This study proposes an implementation process model for integrating eXtensible Markup Language (XML) into enterprise applications, which also meets the inter-organization data exchange standard of RosettaNet. This model is motivated by the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) group of Taiwan’s Mechanical Industry Research Laboratories (MIRL) in meeting their needs on enterprise applications int...

In this chapter we analyse organizational challenges when an engineering consultancy in the building industry integrates information and communication technologies (ICT) in the production and delivery of their services, and discuss how the e-service concept can be applied in this context. The analysis is based on a field study on introduction of 3D-modeling tools within one of the leading engin...

This paper provides an empirical analysis of the structure of earnings in West Germany across skill groups and industries. Our analysis is based on data from the German.Socioeconomic Panel for the period 1984 to-1994. We estimate quantile regressions, both for the entire sample period and for each year separately, in order to obtain a finer picture of the earnings structure compared to conventi...

From a software evolution perspective, more actors are integrating the in-vehicle development cycle. In this process, deployment mechanisms must include complex techniques to meet verification and traceability levels required by industry safety security constraints. context, we propose Fenrir, public inter-automaker blockchain-based application store framework in which each automaker retains in...

The aim of this research is to clarify the difference by industry segment or product characteristics as regards organisation management for an open innovation to raise R&D performance. In particular, the trait of the pharmaceutical industry is defined in comparison with IT component industry segment. In considering open innovation, both inter-organisational relation and the management in an org...