This paper describes the evaluation of the use of information technology, efficiency of the use of computer, and the use of information technology for strategy of smalland medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). A framework, developed from previous research on information technology on organizational strategy, is used to exploring the use of information technology of SMEs. This study is based on surve...

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of many economies. However many SMEs have constraints such as limited financial resources that challenge their growth. Scholars and practitioners have therefore advocated using Information Systems (IS) to improve the competitiveness and survival rate of SMEs. Despite increasing implementation of IS in SMEs, issues of under-utilization w...

This paper assesses the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and their impact on the economic performance of smalland medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) of three East African countries: Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Findings of the paper suggest that the diffusion of ICT among East African SMEs is both industry and country specific. The empirical findings suggest that investment ...

Enterprises should find a new business model for their development, so as to make better use of their own advantages. At the same time, with rapid development of the economy and of science technology, the competition between small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large enterprises is inevitable, so it is very important for small and medium-sized enterprises to find better ways to improve...

Since 2000, the Small and Medium Enterprise Administration (SMEA), Ministry of Economic Affairs in Taiwan has started to aggressively promote “the project of establishing and maintaining Internet database and e-Business in industries” to assist Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) for their application of e-Business. By 2004, it successfully encouraged 58 industry associations/labor unions/socie...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse the concept of supply chain collaboration and to provide an overall framework that can be used as a conceptual landmark for further empirical research. In addition, the concept is explored in the context of agri-­‐‐food industry and particularities are identified. Finally, the paper submits empirical evidence from an exploratory case study in the...

The use of Electronic Commerce (EC) technologies enables Small-to-Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) to improve their efficiency and competitive position. However, there is a lack of a comprehensive framework that gives a multi-faceted account for the phenomenon of EC technologies adoption by SMEs. This paper therefore develops a theoretical framework of EC technologies adoption which is composed ...

10 Supply Chain Forum An International Journal Vol. 12 N°3 2011 www.supplychain-forum.com Seung-Kuk Paik, Ph.D. College of Business and Economics California State University, Northridge, USA [email protected] This article presents the findings of a survey study of small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) with regard to their supply management. The main purpose of this article is to underst...

The capabilities of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to integrate all the business functions needed in a single system with a shared database efficiently and effectively has persuaded organizations to adopt them. In enterprise environment, successful ERP implementation has played a vital role for organizational efficiency. In this respect critical success factors (CSFs) have been id...

Knowledge is one of the enterprise’s most important assets that influence its competitiveness. One way to capture an enterprise’s knowledge and make it available to all its members is through the use of knowledge management practices. This paper discusses the importance of knowledge management (KM) in Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and presents a framework to deal with knowledge mana...