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Bidois, Marisa. "The cost of convenience." Hospitality Insights 3, no. 1 (June 21, 2019): 1–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.24135/hi.v3i1.10.
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Hospitality businesses in New Zealand are seeing fewer and fewer payments made by cash, as customers opt for the convenience of paying their bill electronically. If customers love the convenience of paying by credit card, who should be responsible for the cost of this convenience – the business or the customer?
In a Restaurant Association survey conducted at the end of last year, members overwhelmingly (71%) indicated that the use of cash by customers is declining, with a Mastercard New Zealand survey last year backing this up. This widespread adoption of electronic payment by consumers sees merchants bearing the significant cost of the transaction through their merchant fees. New Zealand merchants pay substantially more to process credit and contactless debit card transactions than their counterparts in Australia and the UK (on average, New Zealand merchants pay merchant service fees of around 1.4%, while in Australia it is around 0.85%, according to estimates by COVEC and data from the Reserve Bank of Australia). Restaurant Association members typically pay even higher – between 1.8% and 2% in fees for each credit card transaction; members say they are charged the same rate for any card type. Forty-two percent have a ‘fixed bundled rate’, although another 26% say they are charged a split rate for credit card and debit cards. Only 5% have an ‘unbundled’ merchant fee, where different types of cards are charged different fees and merchants pay this cost plus an acquiring service fee from the bank.
There are undoubtedly advantages for businesses in accepting electronic payments, primarily in the speed of the transaction – particularly with several customers waiting to pay – and the speed in which the payment is deposited into your bank account. However, it comes at a large cost, which is challenging for an industry that runs on very small margins already. One member pointed out in the Association’s recent survey:
As the average return in New Zealand is 6% net profit, the banks are effectively charging 1/3 of the profit of the average business, which is diabolical. With technology advancements their costs have gone down but charges have gone up, clearly shown in their bottom line profits. It is a collective monopoly like a lot of big business in New Zealand. (Restaurant Association member)
Of our members, 66% say they would switch if they could receive a saving equating to an overall 2.5–5% reduction in the cost of accepting credit cards. Currently though, short of refusing to accept credit card payments, it is difficult to avoid merchant fees. Emerging payment options and growing trends via NFC (Near Field Communication) capable mobile phones (such as ApplePay, GooglePay and Digital Wallets) are now more widely available. Whilst offering convenience and arguably faster transaction speed, these payment methods offer no relief to the fee incurred by a business for acceptance.
Alternative payment solutions now exist in New Zealand, but there are few choices. To date, most are aimed at the Chinese market, with payment methods restricted to tourist and student visitors, and immigrants retaining banking capability in their country of origin. The Restaurant Association’s survey indicated that only 24% of members currently accept other payment channels like China Union Pay, Alipay or WeChat. In reality these alternative payment solutions currently only form a small portion of the total volume of transactions a business processes, so will not affect any meaningful reduction in the total costs of cards/payment processing.
Surcharging, however, is a way for operators to offset the merchant fee imposed upon them by the banks. Surcharging simply means a charge to cover a merchant’s cost for processing a credit card. They are now being used by increasing numbers of tourism and hospitality businesses. Feedback from member businesses is that there is little reaction or negative feedback from customers. A Restaurant Association member commented on the survey:
We added a surcharge to cover the transaction fee on credit cards and have had no complaints. It’s just a matter of cents and gives us an opportunity to explain that we have always worn the cost of the surcharges but this is increasingly difficult.
Feedback from some members is that they find the practice unfriendly and others would prefer to incorporate this fee into their menu pricing structure, as this member pointed out: “I don’t care about the cost. It is added into the budgets and is picked up at menu price changes time, so it is paid for by the customer anyway.” Individual businesses need to decide if a surcharge would create tension in the business/customer relationship however, it is reassuring to know that, if a business does decide to add a surcharge, it is becoming a far more mainstream option than it used to be.
From a legal standpoint, merchants are required under the Fair Trading Act to ensure representations around their card payment fees are accurate and not misleading. This means if you are being charged a 1.8% merchant fee by your bank, it is not reasonable to apply a 3% credit card convenience fee to your customer. We’ve noticed some merchants prefer to pass on only a portion of the cost with a surcharge – say 1% – as a cost recovery practice. For a $100 bill, that is just a $1 addition to the bill for the consumer.
The payments landscape is changing rapidly, and in the future new technology will dramatically change the way we pay and receive payments. In the meantime, the Restaurant Association are developing further information for members around surcharging, with implementation and training for staff. We’ll also continue advocating on behalf of members to ensure the payment system delivers good outcomes for both consumers and our member merchants.
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Marisa Bidois can be contacted at: marisa@restaurantnz.co.nz
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Johnson, David, and Stuart Kells. "Small Business Data Sources in Australia." Australian Economic Review 30, no. 2 (June 1997): 215–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8462.00021.
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KELMAR, JOHN H. "ETHNIC ENCLAVES AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERSHIP PATTERNS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA." Journal of Enterprising Culture 02, no. 03 (October 1994): 833–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218495894000288.
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The Western Australian population base has been expanding due to a policy of increasing the immigrant component of the total population. Most of these migrants enter Western Australia through the family program, whilst the skill component accounted for one third the size of the family migrants. The tendency of many migrants is to reside in areas where previous migrants from their region already reside, thus forming ethnic enclaves. However, upon arrival, a significant number of migrants find that their overseas experiences and qualifications are not recognised to the same extent in Western Australia, and so they seek employment through entrepreneurial activities. This study examines Australian Census 1991 data to investigate the source of the current migration trends, their tendency to enter into entrepreneurial activities through self-employment or becoming an employer, and examines differences which may occur through occupational backgrounds and sex.
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Zaslavskaya, Veronika L., Roman K. Zaslavsky, and Svetlana V. Prokopchina. "INTELLIGENT PROCESSING OF BIG DATA IN SMALL BUSINESS TASKS BASED ON BAYESIAN INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES." SOFT MEASUREMENTS AND COMPUTING 12, no. 61 (2022): 65–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.36871/2618-9976.2022.12.005.
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The article is devoted to solving the urgent problem of creating intelligent big data processing systems for small businesses. The specificity of information flows of small businesses, in particular in the service sector, is shown.The main tasks of increasing the efficiency of small businesses based on digitalization are identified. The methodology of the regularizing Bayesian approach (RBP), Bayesian intelligent measurement technologies (BII) and a digital platform for managing small businesses and creating monitoring and decision support systems are proposed. Based on this platform of the RBP methodology, a working sample of a complex for service enterprises – fitness centers has been developed. The unique properties of an intelligent complex are the possibilities of integrating different types of information, intelligent processing of large data streams in the form of numerical and linguistic information under conditions of considerable uncertainty In the software package for the service sector, various situations can be simulated when working with clients, as well as digital images of clients can be created to personalize work with each of them for the organization of effective and profitable work of small business companies.
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HULTEN, ANDREW VAN, and ABDULLAHI D. AHMED. "MIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS' ACCESS TO BUSINESS FINANCE IN AUSTRALIA." Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship 18, no. 01 (March 2013): 1350003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1084946713500039.
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Migration status has been neglected both theoretically and empirically in the financial discrimination literature. Drawing on data from a comprehensive survey of small- and medium-sized businesses in Australia, this paper tests whether Australia's migrant entrepreneurs have greater difficulty accessing external business finance than their Australia-born counterparts. In doing so, it tests the theoretical proposition that the passage of time (or time spent in Australia) mediates a relationship between migration status and access to business finance by determining borrow-lender information asymmetries. We find that long-term migrant entrepreneurs are more likely than Australia-born entrepreneurs to: (1) report access to finance as an obstacle, (2) pass up investment opportunities because of inadequate access to finance, and (3) have obtained funding from family and friends. However, no significant differences are found between migrant and Australia-born entrepreneurs in terms of denial and discouragement rates, or their past use of bank finance.
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Wijaya, Wijaya, Sri Mulyani, and Emiliana Emiliana. "IMPLEMENTATION OF PRODUCT STANDARDIZATION POLICY SMALL AND MEDIUM INDUSTRY (IKM) IN WOOD PROCESSING RESULTS." UNTAG Law Review 1, no. 1 (May 31, 2017): 78. http://dx.doi.org/10.36356/ulrev.v1i1.525.
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<p>The policy of the Minister of Trade which stipulates Ministerial Regulation No. 97 / M-DAG / PER / 12/2014 on the provisions on the export of forestry industry products implements the obligation to apply product standardization with SVLK (Timber Legality Verification System) to processed wood products from January 1, 2015. SVLK requirements for Small and Medium Enterprises (IKM), especially wood furniture and handicraft industries, are simplified in the form of self declaration as set forth in the document "Export Declaration." However, the Export Declaration Policy set by the government as an alternative for furniture business actors who do not have SVLK does not apply in European market and Australia. The results of research in Central Java Province found the furniture industry as a superior product, the number of SMEs that canceled its export contract causing the loss by stopping furniture exports even though this effort is done by the government in order to improve competitiveness.</p>
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MAZZAROL, TIM. "PARTNERSHIPS — A KEY TO GROWTH IN SMALL BUSINESS." Journal of Enterprising Culture 07, no. 02 (June 1999): 105–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s021849589900008x.
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The conventional image of the small business owner is that of a highly independent individual, taking risks and 'doing it tough' with limited assistance from others. However, research conducted in the United Kingdom and Australia with high performance small firms suggest that this is not so. A multivariate data analysis of the relationship between business management practice and sales growth performance identified the importance of partnering. This refers to the process of working in partnership with people who affect the business. Partnering involves creating and maintaining partnerships with everyone who affects your business. Working in partnership involves the creative talents and energies of everyone who can affect your business. The effect is that everyone, from staff through to supplier and customers, works together for mutual gain. These findings suggest that the owner of a small business needs to view himself or herself less as a lonely, isolated battler and more as someone who can gain from partnering. A willingness to seek strategic alliances can prove a valuable source of potential growth for small firms.
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Nandita, Bella, Ma'mun Sarma, and Mukhamad Najib. "Faktor-Faktor yang Memengaruhi Keberhasilan Usaha UMKM Pengolahan Buah dan Pengolahan Susu." Jurnal Manajemen dan Organisasi 9, no. 1 (February 25, 2019): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.29244/jmo.v1i1.25342.
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Micro, small and medium enterprises are able to safe the economy, especially in Indonesia. On the other hand, Indonesia has to face the Asian Economic Community in 2025, that is why micro small and medium enterprises need to understand the factors of business success to compete in to participate in Asian Economic Community. The aims of this research are to know the business characteristics and businessmen characteristics of micro small and medium enterprises fruit and milk processing and to analyze factors affecting business success. Questionnaire surveys have been conducted to 31 respondents for each clusters, milk processing and fruit processing. Data were analyzed by descriptive and multiple linear regression analysis. Multiple linear regression has been conducted in order to examine the relative impact of the identified factors on business success. The factor that affecting business success in fruit and milk processing was entrepreneurial marketing and government policies. The results of this research can be beneficial to relevant agencies.
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Aklimawati, Lya, Djoko Soemarno, and Surip Mawardi. "Factors Affecting Micro and Small-Scale Industries Income: A Case Study on Coffee Processing Industry." Pelita Perkebunan (a Coffee and Cocoa Research Journal) 32, no. 2 (August 31, 2016): 138–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.22302/iccri.jur.pelitaperkebunan.v32i2.216.
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Development the competitive industries primarily small firms ought to be realized for improving economic growth of a community. Small industries have an important role especially on income equity improvement in rural areas. The objective of this study was to assess industry players motivation for developing their business in coffee processing and also to analyze factors which influence business income focused on micro and small-scale coffee industries in Bondowoso District. Survey method was used in this study for collecting primary and secondary data. A number of respondents were 25 coffee industry players who be determined by judgement sampling method. Data were analyzed by descriptive and statistic method. Multiple linear regression was used in the suspected factors that affect small industries income. The results indicated that the main motivation of industry players in initiating and developing coffee business was financial incentive. Consecutively, indicators that may explain industry player’s motivation were expectation, motive and incentive. Micro and small-scale industries income was affected by raw material, marketing reach, technology and business experience. Meanwhile, micro and small-scale industries income was not affected by labor cost and source of capital.
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Hendri, Ridar, Eni Yulinda, and Clara Yolandika. "Halal Practices on the Shrimp Paste Processing Industries for Business Development in Rokan Hilir, Riau Indonesia." International Journal of Halal Research 4, no. 1 (April 25, 2022): 14–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.18517/ijhr.4.1.14-19.2022.
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This survey research aims to analyse the application of halal practices on the terasi (shrimp paste) processing industry in Rokan Hilir Regency, Riau Province, Indonesia. The location was determined purposively because it is the centre of the largest shrimp paste processing industry in the province. There’re 10 of 54 the total shrimp paste processing companies were sampled: two large companies, two medium companies, and six small companies. Data was collected by interviewing the owner of the company as a respondent, using a questionnaire guide. Data of halal practices refer to the Halal Fatwa Standardization of the Indonesian Ulema Council, include: manufacturer management, physical facilities, production equipment facilities, processing procedure, and storage procedures. Data processing used descriptive statistical methods with SPSS version 25. The results showed that the halal practices application level on the shrimp paste processing industries in Rokan Hilir was still low, the average is only 67.10%. The application rate showed that large companies (69.66%), small companies (50.66%), and medium (94.98%). The low application of halal practices in shrimp processing large-companies, because the owner come from non-Muslim circles so they don't understand well the principles of halal. Meanwhile in small companies, it’s caused by limited capital, especially to build processing facilities whose quality’s standard and could be well controlled. This phenomenon’s worried because it could threaten the sustainability of the shrimp paste processing industry in Rokan Hilir in the future. The last, the products’re marketed to Java Island, Indonesia and Malaysia, which are Muslim dominantly.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Small business Australia Data processing"
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Morgan, Jac F. "The design of a small business database using the Semantic Database Model." Thesis, Kansas State University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/9867.
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Mallalieu, Gillian Margaret. "A critical approach to business process modelling in small to medium sized enterprizes." Thesis, Durham University, 2003. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/1078/.
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The research issue for this thesis was founded within the RAMESES project, but is specifically concerned with the necessity for SMEs to undertake the activity of business process modelling. The need to understand the `as is' position of an organisation is fundamental to the development, change or implementation of any information or communication technologies (ICT). The primary research question was `are SMEs able to model business processes in such a way that will enable the effective analysis of the organisation in order to enable information systems development change or implementation'. The objective of the research was to develop a method by which this business process modelling activity could be supported in a fashion which was accessible and effective within the target environment. This thesis expounds the benefits of using a critical approach utilizing a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods within the bounds of a multi-disciplinary research team to enable effective exploration and investigation. The concept of the research life-cycle has developed the notion of appropriateness in method and approach: this is discussed against the values of the critical and realist paradigms. The issues reported in this thesis have been identified as a result of detailed case study analysis of six small organisations in the North-east of England. The conclusions are presented in three sections firstly the conclusions relating to the SME and the appropriateness of the BAM technique developed within the RAMESES project. Secondly conclusions are given in regard to the research methodology and reflections given as to the efficacy of the process. Thirdly reflections and conclusions are presented that relate to the work in relation to its overall critical aims and finally makes suggestions as to how future work could be improved.
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Yeung, Ka-wing Ricky, and 楊家榮. "IT implementation in small and medium manufacturing enterprises." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1997. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31268432.
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Chan, Ki-hung, and 陳己雄. "Implementation of information technology in small and medium retail and wholesale enterprises." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1997. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31267853.
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Ahmat, Abd-al Malik Madina. "The effective application of information systems within SMMEs for long term competitive advantage." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2413.
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Thesis (MTech (Information and Technology))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016.It has been shown that the South African insurance landscape takes up an important place in the African continent, contributing nearly three quarters of the total African insurance sector (Paul, Twala & Marwala, 2012). The industry landscape has shown development at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.7% between 2004 and 2008. The life insurance industry is assumed to grow at a CAGR of 8.3%. Small, medium and micro-sized enterprises (SMMEs) are important role players in every economy and provide a major contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) and employment. Many South African enterprises have in the past focused on local markets, but more recently SMMEs have been forced to respond to competition in the global market as markets expand. The role of SMMEs is considered critical in terms of poverty alleviation, employment creation, and international competitiveness. However, resource limitations have made it difficult for many SMMEs to enter new markets and compete effectively. The effective application of information systems (IS) are viewed as a way for SMMEs to become more competitive and drive business benefits such as cost reduction, improved profitability, enhanced customer service, new market growth opportunities, and more efficient operating relationships with trading customers and partners. There are an increasing number of new opportunities and competition in the marketplace because of business globalisation. The marketplace and business globalisation dynamics have a major influence on SMMEs and their operations. SMMEs require a critical evaluation of their internal processes and seek out solutions to be able to sustain their growth and competitiveness. This research study adopted an inductive approach to describe the rational process of establishing a general proposition on the basis of observing particular facts. An in-depth case study is used to explore the multiple perspectives of the complexity and uniqueness of SMMEs. One-on-one interviews were conducted to collect data from 17 financial advisors using an interview guide with semi-structured questionnaires. The data were analysed through the process of thematic coding which is common in case study research, and labels were assigned to form and organise the themes in groups and categories. Ethical consideration was presented before data collection commenced, and the autonomy, self-respect and human dignity of all respondents during the data collection process were considered. The findings reveal that financial service providers (FSPs) have a different understanding of IS, what competitive means, and what it can do for a business.
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Gaskin, Shelley L. "An analysis of the impact of a small business development center consulting program on the attitudes of small business owners toward computers in their firms." Virtual Press, 1993. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/897464.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate and report on the impact and effectiveness of a Small Business Development Center consulting program. The consulting program consisted of two individualized, self-paced, interactive computer courseware sets which were designed to deliver information about business computer systems to small business owners. The study was descriptive and exploratory in nature, utilizing a pre- and post-experience application of an attitudinal instrument. The participants were small business owners in Indiana.The primary research question related to the impact that the Indiana Small Business Development Center computer assistance consulting program had upon the attitudes of small business owners toward computers in their firms. The attitude of the participants toward computers was positive prior to the experience and remained so after the experience. Other major findings regarding small business owners' perceptions of the consulting program were as follows:1. Nearly 90 percent of the participants indicated that an individualized, self-paced, interactive computer courseware set was a useful way to obtain instruction about business computer systems, and 96.2 percent indicated that they would recommend the program under investigation to other small business owners.2. Although the majority of the participants had not used an integrated software package that contains word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications under one software umbrella prior to this study, following their interaction with the courseware sets almost 74 percent indicated that an integrated package would be practical for their businesses.3. Almost all (96.2 percent) of the participants found a graphical user interface to be useful in helping them understand the computer software.4. Participants preferred to use business associates and seminars or courses as sources of information for learning about computers for their firms, but lack of time prevents them from learning as much as they would like.Results of this study indicate that as adult learners, small business owners are a fragmented population, and therefore difficult to reach via traditional adult education programs. More emphasis by government and educational institutions on providing small business owners with training and education regarding computers and more research conducted in developing programs are suggested.Department of Educational Leadership
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Kazanis, Phillip, University of Western Sydney, of Science Technology and Environment College, and School of Computing and Information Technology. "Methodologies and tools for etransforming small- to medium-size enterprises." THESIS_CSTE_CIT_Kazanis_P.xml, 2004. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/543.
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The 21st century is an age of conducting business electronically. The benefits of dealing electronically with customers, suppliers, government and others is a fact that will continue the push towards further use of digital technology. This research work aims to address the following research question. How can a small to medium size enterprise (SME)etransform to be competitive in a globalised, rapidly changing, digital world? There are two components to this question; firstly the nature of competitiveness in a globalised environment, and secondly, the issue of how an orgaisation can etransform.The background material investigated at the initiation of this work can be broadly categorised into two types (1)theoretical possibilities; proposing 'potential' uses of internet technologies and (2)case studies reporting on existing ebusinesses. A detailed literature review of eBusiness was conducted to discover what made these organisations different from a traditional business. The next phase in this research work involved development of the eTransformation Roadmap, a tool that served two purposes. Firstly, to measure the current Information Technology sophistication of a business. Secondly, to show the steps that an organisation can take to become an eBusiness. The Roadmap was also used to analyse data collected from a survey of Western Sydney businesses. Overall, this research has provided a holistic view of how an organisation can transform itself to compete in a rapidly changing, digital world.Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Chauma, Crecencia Naison. "The application of project management tools and techniques in ICT SME projects in Western Cape." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2546.
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Thesis (MTech (Business Administration))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017.Introduction The research looked at the application of project management tools and techniques in ICT SME projects in the Western Cape. Problem Statement Previous literature revealed that small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are vital to developing economies as they provide employment and contribute to overall sustainable economic productivity. Literature further alludes that project management tools and techniques enhance SME’s ability to innovate, grow and compete in industry. However, it is unclear if ICT SMEs in Western Cape are applying project management tools and techniques in their projects. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate whether ICT SMEs in Western Cape applied these tools and techniques in their projects. Aims / Objectives The primary objective of the research was to determine the extent to which ICT SMEs in Western Cape were using project management tools and techniques. The secondary research objectives were: to determine the extent to which ICT SMEs in Western Cape knew about the project management tools and techniques and how to use them; to establish the extent to which the ICT SMEs knew the benefits of using project management tools and techniques; and to determine the extent to which project management tools and techniques were used by SMEs to achieve success. Methodology The research was non experimental. An electronic questionnaire was distributed using Survey Monkey and Mail Chimp to collect responses. Some questionnaires were hand delivered to ICT SMEs based in the Cape Town CBD areas accessible to the researcher. The results presented in the research were based on a survey of ICT SMEs, located in Western Cape. Out of the 341 responses targeted a total of 210 responses were obtained. The results obtained represent 60- 70% of the population interviewed. The sample was chosen using stratified random sampling that classified the respondents according to organisational hierarchy, and the amount per strata was noted. The respondents within each stratum were chosen using simple random sampling thus eliminating bias.
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Westerlund, Elisabeth, and Hanna Persson. "Implementation of Business Intelligence Systems : A study of possibilities and difficulties in small IT-enterprises." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-255915.
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This thesis is written at the department of Business Studies at Uppsala University. The study addresses the differences in possibilities and difficulties of implementing business intelligence (BI)-systems among small IT-enterprises. BI-systems support enterprises in decision-making. To answer the aim of this thesis, theories regarding organizational factors determining a successful implementation of a BI-system were used. Theories regarding components of BI- systems, data warehouse (DW) and online analytical processing (OLAP) were also used. These components enable the decision-support provided by a BI-system. A qualitative study was performed, at four different IT-enterprises, to gather the empirical material. Interviews were performed with CEOs and additional employees at the enterprises. After the empirical material was gathered an analysis was performed to draw conclusion regarding the research topic. The study has concluded that there are differences in possibilities and difficulties of implementing BI-systems among small IT-enterprises. A difference among the enterprises is the perceived ability to finance an implementation. Another difference is in the managerial- and organizational support of an implementation, but also in the business need of using a BI- system in decision-making. There are also differences in how the enterprises use a DW. Not all enterprises benefits from the ability of a DW to manage complex and large amounts of data, neither from the advanced analysis performed by OLAP. The enterprises thus need to examine further if the use of a BI-system is beneficial and would be used successfully in their company.
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Langenhorst, Don Gregory. "Comparisons of current practices of computer use and training by industry type of small businesses in the Portland area." PDXScholar, 1989. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3910.
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Mehta, Mayur. Small business computer systems project workbook. 2nd ed. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Pub., 1992.
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How to computerize your small business. New York: Wiley, 1993.
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Xiradis-Aberle, Lori. How to computerize your small business. New York: Wiley, 1995.
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Computerizing your small business. Carmel, IN: Que, 1992.
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Business computing for small contractors. Berkeley, Calif: Osborne McGraw-Hill, 1986.
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L, Gibson Mary, ed. Understanding and selecting small business computers. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1986.
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Aziz, Khalid. The Barclays guide to computing for the small business. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1990.
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Small business computing for dummies. Foster City, CA: IDG Books Worldwide, 1998.
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Padol, Brian A. Computerizing your small business made simple. New York: Doubleday, 1993.
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Stephen, Shipley, ed. Computing in a small business. 2nd ed. Cheltenham: Stanley Thornes, 1991.
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Peng, Kai, Hua Zou, Rongheng Lin, and Fangchun Yang. "Small Business-Oriented Index Construction of Cloud Data." In Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing, 156–65. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33065-0_17.
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Brockhoff, Tobias, Merih Seran Uysal, Isabelle Terrier, Heiko Göhner, and Wil M. P. van der Aalst. "Analyzing Multi-level BOM-Structured Event Data." In Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, 47–59. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98581-3_4.
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AbstractWith the advent of Industry 4.0, increasing amounts of data on operational processes (e.g., manufacturing processes) become available. These processes can involve hundreds of different materials for a relatively small number of manufactured special-purpose machines rendering classical process discovery and analysis techniques infeasible. However, in contrast to most standard business processes, additional structural information is often available—for example, Bills of Materials (BOMs), listing the required materials, or Multi-level Manufacturing Bills of Materials (M2BOMs), which additionally show the material composition. This work investigates how structural information given by Multi-level Bills of Materials (M2BOMs) can be integrated into a top-down operational process analysis framework to improve special-purpose machine manufacturing processes. The approach is evaluated on industrial-scale printer assembly data provided by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG.
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Trzaskowski, Jan. "GDPR compliant processing of big data in small business." In Big Data in Small Business, 27–39. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781839100161.00010.
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Mero, Joel, Heikki Karjaluoto, and Tanja Tammisalo. "How a glass-processing SME developed its big data competence." In Big Data in Small Business, 117–27. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781839100161.00015.
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Singh, M., and S. Burgess. "Electronic Data Collection Methods." In Handbook of Research on Electronic Surveys and Measurements, 28–43. IGI Global, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-792-8.ch004.
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This chapter discusses the application of new technologies to scholarly research. It highlights the process, benefits and challenges of online data collection and analysis with three case studies, the online survey method, online focus groups and email interviews. The online survey method is described as it was undertaken to collect and collate data for the evaluation of e-business in Australia. The online focus group research is described as it was applied to complete research on e-commerce with small business. The email interviews applied to collect information from a virtual community of global respondents to assess the impact of interaction between members on B2C e-commerce. The research process, its advantages and disadvantages are elaborated for all three e-research methods.
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Marimuthu, Ramalatha, Shivappriya S. N., and Saroja M. N. "Generation and Management of Data for Healthcare and Health Diagnostics." In Theory and Practice of Business Intelligence in Healthcare, 106–32. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2310-0.ch005.
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Healthcare Analytics deals with patient records, effective management of hospitals, and clinical care. But the big data available is still not enough for focused research as it is complicated to find insights from complex, noisy, heterogeneous, and voluminous data, which takes time and effort, while a small clinical data will be more effective for decision making. The health care data also varies in data collection methods and their processing methods. Data generated through patient records is structured, wearable technologies generate semi structured data, and X rays and images provide unstructured data. Storing and extracting information from the structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data is a challenging task. Different machine learning techniques can simplify the process. The chapter discusses the data characteristics, identifying critical attributes, various classification and optimization algorithms for decision making purposes. The purpose of the discussion is to create a basis for selection of algorithms based on size, temporal validity, and outcomes expected.
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Marrara, Stefania, Mirjana Pejic-Bach, Sanja Seljan, and Amir Topalovic. "FinTech and SMEs." In Research Anthology on Small Business Strategies for Success and Survival, 667–88. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9155-0.ch034.
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In this chapter, a study about how Italian SMEs understand and use FinTech technologies is presented. The study focuses on FinTech-aided banking services, in particular, due to the fact that these are, at present, the most widely used FinTech technologies available in Italy. The study shows how, despite FinTech entering Italy only in recently, the Italian SMEs market is very active and fruitful for digital companies. In the last years, a continuous growth of investment has seen the development of FinTech technologies in multiple areas, such as mobile networks, big data, trust management, mobile embedded systems, cloud computing, image processing, and data analytic techniques.
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Alassaf, Norah, and Adnan Gutub. "Simulating Light-Weight-Cryptography Implementation for IoT Healthcare Data Security Applications." In Research Anthology on Blockchain Technology in Business, Healthcare, Education, and Government, 1468–83. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5351-0.ch081.
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Short period monitoring and emergency notification of healthcare signals is becoming affordable with existence of internet of things (IoT) support. However, IoT does not prevent challenges that may hinder the appropriate safe spread of medical solutions. Confidentiality of data is vital, making a real fear requesting cryptography. The limitations in memory, computations processing, power consumptions, and small-size devices contradict the robust encryption process asking for help of low-weight-cryptography to handle practically. This article presents a comparative analysis of performance evaluation of three trusted candidate encryption algorithms, namely AES, SPECK and SIMON, which are simulated and compared in details to distinguish who has the best behaviour to be nominated for a medical application. These encryption algorithms are implemented and evaluated in regard to the execution time, power consumption, memory occupation and speed. The implementation is carried out using the Cooja simulator running on Contiki operating system showing interesting attractive results.
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Rawat, Srishti, Shreshtha Rana, Gunika Lamba, Shweta Mongia, and Thipendra P. Singh. "A Case Study on the Development of an AI-Enabled Food Delivery System From Home to Home." In Revolutionizing Business Practices Through Artificial Intelligence and Data-Rich Environments, 36–49. IGI Global, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4950-9.ch003.
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Like other domains of life, the food processing industry is also not untouched by the use of artificial intelligence. Though this industry has not been amenable to technology in the past, AI will play the role of catalyst in this industry going forward. Many working people who live alone in far-away cities and students living in PG have resorted to either consuming ready-to-eat food or ordering take-aways from restaurants. Moreover, people opting for tiffin service are usually bound to a single vendor for an indefinite period, giving them fewer options for customization and portion size. This chapter presents a case study for creating an AI-based platform where users can decide which supplier they want their meals from. The system will present the user with nearest tiffin suppliers who can provide home-cooked meals on weekly or monthly subscription bases. The user will also be able to customize the meal quantity and frequency. It will also empower homemakers to start their small businesses and have financial independence from the comfort of their homes.
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Bihl, Trevor J., William A. Young II, and Gary R. Weckman. "Artificial Neural Networks and Their Applications in Business." In Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition, 6642–57. IGI Global, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch576.
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Despite the natural advantage humans have for recognizing and interpreting patterns, large and complex datasets, as in Big Data, preclude efficient human analysis. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) provide a family of pattern recognition approaches for prediction, clustering and classification applicable to KDD with ANN model complexity ranging from simple (for small problems) highly complex (for large issues). To provide a starting point for readers, this chapter first describes foundational concepts that relate to ANNs. A listing of commonly used ANN methods, heuristics, and criteria for initializing ANNs is then discussed. Common pre- and post- data processing methods for dimensionality reduction and data quality issues are then described. The authors then provide a tutorial example of ANN analysis. Finally, the authors list and describe applications of ANNs to specific business related endeavors for further reading.
Conference papers on the topic "Small business Australia Data processing"
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Shafrir, Uri, Masha Etkind, Ron Kenett, and Leo Roytman. "Pedagogy for Conceptual Thinking in the Digital Age: Enhancing Learning Outcomes with Meaning Equivalence Reusable Learning Objects (MERLO) Formative Assessments." In HEAd'16 - International Conference on Higher Education Advances. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica València, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/head16.2016.2581.
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The research presented in this paper is the fruit of an ongoing international collaboration with the goal of enhancing students learning outcomes by implementing and sharing a novel pedagogy for conceptual thinking, and use of an innovative didactical and methodological tool: Meaning Equivalence Reusable Learning Objects (MERLO) that provide student-centered, weekly formative assessments for exploring and discussing conceptual situations in small groups. It was developed, tested, and implemented in Canada at University of Toronto and Ryerson University, as well as in Israel, Italy, Russia, and Australia, in different knowledge domains, including: physics; biology; mathematics; mathematics teacher education; teacher training; developmental psychology; English as a second language; architecture; management; business; project management. Statistical analysis of MERLO data collected since 2002, shows that conceptual thinking enhance learning outcomes and deepens students’ comprehension of the conceptual content of learned material. Conceptual thinking is learnable, and provide metrics to document continuous increase in higher-order thinking skills such as critical conceptual thinking, transfer of knowledge, and problem solving. Pedagogy for conceptual thinking is currently implemented with Brightspace (http://www.brightspace.com/), Integrated Learning Platform (ILP) offered by D2L (http://www.d2l.com/) that supports customizable online pedagogy.
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Palmer, Carl A., Nicholos A. Mackos, and Michael J. Roemer. "Approach to Monitor and Assess the Quality of Sensor Data in Support of Calibration and Condition Based Maintenance for Turbine Powered Navy Vessels." In ASME Turbo Expo 2007: Power for Land, Sea, and Air. ASMEDC, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2007-28251.
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This paper describes a flexible, widely applicable sensor health monitoring system, as developed in partnership with Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (NGSS) under a small business innovative research contract for the US Navy. Traditional signal processing techniques were employed in conjunction with data driven models and fault identification and classification techniques to provide a robust analysis of sensor health. Key aspects of the system include: • Analysis of both high and low bandwidth data; • Modules that assess a sensor’s performance on an individual basis. These are designed to detect noise, incipient faults, spiking and signal dropout; • Modules that assess a sensor’s performance from an overall system perspective, enabling early identification of sensor drift and calibration issues; • Algorithms for high bandwidth signals designed to detect clipping, abnormal signal mean and range, and signal shape anomalies that enable identification of certain mechanical and electrical failures; • Mode detection algorithms that enable dynamic weighting of calculated health parameters in order to mitigate false alarms and missed detects; • Fusion algorithms that combine and interpret the output from the aforementioned modules, to provide estimates of overall sensor health and failure mode. The system’s capabilities were exercised on 1) laboratory datasets generated in-house with implanted faults, 2) data from tests conducted on the power distribution system driven by a Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine slated to power the Navy’s DDG1000 destroyer, and 3) from a low pressure air compressor (LPAC) found on legacy Navy weapons systems. The ability to detect and classify various electrical faults, issues related to calibration, and certain mechanical failures was validated. The system is suitable for offline mining of historical data, embedded on-line monitoring, and for application in distributed computing networks.
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Floričić, Tamara, and Nadia Pavia. "LINKAGE OF LEISURE WITH REMOTE WORK AND DIGITAL NOMADISM IN TOURIST ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES." In Tourism in Southern and Eastern Europe 2021: ToSEE – Smart, Experience, Excellence & ToFEEL – Feelings, Excitement, Education, Leisure. University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.20867/tosee.06.17.
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Purpose – Tourism accommodation facilities with workstations for remote work enable stays and business activities. Different contexts of modern tourism and the hospitality industry affect the development of this innovative form of accommodation offer supported by technology, often called “workspitality”. The presented concept is the subject of the research which the authors are conducting with the aim to detect the preparedness of the hospitality industry, namely small private entrepreneurs, to respond to the challenges of competitiveness. Methodology – The methodology includes scientific analyses of the potential for affirmation of innovative accommodation concepts “workspitality” tourism product. The research design included metasearch as well as original scientific processing of data obtained through a structured questionnaire. Methods include statistics as well as qualitative methods, including focus groups and creative thinking techniques and impact the formation of conclusions which point to new scientific knowledge. Findings – The findings point to the conclusion that supply providers should learn about new competitiveness potential, so the education relating to offer organisation and investments could provide solutions to the quality organisation of the specific offer. Contribution – The paper represents a valuable contribution to an understanding of the organisation and innovation of receptive offer in tourist destinations. The research results, as well as the obtained knowledge, could affect the perception of the decision makers i.e., accommodation owners and managers, about the importance of adjustment of existing structures and facility equipment in accordance with demand preferences. The adjustment to the new demand preferences targets competitive advantage and business results. The research results reflect on the formation of scientific knowledge in the area of organisation of accommodation offer, as well as on the consideration and identification of its key elements.
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Grabill, Paul, Jerry Jacobs, Tom Johnson, Tom Brotherton, and Jon Keller. "Helicopter Structural Life Modeling: Flight Regime and Gross Weight Estimation." In ASME Turbo Expo 2007: Power for Land, Sea, and Air. ASMEDC, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2007-27894.
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Accurate usage information collected by Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) coupled with improved structural fatigue life calculation methodologies promise to reduce helicopter operational and support costs while maintaining current flight safety levels. Current fatigue life calculations assume worst-case flight profiles in determining component life. This approach may be outdated or not reflective of actual aircraft usage. On a small business innovative research (SBIR) contract the Intelligent Automation Corporation (IAC) has developed processing to include a low cost regime recognition and aircraft gross weight estimation capability as an extension to the US Army’s Vibration Management Enhancement Program (VMEP). IAC’s approach relies on multi-sensor data fusion technology and flight parameters collected by VMEP to provide an accurate flight regime calculation. Recording time in particular flight regimes has the potential of extending aircraft component life without changing proven lifing models. The regime recognition system has been implemented with the current release of IAC’s VMEP systems. Presented here are the methodology, development and visualization tools developed on the SBIR as well as results for using the system on AH-64 aircraft in follow-on work.
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Gonzalez Muro, Luis, Diego Calderon Ruiz, Byron Fun Sang Robinson, and Fabian Florez Florez. "Digital Tool Allows Simultaneous Operation and Facilities Optimization in Limited-Budget Projects." In SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. SPE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/210074-ms.
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Abstract This paper presents an example of how small oil fields can approach digital transformation aiming higher digital maturity and becoming a "smart asset". The asset targeted to integrate the well performance and the available capacity of the existing processing facilities, and with that allocate resources to actionable optimization opportunities. The optimization is driven by allocating the facilities volume (in oil) to those wells with higher oil output. The methodology uses the classic well by well production optimization approach (find the highest incremental oil with the lowest investment), the novelty is to rank the wells based on the main bottlenecks of the processing facilities. In this way the ranking of the wells is dictated by the overall production system analysis from the pore to the export pipeline. Once a constraint is identified a baseline is set and a target status is defined. The gap between current and target states is overcame by robust data structure that enables business and artificial intelligence workflows for well and facility smart analytics. The enhanced workflow allows surface facilities surveillance in a relative high frequency, this in combination with the well monitoring improve optimization decision dramatically. As a result, this strategy has allowed the asset to reduce 900 man-hours a year, reduce operative production losses by 40%, lessen artificial lift failure events rate by 40%, increase production in the order of 5% (in a 9K BOPD asset), bringing the project to outstanding production levels. Furthermore, this solution has indirectly helped to reduce CO2 emissions in at least 20 Tons per year, reducing the carbon footprint in a sensitive environmental area in the amazon forest.