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Hardback. This book presents innovative theories, methodologies, and techniques in risk management and decision making. Covers multi-criteria decision making, healthcare modeling, supply chain optimisation and resource allocation, business and political risk management. Series: Intelligent Systems Reference Library. Num Pages: 472 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642257544
- ISBN
- 9783642257544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.44
€ 183.44
Hardcover. For different reasons (like increasing energy prices), energy consumption is more and more an issue of strong interest in manufacturing companies nowadays. Besides considering single processes/machines, the perspective on process chains and factories as a whole bears further potentials for improvement. Series: Sustainable Production, Life Cycle Engineering and Management. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5; KND; THRF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642259135
- ISBN
- 9783642259135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.41
€ 119.41
Production Systems and Supply Chain Management in Emerging Countries: ...
. Ed(S): Mejia, Gonzalo; Velasco, Nubia
Hardback. Collecting papers from the 5th International Conference on Production Research (ICPR) Americas 2010, this book covers production/logistics systems in a variety of industries: diary production, auto parts, steel and iron production and financial services. Editor(s): Mejia, Gonzalo; Velasco, Nubia. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5; KJMV8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 589.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642260032
- ISBN
- 9783642260032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.73
€ 181.73
Paperback. The fundamental theme of this book is theoretical study of differential evolution and algorithmic analysis of parameter adaptive schemes. The book offers real-world insights into a variety of large-scale complex industrial applications. Series: Adaptation, Learning, and Optimization. Num Pages: 164 pages, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; PBW; TBJ; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642260216
- ISBN
- 9783642260216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Paperback. The cognitive decision support system (DSS) provides excellent insight into the research and development of business intelligence. This volume presents current DDS technologies and the fundamentals that support them, in a systematic way. Series: Studies in Computational Intelligence. Num Pages: 237 pages, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJQ; KJT; TBJ; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642260339
- ISBN
- 9783642260339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 180.86
€ 180.86
Natural Intelligence for Scheduling, Planning and Packing Problems
. Ed(S): Chiong, Raymond; Dhakal, Sandeep
paperback. Natural intelligence based approaches for scheduling, planning and packing are discussed as a means to draw inspiration from nature. Evolutionary algorithms, ant colony optimisation and raindrop optimisation are among the solutions presented. Editor(s): Chiong, Raymond; Dhakal, Sandeep. Series: Studies in Computational Intelligence. Num Pages: 329 pages, 60 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; PBF; PBW; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642260612
- ISBN
- 9783642260612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 232.82
€ 232.82
Paperback. This text on the different methods of analysis and modeling is broken into three parts: a summary of the transdisciplinary fundamentals; a discussion detailing case studies from various fields; and a shorter outlook on the transdisciplinary perspective. Editor(s): Lucas, Klaus; Roosen, Peter. Series: Understanding Complex Systems. Num Pages: 322 pages, 52 colour illustrations, 6 black & white tables, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; KJT; PHS; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642261008
- ISBN
- 9783642261008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.14
€ 181.14
Paperback. Examining communication networks from a mathematical perspective, this volume offers an introductory overview of broadband, optical, wireless and ad hoc networks. Particular topics of interest are design, optimization, robustness and energy consumption. Editor(s): Koster, Arie; Munoz, Xavier. Series: Texts in Theoretical Computer Science: An EATCS Series. Num Pages: 426 pages, 97 black & white illustrations, 23 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; PBD; TJK; UGK; UKN; UMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642261633
- ISBN
- 9783642261633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 182.35
€ 182.35
Paperback. This book offers insights into important trends and future scenarios in the global tourism and travel industry and analyzes current challenges in the aviation and hospitality industry, destination management and general travel behavior. Editor(s): Conrady, Roland; Buck, Martin. Series: Trends and Issues in Global Tourism. Num Pages: 309 pages, 45 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; KJM; RGC; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642262630
- ISBN
- 9783642262630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.92
€ 62.92
Paperback. Examines how corporate culture can increase the cooperation within the firm and how the cultural value of products and brand management can increase the firm's value creation in its products. This book introduces the readers to central approaches in the field, which represents a synthesis of management and philosophical theory. Editor(s): Koslowski, Peter. Num Pages: 212 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KJM; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642262883
- ISBN
- 9783642262883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Innovative Quick Response Programs in Logistics and Supply Chain Manag...
. Ed(S): Cheng, T. C. Edwin; Choi, Tsan-Ming
Paperback. Quick Response (QR) policy is a market-driven business strategy in which supply chain members work together to react quickly to volatile market demand. This title includes chapters on analytical modeling and analyses, information technologies, cases, reviews, and applications. Editor(s): Cheng, T. C. Edwin; Choi, Tsan-Ming. Series: International Handbooks on Information Systems. Num Pages: 468 pages, 72 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5; KJMV8; KJQ; UYZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642262920
- ISBN
- 9783642262920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 264.91
€ 264.91
Paperback. This book details standard concepts in cooperative game theory with applications to the analysis of social networks and hierarchical authority organizations. It covers the multi-linear extension, the Core, the Shapley value, and the cooperative potential. Series: Theory and Decision Library C. Num Pages: 281 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCH; KJT; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642263156
- ISBN
- 9783642263156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 139.70
€ 139.70
Paperback. This book offers insight into how entrepreneurship has evolved and emerged as a field of research. The authors base their discussion on articles considered to be seminal works in the field and present a blend of theoretical and empirical evidence. Editor(s): Urban, Boris. Series: Perspectives in Entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 206 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642263354
- ISBN
- 9783642263354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Paperback. This is the first book on fuzzy production engineering and management. It provides a valuable resource to undergraduate and graduate students interested in the applications of production management under fuzziness. Special attention is given to applicability. Editor(s): Kahraman, Cengiz; Yavuz, Mesut. Series: Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing. Num Pages: 605 pages, 151 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5; TBJ; TGP; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 605
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642263378
- ISBN
- 9783642263378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 234.89
€ 234.89
Paperback. Multicriteria analysis is a growing field in operations research and management science. This book presents recent advances in this area, including multicriteria optimization, multiattribute utility theory, outranking methods, disaggregation techniques. Editor(s): Zopounidis, Constantin; Pardalos, Panos M. Series: Applied Optimization. Num Pages: 480 pages, 92 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 673.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642263545
- ISBN
- 9783642263545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 213.46
€ 213.46
Paperback. This book presents, in a concrete and integrated manner, a review of twenty years' advances in Fuzzy Cognitive Map theory. Also collected for the first time are methodologies, applications and tools that formerly were found only in scattered journal papers. Editor(s): Glykas, Michael. Series: Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing. Num Pages: 200 pages, 179 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; TBJ; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642263989
- ISBN
- 9783642263989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 182.27
€ 182.27
Paperback. This book deals with the fundamentals of grain boundary segregation in metallic materials and its relationship to the grain boundary structure, classification and other materials properties. Series: Springer Series in Materials Science. Num Pages: 252 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJQ; TBC; TGM; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642264177
- ISBN
- 9783642264177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 211.74
€ 211.74
Paperback. Business Process Management (BPM) has become vastly popular for the design of contemporary organizational and information systems. This volume focuses on the sound definition of BPM approaches and presents BPM methods and process-aware information systems. Editor(s): Brocke, Jan von; Rosemann, Michael. Series: International Handbooks on Information Systems. Num Pages: 616 pages, 254 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJQ; UNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 879.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642264559
- ISBN
- 9783642264559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 296.16
€ 296.16
Paperback. Editor(s): Brocke, Jan von; Rosemann, Michael. Series: International Handbooks on Information Systems. Num Pages: 616 pages, 212 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJQ; UNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 881.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642264566
- ISBN
- 9783642264566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 296.16
€ 296.16
Paperback. Energy is one of the world's most challenging problems, and power systems are an important aspect of energy related issues. This handbook contains state-of-the-art contributions on power systems modeling and optimization covering all the major topics. Editor(s): Rebennack, Steffen; Pardalos, Panos M.; Pereira, Mario V. F.; Iliadis, Niko A. Series: Energy Systems. Num Pages: 512 pages, 225 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; PBKQ; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 713.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642264597
- ISBN
- 9783642264597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 182.85
€ 182.85
Paperback. Editor(s): Rebennack, Steffen; Pardalos, Panos M.; Pereira, Mario V. F.; Iliadis, Niko A. Series: Energy Systems. Num Pages: 514 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; PBKQ; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 514
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642264689
- ISBN
- 9783642264689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 182.91
€ 182.91
Paperback. These days it is more essential than ever to develop ad hoc knowledge discovery in databases (KDD) applications for the resolution of information and decision-taking problems in marketing. This book explains soft computing methods that are fit for the purpose. Editor(s): Casillas, Jorge; Martinez Lopez, Francisco Jose. Series: Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing. Num Pages: 478 pages, 102 black & white illustrations, 85 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJS; TBJ; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642265259
- ISBN
- 9783642265259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 182.68
€ 182.68
Paperback. As the world economy is increasingly driven by knowledge and innovation, this volume investigates the underlying factors of growth and performance in regions with global interaction. The text explores the role research plays in education and innovation, and the risks involved with world growth and development. Editor(s): Nijkamp, Professor Peter; Siedschlag, Iulia. Series: Advances in Spatial Science. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCG; KCL; KCP; KJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642266331
- ISBN
- 9783642266331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.32
€ 181.32
Paperback. Photovoltaic Industrial Systems investigates the situation of photovoltaic systems regarding environmental questions and energy efficiency in the European Industry. The text presents a model of energy management based on economical, technical and administrative aspects. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 161 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV6; THX; TQK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 161
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642266645
- ISBN
- 9783642266645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.07
€ 118.07