Relations between Monte Carlo and quasi-Monte Carlo methods are analysed from both theoretical and practical points of view with special emphasis on high-dimensional integration.

The method of projection, proposed in Part I, is applied to derive sharp moment bounds for the expectations of order statistics based onindependentsamples from restricted families of distributions. Three families are considered: life distributions with decreasing failure density, decreasing...

This paper describes a framework for the coordination and integration of information systems. By modeling typical enterprise information systems as consisting of multiple agents with different functionalities, the methodology provides the representational formalism, coordination mechanisms, and...