Two major tasks in process management are the planning of a process and the coordination of its execution. Workflow management systems support and automate the coordination of a process, but planning the process remains a manual task. This paper argues that planning and coordination are closely interrelated and therefore solely automation of coordination can lead to problems concerning consiste...

With an aim to resolve the problem of the increasing costs of supply chain in Manufacture Company, an integrated supply chain management model, driven by market demand, is brought forward in this paper, based on the analysis of existing integrated models of supply chain. The management model integrates purchase, production and sale plans with logistics plans used JIT. In order to build an integ...

In recent years, there is an increasing demand for improving the efficiency and reliability of urban planning in China, due to the inclusive changes of concepts and contents of urban planning and management. The integrated utilisation of remote sensing and GIS technology in improving urban planning was therefore approached by the author and his research group. The basic methodology of this work...

purpose: this study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding about strategies and guidelines of rural tourism planning and management in iran, then with the help of experts and their participation identify and classify the different perspectives in iran rural tourism to finally putting forward a step beyond the current impressions and perceptions. methodology: in the past few decades, rura...

Although the purpose of strategic planning is straightforward to outline where an organization wants to go and how it’s going to get there its nature is complex and dynamic. Two techniques, the critical success factor (CSF) method and future scenario planning, can augment strategic planning efforts by illuminating an organization’s present situation and potential future. This paper explores the...