This collection of expert articles explores the development drivers of new technology-based firms and projects. It provides perspectives for an in-depth understanding of how technological inventions lead to the creation of new and sustainable companies or business units. The authors address...

The present volume illustrates a rich and promising research field in service, service systems sciences, by combining and fusing two strands of sciences: the science of service systems and systems sciences of service. The scale, complexity, and interdependence of today’s service systems have...

Part I: Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Based on Ubiquitous Information. Overview -- The Features of Information Manufacturing Systems Based on Ubiquitous Perception -- Key Technologies. Part II: Environment Friendly Green Manufacturing. Overview -- Field Features -- Development Objectives and...

Advanced design and manufacturing -- Decision Analysis/Decision Support System -- Lean manufacturing -- Logistics Engineering and Supply Chain Management -- Operations Research -- Production Planning and Control -- System Modeling and Simulation -- Author Index.

A Fuzzy Petri nets/ANP Evaluation Model on Business Process Reengineering Implementation -- Recent Advances in Concurrent Engineering Modeling -- The Construction of the Streamline Curve and Surface -- Applying Combined Hierarchical Analysis and Extension Methods for Siting Senior Day-Care...

Trends of IS&T in the First Half of the 21st Century -- The Strategic Requirements for IS&T in China -- Strategic Targets for the IS&T Development -- Building an Adequate Information Network -- Revolutionary Upgrade of Information Devices and Systems -- Developing the Data Knowledge Industry --...

The ability to harness Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) is increasingly at the heart of competitiveness and sustainable growth. As countries engage in an increasingly competitive global economy, they are trying to weave ICT into their development strategies, in the same way...

Abstract -- Research Framework on Energy Science & Technology Roadmap -- Trend and Key Issues of China’s Energy Development to 2050 -- Important Science & Technology Issues and Technical Direction of China’s Energy Development to 2050 -- Roadmap of China’s Important Energy Technology...

In the recent past, environmental innovations have led to a considerable reduction of many pollutants, however, further innovation is required to tackle remaining pollution sources. This work analyses the significance and the effects of framework conditions on innovation activities that...