The adequate implementation of an SMS by all RUs/IMs is a key element for success for the entire safety regulatory framework as foreseen by the Railway Safety Directive, since it forms the basis on which the National Safety Authorities (NSAs) issue safety certificates and safety authorisations. For the assessment of an SMS, NSAs can rely on the Regulations 1148/2010/EU2 and 1169/2010/EU3. Su…
Information is an important value to companies and government agencies, and must therefore be protected appropriately. Most information today is created, stored, transported, or processed at least in part using information technology (IT). In the industry and administrations, no one denies the necessity to adequately protect its IT landscape. In addition, though, information from all other p…
The purpose of this book is fairly simple, to introduce and reflect on some of the key writers, ideas, models and approaches in strategic management. Chapter one is brief overview of how strategy got here. Whittington’s work is used to give an overview of different views (or even philosophies) of strategy positioned for us in a framework. We use Whittington’s (2001) model of strategy as ou…
The Chinese have an idiom. Loosely translated, it says that it’s better to be a dog in a peaceful time than a man in a chaotic time. There’s also a related curse, also often attributed to the Chinese: “May you live in interesting times.” This, in a snapshot, is our world. Our time is one where drones can assassinate someone half-way around the globe, controlled by people on a TV scree…
Welcome to Big Data For Dummies. Big data is becoming one of the most important technology trends that has the potential for dramatically changing the way organizations use information to enhance the customer experience and transform their business models. How does a company go about using data to the best advantage? What does it mean to transform massive amounts of data into knowledge? In this…
ou are often at a crossroad: there is the comfort of your status quo, and yet there is a yearning to achieve more. And you believe you can. I have been there and have moved on. And from this experience, I have learned. Here is what you can expect to get out of this book: Tools to get more out of your time Insights to pack more value into every hour of your consulting engagement Methods to Ident…
nformation and communication technologies, combined with smartphone applications and location data from global positioning systems, are making feasible transportation services that have long been imagined but never realized on a large scale. These innovations include carsharing; bikesharing; microtransit services; and, most notably, transportation network companies (TNCs) such as Uber and Lyft.…
statistics are not popular. one might even say they are disliked. not by statisti- cians, of course, but by the millions who have to cope with the steady flow of statistics supporting all kinds of assertions, opinions, and theories. received wisdom harrumphs, “You can prove anything by statistics”—and then sneers, “Lies, damned lies, and statistics.” my sympathies do not lie with thes…
This study investigated the use of Management Information Systems (MIS) in decision-making on longterm planning, short-term planning and budgeting in the South-West Nigerian Universities. The study used the descriptive research design of the survey type. Data were collected from a sample of 600 subjects consisting of 400 academic staff holding administrative staff positions and 200 senior a…
According to the most recent figures published by National SME Development Council (2012), small medium size enterprises (SMEs) with less than 150 employees made up 99.2% of all firms up to 1st quarter of 2011 and accounted for an average of 59% of jobs in all sectors and contributing 32% to total GDP (SME Annual Report, 2012). However, despite their economic importance and the number of employ…
This book is for people who want to use WordPress. It’s for web designers who’d like to get to know WordPress a little better—or a lot better. It’s for writ ers who have been asked to contribute content to a WordPress site, but haven’t been shown how to use the software. It’s for server administrators who’d like to know more about this little CMS that users are always asking them …
The purpose of this thesis is to provide an academic contribution to the subject Enterprise Risk Management. This is done by carrying out a study concerning today’s use of ERM in larger Danish companies and identification of structures that influence the choice of developing an ERM process in the company. The underlying assumption of the thesis is that such structures exist, and the objec…
The Workflow Foundation included in .Net 4.0 (referred to as WF 4.0) represents a whole new paradigm for building workflow-based applications. It has been completely re- engineered from the ground up. In this section, you’ll design some simple workflows and learn the basic concepts. In subsequent sections, you’ll develop more complex solutions as you explore the capabilities provided…
Information is data that have been put into a meaningful and useful context and communicated to a recipient who uses it to make decisions. Information involves the communication and reception of intelligence or knowledge. It appraises and notifies surprises and stimulates, reduces uncertainty, reveals additional alternatives or helps eliminate irrelevant or poor ones and influences individua…
If you are reading this book, you probably know about T-SQL. T-SQL, also known as Transact-SQL, is Microsoft’s implementation of the Structured Query Language (SQL) for SQL Server. T-SQL is the language that is most often used to extract or modify data stored in a SQL Server database, regardless of which application or tool you use. SQL Server 2012 T-SQL is based on standards created by the A…
A management information system (MIS) provides information that organizations require to manage themselves efficiently and effectively. Management information systems are typically computer systems used for managing
Whether you work in alarge multinational corporation or in atiny family-owned company, you have at least one thing in common: it’s a challenge to secure IT resources to solve common everyday business problems. In a large corporation, resources are typically spent on the big projects that have a significant cost benefit to the company. When you make a request for assistance, you’re probably …
Information has become an essential resource for managing modern organizations. This is so because today’s business environment is volatile, dynamic, turbulent and necessitates the burgeoning demand for accurate, relevant, complete, timely and economical information needed to drive the decision-making process in order to accentuate organizational abilities to manage opportunities and threats …