This paper proposes a partial implementation of an integrated Quality, Security and Environment management system [1] to deal with the definition of an appropriate global management plan. This implementation is based on the multi-objective influence diagrams [12] which are one of the most commonly used graphical decision models for reasoning under uncertainty with multiple objectives.

This paper works through the optimization of a real world planning problem, with a com­ bination of a generative planning tool and an influence diagram solver. The problem is taken from an existing application in the do­ main of oil spill emergency response. The planning agent manages constraints that or­ der sets of feasible equipment employment actions. This is mapped at an intermedi­ ate lev...

There are many challenges facing businesses in the modern commercial climate. One challenge is the 'product-service shift', whereby organisations go from delivering a product to the provision of through-life availability of an instantiated capability. This will have implications for any organisation in the processes and procedures it employs, especially for knowledge and information management....

knowledge management strategy is mentioned as one of the most important success factors for implementing knowledge management. the km strategy selection is a complex decision that requires consideration of several factors. for evaluation and selection of an appropriate knowledge management strategy in organizations, many factors must be considered. the identified factors and their impact on kno...

the main purpose of this study is analysis impact of information technology and organizational structure on strategic knowledge management in islamic azad university kermanshah branch. the statistical population of this study is 60 employees of islamic azad university kermanshah branch. in order to determine the sample size, cochran’s formula was used. consequently, 52 employees (bosses, deputi...

We consider an active information system, which aims to notify a traveler timely about a likely delay. Besides providing the right content, it should also wait for the best time for notification. This is especially true for mobile information services, where every notification may irritate the recipient. We formulate and solve such a problem involving best choices both for content and time of n...

We discuss the phenomenon of system tailoring in the context of data from an observational study of anaesthesia. We found that anaesthetists tailor their monitoring equipment so that the auditory alarms are more informative. However, the occurrence of tailoring by anaesthetists in the operating theatre was infrequent, even though the flexibility to tailor exists on many of the patient monitorin...

introduction: information management system is a formal approach to collect the necessary information in its due time for managers to facilitate decision-making, planning and management. medical records system which is closely associated with pieces of information and their true value can play an important role in health care organizations. the main objective of this study is to compare informa...

This research examines the effects of GSS and task type on informational and normative influence in small groups by analyzing group process. It extends Kaplan and Miller' s research on task type and informational and normative influence in small groups in an unsupported setting to a GSS setting. The two tasks used are an intellective task and a preference task, and the two support levels are un...