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http://dx.doi.org/10.7232/IEIF.2012.25.1.013

A Framework for Analyzing the Effectiveness of a Collaboration Support System for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises  

Kim, Jeong-Yeon (Department of Industrial Engineering, Hanyang University)
Ahn, Jae-Hyung (Department of Industrial Engineering, Hanyang University)
Shin, Dong-Min (Department of Industrial Engineering, Hanyang University)
Moon, Yong-Ma (College of Business Administration, University of Seoul)
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IE interfaces / v.25, no.1, 2012 , pp. 13-20 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, the collaboration among small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs) has been recognized as an effective competitive tool. As several systems have been developed to boost the collaboration, it is necessary to analyze the effectiveness of the systems in terms of their contribution to enhance operational performance of SMEs through objective and quantitative validation. In particular, the analysis for SMEs rather than large-scaled enterprises has not received much attention due to lack of relevant information and difficulty of collecting data. This paper presents a framework for analyzing the effectiveness of the collaboration support system, called i-manufacturing hub, which has been implemented by Korean government. Identification of influential factors to the effectiveness of collaboration hub, and constructing necessary hypotheses are proposed. To overcome the difficulty in data collection only by means of surveys through subjective questionnaires, we exploit system log data that are generated while SMEs use the system. As an initial phase to analyze the effectiveness through hypothesis validation, we discuss several interesting observations and challenges in the direction of enhancing collaboration among SMEs for better operational performance improvement and more participation in the collaboration hub.
Keywords
effectiveness analysis; log data analysis; manufacturing collaboration; small and medium-sized enterprise; survey analysis;
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