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Distributed Information Systems in Business

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Editors:
  1. Wolfgang König

    1. University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

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  2. Karl Kurbel

    1. Wirtschaftsinformatik II, Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt/Oder, Frankfurt/Oder, Germany

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  3. Peter Mertens

    1. Betriebswirtschaftliches Institut, Bereich Wirtschaftsinformatik I, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany

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  4. Dieter Pressmar

    1. Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VI
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  2. Managing Distributed Information Systems

    1. Managing Distributed Information Systems

      • Wolfgang Koenig, Karl Kurbel, Peter Mertens, Dieter Pressmar
      Pages 1-13

  3. Theoretical Section

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. INCOME/STAR: Facing the Challenges for Cooperative Information System Development Environments

      • Andreas Oberweis, Wolffried Stucky, Gabriele Zimmermann
      Pages 17-34

    3. A Business Process Oriented Approach to Data Integration

      • Eberhard Stickel, Jens Hunstock, Anke Ortmann, Jan Ortmann
      Pages 35-54

    4. Solving Decision Problems by Distributed Decomposition and Delegation

      • Oliver Wendt, Peter Rittgen, Wolfgang Koenig
      Pages 55-72

    5. Distributed Cooperative Budget-Planning and -Control

      • Eckart Zwicker, Claus Rottenbacher
      Pages 73-86

    6. Decentralized Problem Solving in Logistics with Partly Intelligent Agents and Comparison with Alternative Approaches

      • Peter Mertens, Jürgen Falk, Stefan Spieck, Mark Weigelt
      Pages 87-103

    7. Organizational Multi-Agent Systems: A Process Driven Approach

      • R. Unland, St. Kirn, U. Wanka, G. M. P. O’Hare, S. Abbas
      Pages 105-122

    8. Development and Simulation of Methods for Scheduling and Coordinating Decentralized Job Shops Using Multi-Computer Systems

      • Oliver Holthaus, Otto Rosenberg, Hans Ziegler
      Pages 123-137

    9. Distributed Environments for Evolutionary Algorithms by means of Multi-Agent Applications

      • Herbert Kopfer, Thomas Utecht, Christian Bierwirth
      Pages 139-155

  4. Application Section

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157
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    2. Multi-Layered Development of Business Process Models and Distributed Business Application Systems - An Object-Oriented Approach -

      • Otto K. Ferstl, Elmar J. Sinz
      Pages 159-179

    3. Computer Support for Distributed Information Management Tasks (CUVIMA)

      • P. Elgass, H. Krcmar, B. Ludwig, S. Schönwälder
      Pages 181-200

    4. The GroupFlow Framework: Enterprise Model and Architecture of the Workflow System

      • Ludwig Nastansky, Wolfgang Hilpert
      Pages 201-212

    5. ALLFIWIB: Customer Consulting in Financial Services with Distributed Knowledge Based Systems

      • Ulrike Einsfeld, Mark Roemer, Peter Roßbach, Klaus Sandbiller, Andreas Will
      Pages 213-228

    6. A Generic Approach for Computer-Assistance of Complex Decision Processes

      • T. Heissel, H. Krallmann, U. Meyer, M. Müller-Wünsch, C. Schopf, A. Woltering
      Pages 229-252

    7. Group Scheduling — Methods and Tools for Distributed Scheduling Processes in a Corporate Environment

      • Leena Suhl, Erwin Reinecke, Uwe Pape
      Pages 253-272

    8. Modeling Knowledge about Long-term IS Integration and Integration-oriented Reengineering with KADS

      • Karl Kurbel, Reinhard Jung, Wolfram Pietsch
      Pages 273-289

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 291-302
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About this book

This book gives answers to the question how distributed information systems can serve management, especially lean management. The authors develop new theoretical insights for the future of decentralized firms and offer concepts for creating and maintaining distributed information systems. The book contains interesting prototypes in logistics and financial industries and shows designs and applications of workflow systems. It offers a state-of-the-art survey of the subject.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

    Wolfgang König

  • Wirtschaftsinformatik II, Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt/Oder, Frankfurt/Oder, Germany

    Karl Kurbel

  • Betriebswirtschaftliches Institut, Bereich Wirtschaftsinformatik I, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany

    Peter Mertens

  • Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Dieter Pressmar

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Distributed Information Systems in Business

  • Editors: Wolfgang König, Karl Kurbel, Peter Mertens, Dieter Pressmar

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80216-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin • Heidelberg 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-80218-8Published: 10 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-80216-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 302

  • Topics: IT in Business, Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet)

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