Advances in Production Management Systems. New Challenges, New Approaches IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2009, Bordeaux, France, September 21-23, 2009, Revised Selected Papers /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Vallespir, Bruno (Editor), Alix, Thècle (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 338
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer communication systems.; Software engineering.; Information storage and retrieval.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Computer Science.; Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems.; Software Engineering.; Computer Communication Networks.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).; Information Storage and Retrieval.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.

The present economic and social environment has given rise to new situations within which companies must operate. As a first example, the globalization of the economy and the need for performance has led companies to outsource and then to operate inside networks of enterprises such as supply chains...