Eric Sucky Bücher

Als Supply Chain Managenent (SCM) bezeichnet man "...the integration of business processes from the end user through original suppliers that provides products, services, and information that add value for customers." (Global Supply Chain Forum, 1998) SCM basiert insbesondere auf Konzepten des Produktions- und Logistikmanagements, des Operations Research, dem Einsatz von innovativen Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien sowie theoretischen und praktischen Erkenntnissen des Kooperationsmanagements. Die Ausbildungsnachfrage in diesem Bereich ist hoch und dieses neue Managementkonzept hat inzwischen die klassischen produktionswirtschaftlichen Teildisziplinen der BWL majorisiert. Vor diesem Hingerund bietet dieses Lehrbuch eine wissenschaftlich fundierte Einfuhrung in die Planung, Steuerung und Kontrolle von unternehmensubergreifenden Wertschopfungssystemen.

The term mobility has different meanings in the following science disciplines. In economics, mobility is the ability of an individual or a group to improve their economic status in relation to income and wealth within their lifetime or between generations. In information systems and computer science, mobility is used for the concept of mobile computing, in which a computer is transported by a person during normal use. Logistics creates by the design of logistics networks the infrastructure for the mobility of people and goods. Electric mobility is one of today's solutions from an engineering perspective to reduce the need of energy resources and environmental impact. Moreover, for urban planning, mobility is the crunch question about how to optimize the different needs for mobility and how to link different transportation systems. In this publication we collected the ideas of practitioners, researchers, and government officials regarding the different modes of mobility in a globalised world, focusing on both domestic and international issues.