The contribution of any specific sector to the development of a country evolves alongthe time. In some periods a country can move from a catching up towards a leadingposition with respect other countries. The factors explaining this change of position isrelated to the evolution of the system of...

Purpose Motivated by recent research indicating that the operational performance of an enterprise can be enhanced by building a supporting data-driven environment in which to operate, this paper presents a simulation framework that enables an examination of the effects of applying smart...