What is Research? People undertake research in order to find things out in a systematic way‚ thereby increasing their knowledge (Jankowicz‚ 1995). “Systematic” suggests that research is based on logical relationships and not just beliefs (Ghauri and Gronhaug‚ 2010). To “find things out” suggests there are a multiplicity of possible purposes for your research (Becker‚ 1998). It is therefore an activity which has to be finished at some point to be of use. The results of research really are all around
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OPIM 201 – Practice Problem Set 1 1. Suppose a process flow diagram is as follows. In step 1‚ there are two sets of machines ({M1‚ M2} & {M3‚ M4}) in parallel; both sets process identical tasks but each set has different task times. Assume the process is in steady state and there is no buffer between each step. (a) What is the system cycle time? (b) The average WIP turns out to be 4.6 units. What is the average time a unit spent in the system? 2. The department of tax
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No.3‚ Issue 5‚ July-Dec.2012 http://www.facultyjournal.com/ ISSN: 2231-0703 SIGNIFICANCE OF BPR &ERP IMPLEMENTATION IN HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY: AN EXPLORATORY RESEARCH Akondi Srikanth‚ Research Scholar‚ Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Open University‚ Hyderabad‚ India ABSTRACT This paper seeks to signify the implementation of Business process Reengineering (BPR) and then Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) for the betterment of existing scenario of organizations’ under Healthcare Industry in India ‚ as
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ENG502M Second Trimester‚ AY 2010-2011 RESEARCH PAPER ON THE ATTRITION RATE IN FINANCIAL SHARED SERVICES ORGANIZATION Submitted To: Prof. Maria Cequena Submitted By: Rachel Reyes Title: Attrition Rate in Financial Shared Services Organization 1. What are the factors affecting the high attrition rate in shared services organization (SSO)? 2. What are the impacts of the increasing attrition rate in SSO? 3. How should shared services organization address the high attrition rate
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com/0263-5577.htm IMDS 111‚5 Warehouse contextual factors affecting the impact of RFID Angeliki Karagiannaki‚ Dimitris Papakiriakopoulos and Cleopatra Bardaki Department of Management Science and Technology‚ ELTRUN Research Center‚ Athens University of Economics and Business‚ Athens‚ Greece Abstract Purpose – Empowered by the possibility to automatically identify unique instances‚ radio frequency identification (RFID) is expected to revolutionize warehouse processes. However‚ every warehouse
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important‚ because these SMEs an essential role in the Malaysian economic growth. The ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) is a significant tool to increase the effectiveness and competitiveness the SMEs. The ERP enhances the efficiency of the whole business operations in an organization and increase the optimal income. Nevertheless the due to various reasons the implementation of the ERP has not been successful in many organizations and hence its success rate of implementation is quite low. A lot of
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of the importance of these elements in the success/failure of an enterprise. This assignment is the first of the two LASA assignments you will complete in this course. Using the Argosy University online library resources and the Internet‚ research methods of conducting internal and external environment analyses. Select at least three (3) scholarly sources to support the information in your report. Description of LASA: In this assignment‚ you will assess an organization’s current position
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1. General Administrative Tasks Cut Costs and Expand Your Business Productivity with Administrative Help from a Remote Office Assistant. This is a big time saver for any business. Have a Remote personal assistant (with a 3 year university degree) to do your busy work for you. Imagine all the time you will save when an administrative assistant takes over many of your office support tasks. From presentation creation and data entry to answering phones and personal tasks‚ a general tasks VA is there
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of visibility. (Magal‚ Simha. Essentials of Business Processes and Information Systems. John Wiley & Sons‚ 012009. p. 14). 2. What is meant by the term ‘‘information revolution’’? What caused this revolution? What are the implications of the information revolution for you? Answer: Information revolution refers to the increased use of information and communication technology to create‚ deliver‚ and use information. (Magal‚ Simha. Essentials of Business Processes and Information Systems. John Wiley
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their environment by finding more strategic ways to improve their business operations. Because of this‚ many entities are now choosing to initiate process improvement initiatives to help improve the efficiency of their operations and optimize their core organizational processes. (Shafer‚ 2010) defines process improvement as the application of process design techniques to improve the flow and efficiency of production systems. Process improvements are often utilized by businesses to help control
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