Modern optical fibre networks are evolving from static point-to-point connections towards meshed networks with some degree of optical transparency and capability for reconfiguration. At the same time installation and operation shall be simplified, while the availability shall be kept high. In the network design this task can be accomplished by allocation of transmission margins and by control o...

The paper is based on the study sponsored by the Office of the Public sector Development Commission (OPDC). It aims to identify the critical success factors for an effective networked government. The network concept represents a new way for a public agency to work with its stakeholders. The organisation under study is Thai Health Promotion Foundation (THPF) with the focus on its road accidents ...

This paper aims to develop better understanding of the intraand inter-organizational processes related to financial securities transactions, and, ultimately, to provide guidelines for the design of inter-organizational systems in information intensive markets and networks. A framework is presented to evaluate the influence of eight factors on the process performance of financial securities tran...

The transport network paradigm is changing as evidenced by IP convergence and the divergence of architectures and technologies. Harnessing the full power of light will spur the creation of new broadband and ubiquitous services networks. To attain this, however, not only must photonic technologies be optimized, but they must also be coordinated with complementary electrical technologies. With re...

This paper reviews the practice in reverse logistics through published literature. The objective of this study is to encourage and provide researchers with future research directions in reverse logistics. Since supply chains are designed for forward flow, integrating product recovery into the network design poses a major challenge. An important assignment of top management is to analyse the obs...

We present approximation algorithms and structural results for problems in network design. We give improved approximation algorithms for nding min-cost k-outconnected graphs with either a single root or multiple roots for (i) uniform costs, and (ii) metric costs. The improvements are obtained by focusing on single-root k-outconnected graphs and proving (i) a version of Mader's critical cycle th...

Outsourcing is a major driver in the growth of Virtual Organisations (VOs) in the manufacturing domain. These outsourcing networks can be classified as Virtual Organisations (VOs) as they are created from different organisational entities for a specific purpose and exist for a specified period of time. The electronics industry is in the vanguard with a projected 23% of electronics manufacturing...