Business mathematics and systems Books

Book SynopsisIn this book, Mathias Weske details the complete business process lifecycle from process modeling to process enactment and process evaluation.

Read more less

Book SynopsisEinführung in die Grundlagen der Wirtschaftsinformatik, in der wesentliche Themengebiete behandelt werden, die mit der Konzeption, der Entwicklung und dem Betrieb von Informations- und Kommunikationssystemen (als Gegenstand der Wirtschaftsinformatik) zusammenhängen. Table of ContentsEinführung.- Informatik und Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik.- Informationsmanagement.- Modellierung.- Datenbanken.- Softwareentwicklung.- Betriebliche Anwendungssysteme.

Read more less

Book SynopsisStudierende der Volks- und Betriebswirtschaft haben heutzutage ein beträchtli­ ches Pensum an Mathematik zu absolvieren, und dieses Pensum wird in Zukunft mit Sicherheit nicht geringer werden. Andererseits sind Mathematik und ma­ thematische Statistik Fächer, die bei vielen Studierenden der Anfangssemester nicht sehr beliebt sind, ja sogar einer nicht geringen Zahl von ihnen erhebli­ che Schwierigkeiten bereiten. Viele dieser Schwierigkeiten beruhen erfahrungs­ gemäß darauf, daß der Schulstoff, der an der Universität oder Fachhochschule vorausgesetzt werden muß, nicht sicher beherrscht wird. Ein erstes Ziel dieses Brückenkurses besteht deshalb darin, kompakt und über­ sichtlich nochmals diejenigen Teile des Schulstoffes darzustellen, die für ein Stu­ dium der Volks- und Betriebswirtschaft besonders relevant sind. Es geht vor allem um sicheres Rechnen mit allgemeinen Zahlen sowie um den Funktions­ begriff, der als eines der wichtigsten theoretischen Werkzeuge zum Verständnis von Zusammenhängen im Mittelpunkt steht. Eine Brücke hat aber mindestens zwei Pfeiler, und so soll der Kurs gleichzeitig ein brauchbares Lehrbuch der Mathematik für die Anfangssemester sein. Ich habe mich bemüht, ein Buch auch für diejenigen Studierenden zu schreiben, für die Mathematik nicht gerade das Lieblingsfach ist. Es wurde deshalb Wert auf große Anschaulichkeit gelegt. Auf mathematische Strenge und auf Beweise, die zwar für den Mathematiker unerläßlich sind, für den Praktiker aber eine unnötige Belastung darstellen, wurde vollkommen verzichtet. Zahlreiche durch­ gerechnete Beispiele zeigen die Anwendung des Gelernten, und eine Fülle von Abbildungen soll auch das Vorstellungsvermögen anregen. Die Motivationen und Anwendungsbeispiele sind ausnahmslos dem wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Bereich entnommen.Table of Contents1 Das Rechnen mit reellen Zahlen.- 2 Potenzen, Wurzeln, Logarithmen.- 3 Zahlenfolgen und Reihen.- 4 Funktionen.- 5 Differentialrechnung.- 6 Integrlrechnung.- 7 Lineare Algebra.- 8 Lösungen der Übungsaufgaben.

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisJens Müller untersucht die Anforderungen, die Aussagen über die notwendige Beschaffenheit der Struktur von BPMN-Modellen mit Bezug auf deren inhaltliche Bedeutung machen. Er stellt neuartige Konzepte vor, die es ermöglichen, strukturell-inhaltliche Anforderungen mithilfe einer graphischen Modellierungsmethode zu gestalten spezifizieren und Geschäftsprozessmodelle in Bezug auf deren Einhaltung automatisch zu verifizieren.Table of ContentsSzenario: Modellierung und Adaption von Geschäftsprozessmodellen; Semantische Geschäftsprozessmodellierung auf Basis von BPMN und MOF; Modellierung von Anforderungen an BPMN-Modelle; Suche nach Instanzen struktureller Muster in BPMN-Modellen; Auswertung musterbasierter Bedingungen an BPMN-Modelle; Validierung

Read more less

Book SynopsisA number of eminent authors take a look at aspects of application management from a range of practical and theoretical perspectives and present possible solutions for current challenges, demonstrating the close links between service creation and service management.Table of ContentsCloud Computing Service Creation and Quality Management Resource and Competency Management Strategic Management Knowledge Management

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book concentrates on the core topics of MIS, namely databases, decision support systems DSS, provides a quick introduction to applied artificial intelligence AI, and experts systems.

Read more less

Book SynopsisWell written and well structured for the students of management, computer appications and information technology, this book provides them with a basic understanding of complexities of managing database systems for business information.

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe book discusses engineering MIS frameworks for different business situations, focusing on practical application rather than theory. It offers simple techniques for developing tailored MIS solutions, bridging the gap between concepts and real-world use. Ideal for management and computer students at all levels.

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis IS Management dictionary is for students, entrepreneurs, and IS career seekers. It focuses on IT use in networked enterprises and global markets, stressing interconnected systems for collaboration, communication, computing, and strategic advantage. Beginner-friendly but also for advanced learners.

Read more less

Book SynopsisTechnology transfer has a long history, but only recently has it become the subject of study and action. The rapid rate of scientific and technical advance in both Europe and the United States and the existence of large technology gaps among nations has brought the importance of the process into sharper focus, and has c~used technology transfer to have implications for countless aspects of both national and international develop­ ment. Technology transfer has been variously defined as: the process of information transfer between science, technology and actual utilization of scientific data and ideas, to wit: production of goods and services; the process by which science and technology are diffused throughout human activity; the transfer of research results into operations; the process by which technical information originating in one setting is adapted for use in another setting. Collectively, these and other definitions share a common theme which characterizes the process as one of bringing technology i'ilto widespread use in solving mankind's problems in the shortest practical time. The first NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) on Technology Transfer in July, 1973, brought together many of the individuals dealing with quantitative data, based on empirical research. This conference had both the advantages and disadvantages of a somewhat detached point of view. The ASI also had lectures contributed by representatives from government agencies and corporations (and a few university-based scholars) who had been active as practitioners or consultants in policy-making and organizational design for technology transfer.Table of ContentsI. Introduction.- World Crises: an Opportunity for Technology Transfer (Chairman’s Introduction).- Technology Transfer in the United States.- II. Quantitative and Qualitative Areas.- Empirical Approaches to Understanding Transfer Processes in Technological Change: Report on a Workshop.- Development and Implications of a Technique for Quantifying Technology.- Technology Transfer in the British Textile Industry.- The Critical Role of Communication in Technology Transfer.- Regulatory Barriers to Technological Innovation: Some Examples.- III. Public Technology.- Remote Sensing Technology Transfer to the Public Sector.- Accelerating Reform in the Courts through Technology Transfer.- Organizing U.S. State and Local Governments to Capture the Benefits of R&D.- Technology Transfer: Expanded Uses of Federal Laboratories.- Transfer of Military Technology to Civilian Needs.- European Views on the Transfer of Technology from Military to Civil Uses.- Technology Transfer from the Defense to the Civilian Sector in Israel: Methodology and Findings.- IV. International Technology Transfer.- People’s Republic of China’s Purchases of Industrial Plants from Japan.- U.S. Corporate Experience in Transferring Industrial Technology to the Soviet Bloc.- Barriers to the Transfer of Military Systems Technology to the United States.- Nuclear Energy Technology Transfer: the Security Barriers.- European Community Policies and Programmes Favouring Technology Transfer.- Assessing Effects of International Technology Transfer on the U.S. Economy.- V. Multinational Technology Transfer.- Technology Transfer in a Multinational Firm.- The Role of Technology in Development.- How to Obtain Foreign Technology at Minimum Cost, or Free.- An Evaluation of Technology Transfer in Under-Developed Countries.- VI. Summary, Synthesis and Review.- Summary.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe general problem addressed in this book is a large and important one: how to usefully deal with huge storehouses of complex information about real-world situations. Every one of the major modes of interacting with such storehouses – querying, data mining, data analysis – is addressed by current technologies only in very limited and unsatisfactory ways. The impact of a solution to this problem would be huge and pervasive, as the domains of human pursuit to which such storehouses are acutely relevant is numerous and rapidly growing. Finally, we give a more detailed treatment of one potential solution with this class, based on our prior work with the Probabilistic Logic Networks (PLN) formalism. We show how PLN can be used to carry out realworld reasoning, by means of a number of practical examples of reasoning regarding human activities inreal-world situations.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Knowledge Representation Using Formal Logic.- Quantifying and Managing Uncertainty.- Representing Temporal Knowledge.- Temporal Reasoning.- Representing and Reasoning On Spatial Knowledge.- Representing and Reasoning on Contextual Knowledge.- Causal Reasoning.- Extracting Logical Knowledge from Raw Data.- Scalable Spatiotemporal Logical Knowledge Storage.- Mining Patterns from Large Spatiotemporal Logical Knowledge Stores.- Probabilistic Logic Networks.- Temporal and Contextual Reasoning in PLN.- Inferring the Causes of Observed Changes.-Adaptive Inference Control.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe main objective is to provide quick and essential knowledge for the subject with the help of summary and solved questions /case studies without going into detailed discussion. This book will be much helpful for the students as a supplementary text/workbook; and to the non-computer professionals, who deal with the systems analysis and design as part of their business. Such problem solving approach will be able to provide practical knowledge of the subject and similar learning output, without going into lengthy discussions.Though the book is conceived as supplementary text/workbook; the topics are selected and arranged in such a way that it can provide complete and sufficient knowledge of the subject.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introductory Concepts of Systems Analysis and Design.- Chapter 2. Requirements Determination.- Chapter 3. Structured System Development Approach.- Chapter 4. Systems Prototype Approach.- Chapter 5. Computer Assisted Tools for Software Development.- Chapter 6. Systems Design.- Chapter 7. System Quality and Implementation Issues.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book investigates the impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on development and well-being (beyond economic benefits) and highlights some emerging issues relating to the realities, constraints and digital divides with particular reference to India. It collects a series of novel contributions, studying the Indian experience in an international cross-country perspective. The book also discusses economic, social, and behavioural aspects of well-being as well as access to ICTs across regions, states and individuals to account for the digital divide. The book establishes an aggregate relationship between ICT exposure and well-being at the country level and addresses a number of fundamental issues, such as whether ICT raises the level of transparency and governance. Based on case studies and anecdotal evidence, it then further assesses the effective implementation of service delivery through ICT innovations. The book is divided into four parts: The introductory part surveys the literature and presents background information on the Indian case; introduces the main themes on the relationships between ICT, socio-economic development and digital divides; and provides a summary and roadmap to the chapters of the book. Part II focuses on the impact of ICT on economic performance, including economic growth, productivity and trade. Part III examines the extent of the digital divides in India, including international, regional as well as inter-personal inequality. Finally, Part IV investigates the impact of ICT on governance, users’ well-being and social outcomes. Combining insights from analyses of a variety of socio-economic dimensions related to digitalisation, this book is relevant for a wide range of scholars and researchers across disciplines, as well as practitioners and policy-makers. While the book has a main focus on India, various contributions take an international cross-country comparative perspective, and the results have general relevance for digitalisation and development. On the whole, the main message of this book is that the impact of ICTs is contingent upon other assets, capabilities and institutional conditions. National policies should, therefore, not only promote digitalization as such but also ensure its co-evolution and complementarity with a variety of other country-specific factors. Chapter 'Digitalisation and Development: Issues for India and Beyond' of this book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com Table of ContentsContributors include:• Dr. Vivekananda Mukherjee, Professor, Department of Economics, Jadavpur University• Akshara Awasthi, Assistant Professor, Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University• Dr. Nilabja Ghosh, Professor, Agriculture Unit, Institute of Economic Growth Delhi• Dr. Keshab Das, Professor, Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad• Dr. Chiranjib Neogi, Guest Faculty, West Bengal State University and Retired Technical Officer, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata• Dr. Biswajit Mandal, Assistant Professor, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan• Dr. Grace Kite, Research Fellow, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London• Dr. Nidhi Tewathia, Assistant Professor, Gargi College, University of Delhi• Debajit Jha, Assistant Professor, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, O P Jindal Global University• Dr. Pratap C Mohanty, Assistant Professor, Dept. of HSS, IIT Roorkee • Dr. Hastimal Sagara, Assistant Professor, GLS University, Ahmedabad• Prakash Singh, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi• Dr. Sachala Sahu, Consultant Psychologist, Berhampur, Odisha.• Dr. Ranjit Kumar Dehury, Assistant Professor (Health Management Area) Goa Institute of Management, Goa.• Vigneswara P. Ilavarasan, Associate Professor, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi• Dr. Kushankur Dey, Professor of Economic Policy, Xavier School of Rural Management, Xavier University Bhubaneswar• Dr. Jyoti Shukla, Assistant Professor, RKMV, Himachal Pradesh university, Shimla

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis open access book contributes to the creation of a cyber ecosystem supported by blockchain technology in which technology and people can coexist in harmony. Blockchains have shown that trusted records, or ledgers, of permanent data can be stored on the Internet in a decentralized manner. The decentralization of the recording process is expected to significantly economize the cost of transactions. Creating a ledger on data, a blockchain makes it possible to designate the owner of each piece of data, to trade data pieces, and to market them. This book examines the formation of markets for various types of data from the theory of market quality proposed and developed by M. Yano. Blockchains are expected to give data itself the status of a new production factor. Bringing ownership of data to the hands of data producers, blockchains can reduce the possibility of information leakage, enhance the sharing and use of IoT data, and prevent data monopoly and misuse.The industry will have a bright future as soon as better technology is developed and when a healthy infrastructure is created to support the blockchain market. Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1. Creation of Blockchain and a New Ecosystem Chapter 2. Market Quality Approach to IoT Data on Blockchain Big Data Chapter 3. Industrial Applications of Blockchain to IoT Data Chapter 4. Theory of Money: From Ancient Japanese Copper Coins to Virtual Currencies Chapter 5. Ethereum, Smart Contracts, DApps Chapter 6. DEX: A Dapp for the Decentralized Marketplace Chapter 7. Blockchain Business and its Regulation Chapter 8. Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book explores a range of prospective avenues, models, and operational and strategic approaches to Lean Six Sigma (LSS), a contemporary Continuous Improvement (CI) practice for achieving a quality-based competitive edge in organisations. Lean Six Sigma project case studies from banking organizations help to illustrate the operational dimensions of LSS, while the case-specific and cross-case analyses presented here demonstrate its strategic value. While the case data used to arrive at the findings come from the Banking firms, it allows generalizability beyond the Banking and Financial Services sector. The book contends that LSS is not merely a CI practice, but a higher-order organizational capability, more precisely a dynamic capability, that allows firms to gain a competitive edge based on quality. Addressing the interests of practitioners and researchers alike, the book strikes a balance between theory and practice. For practitioners, it offers guidance on using LSS to gain a competitive advantage, and on evidence-based practice in quality management and operational excellence. For researchers, it presents a wealth of literature and expands the body of knowledge on quality management. Accordingly, the book is of immense value to both practitioners and researchers, helping the former unlock the value of LSS as both an operational and strategic resource, and highlighting potential research directions and applications for the latter.“This book provides a deep understanding of Lean Six Sigma applications. It inspires by transferring the principles of the concept into uncommon areas of operations and management behind the usual quality and project management. While reading the book I got hit by a great idea of applying Lean Six Sigma in my digital business as well. My impression at the end of the book was that sky is the limit for the right employment of Lean Six Sigma, especially while viewing it from a dynamic capabilities’ lens. Readers of this book will surely receive insights for improving their business processes both operationally and strategically. Although the book is focused on banking, it is actually suitable for a really wide audience. This is a brilliant piece of research as a book that will serve as a guide for transformation by the prism of Lean Six Sigma.” - Professor. Dr. ZornitsaYordanova, Chief Assistant Professor of Innovation Management, University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria “Lean Six Sigma needs to be understood from a systems perspective and there exists a huge knowledge gap in this area of finding holistic solutions to business problems. This book is a very welcome work that addresses this call. It integrates quality management resources and dynamic capabilities view towards practice. Banking and Financial Services was aptly chosen as it has the most direct applicability for social enterprises. Anyone interested in creating more impact with less will surely benefit from reading the book” -Alex Abraham, Chief Executive Officer, Lean Success Partners, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada “The book is a refreshing booster to the world of Quality Management especially in the context of Banking and Financial Services. Concepts and terms like “Rapidness of Lean & robustness of Six Sigma to solve operational problems” “Hybrid methodology” resonate very well with what we do in the industry today. Another interesting fact about the book is applying “Dynamic Capabilities approach” to Quality Management, that sets a fresh Quality Oven and ensures this book is definitely a good investment of authors’ intellect.Best part – Even if a reader is new to the world of Quality,this book will be appropriate and resonating. For Researchers and Practitioners, both being leaders orfresh entrants, this book stands out to be a must-read, as it demonstrates the success of the Lean Six Sigma methodology via case studies and practical applications.” -Udit Salvan, Director, Global Transformation & Engineering Network,An American Multinational Financial Services Corporation, New York, USATable of ContentsCHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 The need for the hour 1.2 An introduction to Quality Management 1.3 From Lean and Six Sigma to Lean Six Sigma 1.4 Focus on this book 1.5 Scope and methods used 1.6 Summary of Chapter 1 CHAPTER 2 BACKGROUND OF KEY CONCEPTS 2.1 A Brief Overview of Service Quality 2.2 Competitive Advantage in Quality 2.3 Continuous Improvement 2.4 Organizational Learning in The Context of CI 2.5 Lean Services 2.6 Six Sigma in Services 2.7 A Brief Overview of Lean Six Sigma 2.8 Summary of Chapter 2 CHAPTER 3 AN OVERVIEW OF BANKING SECTOR 3.1 Introduction to Banking3.2 Types of Banking and associated practices3.3 Quality Management in Banking3.4 Process Improvement in Banking vs other sectors 3.5 Summary of Chapter 3 CHAPTER 4 A MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH LITERATURE ON LEAN SIX SIGMA FOR SERVICES 4.1 An Overview of Lean Six Sigma in Services 4.2 Data from Literature and their Classification 4.2.1 Fundamental Classification 4.2.2 Methodological Classification 4.2.3 Chronological Classification 4.2.4 Sector-Wise Classification 4.3 Morphological Analysis of the Literature 4.3.1 Dimension 1: Organizational Context of Application 4.3.2 Dimension 2: Desired Outcomes 4.3.3 Dimension 3: Implementation Systems 4.3.4 Dimension 4: LSS Tools and Techniques 4.3.5 Dimension 5: Integration with Other Philosophies 4.3.6 Dimension 6: Evaluation Methods 4.4 Discussion 4.5 Summary of Chapter 4 CHAPTER 5 LEAN SIX SIGMA PROJECTS IN BANKING FIRMS – Analysis of Implementation Cases 5.1 An Overview of Research Literature on LSS in Banking 5.2 Evidence from Practitioners’ Literature 5.3 Real Time Applications of LSS in Banking 5.3.1 Approach 5.3.2 LSS Project Management Method Used 5.4 Case Studies 5.4.1 Case A: Optimization of Employee Utilization 5.4.2 Case B: Accuracy Improvement in Payments Processing 5.5 Lessons Learned and Managerial Implications 5.5.1 LSS Project Management is a sub-Set of LSS Deployment 5.5.2 LSS As a Systems Approach for Process Improvement 5.5.3 Identification of Correct LSS Candidates 5.5.4 Management of Stakeholders in LSS Projects 5.5.5 Change Leadership for LSS Projects 5.6 Summary of Chapter 5 CHAPTER 6 LEAN SIX SIGMA AS A DYNAMIC CAPABILITY – An Analysis of Banking Firms 6.2 Approach 6.2.1 Case Selection 6.2.2 Site Visits and Preliminary Interviews 6.2.3 Additional Interviews and Cross-Case Analysis 6.3 Findings 6.3.1 Compelling need for purposive creation of LSS Capability 6.3.2 LSS as a Vital Component of the Capabilities Network 6.3.3 Path Dependency and Emergence 6.3.4 LSS Enables Organizational Learning 6.3.5 Technical and Evolutionary Fitness of LSS 6.3.6 LSS exhibits VRIN Characteristics 6.3.7 LSS exhibits Agility towards Environmental Dynamism 6.4 Summary of the Conceptual Model 6.4.1 Motivational Drivers 6.4.2 Input Factors 6.4.3 Activity Components 6.4.4 Influencing Factors 6.4.5 Outcomes 6.5 Discussion 6.6 Summary of Chapter 6 CHAPTER 7 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 7.1 Overall Summary 7.2 Summary of Findings and Affirmations 7.3 Implications 7.3.1 Practical Implications for Managers/Practitioners 7.3.2 Theoretical Implications 7.4 Limitations and Directions for Future 7.5 Conclusions

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book presents the first broad reflection on the challenges, opportunities, and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Unique results and insights are derived through case studies from diverse disciplines, including engineering, economics, data science, policy-making, governance, and humanscience. Particularly related to these ‘softer’ disciplines, we make some unexplored yet topical contributions to the literature, with a focus on the GCC (but by no means limited to it), including AI and implications for women, Islamic schools of thought on AI, and the power of AI to help deliver wellbeing and happiness in cities and urban spaces. Finally, the readers are provided with a synthesis of ideas, lessons learned, and a path forward based on the diverse content of the chapters. The book caters to the educated non specialist with interest in AI, targeting a wide audience including professionals, academics, government officials, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and non-governmental organizations.Table of ContentsPart I - Introduction.- Chapter 1: “An Introduction to AI in the GCC”.- Chapter 2: “Framework of Study and Book Organization”.- Part II – Data, Governance and Regulations.- Chapter 3: “Public Sector Data for Academic Research: the case of the UAE".- Chapter 4: “Strategy for Artificial Intelligence in Bahrain: Challenges and Opportunities”.- Chapter 5: “Thoughts and Reflections on the Case of Qatar: Should Artificial Intelligence be Regulated?”.- Part III – Existing Opportunities and Sectoral Applications .- Chapter 6: “Knowledge, Attitude, and Perceptions of Financial Industry Employees toward AI in the GCC Region”.- Chapter 7: “The GCC and Global Health Diplomacy: The New Drive towards Artificial Intelligence”.- Chapter 8: “Free Zones in Dubai: Accelerators for Artificial Intelligence in the Gulf”.- Part IV – Society, Utopia and Dystopia.- Chapter 9: “AI & Well-Being: Can AI make you happy in the city?”.- Chapter 10: “Women and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: An examination of the UAE’s national AI strategy”.- Chapter 11: “The Art and Science of Data and Mind Control: AI in the UAE and Beyond”.- Chapter 12: “Fatwas from Islamweb.net on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence”.- Part V – Conclusion.- Chapter 13: “Outlook of the future of AI in the GCC”.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book is one-stop shop which offers essential information one must know and can implement in real-time business expansions to solve engineering problems in various disciplines. It will also help us to make future predictions and decisions using AI algorithms for engineering problems. Machine learning and optimizing techniques provide strong insights into novice users. In the era of big data, there is a need to deal with data science problems in multidisciplinary perspective. In the real world, data comes from various use cases, and there is a need of source specific data science models. Information is drawn from various platforms, channels, and sectors including web-based media, online business locales, medical services studies, and Internet. To understand the trends in the market, data science can take us through various scenarios. It takes help of artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to design and optimize the algorithms. Big data modelling and visualization techniques of collected data play a vital role in the field of data science. This book targets the researchers from areas of artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science and big data analytics to look for new techniques in business analytics and applications of artificial intelligence in recent businesses.Table of ContentsIntroduction to Data Science.- Data Collection and Preparation.- Data Analysis and Machine learning Algorithms.- Data Visualization Tools and Data Modelling.- Data Science in Information, Communication and Technology.- Data Science in Civil & Mechanical Engineering.- Data Science in Clinical Decision System.- Conclusions.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book explores cultural polarization resultant decline in social cohesion in society and how information and communication technologies exacerbate the cultural polarization through phenomenon such as “echo chambers” of information that damage the quality of online discourse. This book examines the nature of the information that is shared. Further this book identifies how the quality of online discourse and polarization induced through it leads to offline harm and negative outcomes in our society. This book discusses how wide-ranging information exchange on digital media can lead to two scenarios, namely, the formation of the public sphere or the formation of echo chambers. While the public sphere, which promotes greater diversity, is a well-researched domain, substantially less research has been conducted on echo chambers in relation to sociocultural activities, products or services. This book states that polarization induced by the formation and evolution of echo chambers in sociocultural realm such as around epidemic outbreaks, vaccination, healthcare, education, and climate change is an emerging avenue of research due to its enormous impact in the shaping of our society. Therefore, this book argues that understanding the characteristics of sociocultural products related controversies is critical and valuable in developing interventions to reduce unhealthy societal and organizational polarisations. The development of systematic knowledge is required to understand and address such a large scale and complex societal challenge so as to facilitate a deeper understanding and offer solutions to the growing issue of polarization in sociocultural context driven primarily through echo chambers. This book examines how technology enabled social media usage increases, and the complex structural outcomes such as echo chambers are likely to have an increasingly important role in shaping public opinion. This book appeals to readers with interest in developing a deeper and broader understanding of issues and initiatives related to the polarization of opinions on cultural products. These include readers and scholars from various disciplines, along with engaged organizational leaders, activists, policy makers, and common citizens. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction to the Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Polarization (Israr Qureshi, Babita Bhatt, Samrat Gupta and Amit Anand Tiwari).- Part I: Techniques and Methods.- Chapter 2. A Schelling-opinion model based on integration of opinion formation with residential segregation (Victoria Arcón, Juan Pablo Pinasco and Inés Caridi).- Chapter 3. The dynamics of Online opinion formation: Polarization around vaccine development for COVID-19 (Gaurav Jain, Avinash Bapu Sreenivas, Samrat Gupta and Amit Anand Tiwari).- Chapter 4. Investigating Dynamics of Polarization of Youtube True and Fake News Channels (Manideepto Das, Priya Singh and Adrija Majumdar).- Part II: Social Aspects of Polarization.- Chapter 5. The Polarization about Bushfires in Australia (Zhiwen Zhang and Babita Bhatt).- Chapter 6. (De) polarizing ICT Debates of Reservations and Affirmative Action Policy: A Plea for Reparations in India and the U.S. (K.C. Nat Turner, Nagaraju Gundemeda and Sabiha Sultana).- Part III: Cultural Aspects of Polarization.- Chapter 7. Impact of ICT on Literary Censorship: A Study of Selected Controversial Texts in Contemporary India (Fujeena Abdul Kader and Upender Gundala).- Chapter 8. Investigating Social Media Induced Polarization on National Education Policy 2020 (Bhavna Sharma and Kirti Vasuja).- Chapter 9. Media Bias and Bollywood: An untold story (Gaurav Jain, Snehanshu Suman, Samrat Gupta and Amit Anand Tiwari).- Part IV: Consequences and Outcomes of Polarization: Trends and Future Research Directions.- Chapter 10. Polarization in Information Ethics: The Debates between Privacy and Common Goods in the Chinese Social Credit System (Zhiwen Zhang and Babita Bhatt).- Chapter 11. A Comprehensive Review on Countering Rumours in the Age of Online Social Media Platforms (Amir Ebrahimi Fard and Trivik Verma).- Chapter 12. Future Research Directions in Polarization (Israr Qureshi, Babita Bhat, Samrat Gupta and Amit Anand Tiwari).- Index.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis monograph represents a historic breakthrough in the field of linear programming (LP)since George Dantzig first discovered the simplex method in 1947. Being both thoughtful and informative, it focuses on reflecting and promoting the state of the art by highlighting new achievements in LP. This new edition is organized in two volumes. The first volume addresses foundations of LP, including the geometry of feasible region, the simplex method and its implementation, duality and the dual simplex method, the primal-dual simplex method, sensitivity analysis and parametric LP, the generalized simplex method, the decomposition method, the interior-point method and integer LP method. The second volume mainly introduces contributions of the author himself, such as efficient primal/dual pivot rules, primal/dual Phase-I methods, reduced/D-reduced simplex methods, the generalized reduced simplex method, primal/dual deficient-basis methods, primal/dual face methods, a new decomposition principle, etc.Many important improvements were made in this edition. The first volume includes new results, such as the mixed two-phase simplex algorithm, dual elimination, fresh pricing scheme for reduced cost, bilevel LP models and intercepting of optimal solution set. In particular, the chapter Integer LP Method was rewritten with great gains of the objective cutting for new ILP solvers {\it controlled-cutting/branch} methods, as well as with an attractive implementation of the controlled-branch method. In the second volume, the `simplex feasible-point algorithm' was rewritten, and removed from the chapter Pivotal Interior-Point Method to form an independent chapter with the new title `Simplex Interior-Point Method', as it represents a class of efficient interior-point algorithms transformed from traditional simplex algorithms. The title of the original chapter was then changed to `Facial Interior-Point Method', as the remaining algorithms represent another class of efficient interior-point algorithms transformed from normal interior-point algorithms. Without exploiting sparsity, the original primal/dual face methods were implemented using Cholesky factorization. In order to deal with sparse computation, two new chapters discussing LU factorization were added to the second volume. The most exciting improvement came from the rediscovery of the reduced simplex method. In the first edition, the derivation of its prototype was presented in a chapter with the same title, and then converted into the so-called `improved' version in another chapter. Fortunately, the author recently found a quite concise new derivation, so he can now introduce the distinctive fresh simplex method in a single chapter. It is exciting that the reduced simplex method can be expected to be the best LP solver ever.With a focus on computation, the current edition contains many novel ideas, theories and methods, supported by solid numerical results. Being clear and succinct, its content reveals in a fresh manner, from simple to profound. In particular, a larger number of examples were worked out to demonstrate algorithms. This book is a rare work in LP and an indispensable tool for undergraduate and graduate students, teachers, practitioners, and researchers in LP and related fields.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Geometry of Feasible Region.- Chapter 3. Simplex Method.- Chapter 4. Implementation of Simplex Method.- Chapter 5. Duality Principle and Dual Simplex Method.- Chapter 6. Primal-Dual Simplex Method.- Chapter 7. Sensitivity Analysis and Parametric LP.- Chapter 8. Generalized Simplex Method.- Chapter 9. Decomposition Method.- Chapter 10. Interior-Point Method.- Chapter 11. Integer Linear Programming (ILP).- Chapter 12. Pivot Rule.- Chapter 13. Dual Pivot Rule.- Chapter 14. Simplex Phase-I Method.- Chapter 15. Dual Simplex Phase-l Method.- Chapter 16. Reduced Simplex Method.- Chapter 17. D-Reduced Simplex Method.- Chapter 18. Generalized Reduced Simplex Method.- Chapter 19. Deficient-Basis Method.- Chapter 20. Dual Decient-Basis Method.- Chapter 21. Face Method with Cholesky Factorization.- Chapter 22. Dual Face Method with Cholesky Factorization.- Chapter 23. Face Method with LU Factorization.- Chapter 24. Dual Face Method with LU Factorization.- Chapter 25. Simplex Interior-Point Method.- Chapter 26. Facial Interior-Point Method.- Chapter 27. Decomposition Principle.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book considers the effects of COVID-19 on accounting, particularly with regard to the role of artificial intelligence in accounting in the post-pandemic business environment. The contributions in the book consider a variety of sectors that have been affected by the pandemic, such as the stock market, forensic accounting, Bitcoin, as well as the economic and educational responses to the pandemic and the aftermath felt by both developing and developed countries. This book will be a valuable read for academics, students and practitioners of accounting who are keen to explore the future of the field in light of the pandemic. Table of Contents1. Under the COVID Pandemic: Is it the springtime for Forensic Accounting Field to Blossom?.- 2. Co-movement among COVID-19 pandemic, crude oil, stock market of US and bitcoin: Empirical evidence from WCA.- 3. COVID-19 surprises in China and in the USA: which is useful in explaining the dynamic nexus among energy commodities and Bitcoin?.- 4. Corona Virus (COVID 19) Pandemic: Economic and Educational Responses and Aftermath Effects in developing and Developed Countries.- 5. The influence of the ownership structure and the corporate governance procedures on the capital structure of the Tunisian insurance enterprises.- 6. An investigation of artificial intelligence application in auditing.- 7. With Application of Agency Theory, Can Artificial Intelligence Eliminate Fraud Risk? A Conceptual Overview.- 8. The Study of Islamic P2P Crowd funding Model as an Alternative to SME Financing in Nigeria.- 9. A Study on The Implementation of International Banking Standards By BCBS with Special Reference to Basel III Norms In Emerging Economies: Review Of Empirical Literature.- 10. The role of international tax accounting in assessing digital and virtual tax issues.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book explores the implications of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive digital enterprises and their practices for different functional domains and in different counties during COVID-19. This book will bring new dimensions of study to the concept of digital enterprises which is sure to change after COVID-19 as it has upended the way in which people work, live and communicate. Covering a broad range of topics related to digital enterprises, this book is meant for business owners, digital professionals, managers, researchers, and academics who are seeking to integrate digital enterprises in order to allow organizations and countries to stay on a sustainable development trajectory while living with COVID-19. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Digitization of business; Need for recombination during COVID-19.- Chapter 2: Phases of possible recovery of digital enterprises in new normal business for Living with COVID-19 times: Opportunities for a new era in sustainable development goals.- Chapter 3: Taking steps to help the phoenix rise from Ashes: A roadmap for digital enterprises to develop new sustainable goals.- Chapter 4: Defining the new digitalized normal. Implications of AI, IoT, blockchain in living with COVID-19 times.- Chapter 5: Digital transformation of enterprises and post pandemic sustainable developmental goals.- Chapter 6: Digital transformation for new sustainable goals with human element for digital service enterprises: An exploration of factors.- Chapter 7: Sustainable goal achievement by digital enterprises during pandemic; how much one wins and losses: A critical review.- Chapter 8: Digital health care and its impact on sustainability and future development; A critical review.- Chapter 9: Digital Supply Chain for new normal enterprises: Reducing environmental impact throughout the supply chain.- Chapter 10: Cybersecurity; A critical success factors for digital enterprises for new normal sustainable development goals.- Chapter -11: Wake up call for people and planet to move ahead with conviction. Where to start and plan?.

Read more less

This book provides a compendium of cutting-edge knowledge for an efficacious retailing strategy, with lessons from the organized retailing sector in India. It explores customer needs and their impact on developing successful retailing strategies and organized retailing in emerging economies with changing consumer behavior. It discusses the importance of developing appropriate retailing strategies in the context of an emerging economy, being agile and forward-thinking to implement a customer-centric approach across the retail value chain's upstream and downstream actions, and the requirement of clarity on the exact tools and techniques that will allow the retailers to move from their present product-centric state to the looked-for customer-centric state.This book aids the practitioners in developing and adopting a culture of customer-centricity and focuses on various retail strategy concepts and their implementation. It aims to present the multifaceted and multifarious questions of retail marketing in two studies, where each study provides a comprehensive solution.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis is the first of its kind book that describes key elements of enterprise data and analytics strategy, and prescribes a pragmatic approach to define the strategy for large enterprises. The book is based on successful digital transformation experience of multiple Fortune 500 and other large enterprises. It is estimated that more than 50% of data and analytics initiatives fail globally because of the inherent complexity of such initiatives. Some of the questions that enterprises struggle with are: How to define enterprise data and analytics strategy? What are the key elements that should be considered while doing so? Why one-size-fits-all approach does not work for all enterprises? How to align data and analytics initiative with the business strategy of the CEO? How to establish a futuristic technology and architecture foundation, given the exponential rate of innovation in data and analytics technologies? How to define the right data and analytics organization model? Why data and analytics organization and processes need to be different from other functions? How to manage organizational change to ensure success of data and analytics initiative? How to define a business value measurement framework and calculate ROI from data and analytics initiative? What are the key skills required in a data and analytics leader to wade through political and other challenges of a large enterprise? This book will help executives, chief digital/analytics officers, data and analytics professionals, and consultants, in answering the above questions. It will help them in addressing various dilemmas that they face every day and making their enterprises data-driven.Table of ContentsChapter 1: What is Data and Analytics Strategy Key elements that should be part of the strategy Data and Analytics Strategy and its Criticality to Drive Enterprise Digital Initiatives Data and Analytics Strategy: A Case in Point Five Elements of Data and Analytics Strategy ▪ Business capabilities ▪ Technology and architecture ▪ Team, processes, and governance ▪ Organizational change management ▪ Value measurement framework SummaryChapter 2: First Element of Strategy – Business Capabilities Taking a top-down approach to align with business strategy Aligning with Organization’s Business Priorities Establishing Enterprise Performance Management Framework ▪ A brief historical perspective on performance measurement ▪ Key performance indicators (KPIs): lagging and leading indicators ▪ KPI trees to drive enterprise performance management ▪ Challenges of implementing enterprise KPI framework ▪ KPI framework defined for scenario 1 (organization A) discussed at the beginning of this chapter Driving Enterprise Digital Strategy ▪ Approach for scenario 2 (organization B): Digital transformation leveraging data and analytics Approach for Defining Data and Analytics Strategy, Starting with Business Capabilities ▪ Step 1: Enterprise churning – “Samudra Manthan” ▪ Step 2: Defining required business capabilities and other strategy elements ▪ Step 3: Prioritizing and creating an integrated roadmap SummaryChapter 3: Second Element of Strategy – Technology and Architecture Establishing technology and architecture foundation that is futuristic and flexible How Not to Define Technology and Architecture Strategy? Understanding Non-Functional Requirements to Define Data and Analytics Architecture ▪ Data sources ▪ Mode of delivery/access (of data) ▪ Temporal ▪ Data security ▪ Data type ▪ Data atomicity ▪ Latency ▪ Data quality and integrity ▪ Business model ▪ Data usage ▪ Metadata Defining Data and Analytics Architecture Selecting Relevant Technologies after Defining Data and Analytics Architecture SummaryChapter 4: Third Element of Strategy – Team, Processes, and Governance Establishing building blocks, including an agile team, for success Why Data and Analytics Organization and Processes Need to be Different from Other IT Functions? Choosing the Right Data and Analytics Organization Model ▪ Decentralized organization ▪ Centralized organization ▪ Federated organization Defining Data and Analytics Organization and Processes▪ Governance tower▪ Business tower▪ Technology and architecture tower▪ Solution delivery tower▪ Service delivery towerWeek-in-the-Life of Data and Analytics TeamSummaryChapter 5: Fourth Element of Strategy – Organizational Change ManagementDriving and managing change across the enterprise to ensure successNeed for Change Across the Enterprise▪ Till 2010 – A brief history of MIS era▪ The 2010s – Data visualization becomes all-pervasive across enterprises▪ The latter half of 2010s - Advent of digital technologies▪ Why organizational change managementDriving Change - Focus Areas & Objectives▪ Four Focus Areas – People, Processes, Technology, and Data▪ Three OCM Objectives▪ Twelve OCM Strategy Elements for Data and AnalyticsStages of Change & Change Leadership▪ The Three Stages of Change▪ Importance of Change LeadershipSummaryChapter 6: Fifth Element of Strategy – Value Measurement FrameworkEstablishing a framework to define and measure value of data and analytics programThe Need for a Value Measurement FrameworkDefining and Measuring Business Value▪ First impact area: Revenue increase▪ Second impact area: Cost reduction▪ Third impact area: Business risk mitigation▪ Fourth impact area: Company’s image building▪ Business value measurement: Correlation does not necessarily mean causalityDefining and Measuring Operational Efficiency – Continuous Improvement▪ People performance▪ Process effectiveness▪ Technology capability▪ Data maturity▪ Operational efficiency and maturity assessmentCalculating ROI from Data and Analytics Investment▪ Calculating benefits▪ Calculating costs▪ Calculating ROISummaryChapter 7: The Profile of a Data and Analytics LeaderKey skills of a leader who can lead the enterprise to successKey Skills that any Enterprise Data and Analytics Leader Must PossessHard Skills▪ Technology▪ Data science▪ BusinessSoft Skills▪ Dealing with ambiguity▪ Team leadership▪ Innovation and risk-taking▪ Organizational change management▪ Design thinking and empathy▪ MarketingSummary

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book includes high-quality research papers presented at 21st International Conference on Informatics in Economy (IE 2022), which is held in Bucharest, Romania, during May 2022. This book covers research results in business informatics and related computer science topics, such as IoT, mobile-embedded and multimedia solutions, e-society, enterprise and business solutions, databases and big data, artificial intelligence, data mining and machine learning, quantitative economics.Table of ContentsMicro-Services as Key Enabler of a Cloud-Native Architecture.- The Importance of Security and Safety in a Smart City.- Cyber Range Technology Stack Review.- IOT Security Challenges for Smart Homes.- An Overview of Security Issues in Smart Contracts on the Blockchain.- Agile Business Systems Development Paradigms – Technological and Human Resource Perspectives.- Identification of Qualitative Weak Signals Coming from Asset Management Working Practices to Feed Forward-Looking Investment Pensions Funds Models.- Digital Competences in the Public Sector – Challenges for Universities.- Transport System in Bucharest.- General Characteristics of the Assisted E-Learning System in Computer Science.- E-Learning in Romania: An Overview on Software Solutions from Private Initiatives.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book contains contemporary discussions on technology, business models, and the adoption of digital manufacturing systems. The book's initial chapters cover technological details underpinning the digital manufacturing systems, for example, cyber-physical systems and digital twins. Next, the book discusses how organizations modify their business models using concepts such as servitization and platforms to leverage digital manufacturing. The latter chapters focus on how a country's unique economic and infrastructural context influences digital manufacturing adoption in terms of technology and business models and frameworks to evaluate readiness for digital manufacturing. With perspectives from different continents, the book appeals to academic researchers and industry alike.Table of ContentsPart I: Technological Foundations Professor Ted Lirn National Taiwan Ocean University Taiwan Professor Raj Roy City University of London UK Professor Serzio Terzi Politecnico di Milano Italy Professor Marco Taisch Politecnico di Milano Italy Professor G Saravana Kumar IIT Madras India Dr U Chandrasekhar Wipro 3D India Professor N Arunachalam IIT Madras India Part II: Business Models Professor Helen Rogers Technical University of Nuremberg Georg Simon Ohm Germany Professor Fiona Lettice University of East Anglia UK Professor Tim Baines Aston Business School UK Professor M Naim Cardiff Business School UK Professor Petri Pulli University of Oulu Finland Professor P Wolf University of Southern Denmark Denmark Professor E Ferrari University of Insubria Italy Ramachandran S & Jeff Kavanaugh Infosys Knowledge Institute India/USA Professor L Prakash Sai IIT Madras India Part III: Cross-country Comparisons Professor Shams Rahman RMIT University Australia Professor Amrik Sohal Monash University Australia Dr J Srai University of Cambridge (Dept. of Eng. Institute for Manufacturing (IfM)) UK Professor Vinod Singhal Georgia Institute of Technology (Scheller College of Business ) USA Professor Min Zhang Queen's Management School Ireland Professor C Tang UCLA (Anderson School of Management) USA Professor Ravi Shankar IIT Delhi India Part IV: Evaluation Approaches and Readiness Assessment Dr Gavin, Lai University of Nottingham Ningbo China China Professor X Zhao CEIBS-GLP Centre for Innovation in Supply Chains and Services China Professor N Subramanian University of Sussex Business School UK Professor KD Thoben University of Bremen Germany Professor M K Tiwari IIT Kharagpur/NITIE India Dr Shankar Venugopal Mahindra & Mahindra India

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book acts as a valuable quick-access resource on the challenges and opportunities that the digital age presents to organizational leadership. Balanced, comprehensive, and thought-provoking, the book will be useful to professionals and practitioners. The book broadly follows a macro, meso, and micro approach to argumentation and is best read from beginning to end. The book synopsizes the historical context of technological revolutions and reflects on first-order results from enhanced use of information and communication technology in organizations; considers second-level impacts from information and communication technology on economy, society, work, and the very act of organizing; maps out core concepts of agility and principles that leaders should honor to exploit agility in newfound workforce ecosystems; showcases emerging leadership behaviors and mindsets; and specifies the good practice needed to plan and lead digital strategies. The book invites reference to the author's popular Knowledge Solutions: Tools, Methods, and Approaches to Drive Organizational Performance (2017) and the more recent Leading Solutions: Essays in Business Psychology (2021), which it both rests on and extends.Table of Contents1.Information and Communication Technology in Organizations: An Evolutionary Perspective.- 2.Information and Communication Technology in Organizations: Impacts and Implications.- 3.Information and Communication Technology in Organizations: Powering Agile-Friendly Leadership.- 4.Leading in the Digital Age.- 5.Planning and Driving a Digital Strategy.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book includes selected papers presented at World Conference on Information Systems for Business Management (ISBM 2022), held in Bangkok, Thailand, during September 2–3, 2022. It covers up-to-date cutting-edge research on data science, information systems, infrastructure and computational systems, engineering systems, business information systems, and smart secure systems.Table of Contents Social Media as Communication-Transformation Tools.- Bi directional DC-DC converter-based Energy Storage Method for Electric Vehicles.- Design of Smart Irrigation System in Sone Command Area Bihar for Paddy Crop.- A Footstep to Image Deconvolution Technique for the both Known and Unknown Blur Parameter.- Secured Monitoring of Unauthorized UAV by Surveillance Drone Using NS2.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book picks Cisco as an example to propose a framework of ambidextrous integration of innovation and operation, which is the key to the success of global companies along their evolutions, especially for those technology companies. The authors try to find how the company combines active innovation and efficient operation for its sustainable development. On the basis of comprehensive analysis of the strategic leadership, change management, innovation system, M&As, IT-enabled value chains, collaboration, etc., in Cisco, as well as the interviews with Cisco staff, this book shows that management practices shape the balance of internal-external resources for explorative-exploitative innovations. IT strategies and implementation enable efficient operations when innovations are identified and justified in the leading company. Managerial insights for sustainable competitiveness can be gained from Cisco practices in this book. The companion of the book, Huawei: From Catching up to Lead, telling another growth path of technology company in China by similar framework.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Integration of innovation and operation: The way multinational companies survive.- Chapter 2 Strategic leadership.- Chapter 3 Enterprise transformation and change management.- Chapter 4 Innovation system.- Chapter 5 M&A strategy and management.- Chapter 6 Strategic alliance and Partnership management.- Chapter 7 Build highly adaptable corporate culture.- Chapter 8 Corporate Governance and Risk Management.- Chapter 9 Informatization and value chain management.- Chapter 10 Collaborative organization and knowledge management.- Appendix.

Read more less