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Wertschätzung zählt
(2023)
Wie steht es mit den Sitten im B2B-Geschäft? Im Beitrag werden Wahrnehmung und Ursachen für den Sittenwandel im wirtschaftlichen Kontext in Deutschland und der Schweiz beleuchtet. Anhand einer Analyse der Werteforschung und Experteninterviews im B2B-Sales werden die Erscheinungsformen des Sittenwandels kritisch untersucht. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Wertschätzung, Respekt und Vertrauen im Vertriebsbereich zwar einen hohen Wert besitzen, aber oft missachtet werden.
Enterprises and societies currently face crucial challenges, while Society 5.0 can contribute to a supersmart society, especially for manufacturing and healthcare, and Industry 4.0 becomes important in the global manufacturing industry. Smart energy digital platforms are architected to manage energy supply efficiently. Furthermore, the above digital platforms are expected to collect various kinds of data and analyze Big Data for the trends in the sharing economy in ecosystems. The adaptive integrated digital architecture framework (AIDAF) for Design Thinking Approach with Risk Management is expected to make an alignment with digital IT strategy. In this paper, we propose that various energy management systems and related digital platforms are designed and implemented in an alignment to digital IT strategy for sharing economy toward Society 5.0, with the AIDAF framework for Design Thinking Approach with Risk Management. The vision of AIDAF applications to enable sharing economy and digital platforms is explained and extended in the context of Society 5.0. In addition, challenges and future activities for this area are discussed that cover the directions of smart energy for Society 5.0.
Sprachassistenten gewinnen als Alltagshelfer immer mehr an Bedeutung. Sie beeinflussen die Art und Weise, wie Menschen Aufgaben erledigen und mit Unternehmen interagieren. Eine qualitative Studie hat die Nutzungsbereitschaft beim Kauf von High-Involvement-Produkten über Sprachassistenten untersucht. Zukünftig könnte Voice Commerce für diese Produkte an Relevanz gewinnen.
“Vertrauen ist nicht alles, aber ohne Vertrauen ist alles nichts.” Nun ja, fast. Zweifelsfrei ist jedoch Vertrauen ein zentrales Element, um auf angenehme Art und Weise zusammenarbeiten zu können und intrinsische Motivation freizusetzen. Denn wo Vertrauen fehlt, macht sich Misstrauen breit. Was wiederum ziemlich schnell zu ausufernder Kontrolle führt, mithin zu den bekannten Kontrollexzessen, die – wie wir alle ärgerlicher Weise erfahren durften – teilweise sogar über rechtliche Grenzen hinausreichen. Aber Vertrauen aufbauen und pflegen ist nicht immer selbstverständlich und ganz einfach (→Investition Vertrauen). Aber was, wenn Vertrauen auch noch international aufgebaut werden soll. Wo drohen dort Fallstricke? Genau dieser Frage gehen Robert Münscher und Julia Hormuth nach.
Die hohen Schulden in einigen Staaten der Europäischen Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion lassen nach wie vor staatliche Insolvenzen befürchten. Um die bereits entstandenen Probleme zu bewältigen, aber auch damit eine solche Situation künftig gar nicht erst eintritt, ist eine staatliche Insolvenzordnung erforderlich.
Unternehmertum ist ein integraler Bestandteil des Ernuerungsprozesses von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft. Die Erneuerer sind nicht Politik oder Management, es sind einzelne Persönlichkeiten, die wagen, mit etwas zu beginnen, dessen Ausgang ungewiss ist, die ungebremst Kraft und Fähigkeiten einsetzen, mit der Folge, dass am Ende etwas Neues erschaffen worden ist. Wenn in wirtschaftlichen, kirchlichen, staatlichen, wissenschaftlichen und politischen Bereichen wirksam und innovativ gearbeitet wird, sind möglicherweise die gleichen personalen Talente und Gaben wirksam...Oft ist es eine Idee, ein motivierendes Bedürfnis, das sich Ausdruck verschafft in Handlungen, fast unabhängig von der Ausbildung oder einem begonnenen Studium. Man kann methodisches Know-how aufbauen, jedoch nicht Unternehmertum lernen.
Intermittent time series forecasting is a challenging task which still needs particular attention of researchers. The more unregularly events occur, the more difficult is it to predict them. With Croston’s approach in 1972 (1.Nr. 3:289–303), intermittence and demand of a time series were investigated the first time separately. He proposes an exponential smoothing in his attempt to generate a forecast which corresponds to the demand per period in average. Although this algorithm produces good results in the field of stock control, it does not capture the typical characteristics of intermittent time series within the final prediction. In this paper, we investigate a time series’ intermittence and demand individually, forecast the upcoming demand value and inter-demand interval length using recent machine learning algorithms, such as long-short-term-memories and light-gradient-boosting machines, and reassemble both information to generate a prediction which preserves the characteristics of an intermittent time series. We compare the results against Croston’s approach, as well as recent forecast procedures where no split is performed.
Due to the consequential impact of technological breakdowns, companies have to be prepared to deal with breakdowns or even better prevent them. In today's information technology, several methods and tools exist to downscale this concern. Therefore, this paper deals with the initial determination of a resilient enterprise architecture supporting predictive maintenance in the information technology domain and furthermore, concerns several mechanisms on how to reactively and proactively secure the state of resiliency on several abstraction levels. The objective of this paper is to give an overview on existing mechanisms for resiliency and to describe the foundation of an optimized approach, combining infrastructure and process mining techniques.
The digital twin concept has been widely known for asset monitoring in the industry for a long time. A clear example is the automotive industry. Recently, there has also been significant interest in the application of digital twins in healthcare, especially in genomics in what is known as precision medicine. This work focuses on another medical speciality where digital twins can be applied, sleep medicine. However, there is still great controversy about the fundamentals that constitute digital twins, such as what this concept is based on and how it can be included in healthcare effectively and sustainably. This article reviews digital twins and their role so far in what is known as personalized medicine. In addition, a series of steps will be exposed for a possible implementation of a digital twin for a patient suffering from sleep disorders. For this, artificial intelligence techniques, clinical data management, and possible solutions for explaining the results derived from artificial intelligence models will be addressed.
This book examines the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in East Africa. The BRI is considered China's central geopolitical and geo-economic project in the era of President Xi Jinping. Through this work, the author aims to contribute to filling some research gaps, such as the lack of depth in studies of individual BRI projects and the underconsideration of processing narratives in participating countries. The guiding question is the extent to which the BRI is a political or hegemonic project of the CCP-directed state-civil society complex in East Africa. To answer these questions, databases of international organizations and policy documents are analyzed. In addition, the author conducts a qualitative content analysis of newspaper articles from local media houses in the countries of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania to examine three infrastructure projects. The work illustrates that the BRI contributes to increasing connectivity in East Africa. At the same time, the compression of economic relations and the implementation of infrastructure projects in East Africa lead to numerous consequences and contour a hegemonic project.
Ziel der Arbeit von Julian Ilg ist die Entwicklung einer systematischen Eignungsanalyse zum Einsatz additiver Fertigungsverfahren im unternehmensspezifischen Kontext. Der Autor fasst die gängigsten additiven Fertigungsverfahren zusammen und liefert einen Überblick über die derzeitige Anwendung dieser Verfahren sowie über die Herausforderungen bei deren Einsatz am Beispiel von Unternehmen aus der Medizintechnik. Basierend auf diesen Erkenntnissen gelingt es dem Autor, interessierten Unternehmen eine quantifizierende Entscheidungshilfe zu liefern, die gleichermaßen sowohl die ingenieurswissenschaftlichen Punkte als auch die wirtschaftlichen Aspekte beim Umstieg vom herkömmlichen Herstellungsverfahren auf additive Fertigungsverfahren berücksichtigt.
This book presents an empirical investigation of the efforts that multinational pharmaceutical companies take in order to find a business model that allows for a profitable access to the Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) markets. The Bottom of the Pyramid in Africa is frequently mentioned as an attractive market due to its sheer size. Yet most companies struggle to access it because of the low price level, difficult physical market access and challenges when it comes to payment.
More specifically, the book investigates the following business model-related questions: Do pharmaceutical companies provide products that meet the needs of the BoP? What characterizes the value generation of the company? What revenue model leads to a profitable business, and what role does a network of partners play in the business model?
Findings reveal that there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ answer to these questions. Providing continuous availability, affordability at a good quality of goods and services, creating health awareness, as well as localizing business to achieve a level of inclusivenessare essential prerequisites for success. In the last chapter this book provides a business model prototype that accounts for these key success factors for business at the Bottom of the Pyramid and points to further research topics.
Stronger than they look
(2019)
Personalized remote healthcare monitoring is in continuous development due to the technology improvements of sensors and wearable electronic systems. A state of the art of research works on wearable sensors for healthcare applications is presented in this work. Furthermore, a state of the art of wearable devices, chest and wrist band and smartwatches available on the market for health and sport monitoring is presented in this paper. Many activity trackers are commercially available. The prices are continuously reducing and the performances are improving, but commercial devices do not provide raw data and are therefore not useful for research purposes.
Power line communications (PLC) reuse the existing power-grid infrastructure for the transmission of data signals. As power line the communication technology does not require a dedicated network setup, it can be used to connect a multitude of sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Those IoT devices could be deployed in homes, streets, or industrial environments for sensing and to control related applications. The key challenge faced by future IoT-oriented narrowband PLC networks is to provide a high quality of service (QoS). In fact, the power line channel has been traditionally considered too hostile. Combined with the fact that spectrum is a scarce resource and interference from other users, this requirement calls for means to increase spectral efficiency radically and to improve link reliability. However, the research activities carried out in the last decade have shown that it is a suitable technology for a large number of applications. Motivated by the relevant impact of PLC on IoT, this paper proposed a cooperative spectrum allocation in IoT-oriented narrowband PLC networks using an iterative water-filling algorithm.
Business process models provide a considerable number of benefits for enterprises and organizations, but the creation of such models is costly and time-consuming, which slows down the organizational adoption of business process modeling. Social paradigms pave new ways for business process modeling by integrating stakeholders and leveraging knowledge sources. However, empirical research about the impact of social paradigms on costs of business process modeling is sparse. A better understanding of their impact could help to reduce the cost of business process modeling and improve decision-making on BPM activities. The paper constributes to this field by reporting about an empirical investigation via survey research on the perceived influence of different cost factors among experts. Our results indicate that different cost components, as well as the use of social paradigms, influence cost.
The SDGs give an overview of the world's development challenges of the present and the coming decades and set a new global agenda for more inclusive and sustainable development and growth. These challenges also represent opportunities for social innovations and the creation of scalable and financially self-sustaining solutions by businesses and (social) entrepreneurs. Examples of solutions to social and ecological challenges are for instance providing low-income communities with access to affordable, quality products and services in areas such as water and sanitation, energy, health, education and finance. New business models can meet customer demands by providing solutions and thereby create opportunities for low-income people as employees, suppliers and distributors.
The digital transformation is today’s dominant business transformation having a strong influence on how digital services and products are designed in a service-dominant way. A popular underlying theory of value creation and economic exchange that is known as the service-dominant (S-D) logic can be connected to many successful digital business models. However, S-D logic by itself is abstract. Companies cannot directly use it as an instrument for business model innovation and design in an easy way. To address this a comprehensive ideation method based on S-D logic is proposed, called service-dominant design (SDD). SDD is aimed at supporting firms in the transition to a service- and value-oriented perspective. The method provides a simplified way to structure the ideation process based on four model components. Each component consists of practical implications, auxiliary questions and visualization techniques that were derived from a literature review, a use case evaluation of digital mobility and a focus group discussion. SDD represents a first step of having a toolset that can support established companies in the process of service- and value-orientation as part of their digital transformation efforts.
Das Buch behandelt alle in der Praxis wichtigen Fragen und Probleme beim Entwurf und der Auswahl von Schaltnetzteilen im unteren bis mittleren Leistungsbereich, also von mW bis etwa 1kW. Zunächst erfolgt eine Einführung in die klassischen Wandler und Resonanzwandler. Danach werden die Leistungsbauelemente beschrieben und erprobte Ansteuerschaltungen vorgestellt. Im letzten Teil werden EMV-Aspekte behandelt. Wichtige, in der Praxis erprobte Schaltungstechniken werden vorgestellt und beschrieben. Für in der Praxis tätige Techniker und Ingenieure stellt das Buch eine Zusammenfassung aller Themengebiete dar, die für die tägliche Arbeit gebraucht werden. Studenten kann es zum Selbststudium dienen oder den Stoff von Lehrveranstaltungen ergänzen.
Rotating machinery occupies a predominant place in many industrial applications. However, rotating machines are often encountered with severe vibration problems. The measurement of these machines’ vibrations signal is of particular importance since it plays a crucial role in predictive maintenance. When the vibrations are too high, they often cause fatigue failure. They announce an unexpected stop or break and, consequently, a significant loss of productivity or an attack on the personnel’s safety. Therefore, fault identification at early stages will significantly enhance the machine’s health and significantly reduce maintenance costs. Although considerable efforts have been made to master the field of machine diagnostics, the usual signal processing methods still present several drawbacks. This paper examines the rotating machinery condition monitoring in the time and frequency domains. It also provides a framework for the diagnosis process based on machine learning by analyzing the vibratory signals.
Revenue management information systems are very important in the hospitality sector. Revenue decisions can be better prepared based on different information from different information systems and decision strategies. There is a lack of research about the usage of such systems in small and medium-sized hotels and architectural configurations. Our paper empirically shows the current development of revenue information systems. Furthermore, we define future developments and requirements to improve such systems and the architectural base.
The recovery of our body and brain from fatigue directly depends on the quality of sleep, which can be determined from the results of a sleep study. The classification of sleep stages is the first step of this study and includes the measurement of vital data and their further processing. The non-invasive sleep analysis system is based on a hardware sensor network of 24 pressure sensors providing sleep phase detection. The pressure sensors are connected to an energy-efficient microcontroller via a system-wide bus. A significant difference between this system and other approaches is the innovative way in which the sensors are placed under the mattress. This feature facilitates the continuous use of the system without any noticeable influence on the sleeping person. The system was tested by conducting experiments that recorded the sleep of various healthy young people. Results indicate the potential to capture respiratory rate and body movement.
Projektmanagement
(2014)
Seit den 1990er Jahren richten immer mehr Unternehmen ihre aufbau- und ablauforganisatorische Organisation nach Gesichtspunkten des Projektmanagements aus. Gerade im Produktentstehungsprozess setzt sich die Abkehr von starr getrennten Aufgaben und Tätigkeiten in funktional definierten Abteilungen hin zu einer teamorientierten Projektarbeit immer mehr durch. Projektmanagement ist in verschiedenen Ausprägungsstufen realisierbar. Angefangen bei der Festlegung von Projekten ohne Änderung der organisatorischen Abläufe über das Einfluss- und Matrix-Projektmanagement bis hin zur durchgängigen Projektorganisation des Unternehmens sind viele Mischformen möglich.
Context: Currently, most companies apply approaches for product roadmapping that are based on the assumption that the future is highly predicable. However, nowadays companies are facing the challenge of increasing market dynamics, rapidly evolving technologies, and shifting user expectations. Together with the adaption of lean and agile practices it makes it increasingly difficult to plan and predict upfront which products, services or features will satisfy the needs of the customers. Therefore, they are struggling with their ability to provide product roadmaps that fit into dynamic and uncertain market environments and that can be used together with lean and agile software development practices.
Objective: To gain a better understanding of modern product roadmapping processes, this paper aims to identify suitable processes for the creation and evolution of product roadmaps in dynamic and uncertain market environments.
Method: We performed a Grey Literature Review (GLR) according to the guidelines from Garousi et al.
Results: 32 approaches to product roadmapping were identified. Typical characteristics of these processes are the strong connection between the product roadmap and the product vision, an emphasis on stakeholder alignment, the definition of business and customer goals as part of the roadmapping process, a high degree of flexibility with respect to reaching these goals, and the inclusion of validation activities in the roadmapping process. An overall goal of nearly all approaches is to avoid waste by early reducing development and business risks. From the list of the 32 approaches found, four representative roadmapping processes are described in detail.
Despite the significant potential offered by the powder coating process for finishing wood-based materials, until now it has been used almost exclusively for coating Medium Density Fiber Board (MDF). A research project aims to develop processes and substrate materials that will allow lightweight boards to be powder coated.
Die klassischen Vertriebsaufgaben verändern sich intensiv und schnell. Vertriebsmanager benötigen dringend neue strategische Ansätze, wie sie künftig Kundenkontakte gestalten, Distributionskanäle steuern und effektiver verkaufen können. Eine aktuelle Studie gibt Aufschluss, wie sich Unternehmen auf den Strukturwandel einstellen können.
Vor dem Hintergrund, dass aktuell erstmals konzeptionelle Grundlagen für ein Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement in außeruniversitären Forschungseinrichtungen entwickelt worden sind, sollen nun diese Ergebnisse in die Konzeption eines interdisziplinären und organisationsübergreifenden Ansatzes zur Integration von Nachhaltigkeitsaspekten in Lehre und Weiterbildung einfließen. Die empirische Grundlage bildet eine qualitative, organisationsethnografische Fallstudie, in der die Autoren Deutungen von Experten und Expertinnen sowie deren Betriebs- und Alltagswissen in Bezug auf ein nachhaltiges Personalmanagement untersuchen. Auf Basis der daraus entwickelten praktischen Implementierungsmöglichkeiten in außeruniversitären Forschungseinrichtungen soll nun ein Ansatz entwickelt werden, um die Ergebnisse auf die Lehre in Hochschulen und die interorganisatorische Weiterbildung von Forschungseinrichtungen zu übertragen.
Rational strain engineering requires solid testing of phenotypes including productivity and ideally contributes thereby directly to our understanding of the genotype-phenotype relationship. Actually, the test step of the strain engineering cycle becomes the limiting step, as ever advancing tools for generating genetic diversity exist. Here, we briefly define the challenge one faces in quantifiying phenotypes and summarize existing analytical techniques that partially overcome this challenge. We argue that the evolution of volatile metabolites can be used as proxy for cellular metabolism. In the simplest case, the product of interest is a volatile (e.g., from bulk alcohols to special fragrances) that is directly quantified over time. But also nonvolatile products (e.g., from bulk long-chain fatty acids to natural products) require major flux rerouting that result potentially in altered volatile production. While alternative techniques for volatile determination exist, rather few can be envisaged for medium to high-throughput analysis required for phenotype testing. Here, we contribute a detailed protocol for an ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) analysis that allows volatile metabolite quantification down to the ppb range. The sensivity can be exploited for small-scale fermentation monitoring. The insights shared might contribute to a more frequent use of IMS in biotechnology, while the experimented aspects are of general use for researchers interested in volatile monitoring.
Companies are continuously changing their strategy, processes, and information systems to benefit from the digital transformation. Controlling the digital architecture and governance is the fundamental goal. Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) systems are vital for managing digital risks threatening in modern enterprises from many different angles. The most significant constituent to GRC systems is the definition of controls that is implemented on different layers of a digital Enterprise Architecture (EA). As part of the compliant aspect of GRC, the effectiveness of these controls is assessed and reported to relevant management bodies within the enterprise. In this paper, we present a metamodel which links controls to the affected elements of a digital EA and supplies a way of expressing associated assessment techniques and results. We complement a metamodel with an expository instantiation of a control compliance cockpit in an international insurance enterprise.
Mode & Musik
(2023)
Dieses Buch wird das Verständnis der Leser für die Verbindungen zwischen der Musik- und der Modeindustrie erweitern. Es hebt die Herausforderungen hervor, denen sich die Modeindustrie derzeit in Bezug auf den Hyperwettbewerb, die Definition immer schnellerer Trends, sich ändernde Verbraucherwünsche usw. gegenübersieht. Die Modeindustrie wird in der Tat stark von der digitalen Revolution in der Musikindustrie beeinflusst, die das Gesicht des individuellen Musikkonsums und des sozialen Bezugs verändert hat und sich daher auch auf den Modekonsum und den sozialen Bezug auswirkt. Dieses Verständnis ist von entscheidender Bedeutung, um die Strategien eines Modeunternehmens auf die Anforderungen der modernen Modekonsumenten auszurichten.
This book showcases new and innovative approaches to biometric data capture and analysis, focusing especially on those that are characterized by non-intrusiveness, reliable prediction algorithms, and high user acceptance. It comprises the peer-reviewed papers from the international workshop on the subject that was held in Ancona, Italy, in October 2014 and featured sessions on ICT for health care, biometric data in automotive and home applications, embedded systems for biometric data analysis, biometric data analysis: EMG and ECG, and ICT for gait analysis. The background to the book is the challenge posed by the prevention and treatment of common, widespread chronic diseases in modern, aging societies. Capture of biometric data is a cornerstone for any analysis and treatment strategy. The latest advances in sensor technology allow accurate data measurement in a non-intrusive way, and in many cases it is necessary to provide online monitoring and real-time data capturing to support a patient’s prevention plans or to allow medical professionals to access the patient’s current status. This book will be of value to all with an interest in this expanding field.
Das Internet ist längst ein fester Bestandteil in den Marketing- und Vertriebsstrategien. Doch auch mit dem Einsatz von Onlinewerbung, Suchmaschinenoptimierung und der Nutzung von Social Media ist es Unternehmen oft nicht möglich, die erhoffte Aufmerksamkeit zu erhalten und die gewünschte Wirkung von Botschaften auf die Kunden zu erzielen. Mithilfe einer strukturierten Zusammenarbeit mit sogenannten Social Influencern ist es auch im B2B-Bereich möglich, ein authentisches und glaubhaftes Image aufzubauen.
Managing software process evolution : traditional, agile and beyond - how to handle process change
(2016)
This book focuses on the design, development, management, governance and application of evolving software processes that are aligned with changing business objectives, such as expansion to new domains or shifting to global production. In the context of an evolving business world, it examines the complete software process lifecycle, from the initial definition of a product to its systematic improvement. In doing so, it addresses difficult problems, such as how to implement processes in highly regulated domains or where to find a suitable notation system for documenting processes, and provides essential insights and tips to help readers manage process evolutions. And last but not least, it provides a wealth of examples and cases on how to deal with software evolution in practice.
Reflecting these topics, the book is divided into three parts. Part 1 focuses on software business transformation and addresses the questions of which process(es) to use and adapt, and how to organize process improvement programs. Subsequently, Part 2 mainly addresses process modeling. Lastly, Part 3 collects concrete approaches, experiences, and recommendations that can help to improve software processes, with a particular focus on specific lifecycle phases.
This book is aimed at anyone interested in understanding and optimizing software development tasks at their organization. While the experiences and ideas presented will be useful for both those readers who are unfamiliar with software process improvement and want to get an overview of the different aspects of the topic, and for those who are experts with many years of experience, it particularly targets the needs of researchers and Ph.D. students in the area of software and systems engineering or information systems who study advanced topics concerning the organization and management of (software development) projects and process improvements projects.
Das Essential beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, in welcher Form und in welchem Ausmaß das interne Berichtswesen beabsichtigte und unbeabsichtigte Verhaltenswirkungen bei den Beteiligten auslöst und umgekehrt selbst durch nicht intendiertes Verhalten von Beteiligten in seinen Wirkungen beeinflusst wird. Der Ansatz des „Behavioral Accounting“ wird dabei auf die spezifische Controllingaufgabe des internen Berichtswesens angewendet. Andreas Taschner erläutert, wie Berichte bei Berücksichtigung ihrer direkten und indirekten Wirkungen auf das Verhalten einzelner Betroffener zu einem wirkungsvollen Instrument der Unternehmenssteuerung werden.
Das Essential beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, in welcher Form und in welchem Ausmaß das interne Berichtswesen beabsichtigte und unbeabsichtigte Verhaltenswirkungen bei den Beteiligten auslöst und umgekehrt selbst durch nicht intendiertes Verhalten von Beteiligten in seinen Wirkungen beeinflusst wird. Der Ansatz des „Behavioral Accounting“ wird dabei auf die spezifische Controllingaufgabe des internen Berichtswesens angewendet. Andreas Taschner erläutert, wie Berichte bei Berücksichtigung ihrer direkten und indirekten Wirkungen auf das Verhalten einzelner Betroffener zu einem wirkungsvollen Instrument der Unternehmenssteuerung werden.
Sowohl das Erstellen als auch das Lesen von Berichten gilt als Pflichtübung, die wenig produktiv und selten spannend ist - zu Unrecht, wie dieses Buch zeigen will. Internes Berichtswesen (Management Reporting) ist nichts weniger als ein zentrales Element des Informationsmanagements und damit ein wesentlicher Erfolgsfaktor für jedes Unternehmen. Das Buch schließt eine Lücke, indem es das interne Berichtswesen von seinem Ruf als "theoriefreies Praktikerthema" befreit und für alle behandelten Themen fundierte, aber auch für Leser ohne Vorkenntnisse verständliche Theoriebezüge herstellt (Informationstheorie, Behavioural Accounting, Internationales ReWe etc). Alle Inhalte werden in vier verschiedene (und gekennzeichnete) Kategorien eingeteilt, welche einen individuellen "Lesepfad" durch das Buch ermöglichen.
Companies compete more and more as integrated supply chains rather than as individual firms. The success of the entire supply chain determines the economic well-being of the individual company. With management attention shifting to supply chains, the role of management accounting naturally must extend to the cross-company layer as well. This book demonstrates how management accounting can make a significant contribution to supply chain success.It targets students who are already familiar with the fundamentals of accounting and now want to extend their expertise in the field of cross company (or network) management accounting. Practitioners will draw valuable insights from the text as well.
In today's business landscape, companies compete more and more as integrated supply chains rather than as individual firms. The success of the entire supply chain determines the economic well-being of each company involved. With management attention shifting to supply chains, the role of management accounting naturally must extend to the cross-company layer as well. This book demonstrates how management accounting can make a significant contribution to supply chain success. It targets students who are already familiar with the fundamentals of accounting and want to extend their expertise in the field of cross-company (or network) management accounting. Practitioners will draw valuable insights from the text as well.
This second edition includes a new chapter on Digitalization and Supply Chain Accounting, as well as new opener cases to each chapter that provide real-world examples.
This book investigates and highlights the most critical challenges the pharmaceutical industry faces in an increasingly competitive environment of inflationary R&D investments and tightening cost control pressures. The authors present three sources of pharmaceutical innovation: new management methods in the drug development pipeline; new technologies as enablers for cutting-edge R&D; and new forms of cooperation and internationalization, such as open innovation in the early phases of R&D. New models and methods are illustrated with cases from Europe, the US, and Asia. This third fully revised edition was expanded to reflect the latest updates in open and collaborative innovation, the greater strategic importance of venture capital and early stage investments, and the new range of emerging technologies now being put to use in pharmaceutical innovation.
Customer prioritization is a common marketing activity in business practice. It aims at an increase in average customer profitability and return on sales by treating important customers more intensively. After a short introduction highlighting the importance of customer prioritzation, the present article provides an overview of key aspects of customer prioritization. First, companies need to select a prioritization criterion, determine the method to identify important customers, and decide on how to treat these customers in a particular way. Second, companies face challenges and need to address key requirements for implementing customer prioritization within a company. Finally, the article emphasizes positive and negative consequences of customer prioritization.
Beschleunigung und Reorientierung des technischen Fortschritts überfordern selbst große Unternehmen im Spannungsfeld zwischen Spezialisierung und interdisziplinärer Konvergenz. So wird die Kombination interner Forschung und Entwicklung mit externem Wissen, vor allem in Hochtechnologien, zur zentralen Voraussetzung langfristigen Unternehmenserfolgs. In diesem Kontext untersucht die vorliegende Dissertation das Potenzial kooperativen Verhaltens zwischen Unternehmen zur Bewältigung technologischer Diskontinuitäten am Beispiel des bevorstehenden Paradigmenwechsels im automobilen Antrieb. Dabei wird Kooperation als superiore Strategie zur Stimulation des explorativen Innovationsmodus identifiziert und in eine übergreifende Dynamik der Koordinationseignung im Verlauf technologischen Fortschritts integriert. Bezogen auf den automobilen Antrieb ist eine nachhaltigkeitsinduzierte Destabilisierung des technologischen Paradigmas des Verbrennungsmotors festzustellen, während sich seine intensiven Möglichkeiten erschöpfen. Konsequenz dessen ist zunehmender Innovationsdruck, der konsistenzorientiert eine systemische Transformation von Kraftwerkstechnik und Energienetz sowie einen Paradigmenwechsel zu elektrischen Antrieben erzwingt. Aufgrund der bisher geringen technologischen Reife und hohen Kosten elektrischer Antriebssysteme zeichnet sich allerdings ein Übergang in Form einer graduellen Rekonfiguration über eine Hybridphase ab, deren Dynamik maßgeblich von der Entwicklung der technoökonomischen Schlüsselmodule Batterie und Brennstoffzelle abhängt. Die dazu erforderliche technologische Transformation birgt existenzielle Gefährdungen für die etablierten Unternehmen der Automobilindustrie, die sich gegenüber ihren Herausforderern explorationsbezogen in einer inferioren Ausgangssituation befinden. Eben hier bieten sich umfangreiche Potenziale kooperativer Exploration elektrischer Antriebe auf Verhaltens-, Innovationsprozess und Wissensebene. In Relation zu diesen erscheint das reale Kooperationsniveau jedoch als gering, volatil und, vor allem in Deutschland, übermäßig intrasektoral fokussiert.
Aus diesen Erkenntnissen ergeben sich Implikationen für Unternehmensführung, Innovationspolitik und Forschung. Managementseitig besteht die zentrale Herausforderung in der Befähigung der Organisation zu Dynamisierung von Wissen und Fähigkeiten durch simultan-heterogene Koordination explorativer und exploitativer Innovationsströme. Insbesondere die Erschließung kooperativer Potenziale setzt allerdings die Bereitschaft zur Einschränkung der eigenen Unabhängigkeit sowie zur Abweichung von bewährten Verhaltensmustern voraus. Innovationspolitisch steht die Überwindung von Beharrungskräften durch Anpassung des sozio-institutionellen Rahmens sowie die Förderung langfristiger Kooperation bei potenzialgeleiteter Intersektorialität im Vordergrund. Forschungsbezogen eröffnet speziell die Kombination von Innovations- Nachhaltigkeits- und Koordinationstheorie ein besseres Verständnis von Triebfedern und Dynamik technischen Fortschritts, das weiter vertieft werden sollte.
An autonomous vehicle is a robotic vehicle with decision and action capability capable of performing assigned tasks without or with minimal human intervention. Autonomous cars have been in development for many years. The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International) published in 2014 a classification in five levels of driving automation, with level 0 corresponding to completely manual driving, and level 5 to an ideal dream where the vehicle would be able to navigate entirely autonomously for all missions and in all environments. This work addressed the navigation of an autonomous vehicle in general. We focus on one of the most complex scenarios of the road network and crossing of road intersections. In this paper, the critical features of autonomous intelligent vehicles are reviewed. Furthermore, the associated problems are presented, and the most advanced solutions are derived. This article aims to allow a novice in this field to understand the different facets of localization and perception problems for autonomous vehicles.
In recent decades, it can be observed that a steady increase in the volume of tourism is a stable trend. To offer travel opportunities to all groups, it is also necessary to prepare offers for people in need of long-term care or people with disabilities. One of the ways to improve accessibility could be digital technologies, which could help in planning as well as in carrying out trips. In the work presented, a study of barriers was first conducted, which led to selecting technologies for a test setup after analysis. The main focus was on a mobile app with travel information and 360° tours. The evaluation results showed that both technologies could increase accessibility, but some essential aspects (such as usability, completeness, relevance, etc.) need to be considered when implementing them.
Internet of Things (IoT) provides a strong platform for computer users to connect objects, devices, and people to the Internet for exchanging or sharing of information with each other. IoT is growing rapidly and is expected to adapt to disciplines such as manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, and robotics. Furthermore, the new concept of IoT is proposed and shown, especially for robotics areas as Internet of Robotics Things (IoRT). IoRT is a mixed structure of diverse technologies such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. However, to promote and realize IoRT, digitization and digital transformation should be proceeded and implemented in the robotics enterprise. In this paper, we propose and architecture framework for IoRT-based digital platforms an verify it using a planned case in a global robotics enterprise. The associated challenges and future research directions in this field are also presented.
Von der Stellenanforderung bis zur erfolgreichen Rekrutierung eines internationalen Mitarbeiters: Dieser Artikel zeigt auf, mit welchen Chancen und Herausforderungen deutsche Unternehmen konfrontiert sind und durch welche Methoden der Erfolg einer Rekrutierung maximiert werden kann. Der Fokus liegt speziell auf Hochschulabsolventen internationaler Herkunft und spiegelt die langjährige Erfahrung der Autoren mit ihnen wider. Erkenntnisse aus dem Praxisalltag in Unternehmen aus der Industrie und Wirtschaft vermitteln die Perspektive der Arbeitgeber.
Ergänzt wird dieses Wissen durch Interviews mit einer Auswahl von Studenten aus verschiedenen Ländern, wobei zu berücksichtigen ist, dass die meisten der Studenten über bislang keine oder wenig Berufserfahrung verfügen. Ihre Eindrücke und Vorstellungen über deutsche Unternehmen beruhen daher unter anderem auf kulturellen Hintergründen, ihrer Vorstellung bzw. ihrem Wunschbild des idealen Arbeitgebers sowie auf persönlichen Erfahrungen, die sie in Praktika erworben haben. Unabhängig davon, ob ihre Erfahrungen der Realität entsprechen: Dieses diversifizierte Meinungsbild verdeutlicht die unterschiedliche Wahrnehmung von internationalen Bewerbern des Arbeitsmarktes. Diese Kombination unterschiedlicher Perspektiven liefert wichtige Impulse für den erfolgreichen Aufbau eines internationalen Bewerbermanagements.
This book describes the current state of the art in integrated ring resonators, covering more than two decades in the development of this exciting device. It discusses in depth one of the most fascinating and versatile integrated optical filters, providing readers with a panoramic view spanning from design and simulation to implementation in various material systems. Written by authors with extensive experience in both academia and industry, this second edition offers a much-needed, major update as interest in integrated ring resonators undergoes a global revival. The new edition includes a comprehensive technological update, and a timely discussion of recent advances in new application areas, such as optofluidics and microfluidics, telecom operations and biosensors. This aptly named compendium is the ideal guide for researchers and engineers looking to review the field as a whole while exploring several of its possible and exciting future trajectories.