Purpose – Improvement of reverse supply chains requires accurate and timely information about the patterns of consumption. In the consumer context, the ways to generate and access such use-visibility data are in their infancy. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how the Internet of Things (IoT) may be operationalised in the domestic setting to capture data on a consumer’s use of product...

The purpose of this paper is to present a taxonomy able to contribute to building a framework within the domain of Virtual Enterprises (VE), to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and contributions to knowledge, as well as for trust building among VE stakeholders. A VE taxonomy currently does not exist, and this lack is felt in the ambiguous way that some concepts are addressed, leading to a fr...

Introduction. A formal graphical model of the scientific communication process is presented in this paper. Purpose. The purpose of the model is to act as a roadmap for policy discussions and research concerning the process. In comparison to earlier models found in the literature this model is more detailed, hierarchical and includes more modelling constructs (activities, inputs, outputs, contro...

The scientific publishing process has during the past few years undergone considerable changes, due to the possibilities offered by the Internet for fast delivery and inter-linking of publications which refer to each other. The socio-economic structures have, however, not changed much, and many academics and librarians view the current situation as sub-optimal and highly unsatisfactory. This ha...

This article is aimed at the design of a framework for the development of e-Government services on cultural heritage. Starting from a survey of the websites of the ministries of culture of a group of European Union countries we make a classification of the e-services provided and draw the conclusion that the development of advanced and complex services is possible with today’s technology but th...

A formal model of the scientific communication process is presented using the IDEF0 notation. The model provides a roadmap for policy discussions and further research. In comparison to earlier models it is more detailed and hierarchical, and includes more modelling constructs. It includes the whole communication value chain, from initial research to the assimilation of research results to every...

Most system engineers today use graphical representations of a system to communicate its functional and data requirements. The most commonly used representations are the Function Flow Block Diagram (FFBD), Data Flow Diagram (DFD), N2 Chart, IDEF0 Diagram, and Behavior Diagram (BD). This paper discusses the characteristics of each and shows how they are related. When analyzed in the context of s...

The technology department at any manufacturing enterprise is engaged in ensuring the release of new high-quality products on time with high economic efficiency. Depending how successfully technical functions, quality documentation and, as a result, depends. In this regard, it necessary to constantly improve efficiency through introduction management solutions, including those based use modern s...

ion at the A0 context level and the definition of inputs at the lowest level. Themetric is a ratio of the number of inputs in the context diagram divided by the number ofinputs at the lowest level of the IDEF0 function model.IsaR (is-a relationship) metric is those that model data semantics common towhole-part, a-kind-of, generalization-specialization, and assembly situations of...