Advances in Production Management Systems: New Challenges, New Approaches [electronic resource] : International IFIP WG 5.7 Conference, APMS 2009, Bordeaux, France, September 21-23, 2009, Revised Selected Papers /
IFIP TC5/WG5.7 International Conference on Advances in Production Management SystemsCorporate Author
IFIP WG 5.7 Working Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems(2009 :Bordeaux, France)
IFIP TC5/WG5.7 International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems
Vallespir, Bruno.editor.
Alix, Thècle.editor.
The present economic and social environment has given rise to new situations within which companies must operate. As a first example, the globalization of the economy and the need for performance has led companies to outsource and then to operate inside networks of enterprises such as supply chains or virtual enterprises. A second instance is related to environmental issues. The statement about the impact of ind- trial activities on the environment has led companies to revise processes, to save - ergy, to optimize transportation.... A last example relates to knowledge. Knowledge is considered today to be one of the main assets of a company. How to capitalize, to manage, to reuse it for the benefit of the company is an important current issue. The three examples above have no direct links. However, each of them constitutes a challenge that companies have to face today. This book brings together the opinions of several leading researchers from all around the world. Together they try to develop new approaches and find answers to those challenges. Through the individual ch- ters of this book, the authors present their understanding of the different challenges, the concepts on which they are working, the approaches they are developing and the tools they propose. The book is composed of six parts; each one focuses on a specific theme and is subdivided into subtopics.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Production Systems -- Supply Chains -- Interoperable and Distributed Systems -- Strategy and Innovation -- Performances -- Service.
The present economic and social environment has given rise to new situations within which companies must operate. As a first example, the globalization of the economy and the need for performance has led companies to outsource and then to operate inside networks of enterprises such as supply chains or virtual enterprises. A second instance is related to environmental issues. The statement about the impact of ind- trial activities on the environment has led companies to revise processes, to save - ergy, to optimize transportation.... A last example relates to knowledge. Knowledge is considered today to be one of the main assets of a company. How to capitalize, to manage, to reuse it for the benefit of the company is an important current issue. The three examples above have no direct links. However, each of them constitutes a challenge that companies have to face today. This book brings together the opinions of several leading researchers from all around the world. Together they try to develop new approaches and find answers to those challenges. Through the individual ch- ters of this book, the authors present their understanding of the different challenges, the concepts on which they are working, the approaches they are developing and the tools they propose. The book is composed of six parts; each one focuses on a specific theme and is subdivided into subtopics.
Software engineering.
Computer communication systems.
Application software.
Information storage and retrieval.
User interfaces (Computer systems).
Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems.
Software Engineering.
Computer Communication Networks.
Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).
Information Storage and Retrieval.
User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.

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