Die Produktionsplanung und -steuerung (PPS) ist vor dem Hintergrund des tief greifenden strukturellen Wandels des Wettbewerbsumfeldes von großer Bedeutung für die produzierende Industrie. Die Auftragsabwicklung erfolgt heute in Netzwerken und die PPS erstreckt sich über die Unternehmensgrenzen hinweg. Für den Praktiker fehlen insbesondere für di...

The shinobi, or ninja, is one of the most widely recognized figures in the world of espionage--and...

The proceedings to "Serious Games on the Move 08" will contain all results of this conference on game software applications that are designed to do more than entertain. The focus of the contents lie on research results and developments in the rapidly moving field of serious games and their potential use in education and training as well as in th...

This volume features contributions to agent-based computational modeling from the social sciences and computer sciences. It presents applications of methodologies and tools, focusing on the uses, requirements, and constraints of agent-based models used by social scientists. Topics include agent-based macroeconomics, the emergence of norms and co...

Su fama de libertino era de sobra conocida…Se rumoreaba que lord Deben, que necesitaba un heredero y era el libertino más afamado e impenitente de Londres, se había olvidado de su predilección por las amantes casadas y estaba dedicando toda su atencion a seducir a jóvenes inocentes y virtuosas.Sin embargo, si lord Deben creía que Henrietta Gibso...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Software Engineering and Its Applications, ASEA 2010, held as part of the Future Generation Information Technology Conference, FGIT 2010, in Jeju Island, Korea, in December 2010. The 40 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 175 su...

Irrespective of whether we use economic or societal metrics, the Internet is one of the most important technical infrastructures in existence today. It will be a catalyst for much of our innovation and prosperity in the future. A competitive Europe will require Internet connectivity and services beyond the capabilities offered by current technol...

The book consists of 29 extended chapters which have been selected and invited from the submissions to the 1st International Conference on Computer Science, Applied Mathematics and Applications (ICCSAMA 2013) held on 9-10 May, 2013 in Warsaw, Poland. The book is organized into five parts, which are: Advanced Optimization Methods and Their Applic...

IT-Enabled Strategic Management: Increasing Returns for the Organization includes outstanding...