TY - JOUR
T1 - Design and development of an agent-based information system for process improvement
AU - Ho, George T.S.
AU - Lau, Henry C.W.
AU - Lee, C.K.M.
AU - Ip, Andrew W.H.
AU - Ho, William
PY - 2006/7/26
Y1 - 2006/7/26
N2 - To meet changing needs of customers and to survive in the increasingly globalised and competitive environment, it is necessary for companies to equip themselves with intelligent tools, thereby enabling managerial levels to use the tactical decision in a better way. However, the implementation of an intelligent system is always a challenge in Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). Therefore, a new and simple approach with 'process rethinking' ability is proposed to generate ongoing process improvements over time. In this paper, a roadmap of the development of an agent-based information system is described. A case example has also been provided to show how the system can assist non-specialists, for example, managers and engineers to make right decisions for a continual process improvement. Copyright © 2006 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
AB - To meet changing needs of customers and to survive in the increasingly globalised and competitive environment, it is necessary for companies to equip themselves with intelligent tools, thereby enabling managerial levels to use the tactical decision in a better way. However, the implementation of an intelligent system is always a challenge in Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). Therefore, a new and simple approach with 'process rethinking' ability is proposed to generate ongoing process improvements over time. In this paper, a roadmap of the development of an agent-based information system is described. A case example has also been provided to show how the system can assist non-specialists, for example, managers and engineers to make right decisions for a continual process improvement. Copyright © 2006 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
KW - agent-based information system
KW - OnLine Analytical Processing (OLAP)
KW - process improvement
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U2 - 10.1504/IJITM.2006.010114
DO - 10.1504/IJITM.2006.010114
M3 - Article
SN - 1461-4111
VL - 5
SP - 134
EP - 150
JO - International Journal of Information Technology and Management
JF - International Journal of Information Technology and Management
IS - 2-3
ER -