Purpose–The aim of this paper is that of individualizing a framework for the management of
uncertainty in supply chain finalized to reduce the firm risks. Design/methodology/approach …

Past information systems research on real options has focused mainly on evaluating
information technology (IT) investments that embed a single, a priori known option (such as …

Anecdotal and qualitative evidence from industry indicates that two programmers working
side-by-side at one computer, collaborating on the same design, algorithm, code, or test …

Abstract The use of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software products in state-of-the-
practice software development has shown a substantial increase during the last few years …

As real options analysis (ROA) is being applied to increasingly complex information
technology (IT) investment problems, a concern arises over the use of heuristic ROA models …

In recent years, the supply chain has attracted much attention from researchers because
effective management of the supply chain enables a firm to gain a competitive advantage …

In cloud marketplace, cloud-based system architectures can be composed of web services,
which are leased or bought off the cloud. These architectures can add value to its …

Accent is the pattern of pronunciation and acoustic features in speech which can identify a
person's linguistic, social or cultural background. It is an important source of inter-speaker …

The use of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software has become more and more important
in state-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice software and system development. The use of …

Evidence suggests that pair programmers–two programmers working collaboratively on the
same design, algorithm, code, or test–perform substantially better than the two would …