| Innovation in Manufacturing Networks: Eighth Ifip International Conference on Information Technology for Balanced Automation Systems, Porto, Portugal, 2008 Edition Contributor(s): Azevedo, Américo (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0387094911 ISBN-13: 9780387094915 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Computer Science - Computers | Software Development & Engineering - Systems Analysis & Design - Computers | Hardware - General |
| Dewey: 670.285 |
| Series: Ifip International Federation for Information Processing |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.56 lbs) 364 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Innovation in Manufacturing Networks A fundamental concept of the emergent business, scientific and technological paradigms ces area, innovation the ability to apply new ideas to products, processes, organizational practices and business models - is crucial for the future competitiveness of organizations in a continually increasingly globalised, knowledge-intensive marketplace. Responsiveness, agility as well as the high performance of manufacturing systems is responsible for the recent changes in addition to the call for new approaches to achieve cost-effective responsiveness at all the levels of an enterprise. Moreover, creating appropriate frameworks for exploring the most effective synergies between human potential and automated systems represents an enormous challenge in terms of processes characterization, modelling, and the development of adequate support tools. The implementation and use of Automation Systems requires an ever increasing knowledge of enabling technologies and Business Practices. Moreover, the digital and networked world will surely trigger new business practices. In this context and in order to achieve the desired effective and efficiency performance levels, it is crucial to maintain a balance between both the technical aspects and the human and social aspects when developing and applying new innovations and innovative enabling technologies. BASYS conferences have been developed and organized so as to promote the development of balanced automation systems in an attempt to address the majority of the current open issues. |