"This book addresses the issues that industrial companies face in the current era of globalization and how the application of systems theory has affected their performance by highlighting issues such as theoretical approaches of systems theory, production strategies, and organizational...

1. Introduction: An Emerging Area of Vehicular Networks and Data Exchange -- 2. Drive by Wire Systems: Impact on Vehicle Safety and Performance -- 3. Electromagnetic Compatibility Issues in Automotive Communications -- 4. Automotive Network Architecture for ECUs Communications -- 5. Enabling...

1. Investment in IT and the business performance of financial companies / Irene Henriques, Perry Sadorsky -- 2. Recent development of information technology in Japanese banks / Nobuyoshi Yamori, Kozo Harimaya, Yoshihiro Asai -- 3. Payment systems of financial institutions : current state and...

1. A methodology for developing integrated supply chain management system / Yi-chen Lan, Bhuvan Unhelkar -- 2. Going global / Mahesh S. Raisinghani -- 3. Demand forecasting for the net age / Edward D. Souza, Ed White -- 4. The future of supply chain management / Ketan Vanjara -- 5. Information...

Grids are currently used in many sectors of life sciences, including basic sciences such as genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics. This handbook brings together state-of-the art methodologies and developments of grid technologies applied in different fields of life sciences. It considers the...

Many people today struggle with problematic ICT interfaces in their attempts to adapt to the ever-changing digital information environment. To effectively address these issues with strong, highly usable, and effective solutions, it is essential to keep pace with the newest advances in the field....

Discrete event simulation environments have desirable features and components now driving researchers to develop and enhance existing environments. This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of theory and practice in simulation systems. A leading publication in this growing field, it offers...

In recent years, scientists have become more focused on the research, development, and integration of Heterogeneous Wireless Networks (HWN) platforms in order to both converge the existing telecom technology and to deliver multimedia services of high intrinsic and perceived Quality of Service...

Section 2. Social Semantic Web -- 17. On the Social Shaping of the Semantic Web -- 18. Social/Human Dimensions of Web Services: Communication Errors and Cultural Aspects, The Case of VRL-KCiP NoE -- 19. Socio-Technical Challenges of Semantic Web: A Culturally Exclusive Proposition -- 20. Social...

Section 2. Concepts, Contexts, and Applications -- 13. Folksonomy: The Collaborative Knowledge Organization System -- 14. Folksonomy: Creating Metadata through Collaborative Tagging -- 15. E-Tagging in Context: Information Management across Community Networks -- 16. Using Notification Systems to...