IT for niche companies: is an ERP system the solution?

Abstract.  Niche companies are per definition idiosyncratic. They survive in a competitive world by mastering a small market niche, providing what their customers need. This often requires a flexible organization, and the ability to customize products. To be more efficient, many of these companies rely on extensive use of IT, often by installing general Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. These systems have grown from isolated systems that handle planning based on incoming orders and the component structure of the various products, to systems with ambitions to embrace the total functioning of the company including vendor and customer relation management. In this paper, we present four case studies. One company is a part of a large enterprise, but performs niche functions within this enterprise. The other three are small- or medium-sized enterprises. Each of these performs in small niche markets. Common to all is the fact that they encounter problems with the utilization of their ERP systems. The major problem seems to be that the ERP system has an inherent business model that may not conform to the needs of the company. Without a good understanding of the underlying models and the constraints under which the fundamental algorithms operate, it is difficult to use these systems correctly. Even excellent systems may give bad results if they are applied to situations where they are not suited. Further, the monolithic structure of an ERP system, with a rather complicated parameter setting, is often insufficient to mould the system to the needs of a niche company. We discuss these problems based on our four case studies, and offer alternative approaches that may be considered.     

组态软件在应用中的功能扩展

在DDE动态数据交换基础上,采用本地以太网UDP用户数据报协议,解决了组态王不支持网络变量从本机输出的问题,完善了系统功能。     

基于ASP. Net的大坝监测信息Web发布主要问题探讨

大坝安全监测信息发布应随着计算机网络和软件技术的发展,逐渐走向网络化。随着微软ASP.Net 2.0的发布,开发基于Net的大坝安全监测信息W eb发布条件更加成熟。文章对W eb开发主要功能数据查询、图形绘制、报表制作及系统优化等主要技术问题进行了探讨,可供科研院所、水库大坝管理部门参考。     

程控交换机的可靠性对策

为达到程控电话交换机系统技术性能的稳定可靠，本文着重论述了该种设备应采取的各种可靠性对策。     

军事地理信息系统的现状与发展

在信息作战条件下，军事地理信息系统（MGIS）作为作战指挥自动化、数字化战场和现代武器系统的战场地理环境平台备受世界各国的重视。美国投入了大量人力、物力和财力先后研制并使用了地形分析系统等一系列应用系统，目前正着手研制地理影像情报综合管理系统（TPED）和地理影像与地理空间信息系统。我国的MGIS起步较晚，但发展很快，已成功地研制出了第一个具有自主版权的MGIS工具软件。该软件采用层次化体系结构和面向对象的设计方法，具有功能齐全、结构紧密、安全性好等特点。文章在分析国内外MGIS的基础上，着重介绍了军事地理信息系统软件的研制特点，并对军事地理信息系统进一步发展要解决的若干问题进行了探讨。     

线切割CAD/CAM软件的研究与实现

研究开发了功能较完备，具有自主版权的高速走丝切割加工CAD／CAM软件，分析了该软件系统的结构及特点，讨论了建立工艺参数库，尖角加工处理，电极丝自动偏移补偿，文件格式转换等软件功能开发中的关键技术。     

Increasing testing productivity and software quality: A comparison of software testing methodologies within NASA

Pressure to compress the development life cycle and reduce the duration and resources committed to testing lead to experimentation in testing at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Centerís Software Engineering Laboratory. This study investigates the trend to reduce developer testing and increasingly rely upon inspection techniques and independent functional testing to shorten the development life cycle, improve testing productivity, and improve software quality.An approach is developed to conduct this comparison. In particular, the problem faced by software researchers, having a comprehensive characterization of software projects so similar types may be identified for comparative studies, is addressed using expert opinion.     

面向对象方法在7号信令软件设计中的应用

随着交换技术的飞速发展，程控交换软件的规模越来越大，改动也越来越频繁，如何使代码对数据的改动具有相对的稳定性成为程控软件设计的一个首要问题。本文以ＣＣＳ７（７号公共信道信令）为例，从对象模型、动态模型、功能模型３个方面阐述了ＯＯ（面向对象）方法在ＣＣＳ７软件设计中的应用。这一方法，也可应用于程控软件的设计。