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A Decision Support System for Small & Medium Construction Companies (SMCCs) at the early stages of international projects

  • Park, Chan Young;Jang, Woosik;Hwang, Geunouk;Lee, Kang-Wook;Han, Seung Heon
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2015.10a
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    • pp.213-216
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    • 2015
  • Despite the significant increase of Korean contractors in the international construction market, many SMCCs (Small & Medium Construction Companies) have suffered in the global financial crisis, and some of them have been kicked out of the international market after experiencing huge losses on projects. SMCCs face obstacles in the international market, such as an insufficient ability to gather information and inappropriate management of associated risks, which lead to difficulties in establishing effective business strategies. In other words, making immature decisions without an effective business strategy may cause not only the failure of one project but also the bankruptcy of the SMCC. To overcome this, the research presented herein aims to propose a decision support system for SMCCs, which would screen projects and make a go/no-go decision at the early stages of international projects. The proposed system comprises a double axis: (1) a profit prediction model, which evaluates 10 project properties using an objective methodology based on a historical project performance database and roughly suggests expected profit rate, and (2) a feasibility assessment model, which evaluates 17 project environment factors in a subjective and quantitative methodology based on experience and supervision. Finally, a web-based system is established to enhance the practical usability, which is expected to be a good reference for inexperienced SMCCs to make proper decisions and establish effective business strategies.

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Co-opetition Strategy for the Balanced Development of Busan Port

  • Lim, Joung-A;Ann, Ki-Myung;Rim, Il-Kyu;Lee, Sung-Yhun
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.263-270
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    • 2009
  • Busan North port is facing crisis due to the opening of the New port. The North Port and NewPort are competing for a limited volume of cargoes and this competition is leading after all to price competition, lowering cargo work fee that may result in the failure of both This paper proposed the balanced development plans, which are the strategies of business tie-up and activation between the North Port and NewPort by introducing the strategy of "co-opetition" and the analysis for the success factor of co-opetition: to solve this operational problems on Busan port. It is found out that activation strategy is more successful co-opetition strategy than business tie-up strategy. The execution for the two co-opetition strategies will lead Busan Port to the balanced development as well as the enhanced competitiveness and will leap Busan port into global hub port as well.

Risk Assessments for Ports and Waterways

  • Jeong, Duke H.;Harrald, John R.
    • Proceedings of KOSOMES biannual meeting
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    • 1999.03a
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    • pp.43-51
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    • 1999
  • The objective of this research is to ensure that the ports and waterways management system can establish and maintain a reasonable level of safety level during high density passenger operations. The research model was developed included computer based model that could be used that can be used to measure and monitor risk and evolved overtime. The research methodology provides model for assessing relative risk and evaluating risk reduction measures. The risk analysis based on expert judgement was refined overtime. They provide a basis for risk reduction and risk management policies and strategies. The evaluation and validation of risk model and development of data, methods, tools required to measure, monitor and evaluate ports and waterway risk was implemented.

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The Study on Evaluation Basis of Management Strategy in Public Buildings (공공건축물의 합리적인 운영평가기준 설정 방향에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Sang-Beom;Noh, Byung-Ok
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.69-76
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    • 2009
  • Recently, the twenty-first century is called "the age of localization and regionalization" in Korea. So, local government should need to keep balance between the existing administrative management and new management strategies based on CEO's mind in order to deal with the situation of such that(the age of localization and regionalization) and improve efficiency of public service. In addition, they build public buildings after that they should operate and maintain them regularly. However, Korea local governments have tried to run many projects to expand insufficient local finance that was only for profit oriented public projects without considering management. Therefore, this paper is a basic study to establish and suggest the reasonable operation plan for local government by examining and reviewing actual operation condition in the public buildings. With the evaluation method which is demanded from public construction management to introduce a civil management technique manages an investment mind standard and management basis of assessment, proposes 8 sides of financial affairs, real estate maintenance and facility management, achievement evaluation, environmental safe crisis management, judiciary and explanation responsibility with base.

A case study on service activation strategy of online and offline integration stores in the non-face-to-face era (비대면 시대의 온·오프라인 통합매장의 서비스 활성화 전략에 관한 사례 연구)

  • Lee, Jae-Eun;Kim, Seung-In
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.19 no.9
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    • pp.299-305
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    • 2021
  • This study is a case study for revitalizing services of integrated online and offline stores in the non-face-to-face era. The retail apocalypse crisis has deepened due to COVID-19, and to overcome this, the physital strategy of providing online experiences to offline stores is attracting attention. However, the response of domestic retailers is at an early stage, and strategic research is needed to improve consumer access and revitalize offline stores. Three strategies were identified through theoretical considerations according to technological development, and four strategies were summarized by investigating and analyzing domestic and foreign precedents. By categorizing the derived strategies, three core strategies were presented in conclusion. This study is a study based on literature and case studies, and is expected to be helpful in establishing strategic basic data for revitalizing online and offline integrated stores in the future.

An Analysis on the Yield Curves for Active Bond Managements (적극적 채권운용전략을 위한 수익률곡선 분석)

  • Jeong, Hee-Joon
    • The Korean Journal of Financial Management
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.1-31
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    • 2008
  • Before the financial crisis in 1997, Korean bond markets had been those of corporate bonds with relatively high market yield. During the period, most of major institutional investors tend to utilize passive strategies such as buying and holding. After the crisis, however, they could not help choosing active bond management strategies because of lowed yield level and intensified competition among the financial institutions. This study is forced on the yield curve, which is the reflection of all information on the bond investment environments. The study also make analysis on the major economic and securities market factors and its structural relationship with the shape of the curve such as level, curvature and slope. For these purposes, an empirical model based on the Nelson-Siegel Model is estimated with the data during $1999{\sim}2006$. Out-of-sample forecasting is also made to test the usefulness of the estimated model. In addition, the dependent variables which are the estimates of level and slope are estimated on the macro variables and securities market variables. VAR and SUR models are used for the estimation. Estimation results show that level and slope of the yield curve are influenced by the target call rate change, exchange rate change rate, inflation rate. These results provide practical implications for the active managements in the overall treasury bond markets.

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RELATIONSHIP-BASED PROCUREMENT METHODS FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE - THE WAY FORWARD

  • Jian Zuo;Xiao-Hua Jin;Mark McDonald
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2011.02a
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    • pp.124-131
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    • 2011
  • Public infrastructure is crucial to promote and sustain a sustainable economic growth and a health community. A large amount of capital investment is generally required in infrastructure projects that motivate the involvement of the private sector in the delivery process. Various relationship-based procurement methods have been attempted to maximize value-for-money. In this paper, the problems and challenges that relationship-based procurement methods have been facing are explored. A particular focus is placed on the challenges for the public-private partnership (PPP) model. Possible strategies for adapting the PPP models in the post-Global Financial Crisis era are proposed and discussed. In addition, the challenges facing alliancing, which is one of the other important relationship-based procurement methods, are also examined. Views on infrastructure procurement in the future were sought from industry professionals via interviews and are reported in this paper as well.

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A Case Study on Business Continuity following the Establishment of a Soho Fashion Shopping Mall: Longitudinal Research (소호패션쇼핑몰 창업 후 사업지속에 대한 사례연구: 종단적 연구를 중심으로)

  • Mi Young Son
    • Human Ecology Research
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    • v.62 no.1
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    • pp.1-13
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    • 2024
  • This study analyzed the current operational status, business continuity, and business continuity strategies of 11 Soho fashion shopping malls through a longitudinal case study (2019/2020 and 2022/2023). The aim was to determine how Soho fashion shopping malls are continuing their business having been successfully established in the fiercely competitive current online fashion market. Regarding changes in shopping mall operation status, all cases displayed changes in items, distribution channels, marketing channels, core values, and profit structures. After establishing the businesses, a crisis arose due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to difficulties in creating new customers. Moreover, there was excessive business expansion, resulting in saturation of the online platform store market. This meant companies were experiencing reduced sales (5) or difficulties in maintaining their business (3). However, there were differences in the direction of overcoming the crisis and continuing or converting the business. These revealed that to continue the business after successful establishment of an online fashion shopping mall, it is essential to have the expertise of entrepreneurs, work performance, and marketing ability, as well as differentiation capabilities such as product power and management strategy and core competitiveness that provides a relative advantage over other shopping malls. Customized government support at the level of the start-up ecosystem is also essential for the survival and business continuity of a SOHO online fashion shopping mall with poor human and material resources.

A Study on the Formalization of Maintenance Management Systems and the Cost Predictive Model (유지보수 관리 체계의 정형화 및 비용 예측 모델에 관한 연구)

  • Ryu, Seong-Yeol;Baek, In-Seop;Kim, Ha-Jin
    • The Transactions of the Korea Information Processing Society
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    • v.3 no.4
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    • pp.846-854
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    • 1996
  • In this paper, we propose a solution to the software maintenance problem that is a primary factor of software crisis. We surveyed and analyzed the current software maintenance problems through questionnaires and interviews. As a result, we defined the software maintenance management life cycle and established a fundamental strategies to solve the software maintenance problems efficiently. We also designed a software maintenance management support systems to construct an automated software maintenance management tool. Furthermore, tp improve the formalization and reliability of the software maintenance management procedure, we defined acost predictive model using a fixed-single parameter based on comprehensive program size for the source code and delivered effort(person/month). We elaborated the model by considering an experience level of maintainer, a skill- level defined by the manager, and a reliability level required by the model of maintenance management.

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A Study on the Introduction of Green IT Based on the Cases of Implementing Green Internet Data Center (그린 데이터센터 구축 사례에 기반한 그린 IT 도입 방안에 관한 연구)

  • Song, Gil-Heon;Shin, Taek-Soo
    • Information Systems Review
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.147-167
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    • 2009
  • As global climate changes, the interest in environmental crisis is increasing and a number of international agreements and regulations against this crisis are being established. Global information technology(IT) corporations are building their own pro-environmental green IT strategies to cope with the regulatory measures. Green IT broadly refers to pro-environmental technologies designed to replace hazardous materials, maximize energy effectivity, and find alternative energies. In the current stage of the IT industry development, Green IT specifically refers to the technologies that deal with the server heat generation and the energy reduction in data center. This study defines the concept of Green IT and reviews its origin and necessity. Then, it examines the issues regarding Green IT industry in Korea as well as other countries and compares the Green IT strategies developed in each country. Reviewing the recent development of IT and data center market enables us to see that overall Green IT strategies focus on the establishment of Green Internet Data Centers. Therefore, this study analyzes the cases in which some domestic and foreign corporations introduced Green Data Centers in order to examine the protocol and legal requirements for building Green IT, the aspects of environmental evaluation and design, and specific strategies for launching Green IT strategies and its future assignments. The conclusions of this study are as follows. First, to introduce Green Data Center as a strategy to build Green IT, the government and corporations should cooperate with each other. Partial introduction at the initial stage is desirable because, through the process, mutual trust between the two parties can be built more smoothly. Second, CEO's determination to build Green IT and continue its operation is indispensable. CEO's are required to have clear understanding as to why Green IT needs to be built and how it should be constructed. Those who initiate the construction of Green Data Center for Green IT need to know the definition and necessity of Green IT while at the same time understanding the implicit meanings of Green IT. They also need to be aware of future-oriented values of Green Data Center and readjust their corporate business activities in the pro-environmental direction. Finally, not only the CEOs' pro-environmental activities but also the change of mind on the part of all corporate employees is required to realize Green IT. It should be remembered that pro-environmental Green IT starts with minor activities.