With dynamic trends and new developments in hardware and software, and the need to manage them efficiently, designing an Element Management System (EMS) for effective management of Network Element‟s (NE) is a challenging task. Small and medium businesses may not have the required skills or resources to manage their EMS. Large businesses may also want to use EMS services from skilled vendors. Wi...

Local authorities are showing an increasing interest in implementing Environmental Management Systems (EMS) according to ISO 14001/EMAS as a tool for better dealing with their environmental issues. However, to improve the status of an environmental component or the efficiency of an environmental service often exceeds the boundaries and the competences of a single municipality; furthermore EMS i...

A microgrid is composed of distributed power generation systems, distributed energy storge systems, loads as a small scale power system. Generally, the microgrid is operated by an energy management system (EMS). In this paper, a testing technique for a microgrid EMS using the hardware-in-the-loop simulation (HILS) technique is introduced. Especially, the microgrid is composed of multiple buildi...

To determine the effects of a home grown Electronic Meeting System (EMS) on product quality, we surveyed 40 software development teams and their project sponsors. Teams were part of a single software development laboratory which itself is part of a large international organization. A model of intra-group conflict management which incorporates using an EMS to reduce work uncertainty is a signifi...

Considering internationally accepted voluntary standards of an environmental management system (EMS) as tools that can help businesses meet the agenda for sustainable development and wellbeing, this study aims to examine selected firm characteristics financial performance are potentially related decisions business entities in matter EMS implementation. We conduct empirical research based on log...

Relative to the enormous acceptance of the ISO 9000 quality standard, the ISO 14001 environmental management certification has been met with only moderate enthusiasm among industrial facilities. The literature on corporate motivation for ISO 14001 participation is relatively modest considering the enormous number of publications reviewing other aspects of its adoption and implementation. It wou...

Research is lacking on the process of identification and assessment of environmental aspects in an environmental management system (EMS) context. The aim of this paper is to contribute knowledge by identifying factors of importance for the process that can be used as a basis when developing existing methods for identification and assessment of environmental aspects. The empirical base is quanti...