This thesis describes the application of a novel decision support process formachined part estimating in small and medium-sized engineering companies. ManySMEs tend to adopt manual estimating techniques, however this dependence on humanexpertise represents a risk to such organizations. Better...

Driven by an intensely competitive world, the use of outsourcing is extensive andgrowing especially in the service business area. Outsourcing provides companieswith benefits such as cost reduction and performance enhancement. Despite theseadvantages, companies need to be aware that successful...

As information technology (IT) capabilities increase, manufacturing businesses are realigning their information systems infrastructure to remain competitive. This has resulted in substantial increases in IT use in technical areas of the business. Nevertheless, conventional paper-based...