Business process re-engineering in the logistics industry: a study of implementation,success factors,and performance

As business process re-engineering (BPR) is an important foundation to ensure the success of enterprise systems, this study would like to investigate the relationships among BPR implementation, BPR success factors, and business performance for logistics companies. Our empirical findings show that BPR companies outperformed non-BPR companies, not only on information processing, technology applications, organisational structure, and co-ordination, but also on all of the major logistics operations. Comparing the different perceptions of the success factors for BPR, non-BPR companies place greater emphasis on the importance of employee involvement while BPR companies are more concerned about the influence of risk management. Our findings also suggest that management attitude towards BPR success factors could affect performance with regard to technology applications and logistics operations. Logistics companies which have not yet implemented the BPR approach could refer to our findings to evaluate the advantages of such an undertaking and to take care of those BPR success factors affecting performance before conducting BPR projects.     

A Dependence-Trust Modelm of Export Alliance Performance in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

Abstract

This paper focuses on the export performance of US environmental technology (EnviroTech) firms, which are predominantly small and medium enterprises (SMEs). We conceptualize and empirically test a model of perceived export performance contingent upon the perceived effectiveness of host country partner (HCP) alliances, dependence, and trust in the HCP. We find that US SME EnviroTech firms contemplating exports need two critical ingredients for success. First, they must forge close, cooperative, long-term strategic alliances with HCPs for mutual benefit. And second, they must pay specific attention to building trust in the HCP in order to achieve greater success with the strategic alliance and exports. Though dependence on a host country partner increases the vulnerability of the exporter and detracts from an effective alliance, trust is the antidote that can neutralize the negative impact of dependence.     

The influence of international human capital on global initiatives and financial performance

The major aim of this study is to investigate the relationships among international human capital (input-based international human capital, transformational, output-based, and competency of top management team), global initiatives (global learning and global marketing) and financial performance. The open systems view is introduced to develop a comprehensive measurement of international human capital, the human capital that enables a firm to compete globally. The structural equation modelling technique is then employed to investigate the proposed relationships. The results support our expectation that international human capital is positively associated with a firm's global initiatives and financial performance. The importance of the role of top management team competency is identified because it is positively associated with the other three international human capital components. It also indirectly fosters a firm's financial performance and global initiatives through its positive association with input-based, transformational, and output-based international human capital.     

Workplace isolation: salespeople and supervisors in USA

Virtual work is becoming the norm in sales organizations because it is cost effective for the firm and can benefit customers and salespeople. However, along with these benefits, virtual work brings new challenges to organizations. One critical issue is workplace isolation (WI). This study uses responses from a sample of 346 salespeoples in the pharmaceutical field to test a model that investigates the relationships among WI, self-efficacy, leadership style, extra-role performance (ERP), satisfaction with the supervisor, and turnover intentions. Salespersons perception of managers as considerate leaders are associated with lower WI levels. Salespeople with higher levels of self-efficacy are less likely to believe that they are isolated from the company and their colleagues. WI, in turn, is significantly related to satisfaction with the supervision and ERP. Managerial implications and future research directions are presented.     

谈桥梁建设中高性能混凝土的应用

高性能混凝土是近期混凝土技术发展的主要方向,这种采用优质材料配制,便于浇捣、不离析、力学性能稳定、早期强度高、具有韧性和体积稳定性等性能的耐久的混凝土,特别适用于高层建筑、路桥以及暴露在严酷环境中的建筑结构。     

创业机会的创新性、员工心理授权与企业绩效的实证研究

创业活动源于创业者对创业机会的识别,而创业机会的创新性强弱则介于模仿性机会和创新性机会之间,过往研究认为创业机会的创新性与企业绩效正相关。但心理授权理论认为员工对工作认知的不同将影响到其行为,故需考虑员工心理授权的调节作用,毕竟对创新机会的开发利用需要员工共同努力。研究发现,创业机会的创新性确实对企业绩效有显著的正向影响;而且心理授权的4个维度因子,即员工对自身能力的认知、影响力的认知、工作意义的认知以及工作自主性的认知均对企业绩效具有显著的正向影响,说明提升员工的心理授权感受将有助于提升绩效。还发现,员工对自身能力的认知、工作意义的认知以及工作自主性的认知均显著正向调节了创业机会创新性与企业绩效的关系,只有员工对自身影响力的认知的调节作用不显著。研究结论有助于从外部客观创业机会和内部员工心理授权感知两个过程看待企业绩效的提升,全面理解企业绩效的发生机制。     

宽体车车架结构分析与整车性能验证

本次研发的宽体车总质量为40t,是在总质量60t级平台产品的基础上向下衍生而来的。应用三维造型软件建立了矿用自卸车实体几何模型,并对关键结构——车架给出了应力分析时的模型简化方法,根据整车的装配关系和车架的受力特点确定了车架强度有限元分析的边界条件,在此基础上建立了包括车桥、悬挂和车厢在内的整车有限元模型,依据矿用车的典型受力重点选取满载静止或平稳行驶、扭转组合和侧倾举升作业作为分析工况,应用ANSYS软件求解得到各工况下车架的应力大小和应力分布规律。为验证整车的性能,在华润水泥南宁公司矿山对样车进行了为期3个月的性能试验,并对该矿车进行了全面检验,为下一步优化设计提供依据。     

稀土含量对低铬合金钢的性能影响分析

本文对不同稀土含量的低铬合金钢性能进行了实验研究,实验结果表明:为了细化合金钢的组织,获得合适的碳化合物尺寸,使合金元素相互作用良好以及降低有害元素的影响,应将稀土含量控制在0.1%左右。     

基于标杆法的精益建筑供应链绩效评价

首先阐述了精益建筑供应链绩效评价的内涵和作用,接着结合精益建筑供应链的特点和绩效评价指标设计原则,构建了涵盖内部绩效评价指标、外部绩效评价指标和供应链综合绩效评价指标的精益建筑供应链绩效评价综合指标体系。在全面分析了传统绩效评价方法的优缺点之后,选择了标杆法作为评价精益建筑供应链绩效的主要方法,并阐述了其具体的评价过程和实施步骤,最后进行了实证分析。     

“合法性”视域下我国大学危机表现及其根源探析

本文从合法化的构成出发,对我国大学危机的表现以及危机产生的根源进行了深入的阐述和探析,进而为我国大学制度的完善和大学科学发展提出了建议。