Collaborative Systems for Production Management: IFIP TC5 / WG5.7 Eighth International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems September 8-13, 2002, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

The business environment throughout the world is currently going through rapid and far reaching change. They are analysing their business processes and scrutinising ways to make their systems more streamlined and competitive in order to meet the challenges posed by the Global Economy. Forming close alliances and integrating the operational processes with the key suppliers and customers is the mantra every one is embodying. In parallel and to support this shift in strategic focus developers ...