Although the electronic health record (EHR) is a promising innovation in the healthcare industry, the implementation of EHR has been relatively slow. A theoretical structure for the exploration and improvement of this usage of EHR is proposed. Incorporating the theoretical structure of TOE (technology-organization-environment), we apply the DEMATEL (decision-making trial and evaluation laborato...

Now-a-days, the globalization approach can be clearly observed in countries' movement toward the knowledge-based economy. It is inevitable to support knowledge-based institutions and companies in order to realize the expected goals including development of science and technology, meeting the domestic industries' needs and moving toward a knowledge-based economy. For this purpose, the main prior...

Environmental practice in knowledge management capability (EKMC) is a complex uncertainty concept that is difficult to determine based on a firm’s real situation because measuring EKMC requires a set of qualitative and quantitative measurements. A framework is proposed and uses a novel hybrid multicriteria decision-making (MCDM)model to address the dependence relationships of criteria with the ...

Six Sigma is regarded as a well-structured methodology for improving the quality of processes and products. It helps achieve the company’s strategic goal through the effective use of project-driven approach. As Six Sigma is a project-driven methodology, it is essential to prioritize projects which provide maximum financial benefits to the organization. Generating and prioritizing the critical S...

This paper gives an overview of the PROMETHEE methodology for MCDM. It starts with general comments on Multicriterion problems, stressing that a Multicriterion problem cannot be treated without additional information related to the preferences and the priorities of the decision-makers. The information requested by PROMETHEE is particularly clear and easy to define for both decision-makers and a...

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, which integrates all of the units within an organization at the information level, plays an important role for a successful enterprise. With the right ERP system, it is easier to provide coordination between the units, eliminate waste and make faster and better decisions. Adopting an ERP system is a significant investment decision for a firm, therefore...

Studies on regional development have generally focused major cities, to the neglect of minor ones. In this research, a secondary city in Taiwan, namely Keelung, was selected as case study for urban assessment from perspective resource integration. This combined decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) method analytic network process (ANP) determine how dimensions influenced eac...

in this study, an outsourcer evaluation and management system is developed for a manufacturing company by use of fuzzy goal programming (fgp). a first phase of the methodology evaluation criteria for outsources and the objectives of the company are determined. considering the fuzziness in the decision data, linguistic variables that can be expressed in generalized fuzzy number are used. the pro...