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Hardback. Contains selected articles from PRO-VE'02, the third working conference on Infrastructures for Virtual Enterprises, which was sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and held in Sesimbra, Portugal in May 2002. Editor(s): Camarinha-Matos, Luis M. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 648 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJE; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1083.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402070204
- ISBN
- 9781402070204
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€ 190.82
€ 190.82
Hardback. Providing information and analysis on the state of the postal and delivery sector, this volume offers insight into strategy, regulation, as well as the economics of this sector. Issues addressed include international postal policy, the universal service obligation, regulation, competition, entry, the role of scale and scope economies, and more. Editor(s): Crew, Michael A.; Kleindorfer, Paul R. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 374 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 735.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402070358
- ISBN
- 9781402070358
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€ 130.82
€ 130.82
Hardback. In a context of limited resources, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have a key role to play in creating jobs and building a dynamic entrepreneurial economy. This title presents important findings from empirical research on key factors, which hinder sustainable SME growth in South-East Europe. Editor(s): Bartlett, Will; Bateman, Milford; Vehovec, Maja. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVW; 3JJPR; 3JM; KCM; KJVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402070402
- ISBN
- 9781402070402
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€ 129.71
€ 129.71
Hardback. Offers a unified scheme for classifying the numerous project scheduling problems occurring in practice and studied in the literature. This book focuses on the time analysis of project networks. It deals with robust scheduling and stochastic scheduling issues. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 710 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMP; KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1166.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 710
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402070518
- ISBN
- 9781402070518
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Condition: New
€ 361.70
€ 361.70
Hardback. Describes and illustrates the key models of traffic flow and associated traffic phenomena such as conflicts in traffic, traffic generation and assignment, and traffic control. This book outlines opportunities for development of additional models needed for continued improvement of ITS. It is useful for researchers in Transportation Science. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; KNGR; RPT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402070952
- ISBN
- 9781402070952
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Condition: New
€ 192.58
€ 192.58
Hardback. Reviews a variety of quality monitoring approaches and identifies critical issues pertaining to assessment, measurement, implementation, and evaluation of quality initiatives. This book suggests scientific approaches to put in place a core set of performance measures that identify the value-added clinical and managerial behaviors in health care. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJT; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1020.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402071003
- ISBN
- 9781402071003
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€ 190.76
€ 190.76
Hardback. Includes chapters on particular types of problems: Theory of Vector Optimization, Nonlinear Multiobjective Programming, Fuzzy Multiobjective Programming, Multiobjective Combinatorial Optimization, Multicriteria Scheduling Problems. Editor(s): Ehrgott, Matthias; Gandibleux, Xavier. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 496 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 168 x 34. Weight in Grams: 958.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402071287
- ISBN
- 9781402071287
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€ 197.01
€ 197.01
Hardback. Addresses some of the business and technical challenges of pervasive computing that encompass current and emerging technology standards, infrastructures and architectures, and innovative and high impact applications of mobile technologies in virtual enterprises. Editor(s): Upadhyaya, Shambhu; Chaudhury, Abhijit; Kwiat, Kevin; Weiser, Mark. Series: Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJ; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 509.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402071379
- ISBN
- 9781402071379
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€ 127.48
€ 127.48
Hardback. Presents a holistic view of the product innovation process. This title deals with managing the products (goods and services) through their life cycle, integrating marketing knowledge and technological expertise, with the aim of getting satisfied customers. Num Pages: 410 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 774.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402071386
- ISBN
- 9781402071386
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Condition: New
€ 195.16
€ 195.16
Hardback. Optimal control and differential games attracts strong interest from researchers involved in dynamical problems and models in management science. Covering a range of problems in management science, this volume explores the application of these methodologies to contemporary and classical decision problems in management sciences and economics. Editor(s): Zaccour, Georges. Series: Advances in Computational Management Science. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402071539
- ISBN
- 9781402071539
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Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Hardback. Presents a multi-disciplinary debate on corporate governance systems by integrating academic viewpoints, statistical evidence, as well as field surveys. This title examines the governance characteristics that include the role of capital markets, shareholding structures and influence, shareholder rights, disclosure rules and accountability issues. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402071584
- ISBN
- 9781402071584
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€ 127.68
€ 127.68
Hardback. A guide to knowledge management. This book discusses organizational issues like strategy and culture in the context of typical knowledge management processes. It focuses on pointing out all the issues that need to be taken into account in order to make knowledge management a success, and explores the role of information technology as an enabler. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; UKR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402071690
- ISBN
- 9781402071690
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Condition: New
€ 127.89
€ 127.89
Networks, Alliances and Partnerships in the Innovation Process
. Ed(S): Mothe, John R. de La; Link, Albert N...
Hardback. Examines framework issues about how we can assess networks of innovators, measurement issues for both researchers and official statisticians, and impact issues for both industry strategists and policy makers. This book explores issues at the conceptual, methodological and comparative levels concerning the construction of comparative advantage. Editor(s): Mothe, John R. de la; Link, Albert N. Series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402071720
- ISBN
- 9781402071720
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Condition: New
€ 193.30
€ 193.30
Hardback. Contains the proceedings of Stream 5 of the 17th World Computer Congress, held in Montreal in August 2002. This book deals with innovative trends in e-Commerce, e-Business and e-Government. It presents the results of research and development in the areas such as: E-Business; Information and knowledge management; and, Online one-stop Government. Editor(s): Traunmuller, Roland. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJE; UDB; UKR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402071744
- ISBN
- 9781402071744
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Condition: New
€ 128.27
€ 128.27
Hardback. Contains a collection of articles on important topics related to the development of e-business. This book helps graduate students, researchers, and practitioners understand major e-business developments, how they transform businesses, and the strategic implications to be drawn. Editor(s): Shaw, Michael J. Series: Integrated Series in Information Systems. Num Pages: 477 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJE; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 851.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 477
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402071782
- ISBN
- 9781402071782
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Condition: New
€ 196.23
€ 196.23
Intelligent Information Integration in B2B Electronic Commerce
Brown, Mike; Fensel, Dieter; Dabiri, Gloria; ...
Hardback. Discusses the main problems of information integration in B2B Electronic Commerce and sketches several technological solution paths. This book is designed to meet the needs of a professional audience composed of researchers and practitioners in industry and graduate level students in Computer Science. Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science. Num Pages: 144 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJE; KNP; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 910.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402071904
- ISBN
- 9781402071904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.29
€ 126.29
Hardback. Utilizing many methods, including Decision Support Systems (DSS), Artificial Intelligence in Marketing and Multicriteria Analysis, this book examines new product development, market penetration strategies, and other marketing decisions. It explores the use and implementation of these methodologies in making strategic marketing decisions. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 523 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 917.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 523
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402071942
- ISBN
- 9781402071942
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Condition: New
€ 197.12
€ 197.12
Hardback. Focuses on the practical viewpoint of customer behavior and its effect on the performance of the queueing system. This book is a comprehensive survey of the literature on equilibrium behavior of customers and servers in queueing systems. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402072031
- ISBN
- 9781402072031
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Condition: New
€ 223.11
€ 223.11
Engineering Information Systems in the Internet Context
. Ed(S): Rolland, C.; Brinkkemper, Sjaak; Mot...
Hardback. The rapid growth in Internet, World Wide Web and Intranet systems has led to a demand for increased sophistication in established information services, engineering techniques and methods to improve the development of information systems in a World Wide Web environment. This title addresses key developments in Internet based IS engineering. Editor(s): Rolland, C.; Brinkkemper, Sjaak; Motoshi, Saeki. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 376 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJM; KJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402072178
- ISBN
- 9781402072178
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Condition: New
€ 191.71
€ 191.71
Hardback. Reviews empirical and analytical research, and extends the research through analytical and numerical investigation. This book combines three types of model frameworks - Lanchester, Vidale-Wolfe, and diffusion - with two different approaches to developing competitive advertising strategies - perfect equilibria and dynamic conjectural variations. Series: International Series in Quantitative Marketing. Num Pages: 147 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJSA; KJSM; PBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 890.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 147
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402072673
- ISBN
- 9781402072673
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Condition: New
€ 126.15
€ 126.15
Enterprise Inter- and Intra-organizational Integration
Bas, Angel Ortiz. Ed(S): Kosanke, Kurt; Joche...
Hardback. The new organizational paradigms of global cooperation and collaboration require new ways and means for their support. This work provides information on the state of the art of the subjects of the initiative. It also identifies opportunities for research and development. Editor(s): Kosanke, Kurt; Jochem, Roland; Nell, James G. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 426 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJQ; UKR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 802.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402072772
- ISBN
- 9781402072772
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Condition: New
€ 195.77
€ 195.77
Hardback. Examines the work in the field of project selection modeling. This title features models that are examined in two categorical streams: the management science stream and the financial model stream. It describes the assumptions and limitations of each model and provides appropriate solution methodologies. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402072802
- ISBN
- 9781402072802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.17
€ 127.17
Hardback. Presents a set of papers on research and applications of mathematical and computational techniques to manufacturing systems and supply chains. These papers deal with fundamental questions (how to predict factory performance: how to operate production systems) and treat the stochastic nature of failures, operation times, demand, and other events. Editor(s): Gershwin, Stanley B.; Dallery, Yves (Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France); Papadopoulos, Chrissoleon T. (University of Thessaloniki); Smith, J. MacGregor. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 429 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5; KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 813.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 429
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402073038
- ISBN
- 9781402073038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 280.90
€ 280.90
Global and Organizational Discourse About Information Technology
. Ed(S): Wynn, Eleanor H.; Whitley, Edgar A.;...
Hardback. The field of information systems has grown dramatically in theoretical diversity and global reach. This book contains the proceedings of the Working Conference on Global and Organizational Discourse About Information Technology, sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), held in Barcelona, Spain in December 2002. Editor(s): Wynn, Eleanor H.; Whitley, Edgar A.; Myers, Michael David; DeGross, Janice. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 562 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJM; KJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 562
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402073250
- ISBN
- 9781402073250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.76
€ 197.76