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Hardback. Focuses on real-world production scheduling in factories and industrial settings. This book includes industry case studies that use innovative techniques as well as academic research results that can be used to improve production scheduling. It presents scheduling principles, advanced tools, and examples of innovative scheduling systems. Editor(s): Herrmann, Jeffrey W. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 320 pages, 59 black & white illustrations, 18 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 659.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387331157
- ISBN
- 9780387331157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.01
€ 187.01
Hardback. Surveys the developments in project scheduling research of operations research. This book covers the range of the key models in the field, including deterministic, probabilistic, single- and multi-mode, single- and multi-objective, and a general model on discrete-continuous resources. It examines various solution algorithms. Editor(s): Jozefowska, Joanna; Weglarz, Jan. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 444 pages, 97 black & white illustrations, 93 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387336435
- ISBN
- 9780387336435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Hardback. Identifies rent-seeking behavior as a primary cause of poor economic performance in many places, particulary Africa. This book presents an empirical study of rent-seeking within the civil service, parastatal sector, and business community in Tanzania. It quantifies and evaluates the rent-seeking behavior of more than 300 parastatal companies. Num Pages: 682 pages, 47 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; KCM; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 682
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387337722
- ISBN
- 9780387337722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.94
€ 129.94
Hardback. Presents a critical analysis of four critical areas of investment management. This book provides an overview of portfolio management and its historical evolution. It includes a review and analysis of a range of academic research into the performance of portfolio managers. Series: Innovations in Financial Markets and Institutions. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387338293
- ISBN
- 9780387338293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.48
€ 122.48
Hardback. Outlines the role of organizational design in management theory and practice. This book reviews the main theoretical perspectives of organization design, identifies important theoretical and practical issues facing the field, and suggests ways for research to be conducted. Series: Information and Organization Design Series. Num Pages: 297 pages, 27 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387341729
- ISBN
- 9780387341729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.21
€ 186.21
paperback. Presents research directions that address management in the information economy. This book begins with perspectives at the level of the economy as a whole and then progressively addresses industrial structure, sectors, functions, and business practices. Editor(s): Uday, Apte; Karmarkar, Uday. Series: Annals of Information Systems. Num Pages: 472 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- SKU
- V9780387342146
- ISBN
- 9780387342146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.86
€ 120.86
Research and Practical Issues of Enterprise Information Systems
. Ed(S): Tjoa, A. Min; Xu, Li; Chaudhry, Soha...
Hardback. Contains papers that were presented at a conference aimed at building an IFIP forum among the different Information Systems Communities of the IFIP TC 8, which deals with the important area of Enterprise Information Systems. Editor(s): Tjoa, A. Min; Xu, Li; Chaudhry, Sohail. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 812 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 812
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387343457
- ISBN
- 9780387343457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.12
€ 192.12
Knowledge Enterprise - Intelligent Strategies in Product Design, Manu...
. Ed(S): Wang, Kesheng; Kovacs, George; Wozny...
Hardback. Contains the edited technical presentations of PROLMAT 2006, the IFIP TC5 international conference held on June 15-17, 2006 at the Shanghai University in China. This book collects papers that concentrate on knowledge strategies in Product Life Cycle and bring together researchers and industrialists. Editor(s): Wang, Kesheng; Kovacs, George; Wozny, Michael J.; Fang, Minglun. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 1068 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 55. Weight in Grams: 3670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 1068
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387344027
- ISBN
- 9780387344027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.18
€ 194.18
The Transfer and Diffusion of Information Technology for Organizationa...
. Ed(S): Donnellan, Brian; Larsen, Tor J.; Le...
Hardback. Addresses the challenges faced by many organizations as they strive to be resilient in a turbulent economic and political environment. This book covers topics that include: improvisation and agility; IT support for nurturing core competencies; ontological/definitional issues relating to resilience; multi-level studies of resilience; and more. Editor(s): Donnellan, Brian; Larsen, Tor J.; Levine, Linda; DeGross, Janice. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387344096
- ISBN
- 9780387344096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.94
€ 125.94
Hardback. Collective behaviors play a fundamental role in many scientific and technical disciplines. This book introduces the concept of Collective Being as a Multiple System established by processes of emergence and self-organization of the same agents simultaneously or dynamically interacting in different ways. Series: Contemporary Systems Thinking. Num Pages: 462 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HP; KJMV6; KJU; PBW; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1870.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387355412
- ISBN
- 9780387355412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.59
€ 189.59
Hardback. This book is a comprehensive survey of the mathematical concepts and principles of industrial mathematics. It provides an understanding of the fundamental mathematical principles used in Industrial Mathematics/OR in modeling problems and application solutions. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 298 pages, 70 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387377346
- ISBN
- 9780387377346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.19
€ 68.19
Building Supply Chain Excellence in Emerging Economies
. Ed(S): Lee, Hau L. (University Of Stanford,...
Hardback. Helps readers to manage supply chains in emerging economics. This book addresses a host of issues and challenges, from infrastructure constraints and the logistics inefficiencies to contributing to the social and environmental developments of emerging economies. Editor(s): Lee, Hau L. (University of Stanford, USA); Lee, Chung-Yee. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 468 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387384283
- ISBN
- 9780387384283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.04
€ 128.04
Hardback. "13E 2006", the 6th in this series of IFIP conferences, marked the congregation of researchers and practitioners in the areas of e-Commerce, e-Business, and e-Government. The conference was sponsored by IFIP TC 6 in cooperation with TC 8 and TC 11. Editor(s): Suomi, Reima; Cabral, Regis; Hampe, J. Felix; Heikkila, Arto; Jarvelainen, Jonna; Koskivaara, Eija. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 472 pages, 88 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJE; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1850.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387392264
- ISBN
- 9780387392264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardback. A Symposium was held on February 25, 2006 in honor of the 80th birthday of Saul I Gass and his major contributions to the field of operations research over the years. This title includes articles from each of the Symposium speakers and 16 other articles from friends, colleagues, and former students. Editor(s): Alt, Frank B.; Fu, Michael C.; Golden, Bruce L. (Golden, University of Maryland). Series: Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 177 black & white illustrations, 34 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387399331
- ISBN
- 9780387399331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.18
€ 127.18
Hardback. Illustrates the importance of hospital information management in delivering high quality health care at the lowest possible cost. This book covers significance of information processing in hospitals; information systems and their components; health information systems; and, architectures of hospital information systems. Series: Health Informatics. Num Pages: 274 pages, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJQ; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387403564
- ISBN
- 9780387403564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.52
€ 124.52
Hardback. This important book enhances understanding of entrepreneurial dynamics, providing the first analysis of changes in US entrepreneurial activity. It examines adult participation in new firm creation and differences in regional firm creation activity. Series: International Studies in Entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 242 pages, 49 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387456676
- ISBN
- 9780387456676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.43
€ 123.43
Hardback. Provides an examination of the developing business model, service enterprise integration. This title investigates the proven concepts, models, methods, and techniques in manufacturing operations and examines various aspects relevant to service productivity. Editor(s): Hsu, Cheng. Series: Integrated Series in Information Systems. Num Pages: 246 pages, 43 black & white illustrations, 32 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387463612
- ISBN
- 9780387463612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.86
€ 123.86
Paperback. India becomes the "global back office" to international supply chains. This book consists of peer-reviewed and invited papers that stimulate creative discussion between academic researchers and the practitioner IS community to improve the research and practice in the area. Editor(s): Kulkarni, Uday; Power, Daniel J.; Sharda, Ramesh. Series: Annals of Information Systems. Num Pages: 290 pages, 63 black & white illustrations, 44 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJK; KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387481364
- ISBN
- 9780387481364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.07
€ 122.07
Hardback. Providing unparalleled in-depth and detailed analysis, this book is a timely overview of research on the exciting area of entrepreneurship in biotechnology. It is a much-needed examination of one of the most promising industries of the 21st century. Editor(s): Palzelt, Holger; Brenner, Thomas. Series: International Handbook Series on Entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 309 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, 17 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJH; KNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 615.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387483436
- ISBN
- 9780387483436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.98
€ 181.98
Hardback. Represents the results of cross-fertilization between OR/MS and CS/AI. Editor(s): Baker, Edward; Joseph, Anito; Mehrotra, Anuj; Trick, Michael. Series: Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series. Num Pages: 266 pages, 37 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV6; KJT; PBKS; PBUH; PBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 629.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387487908
- ISBN
- 9780387487908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.25
€ 120.25