IT Integration Research Articles

Security risk prediction technology for power monitoring system under the integration of OT and IT

As an essential force for economic advancement and social stability, the security of the power system has always been a concern. Therefore, the security risks of power monitoring systems are a research focus. This study proposes a prediction method that integrates IT and OT for the security risk prediction of power monitoring systems. A basic indicator system for security risks for analyzing risk data is constructed, the support vector machine regression feature elimination method for predicting security risks in IT Technology is used. The experiment showed that the accuracy of the support vector machine regression feature elimination method was 92.35%, which was 6.06% higher than the error back propagation algorithm, 3.19% higher than the support vector machine algorithm, and 0.77% higher than the regression feature elimination algorithm. The maximum testing accuracy of the support vector machine regression feature elimination method was 0.96, which was 0.1 higher than the support vector machine algorithm, 0.04 higher than the regression feature elimination algorithm, and 0.17 higher than the back propagation algorithm. Therefore, the support vector machine regression feature elimination method can accurately predict power monitoring systems and has higher accuracy compared with other algorithms.

Exploring Hospital Supply Chain Partnership Factors and Its Impact on Overall Supply Chain Performance

Hospitals function as complex businesses with intricate supply chain networks involving collaboration among various entities to efficiently deliver information, goods, and services to end customers. This study investigates the causal relationships between hospitals, suppliers, and government entities within the supply chain network. Employing system thinking, system dynamics, and causal-loop diagrams, it assesses how coordination, collaboration, and integration impact hospital supply chain performance. The findings reveal that high coordination and collaboration among suppliers, hospitals, and government entities positively influences supply chain performance. The study identifies key factors contributing to effective partnerships, such as information sharing, trust levels, supplier quality standards, inventory capabilities, flexibility, pricing strategies, and IT integration. Additionally, the research considers hospitals' dynamic capabilities, key performance results, patient outcomes, government healthcare spending, regulations, and economic indicators. Managerial implications emphasize the importance of strong partnerships to enhance overall supply chain performance, potentially improving patient outcomes and healthcare service quality. While acknowledging limitations, the study suggests future research avenues, including exploring the impact of other stakeholders and specific factors on hospital supply chain management.

DETERMINANT OF CUSTOMER LOYALTY FOR BANK SYARIAH INDONESIA AFTER M&A ACTIVITY BASED ON CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS

Introduction: The government of Indonesia consolidated three state-owned Islamic banks to become Bank Syariah Indonesia. Customer loyalty is affected by merger operations. The goal of this study was to look at how operational integration variables, information technology integration, bank location, service quality, bank human resource quality, and product quality affected customer loyalty at BSI's predecessor banks (Bank Syariah Mandiri, BNI Syariah and BRI Syariah).
 Methods: Primary data was collected using a questionnaire tool. Confirmatory Factor Analysis was employed as the analytical method.
 Results: Consumer loyalty to BSI post the merger is influenced by a number of variable aspects, according to the study's findings. All operational integration variables, IT integration, bank location, service quality, HR quality, and product quality have a major effect on BSI customer loyalty, but the operational integration variables, IT integration, and product quality have the most significance.
 Conclusion and suggestion: BSI perform operational integration, fast and good IT integration, and has better product quality than before the merger, the most influencing factor for customers to be loyal to BSI is when BSI performs operational integration, fast and good IT integration, and has better product quality than before the merger.

Developing Industry 5.0 To Effectively Harness Production Capacities

Abstract The dynamic evolution of the economy and the evolving demands necessitating adaptability are primary catalysts for the emergence of Industry 5.0 which, building on the foundations of Industry 4.0, is oriented towards meeting human needs and expectations while ensuring the responsible functioning of the workforce. This is particularly salient in sectors experiencing rapid advancements in manufacturing concepts, characterized by the integration of advanced IT, information and data utilization, automation, and the deployment of collaborative robots, often referred to as “cobots”. The study outlines the key prerequisites concerning the development and operation of Industry 5.0, as specified in European Union guidelines, and evident in research literature. Three critical facets pertinent to the effective implementation of Industry 5.0 are extensively addressed, encompassing the imperative to effectively cater to human-related requisites and highlighting the potential benefits therein. The paper offers an overview of openly accessible, previously published materials on the subject. The author’s examination encompasses studies regarded as milestones, which build on the foundations of Industry 4.0 to advance the conceptual framework of Industry 5.0. Rather than centering on statistical analysis, this research attempts to explore relationships that warrant further in-depth investigation to ascertain existing correlations. The paper seeks to outline factors to be considered in the course of implementing Industry 5.0. Its conclusions may be of use in supporting people responsible for organizational development and specifically in helping them to identify potential issues so as to give their organization an edge in the global competitive environment.

Integrating Clinical Decision Support Into Electronic Health Record Systems Using a Novel Platform (EvidencePoint): Developmental Study.

Through our work, we have demonstrated how clinical decision support (CDS) tools integrated into the electronic health record (EHR) assist providers in adopting evidence-based practices. This requires confronting technical challenges that result from relying on the EHR as the foundation for tool development; for example, the individual CDS tools need to be built independently for each different EHR. The objective of our research was to build and implement an EHR-agnostic platform for integrating CDS tools, which would remove the technical constraints inherent in relying on the EHR as the foundation and enable a single set of CDS tools that can work with any EHR. We developed EvidencePoint, a novel, cloud-based, EHR-agnostic CDS platform, and we will describe the development of EvidencePoint and the deployment of its initial CDS tools, which include EHR-integrated applications for clinical use cases such as prediction of hospitalization survival for patients with COVID-19, venous thromboembolism prophylaxis, and pulmonary embolism diagnosis. The results below highlight the adoption of the CDS tools, the International Medical Prevention Registry on Venous Thromboembolism-D-Dimer, the Wells' criteria, and the Northwell COVID-19 Survival (NOCOS), following development, usability testing, and implementation. The International Medical Prevention Registry on Venous Thromboembolism-D-Dimer CDS was used in 5249 patients at the 2 clinical intervention sites. The intervention group tool adoption was 77.8% (4083/5249 possible uses). For the NOCOS tool, which was designed to assist with triaging patients with COVID-19 for hospital admission in the event of constrained hospital resources, the worst-case resourcing scenario never materialized and triaging was never required. As a result, the NOCOS tool was not frequently used, though the EvidencePoint platform's flexibility and customizability enabled the tool to be developed and deployed rapidly under the emergency conditions of the pandemic. Adoption rates for the Wells' criteria tool will be reported in a future publication. The EvidencePoint system successfully demonstrated that a flexible, user-friendly platform for hosting CDS tools outside of a specific EHR is feasible. The forthcoming results of our outcomes analyses will demonstrate the adoption rate of EvidencePoint tools as well as the impact of behavioral economics "nudges" on the adoption rate. Due to the EHR-agnostic nature of EvidencePoint, the development process for additional forms of CDS will be simpler than traditional and cumbersome IT integration approaches and will benefit from the capabilities provided by the core system of EvidencePoint.

Post-merger IT Integration in Banking: Literature Review

IT is a critical feature of post-merger integration in modern banking but academic coverage is sparse and industry organizations keep most of the practically useful knowledge in-house. This review analyses key operational aspects of the IT integration process, identifies its core guiding principles, produces an extended process timeline, and highlights the special importance of IT risk management. It presents a holistic view of the academic theory and practice-based insights around the main stages of the IT integration process, identifies knowledge gaps, and highlights potential directions for future research.

Policy-driven strategic transport planning for the Western Province, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s transport sector strives for efficient and effective mobility solutions in terms of the quality and quantity of services provided. However, the modal share of public transport continues to decrease with increasing personal incomes, resulting in the deterioration in service quality of all transport systems in the Western Province. This occurs despite significant government investments in expressways and plans for rapid transit projects. The recent economic crisis in Sri Lanka and the consequent fuel crisis have forced the government to limit investment on transport projects that would be sustainable and bring maximum return on investment. Such selection requires careful consideration of appropriate transport policies and plans. Based on a critical review of existing transport policies and programs, this paper proposes selecting policy-based projects found to be best suited to the Western Province. Several proposals to improve the service quality in different transport modes through better regulation integration of IT and other modern technologies are discussed in terms of selecting policy parameters.

Examining It-Based Human Resources Strategies in Islamic Higher Education and Islamic Boarding Schools In Indonesia

This study examines IT-based HR development strategies in Islamic higher education and boarding schools in Indonesia, focusing on the Faculty of Tarbiyah at Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Thaha Saifuddin, Jambi. It also explores the integration of IT in primary school teacher of education training programs. The research employed interviews, surveys, and document analysis using a case study approach. Participants included faculty members, administrators, students, and teachers/administrators from selected Islamic boarding schools. The findings show the faculty's progressive integration of IT-based HR development strategies. These include Learning Management Systems (LMS), online training modules, virtual classrooms, and educational apps. These tools improve instruction, student engagement, and administrative efficiency. The study also highlights the inclusion of IT in basic school teacher education training programs. Incorporating IT skills into the curriculum is crucial for prospective teachers to effectively use educational technologies in their classrooms. This research enhances the understanding of IT-based HR development strategies in Indonesia's Islamic higher education and boarding schools. It guides educational institutions and policymakers for better integration of IT in teacher education programs, promoting effective HR development strategies, and improving overall educational quality.

A Scholar Case Study of IT Education Knowledge Through Practice for Development in a Post-Conflict Region Kosovo

The technological advancements have enormously changed the way humans live today. According to literature studies, countries that have placed a strong emphasis on the IT revolution could benefit from the rewards of the industrialization era. The study's conclusions have drawn attention to Kosovo's lack of computer applications and IT integration in its educational system. The facts highlighted that Kosovo faces a lack of incorporations of computer application and IT in their educational system. There exists a significant disparity between the public and private educational institutes in this nation in terms of emphasis on IT in their educational system. It has been observed that more emphasis is being given in private sector educational institutes on IT incorporation in these schools and associated curriculums. The survey research has been conducted in person in schools and universities of Kosovo.

THE LEGAL CERTAINTY AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF LAWS CONCERNING ONLINE POPULATION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES WIHTIN E-GOVERNMENT SYSTEM IN BANDAR LAMPUNG

Establishing a regulation regarding information and electronic transactions (ITE) aims to promote optimal IT development and integration for all levels of society. Electronic-Based Government System (SPBE) is design to actualize clean, effective, transparent, accountable governance, quality, and reliable public services. Lampung Provincial Government has set a policy related to the integration of IT within its Population Administration, yet facilities and infrastructure need to be enhanced for better services. The results of this normative empirical research indicate that the principles of legal certainty in the implementation of Population and Civil Registration Administration Services in Bandar Lampung City have not been implemented as evidenced by the absence of a regulation regarding facilities and infrastructure to online services. In addition, the current services were not considered satisfactory by the community in Bandar Lampung City.

Clinical use of artificial intelligence products for radiology in the Netherlands between 2020 and 2022.

To map the clinical use of CE-marked artificial intelligence (AI)-based software in radiology departments in the Netherlands (n = 69) between 2020 and 2022. Our AI network (one radiologist or AI representative per Dutch hospital organization) received a questionnaire each spring from 2020 to 2022 about AI product usage, financing, and obstacles to adoption. Products that were not listed on www.AIforRadiology.com by July 2022 were excluded from the analysis. The number of respondents was 43 in 2020, 36 in 2021, and 33 in 2022. The number of departments using AI has been growing steadily (2020: 14, 2021: 19, 2022: 23). The diversity (2020: 7, 2021: 18, 2022: 34) and the number of total implementations (2020: 19, 2021: 38, 2022: 68) has rapidly increased. Seven implementations were discontinued in 2022. Four hospital organizations said to use an AI platform or marketplace for the deployment of AI solutions. AI is mostly used to support chest CT (17), neuro CT (17), and musculoskeletal radiograph (12) analysis. The budget for AI was reserved in 13 of the responding centers in both 2021 and 2022. The most important obstacles to the adoption of AI remained costs and IT integration. Of the respondents, 28% stated that the implemented AI products realized health improvement and 32% assumed both health improvement and cost savings. The adoption of AI products in radiology departments in the Netherlands is showing common signs of a developing market. The major obstacles to reaching widespread adoption are a lack of financial resources and IT integration difficulties. The clinical impact of AI starts with its adoption in daily clinical practice. Increased transparency around AI products being adopted, implementation obstacles, and impact may inspire increased collaboration and improved decision-making around the implementation and financing of AI products. • The adoption of artificial intelligence products for radiology has steadily increased since 2020 to at least a third of the centers using AI in clinical practice in the Netherlands in 2022. • The main areas in which artificial intelligence products are used are lung nodule detection on CT, aided stroke diagnosis, and bone age prediction. • The majority of respondents experienced added value (decreased costs and/or improved outcomes) from using artificial intelligence-based software; however, major obstacles to adoption remain the costs and IT-related difficulties.

Leveraging shippers-logistics providers relationships for better sustainability in logistics: the perspective of SMEs

PurposeThe organization of services can affect the adoption of sustainable practices within the relationship between a buyer (e.g. a shipper) and a supplier (e.g. a logistics service provider–LSP). The purpose of this paper is to analyse, within this relationship, the mechanisms affecting collaboration between shippers and LSPs towards adopting green logistics practices to reduce the negative environmental effects of logistics processes. The authors take the perspective of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which represent – although less investigated than large enterprises – a relevant field of investigation given their impact on the environmental sustainability of logistics processes.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted a multiple case-study investigation on a set of dyads involving shippers and LSPs. The authors explored the antecedents shaping the approach to sustainability in logistics and, adopting the absorptive capacity (AC) theory, the learning and knowledge transfer processes leading to the adoption of green practices.FindingsCollaboration between shippers and LSPs for better sustainability in logistics seems not to work when relationships are limited to simple annual (or pluriannual) contracts, and when shippers do not show ambition to improve the level of sustainability of their logistics processes (regardless of whether they show an interest in general sustainability matters). On the other hand, successful cases show higher commitment in the dyadic relationship with respect to improving logistics sustainability, good levels of communication and a more structured process of knowledge sharing, enabled by IT integration, shared performance monitoring, and creation of inter-organizational teams.Originality/valueWhile most of the existing research focuses on the perspective of shippers or LSPs, this work is original since it explores collaborative mechanisms within a buyer-supplier relationship simultaneously taking the perspective of both parties, according to the lens of the AC. It identifies directions for improving collaboration within the shipper-LSP relationship in the context of SMEs to foster the adoption of collaborative green logistics practices to impact sustainability positively.

Research on the Integration of Information Technology and Primary Teaching in the Digital Age

In the 21st century, people are surrounded by a wide range of information technologies. E-payments, mobile, AR, VR, and other real-world technologies have brought great convenience to our lives. When the new crown epidemic started to spread, people realized that online teaching and learning started to play an important role. The integration of information technology and education turned into a mainstream research topic. Then for the primary class students, their physio-psychological characteristics make the integration of IT and teaching challenging. How can they use information technology to make learning more effective in this information age? This paper will discuss the positive and negative effects of the integration of information technology and teaching on both students and teachers. It will also give suggestions on how to make the integration of IT and teaching more effective from four perspectives: China, schools, teachers and students themselves so that the negative effects can be mitigated.

Industrial Internet Identity Resolution+5G Full Connection Digital Factory Research

In this paper, in order to help improve the information capacity of modern factories, a full connection digital factory for industrial Internet identity resolution is built, and digital technology is used to perform the digital interconnection of the production equipment. The full connection digital factory is an advanced factory with extensive connection of production units, deep integration of IT–OT, full release of data value, and improvement of the total factor productivity. This is enabled by the full integration and use of the new generation technologies represented by 5G, edge computing, and identity resolution to reach new factory level, workshop level, and production line level production scenarios. Based on the integration of infrastructure, information technology, and platform service resources, a full connection digital factory architecture is constructed. The fusion application of 5G, edge computing, and mark resolution technology in transformer discrete manufacturing digital plant is then discussed. The challenges and development trends are summarized. Finally, it is demonstrated that the full connection digital factory of identity resolution is a possible future development direction.

AgriSecure: A Fog Computing-Based Security Framework for Agriculture 4.0 via Blockchain

Every aspect of the 21st century has undergone a revolution because of the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart computing technologies. These technologies are applied in many different ways, from monitoring the state of crops and the moisture level of the soil in real-time to using drones to help with chores such as spraying pesticides. The extensive integration of both recent IT and conventional agriculture has brought in the phase of agriculture 4.0, often known as smart agriculture. Agriculture intelligence and automation are addressed by smart agriculture. However, with the advancement of agriculture brought about by recent digital technology, information security challenges cannot be overlooked. The article begins by providing an overview of the development of agriculture 4.0 with pros and cons. This study focused on layered architectural design, identified security issues, and presented security demands and upcoming prospects. In addition to that, we propose a security architectural framework for agriculture 4.0 that combines blockchain technology, fog computing, and software-defined networking. The suggested framework combines Ethereum blockchain and software-defined networking technologies on an open-source IoT platform. It is then tested with three different cases under a DDoS attack. The results of the performance analysis show that overall, the proposed security framework has performed well.

Effect of IT integration on firm performance

IT integration complements the functional and operational processes, as well as helps the firm in the development of inimitable competitive advantage. The study examines the effect of ITI on supply chain integration, supplier flexibility and manufacturing flexibility; and their subsequent effects on firm performance. The extended resource-based view has been used as the theoretical perspective to develop the research model. A survey was carried out among the manufacturing industries in India. Structural equation modelling with the partial least squares algorithm was used to analyse the hypotheses proposed in the study. The results reported that ITI has a significant effect on SCI, manufacturing flexibility and SF and subsequently affects FP.

Design & analysis of novel IT security framework for overcoming data security & privacy challenges

IT security has always been a major concern for all organizations, especially after the rise in IT Integration amongst all processes, Post pandemic this has become a bigger issue than earlier. The organizations are growing also with IT Integration the negative impact of information related risk incidents are also increasing worldwide. There are several IT Risk Assessment Frameworks in use to address information security assaults, vulnerabilities, threats, and breaches, including ISO 270001/27005. COBIT, NIST SP- 800/53 etc, though following and implementation of these protocols, still organizations face challenges of IT risk, which may involve an asset or information. The biggest challenge is the data Security or privacy. Based on survey data, this study evaluates the majority of the current IT risk management frameworks and makes an effort to pinpoint any shortcomings in them. Based on the analysis done, a new IT Security framework is proposed and implemented in two organizations for its detailed analysis and validations with the existing models For the Risk Assessment of the same organization new technique for IT Risk Assessment is also proposed.

Collaborative Decisions in Knowledge Management for Intelligent Cyber-Enterprises

The faster and faster IT integration of various categories of activities - from production to administration, passing through medicine, transport, education, government, etc. - led to important changes in terms of obtaining, storing and using data. On the other hand, the increasingly rapid accumulation of societal challenges has exerted immense pressure on the relatively nascent discipline of knowledge management, which is expected to help address increasingly complex issues, primarily related to decision-making aspects that necessitate the selection and transformation of data into information and knowledge.This article focuses on establishing a framework for developing a collaborative, dynamic, heterogeneous decision-making system that includes both human and cybernetic agents as well as digital twins. Such a system creates and sustains a knowledge management flow that is essential for making informed decisions, achieved by selectively collecting and appropriately transforming data into information.

ПОВЫШЕНИЕ ЭФФЕКТИВНОСТИ ПРОЦЕССА РАЗРАБОТКИ И ВЫВОДА НА РЫНОК НАУКОЕМКОЙ ПРОДУКЦИИ НА ОСНОВЕ ТЕХНОЛОГИИ «STAGE-GATE»

The purpose of the article is to develop directions for improving the management of the end-toend process of creating and launching high-tech products on the market, which acts as a key efficiency factor in digital transformation. The relevance of the article is due to the fact that the factors and conditions of digital transformation, aggravated by macroeconomic instability, require a restructuring of the management model of industrial knowledge-intensive enterprises. Objectives: 1) identify the features and patterns of the process of creating and launching high-tech products on the market in the digital economy; 2) determine the role of managing the end-to-end process of creating and launching high-tech products on the market as a key efficiency factor in digital transformation; 3) justify the use of the “STAGE-GATE” technology as an adapted approach to the launch of high-tech products, taking into account the influence of changes in the internal and external environment; 4) develop a model of an ideal digital industrial enterprise. Methodology is based on the use of general scientific methods within the framework of a systematic approach: the method of analogy; method of formalization, method of abstraction and logical analysis; decomposition method, structural-logical analysis, synthesis. Results. The conclusion is made about the need for an adapted approach to the launch of high-tech products; here we show the need and feasibility of using the “STAGE-GATE” technology. A description of the “STAGE-GATE” technology is presented, which, unlike the traditional algorithm, allows you to adapt and transform under the influence of changes in the internal and external environment, the emergence of new commercial and technical information about both potential and risks and problems. The prospects of this technology for industrial knowledge-intensive enterprises of medium and large businesses in the fields of robotics, electrical engineering, microelectronics, IT and system integration, and instrument engineering are substantiated. An analysis of the possibilities of combining models “Three components of a digital enterprise: E2M/ E2D/ E2E” was carried out; “Components and systems of a digital enterprise – an ideal model”; “R. Cooper’s Stage-Gate Technology”; “Model stages of implementation of the end-to-end process of creating and launching products on the market – the NPD process” in the process of forming a model of an ideal digital industrial enterprise. Conclusions. The article substantiates that the proposed approach, when applied in practice, will improve the efficiency of the end-to-end process of creating and launching high-tech products on the market due to: 1) the functioning of the elements of a digital enterprise, which are combined into three system areas/ technologies – Design, production and management, namely they determine the implementation of the endto- end process; 2) due to the Stage-Gate technology.

How IT carve-out project complexity influences divestor performance in M&As

ABSTRACT IT carve-out projects are complex and cost-intensive components of M&A transactions. Existing research sheds little light on the determinants of IT carve-out project complexity and/or its effects on divestor performance. Instead, research has focused on the post-acquisition IT integration project and acquirer performance. This paper presents the first divestor-centric model of IT transactions from the divestor to the acquirer when a Business Unit in a Multi-Business Organization (MBO) is carved out and integrated into another MBO. The model explains how divestor business and IT alignment pre-conditions contribute to increased IT carve-out project complexity. Such complexity increases IT carve-out project time to physical IT separation and creates IT stranded assets, which decrease post-divestment business, IT alignment and divestor performance. The current recommended strategy of adopting transitional service agreements (TSAs) to handle IT carve-out complexity is compared with two new proactive strategies derived from the model. TSA-based strategies restrict the divestor from both decommissioning IT stranded assets and reconfiguring its IT assets to support its new post-divestment business strategy. The two new strategies address IT carve-out complexity without incurring the negative effects from adopting TSAs.