Analytics for Business Decisions

This book presents the latest findings in the areas of data management and smart computing, big data management, artificial intelligence and data analytics, along with advances in network technologies. It addresses state-of-the-art topics and discusses challenges and solutions for future development. Gathering original, unpublished contributions by scientists from around the globe, the book is mainly intended for a professional audience of researchers and practitioners in academia and industry. Cover Guest editorial: analytics for business decisions A systematic literature review of data science, data analytics and machine learning applied to healthcare engineering systems How do mid-level managersexperience data science disruptions? An in-depth inquiry through interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) The dual drivetrain model of digital transformation: role of industrial big-data-based affordance Antecedents to firm performance and competitiveness using the lens of big data analytics: a cross-cultural study Analysing the voice of customers by a hybrid fuzzy decision-making approach in a developing Country's automotive market Does service failure criticality affect global Traveller's service evaluations? An empirical analysis of online reviews Impact of wholesale price discrimination by the manufacturer on the profit of supply chain members Analytics of machine replacement decisions: economic life vs real options Green innovation as a mediator in the impact of business analytics and environmental orientation on green competitive advantage