Domain-specific Internet of Things (IoT) applications are becoming more and more popular. They process data coming from sensor measurements. Adding semantic annotations to the sensory observations and measurements can allow to reason on data via logical rules. Stemming from Linked Open Data and Linked Open Vocabularies, we have designed sensor-based Linked Open Rules (S-LOR). S-LOR allows explo...

This paper sets up an Evaluation Index System of the regional financial center with variable selected from three dimensions: economic development, financial development degree and innovation environment support. The principal component analysis methodology is then used to evaluate competition of six cities including Guangzhou. According to the composite score, Guangzhou is ranked fourth, behind...

With the development of information technologies, enterprises are working in a complex and dynamic environment. Monitoring the competitive environment and effectively transforming data into knowledge for decision makers are vital competitive powers. In order to monitor and analyse the competitive environment of businesses, we integrate two well-known competitive intelligence analysis methods, t...

With SWOT analysis method, advantage and disadvantage, chance and threat of developing productive service in Shenyang will be analyzed by this paper, indicating that developing productive service industry on the basis of High-Tech is significant for upgrading of industrial structure in old industrial bases. On that basis, this paper continues to bring forward strategic mode selections of econom...

This chapter introduces the learner to the meaning of competitive advantage and posits that a firm’s strategy is defined as the managers’ theory about how to gain and sustain competitive advantage. The manner in which a firm creates its competitive advantage by creating more economic value than its rivals, and explains that profitability depends upon value, price, and costs is demonstrated. The...

In this work we discuss some ideas and opinions related with teaching Metaheuristics in Business Schools. The main purpose of the work is to initiate a discussion and collaboration about this topic, with the final objective to improve the teaching and publicity of the area. The main topics to be discussed are the environment and focus of this teaching. We also present a SWOT analysis which lead...

Social capital of today's civic society diminishes, which sounds as a paradox. In the paper we briefly evaluate reasons behind these trends first in order to evaluate, how could information technology, process reengineering, followed with engagement of social software help in the current crisis of civic engagement, volunteerism and social relations in general, with specific focus on non-governm...