Logistics Information Management: Volume 16 Issue 5
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Action: the most critical phase in outsourcing information technology
Dieter Fink, Ashraf ShoeibThe paper examined the nature of information technology (IT) outsourcing decision making and developed a theoretical framework consisting of five phases of decision making. The…
Understanding the implications of ICT adoption: insights from SMEs
Helen Shiels, Ronan McIvor, Dolores O'ReillyThe phenomenon of the Internet has forced businesses and organisations to examine their existing business practices and adopt new methods of working, both for existing and…
The implementation of online information and communication technology (ICT) on remote construction projects
A. Weippert, S.L. Kajewski, P.A. TilleyIn an attempt to bring the unique talents of various construction industry project participants together in a more productive and integrated manner, the Online Remote Construction…
Managing knowledge in business requirements identification
S. Alshawi, W. Al‐KaraghouliThis paper reflects on experiences when traditional IT approaches were used to design large IT systems and ended in failure. The main reflections focus on the reasons for system…
E‐fulfillment: the strategy and operational requirements
J. Michael Tarn, Muhammad A. Razi, H. Joseph Wen, Angel A. PerezAn e‐fulfillment system is designed to meet the high order volume and stringent customer service requirements of global business‐to‐consumer e‐commerce. The system converts the…
Scheduling for intermodal transport
G. Kelleher, A. El‐Rhalibi, F. ArshadA logistics‐based project is described which addresses the need for better intermodal transport, whilst balancing economic and environmental gains through the use of Internet…