"This book presents the challenges and opportunities that entrepreneurs in different countries face at various developmental stages by providing examples of successful applications of an elusive concept that has helped many countries move up the developmental ladder"--Provided by publisher

1. Intelligent manufacturing and manufacturing intelligence -- 2. Knowledge-based system -- 3. Intelligent agents and multi-agent systems -- 4. Data mining and knowledge discovery -- 5. Computational intelligence -- 6. Business process modeling and information systems modeling -- 7. Sensor...

1. Developments in modern operations management and cellular manufacturing / Vladimír Modrák and Pavol Semanco -- 2. Decision support framework for the selection of a layout type / Jannes Slomp and Jos A.C. Bokhorst -- 3. Comparison of connected vs. disconnected cellular systems: a case study...

"As industrial systems become more widespread, they are quickly becoming network-enabled, and their behavior is becoming more complex and intelligent. The Handbook of Research on Industrial Informatics and Manufacturing Intelligence: Innovations and Solutions is the best source for the most...

Manufacturing in a high cost environment: basis for future success on the national level / Göran Roos -- Competing from a high cost economy: what is the challenge to Australian public policy? / Ian Marsh -- Foundations for industrial rejuvenation: lessons from international and national...

"This book covers both theoretical perspectives and practical approaches to smart manufacturing research and development triggered by ubiquitous interconnection and intelligence, discussing the transformation of manufacturing, the latest developments in smart manufacturing innovation, current...

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Regional economic imbalances: business and foreign direct investment in India / Jitender Bhandari, Manmohan Rahul, Shalini Rahul Tiwari -- Role of knowledge workers in business process and innovation / Appasaheb Naikal, Mayank Bapna -- Technological innovations in management education / Shalini...

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This book collects an authoritative core of research investigating the notion that information communication technologies (ICTs) have the potential to improve the lives of people and contribute to enhancing social conditions in developing countries through such concepts as the Knowledge Society,...