Using Dempster-Shafer theory and real options theory to assess competing strategies for implementing IT infrastructures: A case study

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 344-355

  Hilhorst, Cokky ^a   Ribbers, Piet ^a   van Heck, Eric ^b   Smits, Martin ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Belief functions; IT infrastructure implementation strategy; Multi attribute decision analysis; Real options theory; Risk

Indexed keywords

DATA FUSION; DECISION MAKING; FORMAL LOGIC; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; RISK ANALYSIS; SENSOR DATA FUSION; VALUE ENGINEERING;

BELIEF FUNCTIONS; CASE STUDIES; DEMPSTER-SHAFER THEORIES; EVIDENTIAL REASONING APPROACHES; FLEXIBLE SUPPORTS; IT INFRASTRUCTURE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY; IT INFRASTRUCTURES; MULTI-ATTRIBUTE DECISION ANALYSIS; MULTI-DIMENSIONAL; REAL OPTIONS ANALYSIS; REAL OPTIONS THEORIES; REAL OPTIONS THEORY;

DECISION THEORY;

EID: 56149125194     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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