Technology

Technology is the application of scientific knowledge to practice. The scope is wide and the limited focus adopted here is on its use in Operations and Supply Chain management. This because Operations has gone into a technologically-driven phase, starting with Information technology and now also Communications technology in location tracking, mobile data collection and information dissemination.

Technology must first be managed as it is ever-changing. It is the appropriate selection, application development, and timely deployment that make all the difference. The critical factors lie in understanding the nature of the business while keeping a keen eye on the evolving technologies experimented in the research labs.

The Internet offers a ripe playing field. Many interesting ideas now come in bite sizes. The firm can choose to incorporate them in their software development effort, or as is increasingly a better option, buy the relevant modules and plug in. Technology should not be seen in piece-meal but as well-integrated systems. The systems not only have to work well within all the functional areas in the company but also out of the firm, integrating and communicating with partners and customers.

New materials will affect product design and together with production process innovation will give slimmer and better products, and mobile gadgets. Info-communication technology advancement is still the most exciting. We may get to see SCM global network reconfiguration in real-time and mass-customisation of products and services.

Introduction

What is Technology?

Palfreman & Swade 1991. The Dream Machine: Exploring the Computer Age, BBC Books, London. [The Machine that Changed the World]
Wikipedia
Information Technology . Technology
Technological Singularity
Google
Technology In Operations
Supply Chain Technology

Why Technology?

Dutta & Mia 2009. The Global Information Technology Report 2008-2009: Mobility in a Networked World, INSEAD and World Economic Forum

Foundation

Software

Software Development
3GL . Apache Tomcat . Atom . Dr. Dobbs . Jade
PowerArchiver . Rational . RogueWave . Textpad

Others

Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
ESRI
Open Source
Apache . Linux . Mozilla . Open Channel
OpenOffice Sourceforge . Tigris
Optimization
iLog . Lindo . MASA . ORLIB . ORTEC
Simulations
InControl

Journal

Technology Journal
AIS Rankings . Senior Scholar’s Basket
MIS Quarterly
Information Systems Research
Communications of the ACM
Management Science
Journal of Management Information Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Decision Sciences
Harvard Business Review
IEEE Transactions (various)
AI Magazine
European Journal of Information Systems
Decision Support Systems
IEEE Software
Information & Management
ACM Transactions on Database Systems
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
ACM Transactions (various)
Journal of Computer and System Sciences
Sloan Management Review
Communications of the AIS
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man & Cybernetics
ACM Computing Surveys
Journal on Computing
Academy of Management Journal
International Journal of Electronic Commerce
Journal of the AIS
IEEE Transactions on Computers
Information Systems Frontier
Journal of Management Systems
Organization Science
Computers & OR . Operations Research . Omega
Journal of Information Technology . MIT Technology Review
Information Systems Journal . Journal of Strategic Information Systems

Others

Technology Education Journal
Education and Information Technologies
Journal of Technology Education
Publishers
Elsevier . Inderscience . Palgrave . ScienceDirect
Trade Journals
Australia PC . Baseline . CIO . CNet Today
ComputerWorld . ComputerWorld.sg . eCommerce Times
Information Week . InfoWorld . PC . ScoopIT . ZDNet

Book

Ambler 2004. The Object Primer: Agile Model-Driven Development with UML 2.0, Third Edition, Cambridge U Press
Barker 2000. Beginning Java Objects: From Concepts to Code, Apress
Cockburn 2000. Writing Effective Use Cases, Addison-Wesley Professional
Fowler 2003. UML Distilled: Brief Guide to the Standard Object Modeling Language Third Edition, Addison-Wesley Professional
Larman 2004. Apply UML and Patterns: Introduction to OO Analysis and Design and Iterative Development, Third Edition, Prentice Hall
Saltzer & Kaashoek 2009. Principles of Computer System Design
Part 1, Morgan Kaufmann Publisher . Part 2, MIT
Schneider & Winters 2001. Applying Use Cases – A Practical Guide, 2nd edition, Que
Shelly, Cashman, Starks & Mick 2004. Java Programming: Complete Concepts and Techniques, Third Edition, Thompson

Others

IBM. Redbooks
Wikibooks. Computing

Education & Practice

Course

Computer Science
Harvard . MIT
MIT 1.204 . 1.212J . 1.264
MIT 6.000 . 6.001 . 6.046J . 6.171
Coursera . Google . YouTube
Information Technology
Columbia
MIT 6.186 . 6.824 . 6.829 . 6.857
MIT 15.561 . 15.564 . 15.566 . 15.568a
MIT 11.208 . 11.127 . 21W.785
Coursera . Google . YouTube

Others

Information Systems
Missouri-St. Louis . MIT 6.871
Coursera . Google . YouTube
Java Programming
MIT 6.092 . Stanford CS106A
Coursera . Google . YouTube
Python Programming
MIT 6.0001 . Stanford CME193
Coursera . Google . YouTube
Software Engineering
MIT 6.171 . Stanford CS295
Coursera . Google . YouTube

Teaching

Journal of Information Technology
Teaching Cases
MERLOT
Teaching Information Technology
Ramesh & Wu 2004. An Approach to Teaching Object-Oriented Programming Concepts in Business Schools, Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education 2(1):83-87
Roussev & Rousseva 2004. Active Learning through Modeling: Introduction to Software Development in the Business Curriculum, Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education 2(2):121-152
Silva & McFadden 2005. Combining Operations Management and Information Systems Curricula: Assessing Alumni Preparations for the Workforce, Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education 3(2):307-321
Eisenberg & Doug 2002. Learning and Teaching Information Technology,ERIC Digest

Learning

Hypertext Markup Language

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Guide . HTML5 . Reference . Tutorial
Google . YouTube
W3C
Amaya (editor/browser) . Languages
Web Design
Templates . Typography
Squarespace . Wordpress
Wikipedia
HTML . HTML5 . CSS . DCSS
Mobile Devices . Video

Others

ASP vs PHP
Tizag
HTML Resources
Learn To Code . Goodies (Primers)
Beginner HTML5 . 02 . 03 . 04 . 05 . 06 . 07 . 08 . 09 . 10 . 11 . 12
CSS for Beginners . 02 . 03 . 04 . 05 . 06 . 07 . 08
W3 Tutorials
ASP . PHP

Java

Oracle
Java Tutorial . eBook . Learning Paths
Downloads: Development Kit . NetBeans
Wikipedia
C . C++ . C# . Java

Others

Community
Freeware Java . Java World
Oracle Java . (2)
Development Tool
Eclipse . (2) . Google Developers
JCreator . Netbeans

Search

Google . YouTube

Python

Python.org . Home Site
Getting Started
Wikipedia
Python . CPython . Cython . Jython

Others

Jython.org . Home Site
User Guide . Wiki
More
Data Analytics . Machine Learning
Google . YouTube

Practice

Vendor

Business Software and Services
Microsoft . IBM . Oracle . SAP . HP . EMC . CA Technologies
Fujitsu . CSC . Accenture . Northrop Grumman . Hitachi . Cap Gemini
NTT Data . NEC . BT Global . Atos Origin . T System . Siemens
Apple . BMC . Cadence . Cegedim Dendrite . Cerner . Citrix
Dassault . General Electric . Hitachi . Infor . Intuit
NCR . Sabre Systems . Sage . Salesforce.com
Software AG . Thales Computers . Wolters Kluwer
Specialized Software and Services
Adobe . Autodesk . Synopsys . VMWare
Alcatel-Lucent . Cisco . Ericsson . Qualcomm
Check Point . McAfee . Symantec . Trend Micro
SAS Institute . SunGard . Teradata

Others

Software Top 100
Interactive Entertainment
Activision Blizzard . Electronic Arts . Konami
Namco Bandai . Nintendo . Sega Sammy
Sony . Take 2 Interactive . Ubisoft

Consultant

Market Intelligence
Forrester Research . Gartner . IDC . Internet.com

Research Institutes and Forums

Object Management Group (OMG)
World Economic Forum
Global Information Technology . Technology Pioneers

International and National Organization

United States
Federation of American Scientists (FAS)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Patent Office
US Patent Office
Intellectual Property Office, Singapore

Management

Oversight

Keeney 2000. Making Better Decisions Faster, ORMS Today (Jun)
Robinson 2000. Business Executive’s Guide to Modern OR, ORMS Today (Jun)
Science of Better
Operations Everything . Operations Research . Operational Research
Horner 2000. SABRE Story: Making OR Magic at AMR ORMS Today (Jun)

Wikipedia
Information Technology . Management
Operations . Technology . Operations Research

Others

LeBlanc & Grossman 2008. Introduction: Use of Spreadsheets in the Application of Management Science and Operations Research, Interfaces 38(4):225-227
Olavson & Fry 2008. Spreadsheet Decision-Support Tools: Lessons Learned at Hewlett-Packard, Interfaces 38(4):300-310
Shodhi & Son 2008. Skills Employers Want From OR Graduates, Interfaces38(2):140-146
Thiriez 2004. Spreadsheet-based Professional Modelling, INFORMS Transactions on Education 4(2):14-27
Harris 1994. Roots of OR - The Research Analysis Corporation: From ORO to RAC,ORMS Today (Jun)
Harris 1993. Roots of OR - The Research Analysis Corporation: The World War II Years, ORMS Today (Dec)
Information Sources
Computers . Internet . Open Directory . Whitepaper

Search

Google
Information Technology . Management
Operations . Technology . Operations Technology
Operational Research . Operations Research

Security

Anti-Spyware
Rogue
Wikipedia
Computer . Data . Information Security
Threat . Denial of Service . Privilege Escalation
Password Cracking . Countermeasure
Compter Virus . Adware . Malware
Rootkit . Spyware . Trojan . Worm

Search

Google
Computer . Data . Information Security
Threat . Denial of Service . Privilege Escalation
Password Cracking . Countermeasure
Computer Virus . Adware . Malware
Rootkit . Spyware . Trojan . Worm

IT Infrastructure

Wikipedia
Information Management . Service . Practice

Search

Google
Information Management . Service . Practice

Managing IT Projects

Heinrich & Simchi-Levi 2005. Do IT Investments Really Pay Off? Supply Chain Management Review 9(4):22-28
Matta & Ashkenas 2003. Why Good Projects Fail Anyway, Harvard Business Review (Sep):109-114 [pdf]
Ng 2003. Adopting Use Cases, IBM
Part I: Understanding Types of Use Cases and Artifacts
Part II: Putting Learning Into Practice
Ross & Weill 2002. Six IT Decisions IT Shouldn’t Make, Harvard Business Review 80(11):85-91 [pdf]
Software Engineering Institute
Risk Management Principles
Wikipedia
Software Project Management
Effort Estimation . Function Point
Service-level Agreement . Management

Others

Function Point
Software Metrics
Gunasekaran, Ngai & McGaughey 2006. Information Technology and Systems Justification: A Review for Research and Applications, European Journal of Operational Research 173(3):957-983
Harter, Krishnan & Slaughter 2000. Effects of Process Maturity on Quality, Cycle Time, and Effort in Software Development, Management Science46(4):451-466
Slone 2004. Leading a Supply Chain Turnaround. Harvard Business Review82(10):114-121

Search

Google
Software Project Management
Effort Estimation . Function Point
Service-level Agreement . Management

End-user Computing

Wikipedia
End-user Computing . User
Support
Lenovo

Search

Google
End-user Computing

Component & Standard

Identification

Gaugham 2005. RFID Hype Collides With Reality, Supply Chain Management Review 9(2):14-15
Rutner, Waller & Mentzer 2004. A Practical Look at RFID, Supply Chain Management Review (Jan/Feb)
Wikipedia
Auto ID and Data Capture (AIDC)
Barcode . Universal Product Code (UPC)
Electronic Product Code (ePC)
Physical Markup Language (PML)
Object Naming Service (ONS)
Car Plate . Face . Speaker Recognition
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
Security Seal . Smart Card . Smart Dust

Others

Automatic Identification Capture
RFID. IDtechex . SAP
Security Seal. Oneseal
Universal Product Code (UPC)
Efficient Consumer Response (ECR)
ECR Net . EPC Global
GS1 (formerly, Uniform Code council)
UN Standard Product and Services Code (UNSPSC)
Symbol barcode solutions