Victor PortougalVictor Portougal (1941 - 2005) was an associate professor in the Department of Information Systems and Operations Management, Business School, The University of Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Portougal’s practical and consulting experience included inforation and ERP systems design and implementation for companies in Russia and New Zealand. He was the author of many articles in scholarly journals, practitioner magazines, and books. Dr. Portougal held degrees from University of Gorki, Russia (M.Sc., Computer Science), Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Ph.D., Operations Research), and Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Kiev (Doctor of Economics). His research interests were in quantitative methods, both in management science and information systems. Read More Read Less