As reflected in this issue, organizations are increasingly using information and communication technology to enhance their processes and strategy. Virtual communications, collaborations , alliances, business intelligence, and knowledge management are becoming critical for organizational success along with the underlying information technology investments and security. Through articles describin...

Enterprise architecture, EA, is an established approach for the model-based and holistic management of IT. The scope of EA is however wide and the predominant EA frameworks suggest the creation of broad and detailed models. IT management cannot control all areas spanned by the present frameworks for EA models. In order to ensure well informed decisions, IT management has a series of questions t...

Historically, manufacturing engineering education has focused on teaching mathematical models using simplifying assumptions that can mask the realities of complex manufacturing systems. Recent pedagogical approaches to manufacturing education have focused on developing a more holistic view of the manufacturing enterprise. In this paper, we describe the contents and development methodology of a ...