Industrial Management & Data Systems: Volume 104 Issue 4

Management of risks in information technology projects

David Baccarini, Geoff Salm, Peter E.D. Love

Information technology (IT) projects are renowned for their high failure rate. Risk management is an essential process for the successful delivery of IT projects. In‐depth…

A scenario, goal and feature‐oriented domain analysis approach for developing software product lines

Sooyong Park, Minseong Kim, Vijayan Sugumaran

A software product line (SPL) captures commonalities and variations (C&V) within a family of systems. Although, feature‐oriented approaches have been proposed for building product…

Simulating production performance: cross case analysis and policy implications

James O'Kane

A case‐based research approach is used to illustrate the power of modelling manufacturing performance measures and to help develop insights into the nature and problems evident…

The influencing factors of commitment and business integration on supply chain management

Wann‐Yih Wu, Chwan‐Yi Chiag, Ya‐Jung Wu, Hui‐Ju Tu

The main purpose of this study focuses on how to integrate the supply chain management business process. There were a total of 600 questionnaires issued in this study with 134…

Selection and application of risk management tools and techniques for build‐operate‐transfer projects

Prasanta K. Dey, Stephen O. Ogunlana

Construction projects are risky. However, the characteristics of the risk highly depend on the type of procurement being adopted for managing the project. A build‐operate‐transfer…

A maturity model and an evaluation system of software customer satisfaction: the case of software companies in Korea

Choon Seong Leem, YongKi Yoon

The importance of software has been growing rapidly owing to the development of various Internet and e‐business applications. One of the active research areas in software involves…

A process and tool for supply network analysis

Choy Leong Yee, Kim Hua Tan

Managing firms’ supply network is a difficult task. The process is complex because it involves many interrelated business decisions, and a wide range of companies at different…

Motivating employees for environmental improvement

Nalini Govindarajulu, Bonnie F. Daily

This paper presents a theoretical framework for environmental performance by looking at the crucial employer and employee factors affecting environmental performance. The model…