Yi-Chen Lan

Dr. Yi-chen Lan is a senior lecturer in the School of Computing and Information Technology at the University of Western Sydney in Australia. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce – Computing and Information Systems (Honours) degree and a Ph.D. in the area of global transitions. Dr. Lan teaches information systems and management courses in both undergraduate and graduate levels. Prior to his current academic work, Dr. Lan worked in industry for five years, wherein he held senior management responsibilities in the areas of information systems and quality assurance programs in a multinational organization. His main areas of research include global transition process, global information systems management issues, globalization framework development, integrated supply chain development, and health related information systems development and management. Dr. Lan is a member of the Australian Computer Society (MACS).

Publications

Reengineering a Green Business
Reengineering a Green Business
Yi-Chen Lan. © 2013. 11 pages.
A green environment is a social as well as business issue. Business enterprises, as a large part of the global community, are obliged to make endeavours toward an environmentally...
Overcoming the Barriers to Accessing Government Online Services in Australia: The Case of Selected Non-English Speaking Migrants
Overcoming the Barriers to Accessing Government Online Services in Australia: The Case of Selected Non-English Speaking Migrants
Mohammad Mohammad, Yi-Chen Lan. © 2013. 24 pages.
Australia has an inherent desire to afford migrants with a wide range of opportunities, so it naturally follows that government online services should also be available to...
Integrating Green ICT in a Supply Chain Management System
Integrating Green ICT in a Supply Chain Management System
Bhuvan Unhelkar, Yi-Chen Lan. © 2011. 12 pages.
Green Integrated Supply Chain Management (GISCM) brings together various stakeholders in the supply chain within and outside the organization to help the organization improve its...
Integrating Green ICT in a Supply Chain Management System
Integrating Green ICT in a Supply Chain Management System
Bhuvan Unhelkar, Yi-Chen Lan. © 2011. 12 pages.
Green Integrated Supply Chain Management (GISCM) brings together various stakeholders in the supply chain within and outside the organization to help the organization improve its...
Reengineering a Green Business
Reengineering a Green Business
Yi-Chen Lan. © 2011. 11 pages.
A green environment is a social as well as business issue. Business enterprises, as a large part of the global community, are obliged to make endeavours toward an environmentally...
A Methodology for Developing Integrated Supply Chain Management System
A Methodology for Developing Integrated Supply Chain Management System
Yi-Chen Lan, Bhuvan Unhelkar. © 2010. 10 pages.
Integrated Supply Chain Management (ISCM) involves the linking of suppliers and customers with the internal business processes of an organization. ISCM solutions allow...
A Methodology for Developing an Integrated Supply Chain Management System
A Methodology for Developing an Integrated Supply Chain Management System
Yi-chen Lan, Bhuvan Unhelkar. © 2009. 10 pages.
Integrated Supply Chain Management (ISCM) involves the linking of suppliers and customers with the internal business processes of an organization. ISCM solutions allow...
A Proposed Framework for Making Decisions Dynamically in a Global Organisation
A Proposed Framework for Making Decisions Dynamically in a Global Organisation
Sokkien Leeane Chhai, Yi-chen Lan. © 2008. 13 pages.
A proposed framework for making decisions dynamically in a global organisation has been developed. This framework enables data to be retrieved and analysed dynamically with the...
Enabling Technologies for Enterprise Globalizations
Enabling Technologies for Enterprise Globalizations
Yi-Chen Lan, B. Unhelkar. © 2008. 30 pages.
We have discussed, thus far, the vision of a global enterprise and the process of achieving that vision. However, it is the technologies available today that have made such...
Enacting Global Enterprise Transitions
Enacting Global Enterprise Transitions
Yi-chen Lan, Bhuvan Unhelkar. © 2008. 13 pages.
Enactment is the application of the theory of the Global Enterprise Transition (GET) process in practice. Thus, while the discussion up to the previous chapter in this book may...
Case Study in Globalization of Hospitals
Case Study in Globalization of Hospitals
Yi-chen Lan, Bhuvan Unhelkar. © 2008. 6 pages.
This chapter demonstrates the application of the GET process in the area of Tele-health, to a hospital. The reason for selecting the domain of Tele-health for this exercise is...
Global Enterprise Transitions
Global Enterprise Transitions
Yi-chen Lan, Bhuvan Unhelkar. © 2008. 21 pages.
Globalization, especially in the business world of the 21st century, is inevitable. Today, almost all businesses face intense competition all around the globe. The rapid changes...
Global Enterprises: Visions and Structures
Global Enterprises: Visions and Structures
Yi-chen Lan, Bhuvan Unhelkar. © 2008. 33 pages.
Successful globalization requires good strategic vision and its implementation. Strategic vision refers to what an enterprise expects to be its ideal image in the long-term...
An Investigation of GISM Issues for Successful Management of the Globalization Process
An Investigation of GISM Issues for Successful Management of the Globalization Process
Yi-chen Lan. © 2008. 15 pages.
This chapter investigates issues related to the global transition of an enterprise through the application of information technology and information systems. It starts with the...
Global Integrated Supply Chain Systems
Global Integrated Supply Chain Systems
Yi-Chen Lan, Bhuvan Unhelkar. © 2006. 349 pages.
Global Integrated Supply Chain Systems assimilates the principal views from international authors, who provide a combination of industrial experience and scholarly research, in...
A Methodology for Developing Integrated Supply Chain Management System
A Methodology for Developing Integrated Supply Chain Management System
Yi-chen Lan, Bhuvan Unhelkar. © 2006. 13 pages.
Integrated Supply Chain Management (ISCM) involves the linking of suppliers and customers with the internal business processes of an organization. ISCM solutions allow...
Investigation of Consumer Behavior in Using Mobile Payment Services - A Case Study of Mobile Recreational Services in Taiwan
Investigation of Consumer Behavior in Using Mobile Payment Services - A Case Study of Mobile Recreational Services in Taiwan
Maria Ruey-Yuan Lee, Yi-chen Lan, Hsiang-ju Su. © 2006. 13 pages.
The growing popularity of the mobile phone and the diverse functionality of mobile services have forced mobile service providers to enter into a highly competitive business...
Global Enterprise Transitions: Managing the Process
Global Enterprise Transitions: Managing the Process
Yi-Chen Lan, Bhuvan Unhelkar. © 2005. 239 pages.
Global Enterprise Transitions: Managing the Process addresses the importance of information technology management and issues in operating information systems in the global...
Global Information Society: Operating Information Systems in a Dynamic Global Business Environment
Global Information Society: Operating Information Systems in a Dynamic Global Business Environment
Yi-Chen Lan. © 2005. 305 pages.
Global Information Society: Operating Information Systems in a Dynamic Global Business Environment addresses the importance of information technology management and issues in...
Global Enterprise Transitions
Global Enterprise Transitions
Yi-chen Lan, Bhuvan Unhelkar. © 2005. 26 pages.
Globalization, especially in the business world of the 21st century, is inevitable. Today, almost all businesses face intense competition all around the globe. The rapid changes...
Global Enterprises- Visions and Structures
Global Enterprises- Visions and Structures
Yi-chen Lan, Bhuvan Unhelkar. © 2005. 34 pages.
Successful globalization requires good strategic vision and its implementation. Strategic vision refers to what an enterprise expects to be its ideal image in the long-term...
Systems and Processes Framework in Global Business Transition
Systems and Processes Framework in Global Business Transition
Yi-chen Lan, Bhuvan Unhelkar. © 2005. 33 pages.
Having argued for and created a vision of the global entity, we now consider the system and process framework for GET. During global transition, organizations often face many...
Enacting Global Enterprise Transitions
Enacting Global Enterprise Transitions
Yi-chen Lan, Bhuvan Unhelkar. © 2005. 18 pages.
Enactment is the application of the theory of the Global Enterprise Transition (GET) process in practice. Thus, while the discussion up to the previous chapter in this book may...
Enabling Technologies for Enterprise Globalizations
Enabling Technologies for Enterprise Globalizations
Yi-chen Lan, Bhuvan Unhelkar. © 2005. 47 pages.
We have discussed, thus far, the vision of a global enterprise and the process of achieving that vision. However, it is the technologies available today that have made such...
Case Study in Globalization of Hospitals
Case Study in Globalization of Hospitals
Yi-chen Lan, Bhuvan Unhelkar. © 2005. 73 pages.
This chapter demonstrates the application of the GET process in the area of Tele-health, to a hospital. The reason for selecting the domain of Tele-health for this exercise is...
A Proposed Framework for Making Decisions Dynamically in a Global Organisation
A Proposed Framework for Making Decisions Dynamically in a Global Organisation
Sokkien L. Chhai, Yi-chen Lan. © 2005. 19 pages.
A proposed framework for making decisions dynamically in a global organisation has been developed. This framework enables data to be retrieved and analysed dynamically with the...
A Framework for an Organization's Transition to Globalization - Investigation of IT Issues
A Framework for an Organization's Transition to Globalization - Investigation of IT Issues
Yi-chen Lan. © 2003. 11 pages.
This chapter explores information technology (IT) issues in regard to an organization’s transition towards globalization. The challenges of IT dealing with transforming...
An Investigation of GISM Issues for Successful Management of the Globalization Process
An Investigation of GISM Issues for Successful Management of the Globalization Process
Yi-chen Lan. © 2003. 22 pages.
This chapter investigates issues related to the global transition of an enterprise through the application of information technology and information systems. It starts with the...