Purpose – Since technological lifecycles do not always match hardware/software (HW/SW) lifecycles, obsolescence becomes a major issue in system lifecycle management as it can cause premature and unscheduled replacement of HW/SW subsystems. The purpose of this paper is to report a dynamic model...

A flow-graph depicts the interrelationships among cyber security and security threats/incidents (i.e., internal, external, and accidental). Using a flow-graph, the manner in which security threats may affect systems can be investigated. This paper reports analytical approaches to analyze time to...

Today, the effect of the tourism industry is observed in all economic, social, cultural, and political dimensions of societies and finding innovative and creative ways to develop it has doubled the importance of research in this area. The purpose of this study is to address the effect of...