{"product_id":"9780387228280","title":"IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology: IFIP TC 5 \/ WG 5.5. Sixth IFIP International Conference on Information Technology for Balanced Automation Systems in Manufacturing and Services, 27-29 September 2004, Vienna, Austria","description":"\u003ch1\u003eIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology: IFIP TC 5 \/ WG 5.5. Sixth IFIP International Conference on Information Technology for Balanced Automation Systems in Manufacturing and Services, 27-29 September 2004, Vienna, Austria\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCamarinha-Matos, Luis M.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndustries and particularly the manufacturing sector have been facing difficult challenges in a context of socio-economic turbulence characterized by complexity as well as the speed of change in causal interconnections in the socio-economic environment. In order to respond to these challenges companies are forced to seek new technological and organizational solutions. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this context two main characteristics emerge as key properties of a modern automation system – agility and distribution. Agility because systems need not only to be flexible in order to adjust to a number of a-priori defined scenarios, but rather must cope with unpredictability. Distribution in the sense that automation and business processes are becoming distributed and supported by collaborative networks. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmerging Solutions for Future Manufacturing Systems \u003c\/strong\u003eincludes the papers selected for the BASYS’04 conference, which was held in Vienna, Austria in September 2004 and sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2004-09-13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780387228280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/b99775\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 525\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45378903933068,"sku":"9780387228280","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780387228280.jpg?v=1770782423","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780387228280","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}