In this paper, a fuzzy decision algorithm is proposed to select the most suitable advanced manufacturing system (AMS) alternative from a set of mutually exclusive alternatives. Both economic evaluation criterion and strategic criteria such as #exibility, quality improvement, which are not quantitative in nature, are considered for selection. The economic aspects of the AMS selection process are...

INTRODUCTION Allocate fixed resources among competing users is a challenge in terms of hospital management in order to obtain the best performance considering strategic objectives. In order to address this need, a system of evaluation in an important research and teaching hospital was designed. This study describes resource allocation criteria in a hospital focusing on the evaluation system and...

This work seeks to provide a new multi-criteria approach to assess IT Governance (ITG) in the area of Strategic Alignment. The complete methodological development process is described. The evaluation model uses Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) and it is targeted to IT processes, more specifically to the COBIT © IT maturity levels, domains and processes, thus providing a differentiated an...

Strategic planning in each organization identifies its orientation and coming priorities as all decisions to be adopted respect to the ensuing outcomes. Strategic decisions considering crucial and irreversible results should not be based on experience and judgments. This paper uses analytic network process (ANP) method for prioritization in strategic planning. ANP is mostly analogous to analyti...

This research develops 45 evaluation criteria for “high-velocity” strategic Decision Support Systems (DSS), and uses them to evaluate 16 popular commercial DSS tools for their fit in supporting “high-velocity” strategic decision-making. Results illustrate the assertion that few currently-available DSS tools support “high-velocity” strategic decision requirements. Based on the findings, the auth...

This article suggests that (i) organisation development is uniquely positioned to fulfil commonly accepted criteria of research relevance, and (ii) that closer interaction between orgamsational development and strategic managementls a potent and fruitful way to make strategic management relevant to practitioners. An 'integrated organisational model' is presented and its use in an organisational...

Research on strategic alliances tends to focus on their performance and outcome rather than the process thateventually leads to a particular outcome i.e. alliance success or alliance failure. This study aims to identifyfactors that lead to an alliance breakup. Specifically, the Volvo-Renault alliance within the European automotiveindustry is investigated as a case study. A 'Strategi...

The problem of technology management is presented on example of Radio Frequency Identification. Research questions were formulated and methodology for assessment of RFID was presented. Paper is focused on strategic aspects of assessment of RFID technology. Therefore, application of portfolio method was proposed. Original set of questions for evaluation criteria was proposed and tailored to supp...