While as a task it appears quite perfunctory, creating and publishing a request for quotation (RFQ) is vital to effective supply chain management. RFQs can make the difference between getting a good deal and a not so good deal on supply needs. Through a RFQ, or indeed a request for proposal (RFP), a firm is communicat...

In the age of digitalization, IT strategies are becoming increasingly important. This is due to the fact that corporate IT is the key enabler of digitalization and digital transformation within companies. In many companies, however, corporate IT is not well-aligned with the overall organizational strategy, preventing ...

ABSTRACT Head-Mounted Virtual reality (VR) systems provide full-immersive experiences to users and completely isolate them from the outside world, placing them in unsafe situations. Existing research proposed different alert-based solutions to address this. Our work builds on these studies on notification systems f...

USER GUIDE   The purpose of the 2022-23 Portfolio Budget Statements (PB Statements) is to inform Senators and Members of Parliament of the proposed allocation of resources to Government outcomes by entities within the portfolio. Entities receive resources from the annual appropriations acts, special appropr...

We define a business case as an investment analysis that justifies a purchase decision. We add to this basic definition the idea of a solution lifecycle, or the total estimated costs of buying and using a solution, and in this case before us, a portal for distributing marketing content to field operations. For r...

  Introduction   When talking with procurement executives about their strategic planning efforts, we hear a wide spectrum of responses regarding how formal (or informal) their procurement strategy is. Some admit to not having a formal strategy, while others have very detailed, well-documented strat...

Once a popular topic in IT circles, cloud computing is now part of the business vernacular. It's mentioned in the C-suite, it's mentioned around the water cooler where employees discuss their latest mobile devices, and it's now a part of consumer advertising campaigns. Cloud applications can be used to emp...

In the past, businesses have used several different options in an effort to alleviate engineering resource constraints. These included the use of contract engineers, overtime of employees, or utilization of sister facilities' resources. All of these methods are costly and may cause other issues, such as inconsiste...

  Introduction   The present guide to Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) of investment projects updates and expands the previous edition of 2008. The guide has been revised with consideration for the recent developments in EU policies and methodology for cost-benefit analysis and international best practic...

INTRODUCTION   Building an effective product compliance program can be a heavy task for any company, but those working within the aerospace and defense industry have an especially difficult set of challenges, demanding a different approach. A complete understanding of the challenges and requirements surroun...

The purpose of this White Paper is to delve deeper into existing problems with the traditional approach to organizational governance, which often involves establishing a Project Management Office (PMO). It aims to identify the challenges and issues surrounding the PMO and to address the lag between the PMO and Project...

Drones are a novel and very quickly emerging technology with a vast array of applications. As such, drones will grow to outstrip any other user base in the aviation market. GNSS is essential for the safe and reliable navigation of drones, and GNSS receivers are implemented on almost all new commercial drones as a stan...