In developing libraries we need to consider always the needs of the application developers. These vary according to the computational problems that they are developing, the software environment in which they work, and the computing architectures that are available to them. When NAG first became involved in the development of numerical libraries the language was FORTRAN, the computing architectu...

Which future research subjects shall be persued by the German speaking IS community (Wirtschaftsinformatik) in order to maintain competitive against other disciplines like business administration and computer science? This article summarizes the major results of a Delphi study which was conducted in 1999 in order to answer this question drawing on the expertise of leading academics and practiti...

This paper examines how supply chain conflicts across domestic and international jurisdictions arise and become resolved given that conventional conflict resolution tribunals cannot effectively settle fast enough to serve the needs of supply chain partners. Observations from the field should guide practitioners, and in combination with information technology, may lead to best practice rules in ...

Due to the funding scale and complexity of lubricant regenerative technology, the selection of recycling technology and policy for waste lubricant oil can be viewed as a multiple-attribute decision process that is normally made by a review committee with experts from academia, industry, and the government. This study aims to provide a systematic approach towards the technology selection, in whi...

aims: hospital information system may offer a way to increased self-care management. the aim of this study was to determine the patients’ informational needs for self-care management and evaluation of different his software according to these needs.  materials & methods: this descriptive cross-sectional study was done during 2011-2012 in kashan city, iran at two phases compiling the required in...

The paper discusses a software package that has been designed to enhance the efficiency of applying a range of hydrological and water resource simulation models. The SPATSIM (SPatial and Time Series Information Modeling) system has been developed in Delphi using MapObjects and incorporates a spatial data interface for access to the different types of information commonly associated with water r...

Modern business practices are complex. Consider, for example, NASA's software IV&V (independent verification and validation) team that monitors a diverse range of complex software written by a wide range of contractors from around the world. In an effort to better understand the core business of IV&V, the authors recently conducted DELPHI sessions with experienced IV&V analysts to build a model...

Establishing criteria for knowledge management (KM) is important because criteria help to establish a basis for assessing the value and evaluating its results. Literature review has revealed that widely accepted criteria and performance measures have not been developed for KM. Delphi Technique and survey-based research, using a questionnaire targeting KM professionals as respondents, were aimed...

This article presents success factors for the delivery of Technology Mediated Learning Services (TMLS) in the field of software training. The latter are a significant component in regards of the introduction of software in companies. However, very little research exists that collects the factors of various dimensions of TMLS factors of influence from a service perspective, and assesses the effe...

The aim of this research is to design an appropriate conceptual evaluation framework with a draft instrument for validating the structure of the Taiwanese EHR systems evaluation framework. According to the knowledge of “Triangulation research method” and both quantitative and qualitative approaches, the modified Delphi method was applied to refine the proposed instrument into practicable for re...