Putting Soft OR Methods to Work: Information Systems Strategy Development at Richards Bay
作者:
OrmerodRichard,
期刊:
Journal of the Operational Research Society
(Taylor Available online 1996)
卷期:
Volume 47,
issue 9
页码: 1083-1097
ISSN:0160-5682
年代: 1996
DOI:10.1057/jors.1996.138
出版商: Taylor&Francis
关键词: information systems strategy;soft OR;mining
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
AbstractThe development of an information systems (IS) strategy for a mineral extraction and processing plant operated by Rio Tinto Zinc (RTZ) in South Africa is described. The participative approach used was developed from soft OR and systems thinking. The aim of the Richards Bay project was to test commercially whether the Participative Information Management Strategy (PIMS) methodology could be used as a standard method to be applied to the development of an information systems strategy at any mine site. The paper describes the implementation of the process and the problems encountered. More generally it discusses the diffusion of new ideas in an international company, illustrated by the use of the participative approach for other activities including systems development. Conclusions are drawn about the value of participative approaches based on soft OR in this context.
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