In this paper, we examine the impact of information and communications technologies (ICT) on government departments/agencies and the contribution of external agents to change and development programs. We present empirical evidence of externally facilitated change to mindsets and patterns of...

In this paper, we engage with O'Brien's [O'Brien, F.A., 2004. Scenario planning - lessons for practice from teaching and learning. European Journal of Operational Research 152, 709-722] identification of both pitfalls in teaching scenario planning and proposed remedies for these. We consider...

This paper proposes the need for change in how managers in international business (IB) determine organisational objectives and what criteria they use in addressing complex problems. We propose a move from a largely firm-centric focus; on profit maximization and shareholder value; to a broader...

Many decision-aiding technologies require valid probability judgements to be elicited from domain experts. But how valid are experts' probability judgements? It is of considerable practical importance to identify the conditions which affect the quality of these judgments. Descriptive...

There is evidence that forecasts produced in business and other organizations often involve substantial elements of human judgment. In forming their judgments forecasters may have access to either time series or time series and contextual information. This paper reviews the literature to...

This paper examines the disposition problems of spare parts in inventory echelons. In particular a method is developed which can jointly optimise both the stock level and stock location problem. It is based on a so called optimum rate of stock turnover which is shown to minimise the real net...