Title
Design Of Contracts And Workflows For Knowledge Intensive It Service Environments
Abstract
Organizations are increasingly adopting environments in which IT is delivered as a service. The relationship between service provider and the customer is managed through contracts or Service Level Agreements (SLAs). This article examines underresearched relationships between contract structure and performance from the point of view of the IT service provider. It develops two mathematical programming models to better understand relationships between workforce characteristics, workflow, contract structure, and the business environment under Managed Service and Hybrid demand conditions. We illustrate how workforce selection, workflow, and contract design decisions can be effectively used to optimize performance. Managerial implications for contracting and operating strategies are discussed.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.1111/deci.12330
DECISION SCIENCES
DocType
Volume
Issue
Journal
50
3
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
0011-7315
1
0.35
References 
Authors
11
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Dong Su1123.98
Monica Johar2315.32
Ram L. Kumar341342.56