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E. Abele, Technical University Darmstadt, Germany; T. Meyer,

McKinsey & Company, Singapore, Singapore; U. Näher, McKin-

sey & Company, Tokyo, Japan; G. Strube, McKinsey & Company,

Munich, Germany; R. Sykes, McKinsey & Company, Chicago, USA

(Eds.)

Global Production

A Handbook for Strategy and Implementation

What is the best configuration for a global produc-tion network? What are the different dynamics inlow-cost vs. high-cost countries? Getting the answersright is key to building a competitive and efficientglobal production network. Centers of economic ac-tivity are shifting profoundly, globally and even re-gionally. Production is shifting even more dramat-ically than the economy as a whole, making it criti-cal for decision makers to know what criteria mattermost and how to make the right decisions on whereto invest. Regardless of the industry involved, an op-timized global footprint can translate to a competi-tive advantage. A comprehensive redesign typicallyyields a 20 to 40 percent reduction in manufacturingcosts. Global production and purchasing operationscreate a platform for entry into new markets. How-ever, it takes considerable effort to plan and imple-ment a sustainable globalization strategy; this bookwill help in that task.

Features

Comprehensive handbook on the strategy and im-plementation of global manufacturing networks Pro-vides best-practice examples for operational and costimprovements when setting up an optimal manufac-turing network Treats the whole range of manage-ment challenges: from the optimal location decisionto the ramp-up of new production sites

Contents

Introduction: Why Go Global? The MultinationalImperative.- Selection Criteria: Assessing RelevantTrends and Indicators.- Investments Abroad: Usingthe Right Evaluation Techniques. -Network Design:Optimizing the Global Production Footprint.- Pro-duction Technology: Adapting to Maximize LocalAdvantage.- Implementation: Ramping Up New Fa-cilities for Top Performance.- Management: Apply-ing Best-Practice Structures and Processes.- Sourc-ing: The Key to Making Relocation Work.- R and D:Aligning the Interface with Production.

Fields of interest

Production/Logistics; Industrial and Production En-gineering; Management

Target groups

Professionals in production management and engi-neering

Type of publication

Professional book

Due December 2007

Original German edition published by Hanser, Munich, Vienna,

2006

2008. Approx. 450 p. Hardcover

79,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-71652-5

Z.J. Acs, George Mason School of Public Policy, Fairfax, VA, USA;

R.R. Stough, George Mason School of Public Policy, Fairfax, VA,

USA (Eds.)

Public Policy in an Entrepreneurial

Economy

Creating the Conditions for Business Growth

In recent years there has been increased focus onunderstanding the dynamic relationships amongentrepreneurship, policymaking, and economicgrowth. At the heart of research, debate and practicalapplication is the question: "Under what conditionscan entrepreneurship flourish?" And the corollary:"To what degree does encouraging entrepreneurshipresult in economic growth?" A popular response isto argue for "entrepreneurship policy"—that is, tar-geted policies that are designed to promote innova-tion, entrepreneurship, and small business creation.To the editors and contributors of this volume, thatapproach is fundamentally flawed. They argue thatthere is no such thing as a discrete entrepreneur-ship policy; instead, there is only policymaking in thecontext of an entrepreneurial economy. The bookaddresses policies operating at the individual, na-tional, regional, and international levels, and offers aunique perspective on several institutional structuresthat enhance entrepreneurship and economic [..]

Features

Asserts no such thing as "entrepreneurshippolicy," only policy in entrep. economy, &considers implications of approach for research,practice, & policymaking Presents pol-icy recommendations designed to promote entrep.Considers timely issues like impact of securities reg-ulation, educational policy & intellectual prop-erty protection on entrep. Cutting-edge researchfrom GMU School [..]

Contents

Exceptional America and the Entrepreneurial Econ-omy.- Does the Public Policy Tool of Business PlanCompetitions Lead More Individuals to BecomeEntrepreneurs by Overcoming Constraints?.- HowDoes the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Impact Small En-trepreneurial Firms and Their Going-Private Deci-sion?.- Are Regional Sectors Positively Related to En-trepreneurial Activities?.- Is Sector SpecializationImportant for Entrepreneurial Activity?.- Tug ofWar: State Healthcare Policies in an EntrepreneurialEconomy.- Are technology Transfer Offices Effectiveat Stimulating Entrepreneurship?.- Do High Barriers[..]

Fields of interest

Entrepreneurship; Economic Growth; EconomicPolicy

Target groups

Professors, researchers, and students of en-trepreneurship and economic growth PolicymakersEntrepreneurs and investors

Type of publication

Monograph

Due January 2008

2008. Approx. 300 p. (International Studies in Entrepreneurship,

Preliminary entry 98) Hardcover

76,25 €

ISBN 978-0-387-72662-5

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T.G. Andersen, Kellogg School of Management, Evanston, IL,

USA; R.A. Davis, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO, USA; J.-

P. Kreiß, TU Braunschweig, Germany; Th. Mikosch, University of

Copenhagen, Denmark (Eds.)

Handbook of Financial Time Series

The Handbook of Financial Time Series gives an up-to-date overview of the field and covers all relevanttopics both from a statistical and an econometricalpoint of view. Experts present among others vari-ous aspects of the important GARCH and StochasticVolatility classes, like for example distribution prop-erties, estimation, forecasting and extreme value the-ory. Moreover, since processes in continuous timeand cointegration play a very essential role in finan-cial modelling, both areas are addressed in detail. Fi-nally, recent developments in nonparametric meth-ods, copulas, structural breaks, high frequency da-ta and many more topics are included in the hand-book. Many outstanding authors have contributedto this encyclopaedia, making the volume an excel-lent source of reference for scientists and researchersworking in the field of financial time series.

Features

Editors very well known in their area of researchMany outstanding contributors Preamble by Nobelprize winner Robert F. Engle

Contents

Introduction - GARCH-Modelling - StochasticVolatility Modelling - Cointegration - ContinuousTime Processes - Miscellanea

Fields of interest

Statistics for Business/Economics/Mathematical Fi-nance/Insurance; Econometrics; Quantitative Fi-nance; Statistics and Computing/Statistics Programs

Target groups

Researchers and practitioners in statistics and econo-metrics

Type of publication

Handbook

Due April 2008


185,05 €

ISBN 978-3-540-71296-1

R. Antes, University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany; B.

Hansjürgens, UFZ-Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig,

Germany; P. Letmathe, University of Siegen, Germany (Eds.)

Emissions Trading

Institutional Design, Decision Making and Corporate Strate-

gies

Emissions trading challenges the management ofcompanies in an entirely new manner: Not only doesit, like other marked-based environmental policy in-struments, allow for a bigger flexibility in manage-ment decisions concerning emission issues. Moreimportantly, it shifts the mode of governance of en-vironmental policyfrom hierarchy to market. Buthow is this change reflected in management pro-cesses and decisions and organizational structures?The contributions in this book discuss the theoreti-cal implications of different institutional designs ofemissions trading schemes, review schemes that havebeen implemented in the US, and Europe, and evalu-ate the range of investment decisions and corporatestrategies which have resulted from the new policyframework.

Contents

Institutional Design.- Investment and Corporate De-cisions.- Corporate Strategies

Fields of interest

Environmental Economics; Management

Target groups

Professionals, scientists

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due February 2008


91,65 €

ISBN 978-0-387-73652-5

B.C. Arnold, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA; N. Balakr-

ishnan, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; J.M. Sarabia,

University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain; R. Mínguez, University

of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain (Eds.)

Advances in Mathematical and

Statistical Modeling

Enrique Castillo is a leading figure in several math-ematical and engineering fields, having contribut-ed seminal work in such areas as Bayesian networks,neural networks, functional equations, artificial in-telligence, linear algebra, optimization methods, nu-merical methods, reliability engineering, as well assensitivity analysis and its applications. Organizedto honor Castillo’s significant contributions,this volume is an outgrowth of the "InternationalConference on Mathematical and Statistical Mod-eling," and covers recent advances in mathematicaland statistical modeling. Applications to safety, re-liability and life-testing, financial modeling, quali-ty control, general inference, as well as neural net-works and computational techniques are presented.The book is divided into seven main sections,which include distribution the-ory and order statistics, extremevalue theory, modeling inengineering, fatigue models, modelingin business and [..]

Features

Contributors are prominent, distinguished,and well-respected researchers in the field of math-ematical and statistical modeling Real-world appli-cations to safety, reliability, life-testing, finan-cial modeling, quality control, general inference, eco-nomics, engineering, as well as neural networks andcomputational techniques Good reference work forpractitioners, researchers, and graduate students in[..]

Contents

Preface.- List of Contributors.- List of Tables.- Listof Figures.- Part I. Distribution Theory and Appli-cations.- Enrique Castillo's Contributions to Con-ditional Specification.- The Polygonal Distribu-tion.- Conditionally Specified Models: NewDevelopments and Applications.- Modellingof Insurance Claim Count with Hurdle Distribu-tion for Panel Data.- Distance-Based Asso-ciation and Multi-Sample Tests for General Multi-variate Data.- Part II. Probability and Statistics.- Em-pirical Bayes Assessment of the Hyperparameters inBayesian Factor Analysis.- Part III. Order [..]

Fields of interest

Statistical Theory and Methods; Statistics for Busi-ness/Economics/Mathematical Finance/Insurance;Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Sci-ence, Chemistry & Geosciences; Mathematical Mod-eling and Industrial Mathematics; ComputationalScience and Engineering; Optimization

Target groups

Practitioners, researchers, and graduate students instatistics, applied mathematics, engineering, eco-nomics, and modeling.

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due May 2008


2008. Approx. 504 p. 56 illus. (Statistics for Industry and Technol-

ogy) Hardcover

97,00 €

ISBN 978-0-8176-4625-7

D. Beyer, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, CA, USA; F. Cheng, IBM

Thomas J. Watson Research Center, NJ, USA; S.P. Sethi, Uni-

versity of Texas at Dallas, TX, USA; M. Taksar, University of Mis-

souri-Columbia, USA

Markovian Demand Inventory

Models

Inventory management is concerned with match-ing supply with demand and a central problem inOperations Management. The problem is to findthe amount to be produced or purchased in order tomaximize the total expected profit or minimize thetotal expected cost. Over the past two decades, sever-al variations of the formula appeared, mostly in tradejournals written by and for inventory managers. Acritical assumption in the inventory literature is thatthe demands in different periods are independentand identically distributed. However, in real life, de-mands may depend on environmental considera-tions or the events in the world such as the weather,the state of economy, etc. Moreover, these events arerepresented by stochastic processes - exogenous orcontrolled. In Markovian Demand Inventory Mod-els, the authors are concerned with inventory mod-els where these world events are modeled by Markovprocesses. Their research on Markovian demand in-ventory models was carried out over a period of tenyears [..]

Features

Markov processes will provide better results whenapplied to random inventory problems This topic isa research interest in the distinguished research ca-reer of Suresh Sethi and his students Mathematicaltools employed in this book involve dynamic pro-gramming and stochastic processes Is written forstudents, researchers, and practitioners in the areasof operations management and industrial engineer-ing, can [..]

Fields of interest

Production/Logistics; Probability Theory andStochastic Processes; Engineering Economics, Orga-nization, Logistics, Marketing; Mathematical Model-ing and Industrial Mathematics; Industrial and Pro-duction Engineering; Operation Research/DecisionTheory

Target groups

Students and academics in the areas of OperationsManagement, Industrial Engineering, OR and Ap-plied Mathematics

Type of publication

Monograph

Due November 2007

2007. Approx. 260 p. (International Series in Operations Research

& Management Science, Vol. 108) Hardcover

76,25 €

ISBN 978-0-387-71603-9

F. Biagini, University of Bologna, Italy; Y. Hu, University of Kansas,

Lawrence, KS, USA; B. Øksendal, University of Oslo, Norway; T.

Zhang, University of Manchester, UK

Stochastic Calculus for Fractional

Brownian Motion and Applications

Fractional Brownian motion (fBm) has been wide-ly used to model a number of phenomena in diversefields from biology to finance. This huge range ofpotential applications makes fBm an interesting ob-ject of study. Several approaches have been used todevelop the concept of stochastic calculus for fBm.The purpose of this book is to present a comprehen-sive account of the different definitions of stochas-tic integration for fBm, and to give applications ofthe resulting theory. Particular emphasis is placedon studying the relations between the different ap-proaches. Readers are assumed to be familiar withprobability theory and stochastic analysis, althoughthe mathematical techniques used in the book arethoroughly exposed and some of the necessary pre-requisites, such as classical white noise theory andfractional calculus, are recalled in the appendices.This book will be a valuable reference for graduatestudents and researchers in mathematics, biology,meteorology, physics, engineering and finance.

Features

The first book to compare the different frameworksand methods of stochastic integration for fBm. It al-so discusses the applications of the resulting theory.Written by leading contributors to the field.

Contents

Part I: Fractional Brownian Motion.- Intrinsic prop-erties of the fractional Brownian motion. Part II:Stochastic Calculus.- Wiener and divergence-type in-tegrals for fractional Brownian motion.- FractionalWick-Itô-Skorohod (fWIS-) integrals for fractionalBrownian motion of Hurst Index H > ½.- Wick-Itô-Skorohod integrals for fractional Brownian mo-tion.- Pathwise integrals for fractional Brownian mo-tion.- A useful summary. Part III: Applications ofStochastic Calculus.- Fractional Brownian motionin finance.- Stochastic partial differential equationsdriven by fractional Brownian [..]

Fields of interest

Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Statis-tics for Business/Economics/Mathematical Fi-nance/Insurance; Applications of Mathematics

Target groups

Researchers and graduate students; probabilistsworking on Brownian motion

Type of publication

Monograph

Due December 2007

2008. Approx. 352pp. (Probability and its Applications) Hardcov-

er

76,95 €

ISBN 978-1-85233-996-8


R.C. Blattberg, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA; B.-

D. Kim, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea; S.A. Neslin, Dart-

mouth College, Hanover, NH, USA

Database Marketing

Analyzing and Managing Customers

Database marketing is at the crossroads of technol-ogy, business strategy, and customer relationshipmanagement. Enabled by sophisticated informa-tion and communication systems, today’s organiza-tions have the capacity to analyze customer data toinform and enhance every facet of the enterprise—from branding and promotion campaigns to sup-ply chain management to employee training to newproduct development. Based on decades of collectiveresearch, teaching, and application in the field, theauthors present the most comprehensive treatmentto date of database marketing, integrating theory andpractice. Presenting rigorous models, methodolo-gies, and techniques, and illustrating them throughdozens of examples, the authors cover the full spec-trum of principles and topics related to databasemarketing. This is an excellent in-depth overview of both well-known and very recenttopics in customer management models. It is an ab-solute must for marketers who want to enrich theirknowledge on [..]

Features

Most comprehensive treatment to date of databasemktg.; covers all major practical and theoretical as-pects of field Presents quantitative models, tech-niques and methodologies for analyzing customerdata and making sound business decisions Includescase examples to demonstrate application of prin-ciples and techniques Organizational structure andintegration of research, analytics and applicationsmake book [..]

Contents

Introduction.- Why Database Marketing.- Orga-nized for Database Marketing.- Customer Privacyin a CRM Environment.- LTV Fundamentals.- LTVAdvanced Issues.- LTV Applications.- Sources of Da-ta.- Test Design and Analysis.- The Predictive Mod-eling Process.- Foundations of Statistical Modeling.-RFM Analysis.- Market Basket Analysis.- Collabora-tive Filtering.- Discrete Dependent Variable and Du-ration Models.- Cluster Analysis.- Decision Trees.-Neural Networks.- Machine Learning.- AcquiringCustomers.- Cross-Selling and Up-Selling.- Frequen-cy Reward Programs.- Customer Tier Programs.-Churn [..]

Fields of interest

Marketing; Management; Technology Management

Target groups

Academic/research and corporate libraries with col-lections in marketing, business strategy, and cus-tomer acquisition, Professors, students, and re-searchers of marketing, business strategy and cus-tomer acquisition/retention, Professionals and con-sultants specializing in marketing, business strategy,and customer acquisition/retention

Type of publication

Professional book

Due February 2008

2008. Approx. 700 p. (International Series in Quantitative Market-

ing, Vol. 18) Hardcover

149,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-72578-9

R. Boutellier, SIG, Neuhausen, Switzerland; O. Gassmann,

Schindler Lifts Ltd., Ebikon, Switzerland; M.v. Zedtwitz, IMD Inter-

national, Lausanne, Switzerland

Managing Global Innovation

Uncovering the Secrets of Future Competitiveness

What are the secrets of competitive R&D on aglobal scale? The nineties have seen the largest in-ternational R&D expansion ever. Investigatingmore than 1000 R&D laboratories of 80 com-panies, this book presents the largest description ofglobal R&D practice. Based on numerous re-search interviews and case studies from best-prac-tice companies, the authors introduce new conceptsand trends that will shape global R&D manage-ment in the early 21st century. The third edition hasbeen completely revised and updated incorporat-ing international R&D research. Several emerg-ing themes receive particular attention: intellectualproperty management in international R&D,R&D in emerging economies, management oftechnology listening posts, market and technologydrivers of R&D globalization. In addition to the18 case studies of the second edition, new cases, in-cluding high-tech companies from China and India,are presented.

Features

Shows how to manage innovation successfully on aglobal scale Case-study approach combined with lat-est research results Case studies from DuPont, Xe-rox, Canon, Hewlett Packard, IBM, SAP, Hitachi andothers

Fields of interest

Management; Technology Management

Target groups

Practitioners

Type of publication

Professional book

Due December 2007


79,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-25441-6


F. Burstein, Monash University, Caulfield East, VIC, Australia; C.W.

Holsapple, University of Kentucky, Versailles, KY, USA (Eds.)

Handbook on Decision Support

Systems 1

The Basics

Decision support systems have experienced amarked increase in attention and importance overthe past 25 years. The aim of this book is to surveythe decision support system (DSS) field – coveringboth developed territory and emergent frontiers. Itwill give the reader a clear understanding of funda-mental DSS concepts, methods, technologies, trends,and issues. It will serve as a basic reference work forDSS research, practice, and instruction. To achievethese goals, the book has been designed accordingto a ten-part structure, divided in two volumes withchapters authored by well-known, well-versed schol-ars and practitioners from the DSS community.

Features

Basic reference work for decision support system(DSS) concepts, methods, technologies, trends, andissues Authored by well-known scholars and practi-tioners from the DDS community

Contents

Foundations of Decision Support Systems.- DecisionSupport System Fundamentals.- MultiparticipantDecision Support Systems.- Intelligent Decision Sup-port Systems.- Effects on Computer-Based DecisionSupport.

Fields of interest

Operation Research/Decision Theory; InformationSystems

Target groups

Researchers, practitioners

Type of publication

Handbook

Due January 2008

2008. Approx. 800 p. (International Handbooks on Information

Systems) Hardcover

179,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-48712-8

F. Burstein, Monash University, Caulfield East, VIC, Australia; C.W.

Holsapple, University of Kentucky, Versailles, KY, USA (Eds.)

Handbook on Decision Support

Systems 2

Variations

As the most comprehensive reference work dealingwith decision support systems (DSS), this book is es-sential for the library of every DSS practitioner, re-searcher, and educator. Written by an internationalarray of DSS luminaries, its more than 70 chaptersapproach decision support systems from a wide vari-ety of perspectives ranging from classic foundationsto cutting-edge thought, informative to provoca-tive, theoretical to practical, historical to futuristic,human to technological, and operational to strate-gic. The chapters are conveniently organized into10 major sections: foundations of decision supportsystems, DSS fundamentals, multiparticipant DSSs,intelligent DSSs, effects of decision support, timeand space issues, scopes of decision support, devel-oping and managing decision support systems, cas-es and applications, and decision support horizons.Novices and experts alike will refer to the authori-tative and stimulating content again and again foryears to come.

Features

Basic reference work for decision support system(DSS) concepts, methods, technologies, trends, andissues Authored by well-known scholars and practi-tioners from the DDS community

Contents

Time and Space Issues for Decision Support.- Scopesof Decision Support.- Developing and Managing De-cision Support Systems.- Decision Support Cases andApplications.- Decision Support Horizons.

Fields of interest

Operation Research/Decision Theory; InformationSystems

Target groups


Type of publication

Handbook

Due January 2008

2008. Approx. 800 p. (International Handbooks on Information

Systems) Hardcover

179,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-48715-9

M. Carballo, TNS, London, United Kingdom; U. Hjelmar, TNS, Lon-

don, United Kingdom (Eds.)

Public Opinion Polling in a

Globalized World

Understanding public opinion is integral to mod-ern democracies. It shapes public policies; it helpspoliticians to connect with their audiences; it revealsunderlying issues that are of utmost importance forpolitical decision-makers. Social research and opin-ion polls give people the opportunity to express theirviews regularly on different topics and provide anefficient way to measure public opinion. The pur-pose of this book is to illustrate how public opin-ion polling matters in politics, in the public sphereand more generally in our globalized economies.The book provides an international and up to dateperspecive on public opinion polling. It is based onstudies from more than 50 countries across the worldand in-depth case studies from the United States;Canada, Germany, Great Britain, France, Norway,the Western Balkans, India, Indonesia, New Zealandand the Philippines.

Features

Provides a global and up to date perspective on pub-lic opinion polling Presents results from opinionpolls in more than 30 countries, especially 12 in-depth case studies from various countries aroundthe world Shows the importance of public opinionpolling in the public sector, in politics, in the emerg-ing super powers in Asia

Contents

Introduction.- 1. International Polls: The Effectsof Globalization on the Perception Democracy.-Transatlantic Trends: Convergences and Diver-gences.- A Europe of Values: From Shared History toCommon Objectives.- Latin America's Mixed Viewsabout Globalization, Investments and the UnitedStates.- How Do the Western Balkans See their Fu-ture?- 2. Public Opinion Polling in National Elec-tions: Exit Poll.- Methological Issues in Pre-electionPolling.- The Presidential Elections in France 2007.-Voters Lack Commitment.- 3. The Public Sector inTransition: Developing Employment Policy in [..]

Fields of interest

Marketing; Management; Sociology; Organiza-tion/Planning; Political Science; Statistics for SocialScience, Education, Public Policy, and Law

Target groups

Professionals in marketing, sociology, political sci-ence, with a focus on public opinion polling

Type of publication

Professional book

Due November 2007

2008. IX, 300 p. 66 Illus. Hardcover

49,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-75752-8


H. Chen, University of Arizona, AZ, USA; L. Brandt, Potomac,

MD, USA; V. Gregg, Alexandria, VA, USA; R. Traunmüller, Institut

für Informatics in Wirtschaft und Verwaltung, Linz, Austria; S.

Dawes, University of Albany - SUNY, NY, USA; E. Hovy, University

of Southern California, CA, USA; A. Macintosh, Napier University,

Edinburgh, UK; C.A. Larson, University of Arizona, AZ, USA (Eds.)

Digital Government

E-Government Research, Case Studies, and Implementation

Digital Government: E-Govern-ment Research, Case Studies, andImplementation provides the field with adefinitive, interdisciplinary, and understandablework that surveys the field of digital government interms of key research, case studies of successful ap-plications in a variety of government settings, alongwith discussions of current and future policy impli-cations. Each chapter will be prepared and carefullyedited within a structured format by a known experton the chapter topic. The editors - who are also writ-ing chapters themselves - and the authors are well-known researchers and practitioners in digital gov-ernment. They have all been on the forefront of theIT and digital government research initiatives. To-gether the editors and expert chapter authors havedeveloped a definitive textbook that can be used byresearchers, practitioners and students across thediscipline domains, of Information Systems, Infor-mation Science, Computer Science, Social Sciences,Public Policy and Business.

Features

Information technology - as it has with so many as-pects of our business and everyday lives - is dramat-ically changing the way government manages data,shares data, plans, provides decision support and de-livers services. At the core of all these changes is digi-tal government or e-government. This is the first sys-tematic survey treatment of the area written by thoseindividuals who are at the leading edge of the [..]

Contents

Introduction to foundations of digital government.-The state of the art for digital government research.-The US e-government evolution.- E-government inEurope.- Introduction to information technology re-search.- History of digital government funding andresearch in the US.- Information usability for elec-tronic government.- User access to government sta-tistical information.- Data and knowledge integra-tion for e-government.- Data mining and informa-tion sharing for homeland security and disaster man-agement.- Law enforcement information sharing andanalysis.- Geospatial information [..]

Fields of interest

Information Systems; e-business and e-commerce;Political Science; Information Systems and Commu-nication Service; Information Systems Applications(incl.Internet); Operation Research/Decision Theory

Target groups

Researchers and graduate level students in Informa-tion Systems, Computer Sciences, Social Sciencesand Public Policy, practitioners in IT, Public Service,and consultants engaged in planning or implement-ing government initiatives

Type of publication

Graduate/advanced undergraduate textbook

Due December 2007

2008. Approx.784 p. (Integrated Series in Information Systems,

Vol. 17) Hardcover

134,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-71610-7

H. Chen, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; E. Reid, Univer-

sity of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; J. Sinai, Logos Technologies, Ar-

lington, VA, USA; A. Silke, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA;

B. Ganoz, Lauder School of Government and Diplomacy, Herzliya,

Israel

Terrorism Informatics

Knowledge Management and Data Mining for Homeland Se-

curity

Terrorism informatics has been defined as the ap-plication of advanced methodologies, informationfusion and analysis techniques to acquire, integrateprocess, analyze, and manage the diversity of ter-rorism-related information for international andhomeland security-related applications. The vari-ety of methods used in terrorism informatics are de-rived from Computer Science, Informatics, Statistics,Mathematics, Linguistics, Social Sciences, and Pub-lic Policy and they involve the collection of a massof information from multiple sources and in numer-ous languages. Terror Informatics: Knowledge Man-agement and Data Mining for Homeland Securitywill provide an interdisciplinary and understand-able textbook that surveys the state-of-the-art of ter-rorism informatics domain along three basic dimen-sions: methodological issues in terrorism research;information infusion techniques to support terror-ism prevention, detection, and response; and legal,social, privacy, and data confidentiality challengesand approaches.

Features

Emphasizes the cutting-edge concepts, technologies,and practices that are being developed in terrorisminformatics to meet today’s worldwide challengesEach of the 28 chapters in the book has been devel-oped by leading expert on the chapter topic. Eachchapter comprehensively reviews of the past and re-cent research work in the chapter area and manychapters include detailed case studies

Contents

Introduction to Terrorism Informatics, InformationFusion, Data Mining and Knowledge Management.-Trends, Achievements and Failures in Terrorism Re-search.- Methodological Challenges in TerrorismResearch.- Case Study of First-Hand Research onTerrorism.- MIPT Sharing Terrorism Information.-Connections in the World of International Terror-ism.- The Effect of Databases and Website Incon-stancy on the Terrorism Domain.- Root Causes ofTerrorism and the Implications for Terrorism Infor-matics.- Mapping the Contemporary Terrorism Re-search Domain.- A Study of "Root Causes of Con-flict" Using [..]

Fields of interest

Information Systems; Data Structures, Cryptolo-gy and Information Theory; Information Systemsand Communication Service; e-business and e-com-merce; Political Science

Target groups

Counter-terrorism experts and professionals, aca-demic researchers in information systems, computerscience, political science, and public policy, graduatestudents in these areas

Type of publication

Handbook

Due November 2007


2007. Approx. 640 p. (Integrated Series in Information Systems,

Preliminary entry) Hardcover

115,50 €

ISBN 978-0-387-71612-1

H. Chen, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; M.C. Roco, Na-

tional Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, USA

Mapping Nanotechnology

Innovations and Knowledge

Mapping Nanotechnology Innovations and Knowl-edge will define the application of InformationTechnology’s systematic and automated knowledgemapping methodology to collect, analyze and reportnanotechnology research on a global basis. The re-sult of these analyses will be a systematic presenta-tion of the state of the art of nanotechnology, whichwill include basic analysis, content analysis, and ci-tation network analysis of comprehensive nanotech-nology findings across technology domains, inven-tors, institutions, and countries. Many sources willbe explored in detail to ensure the examination willbe global in nature, comprehensive in scope, reli-able in content, and completely current. Among thesources investigated and catalogued will be the nan-otechnology patent and literature databases from theUS patent Office (USPTO), the European Patent Of-fice (EPO), and the Japanese Patent Office (JPO).

Features

Reflects recent growth in nanoscale science and en-gineering Analyzes an industry expected to reach $1trillion by 2015 Includes analysis of Patent Officedatabases in the US, Europe and Japan

Contents

Nanotechnology: the field.- Knowledge Mapping:methodology.- Mapping nanotechnology innova-tions and knowledge: research framework.- Mappingnanotechnology innovations via USPTO database(1978-2004): a longitudinal study.- Mapping nan-otechnology innovations via USPTO database: re-cent development.- Nanotechnology patent citationnetwork topological analysis.- Federal funding andnanotechnology innovations: NSF funding analysis.-Mapping nanotechnology innovations via USPTO,EPO, and JPO databases.- Patent literature citationanalysis.- Mapping nanotechnology knowledge viaISI citation [..]

Fields of interest

Information Systems; Data Structures, Cryptologyand Information Theory; Nanotechnology; Electron-ic and Computer Engineering; Database Manage-ment; Technology Management

Target groups

Researchers and students in the fields of informationsystems and management, computer science; practi-tioners in nanotechnology industries, policy makersand analysts in government

Type of publication

Monograph

Due March 2008

2007. Approx. 300 p. (Integrated Series in Information Systems,

Preliminary entry) Hardcover

76,25 €

ISBN 978-0-387-71619-0

D. Chhajed, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA;

T.J. Lowe, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA (Eds.)

Building Intuition

Insights from Basic Operations Management Models and Prin-

ciples

One of the primary purposes of any model is to buildintuition and generate insights. Typically, a model isdeveloped to be able to better understand phenome-na that are otherwise difficult to comprehend. Mod-els can also help in verifying the correctness of an in-tuition or judgment. In spite of the fact that manyeducators recognize the intuition-building power ofsimple models, this is the first book in the field thatuses the power of the basic models and principles toprovide students and managers with an “intuitiveunderstanding” of operations management. BuildingIntuition: Insights From Basic Operations Manage-ment Models and Principles touches on nine funda-mental models and principles, and outlines the keyinsights behind each one. To ensure that the volumeis accurate, authoritative, accessible and well-written,the chapters are developed by leading experts in eachchapter area and written with the students and man-agers in mind. The book’s primary purpose is to mo-tivate and to enable readers [..]

Features

The book will equip students and managers with anintuitive understanding of basic quantitative mod-els that can be used in making every day business de-cisions without using any extensive quantitative da-ta or methods Some of the very biggest names in theManagement Science field have developed and care-fully written these chapters on the field’s basic mod-els Each chapter has been structured in a similar for-mat, [..]

Contents

Preface.- Sequencing – the shortest processing timerule.- The knapsack problem.- Flexibility principles.-Single server queuing models.- Little’s law.- The me-dian principle.- The newsvendor problem.- The eco-nomic order quantity model.- Risk pooling.- Index.

Fields of interest

Operation Research/Decision Theory; Management;Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathemat-ics; Operations Research, Mathematical Program-ming; Production/Logistics; Business/ManagementScience, general

Target groups

Students and management practitioners

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due January 2008



61,60 €

ISBN 978-0-387-73698-3


J.W. Chinneck, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Feasibility and Infeasibility in

Optimization

Algorithms and Computational Methods

Feasibility and Infeasibility in Optimization is an ex-pository book focused on practical algorithms relatedto feasibility and infeasibility in optimization. Part Iaddresses algorithms for seeking feasibility quickly,including recent algorithms for the difficult cases ofnonlinear and mixed-integer programs. Part II pro-vides algorithms for analyzing infeasibility by isolat-ing minimal infeasible (or maximum feasible) sub-sets of constraints, or by finding the best repair forthe infeasibility. Part III describes surprising appli-cations in areas such as classification, computation-al biology, and medicine. Connections to constraintprogramming are shown. A main goal is to impart anunderstanding of the methods so that practitionerscan make immediate use of existing algorithms andsoftware, and so that researchers can extend the stateof the art and find new applications. The book is ofinterest to researchers, students, and practitionersacross the applied sciences who are working on opti-mization problems.

Features

“I am extremely happy with this upcoming book. Itis very well-written as well as impressively up-to-dateand comprehensive” Fred Hillier, Stanford Universi-ty (ISOR Series Editor) As originator for many of thedevelopments in the field, Chinneck is in an excellentposition to write the authoritative, expository bookon the subject and create a website that collects allthe ongoing developments. The website [..]

Contents

Part I: Analyzing Infeasibility.- Isolating an Infeasi-bility.- Methods Specific to Linear Programming.-Methods Specific to Mixed Integer Programming.-Methods Specific to Nonlinear Programming.- Find-ing the Maximum Feasible Subset of Linear Con-straints.- Finding the Best Fix for an Infeasible Sys-tem.- Part II: Reaching Feasibility Quickly.- LinearProgramming.- Mixed Integer Programming.- Non-linear Programming.- Part III: Applications.- Ana-lyzing Unboundedness in Linear Programs.- Ana-lyzing the Viability of Network Models.- AnalyzingMultiple-Objective Linear Programs.- Data [..]

Fields of interest

Optimization; Operation Research/Decision Theory;Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathemat-ics; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics,Marketing; Industrial and Production Engineering;Econometrics

Target groups

Researchers and graduate students

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due January 2008



79,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-74931-0

E. Congregado, Universidad de Huelva, Spain (Ed.)

Measuring Entrepreneurship

Building A Statistical System

This volume provides a comprehensive review ofthe theoretical concepts and empirical models of en-trepreneurship from a non-conventional perspec-tive. Its main purpose is to contribute to the designof an efficient system of indicators of entrepreneur-ship and competitiveness. The existence of a gap be-tween the theory of entrepreneurship and the meth-ods and data available for testing its main proposi-tions has been widely recognized. Hence, some of themost prestigious researchers have collaborated to re-view and develop the statistical sources, indicatorsand proxies currently available for empirical studieson the phenomena of entrepreneurship. The bookthereby makes recent advances in the theory and ap-plication of the economics of entrepreneurship ac-cessible to a wider audience, including policy mak-ers, emphasizing data requirements to advance thefuture research agenda and to allow for a better de-sign and monitoring of entrepreneurial policy.

Contents

Introduction and Outline.- Part I The Current State:Entrepreneurship in Theory and Practice: StatisticalIssues in Applied Entrepreneurship Research: Data,Methods and Challenges.- Entrepreneurial Tools.-Part II Measurement: Dimensions, Indicators andStatistical Sources: Understanding Entrepreneur-ship: The COMPENDIA Data Base: - Entrepreneur-ship Analysis under a Human Population Surveys’Perspective.- OECD Structural Business Statistics.Current and Future.- The Entrepreneurship Index.Framework Conditions and Entrepreneurial Activi-ty.- Part III The Current Applied Research on [..]

Fields of interest

Entrepreneurship; Labor Economics; Statistics forBusiness/Economics/Mathematical Finance/Insur-ance

Target groups

Scientists, policy makers, professionals

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due December 2007


Vol. 16) Hardcover

92,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-72287-0

F.K. Crundwell, CM Solutions (Pty) Ltd, Parklands, South Africa

Finance for Engineers

Evaluation and Funding of Capital Projects

Engineering solutions and financial decisions areintimately tied together. The best engineers com-bine the technical and financial cases in determin-ing new solutions to opportunities, challenges andproblems. To get your project approved, no matterthe size of it, the financials must be clear and com-pelling. By learning to argue the business case as partof the technical solution, you will have an impact onthe company’s performance. This book provides aframework for engineers and scientists to undertakefinancial evaluations and assessments of engineeringor production projects. The material covered enablesthe reader to understand how the economics of atechnical project fit into the finances of the company.It demonstrates the integration of the technical andfinancial decision-making through case studies andexamples relevant to the practising engineer. Thebook equips engineers and scientists with the toolsto contribute positively to the financial and strategicdecisions within the organization.

Features

The one textbook for advanced engineering studentson finance and financial decision making and in-depth guide to the subject for practising engineersand students Uniquely the book, discusses the tech-nical and financial aspects of decision-making in en-gineering and demonstrates these through case stud-ies

Contents

An overview of the evaluation of capital projects.-The theory and practice of decision-making con-cerning capital projects.- Financial statements.- Cashflows for a project.- Time value of money.- Evalu-ation criteria for investment decisions.- Mutuallyexclusive, replacement and independent projects.-Practical issues in the evaluation of projects.- Sen-sitivity, scenario and other decision analysis tech-niques.- Case studies on the application of the de-cision making criteria.- Risk and return.- Cost ofcapital.- Risk in engineering projects.- Decision treeanalysis and utility theory.- [..]

Fields of interest

Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics,Marketing; Technology Management; Operation Re-search/Decision Theory; Mechanical Engineering;Civil Engineering; Industrial and Production Engi-neering

Target groups

Advanced undergraduates and graduate students inall branches of engineering, practising engineers

Type of publication

Professional book

Due April 2008


69,95 €

ISBN 978-1-84800-032-2


I.-L. Darkow, ebs European Business School, Wiesbaden, Ger-

many; C. Faure, ebs European Business School, Wiesbaden, Ger-

many; R. Gleich, ebs European Business School, Wiesbaden; Ger-

many (Eds.)

Innovation Management in Global

Networks

Challenge and Chance

Innovations today are the products of tomorrow –this has to be the maxim of top management in or-der to successfully introduce innovative productsand services to the market. This book examines in-novation management from a network perspective.Several renowned authors from practice and scien-tific world alike consider different aspects of innova-tion management in the context of global networks.This will include the illustration of its challengesand chances as well as the development of promis-ing strategies for innovation management in net-works. Recommendations will be derived that helptop management to utilise innovations for the sus-tainable development of the company. Among otheraspects, the innovation process, innovation co-oper-ation, personnel aspects as well as marketing issuesand innovation tools will be discussed. This book hasa clear focus on innovation in practice as many casesamong various branches including the service sectorare presented. Nevertheless, empirical results from[..]

Features

Examines innovation management from a top man-agement perspective in the context of global net-works Covers a broad range of relevant topics as e.g.the innovation process, best practices, challenges andchances Thereby, the book focuses on business prac-tice

Contents

Challenges: Innovation Management as Top-Man-agement Issue.- Innovation Management withinGlobal Networks.- Views on Innovation Manage-ment in Networks.- Perspectives.

Fields of interest

Technology Management; Engineering Economics,Organization, Logistics, Marketing; Business/Man-agement Science, general; Organization/Planning;Marketing

Target groups

Business practice and scientific world alike, Top-Management in industry, commerce and the servicesector, students from these disciplines

Type of publication

Monograph

Due March 2008


89,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-47627-6

R. Davis, Ipswich, UK

Advanced Modelling with the ARIS

Design Platform

Following on from Rob Davis’ successful introducto-ry book, ARIS Design Platform: Getting Started withBPM, Rob now covers in detail some of the more ad-vanced concepts of using ARIS Business Architect.This is a practical ‘how-to’ guide and contains tips,techniques and short cuts gained from practical ex-perience and explains clearly how to use ARIS andwhy ARIS is a powerful tool for process modeling.Advanced concepts such as the following are pre-sented in this reader-friendly and concise guide: •Matrix editor • Find and query • Model generation• Method filters and method changes • Templatesand fonts • Reports and semantic checks • Macros •Transformations • Database administration • Usermanagement This easy-to-follow advanced text is amust have guide and reference for all users who wantto increase their ARIS skills, and for those who needto undertake advanced model and database manage-ment.

Contents

A practical ‘how-to guide, following the success ofthe author’s introductory text Offers tips, techniquesand short cuts gained from practical experience Pro-vides guidance on the more advanced aspects ofARIS Business Architect

Fields of interest

Information Systems; Models and Principles; Simu-lation and Modeling

Target groups

Professionals, practitioners, industrial and commer-cial users of ARIS

Type of publication

Professional book

Due June 2008

2008. Approx. 300 p. 100 illus. Softcover

49,95 €

ISBN 978-1-84800-110-7

J.H. Drew, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA; D.L.

Evans, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, IN, USA; A.G. Glen,

United States Military Academy, NY, USA; L.M. Leemis, College of

William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA

Computational Probability

Algorithms and Applications in the Mathematical Sciences

Computational probability is a set of stochasticmethods that has emerged over the past decade thatallow researchers and students to solve problemsthat require exact probability calculations previous-ly considered arduous or intractable. Computation-al Probability is the first book that examines and or-ganizes these computational methods into a system-atic treatment. The book is structured around thetwo categories of problems: (1) “Algorithms for Con-tinuous Random Variables” has chapters on datastructures and algorithms, transformations of ran-dom variables, and products of independent ran-dom variables. (2) “Algorithms for Discrete Ran-dom Variables” includes data structures and algo-rithms, sums of independent random variables,and order statistics. The book includes three chap-ters that emphasize survival analysis and simula-tion applications. The APPL computational mod-eling language that gives probabilists a strong soft-ware resource for non-trivial problems is available atwww.APPLsoftware.com.

Features

This is an expository monograph with a download-able modeling language, APPL, that will be usedacross the Applied Sciences domains including OR/MS, Applied Probability, Engineering, Statistics, Eco-nomics, and Applied Mathematics. It will be usedby practitioners, as well as academic researchers andstudents The book package will sell nicely in both theacademic and practitioner areas. Moreover, the soft-ware [..]

Contents

Introduction.- Computational Probability.- Maplefor APPL.- Data Structures and Simple Algorithms.-Transformations of Random Variables.- Products ofRandom Variables.- Data Structures and Simple Al-gorithms.- Sums of Independent Random Variables.-Order Statistics.- Reliability and Survival Analysis.-Stochastic Simulation.- Other Applications.- Refer-ences.- Index.

Fields of interest

Operation Research/Decision Theory; ProbabilityTheory and Stochastic Processes; Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering; Com-putational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis;Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Sci-ence, Chemistry & Geosciences; Statistics for Busi-ness/Economics/Mathematical Finance/Insurance

Target groups

Academics, practitioners and graduate students

Type of publication

Monograph

Due December 2007



79,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-74675-3


G. Dueck, IBM Deutschland GmbH, Mannheim, Germany

Lean Brain Management

More Success and Efficiency by Saving Intelligence

Since many years, all the managers are franticallycost cutting to save their souls. What can be savedadditionally? This book provides a new gold mine:Save intelligence! Don’t pay high salaries to whitecollar academics anymore. Start to organize all yourenterprise work flow in the manner of no-brainers.If all the work is utmost stupidified and simplified,the modern enterprise can even try to educate itscustomers to do all the necessary work themselves– for the honor of a platinum status, say. The leanbrain enterprise delivers lean brain quality withoutany compromise. Today’s work is very complicat-ed – most people waste their time fixing work flowproblems which have been originated by superflu-ous intelligence. Lean Brain Management avoids in-telligence in all facets of our life. This book advis-es to transform the society. Minimal intelligence inpolitics, universities, schools, economics, and every-where! It is completely sufficient that any human cantalk about any topic in the world – [..]

Features

This satirical book advises to transform society tominimal intelligence everywhere After 30 minutesgoogling any human can talk about any topic in theworld!

Fields of interest

Management; Philosophy; Procurement

Target groups

Managers, developers, computer scientists, mathe-maticians, psychologists, users

Type of publication

Professional book

Due October 2007


22,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-71837-6

G. Fields, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA

Bottom-Line Management

Bottom-Line Management presents a new approachto management. It will help you if you be a seniormanager in an organization and have a seat at thetable where key decisions are made. It will help yoube a valued employee recognized as doing the goodwork of the organization. What makes you valu-able to your organization? You’re valuable if the or-ganization would lose out if it weren’t paying youfor your input. The head would have significantlymore to do if you weren’t there. Without you, lesswould be produced. In your absence, poorer deci-sions would be made. But in order for you to be valu-able, your input must truly be valuable. Your inputcannot be valuable if you do not know what the or-ganization is trying to achieve and what strategy thehead of the organization and the other leaders haveadopted to try to achieve it, or if you cannot con-tribute to the making of good, sound, purposefuldecisions. Bottom-Line Management will help youunderstand the organization’s bottom line and con-tribute to it.

Features

The author has been an Ivy League teacher and pro-fessor for more than thirty years and is very activein consulting The book is a new and very focused ap-proach to managerial decision-making It helps be-ing better at making decisions, managing others, andcontributing to organizational success

Fields of interest

Management; Organization/Planning; Operation Re-search/Decision Theory

Target groups

From staff to senior management: people who wantto be valuable to their company or organization

Type of publication

Professional book

Due October 2007


34,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-71446-0

T.L. Friesz, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA

Dynamic Optimization and

Differential Games

Dynamic Optimization and Differential Games hasbeen written to address the increasing number ofOperations Research and Management Science prob-lems (that is, applications) that involve the explic-it consideration of time and of gaming among mul-tiple agents. It is a book that will be used both as atextbook and as a reference and guide to engineers,operation researchers, applied mathematicians andsocial scientists whose work involves the theoreti-cal aspects of dynamic optimization and differentialgames. Included throughout the text are detailed ex-planations of several original dynamic and game-the-oretic mathematical models which are of particularrelevance in today’s technologically-driven-globaleconomy: revenue management, supply chain man-agement, electric power systems, urban freight sys-tems, dynamic congestion pricing, dynamic trafficassignment, electronic commerce and the Internet.In addition, there will be some more traditional ap-plications with useful pedagogical content includedin Chapter 1.

Features

Will be of interest to students, researchers, and prac-titioners of OR/MS, Industrial Engineering, Sup-ply Chain Management, Applied Economics, Trans-portation, and Economic Geography. These fieldsare very actively working on the new, high-interestproblems that require the strengthening of modelingskills to solve dynamic optimization problems anddynamic games While the mathematics of continu-ous time games can [..]

Contents

Preface.- Introduction.- Nonlinear programmingand discrete time optimal control.- The classicalcalculus of variations and optimal control in con-tinuous time.- Infinite dimensional mathemati-cal programming.- Static Cournot-Nash-Bertrandgames and finite dimensional variational inequali-ties.- Cournot-Nash-Bertrand differential games.-Stochastic differential variational inequalities andstochastic dynamic games.- Dynamic supply, pro-duction and distribution planning.- Dynamic trafficassignment.- Dynamic competitive revenue manage-ment in competition.- Index.

Fields of interest

Operation Research/Decision Theory; Optimization;Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sci-ences; Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Math-ematics; Production/Logistics

Target groups

Students, practitioners, researchers

Type of publication

Monograph

Due November 2007


& Management Science) Hardcover

73,90 €

ISBN 978-0-387-72777-6


A. Goel, MIT-Zaragoza Logistics Center, Spain

Fleet Telematics

Real-Time Management and Planning of Commercial Vehicle

Operations

In the past 30 years, commercial transport traffichas more than doubled in both Europe and NorthAmerica, while Asian traffic has likely increased evenmore. As any mismatch between supply and demandcan result into significant disturbances of manufac-turing processes, just-in-time practices necessitatepunctual, reliable, and flexible transportation. FleetTelematics: Real-Time Management and Planning ofCommercial Vehicle Operations combines wirelesstelematics systems with dynamic vehicle routing al-gorithms and vehicle-positioning systems to producea telematics-enabled information system that canbe employed by commercial fleet operators for re-al-time monitoring, control, and planning. The bookpresents a Messaging & Fleet Monitoring Sys-tem that automatically identifies deviations betweenthe planned and the current state of the transporta-tion system and a Dynamic Planning System (DPS)that provides real-time decision support consideringthe current state of the transportation system.

Features

Demonstrates how commercial fleet telematics sys-tems can be integrated into management informa-tion systems without telematics functionality Pro-vides a fleet monitoring system to support commu-nication between drivers and dispatchers. Based onthis, timely dynamic decisions not only become pos-sible, but timely, in case of disturbances and anymeans of changes to plans in vehicle routing and dis-patching, as well [..]

Contents

Introduction.- Telematics.- Commercial vehicle op-erations.- Management information systems.- Mod-els for routing a fleet of commercial vehicles.- Dy-namic vehicle routing.- Conclusions.- Bibliography.-Symbols and abbreviations.- Index.

Fields of interest

Operation Research/Decision Theory; InformationSystems; Regional Science; Economics/ManagementScience, general; Engineering Economics, Organiza-tion, Logistics, Marketing; Production/Logistics

Target groups

Practitioners, researchers in transportation, IS andOR

Type of publication

Monograph

Due November 2007

2008. Approx. 200 p. (Operations Research/Computer Science

Interfaces Series, Vol. 40) Hardcover

84,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-75104-7

J. Guerard, Jr., McKinley Capital Management, Inc., Anchorage,

Alaska; E. Schwartz, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA

Quantitative Corporate Finance

Quantitative Corporate Finance is designed to be anadvanced graduate corporate financial managementtextbook. The book will address several problemsin contemporary corporate finance: optimal capitalstructure, both in the US and in the G7 economies,the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and the Ar-bitrage Pricing Model (APT) and the implicationsfor the cost of capital, dividend policy, sales forecast-ing and pro forma statement analysis, leverage andbankruptcy, and mergers and acquisitions.

Contents

Fundamentals of corporation finance.- Introduction:Capital formation, risk, and the corporation.- Thecorporation and other forms of business organiza-tion.- The corporation balance sheet.- The operat-ing statements.- Asset and financial structures.- Cap-ital markets and investment bankers.- Best Effort vs.Firm Commitment or Underwriting Basis.- PrivatePlacements.- Secondary Flotations.- Issuing Securi-ties Through Rights.- Stock Tend.-Promotion andpublic share financing of corporate enterprises.- Theproblem of control.- The equity of the corporation:common and preferred stock.- [..]

Fields of interest

Finance /Banking; Accounting/Auditing; Manage-ment

Target groups

Professors of Finance, Corporate Financial Man-agers, Libraries

Type of publication

Monograph

Due November 2007

2008. XVI, 544 p. 19 illus. Hardcover

129,95 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-7019-8

U. Götze, Technical University of Chemnitz, Germany; D. North-

cott, Hamilton, New Zealand; P. Schuster, Schmalkalden Universi-

ty, Germany

Investment Appraisal

Methods and Models

Investment decisions are of vital importance to allcompanies. Getting these decisions right is crucialbut, due to a complex and dynamic business envi-ronment, this remains a challenging managementtask. Effective appraisal methods are valuable toolsin supporting investment decision-making. As or-ganisations continue to seek a competitive edge, itis increasingly important that management accoun-tants and strategic decision-makers have a soundknowledge of these tools. This book presents a rangeof investment appraisal methods and models, someof which are not widely known, or at least not wellcovered in other books. Each approach is thorough-ly described, evaluated and illustrated using exam-ples, with its assumptions and limitations analysedin terms of their implications for investment deci-sion-making practice.

Fields of interest

Finance /Banking; Accounting/Auditing

Target groups

Students, researchers

Type of publication

Monograph

Due October 2007

2008. XV p., 391 p. Hardcover

99,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-39968-1


F. Hacklin, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Management of Convergence in

Innovation

Strategies and Capabilities for Value Creation Beyond Blurring

Industry Boundaries

Throughout the past decade, the phenomenon oftechnological convergence has increasingly gainedmanagerial attention. In this special form of techno-logical change, the coming-together of previouslydistinct knowledge bases gives rise to the creation ofnew applications and business models. When suchinnovations emerge at the intersection of industries,the resulting creative destruction may exceed previ-ously established industry boundaries. As a conse-quence, convergence does not only promise the cre-ation of new value, but may imply significant disrup-tions to established industries. Based on investigat-ing 26 firms within the ICT industry, this book high-lights implications of the convergence phenomenonon firms’ innovation management practices, and de-rives strategic guidelines for building and sustainingbusiness models beyond blurring industry bound-aries.

Contents

Introduction.- Fundamentals of convergence and in-novation.- An evolutionary perspective on conver-gence.- Capabilities for coevolutionary contingency.-Conclusions.

Fields of interest

Technology Management; Information Systems

Target groups

Scientists, professionals

Type of publication

Monograph

Due October 2007

2008. XVIII, 260 p. 33 illus. (Contributions to Management Sci-

ence) Hardcover

84,95 €

ISBN 978-3-7908-1989-2

S.T. Hackman, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA

Production Economics

Integrating the Microeconomic and Engineering Perspectives

A production economicst focuses on assessment, andwill use an aggregate description of technology to an-swer such questions as: How does the firm compareto its competitors? Has the firm improved its pro-duction capabilities? A production engineer focuseson optimizing resources, and will use a detailed de-scription of technology to answer a completely dif-ferent set of questions: Which operations or plantsshould produce which products at what time? Shouldresource capacity be expanded and, if so, which re-sources should be acquired? Each group could bene-fit from the other group's perspective. This book of-fers a unified, integrated point of view that bridgesthe gap between these two historically distinct per-spectives.

Features

Provides a scholarly yet accessible introduction tothe main topics in production economics Inte-grates two, historically distinct perspectives on mod-eling technology: from microeconomics and engi-neering Includes over 125 exercises with comprehen-sive solutions and a mathematical appendix

Contents

Overview: Introduction.- Microeco-nomic Foundations: Production Func-tions.- Formal Description of Technology.-Nonparametric Models of Technology.- Cost Func-tion.- Indirect Production Function.- Distance Func-tions.- Nonconvex Models of Technology.- Efficien-cy Measurement: Efficiency Analysis.- The Two-Di-mensional Projection.- Multi-Stage Efficiency Anal-ysis.- Efficiency Analysis of Warehouse and Distri-bution Operations.- Productivity and PerformanceMeasurement: Index Numbers.- Productivity Mea-surement.- Performance Measurement.- EconomicAnalysis.- Engineering Models of [..]

Fields of interest

Production/Logistics; Industrial and Production En-gineering; Microeconomics; Operation Research/De-cision Theory

Target groups

Teachers and students in the fields of production andmicroeconomics - in both economics and engineer-ing courses; researchers in these fields

Type of publication


Due December 2007

2008. ca. 550 Hardcover

74,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-75750-4


B. Hefley, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; W.

Murphy, IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, CA, USA (Eds.)

Service Science, Management and

Engineering (SSME)

Education for the 21st Century

IBM has taken the lead in recognizing that collegegraduates need new skills to address business andtechnical issues in a service business environment.Because services depend critically on people work-ing together and with technology to provide val-ue for others, these new skills include the abilityto integrate across traditional disciplinary areasto obtain globally effective solutions. Service Sci-ence, Management and Engineering (SSME) is onesuch approach to properly focusingeducation and research on services, and to prepar-ing tomorrow’s graduates to work in an expandingservices economy. This contributed volume was de-veloped from the IBM-hosted conference on Octo-ber 5-7, 2006, designed to discuss the current sta-tus and foster the development and advancement ofSSME. Contributions explore the ways SSMEhas been introduced into curricula, services researchthat is underway or is planned, and recom-mended actions for academia and governments toestablish SSME as its own discipline.

Features

Provides a unique insight into the evolving fieldof SSMEProvides exemplars for educators and in-dustrial leaders in service science education andtrainingContributors have international back-grounds with SSME experience and educationRead-ers will derive an understanding of education needsand programs offering in SSME

Fields of interest

Business/Management Science, general; The Com-puting Profession; Technology Management; Com-puting Milieux; Information Systems; Managementof Computing and Information Systems

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due January 2008

2008. Approx. 355 p. (Service Science: Research and Innovations

in the Service Economy) Hardcover

99,35 €

ISBN 978-0-387-76577-8

D. Helbing, ETH Zürich, Switzerland (Ed.)

Managing Complexity: Insights,

Concepts, Applications

Each chapter in Managing Complexity focuses onanalyzing real-world complex systems and transfer-ring knowledge from the complex-systems sciencesto applications in business, industry and society. Theinterdisciplinary contributions range from marketsand production through logistics, traffic control, andcritical infrastructures, up to network design, infor-mation systems, social conflicts and building consen-sus. They serve to raise readers' awareness concern-ing the often counter-intuitive behavior of complexsystems and to help them integrate insights gained incomplexity research into everyday planning, decisionmaking, strategic optimization, and policy. Intendedfor a broad readership, the contributions have beenkept largely non-technical and address a general, sci-entifically literate audience involved in corporate,academic, and public institutions.

Features

Unusual and well-edited collection of largely non-technical lectures and essays by authors from the in-dustry, academia and the public sector

Contents

Editorial.- Managing Complexity: An Introduction.-Market Segmentation - The Network Approach.-Managing Autonomy and Control in Economic Sys-tems.- Complexity and the Enterprise: The Illusionof Control.- Benefits and Drawbacks of Simple Mod-els for Complex Production Systems.- Logistics Net-works - Coping With Nonlinearity and Complexity.-Repeated Auction Games and Learning Dynamicsin Electronic Logistics Marketplaces.- DecentralizedApproaches to Adaptive Traffic Control.- Critical In-frastructures Vulnerability: The Highway Networks.-Trade Credit Networks and Systemic Risk.- A [..]

Fields of interest

Operation Research/Decision Theory; Nonlinear Dy-namics, Complex Systems, Chaos, Neural Networks;Technology Management; Systems and InformationTheory in Engineering; Information Systems; Sys-tems Theory, Control

Target groups

Anyone working in the field of complex system sci-ence

Type of publication

Monograph

Due November 2007

2008. IX, 393 pages with 145 illus (Understanding Complex Sys-

tems) Hardcover

79,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-75260-8

M. Hickman, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; P. Mirchan-

dani, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; S. Voß, University of

Hamburg, Germany (Eds.)

Computer-aided Systems in Public

Transport

The scope of this volume centers on advancementsin the state of art and the state of the practice in com-puter-aided systems in public transport. Yet, this vol-ume illustrates a greater breadth of subjects in thisarea. The common theme remains the use of com-puter-aided methods and operations research tech-niques to improve: (1) information management; (2)network and route planning; (3) vehicle and crewscheduling and rostering; (4) vehicle monitoringand management; and, (5) practical experience withscheduling and public transport planning methods.This volume consists of selected papers presentedat the Ninth International Conference on Comput-er-Aided Scheduling of Public Transport.

Fields of interest

Operation Research/Decision Theory; Systems andInformation Theory in Engineering; Landscape/Re-gional and Municipal Planning; Automotive andAerospace Engineering; Computing Methodologies

Target groups

Scientists, software developer

Type of publication

Proceedings

Due October 2007

2007. XIII, 432 p. (Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical

Systems, Vol. 600) Softcover

79,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-73311-9


C. Hood, Hood Group, Northampton, UK; S. Wiedemann, Hood

Group, Munich, Germany; S. Fichtinger, Hood Group, Munich,

Germany; U. Pautz, Hood Group Munich, Germany

Requirements Management

Interface between Requirements Development and all other

Engineering Processes

Requirements Management has proven itself to bean enormous potential for the optimisation of devel-opment projects throughout the last few years. Espe-cially in the climate of an increasingly competitivemarket Requirements Management helps in carryingout developments faster, cheaper and with a higherquality. This book focusses on the interfaces of Re-quirements Management to the other disciplines ofSystems Engineering, for example Project Manage-ment, Change Management and Configuration andVersion Management. To this end, an introductioninto Requirements Management and RequirementsDevelopment is given, along with a short sketch ofSystems Engineering, and especially the necessary in-puts and resulting outputs of Requirements Manage-ment are explained. Using these flows of informationit is shown how Requirements Management can sup-port and optimse the other project disciplines andhow very important therefore a functioning Require-ments Management is for all areas of development.

Fields of interest

Software Engineering; Information Systems; Man-agement; Management of Computing and Informa-tion Systems

Target groups

Software engineers, project managers, consultants

Type of publication

Professional book

Due November 2007


59,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-47689-4

J.W. Hutchinson, University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA; E.M. Eisen-

stein, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA; J.W. Alba, University of

Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

Consumer Learning and Expertise

This book integrates two related fields of study,learning and expertise, as they have been applied toconsumer behavior. The first part of the book focus-es on two central hypotheses that are seldom explic-itly endorsed or rejected. In the normal course of ev-eryday life, consumers become increasingly familiarwith the products and service that they use. Possibly,over time people learn from these experiences andgain true expertise in a variety of product domains.Thus, the first hypothesis that increased familiari-ty leads to increased expertise: learning from expe-rience (H1). Second, it seems reasonable that as ex-pertise increases, people become more efficient con-sumers: increased consumer welfare (H2). The au-thors’ analyses reveal that these hypotheses are often,but not always supported, and sometimes oppositeresults obtain. The remaining parts of the book pro-vide systematic reviews of the theories, methods, andapplications that have been prominent in research onconsumer learning and expertise.

Features

The book updates several award winning articlesfrom the Journal of Consumer Research that areaproaching an ISI citation index of 500 The authorshave become default spokespersons for ConsumerKnowledge because of their research in this field

Contents

Overview.- The "Perfect World" Perspective: Cogni-tive Structure; Memory; Elaboration; Analytic Pro-cessing; Knowledge Calibration; Cognitive Effort,Automaticity, and Skilled Behavior.- Theory: Mod-els of Learning; Models of Expertise; Epistemolo-gy.- Method: Measuring Expertise as an IndividualDifference; Experimental Paradigms; QuantitativeModeling.- Applications: Information Search; PriceKnowledge; Pioneering Advantages; Diffusion of In-novations; Country-of-Origin Effects; MarketingCommunications; Context Effects.- Conclusions.

Fields of interest

Marketing; Cognitive Psychology; Operation Re-search/Decision Theory; Learning & Instruction

Target groups

Researchers in marketing sciences and psychology

Type of publication

Monograph

Due October 2007


69,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-48504-9

L. Hvam, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark;

N.H. Mortensen, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Den-

mark; J. Riis, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

Product Customization

For the majority of industrial companies, customiz-ing products and services is among the most criticalmeans to deliver true customer value and achieve su-perior competitive advantage. The challenge is not tocustomize products and services in itself – but to doit in a profitable way. The implementation of a prod-uct configuration system is among the most power-ful ways of achieving this in practice, offering a re-duction of the lead time for products and quotations,faster and more qualified responses to customer in-quiries, fewer transfers of responsibility and fewerspecification mistakes, a reduction of the resourcesspent for the specification of customized products,and the possibility of optimizing the products ac-cording to customer demands. This book presentsan operational procedure for the design of productconfiguration systems in industrial companies, basedon the experience gained from more than 40 productconfiguration projects in companies providing cus-tomer tailored products and services.

Features

The authors have wide experience in consulting re-garding product configuration

Contents

Introduction.- Specification Processes and Prod-uct Configuration.- The Procedure.- Developmentof Specification Processes.- Analysis of the ProductRange.- Object-Oriented Modelling.- KnowledgeRepresentation and Forms of Reasonging for ExpertSystems.- Choosing Configuration Software.- Prod-uct Configuration at F.L. Smidth.

Fields of interest

Management; Production/Logistics; Industrial andProduction Engineering

Target groups

Practitioners who work within sales, product devel-opment and production

Type of publication

Professional book

Due January 2008

2008. XII, 283 p. 123 illus. Hardcover

44,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-71448-4


R. Hyndman, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia; A.

Koehler, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA; K. Ord, Georgetown

University, Washington, DC, USA; R.D. Snyder, Monash Universtiy,

Clayton, VIC, Australia

Forecasting with Exponential

Smoothing

The State Space Approach

Exponential smoothing methods have been aroundsince the 1950s, and are still the most popular fore-casting methods used in business and industry.However, a modelling framework incorporatingstochastic models, likelihood calculation, predictionintervals and procedures for model selection, was notdeveloped until relatively recently. This book bringstogether all of the important new results on the statespace framework for exponential smoothing. It willbe of interest to people wanting to apply the methodsin their own area of interest as well as for researcherswanting to take the ideas in new directions. Part 1provides an introduction to exponential smoothingand the underlying models. The essential details aregiven in Part 2, which also provide links to the mostimportant papers in the literature. More advancedtopics are covered in Part 3, including the mathemat-ical properties of the models, extensions of the mod-els for specific problems, and applications to particu-lar domains.

Features

Provides solid intellectual foundation for exponentialsmoothing methods. Gives overview of current top-ics and develops new ideas that have not appearedin the academic literature. The forecast package forR implements the methods described in the book.Many graphics.

Contents

I. Introduction: Basic concepts.- Getting started. II.Essentials: Linear innovation state space models.-Non-linear and heteroscedastic innovation statespace models.- Estimation of innovation state spacemodels.- Prediction distributions and intervals.-Model selection. III. Further topics: Normalizingseasonal components.- Model properties.- Reducedforms and relationships with ARIMA models.- Lin-ear innovation state space models with random seedstates.- Alternative state space model formulations.-Models with regressor variables.- Multiple seasonali-ty.- Non-linear models for [..]

Fields of interest

Statistics for Business/Economics/Mathematical Fi-nance/Insurance; Game Theory/Mathematical Meth-ods; Statistical Theory and Methods

Target groups

researchers and graduate students

Type of publication

Monograph

Due April 2008

2008. Approx. 350 p. Softcover

36,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-71916-8

U. Hübner, Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, Osnabrück,

Germany; M.A. Elmhorst, trinovis GmbH, Hannover, Germany

(Eds.)

eBusiness in Healthcare

From eProcurement to Supply Chain Management

eProcurement in Healthcare is a book that aggre-gates 5 years of experience of three successive R andD projects (ELCH, GetTogether, GROPIS) coveringtechnical and organizational issues of eProcurement.The projects, which were funded partly by the gov-ernment and partly by industry and hospitals, lookedat the characteristics of procurement processes andat standard technologies. Two of the projects includ-ed case studies (ELCH, GROPIS), the third projectfocused on the development of standard businessobjects for eProcurement in healthcare (GetTogeth-er). Together they form a rich source of informationworth communicating to a large audience of expertsand newcomers alike. Results from the projects aresupplemented by the contributions of internationalexperts and their particular views on eProcurement,which gives the book a global perspective and henceallows its readers to learn from a variety of differentapproaches. Each chapter of the book is structured ina way that satisfies the needs of [..]

Features

First book to make the reader acquainted with majorclassifications and identification systems of medicalproducts and international trends towards standard-ization Unique with regard to its broad and soundinformation base, to its attractive structure and ap-pearance and to a topic neglected by many authors,i.e. terminology

Contents

Elements of eBusiness: Introduction to eBusiness.-Opportunities of Supply Chain Management inHealthcare.- Business Process Analysis.- Techni-cal Background: Integrated Information Systems.-Achieving Inter-Organizational Connectivity.- FromProduct Identification to Catalogue Standards.- Ap-plications and Experiences: The Evolution of eBusi-ness in Healthcare.- An Integrated Strategy for ePro-curement – The Case for Leeds Teaching Hospitals.-Supply Chain Management on Clinical Units.- Busi-ness Analysis.- Logistics Services and Beyond.- TheExperts’ Opinion-The Healthcare Providers.- The [..]

Fields of interest

Health Informatics & Health Administration; Pro-curement

Target groups

Executives and academics in the field

Type of publication

Professional book

Due November 2007

2008. Approx. 408 p. 117 illus. (Health Informatics) Hardcover

54,95 €

ISBN 978-1-84628-878-4

R. Ijioui, RWTH Aachen, Germany; H. Emmerich, RWTH Aachen,

Germany; M. Ceyp, University of Applied Sciences, Wedel, Ger-

many (Eds.)

Strategies and Tactics in Supply

Chain Event Management

This book gives unique insights into the SupplyChain Event Management (SCEM) of world-leadingcompanies. Aims, methods, instruments as well asresources and budgets in Supply Chain Event Man-agement are discussed. The reader will gain a strongunderstanding of the way to deal with problemsalong the supply chain and how to avoid them. Sup-ply Chain Event Management is a transparent viewof the company and all value chain partners and al-lows to meet timelines with decreased cost and risks.

Features

Explains how to organise and control a supply chainOffers real case studies from Top 100 companiesShows how world-leading companies succeed inmanaging supply chain events

Contents

Conceptual Design and Case Studies of SupplyChain Event Management.- Focused Interviews.- APersonal Field Report.

Fields of interest

Production/Logistics; Engineering Economics, Orga-nization, Logistics, Marketing; Management

Target groups

Professionals with responsibility for supply chainmanagement; researchers interested in this field

Type of publication

Professional book

Due November 2007

2008. XII, 368 p. 133 illus. Hardcover

59,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-73765-0


P. Jaillet, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA,

USA; M.R. Wagner, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

Boston, MA, USA

Online Optimization

The objective of ONLINE OPTIMIZATION is toprovide a systematic survey of the methodology.From the methodological survey, the book then cov-ers a variety of applications of online optimizationmethods in the domain of Operations Research andManagement Science. These applications includea range of problem types, which include the multi-ple scheduling complex transportation systems, op-timizing financial decision problems in "real time",and complex production problems of all sorts (e.g.,whether costs should be reduced or profits shouldbe maximized or scarce resources should be usedwisely, etc.). With online optimization the issue ofincomplete data is an essential aspect of the scientif-ic challenge. Hence, how well online algorithms canperform and how one can guarantee solution quali-ty—even without knowing all data in advance—arethe primary challenges of the online optimizationmethodology.

Features

The scheduling of all sorts of complex transportationsystems and optimizing financial decision problemsin "real time" are the most obvious examples of On-line Optimization ONLINE OPTIMIZATION is thefirst systematic application of the methods to OR/MSThese optimization methods are available to guidequick decisions with limited information Patrick Jail-let is currently Professor and Head of Civil and [..]

Contents

Introduction: Uncertainty in optimization.- OnlineOptimization: An overview.- A-Priori Optimization.-Online Traveling Salesman Problems.- Online Trav-eling Repairman Problems.- Online Searching.- On-line Machine Scheduling.- Value of Information inOnline Optimization.

Fields of interest

Operation Research/Decision Theory; OperationsResearch, Mathematical Programming; Optimiza-tion; Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Math-ematics; Production/Logistics; Engineering Eco-nomics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing

Target groups

Professors, students, and technically competent prac-titioners

Type of publication

Monograph

Due November 2007


& Management Science, Preliminary entry) Hardcover

73,15 €

ISBN 978-0-387-71771-5

A. John, UMS GmbH Consulting, Frankfurt am Main, Germany;

R. Meran, UMS GmbH Consulting, Frankfurt am Main, Germany;

O. Roenpage, UMS GmbH Consulting, Frankfurt am Main, Ger-

many; C. Staudter, UMS GmbH Consulting, Frankfurt am Main,

Germany; S. Lunau, UMS GmbH Consulting, Frankfurt am Main,

Germany (Ed.)

Six Sigma+Lean Toolset

The Six Sigma concept has enjoyed triumphant suc-cess throughout the business world over the last20 years, contributing significantly to renownedcorporations improving their net income. For anumber of years now this successful concept hasbeen supplemented by the tools of Lean Manage-ment, an approach that has accelerated pro-cess speed, reduced inventories, and decreased leadtimes. As practiced by the authors of thisbook the Six Sigma+Lean approach combinesthe tried-and-tested tools of both worlds, which arelinked together systematically in the proven DMA-IC process model. The toolset is a comprehensivecollection of the relevant Six Sigma+Lean tools nec-essary for successful project work. All of the toolsare presented clearly and concisely in examples. Thechronology matches that of the approach taken in aSix Sigma+Lean improvement project, following thesteps Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Con-trol. This unique layout and structure has created abook ideal for practical [..]

Features

Comprehensive compendium of all relevant Six Sig-ma+Lean tools necessary for successful project workIdeal for practical use: Systematic presentation of thetools according to their application in practice illus-trated by examples

Contents

Define.- Measure.- Analyze.- Improve.- Control.

Fields of interest

Management; Organization/Planning

Target groups

Practitioners

Type of publication

Professional book

Due March 2008


44,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-32349-5

J. Jonker, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands; J. Es-

kildsen, Aarhus Business School, Denmark (Eds.)

Management Models for the Future

It is evident that many organisations are in need ofrenovation, innovation and reinvigoration. Long-standing business paradigms and underpinningpractices require critical reflection in the light of fun-damental societal and business developments. Somecompanies are addressing these challenges, manycompanies are not. New functional requirementsoften seem to be in conflict, such as transparency,stock market performance, sustainability, innova-tion, responsibility, time to market, stakeholders,business rationalisation and many others. These re-quirements force business to revise its managementmodel. The time is right to demonstrate how thebusiness enterprise can be re-conceptualised, andwhat the challenges are of fundamental strategicchoices in organising a sustainable business propo-sition. This book presents ten cases of organisationswhich have developed a management model thatleads the organisation into the future.

Features

Clear and concise overview of a wide range of man-agement models and management instruments Bestpractice from innovative companies, with advice forapplication In addition: Section where consultancycompanies describe their management models

Fields of interest

Management

Target groups

Entrepreneurs, managers, in-company consultants

Type of publication

Professional book

Due January 2008


44,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-71450-7


H. Kagermann, SAP AG, Walldorf, Germany; W. Kinney, The Uni-

versity of Texas at Austin, TX, USA; K. Küting, Saarland Univer-

sity, Saarbrücken, Germany; C.-P. Weber, Saarland University,

Saarbrücken, Germany (Eds.)

Internal Audit Handbook

Management with the SAP®-Audit Roadmap

The "Internal Audit Handbook" is a comprehen-sive, up-to-date presentation of the tasks and chal-lenges facing internal audit. The handbook is basedon the audit work of SAP®'s global internal audit de-partment, which has been certified directly by theInstitute of Internal Auditors. It presents the AuditRoadmap, the process model of internal auditing de-veloped at SAP®, describing all stages of an audit. Thein-depth description provides information on issuessuch as the identification of audit fields, the annu-al audit planning, the organization and execution ofaudits as well as reporting and follow-up. The hand-book also discusses management-related subjects,e.g. the organizational structure of an internal auditdepartment. Separate chapters are dedicated to spe-cial topics like IT or SOX audits. The book also in-cludes a CD for computer-based learning contain-ing templates to put specific elements of theory intopractice. Since the handbook is based on practical ex-perience and gives numerous examples [..]

Features

Comprehensive presentation of internal audit pro-cesses Presents the Audit Roadmap, developed bySAP®, describing all stages of an audit

Contents

Conceptional Basis of Internal Audit.- The SAP Au-dit Roadmap as a Working Basis for Internal Audit.-Examples from Audit Practice at SAP.- Special Top-ics and Supplementary Discussion.

Fields of interest

Accounting/Auditing; Management

Target groups

Practitioners

Type of publication

Professional book

Due December 2007

2008. XXIV, 610 p. with CD-ROM Hardcover

159,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-70886-5

A. Kangas, University of Helsinki, Finland; J. Kangas,

Metsähallitus, Vantaa, Finland; M. Kurttila, University of Joensuu,

Finland

Decision Support for Forest

Management

The goal of Kangas, Kangas & Kurttila's Deci-sion Support for Forest Management is to providestudents and researchers with a toolbox of methodsfor approaching the different planning situationsthat may arise in practice. It draws together a widerange of methods used in planning forest manage-ment regimes and presents a systematic overviewof current methodological approaches. While earli-er books concerning forest planning have tended tofocus on linear programming, economic aspects, orspecific multi-criteria decision aid tools, this bookprovides a much broader range of tools to meet a va-riety of planning situations. The methods themselvescover a range of decision situations – from cases in-volving single decision makers, through group deci-sion making, to participatory planning. They includetraditional decision support tools, from optimizationto utility functions, as well as methods that are justgaining ground in forest planning – such as problemstructuring methods and social choice [..]

Features

No other book includes methodology for all aspectsof forest planning, ranging from operations researchmethodology to ethical aspects of participation Com-prehensive list and assessment of models and meth-ods for forest management planning. No other text-book covers so many approaches and techniques In-tegration of multi-criteria topics Chapters 8, 10 and11 are unique

Contents

1. Introduction. 2. Unidimensional problems.- 3.Multi-criteria decision problems.- 4. Uncertainty inmulti-criteria decision making.- 5. Optimization.- 6.Heuristic optimization.- 7. Group decision makingand participatory planning.- 8. Voting methods.- 9.Behavioural aspects.- 10. Practical examples of usingMCDS methods.- 11. Final remarks.-

Fields of interest

Forestry Management; Operation Research/Deci-sion Theory; Environmental Management; Organi-zation/Planning; Methodology of the Social Sciences

Target groups

Researchers and advanced students specialising inmanagement and planning issues relating to forestryand natural resource management, mostly inEurope, North America, Australia/New Zealand, al-so in Latin America (e.g. Brasil and Chile), in Fin-land specifically, both at the University of Joensuuand at the University of Helsinki, courses will begiven that intend to use this book as a text-book.

Type of publication


Due February 2008

2008. Approx. 250 p. (Managing Forest Ecosystems, Vol. 16)

Hardcover

85,00 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6786-0

M. Kobayashi-Hillary, National Outsourcing Association, London,

UK (Ed.)

Building a Future with BRICs

The Next Decade for Offshoring

In 2003, Goldman Sachs published a startling reporton the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) re-gion: These four countries would be larger than theG6 economics within 40 years, muscling their way toeconomic dominance over the coming decades, andpowering past developed countries such as the Unit-ed Kingdom, Germany, and Japan. This book focuseson the technology and technology-enabled servicesthat underpin this social and economic revolution.The editor analyses the reasons why these four coun-tries are in a unique position to lead a 21st centurygrowth in international services. He then features 12chapters written by the most important chief execu-tives from the BRICs service economy. Indian tech-nology leaders, such as Nandan Nilekani (Infosys),Shiv Nadar (HCL), and Rajendra Pawar (NIIT), fea-ture alongside their peers from Brazil, Russia, andChina outlining their views on the next decade foroffshoring.

Features

Leading-edge thinking from some of the leadingChief Executive Officers in global information tech-nology Analysis of the effects of the BRICs growthon the service sector Focus on technology and tech-nology-enabled services

Fields of interest

Management; International Economics; InformationSystems; Management of Computing and Informa-tion Systems; Political Science

Target groups

Practitioners, managers

Type of publication

Monograph

Due October 2007

2008. XVIII, 219 p. 8 illus. Hardcover

49,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-46453-2


K. Kogan, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel; C.S. Tapiero,

Polytechnic University, New York, NY, USA

Supply Chain Games

Operations Management and Risk Valuation

In today’s global economy, supply chains are an es-sential ingredient to corporate survival and growth.Operations strategy in supply chains must assumean ever-expanding and strategic role of risks thatmodern enterprises face when they operate in an in-terdependent supply chain environment. These op-erational and strategic facets entail a brand new setof operational problems and risks that have not al-ways been understood or managed very well. It fallsto supply chain managers to identify and to edu-cate corporate managers on what these critical op-erational problems and risks involve. Supply ChainGames: Operations Management and Risk Valuationprovides business students and practitioners with themeans to understand, to model and to analyze theseoutstanding issues and problems that are the essen-tial elements in managing supply chains today.

Features

The recent explosive growth in supply chains, main-taining control over traditional operational and riskmanagement issues, have become even more in com-plex and at the same time strategic-game-like in theirnature. This is the first expository analysis and appli-cation of these recent developments in today’s econ-omy Addresses new and developing concerns in thefield and it will be of much interest to all Supply [..]

Contents

Introduction.- Supply chains logistics and operationsmanagement.- Supply chains games: modeling in astatic framework.- Supply chains games: modelingin a multi-period framework.- Supply chains games:modeling in an inter-temporal framework.- Supplychains games: modeling in an inter-temporal frame-work with periodic review.- Sustainable collabora-tion in supply chains.- Risk management and supplychains.- Quality and supply chain management.- Ap-pendix: optimality conditions in single and two-play-er dynamic games.- Subject index.

Fields of interest

Production/Logistics; Operation Research/Deci-sion Theory; Industrial and Production Engineering;Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk; Engi-neering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Market-ing; Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods ofEngineering

Target groups

Students, academic researchers, practitioners

Type of publication

Monograph

Due November 2007



99,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-72775-2

M. Krafft, University of Münster, Germany; M.K. Mantrala, Univer-

sity of Missouri, MO, USA (Eds.)

Retailing in the 21st Century

Current and Future Trends

Retailing in the new millennium stands as an excit-ing, complex and critical sector of business in mostdeveloped as well as emerging economies. Today,the retailing industry is being buffeted by a numberof forces simultaneously, e.g., increasing competi-tion within and across retailing formats, the growthof online retailing, the advent of ‘radio frequencyidentification’ (RFID) technology, the explosion incustomer-level data availability, the global expansionof major retail chains like Wal-Mart and METROGroup and so on. Making sense of it all is not easybut of vital importance to retailing practitioners, an-alysts and policymakers. With crisp and insightfulcontributions from many of the world's leading ex-perts in retailing, Retailing in the 21st Century offersin one book a compendium of state-of-the-art, cut-ting-edge knowledge to guide successful retailing inthe new millennium.

Features

Present situation of the retail sector and future chal-lenges explored Written by leading experts in thefield

Contents

Overview. Introduction: Retail Success and KeyDrivers.- Retailing in the Global World: Case Studyof Metro. Global, Environmental, and Market Tends:Global Trends: Retail Trends in Europe.- Trends inU.S. Retailing.- Trends in Retailing in East Asia.-Trends in Retailing in India. Environmental Trends:Future Store Technologies and Their Impact on Gro-cery Retailing.- The Third Wave of Marketing Intel-ligence.- Applications of Intelligent Technologies inRetail Marketing.- New Automated Checkout Sys-tems. Market Trends: Understanding Retail Cus-tomers.- Future Trends in Multi-channel [..]

Fields of interest

Marketing; Management; Procurement

Target groups

Managers and academics interested in retailing

Type of publication

Professional book

Due January 2008

2008. Approx. 430 S. Hardcover

69,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-72001-0

Y.-K. Kwok, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Chi-

na

Mathematical Models of Financial

Derivatives

This second edition of Mathematical Models of Fi-nancial Derivatives, now featuring new material, fo-cuses on the valuation principles that are common tomost derivative securities. A wide range of financialderivatives commonly traded in the equity and fixedincome markets are analysed, emphasising aspectsof pricing, hedging and practical usage. It presentsa self-contained treatment of risk-neutral valuationtheory, martingale measure, and tools in stochasticcalculus required for the understanding of optionpricing theory. Derivative pricing models are solvedusing various approaches, by martingale pricing the-ory and partial differential equation methods. Thistext is targeted to students in mathematical finance.It also serves as a good reference for quantitative an-alysts and derivative traders in investment banks.The most resent research results and methodologiesare made accessible to the reader through the exten-sive set of exercises at the end of each chapter.

Features

- was one of the earliest introductory text-books in mathematical finance - good reputation es-tablished by the 1st edition

Contents

Introduction to Derivative Instruments.- Fundamen-tal Concepts of Financial Economics and Asset PriceDynamics.- Pricing Models for One-Asset EuropeanOptions.- Path Dependent Options.- American Op-tions and Free Boundary Value Problems.- Numeri-cal Schemes for Pricing Options.- Interest Rate Mod-els and Bond Pricing.- Interest Rate Instruments

Fields of interest

Quantitative Finance; Finance /Banking

Type of publication


Due March 2008

2008. Approx. 500 p. (Springer Finance) Hardcover

65,90 €

ISBN 978-3-540-42288-4


C.-F. Lee, Rutgers University,Piscataway, NJ, USA; A.C. Lee, San

Francisco State University, CA, USA (Eds.)

Encyclopedia of Finance

The Encyclopedia of Finance is a major new refer-ence work covering all aspects of finance. Cover-age includes finance (financial managment, securi-ty analysis, portfolio management, financial marketsand instruments, insurance, real estate, options andfutures, international finance) and statistical appli-cations in finance (applications in portfolio analysis,option pricing models and financial research). Theproject is designed to attract both an academic andprofessional market. It will also have internationalapproach to ensure its maximum appeal.

Features

Capital asset pricing model Financial managementCorporate finance Investment analysis Option pric-ing model Efficient market hypothesis Modiglianiand Miller Proposition

Contents

Preface. -Terms, definitions and short essays. -De-posit insurance schemes. -Gramm-Leach-Bailey Act:creating a new bank for a new millennium. -Com-parative analysis of zero-coupon and coupon-pre-funded bonds.- Intertemporal risk and currencyrisk.- Credit derivatives.- international parity condi-tions and market risk.- Treasury inflation-indexedsecurities.- Asset pricing models.- Conditional as-set pricing.- Conditional performance evaluation.-Working capital and cash flow.- Evaluating fundperformance within the stochastic discount factorframework.- Duration analysis and its [..]

Fields of interest

Finance /Banking

Target groups

Students, professors and researchers

Type of publication

Encyclop(a)edia

Due October 2007

2006. Also available as online version.

249,00 €

ISBN 978-0-387-26336-6

L. Lipsky, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA

Queuing Theory

A Linear Algebraic Approach

This textbook is a very good introduction to queue-ing analysis using matrix analytic techiques. Thebook is readable and the author provides numerousexamples and exercises to illustrate crucial points.

Features

A unique book, with no other like it Examples ofcurrent applications (e.g. telecommunications sys-tems) included The author is the definitive and mostrespected authority in this field Large amount of ex-amples and exercises included

Contents

Introduction.- M/M/1 Queue.- Matrix ExponentialFunctions.- M/G/1 Queue.- G/M/1 Queue.- M/G/C-Type Systems.- G/G/1//N Loop.- Semi-Markov Pro-cesses.- Linear Algebraic Approach.- Glossary.- Ref-erences.- Index.

Fields of interest

Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Opera-tion Research/Decision Theory; Information Systemsand Communication Service; Operations Research,Mathematical Programming; Game Theory/Mathe-matical Methods

Target groups

upper undergraduate and graduate students

Type of publication


Due February 2008

Originally published by Wiley & Sons, 1992


54,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-49704-4

D.G. Luenberger, Stanford University, CA, USA; Y. Ye, Stanford

University, CA, USA

Linear and Nonlinear Programming

"Linear and Nonlinear Programming" is considereda classic textbook in Optimization. While it is a clas-sic, it also reflects modern theoretical insights. Theseinsights provide structure to what might otherwisebe simply a collection of techniques and results, andthis is valuable both as a means for learning existingmaterial and for developing new results. One ma-jor insight of this type is the connection between thepurely analytical character of an optimization prob-lem, expressed perhaps by properties of the necessaryconditions, and the behavior of algorithms used tosolve a problem. This was a major theme of the firstand second editions. Now the third edition has beencompletely updated with recent Optimization Meth-ods. The new co-author, Yinyu Ye, has written chap-ters and chapter material on a number of these areasincluding Interior Point Methods.

Features

The 1st edition of this book is considered a classic;the 2nd edition expanded on the theme, and the 3rdedition will update the material with the help of anew co-author, Yinyu Ye Provides a structure forlearning existing material, and insight for developingnew results Useful to analysts, operations researchersand management experts in many fields

Contents

Introduction.- Part I: Linear Programming.- 2. Ba-sic Properties of Linear Programs.- 3. The SimplexMethod.- 4. Duality.- 5. Interior-Point Methods.- 6.Transportation and Network Flow Problems.- PartII: Unconstrained Problems.-7. Basic Descent Meth-ods.- 8. Conjugate Direction Methods.- 9. Quasi-Newton Methods.- Part III: Constrained Minimiza-tion.- 10. Constrained Minimization Conditions.-11. Primal Methods.- 12. Penalty and Barrier Meth-ods.- 13. Dual and Cutting Plane Methods.- 14. Pri-mal-Dual Methods.- Appendix A: Mathematical Re-view.- A.1. Sets.- A.2. Matrix Notation.- A.3. [..]

Fields of interest

Operations Research, Mathematical Programming;Operation Research/Decision Theory; Optimization;Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathemat-ics; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics,Marketing; Industrial and Production Engineering

Target groups

System analysts, operations researchers, numericalanalysts, management scientists, and other specialistsfrom practical optimization applications

Type of publication


Due January 2008



79,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-74502-2


R.W. McGee, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL, USA (Ed.)

Accounting Reform in Transition

and Developing Economies

The editor has assembled a stellar group of expertsto write about their areas of expertise. Topics includeaccounting reform in Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, Ar-menia, Serbia, China and Spain; accounting educa-tion in several transition economies; developmentof the accounting profession in several transitioneconomies; corporate governance issues in transi-tion economies and an overview of accounting re-form projects by someone who has been involved inaccounting reform in a dozen countries. This bookappeals to a wide segment of the academic and pro-fessional market. It will appeal to accounting andfinance professors and students because the maintheme of the book deals with accounting and finan-cial system reform. It will appeal to economists in thesubfields of transition economics and developmenteconomics because it addresses current issues intheir field. It will also appeal to scholars in the fieldof Russian & East European Studies and AsianStudies because the book is about several East [..]

Features

Only two books deal exclusively with accounting re-form in Eastern Europe and both of these books dealexclusively with Russia Accounting Reform in Tran-sition and Developing Economies discusses account-ing reform in other countries Much of the informa-tion gathered for this book comes from experts whohave worked and lived in the various countries in-cluded in this study

Contents

Introduction.- Accounting Reform in Estonia.- Ac-counting Reform in Russia and Ukraine: A Com-parative Study.- Transparency and Disclosure: ASurvey of Russian Companies.- Corporate Gover-nance after Privatization: Case Studies of TransitionEconomies.- The State of Corporate Governance inTransition Economies.- Prospects of Transition ofthe Russian Banking Sector to IAS.- A Re-emergingProfessional in an Emerging Market: The Story ofthe Modern Serbian Accountancy Profession.- TheDevelopment of the Accounting Profession in Arme-nia.- Accounting Reform in Transition Economies: APersonal [..]

Fields of interest

Accounting/Auditing; Economics/Management Sci-ence, general; Economic Systems; Finance /Banking

Target groups

Academics, undergraduate and graduate students inthe fields of accounting, finance, economics, Russian& East European Studies, Asian studies; policyanalysts

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due March 2008


96,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-25707-5

R. Michaeli, Butzbach, Germany

Competitive Intelligence

Competitive Advantage through Analysis of Competition,

Markets and Technologies

In the modern world of business management, theaim of Competitive Intelligence (CI) is to gain com-petitive advantage through the investigation andanalysis of market and competitive information. Thisbook offers a fundamental and practical introductionto the conceptions, techniques and practice of CI. Anumber of case studies on international companieshighlight the different aspects of CI in practice. Thebook looks at methods of resolution, ideas and tech-niques including how to carry out research effective-ly, manage information overload and use analysistools intelligently. The CI implementation processis also a key theme within the book. Strategic com-petitive analysis is essential in order to develop a suc-cessful business strategy, plan ahead and eventuallygain measurable competitive advantage. The Com-petitive Intelligence approach is geared towards this.This book is a practical introduction to the concepts,techniques and uses of CI.

Features

Offers fundamental and practical introduction toCompetitive Intelligence. Case studies show the ap-plications of different methods and highlight practi-cal aspects.

Contents

Introduction.- The Psychology Behind IntelligenceAnalysis.- The Competitive Intelligence Cycle.- Ob-servation, HUMINT and Electronic Media.- Ba-sic Analysis Methods.- Advanced Analysis Meth-ods.- The Competitive Intelligence Center.- SpecialThemes within Competitive Intelligence.

Fields of interest

Management; Organization/Planning

Type of publication

Professional book

Due March 2008


59,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-72758-3

J.A. Muckstadt, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA; A. Sapra, Cor-

nell University, Ithaca, NY, USA

Models and Solutions in Inventory

Management

Ensuring the availability of materials and goods isone of the major responsibilities and goals of in-ventory management, requiring various techniquessuch as mathematical modeling and computation-al methods. This unique textbook is devoted tomodels and solutions in inventory management. Itbegins with an introductory chapter in whichthe basics of inventory systems and mathematicalassumptions for all models are grouped together,thereafter mathematical principles and applicationsare treated as they relate to one another. In this clear-ly organized systematic exposition, a unique balanceis maintained between simplicity and rigor. Topicsrelated to multiechelon systems are discussed in thelatter chapters. An important feature of this workcan be found in the beautiful examples in the finalchapter in which a relationship between differentkinds of real situations in industry and theoreticalmodels are discussed in detail. This graduate text-book will appeal to senior and first year graduate [..]

Features

More mathematical than some other texts in thisfield, less than others, striking a unique balance be-tween simplicity and rigour Last chapter seeks to es-tablish a relationship between different industrial sit-uations and theortical models, with some examplesdiscussed in detail User friendly and well organized

Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Economic Order Quantity Mod-els.- 3. 98% Cost-Effective Heuristics.- 4. DynamicLot-Sizing.- 5. The Newsvendor Model.- 6. Period-ic Review Models with Variable Ordering Cost.- 7.Periodic Review Models with Fixed Ordering Cost.-8. A Continuous Time Model with Fixed OrderingCost.- 9. Repairable Items in Multi-Echelon Sys-tems.- 10. Last Thought.- Bibliography.- Index.

Fields of interest

Operation Research/Decision Theory; OperationsResearch, Mathematical Programming; Applicationsof Mathematics; Industrial and Production Engi-neering

Target groups

Senior and first year graduate students in OperationsResearch, Industrial Engineering, and quantitativeMBA programs; reference for those in industry; in-ventory management courses in many universitiesthroughout the country

Type of publication


Due July 2009

2008. Approx. 305 p. (Springer Series in Operations Research and

Financial Engineering) Hardcover

49,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-24492-1


G. Munda, University Autonoma Barcelona, Spain

Social Multi-Criteria Evaluation for

a Sustainable Economy

This work is among the first treatments to accountfor the complexity of social decisions and sustain-ability problems by using the methodological frame-work of multi-criteria decision analysis. The authorproposes the new concept of Social Multi-CriteriaEvaluation (SMCE) as a policy framework for theanalysis of sustainability issues in which concernsfor current and future generations have to be consid-ered along with policy imperatives and market con-straints. The treatment of technical uncertainty, bothstochastic and fuzzy, is also explored in depth. Thebook is unique in its elaboration of the relationshipbetween social and public choice and multi-criteriadecision theory and in its attempt to systemize multicriteria evaluation within economic theory and com-plex systems analysis.

Contents

A: Methodological Foundations and OperationalConsequences of Social Multi-Criteria Evaluation:Introduction.- Dealing with a Complex World withMultiple Dimensions, Values and Scales.- Opera-tionalizing Technical and Social Incommensurabil-ity in an SMCE Framework.- B: Consistency in So-cial Multi-Criteria Evaluation: Basic MethodologicalConcepts.- Basic Discrete Multi-Criteria Methods.-Lessons Learned from Social Choice Literature.- C:Mathematical Procedures for Searching for Techni-cal and Social Compromise Solutions: Searching forthe "Technical Compromise Solution".- Searchingfor [..]

Fields of interest

Operation Research/Decision Theory; EconomicPolicy; Environmental Economics

Target groups

Applied operations researchers and economists in-terested in sustainability issues

Type of publication

Monograph

Due December 2007


84,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-73702-5

D.N.P. Murthy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Aus-

tralia; K.A.H. Kobbacy, University of Salford, Greater Manchester,

UK (Eds.)

Complex System Maintenance

Handbook

The efficient functioning of modern society dependson the smooth operation of many complex systemsincluding transport and communication systems,manufacturing and processing plants, utilities, hospi-tals and banks. Such systems are unreliable becausethey degrade with age and/or usage and fail when nolonger capable of delivering the products/services.The consequences of a failed complex system can bedramatic (e.g. economic losses). These failures can becontrolled by preventive maintenance actions. Ad-vances in the understanding of the physics of failure,and in the technologies used to combat this failurehave resulted in a vast literature on this topic. Thisbook is the first to integrate this literature with chap-ters on a particular aspect of maintenance written byinternationally-renowned researchers and practition-ers. This book will interest maintenance engineersand managers in industry as well as researchers andgraduate students in maintenance, industrial engi-neering and applied mathematics.

Features

No other book provides such depth and coverage onthe topic of maintenance of unreliable systems Dis-cusses both theory and practice Chapters written byinternationally-renowned researchers and experi-enced practitioners

Contents

An Overview.- Maintenance: An Evolutionary Per-spective.- New Technologies for Maintenance.- Re-liability Centred Maintenance.- Condition-basedMaintenance Modelling.- Maintenance Based onLimited Data.- Reliability Prediction and Acceler-ated Testing.- Preventive Maintenance Models forComplex Systems.- Artificial Intelligence in Main-tenance.- Maintenance of Repairable Systems.- Op-timal Maintenance of Multi-component Systems: aReview.- Replacement of Capital Equipment.- Main-tenance and Production: a Review of Planning Mod-els.- Delay Time Modelling.- Outsourcing of Mainte-nance .- [..]

Fields of interest

Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk; Tech-nology Management; Systems and Information The-ory in Engineering; Engineering Economics, Organi-zation, Logistics, Marketing

Target groups

Researchers, practitioners from industry, mainte-nance engineers and managers

Type of publication

Monograph

Due March 2008

2008. Approx. 685 p. (Springer Series in Reliability Engineering)

Hardcover

119,95 €

ISBN 978-1-84800-010-0

L. Mátyás, Budapest University of Economics, Budapest, Hungary;

P. Sevestre, University Paris I, Pantheon Sorbonne, Paris, France

(Eds.)

The Econometrics of Panel Data

Fundamentals and Recent Developments in Theory and Prac-

tice

This completely restructured, updated third editionof The Econometrics of Panel Data, first published in1992, provides a general overview of the economet-rics of panel data, both from a theoretical and froman applied viewpoint. Since the pioneering papersby Kuh, Mundlak, Hoch and Balestra and Nerlove,the pooling of cross section and time series data hasbecome an increasingly popular way of quantify-ing economic relationships. Each series provides in-formation lacking in the other, so a combination ofboth leads to more accurate and reliable results thanwould be achievable by one type of series alone. Thisthird, enhanced edition provides a complete and upto date presentation of theoretical developments aswell as surveys about how econometric tools are usedto study firms and household’s behaviors and/ormore macroeconomic phenomena such as econom-ic growth. It contains sixteen entirely new chapterswhile the others have been largely revised to accountfor recent developments in the field.

Features

The double emphasis of the third edition togetherwith the fact that all the chapters have been writtenby well-known specialists in the field, makes thishandbook a standard reference for all those con-cerned with the use of panel data in econometrics

Contents

Fundamentals: Introduction.- Fixed Effect Modelsand Fixed Coefficient Models.- Error ComponentsModels.- Endogenous Regressors and CorrelatedEffects.- The Chamberlain Approach to Panel Da-ta.- Random Coefficient Models.- Parametric BinaryChoice Models.- Advanced Topics: Dynamic Mod-els for Short Panels.- Unit Roots and Cointegrationin Panels.- Measurement Errors and Simultaneity.-Pseudo-panels and Repeated Cross-sections.- Attri-tion, Selection Bias and Censored Regressions.- Sim-ulation Techniques for Panels.- Simulation Tech-niques for Panels: Efficient Importance Sampling.-[..]

Fields of interest

Econometrics; Statistics for Business/Eco-nomics/Mathematical Finance/Insurance; GameTheory/Mathematical Methods

Target groups

Researchers, advanced students, and professionaleconomists concerned with the use of panel data ineconometrics

Type of publication

Reference work

Due February 2008

2008. Approx. 1000 p. (Advanced Studies in Theoretical and Ap-

plied Econometrics, Vol. 46) Hardcover

299,00 €

ISBN 978-3-540-75889-1


H. Müller-Merbach, TU Kaiserslautern, Germany

Operations Research and

Management Science

Volume 1: A History of the New Approach to Problems

The HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF OPER-ATIONS RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT SCI-ENCE will provide—for the first time—a histor-ical context for the entire field of Operations Re-search/Management Science. This enables each re-searcher, student, and practitioner to put their ownwork (which is only part of the broader OR/MS do-main in the Applied Sciences) into a historical per-spective. OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND MAN-AGEMENT SCIENCE: A History of the New Ap-proach to Problems (Volume 1) provides a broad un-derstanding including the OR/MS approach to prob-lems, the scope of problem-solving methodologiesacross the specific methodologies in the field andthe modeling advances with the appropriate math-ematical tools illustrated. QUALITATIVE DEVEL-OPMENT OF OR/MS (Volume 2) outlines the de-velopment of the qualitative (non-mathematical)approach to OR/MS in the historical context of thefield. QUANTITATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF OR/MS (Volume 3) charts the development of the quan-titative advances (progress) in OR/MS. The volumeuses [..]

Features

The author is making special efforts to ensure thatall the books are well-written, well-motivated, acces-sible, and readable. The books will be of interest toacademics to industry practitioners to students. OR/MS is a field with compartmental specializations andthese volumes will be one of the very few resourcesthat will provide those who work with OR/MS toolsand those who are in interested in exploring [..]

Contents

General introduction: OR from ‘problem solving’ to‘science of better’.- The role of OR in the system ofsciences.- History of OR, temporal.- History of OR,the technical milestones.- History of OR, the pio-neers.- Scepticism of OR.- The organizations of OR:national and international.- Index.

Fields of interest

Operation Research/Decision Theory; OperationsResearch, Mathematical Programming; ProbabilityTheory and Stochastic Processes; Optimization; In-formation Systems; Business/Management Science,general

Target groups

Academics, students

Type of publication

Monograph

Due November 2007



92,40 €

ISBN 978-0-387-72154-5


Qualitative Development

of Operations Research and

Management Science

Volume 2: Classic Examples and Commentary


Features


Contents


Fields of interest


Target groups

Academics, students

Type of publication

Collected works

Due November 2007



92,40 €

ISBN 978-0-387-72158-3


Quantitative Development

of Operations Research and

Management Science

Volume 3: Classic Examples and Commentary


Features


Contents


Fields of interest


Target groups

Academics, students

Type of publication

Collected works

Due November 2007



92,40 €

ISBN 978-0-387-72161-3


E. Nemeth, University of Vienna, Austria; S.W. Schmitz, Institute

Vienna Circle, Vienna, Austria; U. Thomas, University of Manch-

ester, UK (Eds.)

Otto Neurath’s Economics in

Context

Otto Neurath (1882-1945) was a highly unorthodoxthinker both in philosophy and economics. He pro-posed a radically expanded scope of economic anal-ysis that would facilitate a comparative and system-atic study of the impact of a great variety of econom-ic and political measures on a population’s well-be-ing. Neurath regarded the controversial and wide-ly misunderstood concept of calculation in kind asan indispensable instrument for anyone (economistor politician) who sought to analyze economic rela-tionships from a wider perspective than that of priceformation under market conditions. What is the im-pact of alternative (economic, political or organisa-tional) measures on living conditions? What are theappropriate methods to compare and to rationallychoose among alternative measures? In Neurath’sopinion, answers to these questions are crucial forevery democratic government. The contributionsto this sparkling new book conclude that Neurathtouched on many of the most critical problems ofeconomic [..]

Features

The book is the only research oriented volume onNeurath’s economics in context. Could you pleaselist relevant journals to which we can offer your workfor review in due course?

Contents

A. Otto Neurath’s Economics in Context Intro-duction by Elisabeth Nemeth, Stefan W. Schmitz,Thomas E. Uebel Elisabeth Nemeth: "Freeing upone’s point of view" – Neurath’s Machian HeritageCompared With Schumpeter’s Thomas E. Uebel:Otto Neurath as an Austrian Economist: Behindthe Scenes of the Early Socialist Calculation DebateGuenther Chaloupek: Otto Neurath’s Concepts ofSocialization and Economic Calculation and his So-cialist Critics John O’Neill: Pluralism and EconomicInstitutions Peter Mooslechner: Neurath on Money:Some Reflections on Neurath’s Monetary Thought in[..]

Fields of interest

Economics/Management Science, general; Social Sci-ences; Methodology and the History of EconomicThought; Political Philosophy

Target groups

Philosophers und Historians of Economics, Philoso-phers and Historians of Science, Social Scientists,Ecological Economists, researchers in the field ofsustainable development, scholars in the field of thehistory of economic thought

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due March 2008

2008. Approx. 305 p. 2 illus. (Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook,

Vol. 13) Hardcover

120,00 €

ISBN 978-1-4020-6904-8

E.M. Noam, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, New York,

New York, USA; L.M. Pupillo, Telecom Italia, Roma, Italy (Eds.)

Peer-to-Peer Video

The Economics, Policy, and Culture of Today's New Mass Medi-

um

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks are comprised of equal“nodes” that function as both clients and servers, asopposed to systems in which data and informationare managed through centralized servers. The impli-cations of this architecture go far beyond the techno-logical realm; the ability of individuals to share dig-ital content files, including audio and video mate-rial, in real time, facilitates communication and, ata deeper cultural level, promotes community with-out hierarchy or strict control. As Eli Noam, Loren-zo Pupillo, and their colleagues demonstrate in thistimely and incisive volume, P2P has permeated allfacets of society, from YouTube and music down-loading experiments on college campuses to interna-tional policy debates over intellectual property rights.Peer-to-Peer Video is the first book to apply eco-nomic principles to analyze and understand the P2Pphenomenon, considering such topics as “consumerdemand and the commons” and “file sharing and thecopyright crisis.” Moreover, the authors, [..]

Features

Hot topic: P2P video is at the nexus of technology,media, culture, politics, economics, law, and busi-ness today First comprehensive treatment of the top-ic: coverage from multiple points of view, with nu-merous contemporary examples Combines incisiveanalysis with discussion of practical implications forbusiness, media/communications management, andintellectual property law Expert contributors on thefront [..]

Contents

The Economics of User Generated Content and P2P:The Commons as the Enabler of Commerce.- Peer-to-Peer Media File Sharing: From Copyright Cri-sis to Market?.- The Economics of Peer-to-Peer.-The Implications of Video P2P on Network Us-age.- Peer-to-Peer Video File Sharing: What CanWe Learn From Consumer Behavior?.- Col-lege Students: The Rationale for P2P Video File Shar-ing.- Peer-to-Peer and User-Generated Content:Flash in the Pan or the Arrival of a New StorytellingParadigm?.- A Survival Analysis of Albums on Rank-ing Charts.- Compulsory Licensing vs. Private Nego-tiations in [..]

Fields of interest

Media Management; Media Law; Economic Policy;Technology Management

Target groups

Professors, researchers, and students of media/com-munications management, technology, policy, pop-ular culture/current events, intellectual proper-ty/copyright, and economics; professionalsand consultants in media/communications and relat-ed industries; policymakers and economists special-izing in media, communications, and technology is-sues

Type of publication

Collected works

Due March 2008

2008. 40 illus. Hardcover

38,50 €

ISBN 978-0-387-76449-8


P. Nyhuis, Universität Hannover, Germany; H.-P. Wiendahl,

Universität Hannover, Germany

Fundamentals of Production

Logistics

Theory, Tools and Applications

This book comprehensively encapsulates for the firsttime the fundamentals of modeling Logistic Oper-ating Curves for production and storage process-es including how they can be derived and calculat-ed based on standard operating data. In doing so,the authors clearly demonstrate the mutual depen-dencies between the often contradictory logistic ob-jectives, i.e. on the one hand low throughput timesand high delivery reliability and on the other handlow WIP levels and high rates of utilization. More-over, they also explain how these objectives can beimproved using the Logistic Operating Curve The-ory and why this method thus provides an inter-esting alternative to simulations. Logistic Operat-ing Curves open up the frequently hidden poten-tial of the throughput time and WIP without requir-ing excessive restructuring or capital expenditures.Through numerous industry based examples thiswell structured book first provides a thorough intro-duction to the essentials of the Logistic OperatingCurve Theory [..]

Features

The coherences within production logistics are thor-oughly explained and the fundamentals are discussedby scientifically proven approaches Many applica-tion examples enhance the transfer of the theory intopractice

Contents

Introduction.- Basics of modelling.- Traditionalmodels of production logistics.- Derivation of theoperating curve theory.- Fundamental laws of pro-duction logistics.- Application of the operating curvetheory.- Bottleneck-oriented logistic analysis in prac-tice.-Application of the operating curve theory forstorage processes.- Use of the operating curve theo-ry in process chains.- Summery and outlook.- Litera-ture.

Fields of interest

Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics,Marketing; Production/Logistics; Industrial and Pro-duction Engineering

Target groups

Readers in science, research and in the industry

Type of publication

Professional book

Due March 2008

2008. Approx. 300 p. 170 illus. With CD-ROM. Hardcover

89,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-34210-6

Y.A. Ozcan, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA,

USA

Health Care Benchmarking and

Performance Evaluation

An Assessment using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)

One of the most pressing problems in today’s healthcare system is performance evaluation. Perfor-mance evaluation in health care goes well beyondfinancial and efficiently issues directly to mattersof life and death. Health Care Benchmark-ing and Performance Evaluation appliesthe analytical framework of Data EnvelopmentAnalysis methodology to provide health careadministrators with specific benchmarking tools forperformance evaluation. Most important, the bookprovides health care practitioners and administratorswith information of what is lacking in specific as-pects of performance and then outlines the ways howthese performance inadequacies can be improved.Professor Ozcan is a professor of Health Administra-tion at Virginia Commonwealth University and theEditor-in-Chief of the journal, Health Care Manage-ment Science. He has written a book that will havewide use in the academic and practitioner health carecommunities. It is a book that will be particu-larly influential in [..]

Features

Performance evaluation benchmarking methodsthat work are very much needed in today’s healthcare system. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) isa methodology that was developed to solve perfor-mance problems in service industries. This will bethe first application of DEA on health care perfor-mance issues This book will be of considerable in-terest to multiple markets groups: (1) academic re-searchers, (2) health [..]

Contents

Trends in Health Care Performance.- PerformanceMeasurement Issues in Health Care.- Survey of Per-formance Evaluation Methods.- Efficiency Measure-ment via Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA).- Ba-sic DEA Models.- Alternative DEA Models.- Appli-cation of DEA Models with Discretionary, Non-dis-cretionary and Categorical Variables.- Allocationor Cost Efficiency Models and their Applications inHealth Care.- Longitudinal Evaluation with DEA.-Super Efficiency and Free Disposal Hull Models andtheir Application to Efficiency Analysis in HealthCare.- Best Practices and Benchmarking with DEAin [..]

Fields of interest

Operation Research/Decision Theory; Health CareAdministration; Medicine, general; Microeconomics;Econometrics; Business/Management Science, gener-al

Target groups

Professors, students and health care practitioners

Type of publication

Monograph

Due January 2008



79,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-75447-5


H. Palzelt, Max Plank Institute of Economics, Jena, Germany; Th.

Brenner, Max Plank Institute of Economics, Jena, Germany (Eds.)

Handbook of Bioentrepreneurship

Providing an important and timely overview of re-search on the exciting area of entrepreneurship inbiotechnology, The Handbook of Bioentrepreneur-ship examines one of the most promising industriesof the 21st century. While genetically engineeredfood and biopharmaceuticals have made biotechnol-ogy part of our everyday life, starting a bioventureis among the most complex and risky entrepreneuri-al tasks given long development cycles, high tech-nological and market uncertainty, and high capitalintensity. Providing unparalleled in-depth and de-tailed analysis, this Handbook sheds light on busi-ness models and strategies, financing, cooperationnetworks between firms and universities, among oth-er issues. With new developments in biotechnologyincreasingly in the news, this is an important sourcefor readers interested in public policy, entrepreneur-ship, and business in the 21st century.

Fields of interest

Entrepreneurship; Regional Science; R & D/Technol-ogy Policy; Biomedicine general

Target groups

Academic researchers in the fields of Entrepreneur-ship, Biotechnology, Economics, Innovation, PolicyStudies, and Technology Transfer

Type of publication

Handbook

Due April 2008

2008. Approx. 500 p. (International Handbook Series on En-

trepreneurship, Vol. 4) Hardcover

153,25 €

ISBN 978-0-387-48343-6

D. Pantaleo, SAP AG, Newtown Square, PA, USA; N. Pal, South-

bury, CT, USA (Eds.)

From Strategy to Execution

Turning Accelerated Global Change into Opportunity

At the intersection of disruptive and acceleratedchange in the environment and globalization, busi-ness leaders around the world are trying to embracechange and incorporate innovative business mod-els in the basics of their businesses. While innova-tion in their products and services remain a prior-ity, it is the focus on rethinking how customer val-ue is developed and delivered, and rethinking theprofit formula and the financial model, and finallymaking corresponding changes to the core resourcesare coming under increasing emphasis. This bookpresents new and innovative business models thatare increasingly becoming a key to businesssuccess in a rapidly changing world.

Features

Effective strategy formulation and its efficient execu-tion in a changing world New and appropriate ana-lytics, frameworks, insights, forecasts for strategy andexecution Deep insights from a very wide variety ofleaders from industry and academia

Fields of interest

Management; Organization/Planning; InformationSystems

Target groups

Practitioners

Type of publication

Professional book

Due February 2008

2008. XII, 326 p. Hardcover

49,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-71879-6

C. Perna, University of Salerno, Italy; M. Sibillo, University of

Salerno, Italy (Eds.)

Mathematical and Statistical

Methods for Insurance and Finance

The interaction between mathematicians and statisti-cians reveals to be an effective approach to the anal-ysis of insurance and financial problems, in particu-lar in an operative perspective. The Maf2006 confer-ence, held at the University of Salerno in 2006, hadprecisely this purpose and the collection here pub-lished gathers some of the papers presented at theconference and successively worked out to this aim.They cover a wide variety of subjects in insuranceand financial fields, all treated in light of the success-ful cooperation between the two quantitative meth-ods.

Fields of interest

Econometrics; Statistics for Business/Eco-nomics/Mathematical Finance/Insurance; Quantita-tive Finance; Probability and Statistics in ComputerScience; Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexi-ty; Financial Economics

Target groups

Professionals and researchers

Type of publication

Proceedings

Due October 2007

2007. Aprrox. 320 p. Hardcover

42,95 €

ISBN 978-88-470-0703-1


A. Picot, LMU Munich, Germany; R. Reichwald, TU Munich, Ger-

many; R. Wigand, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR, USA

Information, Organization and

Management

Information, Organization and Management is acomprehensive treatment of the economic and tech-nical foundations for new organizational forms, re-lations and processes. It provides a wide range ofunderlying concepts and frameworks that help thereader understand the major forces driving organi-zational and marketplace change, rather than pre-senting these changes as simple outcomes of techno-logical or management fads. "The book has a heav-ier than usual economic bent, yet also considers thehuman cognitive aspects. The emphasis throughoutis on the total concepts, with subsections at the endof each chapter describing the role of informationand the implications for management. The content iswell worth reading." Paul Gray, Claremont GraduateSchool and University of California at Irvine.

Features

Offers a holistic perspective on organizational devel-opment in the light of rapid development of new in-formation and communication technologies Con-tains case studies

Fields of interest

Organization/Planning; Management; InformationSystems

Target groups

Researchers, graduate students

Type of publication

Monograph

Due October 2007


99,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-71394-4

M. Puhle, Allianz Global Investors, Munich, Germany

Bond Portfolio Optimization

The book analyzes how modern portfolio the-ory and dynamic term structure models can be ap-plied to government bond portfolio optimizationproblems. The author studies the necessary adjust-ments, examines the models with regard to the plau-sibility of their results and compares the outcomes toportfolio selection techniques used by practitioners.Both single-period and continuous-time bond port-folio optimization problems are considered.

Contents

Introduction.- Bond Market Terminology.- TermStructure Modeling in Continuous Time.- StaticBond Portfolio Optimization.- Dynamic Bond Port-folio Optimization in Continuous Time.- Summaryand Conclusion

Fields of interest

Finance /Banking; Quantitative Finance; OperationResearch/Decision Theory; Optimization

Target groups

Scientists

Type of publication

Monograph

Due January 2008

2008. XIV, 137 p., 14 illus. Softcover

59,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-76592-9

Z. Qin, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Introduction to E-commerce

Part of the new series Tsinghua University Texts,this book gives a brief introduction to the founda-tions and key aspects of e-commerce, andfocuses on the latest developments in thee-commerce industry. Practical case studies of-fer a useful reference for dealing with various is-sues in e-commerce. Content will be in-troduced from theory to application, andfrom technology to management. Dr. ZhengQin is currently Director of theE-Commerce Institute of Xi’an Jiao-tong University. He received his PhDfrom Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Features

Offers practical case studies for reference Deals withtechnology as well as management Focuses onthe latest developments in e-commerce

Contents

Chapter 1 Basics of E-commerce.- Chapter 2 Strate-gies of E-commerce.- Chapter 3 Supporting Tech-niques of E-commerce.- Chapter 4 Payment Tech-niques of E-commerce.- Chapter 5 Security Tech-niques of E-commerce.- Chapter 6 E-commerce andLaws.- Chapter 7 E-commerce and Taxation.- Chap-ter 8 On-line Enterprise Management.- Chapter 9Architecture and System Design of E-commerce.-Chapter 10 Gateway Website Design.- Chapter 11Computer System Integration and E-commerce.-Chapter 12 E-commerce and International Trade.-Chapter 13 Network Psychology.- Chapter 14 CaseStudy of E-commerce.-

Fields of interest

e-business and e-commerce; Technology Manage-ment; Information Systems

Target groups

Graduate and advanced un-dergraduate students inbusiness, information technology man-agement, and computer science.

Type of publication

Monograph

Due March 2008

No sales rights in Mainland China

Jointly published with Tsinghua University Press

2008. Approx. 180 p. (Tsinghua University Texts) Hardcover

119,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-49644-1


A. Rasche, Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg, Germany

The Paradoxical Foundation of

Strategic Management

This book offers a systematic critique of the scien-tific discourse of strategic management. It uncoversscholars' unquestioned assumptions and shows thatby upholding these assumptions reseachers obscurethe paradoxical nature of strategic reasoning. To un-cover the paradoxes of strategic management theauthor refers to the philosophy of Jacques Derrida.He exposes the paradoxes that inevitably oc-cur when theorizing about corporate strategy alongthe dimensions strategy context, process, and con-tent and shows how these paradoxes can enrich fu-ture thinking about strategic problems. The analy-sis is completed by a discussion of theoretical andpractical implications which highlight the need toresearch strategy not as something an organizationhas, but as something an organization does. Such a'practice perspective' gives reference to the paradox-ical ground that strategic management rests on andenriches scholars' ability to reflect on practitioners'tasks while 'doing' strategy in organizations.

Contents

Introduction to the Study.- Strategic Managementas a Field of Study.- The Dominant Logics of Strat-egy Research.- Derrida, Deconstruction, and the'(N)either/(N)or'.- Creating Strategic Realities - TheRole of Paradox.- The Deconstruction of StrategicRealities.- 'After Derrida' - Strategy-as-Practice.- Fi-nal Reflections - Retrospect and Prospect.

Fields of interest

Business/Management Science, general; Philosophyof the Social Sciences; Management

Target groups

Researcher and scholars in all fields of management,strategy, and business administration

Type of publication

Monograph

Due October 2007

2008. XIV, 345 p. 36 illus. (Contributions to Management Science)

Hardcover

99,95 €

ISBN 978-3-7908-1975-5

D. Ray, I. Ray, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Entrepreneurship Support Systems

Towards a Global Strategy of Applied Economic Theory

Features

Covers all types of entrepreneurship support, includ-ing investor networks, incubators, innovation cen-ters, and technology transfer programs Focus onstrategies to promote entrepreneurship in the devel-oping world, through education and training, and in-centives to invest locally Outlines an ambitious agen-da to create a global community of scholars, practi-tioners, and policymakers committed to promoting[..]

Contents

Introduction.- Role of Entrepreneurial Support Sys-tems in Economic Development.- Lenses into theWorld of Entrepreneurship Support Systems.- En-trepreneurship Training and Education in AdvancedDeveloped Countries.- University and Other Pro-grams of Entrepreneurial Training and Support.- Ex-ploration of the Criteria that Defined "Best Exam-ples".- Innovative Centers.- University-Based Tech-nology Commercialization Programs.- InternationalTechnology Transfer Programs.- Private Investor orAngel Networks.- Role of Venture Capital in Emerg-ing Markets.- A Holistic Approach to Entrepreneuri-al [..]

Fields of interest

Entrepreneurship; Economic Policy; R & D/Technol-ogy Policy; Business/Management Science, general

Target groups

Professors, students, and researchers of en-trepreneurship, economic development, technologytransfer, and entrepreneurship education Policymak-ers, venture capitalists, community leaders and otherproponents of entrepreneurship Entrepreneurs andbusiness owners

Type of publication

Monograph

Due March 2008


Preliminary entry 100) Hardcover

76,25 €

ISBN 978-0-387-73096-7

J. Ronen, New York University, Stern School of Business, NY, USA;

V. Yaari, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA

Earnings Management

Emerging Insights in Theory, Practice, and Research

Earnings Management: Theory and Research is ascholarly study of earnings management. The bookis aimed for scholars in accounting, finance, eco-nomics, and law. The authors address the followingresearch questions: Why earnings are so importantthat firms feel compelled to manipulate them? Whatis earnings management? What set of circumstanceswill induce earnings management? How will the in-teraction among management, boards of directors,investors, employees, suppliers, customers and regu-lators affect earnings management? Can truthful re-porting be considered earnings management? Whatare the motivations for smoothing and other report-ing strategies? How to design empirical research ad-dressing earnings management? What are the limita-tions and strengths of current empirical models?

Features

Enron, WorldCom, Refco and HealthSouth revivedinterest in earnings management First book on re-search and earnings management New material afterthe Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002

Fields of interest

Accounting/Auditing; Finance /Banking; Microeco-nomics; Economics general

Target groups

Economists, professors and students in accountingand finance, financial policymakers and regulators,corporate finance and accounting professionals"

Type of publication

Monograph

Due December 2007

2008. Approx. 255 p. (Springer Series in Accounting Scholarship,

Vol. 3) Hardcover

134,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-25769-3


R.A. Schwartz, Zicklin School of Business, New York, USA; J.A.

Byrne, Zicklin School of Business, New York, USA; A. Colaninno

(Eds.)

Competition in a Consolidating

Environment

Competition between market centers is a drivingforce for innovation, dynamic growth, and reason-able pricing structures. Consolidating the order flowamasses liquidity, sharpens price discovery, and low-ers trading costs. Can competition remain vibrant ina consolidated environment? How does inter-mar-ket competition play out with respect to trading de-cisions and listing decisions? What will the prima-ry sources of competition be in the future? Whatimpacts will follow from the NYSE’s acquisition ofArchipelago, and NASDAQ’s acquisition of INET?Will exchanges further consolidate in Europe? Whatdoes consolidation imply about the efficient use oftechnology, the effective handling of institutional or-der flow, and overall market quality? These are someof the questions that were addressed at this confer-ence.

Contents

-Preface. -Contributor data. -Dialog with Reto Fran-cioni. -Global Winds of Change. -Inter-market Com-petition: Trading Decisions. -Inter-market Com-petition: Listing Decisions. -Emergence of NewCompetition: Alternative Sources of Liquidity. -TheCountervailing Power of the Buy-Side. -Dialog withCatherine Kinney. Index.

Fields of interest

Finance /Banking; Business/Management Science,general

Target groups

securities markets professionals, equity markets op-eration professionals

Type of publication

Proceedings

Due May 2008

2008. Approx. 160 p. (Zicklin School of Business Financial Mar-

kets Series, Proceeding) Hardcover

76,25 €

ISBN 978-0-387-75942-5

R.W. Seifert, IMD International, Lausanne, Switzerland; B.F.

Leleux, IMD International, Lausanne, Switzerland; C.L. Tucci,

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

Nurturing Science-based Ventures

An International Case Perspective

The number of students who wish to learn about en-trepreneurship and actively engage in entrepreneuri-al activities - either by creating their own companiesor by spurring innovation within a large organiza-tion - has grown greatly in recent years. Motivatingengineers and scientists to become entrepreneuri-al has particular appeal in light of the abundance oftechnological knowledge that lurks hidden in today'sresearch institutes and technology-based enterprises,waiting for commercialization. However the expand-ing number of teaching programs fail to address theparticular challenges and opportunities or startingup viable businesses based on science and engineer-ing. Nurturing Science-based Ventures: An Interna-tional Case Perspective presents case studies of morethan 30 businesses in scientific fields such as biotech-nology, biomedicine, high-tech engineering and in-formation technology. The case studies are arrangedin modules tracking the typical life cycle of creatingand growing new ventures. [..]

Features

Contains more than 30 field researched, real-worldcase studies, providing examples of both successfuland less successful start-ups for a complete and au-thentic learning experience Includes classroom test-ed material, already used in IMD and EPFL teachingprograms Easy to read and understand (for non-aca-demics), the authors’ intimate knowledge of execu-tive education means that the text is written in a lan-guage [..]

Contents

Opportunity Recognition.- Planning the NewVenture.- Venture Financing.- Growing the En-trepreneurial Firm: Building Lasting Success.- Har-vesting.- Corporate Entrepreneurship.

Fields of interest

Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics,Marketing; Entrepreneurship; Technology Manage-ment; R & D/Technology Policy; Industrial Organi-zation

Target groups

Technically trained managers from technology orknowledge-based industries, some of whom will ac-tively consider starting their own company; gradu-ate students in engineering and sciences with almostno prior practical training who take elective classesin entrepreneurship or are motivated to learn moreabout the topic themselves

Type of publication

Professional book

Due February 2008

2008. Approx. 420 p. 450 illus. Hardcover

69,95 €

ISBN 978-1-84628-873-9

M. Sevaux, University of South Brittany, Lorient, France; K.

Sörensen, University of Antwerp, Belgium; R. Martí, University of

Valencia, Spain

Metaheuristics

A Comprehensive Guide to the Design and Implementation of

Effective Optimisation Strategies

Companies deal with many problems that seem dif-ficult to solve at first: • In which order should cus-tomers be delivered to so that the distance travelledby a delivery fleet is minimal? • How can a portfo-lio of shares be improved with limited financial re-sources? • Where should warehouses be located?• Which streets should be covered by which mail-man? In which order? Real problems are too com-plex/large to solve using traditional mathematicalprogramming methods. A new collection of meth-ods (metaheuristics) have been developed that canfind "good enough" solutions in reasonable time.This book presents the main metaheuristic methods- tabu search, simulated annealing and genetic al-gorithms - and discusses their pros and cons. It in-cludes program codes showing how each method isdesigned, used, evaluated and improved. An ideal in-troduction for students; the inclusion of advancedtopics also makes it of use to researchers as well asengineers and managers who will apply these meth-ods to real problems.

Features

This is the first book to cover metaheuristics - a hotarea of methods that can be used in optimisationproblems - in a single volume and integrated fash-ion. Basic problems are disussed with worked exam-ple and program code included, enabling the book beused as textbook for students.

Contents

1 Introduction 2 Local-search 3 Local-search basedmetaheuristics 4 Population-based metaheuristics 5Advanced metaheuristics 6 Some additional topics

Fields of interest

Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics,Marketing; Operation Research/Decision Theory;Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics)

Target groups

Graduate students in Engineering/Management, lec-turers in OR/Management, professionals in Engi-neering/Computer Science/Software, undergraduatestudents

Type of publication

Monograph

Due April 2008

2008. Approx. 300 p. 30 illus. (Decision Engineering) Hardcover

87,95 €

ISBN 978-1-84628-277-5


L. Shi, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, USA; S. Olafs-

son, Iowa State University, Iowa, USA

Nested Partitions Optimization

Methodology And Applications

Features

The framework of Nested Partitions combines notonly many well-known optimization techniques (i.e.,dynamic programming, mixed integer program-ming, genetic algorithms, tabu search), but also inte-grates many problem-specific local search heuristicsThe book’s examples and methods emphasize the so-lution of real world problems in the areas of telecom-munication networks for multimedia transmission,planning and [..]

Contents

Introduction.- Nested partitions for deterministicoptimization.- Nested partitions for stochastic opti-mization.- Development of stopping rules.- Hybridnested partitions algorithms.- Applications.- Productdesign.- Buffer allocation.- Flexible resource schedul-ing.- Data mining.- Supply chain network design.-References.- Index.

Fields of interest

Operation Research/Decision Theory; OperationsResearch, Mathematical Programming; Optimiza-tion; Production/Logistics; Computational Mathe-matics and Numerical Analysis; Mathematical Mod-eling and Industrial Mathematics

Target groups

Researchers and students in engineering

Type of publication

Monograph

Due November 2007



91,65 €

ISBN 978-0-387-71908-5

A.N. Shiryaev, Steklov Institute, Moscow, Russia

Optimal Stopping Rules

Features

Although three decades have passed since first publi-cation of this book reprinted now as a result of pop-ular demand, the content remains up-to-date andinteresting for many researchers as is shown by themany references to it in current publications Thearea of application of the optimal stopping theory isvery broad

Contents

Random Processes: Markov Times. - Optimal Stop-ping of Markov Sequences. - Optimal Stopping ofMarkov Processes. - Some Applications to Problemsof Mathematical Statistics.

Fields of interest

Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Statis-tics for Business/Economics/Mathematical Fi-nance/Insurance

Target groups

Researchers, graduate students

Type of publication

Monograph

Due October 2007

Originally published 1976 by Nauka, Moscow with the title:

STATISTICHESKY POSLEDOVATELNY ANALYZ (OPTIMALNYJE

PRAVILA OSTANOVKI) 2nd ed.

2008. XII, 220 p. 7 illus. (Stochastic Modelling and Applied Proba-

bility, Vol. 8) Softcover

69,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-74010-0

B. Stauss, Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, Ingol-

stadt, Germany; K. Engelmann, Roland Berger Strategy Consul-

tants, Munich, Germany; A. Kremer, IBM Global Business Services,

Frankfurt am Main, Germany; A. Luhn, Siemens AG, Munich, Ger-

many (Eds.)

Services Science

Fundamentals, Challenges and Future Developments

The service sector has dominated advancedeconomies for years. In many countries, it accountsfor more than 70% of gross domestic product, andapproximately the same percentage of all employ-ees work in this sector. To reflect the economic rele-vance of the service sector, services science must beestablished as an academic discipline. But the path inpursuit of this goal is riddled with challenges, espe-cially in the fields of services research, service-orient-ed education and service-related collaborations. Thisbook includes detailed articles and short statementson each field, written by academics and experts. Theyexplain which challenges need to be met by researchand academic training in the services communityof the 21st century. The contributions contained inthis book reflect the content of presentations andstatements given at the first German Services ScienceConference.

Contents

Services Science - Necessity and Conceptual Funda-mentals: Services Sciences, Management, and Engi-neering (SSME) and Its Relation to Academic Dis-ciplines.- Service Engineering - TransdisciplinaryApproach in Service Research. Services Science - Fo-cus Research: International Service Research - Sta-tus Quo, Developments, and Consequences for theEmerging Services Science.- Research on Services:From Exploring the "Residual" to Services Science.-A Computer Scientist's Perspective.- Research Needsin the European Service Sector. Services Science - Fo-cus Teaching: The Evolution and Discovery [..]

Fields of interest

Business/Management Science, general; Manage-ment

Target groups


Type of publication

Proceedings

Due October 2007

2008. VI, 172 p. 23 illus. Hardcover

44,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-74487-0


C.S. Tang, University of California at Los Angeles, USA; C.-P. Teo,

National University of Singapore, Singapore; K.-K. Wei, City Uni-

versity of Hong Kong, China (Eds.)

Supply Chain Analysis

A Handbook on the Interaction of Information, System and

Optimization

Supply Chain Analysis: A Handbook on the Interac-tion of Information, System, and Optimization is acarefully developed work focused on the analysis ofsupply chain interaction issues in emerging marketsand industry sectors. It is a leading-edge handbookthat will emphasize where little work has been doneand where the “rubber meets the road” – the supplychain process, information, and systems integration.These are pertinent issues facing practitioners andresearchers in today’s business environment. This isa gap-bridging handbook that analyzes interactionissues from both the research and practitioner sides.The result is a volume that examines and providespractical solutions on interaction issues while beingfirmly grounded in research principles. An outstand-ing team of editors: Chris Tang is well-known andhighly regarded in the area of Supply Chain Manage-ment. He is both a department chairman and the Ed-ward Carter Professor of Business Administration atUCLA Anderson School; Professor Wei [..]

Features

An outstanding team of editors: Chris Tang is well-known and highly regarded in the area of SupplyChain Management. He is both a department chair-man and the Edward Carter Professor of BusinessAdministration at UCLA Anderson School; Profes-sor Wei is the Dean of the Faculty of Business at theCity University of Hong Kong, and is an eminentscholar in the area of Information Technology; Pro-fessor Teo has [..]

Contents

Supply Chain Configurations of Foreign CosmeticsCompanies Operating In China.- Structural SupplyChain Collaboration Among Grocery Manufactur-ers.- Supply Chain Management in Chemical Indus-try: Trends, Issues, and Research Interests.- BerthAllocation Planning Optimization In Container Ter-minals.- Supply Chain Management In The Presenceof Secondary Markets.- Global Diffusion of ISO 9000Certification Through Supply Chains.- Risk Manage-ment in Global Supply Chain Networks.- Trust andPower Influences in Supply Chain Collaboration.-Foreign Direct Investment or Outsourcing: A Tax [..]

Fields of interest

Production/Logistics; Engineering Economics, Orga-nization, Logistics, Marketing; Information Systems;Operation Research/Decision Theory; Industrial andProduction Engineering; Business/Management Sci-ence, general

Target groups

Practitioners, students and researchers

Type of publication

Handbook

Due January 2008



99,35 €

ISBN 978-0-387-75239-6

R.J. Vanderbei, Princeton University, NJ, USA

Linear Programming

Foundations and Extensions

Linear Programming: Foundations and Extensionsis an introduction to the field of optimization. Thebook emphasizes constrained optimization, begin-ning with a substantial treatment of linear program-ming, and proceeding to convex analysis, networkflows, integer programming, quadratic program-ming, and convex optimization. The book is careful-ly written. Specific examples and concrete algorithmsprecede more abstract topics. Topics are clearly de-veloped with a large number of numerical examplesworked out in detail. Moreover, Linear Program-ming: Foundations and Extensions underscores thepurpose of optimization: to solve practical problemson a computer. Accordingly, the book is coordinat-ed with free efficient C programs that implementthe major algorithms studied: The two-phase sim-plex method; The primal-dual simplex method; Thepath-following interior-point method; The homoge-neous self-dual methods. In addition, there are on-line JAVA applets that illustrate various pivot rulesand variants of the [..]

Features

Includes material on traditional business applica-tions (resource allocation, blending, network flows)plus applications from other areas (robust statistics,game theory, optimal design of physical structures,etc.) Includes many small fixes throughout the book,as well as a new chapter on financial applications,specifically portfolio optimization and option pricingBreaks with tradition and develops the [..]

Contents

Preface.- Preface to 2nd edition.- Preface to 3rd edi-tion.- Introduction.- The Simplex Method.- Degen-eracy.- Efficiency of the Simplex Method.- Dualitymethod.- The Simplex Method in matrix notation.-Sensitivity and parametric analyses.- Implementationissues.- Problems in general form.- Convex analysis.-Game theory.- Regression.- Financial applications.-Network flow problems.- Applications.- Structuraloptimization.- The central path.- A path-followingmethod.- The KKT system.- Implementation issues.-The affine-scaling method.- The homogeneous self-dual method.- Integer [..]

Fields of interest

Operations Research, Mathematical Programming;Operation Research/Decision Theory; Optimization;Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathemat-ics; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics,Marketing; Industrial and Production Engineering

Target groups

Engineers, quantitative business researchers andpractitioners, as well as academic and research li-braries

Type of publication

Monograph

Due December 2007



74,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-74387-5

M. Viswanathan, Marketplace Literacy Project and University of

Illinois, Champaign, IL, USA; S. Gajendiran, Marketplace Literacy

Project and SDV Educational Trust, Chennai, India; R. Venkatesan,

Marketplace Literacy Project and SDV Educational Trust, Chennai,

India

Enabling Consumer and

Entrepreneurial Literacy in

Subsistence Marketplaces

This book describes research on low-literate, poorbuyers and sellers in subsistence marketplaces, theconsequent development of an innovative market-place literacy educational program that enables con-sumer and entrepreneurial literacy, and implicationsof the research and the educational program forbusiness, education, and a variety of disciplines andfunctions. There are two important resources that in-dividuals living in subsistence need to function in theeconomic realm: finances and know-how. The bookdescribes an educational program that focuses on en-abling generic skills about the marketplace. This pro-gram uses the “know-why” or an understanding ofmarketplaces as a basis for the know-how of beingan informed buyer or seller. This volume discussesimplications of the research and the educational pro-gram for non-profit organizations, for research andpractice in education, for business research and prac-tice, and for academic and applied research.

Features

A focus on marketplace know-how, the complementto financing and microloans for the poor to enablethem to function in the economic realm Researchinsights into a previously neglected phenomenonacross resource and literacy barriers, subsistencemarketplaces A unique educational program thatconveys abstract concepts to low-literate individualsby using methods that leverage their inherent socialskills A [..]

Contents

Acknowledgments. Preface. Basic Research on Low-Literate Low Income Buyers and Sellers.- Develop-ing a Consumer and Entrepreneurial Literacy Edu-cational program.- Consumer and Entrepreneuri-al Literacy Program: Marketplace Literacy.- Con-sumer and Entrepreneurial Literacy Program: Con-sumer Literacy.- Consumer and Entrepreneurial Lit-eracy Program: Day – 3 - Entrepreneurial literacy.-Consumer and Entrepreneurial Literacy Program -Day-4: Entrepreneurial literacy.- Consumer and En-trepreneurial Literacy Program: Day-5: Ethics andMiscellaneous Issues.- Implications for Non-Profit[..]

Fields of interest

Education (general); Marketing; Entrepreneurship

Target groups

Academic researchers in adult and literacy educa-tion, consumer education and other non-formal ed-ucation; adult education/literacy and business practi-tioners; non-profit organizations and corporations

Type of publication

Monograph

Due November 2007

2008. Approx. 187 p. (Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues,

Concerns and Prospects, Vol. 12) Hardcover

74,95 €


ISBN 978-1-4020-5768-7 C. Voudouris, BT Group plc, UK; G. Owusu, BT Group plc, UK; R.

Dorne, BT Group plc, UK; D. Lesaint, BT Group plc, UK

Service Chain Management

Technology Innovation for the Service Business

Service chain management enables service organisa-tions to improve customer satisfaction and reduceoperational costs through intelligent and optimisedforecasting, planning and scheduling of the servicechain, and its associated resources such as people,networks and other assets. The area is quite broad,covering field force and workforce automation, net-work and asset planning and also aspects of , cus-tomer relationship management, human resourcessystems and enterprise resource planning. Further-more, it addresses the key challenge of how all thesetechnologies and systems are integrated into andalso linkages between these elements in a cohesiveICT blueprint which can be successfully applied todifferent service businesses. In this book, ChristosVoudouris and his groupgroup together with expertsfrom industry and academia present the latest inno-vations and technologies used to manage the opera-tions of a service company. The viewpoints present-ed are, based on the BT experience and on associated[..]

Features

Covers all aspects from strategic strategic and tacticalplanning to day-to-day operational scheduling andresource management Describes both technologiesand systems for automating and optimising serviceoperations Based on latest research as well as practi-cal experience from BT, one of the largest Europeanservice providers Offers best practice advice s anddescribes hands-on techniques and methods [..]

Contents

1) Defining and Understanding Service Chain Man-agement - 2) Customer Service: Emerging Require-ments and Trends.- Part 1: Resource Planning.- 3)Strategic Resource Planning - 4) Forecasting and De-mand Planning - 5) Tactical Resource Planning andDeployment - 6) Network Planning for Telecom andUtilities.- Part 2: Reservation Management and Re-source Scheduling.- 7) Reservation Management andResource CRM - 8) Demand Pricing and RevenueManagement - 9) Personnel Shift and SchedulingRostering - 10) Work Allocation and Scheduling -11) People and Attendance Management.- Part 3:Process, [..]

Fields of interest

Information Systems; Organization/Planning; Infor-mation Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Man-agement of Computing and Information Systems;Management; Computer Appl. in AdministrativeData Processing

Target groups

Professionals, students of business information sys-tems and business administration

Type of publication

Professional book

Due December 2007


49,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-75503-6

A. Weintraub, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; C. Romero,

Technical University of Madrid, Spain; T. Bjørndal, University of

Portmouth, UK; R. Epstein, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile

(Eds.)

Handbook of Operations Research

in Natural Resources

Handbook of Operations Research in Natural Re-sources will be the first systematic handbook treat-ment of quantitative modeling natural resourceproblems, their allocated efficient use, and societaland economic impact. Andrés Weintraub is the verytop person in Natural Resource research. Moreover,he has an international reputation in OR and a for-mer president of the International Federation of Op-erational Research Societies (IFORS). He has select-ed co-editors who are at the top of the sub-fields innatural resources: agriculture, fisheries, forestry, andmining. The book will cover these areas in termswith contributions from researchers on modelingnatural research problems, quantifying data, devel-oping algorithms, and discussing the benefits of re-search implementations. The handbook will includetutorial contributions when necessary. Throughoutthe book, technological advances and algorithmicdevelopments that have been driven by natural re-source problems will be called out and discussed.

Features

Natural resources has been an application in numer-ous Operations Research papers; however, there havebeen few, if any, books that organizes and discuss-es the OR models in this area First systematic hand-book treatment of quantitative models applied tonatural resource problems - a handbook that will filla state of the art need in the international fields ofnatural resources and environmental engineering

Contents

Preface.- Importance of whole-farm risk manage-ment in agriculture.- Dealing with multiple objec-tives in agriculture.- Modeling multifunctional agro-forestry systems with environmental values.- Envi-ronmental criteria in pig diets formulation with mul-ti-objective fractional programming.- Modeling theinteractions between agriculture and the environ-ment.- MCDM farm system analysis for public man-agement of irrigated agriculture.- Water public agen-cies agreeing to a covenant for water transfers.- Posi-tive mathematical programming for agricultural andenvironmental policy analysis.- Fisheries [..]

Fields of interest

Operation Research/Decision Theory; Environmen-tal Economics; Environmental Computing/Environ-mental Modelling; Agricultural Economics; Moni-toring/Environmental Analysis/Environmental Eco-toxicology; Nature Conservation

Target groups

Academic researchers, students, environmental prac-titioners

Type of publication

Handbook

Due October 2007

2007. Approx. 640 p. 65 illus. (International Series in Operations

Research & Management Science, Vol. 99) Hardcover

139,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-71814-9


P.J.J. Welfens, University of Wuppertal, Germany; E. Walther-

Klaus, T-Systems Enterprise Services GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany

(Eds.)

Digital Excellence

University Meets Economy

Digital economic modernization is a crucial elementof progress in both OECD countries and newly in-dustrialized countries. The contributions to thisbook explore the technological and economic dy-namics of information and communication technol-ogy (ICT) and focus on several innovative softwareapplications which aim at solving standard and newproblems more efficiently. They particularly empha-size the point that innovation within an economiccontext does not solely concern companies and theircustomers; integrating research institutions and uni-versities enhances the scope of creativity to not on-ly produce concrete innovative ideas and projects,but also to develop procedures and techniques forputting them into practice. This book provides com-panies with both insights into new approaches andimmediate access to innovative concepts.

Features

Presents new findings on Information and Commu-nication Technology, software applications and dig-ital networking opportunities Provides insight intothe role of modern software development and appli-cation

Fields of interest

R & D/Technology Policy; Technology Management;Information Systems

Target groups

Economists, business professionals, IT specialists,policy-makers

Type of publication

Proceedings

Due December 2007


69,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-72620-3

M.V. Wüthrich, ETH Zürich, Switzerland; H. Bühlmann, ETH

Zürich, Switzerland; H. Furrer, Swiss Life, Switzerland

Market-Consistent Actuarial

Valuation

It is a challenging task to read the balance sheet of aninsurance company. This derives from the fact thatdifferent positions are often measured by differentyardsticks. Assets, for example, are mostly valued atmarket prices whereas liabilities are often measuredby established actuarial methods. Market-ConsistentActuarial Valuation presents powerful methods tomeasure liabilities and assets in the same way. Themathematical framework that leads to market-con-sistent values for insurance liabilities is explained indetail by the authors. Topics covered are Stochasticdiscounting, Valuation portfolio in life and non-lifeinsurance, Asset and liability management, Financialrisks, Insurance technical risks, and Solvency.

Features

First title on a very hot topic in insurance First titleof the new EAA Lecture Notes series

Contents

Introduction.- Stochastic discounting.- Valuationportfolio in life insurance.- Financial risks.- Valua-tion portfolio in non-life insurance.- Selected topics.

Fields of interest

Quantitative Finance; Finance /Banking

Target groups

Graduate students and scientists in insurance andquantitative finance

Type of publication


Due October 2007

2008. VIII, 120 p. 13 illus. Also available online. (EAA Lecture

Notes) Softcover

19,95 €

ISBN 978-3-540-73642-4

G. Yago, Milken Institute, CA, USA; J.R. Barth, Milken Institute, CA,

USA; B. Zeidman, Milken Institute, CA, USA; A. Abuyuan, Milken

Institute, CA, USA (Eds.)

Entrepreneurship in Emerging

Domestic Markets

Barriers & Innovation

An often-overlooked aspect of entrepreneurship inAmerican is its role in emerging domestic markets(EDM). These markets – low-to-moderate incomecommunities, ethnic- and women-owned businesses,urban areas – are frequently ignored by mainstreammarkets. Yet with current demographic trends, theyare an increasingly large component of the US popu-lation. Entrepreneurship can serve as a means to fos-ter business development in these emerging commu-nities and as a critically important way to improvethe standard of living in low- and moderate-income(LMI) sectors. Increasingly, policy makers, advocatesand investors understand national economic growthdemands business formation among all segments ofthe market, and that the best attack on poverty is joband wealth creation. A robust entrepreneurial cli-mate helps address the challenges and harness theopportunities. “Entrepreneurship in Emerging Do-mestic Markets: Barriers and Innovation” is a com-pendium of papers written by the leading researchersand [..]

Features

The most up-to-date compilation of different per-spectives on entrepreneurship The authors are highlyrespected in the field, either as scholars or practition-ers and have interacted before on this topic either asco-authors on papers or as conference discussantsThe research provides historical information as wellas the latest data on entrepreneurship The book fo-cuses on “emerging domestic markets” which [..]

Contents

Note from the Series Editors.- Foreward.- Introduc-tion.- Alleviating the Lagging Performance of Eco-nomically Depressed Communities and Regions.-State of Literature on Small to Medium-Size Enter-prises and Entrepreneurship in Low-Income Com-munities.- Does Small Business AdministrationGuaranteed Lending Improve Economic Perfor-mance in Low-Income Areas?.- Stumbling Blocksto Entrepreneurship in Low and Moderate IncomeCommunities.- The Role of Morris Plan Lending In-stitutions In Expanding Consumer Micro-Credit inthe United States.- Policies to Expand Minority En-trepreneurship.- Index.

Fields of interest

Entrepreneurship; Economic Growth; Social Policy

Target groups

Researchers, academia, fund managers/investors,secondary targets-media, business community

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due January 2008

2008. Approx. 255 p. (The Milken Institute Series on Financial

Innovation and Economic Growth, Vol. 7) Hardcover

79,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-72856-8


V. Zeimpekis, Athens University of Economics & Business, Greece;

C.D. Tarantilis, Athens University of Economics & Business,

Greece; G.M. Giaglis, Athens University of Economics & Business,

Greece; I. Minis, University of the Aegean, Chios, Greece (Eds.)

Dynamic Fleet Management

Concepts, Systems, Algorithms & Case Studies

Dynamic Fleet Management will focus on real timemanagement of a distribution system. This meansthat when a dynamic event occurs within the distri-bution chain, action must be taken in "real-time."The book will integrate the latest results in systemdesign, algorithm development and system imple-mentation, to capture the state-of-the art researchand application trends. While much of the researchin this area of transportation problems have almostexclusively concentrated on carrying out static planson optional distribution conditions, this book willexamine those problems when some dynamic or un-planned even occurs within the transport or networksystem. It will focus specifically on these cases andintegrate the latest results in systems, routing algo-rithms and case studies where information (a dy-namic event) is revealed to the decision maker in areal-time manner.

Features

There is considerable interest in the more stochastictypes of transportation problems involving re-al time traffic management and the dynamic aspectsof the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) as represent-ed in our global economy by means of supply chainlogistics, shipping fleet management, etc. This bookfocuses on these current problems and it will be thefirst volume that explores the area of Dynamic Fleet[..]

Contents

Preface.- Planned route optimization for real-timevehicle routing.- Classification of dynamic vehiclerouting systems.- Dynamic and stochastic vehiclerouting in practice.- A parallelizable and approxi-mate dynamic programming-based.- Dynamic fleetmanagement model with random travel times andmultiple vehicle types.- Integrated model for the dy-namic on-demand air transportation operations.-An intermodal time-dependent minimum cost pathalgorithm.- Real-time emergency response fleet de-ployment: concepts, systems, simulation & casestudies.- Vehicle routing and scheduling models, [..]

Fields of interest

Operation Research/Decision Theory; Regional Sci-ence; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logis-tics, Marketing; Automation and Robotics; Produc-tion/Logistics; Industrial and Production Engineer-ing

Target groups

Academic professors and graduate students

Type of publication

Contributed volume

Due October 2007

2007. XIV, 242 p. 78 illus. (Operations Research/Computer Sci-

ence Interfaces Series, Vol. 38) Hardcover

79,95 €

ISBN 978-0-387-71721-0

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