Identifies Unix as the third wave of computer systems and one which is already on the horizon and rapidly approaching. Outlines the history of the development of Unix; the reasons why, to date, the Unix system has failed as an effective competitor in the marketplace; and what is being done to...

Aus Sicht von Praxix und Theorie erscheint der Aufbau eines IS-Controlling für Unternehmen als sinnvolle und notwendige Investition. Dennoch muß der Aufwand für das IS-Controlling in Relation zur strategischen Bedeutung der Informationsverarbeitung für das jeweilige Unternehmen gesehen...

Quantitative forecasting techniques see their greatest application as part of production and inventory systems. Perhaps unfortunately, the problem has been left to systems analysts while the professional societies have contented themselves with exhortations to improve forecasting, neglecting...