Design and Implementation of Computer-Based Information Systems

From 18th to 20th September, 1978, about forty scientists and practitioners from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany joined in an international symposium entitled "Design and Implementation of Computer-based Information Systems" . This symposium was initiated by the invitation of the BIFOA (Betriebswirtschaft liches Institut fur Organisation und Automation an der Universitiit zu Koln) as a part of the institute's research project IMPLAN (Development of Tools for the IMPLemen tation of Computer-based PLANning Systems). This book includes the opening address, the papers presented at the symposium -revised by the authors after presentation-the chairmen's summaries of the various working group sessions, and an edited version of the concluding""Blue print for Research on Implementation". Xl Acknowledgements The symposium was made possible by a federal grant from the Bundesminister fur Forschung und Technologie (BMIT), Bonn, reptesented by the Gesellschaftfur Mathe matik und Datenverarbeitung (GMD), St. Augustin, who sponsored the whole IMPLAN research project and the symposium. We are extremely appreciative of their valuable cooperation and support; in this respect our special thanks go to Mrs. Katharina Gregor and Dr. J urgen Marock of the G MD. Our sincere thanks and appreciation are due to the authors for the many hours of work, for their contributions and for preparing and revising them after the symposium. We appreciate the valuable help of the chairmen for conducting the working sessions and preparing summaries of the sessions.

Contenu
A. Basic Considerations on Design and Implementation of Computer-based Information Systems.- I. Introduction.- 1. State of the Art of Implementation Research on Computer-based Information Systems.- 2. Evaluating the Quality of Information Systems.- II. Technical Aspects of Systems Design and Implementation.- 3. The Modeling Process: Steps Versus Components.- 4. Implementation of Planning Models: Presentation of the APIS Approach.- III. Organizational Aspects of Systems Design and Implementation.- 5. Basic Considerations in Organizational and Human Aspects in Systems Design: the State of the Art of Implementation Research.- 6. A Design-Oriented Approach in Implementation Research: The Project PORGI.- B. Working Group: Technical Aspects of Systems Design and Implementation.- I. Selection of Planning Methods.- 7. The Feasibility of Linear Planning Models in Business Administration.- 8. Application Areas for Planning Software.- II. Modeling Methodology.- 9. A Data-Centered, User-Evolutionary Approach to the Development of Planning Support Systems.- 10. Implementation and Design Problems of Corporate Simulation and Planning Systems.- 11. An Information System on Planning Models: A General Concept.- III. Tools for Model Implementation.- 12. Interactive Modelling: Problems in Design and Practical Use.- 13. User-Oriented Programming LanguagesTendencies of Development.- 14. On Designing LP Interface Structures.- C. Working Group: Organizational Aspects of Systems Design and Implementation.- I. Participative System Design.- 15. Consensus Systems Design: An Evaluation of this Approach.- 16. Concepts and Experiences with Participative Design Approaches.- 17. High Level LanguagesA Basis for Participative Design.- II. Evaluation of Systems.- 18. Effectiveness Measurement ofComputer-Based Information Systems through Cost-Benefit Analysis: Empirical Research and Perspectives.- 19. User and Specialist Evaluations in System Development.- 20. The Evaluation of an Information System Implementation.- III. Instruments and Tools for Organizational Implementation.- 21. Early Diagnosis of Implementation Failure: A Plan For Research.- 22. Concepts and Experience with the PORGITmplementation Handbook.- D. Review.- Challenges and Consequences for Future Research on Implementation.- List of Participants.