In industry to date, most quantitative measures in MIS development refer to vast-related and time-related attributes. However, flexibility is a major competitive factor for the industry. Because, despite that almost all superior enterprises in the world are anxious to reach an agile management in order to attain a competitive edge in business, lowness of MIS flexibility has been constraining them to achieve their objectives. Thus, although cost-related and time-related attributes remain extremely important for any MIS decision, emphasis must he placed on finding quantitative definitions for flexibility. The aim of this paper is to present meanings and importance of MIS flexibility in business and the policy for its qualitative evaluation. To achieve this aim, we will define MIS flexibility after considering the relationship between business and MIS. Then, we will end by illustrating our policy and procedure for evaluation of MIS flexibility.

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The food waste recycling law was enforced in May 2001. This paper describes the profitability of capital investment far biogas power generation business using food waste under the law. In this study, the biogas power generation was selected first as the best technological system for recycling food waste. The business model concerning the power generation was then made on the basis of an environment analysis. Finally, the profitability of the capital investment in a real generation facilisy was estimated. Based on these approaches, it is concluded that a small scale biogas power generation is not only a good system from the viewpoint of sustainability, bat also a profitable system.

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