Olejar Books

Modern information and communication technologies are driving a new digital economy of networked enterprises linked at many levels through modern networking techniques. These enterprises of distributed and independent production units connected by communication networks are flexible and allow geographically distant organisational units to cooperate and react quickly to market demands. This book describes how networked enterprises evolved and surveys the latest wired and wireless communication technologies: those already being used, and what is currently being developed. Unique to the book is an analysis of the life cycle of a networked enterprise, including a description of every technology used. The pros and cons of wireless technologies are explained. This book will be of use to researchers and students in engineering, computer science and management studies as well as managers in industry and those interested in how modern technology is changing the ways organisations perform.