A simulation study of IT outsourcing in the credit card business

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1248-1261

  Paisittanand, Sineenad ^a   Olson, David L ^b  

^a BANGKOK UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Banking; Investment analysis; Risk management; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BANKING; INVESTMENT ANALYSIS; SPREADSHEET MODELS;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 33748543963     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2005.06.032     Document Type: Article

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