"This book provides inter-organizational aspects in business integration including managerial and organizational integration, social integration, and technology integration, along with the resources to accomplish this competitive advantage"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses the technological developments, main issues, challenges, opportunities, and trends impacting every part of small to medium sized enterprises.

"This book discusses the new technologies of semantic Web, transforming the way we use information and knowledge"--Provided by publisher.

Provides knowledge that forms the basis for successful co-engineering of the adaptive complex enterprise for services delivery.

Organizational complexity is an unavoidable aspect of all businesses, even larger ones, which can hinder their ability to react to sudden or disruptive change. However, with the implementation of enterprise architecture (EA), businesses are able to provide their leaders with the resources needed to address any arising challenges. A Systemic Perspective to Managing Complexity with Enterprise Architecture highlights the current advances in utilizing enterprise architecture for managing organizational complexity. By demonstrating the value and usefulness of EA, this book serves as a reference for business leaders, managers, engineers, enterprise architects, and many others interested in new research and approaches to business complexity.

The first Digital Enterprise Technology (DET) International Conference was held in Durham, UK in 2002 and the second DET Conference in Seattle, USA in 2004. Sponsored by CIRP (College International pour la Recherche en Productique), the third DET Conference took place in Setúbal, Portugal in 2006. Digital Enterprise Technology: Perspectives and Future Challenges is an edited volume based on this conference. Topics include: distributed and collaborative design, process modeling and process planning, advanced factory equipment and layout design and modeling, physical-to-digital environment integrators, enterprise integration technologies, and entrepreneurship in DET.