简介:Thecurrentinternationalsituationisvolatileandhighlycomplicatedwithabruptchanges.Variouscontradictionsdevelopsuccessively,anddifferentchallengespresentthem-selvesoneafteranother.Firstly,theworldisheavilyaffectedbythreebigcrisessimultaneously.Manycountriesrunintogreatdifficultyineconomicandsocialdevelopment,andtheprospectoftheworldeconomyisbleak.Thefirstcrisisisrelatedtooil.Theoilpricein
简介:October25to27,2006,Troyes,Francehttp://www.utt.fr/ieee-sssm06/SponsoredbyServiceSystemsandOrganizationCommittee,IEEESystems,ManandCyberneticsSocietyIEEEThemeServiceisanemergingsectorforeconomicgrowthinthe21stcentury.Itcoversourdailylifeandalmostallindustries,frommedicalcaretotheproductionofhigh-techproducts.Anation'seconomicevolutionhighlyreliesonitsservicesystemsandservicemanagement.Theproductionofaproductinamanufacturingplantmaybeinterruptedbecauseoftheshortageofrequiredcomponentscausedbyanunreliablelogisticsservice.Thelivingstandardofpeopleinacountrymaybedegradedbecauseofitsineffectivemedicalcaresystem.Intheinformationerawheretheindustrializedworldisnolongercharacterizedbyscarcityofmerchandises,serviceandqualityoflifehavebecometheprimaryfocusforsocialandeconomicdevelopment.Giventheincreasingimportance,thecomplexity,andtheinterdisciplinarynatureofservicesystemsandservicemanagement,itisessentialtobringresearchersandprofessionalsfromallrelevantdisciplines(systemtheoryandsystemsengineering,marketingandorganizationalbehavior,logisticsandoperationsmanagement,qualityassurance,informationtechnology,etc)togethertodiscussissuesandsharetheirresearchanddevelopmentresultsandexperiencesintheareasofservicesystemsandservicemanagement,inordertodevelopinnovativeandadvancedconcepts,strategies,systemdesignandoperationsmanagementmethodsforthe21stcentury'sservice.Authorsareinvitedtosubmittheir
简介:Withrapidscientificdevelopmentandfurtherexplorationtowardsthenature,thehumankindhopestoservethemselvesbymasteringthenaturallaw.CountriesallovertheworldsetmuchvalueonthestudyofAntarcticaandhaveobtainedplentyandsubstantialachievements.SoastostrengthenmutualunderstandingamongthecountriesinAntarcticsurveyingandmappingandsharetheachievements,the'InternationalGISWorkshoponAntarcticKingGeorgeIsland',Wuhan,July6th~7th,2000wassuccessfullyheldintheLectureHalloftheNationalLaboratoryforInformationEngineeringinSurveying,MappingandRemoteSensing(LIESMARS).ItwasjointlyheldbytheNationalResearchCenteronAntarcticSurveyingandMappingandLIESMARS,andsponsoredbytheNationalPolarRegionInspectionOffice,NationalNaturalScientificFoundationCommittee,theStateBureauofSurveyingandMapping,theformerWuhanTechnicalUniversityofSurveyingandMapping.
简介:OnJuly21,2005,thePeople'sBankofChinaannouncedanewreformplan,accordingtowhich,RMBwouldnolongerbepeggedtotheU.S.dollarbutwouldreformtheexchangerateregimebymovingintoamanagedfloatingexchangerateregimebasedonmarketsupplyanddemandwithreferencetoabasketofcurrencies.①ThereformisanimportantstepintheprocessofChina'sreformandopening-up.HenceithasspecialsignificanceforeconomicdevelopmentofChina.However,whatmeritsattentionisthatthepresentinternationalmonetaryregimeisunstable,financialsystemisveryfragileandbigpowershaveshownanunwillingnesstotakefinancialcooperation.②ThishasposedgreatchallengestotheprocessofRMBexchangeratereform.NowIwouldliketoexaminethepossiblerisksofthereformandthentrytomakesomesuggestionsthroughmakingsomeanalysisofthestatusquoofinternationalmonetaryandfinancialsystem.
简介:Environmentandhealthhavebeenmoreandmorejointlyaddressedinrecentyears,thankstotheeffortsofseveralpublicandprivateinstitutions.Inthisscenario,aleadingrolehasbeenplayedbytheWorldHeathOrganisation(WHO).AspecificattentionwasdevotedtotheissuebytheEuropeanUnion(EU)EUinstitutionsandtheWHOOfficeforEurope,whichlists52countries(includingEurope,EasternEuropeanCountriesandTurkey,formerYugoslaviaandpartoftheformerSovietUnion).Theobjectivesofthepresentpaperaretogiveanoverviewofthemaindevelopmentsinthisarea,andtounderlinetheprogressmadetowardsacommonunderstandingofhealthandenvironmentissues,theadvantagesandlimitsofthesedevelopmentsandthechallengesforthefuture,tobetackledatagloballevel.
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