Service Oriented Computing is emerging as a reference model for a new class of distributed computing technologies such as Web Services and the Grid. We discuss three main aspects ...
An overview of developments in the scheduling of multiproduct/multipurpose batch and continuous processes is presented. Existing approaches are classified based on the time repres...
The integration of query languages and programming languages is still a central problem of database research. In particular, issues with respect to the impedance mismatch are of i...
The main objective of an information retrieval system is to be effective in providing a user with relevant information in response to a query. However, especially given the inform...
This paper addresses the issues related to the decision processes of manufacturing system simulation. The manufacturing system is perceived in terms of intelligent entities capabl...