Examining Technology Adoption and Management Perception of Inventory Management Systems: The Case of Aruba Restaurants

The purpose of this paper is to explore the use of automated inventory management systems (IMS) and identify the stage of technology adoption for restaurants in Aruba. A case study analysis involving twelve members of the Aruba Gastronomic Association was conducted using a qualitative research design to gather information on approaches currently used as well as the reasons and perceptions managers/owners have for using or not using automated systems in their facilities. This is the first study conducted using the Aruba restaurant market. Therefore, the application of two technology adoption models was used to integrate critical factors relevant to the study. Major findings indicated the use of an automated IMS in restaurants is limited, thus underscoring the lack of adoption of technology in this area. The results also indicated that two major reasons that restaurants are not adopting IMS technology are budgetary constraints and service support. This study is imperative for two reasons: (1) the results of this study can be used as a comparison for future IMS adoption, not only for Aruba’s restaurant industry but also for other Caribbean destinations and the U.S., (2) this study also provides insight into the additional training and support help needed in hospitality technology services.

Customer Satisfaction and Behavioral Intentions: The Case of Aruba-- Small Island Nation

Tourism studies related to small island destinations have become a research stream amongst many academics in recent years. The current study investigates tourist satisfaction related to a tour operator on the island of Aruba that specializes in jeep and bus tours. As there is an increased expenditure pattern for these types of activities, companies are looking for ways to improve customer satisfaction and behavioral intentions. Results indicate that tourists are generally satisfied with the tour company; however a difference in satisfaction ratings was obtained for respondents 61 years old or above. Four factors were extracted from tourists’ satisfaction attributes and three of these factors, including the overall tour value, tour guide, and sound systems used during these tours, were found to be strong predictors of behavioral intentions measured by the likelihood to rebook and the likelihood to recommend the tour company to family and friends. Operational and marketing strategies were suggested based on the findings of the study.

Experimental validation of analytical performance models for IEEE 802.11 networks

We consider the simplest IEEE 802.11 WLAN networks for which analytical models are available and seek to provide an experimental validation of these models. Our experiments include the following cases: (i) two nodes with saturated queues, sending fixed-length UDP packets to each other, and (ii) a TCP-controlled transfer between two nodes. Our experiments are based entirely on Aruba AP-70 access points operating under Linux. We report our observations on certain non-standard behavior of the devices. In cases where the devices adhere to the standards, we find that the results from the analytical models estimate the experimental data with a mean error of 3-5%.

Shadowed fading in body–to–body communications channels in an outdoor environment at 2.45 GHz

In this paper a number of outdoor body-to-body communications channels at 2.45 GHz which are deemed to be susceptible to shadowed fading are analyzed. The newlyproposed shadowed K-Il model is used to characterize thesechannels. Its probability density function is shown to provide an improved fit to the distribution of the signal fading compared to established models such as lognormal, Nakagamiand Rice.

Juventud, población y desarrollo: problemas, oportunidades y desafíos

Incluye Bibliografía

Economic profiles of Caribbean countries

Includes bibliography

Monitoring Caribbean information societies

Includes bibliography

Análisis de situación y estado de los sistemas de salud de países del Caribe

Incluye Bibliografía

Cincuenta años de la CEPAL

Este documento reúne parte del discurso pronunciado por el señor Ocampo en la inauguración de la etapa ministerial del vigesimoséptimo período de sesiones de la Comisión, (Oranjestad, Aruba, 15 de mayo de 1998); y parte del que pronunció con motivo de la recepción del grado de Doctor Honoris Causa concedido por la Universidad de San Marcos (Lima, 2 de septiembre de 1988);

Informe del Vigesimosegundo Período de Sesiones de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe = Report of the Twenty-second Session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Contiene asistencia, organizacion de los trabajos y resumen de los debates sobre los temas: restricciones al desarrollo sostenido en America Latina y el Caribe y requisitos para su superacion; cooperacion entre paises y regiones en desarrollo; reuniones de organos auxiliares, y reuniones regionales auspiciadas por CEPAL en preparacion de conferencias mundiales de las Naciones Unidas; programa de trabajo para 1990-1991, y actividades realizadas desde el 21 Periodo de Sesiones de la Comision por CEPAL, CELADE e ILPES; calendario de conferencias para 1988-1990; y admision de Aruba como miembro asociado de CEPAL.

Actividades del sistema de la CEPAL para promover y apoyar la cooperación técnica entre países y regiones en desarrollo durante el bienio 1996-1997 = Activities of the ECLAC system to promote and support technical cooperation among developing countries and regions during the biennium 1996-1997

Twenty-seventh session. Oranjestad, Aruba, 11-16 May 1998

Calendario de conferencias de la CEPAL propuesto para el período 1998-2000 = Proposed ECLAC calendar of conferences for the period 1998-2000 = Calendrier des conférences de la CEPALC proposé pour la période 1998-2000

Twenty-seventh session. Oranjestad, Aruba, 11-16 May 1998