The article argues for a shift of perspective in identity management (IDM) research and development. Accessibility and usability issues affect identity management to such an extent that they demand a reframing and reformulation of basic designs and requirements of modern identity management systems. The rationale for the traditional design of identity management systems and mechanisms has been ...

The problem today is that users are expected to remember multiple user names and passwords for different domains when accessing the Internet. Identity management solutions seek to solve this problem by creating a digital identity that is exchangeable across organisational boundaries. This is done through the setup of collaboration agreements between multiple domains, thus users can easily switc...

The SSEDIC (" Scoping the Single European Digital Identity Community ") thematic network has concluded an intensive 3-year consultation period together with over 200 European and international digital identity management experts and many stakeholder organizations to establish recommendations that address key issues regarding the usability and interoperability of electronic identity management s...

A key challenge to brand managers is how to gain a better understanding of the relationship between brand and customer loyalty constructs. Researchers have recognized that brand identity plays a key role in brand management. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of brand identity and brand identification on brand loyalty through perceived value, customer satisfaction, and trust...

New value-adding solutions are needed for grocery supply chains to gain a sustainable competitive advantage in a market environment characterized by increased competition. This paper discusses two case studies that identify how improvements to the value offering brought about enhancements to the performance of the total supply chain. The concept of time benefit analysis is applied to measure th...

Inventory-routing problems (IRPs) arise in vendor-managed inventory systems. They require jointly solving a vehicle routing problem and an inventory management problem. Whereas the solutions they yield tend to benefit the vendor and customers, solving IRPs solely based on cost considerations may lead to inconveniences to both parties. These are related to the fleet size and vehicle load, to the...

in today's cities, especially metropolises, the issue of identity and its transformation has become one of the most important issues among urban authorities and designers. mean while, mashhad as the second religious metropolises in the world has an identity- causing and effective role among islamic cities of iran in recent decades, the amount of urban construction, especially in central pa...

Increasing efforts are placed on security solutions for nomadic users. Solutions based on smart cards offer physical and logical portability, robustness, low cost, and high security. Nevertheless, such solutions concentrate only on offering the cryptographical capabilities of the smart card, together with key and user certificate storage. Advanced trust management and access control are not add...