K. Kijima - Böcker

The scope of the Workshop was Challenge to New Cyberships. When designing a marine system it is important that the cybernetic control system is seaworthy, safe, robust, intelligent and adaptive to strong sea disturbances and its changes. The Workshop was a forum for discussing the latest achievements and trends within the following fields: Marine Control Systems; Ship Manoeuvring Model; Navigation Systems; Traffic Guidance and Control Systems; Main Engine and Machinery Control Systems; Safety and Fault Control Systems; Machinery Surveillance, Condition Monitoring and Quality Control Systems; Training and Vehicle Simulation Systems.

Drastic changes of the societies in the new century require new paradigm in every area of social science. Organizations study is not exception. This book illustrates the cutting edge of organizations study beyond the traditional approaches in management science and general management theory. With an interdisciplinary approach emphasizing systemic properties of organizations such as interaction, hierarchy, network and emergence, it covers dynamic aspects of organizational learning and evolution as well as the decision making function and information processing process.

Drastic changes of the societies in the new century require new paradigm in every area of social science. Organizations study is not exception. This book illustrates the cutting edge of organizations study beyond the traditional approaches in management science and general management theory. With an interdisciplinary approach emphasizing systemic properties of organizations such as interaction, hierarchy, network and emergence, it covers dynamic aspects of organizational learning and evolution as well as the decision making function and information processing process.

Agent-Based Modeling/Simulation (ABM/ABS) is an emerging field that enables bottom-up and experimental analysis in social sciences such as economics, management, sociology and politics. The chapters of this book are the selected papers from those presented the Third International Workshop on Agent-Based Approaches in Economic and Social Complex Systems held in Tokyo, Japan in 2005. Articles in this book covers methodological issues, computational model/software, combination with gaming simulation, and real-world applications to economic, management/organizational and social issues.