International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=205&year=2011&vol=4&issue=1/2 Inderscience Publishers Ltd en-uk International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies 1751-0589 1751-0597 © 2011 Inderscience Publishers Ltd editor@inderscience.com https://www.inderscience.com/images/files/coverImgs/ijass_scoverijass.jpg http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=205&year=2011&vol=4&issue=1/2 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=42200 The focus of this paper is to explore the issue of managing complexity in a collaborative environment of entities working together to deliver public e-services: how complex are the related information management issues; how they can be resolved and mapped onto practical implementation frameworks and methodologies. To address these issues, we explore 'lessons learnt' within scientific disciplines that study interconnected entities. Systems science and its Viable System Model (VSM) can be used to model an ecosystem of collaborating organisations. VSM's properties are analysed and used as the basis for developing our collaboration complexity management framework for e-government. A systems-based complexity management framework for collaborative e-government services
Konstadinos Kutsikos, Gerasimos Kontos
International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1/2 (2011) pp. 1 - 16
The focus of this paper is to explore the issue of managing complexity in a collaborative environment of entities working together to deliver public e-services: how complex are the related information management issues; how they can be resolved and mapped onto practical implementation frameworks and methodologies. To address these issues, we explore 'lessons learnt' within scientific disciplines that study interconnected entities. Systems science and its Viable System Model (VSM) can be used to model an ecosystem of collaborating organisations. VSM's properties are analysed and used as the basis for developing our collaboration complexity management framework for e-government.

]]> 10.1504/IJASS.2011.042200 International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1/2 (2011) pp. 1 - 16 Konstadinos Kutsikos Gerasimos Kontos Business School, University of the Aegean, Michalio Hall, Michalon Road, Chios GR-82100, Greece. ' Business School, University of the Aegean, Michalio Hall, Michalon Road, Chios GR-82100, Greece e&#45 government systems theory collaboration complexity cross&#45 entity information flows complexity management information management electronic government e-services electronic services online services public services systems science viable system model. 2011-08-31T23:20:50-05:00 4 1/2 1 16 2011-08-31T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=42201 The aim of this paper is focused on proposing a new versatile Runge-Kutta embedded fourth order four stage geometric heronian mean algorithm for simulating connected component detector (CCD) under cellular neural network (CNN) architecture. The mathematical expressions for local truncation error (LTE), global truncation error (GTE) and error estimates have been derived. Simulation results are presented for new RKGHeM(4,4) algorithm. RKGHeM(4,4) technique with error control for connected component detector
S. Senthilkumar
International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1/2 (2011) pp. 17 - 36
The aim of this paper is focused on proposing a new versatile Runge-Kutta embedded fourth order four stage geometric heronian mean algorithm for simulating connected component detector (CCD) under cellular neural network (CNN) architecture. The mathematical expressions for local truncation error (LTE), global truncation error (GTE) and error estimates have been derived. Simulation results are presented for new RKGHeM(4,4) algorithm.

]]> 10.1504/IJASS.2011.042201 International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1/2 (2011) pp. 17 - 36 S. Senthilkumar School of Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang-11800, Penang, Malaysia numerical integration CNNs cellular neural networks embedded RKGHeM CCD connected component detectors ordinary differential equations ODE error control simulation local truncation error global truncation error error estimation. 2011-08-31T23:20:50-05:00 4 1/2 17 36 2011-08-31T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=42223 The state of a region's development may be expressed through its 'Image', an index describing the region's socioeconomic conditions. In this context a region may be seen as a 'production unit' and its Image as the outcome of its development process. To improve the conditions of its less developed regions, the State takes measures which may be seen as disorder factors for their development process. Hence, statistical process control techniques may be used in studying regional development issues. In this paper the concept of an area's Image and a number of SPC techniques are presented and applied to the case of Greece. Measuring the effect of financial incentives on a region's development: a statistical process control approach
Katerina Dimaki, Vasilis Angelis, Stelios Psarakis, Ilias Virras, Vasilis A. Angelis
International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1/2 (2011) pp. 37 - 64
The state of a region's development may be expressed through its 'Image', an index describing the region's socioeconomic conditions. In this context a region may be seen as a 'production unit' and its Image as the outcome of its development process. To improve the conditions of its less developed regions, the State takes measures which may be seen as disorder factors for their development process. Hence, statistical process control techniques may be used in studying regional development issues. In this paper the concept of an area's Image and a number of SPC techniques are presented and applied to the case of Greece.

]]> 10.1504/IJASS.2011.042223 International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1/2 (2011) pp. 37 - 64 Katerina Dimaki Vasilis Angelis Stelios Psarakis Ilias Virras Vasilis A. Angelis Department of Statistics, Athens University of Economics and Business, 76, Patission str., Athens 104 34, Greece. ' Quantitative Methods Laboratory Department of Business Administration University of the Aegean 8 Michalon str. Chios 82100 ' 76, patission str, Athens, Greece. ' 76, patission str, Athens, Greece. ' Quantitative Methods Laboratory, Department of Business Administration, University of the Aegean, 8 Michalon str., Chios 82100, Greece regional development regional image financial incentives statistical process control SPC control charts socioeconomics Greece. 2011-08-31T23:20:50-05:00 4 1/2 37 64 2011-08-31T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=42203 Discrete and nonnegative random sums are generally considered as stochastic models with important applications in many practical disciplines. The present paper concentrates on establishing applications in the systemics of some discrete and nonnegative random sums. More precisely, it is shown that discrete and non-negative Poisson binomial random sums can contribute to the description, analysis and implementation of fundamental operations of systems arising in many important practical disciplines. It is also shown that such random sums are useful for providing essential support to systemic thinking. The paper interprets discrete and nonnegative Poisson binomial random sums as strong analytical tools for handling situations in several areas of systemics. Applications of Poisson binomial random sums in systemics
Kostas Rontos, Constantinos T. Artikis
International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1/2 (2011) pp. 65 - 70
Discrete and nonnegative random sums are generally considered as stochastic models with important applications in many practical disciplines. The present paper concentrates on establishing applications in the systemics of some discrete and nonnegative random sums. More precisely, it is shown that discrete and non-negative Poisson binomial random sums can contribute to the description, analysis and implementation of fundamental operations of systems arising in many important practical disciplines. It is also shown that such random sums are useful for providing essential support to systemic thinking. The paper interprets discrete and nonnegative Poisson binomial random sums as strong analytical tools for handling situations in several areas of systemics.

]]> 10.1504/IJASS.2011.042203 International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1/2 (2011) pp. 65 - 70 Kostas Rontos Constantinos T. Artikis Department of Sociology, University of Aegean, Alkaiou & Theofrastou Str., 81 100 Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece. ' Lamans s.a, Management Services, 56, 3rd Septembriou Str, 104 33 Athens, Greece systemics random sums risk management quality crisis nonnegative random sums system thinking stochastic modelling social responsiveness emergency situations emergency management. 2011-08-31T23:20:50-05:00 4 1/2 65 70 2011-08-31T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=42204 Firstly, the conceptual framework is described. This is the set of ideas and design approaches which it is believed to be fundamental to designing for sustainability in the built environment, and which will structure the value system for carrying out the research. Then, a second part will follow, which concerns an analytic presentation of a small part of the project: the use of supervisory control of an intelligent building using EIB-KONNEX technology. This part of the paper describes the design and control methods for many aspects of energy consumption in a building, mainly lighting and heating/cooling. Supervisory control of an intelligent building using EIB-KONNEX technology: towards a holistic and ecological approach in architecture and built environments
John K. Sakellaris
International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1/2 (2011) pp. 71 - 93
Firstly, the conceptual framework is described. This is the set of ideas and design approaches which it is believed to be fundamental to designing for sustainability in the built environment, and which will structure the value system for carrying out the research. Then, a second part will follow, which concerns an analytic presentation of a small part of the project: the use of supervisory control of an intelligent building using EIB-KONNEX technology. This part of the paper describes the design and control methods for many aspects of energy consumption in a building, mainly lighting and heating/cooling.

]]> 10.1504/IJASS.2011.042204 International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1/2 (2011) pp. 71 - 93 John K. Sakellaris Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Physics, Mechanics Sector, National Technical University of Athens, 9, Iroon Polytecniou Street, Zografou 15773, Greece supervisory control energy management intelligent buildings EIB-KONNEX technology heat pumps investment pay-back period holistic approach ecology architecture built environment sustainable design sustainable development design for sustainability lighting heating cooling. 2011-08-31T23:20:50-05:00 4 1/2 71 93 2011-08-31T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=42205 Common practice has proven that software implementations of environmental models are seldom reused by broader communities or in different modelling frameworks. One of the reasons for this situation is the poor semantics of model interfaces. Model interfaces embrace a critical amount of the modelers' knowledge, but their software implementations can be considered as 'poor reflections' of modelers' perceptions, as they fail to represent the complexity of model assumptions in software terms. This paper addresses the problem by adopting an ontology-driven approach that aims to enrich software model interfaces with advanced semantics. Enriching environmental software model interfaces through ontology-based tools
Ioannis N. Athanasiadis, Andrea-Emilio Rizzoli, Marcello Donatelli, Laura Carlini
International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1/2 (2011) pp. 94 - 105
Common practice has proven that software implementations of environmental models are seldom reused by broader communities or in different modelling frameworks. One of the reasons for this situation is the poor semantics of model interfaces. Model interfaces embrace a critical amount of the modelers' knowledge, but their software implementations can be considered as 'poor reflections' of modelers' perceptions, as they fail to represent the complexity of model assumptions in software terms. This paper addresses the problem by adopting an ontology-driven approach that aims to enrich software model interfaces with advanced semantics.

]]> 10.1504/IJASS.2011.042205 International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1/2 (2011) pp. 94 - 105 Ioannis N. Athanasiadis Andrea-Emilio Rizzoli Marcello Donatelli Laura Carlini Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA), USI-SUPSI, Galleria 2, CH-6928 Manno, Lugano, Switzerland. ' Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA), USI-SUPSI, Galleria 2, CH-6928 Manno, Lugano, Switzerland. ' Research Institute for Industrial Crop, Italian Agriculture Research Council, Via di Corticella 133, 40129 Bologna, Italy; IPSC MARS-AGRI4CAST, Joint Research Centre – European Commission, 21027 Ispra (VA), Italy. ' TSE S.r.l. Ingegneria e Impianti, Via G. Galilei, 18 50021 Barberino Val d'Elsa (FI), Italy knowledge&#45 based software engineering software component integration software component reuse declarative modelling environmental informatics environmental software environmental models advanced semantics model interfaces ontology. 2011-08-31T23:20:50-05:00 4 1/2 94 105 2011-08-31T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=42206 The business value created by Information Technology (IT) in modern enterprises is questionable in relation to the invested amount of money, usually, owing to bad formulation of their IT strategy. Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) technologies seem to be capable of providing the enterprises with technological solutions for formulating an IT Strategy of competitive advantage. The well-known Balanced Scorecard (BSC) method can prove SOA's value through its enforcement to SOA implementations on real business environments. Towards this direction, this paper, after presenting the SOA concepts and technologies, examines based on the BSC the implications of SOA approach in business operations and results. The impact of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) technologies in global market-oriented enterprises
Sarandis Mitropoulos, Christos Douligeris
International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1/2 (2011) pp. 106 - 120
The business value created by Information Technology (IT) in modern enterprises is questionable in relation to the invested amount of money, usually, owing to bad formulation of their IT strategy. Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) technologies seem to be capable of providing the enterprises with technological solutions for formulating an IT Strategy of competitive advantage. The well-known Balanced Scorecard (BSC) method can prove SOA's value through its enforcement to SOA implementations on real business environments. Towards this direction, this paper, after presenting the SOA concepts and technologies, examines based on the BSC the implications of SOA approach in business operations and results.

]]> 10.1504/IJASS.2011.042206 International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1/2 (2011) pp. 106 - 120 Sarandis Mitropoulos Christos Douligeris Department of Informatics, University of Piraeus, 80 Karaoli and Dimitriou Str., Piraeus 185 34, Greece. ' Department of Informatics, University of Piraeus, 80 Karaoli and Dimitriou Str., Piraeus 185 34, Greece SOA service&#45 oriented architectures web services BSC balanced scorecard KPIs key performance indicators. 2011-08-31T23:20:50-05:00 4 1/2 106 120 2011-08-31T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=42207 Bounds to error probability have been presented by various authors like Chu and Chueh (1966), TOUSSAINT (1978) and Hellman and Raviv (1970) in terms of Shannon entropy or its generalisations. The existing results depend only on probability distribution associated with the experiment. It does not take into account the effectiveness of the outcomes of the experiment. Large amount of work on probability of error has been done by Ben-Bassat and Raviv (1978) and Gupta and Arora (2005). This paper is a generalisation in which the concept of probability of error for Renyi's entropy with preferences is presented. Computation of error bounds of order α with preferences
Hari Arora
International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1/2 (2011) pp. 121 - 125
Bounds to error probability have been presented by various authors like Chu and Chueh (1966), TOUSSAINT (1978) and Hellman and Raviv (1970) in terms of Shannon entropy or its generalisations. The existing results depend only on probability distribution associated with the experiment. It does not take into account the effectiveness of the outcomes of the experiment. Large amount of work on probability of error has been done by Ben-Bassat and Raviv (1978) and Gupta and Arora (2005). This paper is a generalisation in which the concept of probability of error for Renyi's entropy with preferences is presented.

]]> 10.1504/IJASS.2011.042207 International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1/2 (2011) pp. 121 - 125 Hari Arora Department of Mathematics, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University, Sector-125, Super Expressway, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India Fano's inequality error probability weighted error bound error bounds Renyi's entropy preferences. 2011-08-31T23:20:50-05:00 4 1/2 121 125 2011-08-31T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=42208 The usual internal structure of organisations is not favourable to creativity. This is mainly due to the fundamental antagonism between two contrasting types of tasks: creation of ideas vs. implementation of ideas. After short remarks on the individual conditions for creativity, two historic examples are sketched, where it was tried – with some success – to secure a moderate openness for new ideas within restrictive societies. In the main part, modern organisational structures are analysed, which are destined to safeguard some freedom for the acceptance of creative ideas and for putting them into practice; some practical advice are derived. The organisation as an obstacle to creativity
Dieter Gernert
International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1/2 (2011) pp. 126 - 135
The usual internal structure of organisations is not favourable to creativity. This is mainly due to the fundamental antagonism between two contrasting types of tasks: creation of ideas vs. implementation of ideas. After short remarks on the individual conditions for creativity, two historic examples are sketched, where it was tried – with some success – to secure a moderate openness for new ideas within restrictive societies. In the main part, modern organisational structures are analysed, which are destined to safeguard some freedom for the acceptance of creative ideas and for putting them into practice; some practical advice are derived.

]]> 10.1504/IJASS.2011.042208 International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1/2 (2011) pp. 126 - 135 Dieter Gernert Technische Universitat Munchen, Arcisstr. 21, D-80333 Munchen, Germany organisations creativity techniques creativity teams obstacles to creativity killer phrases innovation management style invisible teams systemic studies organisational structure ideas creation creative ideas. 2011-08-31T23:20:50-05:00 4 1/2 126 135 2011-08-31T23:20:50-05:00