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SMEs' successful introduction of information management system: a case study for the manufacturer (중소기업의 성공적인 정보화경영체제 도입을 위한 사례 연구: 제조업체를 중심으로)

  • Kim, Jae-Saeng;Kyung, Tae-Won
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.235-241
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    • 2013
  • In the Globalization of the business environment and the rapid technological development, the technology and intelligence are important advantages for the lack of funding SMEs, For management innovation and strengthen the competitiveness of enterprises, the information is the most efficient and powerful management tool. As a result, most of the medium-sized manufacturing firms introduction of the ERP system in order to promote the informatization. However, in reality, there are not much cases which show the tangible achievements by introduction of the ERP system. Therefore, this study searches on the Construction plan of Information Management System of the domestic small and medium manufacturing enterprises. Based on established construction method strategy Information management System apply to domestic small and medium sized manufacturing companies. In particular, information management system, that strategy was applied by considering the characteristics of SMEs and manufacturing enterprises.

The Effect of SME CEO Types and Technology Innovation Capabilities on Business Performance and Mediating Effect of Innovation Performance (중소제조기업의 CEO유형과 기술혁신역량이 경영성과에 미치는 영향과 기술혁신성과의 매개효과에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Rok;Jeon, Susung
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.331-342
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    • 2022
  • The business environment of today's small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) has a tendency to shorten the product life cycle due to the rapid technological change. Therefore, in this study, an empirical study was conducted to understand the influence of CEO type and technological innovation capability on management performance through technological innovation performance as a medium. The subject of the study was a survey focusing on executive level and above of small and medium-sized manufacturing companies in the southeast region, and the research results are as follows. Overall, it was verified that the structural causal relationship between the technological innovation performance and the management performance of the CEO type and technological innovation capability of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises is a relationship that has a significant influence with mutual correlation. These results indicate that higher performance can be achieved when technological innovation performance is combined with the effect of technological innovation capability on management performance according to CEO type. In this way, SMEs are trying to present the need for various innovative activities to discover excellent technologies and acquire competence, and to suggest a development direction that requires efforts to improve the technological competitiveness of enterprises.

The Delivery Shortening Process of Engineering Service for the Flow Analysis of Plastics Injection Molding (사출성형 유동해석 서비스 납기단축을 위한 프로세스 개발)

  • Lee, Dong-Yoon;Song, Ki-Hyeong;Choi, Young-Jae;Lee, Seok-Woo;Choi, Hon-Zong
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2007.05a
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    • pp.614-619
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    • 2007
  • The importance of simulation of plastic flow in the injection mold is increasing as the parts are more complex, but the small-scale enterprises can't afford to invest for the infra individually. CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) service was naturally born based on these needs. This paper presents the engineering collaboration model between the large and the small/medium enterprises in the field of injection molds. Based on the engineering collaboration hub and CAE service, small-scale enterprises could research the necessary technology and develop the proper products. The analysis results of CAE are provided by the integrated visualization system on the web. This paper also deals with the delivery shorting process of CAE service for electric/electronic parts which should meet the needs of customers as soon as possible.

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The Effect of Cooperate Social Responsibility in Supply Chain Management (SC-CSR) on the Willingness to Initiate CSR in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (공급망경영(SCM) 내 사회적책임이 중소기업 사회적책임 이행의지에 미치는 영향)

  • Yoon, Heon-Deok;Sung, Jong-Su;Seo, Ri-Bin
    • Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.25-34
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    • 2012
  • It is expected reasonably that firms are likely to be motivated to engage in cooperate social responsibility(CSR) more effectively and efficiently in order for sustainable growth when partnerships on supply chain are willing to embrace the initiative for CSR actively rather than a firm's effort. Given that this is a SCM(Supply Chain Management) approach to CSR, the SC-CSR(Cooperate Social Responsibility in Supply Chain), which encourage all partners on supply chain to apply it, can provide larger social impact. This study is to verify the effect of SC-SCR on the willingness to initiate CSR in small and medium-sized enterprises. As a result of empirical analysis, the application of SC-SCR has positive effect on the willingness of small and medium-sized enterprises to initiate social responsibility by promoting the situational needs. This results indicates that helping firms observe ISO 26000, the recognized international standard for CSR, the motivation for SCR can be reinforced by making partners on supply chain respect CSR.

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Determinants of Software-as-a-Service Adoption Intention Among Small and Medium-sized Korean Firms (중소기업의 Software-as-a-Service 도입의도 결정요인 연구)

  • Kim, Sung-Hyun;Jang, Si-Young
    • Korean Management Science Review
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.11-30
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    • 2013
  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) constitute an important part of current industrial economies. Information technologies can be useful strategic weapons for SMEs by enhancing their competitiveness. Categorized as one kind of cloud computing, SaaS is a computing resource and software sharing model which can be accessed via the Internet. Based on virtualization technology, SaaS is expected to improve the efficiency and quality of the IT service level in SMEs. This study attempts to identify the determinants of SaaS adoption intention among Korean SMEs. Through the lens of the theory of planned behavior, this study adopts technological, organizational, environmental factors to explore the determinants of cloud computing adoption intention. The research population is the SMEs that have been funded by the Korean government. Partial least square method was used for empirical analysis of 190 samples collected through on-line survey. The results show that the positive attitude is influenced by business process improvements. Vender support and top management support are positively associated with subjective norm. Vendor support, top management support can relieve perceived behavior control factors. Government support directly influences adoption intention of cloud computing. These findings can provide useful strategy for both SMEs and vendors of SaaS.

A Study on Influencing Factors for Information System Utilization in Small and Medium Enterprises (중소기업의 정보시스템 활용수준에 미치는 영향요인에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Jin-Soo;Jeon, Joong-Won
    • Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.205-224
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    • 2015
  • Information System is a critical success factor for overcoming the limitations of asset and capacity of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME), and for acquiring competitiveness. Although, the rate of adopting information system by SME has grown, the rate of its utilization has been stagnant. The purpose of this study is to identify the influencing factors that increase SME's information system utilization. We identify perception of strategic value, supplier's support capacity, and organizational characteristic by examining previous researches on information system utilization by SMEs, and verify their the influencing relationship with the information system utilization. This study verifies the research model and hypothesis using structural model. A date-set of 1209 samples from a survey on employees in charge of information system of SME was applied in verifying the research hypothesis. The result of this study shows that the information system utilization influences perception of strategic value and support of supply company, and partly, the structural characteristics. This study presents directions to establish strategy and policy making, and theoretically presents core factors of SME's information system utilization.

Related Factors of Upper Limb Musculoskeletal Disease in Small-to-Medium-sized Manufacture Enterprises Workers (중소규모 제조업 근로자의 상지 근골격계질환 발생에 영향을 미치는 요인)

  • Kim, Hye-Jin;Jung, Hye-Sun
    • Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.19-29
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    • 2004
  • Purpose: This study was conducted at small-to-medium-sized manufacture enterprises less than 300 employees. Method: For 167 workers in 12 small-to-medium-sized manufacture, we examined the self-recording questionnaires about general characteristics, health characteristics, occupational characteristics and subjective musculoskeletal symptoms designed by NIOSH. Result: Related factors of upper limb musculoskeletal symptoms were found in using of the PC except work, the speed control at working and inappropriate positions for neck, and that using of the PC except work, the degree of intensity at working and the speed control at working for shoulder, and that the degree of intensity at working, the speed control at working, inappropriate positions and excessive workforce for arm/elbow, and that the degree of intensity at working, the speed control at working, inappropriate positions, excessive strong and vibration for hand/wrist/fingers. Conclusion: As a result of multiple logistic regression analysis, musculoskeletal symptoms of neck were influenced by use of the PC except work, household work, and the speed control at working, symptoms of shoulder by using of the PC of except work and the degree of intensity at working, symptoms of arm/elbow by the speed control at working, and symptoms of hand/wrist/fingers by the degree of intensity at work and excessive workforce.

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A Study on the Human Resource Practices and Turnover Intention of IT Professionals : Software Developers in Small and Medium IT Enterprises (인적자원관리 프랙티스와 IT인력의 이직의도에 관한 연구 : 중소 IT기업의 소프트웨어 개발인력을 중심으로)

  • Woo, Hang-Joon;Hwang, Kyung-Tae
    • Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.47-69
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    • 2010
  • Small and Medium Enterprises(SMEs) represent quite a large proportion of the Information Technology (IT) industry as a whole in terms of the sales revenue and the number of employees. And their role has been constantly growing. However, they have suffered from the shortage and turnover of skilled IT personnel. Under the background, this study focuses on how to effectively retain IT personnel in SMEs. Job embeddedness is the newly emerging concept in the turnover research. It is known that job embeddedness predicts turnover better than the traditional attitude variables such as job satisfaction and it can be developed by human resource practices. So, this study empirically investigates the relationship among human resource practices, job embeddedness and turnover intention. The survey results of 193 IT personnel reveal that compensation, technical competency development, recognition and work-life balance practice have statistically significant effects on job embeddedness, and that job embeddedness has a negative influence on turnover intention of IT personnel. Based on these results, the implications for managing turnover issues in IT SMEs are suggested.

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Globalization Impact on Small and Medium Enterprise: Tanzania Case

  • Aligaesha, Baraka;Park, Byungjoo;Chang, Byeong-Yun
    • International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.65-70
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    • 2019
  • We are looking the impact associated with globalization in favor of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) growth and how helped to reduce the obstacle facing SMEs growth. We used empirical analysis in order to examine the relationship underlying the globalization and its impact to SME growth. We employed primarily data from Tanzania SMEs. Further we seeks to explain the negative notion that has been created that globalization is not friendly to SME growths. We employed primary data from Tanzania SMEs. The partial least squares (PLS) was used for analysis. The conclusion has indicated that globalization has a relationship with SMEs growth and has contributed to the reduction of obstacles that inhibit SMEs growth. However study confirmed controversial result on part of availability of managers and manpower with global perspectives to influence SMEs growth. The test accepted that globalization has influenced availability of managers with global perspectives but reject the availability of these managers influences the SMEs growth The results give a clear outlook to help policy maker in policy review process, formulate base for extensive study on issues for manager perspectives and draw intervention.

A Business Model of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: A Case Study of the Textile and Clothing Industry in Thailand

  • SAWATENARAKUL, Natha;ROOPSING, Taweesak
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.8 no.7
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    • pp.151-160
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    • 2021
  • The purposes of this research were: 1) to analyze the confirmatory factors with the business operational model of entrepreneurs of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the textile and clothing industry, and 2) to verify the congruence of the model with the operational ways of the entrepreneurs of SMEs in the textile and clothing industry. The sample consisted of 500 small and medium enterprise entrepreneurs in the textile and clothing industry. This study was quantitative research and the instrument used to collect the data was a questionnaire. The data was analyzed using 1st order and 2nd order of confirmatory analysis (CFA). The findings of this research revealed that the model of SMEs in the textile and clothing industry was overall at a high level. Four main factors were used for the model of SMEs in the textile and clothing industry by their importance in descending order as follows: marketing mix (MM), collaboration network (CN), production inventory management (PIM), and creativity (CT). The results of verification of model congruence revealed the model of SMEs in the textile and clothing industry was fit and in accordance with the empirical data.