With the ever-increasing number of web services registered in service communities, many users are apt to find their interested web services through various recommendation techniques, e.g., Collaborative Filtering (i.e., CF)-based recommendation. Generally, CF-based recommendation approaches can work well, when a target user has similar friends or the target services (i.e., services preferred by...

one of the ways to manage human resources is performance management. with a systematic approach, this sort of management determines strategic goals, identifies indexes, collects, analyzes and reports data and ultimately improves the organization performance. performance management is a process that calls for the interaction of factors such as administrative goals, accountability standards and e...

The assessment of value systems alignment can play an important role in the formation and evolution of collaborative networks, contributing to reduce potential risks of collaboration. For this purpose, an assessment tool is proposed as part of a collaborative networks information system, supporting both the formation and evolution of long-term strategic alliances and goal-oriented networks. An ...

globalization of economy and changes  in the world markets in decade of 1990 enhanced the role of management accounting in strategic management process. with the aid of management accounting concepts and techniques, the competitive edge of the manufacturing firms was improved to a large extent. in this article, the major functions and responsibilities of management accounting is described, rela...

Artificial intelligence (AI) can affect all of a company’s functions, not least the purchasing department. In addition to automating and optimizing existing processes, AI opens up new opportunities for purchasers undertake new, strategic, collaborative, enduring missions. enables complex, strategic decision-making in an unpredictable, hostile environment. This article analyzes what extent impro...

We investigate the impact of collaborative filtering recommender algorithms (e.g., Amazon.com’s “Customers who bought this item also bought”), commonly used in e-commerce, on sales volume and diversity. We use data from a randomized field experiment on movie sales run by a top retailer in North America. For sales volume, we show that different algorithms have differential impacts. Purchase-base...

1.1 What is collaborative product design and development Collaborative product design and development (CPD) is also known as collaborative product definition management (cPDM). It is about business strategy, workflow and collection of software applications that facilitates different vendors to work together on development/design of a product. The early participation of vendors in the design pro...

While collaborative product development (CPD) is adopted by more and more firms as a business strategy, there is still lack of thorough research on the conditions under which the collaboration is formed. This paper proposes a mathematical model integrating trust, coordination, co-learning, and co-innovation dimensions of CPD. These dimensions, as well as additional parameters such as knowledge ...