During the recent decades, some academic research on the subject of information
technology outsourcing (ITO) decision has appeared in different outlets, which may impede …

In this article a sophisticated formal mathematical decision model is developed that supports
the selection of Cloud Computing services in a multisourcing scenario. The objective is to …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the agility of oil and gas value chains in
the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and to understand the impact of implementing supply …

This article describes how the Internet of Things (IoT) and its smart objects will be the
fundamental building blocks for the creation of smart pervasive systems. Precision …

Risk management is a domain of management which comes to the fore in crisis. This book
looks at risk management under crisis conditions in the COVID-19 pandemic context. The …

Services offshoring has become an important source of investment and development in
many emerging economies. While much attention has been paid to companies' use of …

Purpose–Service outsourcing/offshoring represents an increasing phenomenon. Several
factors (eg cost reduction, flexibility, access to new technologies and skills, access to new …

In recent years the literature has offered a number of models developed for the Make or Buy
decision. Most of them, however, seem to be of limited use to organisations because many …

The global trend toward outsourcing necessitates unprecedented symbiosis between client-
based organizations—purchasers of these services—and their multiple suppliers. Building …

Purpose–The purpose of the paper is to develop a framework for low‐cost sourcing
assessment and to explore the consequences of low‐cost sourcing in China for a European …