Gendered role modelling—A paradoxical construction process

Theory of role modelling in organizations addresses the contents of role models, while the process of modelling has received little attention. In this paper, this gendered process is scrutinized from a constructionist perspective. Modelling starts with a comparison between an image of oneself with that of a person who serves as a proto-model; continues with idealization and/or composition of the traits of proto-models resulting in an image of a role, and ends with a comparison between such an image and an image of oneself, leading to directives for action. People do not model their behaviour on real persons, but on mental constructs they make loosely inspired by actual people. This conclusion forms a new argument against tokenism: it is never enough to employ one woman, as proto-models must be many and varied.     

改善工厂物流必须抓住车间生产物流这个重点

通过详细列举国内外有关工厂车间物流的一系列统计数据和事例,得出结论:不断改善车间生产物流是提高工厂物流水平的关键点。     

物流配送中心工作流程的建模与仿真

根据配送中心的作业特点,分析了物流配送中心基本组成和作业流程,将物流配送中心剖析为进货、存储、流通加工、分拣、出货子系统,应用赋时着色Petri网(TCPN)对配送中心系统进行建模.通过对配送中心系统进行计算机仿真,找出了该系统在作业过程中的"瓶颈",提出了资源和流程的改进措施.     

基于模块化理论的柔性流程及其影响因素的实证研究

模块化系统理论指出模块化设计能够提高系统的柔性。模块化程度高的业务流程具有“封装”和“即插即拔”的特性,使得业务流程更具有柔性,可快速的相应环境的变化。本文在模块化系统理论和交易成本经济学的基础上提出了模块化业务流程影响因素模型和相关假设,顾客需求的多样性、供应商专业化程度将促成流程的模块化设计,流程的实物资产专用性、人力资产专用性、程序资产专用性将减少流程模块化设计的吸引力。实证结果支持了这些研究假设。     

A context-based service matching approach towards functional reliability for industrial systems

ABSTRACT

As service-oriented computing is commonly used in industrial systems to deal with the continually changing business environment, matching processes with existing services becomes one of the most important phases in constructing, integrating and optimizing information systems. The precision of semantic service matching becomes a critical factor in ensuring the correctness of functionalities in system processes. However, the dependability of semantic service matching cannot be warranted in complex contexts. To improve semantic service matching for industrial systems, a context-based semantic service matching approach named ‘Process-Based service MatchMaker’(PBMM) is proposed in this paper. It selects the suitable services for the process from candidate services through taking the dependencies of related services process into consideration.     

Chinese accounting reform： It will be a continuous process

Based on a thorough review, this paper points out that there is still two types of problems in the newly formulated China Accounting Standards 2006 （CAS 2006） which were enacted on Jan. 1, 2007. The first type is that some economic events have been accounted for incorrectly, and the second is confusion and misunderstanding have been caused in the practical world when some guidelines of CAS 2006 are carded out to converge to the International Financial Reporting Standards （IFRS）. In my opinion, it is a great leap to establish a set of accounting standards that harmonize with the IFRS, but China＇s accounting reform is a continuously improving process. During the process, the accounting standards setting departments shoulder heavy burden, face a dilemma, and meet some challenges. After all, China＇s accounting reform will be a long way.     

Assessing supply chain risks with the analytic hierarchy process: Providing decision support for the offshoring decision by a US manufacturing company

This paper reports the process used by a US manufacturing company to assess supply chain risks within the context of an offshore sourcing decision. The case study company was faced with the objective of finding a new supplier for two of its major product lines. Five alternatives were considered: (1) sourcing finished goods from Mexico; (2) sourcing finished goods from China; (3) sourcing parts from China and assembly in the US; (4) sourcing parts from China, assembly in a Maquiladora in Mexico with investment; and (5) sourcing parts from China, assembly in a Maquiladora in Mexico with no investment in the venture. To find the best solution, action research methodology was combined with the application of the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). Through iterative and structured discussions, 17 risk factors were identified, which were subsequently grouped into main and sub objectives. AHP was then used to evaluate the importance of each risk factor, and to determine the best alternative. This study makes several contributions to the field of purchasing and supply management. First, it provides a comprehensive framework of empirically derived risk factors to be considered in an international sourcing context. Second, it shows how AHP can be used to assess these risk factors and alternatives as part of the framework to facilitate and support the final offshoring decision. And third, it illustrates the successful application of the approach by a US manufacturing company. As such, this paper contributes to the research streams of offshoring and risk management in purchasing and supply, as well as to decision-making under uncertainty and AHP. In addition, it serves as a practical methodology for firms in similar situations.     

知识资本的过程管理对企业竞争力的影响

在知识经济时代下,知识资本越来越受到企业的重视。它作为企业的第三资源,发挥了越来越重要的作用。首先对知识资本作了简要的介绍;进而介绍了知识资本过程管理模式及企业竞争力,分析了知识资本过程管理模式对企业竞争力的影响,突出了动态管理模式的优势,强调了知识资本是企业创造价值的源泉。     

基于AHP-FCE模型的复杂产品系统项目风险评估研究

针对复杂产品系统(CoPS)的特点,在对CoPS项目风险识别的基础上,利用层次分析(AHP)法建立了CoPS项目风险的评价指标体系,确定了风险因素的权重;并引入模糊综合评价(FCE)的基本思想和方法,构建了CoPS项目风险的模糊综合评价模型。并且结合案例介绍了该模型的应用过程。     

基于工程建设三类因素内部关系的工程目标评价研究

工程建设的目标可分为质量、进度及资源投入目标,从工程建设全生命周期来看,三大目标之间相互制约、相互影响,总体关系可归纳为统一性（替代关系）与制约性（平衡关系）。这两大关系的不同影响导致总体目标发生变化,初始目标与最终目标之间的演化博弈过程可以用马尔可夫转移矩阵来表示。文章将最终的演化稳定策略细分为6类。马尔可夫矩阵体现了工程建设中的中期控制的动态变化过程,对目前工程建设中广泛推广Turnkey模式缺乏中期控制是个有益的补充。