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Advances in Engineering Software
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In the process of selecting Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products, it is inevitable to encounter mismatches between system requirements and COTS products. These mismatches occur as a result of an excess or shortage of the COTS attributes. This paper proposes a decision support approach, called MiHOS (Mismatch Handling for COTS Selection), that aims at addressing COTS mismatches during and after the selection process. MiHOS can be integrated with existing COTS selection methods at two points: (1) For evaluating COTS candidates: MiHOS estimates the anticipated fitness of the candidates if their mismatches are resolved. This helps to base our COTS selection decisions on the fitness that the candidates will eventually have if selected. (2) Mismatch resolution after selecting a COTS product: MiHOS suggests alternative plans for resolving the most appropriate mismatches using suitable actions, such that the most important risk, technical, and resource constraints are met. A case-study is used to illustrate MiHOS and to discuss its added value.