Ebook: BIS ’99: 3rd International Conference on Business Information Systems, Poznan, Poland 14–16 April 1999

Welcome to BIS'99! Business Information Systems 99 is an international conference being held for the third time. BIS'99 aims to discuss the development, implementation, application and improvement of computer systems for business processes. It is addressed to the scientific community, people involved in the development of business computer applications, and to consultants helping to properly implement computer technology and applications in industry. Over 50 selected papers will be presented at BIS'99 during the scientific and practical sessions. The papers deal with a variety of topics related to computer systems in management, from the point of view of their application (e.g., electronic commerce), their business or industrial users (e.g., business process re-engineering), and technology (e.g., data warehousing). The submitted papers underwent a rigorous reviewing process, and the resulting program should provide an outstanding representation of international research in this area. We believe that BIS'99 will provoke some interesting international discussion amongst participants, particularly as this meeting includes a number of invited lectures by international experts in the area. The BIS'99 international Program Committee was composed of 53 scientists from diverse locations -from the USA to Australia, from countries with a stable economy through to those undergoing economic transformation. This aspect further helps to enrich the conference program.

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This volume contains papers presented during the science trace at the 3rd International Conference of Business Information Systems, BIS 9, held in Poznan, Poland, 14-16 April 1999, which discussed the development, implementation, applications and improvement of computer systems for business processes. The papers deal with practical, industry experiences and validated prototype implementations, and cover areas such as Decision Support, Workflow Management, Data Warehousing, Business Process Re-engineering. The authors are well-known, and include Klaus R. Dittrich, Johann Eder, Gary Klein, Peter C. Lockemann, Heinrich C. Mayr, August-Wilhelm Scheer and Robert Winter.

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This volume contains papers presented during the science trace at the 3rd International Conference of Business Information Systems, BIS 9, held in Poznan, Poland, 14-16 April 1999, which discussed the development, implementation, applications and improvement of computer systems for business processes. The papers deal with practical, industry experiences and validated prototype implementations, and cover areas such as Decision Support, Workflow Management, Data Warehousing, Business Process Re-engineering. The authors are well-known, and include Klaus R. Dittrich, Johann Eder, Gary Klein, Peter C. Lockemann, Heinrich C. Mayr, August-Wilhelm Scheer and Robert Winter.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Building a Case for Consonance....Pages 3-12
The Impact of Time Pressure on Idea Generation....Pages 13-23
A Discussion on Process Losses in GSS: Suggested Ground Rules for the Electronic Environment....Pages 24-34
Suggestions for Improving the Diffusion of GroupSystems in Organizations....Pages 35-44
Facilitating and Coordinating Distributed Joint Applications Development....Pages 45-51
Front Matter....Pages 53-53
Information Systems in Customer-Oriented, Dynamic Environments: The Marketplace as a Metaphor....Pages 55-75
Knowledge Management: Life Cycle and Implementation Techniques....Pages 76-85
Utilising Knowledge Resources: An Activity Perspective of Knowledge Management....Pages 86-102
The Strategic Role of Marketing Information Systems in Modern Business....Pages 103-109
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
Software Engineering on the Web....Pages 113-122
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Data Warehousing Beyond Tools and Data: Justification, Organization, and Structured Development of Data Warehousing Applications....Pages 125-134
To the Stars through Dimensions and Facts....Pages 135-147
Generating Sample Data for Mining and Warehousing....Pages 148-157
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery in Business: Past, Present, and Future....Pages 158-169
Front Matter....Pages 171-171
On the Difficulties of Cost/Benefit Analysis: What Management is Buying when Buying Information Technology Systems....Pages 173-181
User Preferences in Evaluating Usability of Software Product: A Multicriteria Approach....Pages 182-187
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Re-engineering: problems with theory and practical application....Pages 191-202
Flexible Business Process Models and their Application....Pages 203-215
Business Processes Based Information Systems Development....Pages 216-228
Front Matter....Pages 229-229
Towards Exploitation of the Data Universe — Database Technology for Comprehensive Query Services....Pages 231-249
Front Matter....Pages 229-229
Prototype Validation of the Rectangular Attribute Cardinality Map for Query Optimization in Database Systems....Pages 250-262
Front Matter....Pages 263-263
Time Management in Workflow Systems....Pages 265-280
On Capturing Process Requirements of Workflow Based Business Information Systems....Pages 281-294
Back Matter....Pages 295-295

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This volume contains papers presented during the science trace at the 3rd International Conference of Business Information Systems, BIS 9, held in Poznan, Poland, 14-16 April 1999, which discussed the development, implementation, applications and improvement of computer systems for business processes. The papers deal with practical, industry experiences and validated prototype implementations, and cover areas such as Decision Support, Workflow Management, Data Warehousing, Business Process Re-engineering. The authors are well-known, and include Klaus R. Dittrich, Johann Eder, Gary Klein, Peter C. Lockemann, Heinrich C. Mayr, August-Wilhelm Scheer and Robert Winter.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Building a Case for Consonance....Pages 3-12
The Impact of Time Pressure on Idea Generation....Pages 13-23
A Discussion on Process Losses in GSS: Suggested Ground Rules for the Electronic Environment....Pages 24-34
Suggestions for Improving the Diffusion of GroupSystems in Organizations....Pages 35-44
Facilitating and Coordinating Distributed Joint Applications Development....Pages 45-51
Front Matter....Pages 53-53
Information Systems in Customer-Oriented, Dynamic Environments: The Marketplace as a Metaphor....Pages 55-75
Knowledge Management: Life Cycle and Implementation Techniques....Pages 76-85
Utilising Knowledge Resources: An Activity Perspective of Knowledge Management....Pages 86-102
The Strategic Role of Marketing Information Systems in Modern Business....Pages 103-109
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
Software Engineering on the Web....Pages 113-122
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Data Warehousing Beyond Tools and Data: Justification, Organization, and Structured Development of Data Warehousing Applications....Pages 125-134
To the Stars through Dimensions and Facts....Pages 135-147
Generating Sample Data for Mining and Warehousing....Pages 148-157
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery in Business: Past, Present, and Future....Pages 158-169
Front Matter....Pages 171-171
On the Difficulties of Cost/Benefit Analysis: What Management is Buying when Buying Information Technology Systems....Pages 173-181
User Preferences in Evaluating Usability of Software Product: A Multicriteria Approach....Pages 182-187
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Re-engineering: problems with theory and practical application....Pages 191-202
Flexible Business Process Models and their Application....Pages 203-215
Business Processes Based Information Systems Development....Pages 216-228
Front Matter....Pages 229-229
Towards Exploitation of the Data Universe — Database Technology for Comprehensive Query Services....Pages 231-249
Front Matter....Pages 229-229
Prototype Validation of the Rectangular Attribute Cardinality Map for Query Optimization in Database Systems....Pages 250-262
Front Matter....Pages 263-263
Time Management in Workflow Systems....Pages 265-280
On Capturing Process Requirements of Workflow Based Business Information Systems....Pages 281-294
Back Matter....Pages 295-295
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