Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a straightforward model for selecting slightly non‐homogeneous vendors. Design/methodology/approach – In this paper the use of the interval data envelopment analysis (DEA) is suggested. The bounds of intervals are constant and can be...

Purpose – This paper focuses on decision making related to the use of strategic inventory allocation in product platform design. The purpose of the paper is to present a novel approach to managing product variety by considering product and manufacturing strategy, and considering the supply...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the analogy of the human immune system with the economic auction theory. Design/methodology/approach – The paper develops an analogy of bio‐immune system with competitive bidding in auction, then develops a model of the situation and...

Decision‐making processes can be thought of as the brain and nervous system of an organization. In the rapidly changing world nowadays, information technology has become an indispensable part of every organization. The extent to which the information technology affects the decision making...

This paper presents a systems based approach for the city logistics decision making. Using this approach, we present the layout of a simulation model called CILOSIM ( CI TY‐ LO GISTICS‐ SIM ULATION). CILOSIM encapsulates three sub‐models namely Goods to Vehicle Assignment model, Goods...

The paper presents the hurdles and opportunities in implementing Business Intelligence (BI) in Indian organizations. In order to address the organizational, cultural and technological challenges in implementing BI, it is important for Indian organizations to understand the issues related to...

Purpose The “quality” of any product or service defines the agility of the product and its life cycle in dynamic environment. The demand of high “quality” becomes an imperative concern, when “software” is acting as a product or a service. Since the nature of the software is...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a study designed to understand how involved controllers are in management decision processes, what causes more or less involvement in those processes, and whether involvement is significantly associate with performance....

Purpose – The paper seeks to explore the extent of involvement of management accounting in strategic inter‐organizational decisions and control in the context of offshoring of services. Design/methodology/approach – For the present study, a multiple case study field research design was...