I had a little difficulty finding a fresh article with application so I settled on a good primmer.
http://www.business-marketing.com/store/abknowledge.html
The article was about Knowledge Management and was written by Sheila Campbell, a business consultant that I found posted on a web site titled business-marketing.com. I found this article interesting as it helped me better understand the concept using clear definitions with short questions and answers. For example, “How do you create a Knowledge Management System?” The answer was “you first need to answer the question, why would you create and knowledge information system?”
It boiled down to, you need to deliver good information and data to your employees to enable them to be effective at their jobs and with the large amounts of data companies typically generate you need a system to make any sense out of it. The best sentence that said it all was, “Information is meaningless unless it can be organized and retrieved in a timely manner and for that you definitely need some sort of system. Then it gave a short case study of a consulting firm that was helped by implementing a knowledge management system to empower its employees that were often on the road. One other part of the problem was that there was turnover and when employees left their knowledge left with them. It was difficult at first to get their employees to pool their knowledge and share their talents but it takes vision and leadership from the top down to develop and implement a working knowledge management system.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Article for chapert 9
http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/RFID/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=198700170
I found an interesting article about RFID that relates to chapter 9 on a site provided by Information Week titled Wal-Mart Rethinks RFID. The article was a year old but is still relevant today as it explains why shopping at Wal-Mart has not yet undergone radical changes. Wal-Marts initial push into RFID was to force all suppliers to go RFID but that thinking has since changed. While some products benefit from the technology others do not. One statement where RFID does not work good on obscured cases in a pallet load, where wet, metallic, and glass items were involved, and that’s most of what is sold in a supermarket! The conclusion of the article was that RFID will be a benefit to inventory control for many products it is not a panacea and that each item must be reviewed and logical reasoning must be used before a decision to use RFID would be a prudent one.
I found an interesting article about RFID that relates to chapter 9 on a site provided by Information Week titled Wal-Mart Rethinks RFID. The article was a year old but is still relevant today as it explains why shopping at Wal-Mart has not yet undergone radical changes. Wal-Marts initial push into RFID was to force all suppliers to go RFID but that thinking has since changed. While some products benefit from the technology others do not. One statement where RFID does not work good on obscured cases in a pallet load, where wet, metallic, and glass items were involved, and that’s most of what is sold in a supermarket! The conclusion of the article was that RFID will be a benefit to inventory control for many products it is not a panacea and that each item must be reviewed and logical reasoning must be used before a decision to use RFID would be a prudent one.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Research Assignment with Internet Hot-Spots.
After careful consideration my decision would be to use AT&T / Bellsouth to obtain a consistent reliable internet connection to do business while mobile. Searching webfinder and jiwire for local hotspots revealed that while there are a few free connections available, the majority require activation of a paid service. Most require Boingo or Ipass which run $21.95 and 29.95 per month respectively but are limited in availability. The local library CVCC and the Atlanta Bread Factory in Hickory appear to be the only free options. While T-mobile is an option for $39.95 per month the AT&T option looks more attractive. There are plans from $19.95 to $42.95 per month with the $42.95 plan offering 6mbps down stream and 512 kbps up stream. Based on the limited coverage in the Hickory area for free and the speed and reliability associated with AT&T’s service my decision would be to use AT&T and pay for the service.
After careful consideration my decision would be to use AT&T / Bellsouth to obtain a consistent reliable internet connection to do business while mobile. Searching webfinder and jiwire for local hotspots revealed that while there are a few free connections available, the majority require activation of a paid service. Most require Boingo or Ipass which run $21.95 and 29.95 per month respectively but are limited in availability. The local library CVCC and the Atlanta Bread Factory in Hickory appear to be the only free options. While T-mobile is an option for $39.95 per month the AT&T option looks more attractive. There are plans from $19.95 to $42.95 per month with the $42.95 plan offering 6mbps down stream and 512 kbps up stream. Based on the limited coverage in the Hickory area for free and the speed and reliability associated with AT&T’s service my decision would be to use AT&T and pay for the service.
http://www.erpwire.com/erp-articles/criteria-for-erp-implementation.htm
I found an interesting article representative of chapter 8 that discusses ERP implementation. The article basically talked about how planning is very important because speed is the key to unlocking the advantages of an ERP implementation. It went on to discuss two underlying principles necessary when implementing an ERP system. The first was restructuring the business to benefit from ERP and the second is the technical side of the ERP system. The conclusion is that planning on both sides of the system are important and that speed is key to any ERP implementation
I found an interesting article representative of chapter 8 that discusses ERP implementation. The article basically talked about how planning is very important because speed is the key to unlocking the advantages of an ERP implementation. It went on to discuss two underlying principles necessary when implementing an ERP system. The first was restructuring the business to benefit from ERP and the second is the technical side of the ERP system. The conclusion is that planning on both sides of the system are important and that speed is key to any ERP implementation
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