Approaches to computer game playing based on – search of the tree of possible move sequences combined with a position evaluation function have been successful for many games, notably Chess. Such approaches are less successful for games with large search spaces and complex positions, such as Go, and we are led to seek alternatives. One such alternative is to model the goals of the players, and t...

The case study describes the IT situation at Zurich Cantonal Bank around the turn of the millennium. Incapable to fulfill the company’s strategic goals, it is shown how the legacy systems force the company into the decision to modify or to replace the old systems with standard software packages: to make or to buy? The case study introduces the bank’s strategic goals and their importance for the...

Most hospitals undertake an annual strategic planning process. Medical practices also plan, but less frequently. In fact, sometimes medical practices erroneously depend on a hospital market analysis for their planning. This paper serves as an opportunity to review key concepts in developing an analysis of a “market”. Often a market analysis is a key component of the strategic plan. A detailed m...

We analyze an interdiction scenario where an interceptor attempts to catch an intruder as the intruder moves through the area of interest. A motivating example is the detection and interdiction of drug smuggling vessels in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean. We study two models in this paper. The first considers a non-strategic target that moves through the area without taking evasive action to ...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To analyze information about the environments in which the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) operates as a basis for strategic planning. DATA SOURCES Published reports and ONS internal surveys. DATA SYNTHESIS Analysis of internal and external trends resulted in a list of implications with regard to managing change, avoiding mistakes, and identifying critical issues for ONS l...

• A dominant theoretical paradigm in academic strategic management circles is the Resource-Based View (RBV). This paper reviews the literature of this position and the extent to which the RBV may be seen as a source of practical guidance for managers seeking competitive advantage and strategic success. • The theories of management academics should be of practical value to managers, otherwise su...

This research in progress paper explores the barriers that CIOs experience in creating an IS Function which balances the competing and conflicting activities of strategic innovation (exploration) and incremental improvement (exploitation) to support the organisation in obtaining a position of sustainable competitive advantage. Drawing on the perceptions of the CIO role being complex, evolutiona...

The strategic playing field of controllers from the perspective of the services to be delivered and the relationships to internal customer, were frequent references to how controllers should adapt their abilities to such challenges. Controllers should therefore under no circumstances take comfort in their very strong internal competitive position, but have to work actively on its ongoing strate...

The present study aimed at investigating how healthy older adults (HOA) and cognitively impaired patients (CIP) differ in a discrete Fitts' aiming task. Four levels of task difficulty were used, resulting from the simultaneous manipulation of the size of the target and its distance from home position. We found that movement times (MTs) followed Fitts' law in both HOA and CIP, with the latter be...

This paper summarizes our position on the use of AI–based techniques applied to the development and support of metaknowledge. Our intent is to derive higher level abstractions using current heuristic methods to the goal of plan development and selection. A generalized framework is discussed, allowing for development of strategic plans coupled with an interchangeable learning mechanism. Along wi...