How 'big data' can make big impact: Findings from a systematic review and a longitudinal case study

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 165, Issue , 2015, Pages 234-246

  Fosso Wamba, Samuel ^a,b   Akter, Shahriar ^c   Edwards, Andrew ^d   Chopin, Geoffrey ^e   Gnanzou, Denis ^f  

^a NEOMA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^d NSW State Emergency Service   (Australia)

^e Inventoriste at Geoffrey Chopin Firm   (France)

^f LA ROCHELLE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

'Big data'; Analytics; Business value; Case study; Emergency services; Issues; Literature review

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED ANALYTICS; EMERGENCY SERVICES;

ANALYTICS; BUSINESS VALUE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ISSUES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; LONGITUDINAL CASE STUDY; STRATEGIC IMPACTS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BIG DATA;

EID: 84929509763     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2014.12.031     Document Type: Article

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