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- ZeitschriftenartikelArchitectural Design for Flexibility and Buildability to Facilitate Evolution(Softwaretechnik-Trends Band 30, Heft 2, 2010) Carbon, Ralf; Naab, MatthiasBusiness information systems need to evolve continuously in order to keep pace with changing requirements and preserve an organization’s competitiveness. We have identified flexibility and buildability as key qualities facilitating evolution. Flexibility and buildability requirements should be addressed as soon as possible during architectural design to enable them to be satisfied efficiently and effectively. However, today many organizations do not sufficiently address flexibility and buildability, especially not in combination, either because they are not fully aware of their importance or because methodological support regarding design for flexibility and buildability is often not appropriate (if available at all). In this paper, we introduce an approach aimed at design for flexibility and buildability to facilitate the evolution of software.
- ZeitschriftenartikelDer Wertbeitrag von Prozessflexibilität(Wirtschaftsinformatik: Vol. 56, No. 4, 2014) Afflerbach, Patrick; Kastner, Gregor; Krause, Felix; Röglinger, MaximilianDie Bedeutung von Flexibilität im Allgemeinen wie auch von Prozessflexibilität im Speziellen nimmt kontinuierlich zu, da sie versprechen, mit steigender Nachfragevielfalt und -unsicherheit umgehen zu können. In den letzten Jahren haben die Prozessmanagement- sowie die Produktions- und Operations- Management-Community zahlreiche Ansätze vorgeschlagen, um den Wertbeitrag von Prozessflexibilität zu untersuchen und herauszufinden, wie sich ein angemessener Prozessflexibilitätsgrad bestimmen lässt. Die meisten dieser Ansätze sind jedoch recht restriktiv, was ihren Anwendungsbereich anbelangt, und vernachlässigen Eigenschaften der untersuchten Prozesse und deren Outputs, die über Nachfrage und Kapazität hinausgehen. Zudem wird Prozessflexibilität nur selten einer umfassenden betriebswirtschaftlichen Analyse unterzogen. Die Autoren schlagen daher ein Optimierungsmodell vor, mit dessen Hilfe sich ein angemessener Prozessflexibilitätsgrad im Einklang mit den Prinzipien der wertorientierten Unternehmensführung ermitteln lässt. Das Modell berücksichtigt Nachfrageunsicherheit, Nachfragevielfalt, Kritikalität und Ähnlichkeit als Prozesseigenschaften. Sie berichten zudem über Erkenntnisse, die sie bei der Anwendung des Optimierungsmodells auf die Umdeckungsprozesse eines Versicherungsmaklerpools gewonnen haben.AbstractPromising to cope with increasing demand variety and uncertainty, flexibility in general and process flexibility in particular are becoming ever more desired corporate capabilities. During the last years, the business process management and the production/operations management communities have proposed numerous approaches that investigate how to valuate and determine an appropriate level of process flexibility. Most of these approaches are very restrictive regarding their application domain, neglect characteristics of the involved processes and outputs other than demand and capacity, and do not conduct a thorough economic analysis of process flexibility. Against this backdrop, the authors propose an optimization model that determines an appropriate level of process flexibility in line with the principles of value-based business process management. The model includes demand uncertainty, variability, criticality, and similarity as process characteristics. The paper also reports on the insights gained from applying the optimization model to the coverage switching processes of an insurance broker pool company.
- ZeitschriftenartikelDigital Nomads(Business & Information Systems Engineering: Vol. 62, No. 1, 2020) Richter, Shahper; Richter, Alexander
- KonferenzbeitragExploring requirements of agility for knowledge management(6th Conference on Professional Knowledge Management – From Knowledge to Action, 2011) Su, GuangyaOrganizations have to sense and respond rapidly and flexibly to changes in their markets, in short: they have to be agile and this capability to be agile can be a source of competitive advantage. This research aims at (1) understanding the concept and definition of Agility; (2) exploring the impact of Agility on knowledge management in a company; (3) giving recommendations on how to manage Agility considering strategic usage of knowledge management; (4) proving the interdisciplinary application of Knowledge Management to enable Agility; Based on a literature review, a definition of Agility is developed. Furthermore, an exploratory case study within Siemens AG including 23 structured interviews with executives and managers is used to reflect and analyze demands on a firm's knowledge management in order to increase Agility. The case study reveals three perceived drivers for Agility: customers, competitors and Mergers & Acquisitions. Consequently three knowledge-oriented core competencies of an organization are summarized for increasing Agility: Real-Time Ability, Transformation Capability and Strategic Options. Finally, this paper suggests a framework for managing Agility. This framework was used at Siemens AG for its Global Diversity Initiative and illustrates how to prove the application of interdisciplinary Knowledge Management to enable Agility.
- ZeitschriftenartikelKunden- und kontextabhängige Konfiguration Smarter Produkte: Digitales Potenzial jenseits physischer Grenzen?(HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik: Vol. 56, No. 3, 2019) Kammler, Friedemann; Gembarski, Paul Christoph; Brinker, Jonas; Thomas, Oliver; Lachmayer, RolandDie digitale Transformation von Geschäftsmodellen entlang visionärer Anwendungsszenarien, wie der Industrie 4.0 und Smart Services, erlauben Branchen wie dem Maschinen- und Anlagenbau das Heben neuer Wertschöpfungspotenziale. Dabei bildet die Evolution von physischen Produkten, ausgehend von rein mechanischen, über mechatronischen, bis hin zu cyber-physischen Gütern eine wesentliche funktionale Grundlage. Um die vielfach aufgegriffene Vision einer kundenindividuellen Lösungsorientierung umsetzen zu können, werden so Smarte Produkte erforderlich, die durch eine hohe technische Komplexität gekennzeichnet sind und die zur Leistungserbringung erforderliche Flexibilität insbesondere auf digitaler, informationstechnischer Ebene abbilden. Während die formulierten Differenzierungspotenziale auf den ersten Blick einleuchten, bleibt bislang die Frage unbeantwortet, an welchen Stellen die „digitale Flexibilität“ von Smarten Produkten auch auf physischer Ebene in die Anpassung der Produktkonstruktion eingehen muss und mit welchen Seiteneffekten dabei zu rechnen ist. So erfolgt bspw. die Anpassung der Leistungsfähigkeit einer Mietmaschine entlang eines flexiblen Tarifmodells nicht nur auf rein informationeller Ebene, sondern muss bis in die konfigurationsunabhängige Auslegung des zugrundeliegenden Produkts reichen. Im Ergebnis schlägt sich das gehobene Wertschöpfungspotenzial in steigenden Produktionskosten und einer erhöhten Komplexität nieder, die die flächendeckende Anwendung in Frage stellt. Der Beitrag adressiert die physischen Erfordernisse, die dem digitalen Potenzial von Smarten Produkten gegenüberstehen. Hierzu werden anhand eines Fallbeispiels die Potenziale derartiger Produkte und daraus entstehender Leistungssysteme aus informationstechnischer Sicht beschrieben und deren Auswirkungen auf die zugrundeliegende Konstruktion aus ingenieurwissenschaftlicher Sicht analysiert. Im Ergebnis stellt der Beitrag praxisbezogene Handlungsstrategien zu Entwicklung und Einsatz von smarten Produkten vor und erklärt, wie und in welchen Fällen die erfolgreiche Hebung von Wertschöpfungspotenzialen gelingen kann. The digital transformation of business models along visionary applications, such as Industry 4.0 and Smart Services, allows industries to leverage new opportunities for value creation. This effect is empowered by the evolution of physical products from purely mechanical to mechatronic to cyber-physical goods. A key benefit that is currently being discussed is customer individualization, that relies heavily on technically sophisticated products. Such “Smart Products” contain information technology (e. g. sensors, connectivity) that enables its context-specific use. However, the flexibility comes at the price of high technical complexity. While the formulated potentials are obvious at first glance, the question remains unanswered as to where the “digital flexibility” of smart products has to be considered in design of the underlying physical product and what side effects can be expected. The contribution addresses physical requirements that must be regarded in order to obtain the advantages of Smart Products. For this purpose, we present key characteristics and analyze a case study from both, an Information Systems and a Mechanical Engineering perspective. As a result, the paper elaborates practical strategies for developing and using smart products and explains how and in which cases the transformation of a conventional product can be successful.
- ZeitschriftenartikelOn the Sound Financial Valuation of Flexibility in Information Systems(Business & Information Systems Engineering: Vol. 57, No. 2, 2015) Dorsch, Christoph SebastianFlexibility often represents the key area of value added by investing into an information system (IS) but also carries significant costs. Therefore, its quantitative financial valuation is of vital importance to make economically informed decisions about flexibility. This is challenging due to varying flexibility definitions and the complexity of the flexibility construct in itself. To address this challenge, this paper analyzes the scientific literature concerned with the financial valuation of flexibility in information systems (FIS). In the first part, it introduces fundamental requirements for a proper financial valuation, discusses the characteristics of FIS that are driving its economic value and identifies suitable financial valuation approaches. In the second part, a structured review of literature focusing on the application of FIS valuation analyzes to what extend the existing literature supports economically informed decisions within flexibility design. Further research is indicated with regard to dependencies between flexibility and the existing IS landscape as well as to a more structured and comprehensive approach to examine all interacting features of an IS enabling flexibility in the first place. In summary, joining the theoretical basis and the application of FIS valuation, this paper gathers all necessary fundamentals for a sound financial valuation of FIS and reveals the need for further development within this stream of BISE research.
- KonferenzbeitragSpecification and Application of a Domain Specific Modeling Language for Social Services(INFORMATIK 2023 - Designing Futures: Zukünfte gestalten, 2023) Holz, Felix; Vogel, Dennis; Fellmann, MichaelFor developing process-oriented capabilities and henceforth advancing digitization, there is a need to structure and formalize the processes in the domain of social services to an extent where it can support social workers. Processes in social services are challenging to model due to their unstructuredness and knowledge-intensity; they require high flexibility from the workers, primarily caused by intensive work with human beings – the clients. Declarative languages like CMMN and ConDec promise to be a solution. Still, they are too complex and overloaded for persons without any experience in modeling to use them in a practical context. In this paper, a specification for a domain-specific modeling language (DSML) is defined to enable representing the process knowledge in the domain by simplifying the language to the domain’s core concepts: (client) goals to be achieved, occurring situations, and actions to be carried out. We applied the modeling language in a German real-world social care organization and elicited models, facilitating a workshop-based approach. The domain experts confirmed the resulting model’s usefulness, especially for guiding, training, and planning purposes.
- ZeitschriftenartikelSteigerung der Softwareflexibilität bei Geschäftsprozessänderungen(Wirtschaftsinformatik: Vol. 52, No. 1, 2010) Holschke, Oliver; Rake, Jannis; Offermann, Philipp; Bub, UdoDie viel geforderte Änderungsfähigkeit von IT-gestützten Geschäftsprozessen erfordert in aktuellen Softwareentwicklungsansätzen den Eingriff von – meist fachfernen – Entwicklern. Oft sind diese Eingriffe verbunden mit hohen Arbeits- und Transaktionskosten. Der Artikel stellt eine alternative Methode auf Basis einer Prozessplattform zur Anpassung von Geschäftsprozessen vor, um sowohl Flexibilität und Effizienz im Vergleich zu vorhandenen Ansätzen zu erhöhen. Im Kern der Arbeit steht eine Evaluierung gegenüber einem klassischen, komponentenorientierten Ansatz, welche mittels eines Simulationsmodells durchgeführt wird. Auf Basis von drei realen Änderungsszenarien wird gezeigt, dass sich trotz einer leichten Erhöhung der Transaktionskosten die Arbeitskosten und die Operationsflexibilität durch den vorgestellten Ansatz reduzieren beziehungsweise erhöhen lassen.AbstractIn times of continuous change, companies need to adjust their business processes to gain sustainable competitive advantage. Resulting changes in the company’s IT currently require the involvement of developers from departments that are mostly not aligned with the business. These changes often result in high transaction and labor costs. The article presents a platform-based method to adjust business processes with the aim of increasing both efficiency and flexibility compared to current approaches. The core of our work is an evaluation against traditional component-based software development using a sound simulation model. Three real-world scenarios of business process change show that – despite a slight increase in transaction costs – our suggested method decreases labor costs while increasing operational flexibility.