Research samples are invaluable scientific assets that support the foundation of new drug discovery. Research suggests that standardized management of these materials can contribute to budget savings, cost avoidance, and process efficiencies that can reduce development time. Unfortunately, many research organizations still employ a siloed approach where research samples are scattered between mu...

While e-business is often mixed with electronic commerce (e-commerce), they are completely different concepts. E-business encompasses e-commerce as well as many other applications. There are more benefits to be derived from e-business than from e-commerce. Electronic business (e-business) is revolutionizing the way of communication between internal and external stakeholders within an organizati...

3 INTRODUCTION In this paper we describe the fourth-stage of our six-step scenario-based approach to strategic planning, the scenario building. Having completed the trend and uncertainty analysis using the 'Impact/Uncertainty Grid' tool in stage three, we will present in this paper how plausible scenarios can be created based on the identified key uncertainties using the 'Scenario Matrix' tool ...

Designing parallel systems in a correct way is difficult. Transformational design of systems guarantees correctness by the correctness of the transformations, but is often tedious and complicated. We discuss different transformation strategies to guide the designer from the initial specification to different implementations, tailored to different architectures. Strategies give rise to simpler t...

This paper presents an eclectic interorganisational-oriented approach to so-called strategic IOS management as an alternative to the more single organisation-oriented, linear approach of strategic information system planning (SISP). This approach is termed eclectic because it is based on a toolbox of mini theories integrating existing strategic (IS) planning and management theories. The core co...