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Supply Chain Coordination Mechanisms
New Approaches for Collaborative Planning
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2009
Integrated supply chain planning is well understood by theory and widely applied in practice – however, only with respect to intra-organisational supply chains. In inter-organisational supply chains, an additional, yet unresolved problem arises: due to confidentiality reasons, decentralized parties...
Understanding Viscoelasticity
Basics of Rheology
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
In this book, the necessary background for understanding viscoelasticity is covered; both the continuum and microstructure approaches to modelling viscoelastic materials are discussed, since neither approach alone is sufficient.
Multiple Criteria Decision Making for Sustainable Energy and Transportation Systems
Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making, Auckland, New Zealand, 7th - 12th January 2008
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2010
In the twenty-first century the sustainability of energy and transportation systems is on the top of the political agenda in many countries around the world.
Environmental impacts of human economic activity necessitate the consideration of conflicting goals in decision making processes to develop...
Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Management Science and Engineering Management
Focused on Computing and Engineering Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
This is the Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Management Science and Engineering Management (ICMSEM) held from July 25 to 27, 2014 at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal and organized by International Society of Management Science and Engineering Management (ISMSEM),...
Periodic Review Inventory Systems
Performance Analysis and Optimization of Inventory Systems within Supply Chains
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2011
The focus of the work is twofold. First, it provides an introduction into fundamental structural and behavioral aspects of periodic review inventory systems. Second, it includes a comprehensive study on analytical and optimization aspects of a specific class of those systems. For the latter purpose,...
Difference Equations, Discrete Dynamical Systems and Applications
ICDEA, Barcelona, Spain, July 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2016
These proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Difference Equations and Applications cover a number of different aspects of difference equations and discrete dynamical systems, as well as the interplay between difference equations and dynamical systems. The conference was organized by the...
Intelligent Techniques in E-Commerce
A Case Based Reasoning Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2013
E-commerce has passed through a number of stages in the minds of most readers of the daily press. Initially it was the province of the specialist and considered almost irrelevant to the needs and activities of everyday life - companies looking for venture capital in this area had little if any chance...
Software Product Management
The ISPMA-Compliant Study Guide and Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2017
This book gives a comprehensive overview on Software Product Management (SPM) for beginners as well as best practices, methodology and in-depth discussions for experienced product managers. This includes product strategy, product planning, participation in strategic management activities and orchestration...
by Dieter Uckelmann
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2012
The “EPCglobal Architecture Framework” is currently the most accepted technical approach to the Internet of Things and provides a solid foundation for building Business-to-Business information networks based on unique identifications of ‘things’. Lately, the vision of the Internet of Things...
Software for People
Fundamentals, Trends and Best Practices
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2012
The highly competitive and globalized software market is creating pressure on software companies. Given the current boundary conditions, it is critical to continuously increase time-to-market and reduce development costs. In parallel, driven by private life experiences with mobile computing devices,...
Business Networking
Shaping Collaboration Between Enterprises
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2011
This book proposes a process-oriented model for business networking and the concept of networkability to develop realistic strategies for managing enterprises relationships in the Internet economy. It formulates key success factors and management guidelines which are developed in close co-operation between research and practice.
Corporate Governance
An International Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2014
This book brings together a representative collection of perspectives on the way how corporate governance is being aligned with the social responsibility of an organization and the accountability of its management both in large corporations and in medium sized businesses. Examples are given from...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
The financial crisis prompted financial supervisors to take a critical look at their own performance. The "toolkit" available to supervisors is considerably more varied than it was a few years ago. Supervision has become more forward-looking, taking into account also soft controls, such...
Green Information Systems in the Residential Sector
An Examination of the Determinants of Smart Meter Adoption
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
Given rising electricity consumption, coupled with finite resources, and a growing awareness surrounding sustainable energy, ICT-enabled electrical networks such as smart grids are increasingly being deployed by energy companies. One aspect of smart grids is smart meter technology (SMT), which...