{"product_id":"9780792379584","title":"IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology: Virtual Organizations, Balanced Automation, and Systems Integration","description":"\u003ch1\u003eIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology: Virtual Organizations, Balanced Automation, and Systems Integration\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCamarinha-Matos, Luis M.; Afsarmanesh, Hamideh; Erbe, Heinz-H.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew market trends and the emergence of the so-called  Internet-based `new economy' are leading companies to new forms of  organization, mostly relying on privileged cooperation links.  Nowadays, most manufacturing processes are not carried out by single  enterprises. Rather, organizations feel the need to focus on their  core competencies and join efforts with others, in order to fulfill  the requirements of new products\/services demanded by the global  market. In a cooperative networked organization, every enterprise is  just a node that adds some value to the process; namely, a step in the  manufacturing\/supply chain. Furthermore, manufacturing companies  increasingly encompass what has typically been regarded as the domain  of the service sector. They try to establish long-term relationships  with their customers, in order to service their needs around a  manufactured product. For these reasons, the area of virtual  organizations and industrial virtual enterprises is attracting growing  interest in terms of research and development, and implementation  approaches for new business practices. \u003cbr\u003e  The main emphasis of this book is on virtual enterprises and other  networked organizations, with special focus on: supporting  infrastructures and management of distributed business processes,  intelligent multi-agent systems, knowledge management, human  interfaces, and socio-economical aspects. Also included in the book  are related topics on automation, both in manufacturing and  transportation. Special attention is assigned to the fact that  advances in information technology and new organizational paradigms  will be used not only to induce new economic structures, but also to  help a sustainable migration of existing systems towards the new  economy. When electronic business initiatives attract such widespread  attention, it is important to conciliate the `old' and `new' economies  under a balanced perspective. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eAdvances in Networked Enterprises\u003c\/em\u003e isessential reading for  researchers and engineering students in production engineering,  computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering,  industrial sociology, and transportation, as well as for engineers and  practitioners in manufacturing and transportation systems organization  and planning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2000-09-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792379584\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-0-387-35529-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 234cm x156cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 488\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45378913894540,"sku":"9780792379584","price":197.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792379584.jpg?v=1770782506","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792379584","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}