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Publication date: 21 June 2013

Taegu Kim, Jungsik Hong and Hoonyoung Koo

The purpose of this study is to propose a systematic method for the diffusion of forecasting technology in the pre‐launch stage.

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Purpose

The purpose of this study is to propose a systematic method for the diffusion of forecasting technology in the pre‐launch stage.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors designed survey question items that are familiar to interviewees as well as algebraically transformable into the parameters of a logistic diffusion model. In addition, they developed a procedure that reduces inconsistency in interviewee responses, removes outliers, and verifies conformability, in order to reduce the error and yield robust estimation results.

Findings

The results show that the authors' method performed better in the empirical cases of digital media broadcasting and internet protocol television in terms of sum of squared error compared with an existing survey‐based method, a regression method, and the guessing‐by‐analogy method. Specifically, the authors' method can reduce the error by using the conformability and outlier tests, while the consistency factor contributes to determining the final estimate with personal estimates.

Research limitations/implications

The procedure proposed in this study is confined to the presented logistic model. Future research should aim to extend its application to other representative diffusion models such as the Bass model and the Gompertz model.

Practical implications

The authors' method provides a better quality of forecasting for innovative new products and services compared with the guessing‐by‐analogy method, and it contributes to managerial decisions such as those in production planning.

Originality/value

The authors introduce the concepts of conformability and consistency in order to reduce the error from personal biases and mistakes. Based on these concepts, they develop a procedure to yield robust estimation results with less error.

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Industrial Management & Data Systems, vol. 113 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0263-5577

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Publication date: 1 May 2006

Norman P. Archer

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a special issue on supply chains and the enterprise.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a special issue on supply chains and the enterprise.

Design/methodology/approach

Introductory review and brief description of research papers in this issue.

Findings

To demonstrate the growing complexity and the multiple factors involved in structuring the enterprise effectively, references a paper by Iyer and Gottlieb that suggests an approach to enterprise architecture design. This integrates the internal and external environment, thus being highly relevant to supply chain issues.

Research limitations/implications

Implies that the broad research framework for enterprise architecture is relevant to the study of supply chain issues, but leaves the reader to discover whether this is the case by perusing the research papers in this issue.

Practical implications

Links enterprise architecture to supply chain issues of importance to industry.

Originality/value

Provides a descriptive framework for linking papers in the issue to general supply chain issues.

Details

Journal of Enterprise Information Management, vol. 19 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1741-0398

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Publication date: 1 May 2006

Paul Hong and Jungsik Jeong

The purpose of this research is to show that small or medium enterprises (SMEs) have significant impacts on supply chain performance. They may take the roles of suppliers…

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Purpose

The purpose of this research is to show that small or medium enterprises (SMEs) have significant impacts on supply chain performance. They may take the roles of suppliers, producers, distributors, and customers. In this paper large firms and SMEs are compared in terms of strategic and operational choices.

Design/methodology/approach

SMEs are classified on two dimensions – chain relationship position and strategic focus. Four types of SME characteristics are discussed: efficiency, coordination, collaboration, and innovation. Also presented are the five possible growth paths of SMEs, along with theoretical and managerial implications.

Findings

The theoretical contribution of this paper to the nature of SMEs and their supply chain relationships is threefold: the differences between large enterprises and SMEs have been examined in terms of key management practices; key characteristics of four types of SMEs have been identified in terms of their supply chain relationship position and strategic focus; and the transition paths that SMEs may follow in moving from one type to another have been shown. The models presented in this paper give an informed insight and understanding of the dynamic changes that can transform SMEs within their supply chain relationships.

Research limitations/implications

The growth paths that have been outlined for SMEs display diverse patterns. In view of the sheer numbers of SMEs that comprise the global economy, and their strategic roles as suppliers, component manufacturers, service providers, and distributors, their growth patterns may not be easily discernible over a short time period.

Practical implications

Managerial implications of the study include: SME executives may diagnose their current business position and strategically plan intended changes by enhancing their operational capabilities and chain relationship positions, in view of changing market realities; most importantly, they may strive to take practical steps to evolve from Efficiency SMEs all the way to Innovation SMEs. The road‐map presented in this paper may be helpful in benchmarking current operations and in planning future transitions. In this way, SME management may take practical steps to implement desirable growth paths through appropriate management practices that utilize appropriate intra‐ and inter‐organizational capabilities.

Originality/value

These SME growth patterns provide a useful framework for meaningful case studies that illustrate the potential for the dynamic transformation of SMEs.

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Journal of Enterprise Information Management, vol. 19 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1741-0398

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