It has been the SMS’s intent to hold the 2005 annual international meeting in Europe, as part of the normal cycling of meetings from North America to Europe. After an extensive search for venues over the past two years, your Board, very reluctantly, has concluded that it was not possible to...

The particular focus of this 12th conference is captured by the theme: Interfaces - in theory and practice. The papers presented in this conference are expected to fit broadly – but not exclusively - into one of the following categories: A. Organizing for product development B. Competencies...