We propose a new method for generating consistency-preserving transaction programs for (view-)updates in deductive databases. The method augments the deductive database schema with a set of transition and internal event ...

In this chapter we present an overview of several methodological approaches used in business intelligence (BI) projects, as well as data warehouse projects. This study reveals that some of them reveal weaknesses, since ...

Despite the benefits that can be achieved from a successful ERP system implement ation, there is already evidence of high failure risks in ERP implementation pro jects. Too often, project managers focus mainly on the ...

Despite the growing interest of ERP area, publications on these systems within the academic information systems community, as reflected by contributions to in ternational conferences and journals is only emerging. The ...

We present a proposal for selecting ERP products from a formal description of their relevant characteristics. The work is based on a previous and successful collaboration with a midsize company in the field of software ...

Los sistemas SCM son una herramienta importante para muchas empresas en la racionalización y coordinación de sus cadenas de suministros. Pero hasta el momento no existen métodos públicos de implantación de estos sistemas ...

Several authors have pointed out a significant gap between Requirements Engineering (RE) theory and practice. It is then natural that we try to find answers to questions such as: What is the nature of the gap? Which is the ...

During the last years some researchers have studied the critical success factors (CSFs) in ERP implementations. However, until now, no one has studied how these CSFs should be put in practice to help organizations achieve ...

After reviewing the most relevant academic sources, we believe that there is still little academic literature on information systems (IS) outsourcing specialized for public administration (PA). In this paper we present the ...

Action-Research is considered an adequate method for Information Systems research. However, several problems have been raised in its applications. This work proposes that, in great measure, such problems can be dealt with ...