A decision support model for optimal timing of investments in information technology upgrades

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1684-1696

  Mukherji, Nivedita ^a   Rajagopalan, Balaji ^a   Tanniru, Mohan ^b  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic decision support model; Investment in IT upgrades; Opportunity costs; Optimal timing of technology adoption; Technology adoption costs

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INVESTMENT IN IT UPGRADES; OPPORTUNITY COSTS; OPTIMAL TIMING OF TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION COSTS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 33750466894     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2006.02.013     Document Type: Article

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