Modeling for Decision Support in Network-Based Services [electronic resource] : The Application of Quantitative Modeling to Service Science /
Dolk, Daniel.editor.
Granat, Janusz.editor.
This book originated from several recent workshops and related activities conducted by the IFIP Working Group 7.6 on "Optimization-Based Computer Aided Modeling and Design." This group has been active for 20 years with the stated objective of developing "high-performance computer-aided systems to support modeling, decision analysis, optimization and multi-criteria decision making." Recently, the group has turned its attention to the application of modeling and optimization to service science, management and engineering (SSME). SSME is still a young research field searching for its theoretical underpinnings, and one which offers many opportunities for analytical modeling to not only advance the understanding, but also to help form the foundation of a new discipline. This book is the result of the group's introductory foray into the application of quantitative modeling to the nascent field of service science with special emphasis on the network aspects of services. The 11 papers presented are grouped into sections on Network Science, Comptational and Analytical Modeling, and Knowledge Science. They showcase the value of modeling in a new and timely context and provide many seeds for further exciting research.
Introduction -- Modeling for Decision Support in Network-Based Services / Daniel Dolk and Janusz Granat -- Section I - Network Science -- Supporting and Optimizing Interactive Decision Processes in Grid Environments with a Model-Driven Approach / Julian Reichwald, Tim Dörnemann, Thomas Barth, Manfred Grauer, and Bernd Freisleben -- Optimization Approaches in the Strategic and Tactical Planning of Networks for Letter, Parcel and Freight Mail / Hans-Jürgen Sebastian -- Adaptation of Optimization Models in Volatile Transport Scenarios / Herbert Kopfer and Jörn Schönberger -- Section II - Computational and Analytical Modeling -- A Method for Selectively Designing Modeling Languages for Product-Service Systems / Jörg Becker, Daniel Beverungen, and Ralf Knackstedt -- SC-CoJava: A Service Composition Language to Unify Simulation and Optimization of Supply Chains / Alexander Brodsky, Malak Al-Nory, and Hadon Nash -- An Ontology-Based Model Management Architecture for Service Innovation / Omar F. El-Gayar and Amit V. Deokar -- Virtual Environments for Computational and Analytical Modeling: A Telemedicine Application / Tung Bui, Daniel Dolk, Alexandre Gachet, and Hans-Jürgen Sebastian -- Section III - Knowledge Science -- On Deriving Indicators from Texts / Steven O. Kimbrough, Thomas Y. Lee, and Ulku Oktem -- An Ontological Framework for Model-Based Problem-Solving / Huub Scholten and Adrie J.M. Beulens -- Knowledge Pentagram System and Applications / Yoshiteru Nakamori and Andrzej P. Wierzbicki -- Ontology Construction and Its Applications in Local Research Communities / Hongtao Ren, Jing Tian, Andrzej P. Wierzbicki, Yoshiteru Nakamori, and Edward Klimasara
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and author index.
This book originated from several recent workshops and related activities conducted by the IFIP Working Group 7.6 on "Optimization-Based Computer Aided Modeling and Design." This group has been active for 20 years with the stated objective of developing "high-performance computer-aided systems to support modeling, decision analysis, optimization and multi-criteria decision making." Recently, the group has turned its attention to the application of modeling and optimization to service science, management and engineering (SSME). SSME is still a young research field searching for its theoretical underpinnings, and one which offers many opportunities for analytical modeling to not only advance the understanding, but also to help form the foundation of a new discipline. This book is the result of the group's introductory foray into the application of quantitative modeling to the nascent field of service science with special emphasis on the network aspects of services. The 11 papers presented are grouped into sections on Network Science, Comptational and Analytical Modeling, and Knowledge Science. They showcase the value of modeling in a new and timely context and provide many seeds for further exciting research.
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