Since multimedia systems are required to store and manipulate a variety of media types -- including text, graphics, images, sound, audio, and video among many others -- applications such as video-on-demand systems, interactive television, and video conferencing are becoming widely available at...

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Introduction to e-logistics and e-supply chain management / Deryn Graham -- E-supply chain collaboration and integration: implementation issues and challenges / Sudhanshu Joshi -- Web applications for the outsourcing of logistics services / Dimitris Folinas -- Measuring the impact of tools on...

"In the current business landscape, many business firms compete in one project and cooperate in another related project, and they do so at the same time. Even more interesting is that certain members of these firms are involved in both projects. This book examines this new business...

1. Innovative strategies for logistics processes / Bikem Türkeli, Alp Ariburnu, Özalp Vayvay -- 2. Research on the innovation mechanism and model of logistics enterprise : a Chinese perspective / Zhang Mu, Li Wenli, Luo Jing, Ye Xiang, Ren Congying, Wu Chengjuan -- 3. Managing customer-centric...

"This book investigates the role of innovation in the management of supply chains of today, focusing on supply chain integration from both strategic and operational perspectives and the impact of information technology-related innovation in supply chain and logistics service...

1. Modeling accuracy of promised ship date and IT costs in a supply chain / Young M. Lee -- 2. Cost estimation in a capacitated environment / Mark Eklin, Yohanan Arzi, Avraham Shtub -- 3. Analysis of financial returns and risks of implementing RFID for supply chains / Ertunga C. Özelkan, Agnes...