits so far. This is mainly due to the healthcare procurement complexity, specific characteristics and peculiar …

Information Technology, Production Process Outsourcing, And Manufacturing Plant Performance, Indranil Bardhan, Jonathan W. Whitaker, Sunil Mithas

Management Faculty Publications

What is the role of information technology (IT) in enabling the outsourcing of manufacturing plant production processes? Do plant strategies influence production outsourcing? Does production process outsourcing influence plant performance? This research addresses these questions by investigating the role of IT and plant strategies as antecedents of production outsourcing, and evaluating the impact of production outsourcing and IT investments on plant cost and quality. We develop a theoretical framework for the antecedents and performance outcomes of production outsourcing at the plant level. We validate this theoretical framework using cross-sectional survey data from U.S. manufacturing plants. Our analysis suggests that plants …

Serviceorientierte Architekturen: Vom Konzept Zum Einsatz In Der Praxis, Roger Heutschi, Christine Legner, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

Serviceorientierte Architekturen (SOA) werden gegenwärtig als Ansatz für eine einfachere und flexiblere inner- und zwischenbetriebliche Integration heterogener Anwendungssysteme diskutiert. Dieser Beitrag entwickelt ein SOA-Architekturmodell und untersucht seine Ausprägung in vier Praxisbeispielen. Er identifiziert aus den Fallstudien ausserdem typische Architekturtreiber, Einsatzziele, Nutzenpotenziale und Architekturmassnahmen einer SOA-Umsetzung in der Praxis.

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 …

Global Data Synchronization – Hype Oder Lösung Für Das Überbetriebliche Produktstammdatenmanagement Zwischen Konsumgüterindustrie Und Handel?, Jan Schemm, Christine Legner, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

Abgestimmte Produktstammdaten bilden die Grundlage elektronischer Geschäftsbeziehungen zwischen Handels- und Industrieunternehmen. Sie sind damit ein Erfolgsfaktor für die Realisierung innovativer Geschäftsmodelle, die zu Umsatzsteigerungen und Kostenreduzierung entlang der Wertschöpfungskette führen. Obwohl Handel und Industrie sich schon vergleichsweise lange mit dem elektronischen Austausch von Produktdaten beschäftigen, konnten sich weder der EDI-basierte, bilaterale Stammdatenaustausch noch der multilaterale Ansatz über Datenpools durchsetzen. Seit Mitte 2004 verfolgt das Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) einen neuen Lösungsansatz, mit dem Ziel, einen m:n-fähigen elektronischen Produktstammdatenaustausch zu etablieren. Die Ankündigungen von führenden Handelsunternehmen wie Wal-Mart, Ahold oder Tesco sowie Konsumgüterherstellern wie Nestlé, Procter Gamble oder Kraft Foods …

Geschäftsmodelle & Stammdaten, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

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Transformation Des Unternehmens Zu Intelligenteren Geschäftskonzepten, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

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Business Engineering – Value Chain Redesign, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

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Business Engineering – Innovation Und Individualisierung Statt Commoditisierung, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

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Geschäftmodelle 2010 - Wie Ceos Unternehmen Transformieren, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

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Geschäftsmodelle Der Fertigungsindustrie Für Das Jahr 2010, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

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

Hubert Oesterle

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Unternehmenserfolg Durch Service-Innovation Und Individualisierung - Barrieren Und It-Enabler, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

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Geschäftsmodelle 2010 – Servicebasierte Vernetzung, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

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Geschäftsmodelle 2010 - Erfolgsfaktor Management, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

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Geschäftsmodelle 2010 – Datenqualität Als Erfolgsfaktor Des Vernetzten Unternehmens, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

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Assignment Of Swimmers To Dual Meet Events, Maciek Nowak, Marina Epelman, Stephen M. Pollack

Information Systems and Operations Management: Faculty Publications & Other Works

Every fall, thousands of high school swimming coaches across the country begin the arduous process of preparing their athletes for competition. With a grueling practice schedule and a dedicated group of athletes, a coach can hone the squad into a cohesive unit, poised for any competition. However, oftentimes all preparation is in vain, as coaches assign swimmers to events with a lineup that is far from optimal. This paper provides a model that may help a high school (or other level) swim team coach make these assignments. Following state and national guidelines for swim meets, we describe a binary integer …

Die It Richtet Sich Am Geschäft Aus, Alexander Schmidt, Oliver Wilke, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

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E-Contracting: Towards It-Enabled Collaboration Processes In Contract Management, Jan Schemm, Christine Legner, Hubert Oesterle

Hubert Oesterle

E-contracting implies pre-order electronic interaction between customers and suppliers engaging in business transactions. This paper examines electronic contracting from an interorganizational perspective. It derives a collaboration process architecture for contracting in retail and industrial companies and outlines key design decisions concerning a process-supporting system architecture. A case from the retail industry illustrates major problems with paper-based contracting processes currently practiced by most companies and emphasizes the usefulness and applicability of the developed framework in industrial practice. Finally, we present a research agenda towards a holistic framework providing support for retail and industry companies in deploying e-contracting solutions.

Analyzing Faulty Knowledge Systems In Project-Based Environments: An Empirical Investigation In A R&D Organization, Rafael E. Landaeta, Cesar Ariel Pinto, Timothy G. Kotnour, William R. Peterson

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Faculty Publications

This investigation contributes a framework of the relationships among the faulty elements of a knowledge system in a project-based organization. The framework was developed during an applied research project at a R&D organization. A knowledge system can be defined as a series of inputs, processes, and outputs that interact with each other with the purpose of enhance the performance and capabilities of an organization or work unit through knowledge. The framework was developed using literature, our experience as applied researchers, and data collected from members of a R&D organization. Data was collected through a survey, interviews, and group meetings. The …