List of Authors
List of Authors Can Akkan, College of Administrative Sciences and Economics, Koc; University, Istinye, 80860, Istanbul, Turkey. email: cakkan@ku.edu.tr Michael Bastian, Lehrstuhl fiir Wirtschaftsinformatik, RWTH Aachen, JohanniterstraBe 22-24, 52064 Aachen, Germany. email: bastian@wi.rwth-aachen.de Jacek Blaiewicz, Institute of Computing Science, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3A, 60-965 Poznan, Poland. email: blazewic@put.poznan.pl Jan-Wilhelm Breithaupt, Institute of Production Systems, University of Hanover, CallinstraBe 36, 30167 Hannover, Germany. email: breithaupt@mbox.ifa. uni-hannover.de Nick Dendris, Computer Technology Institute, PO Box 1122, 26110 Patras, Greece, and University of Patras, School of Engineering, Department of Computer Engineering & Informatics, 26500 Patras, Greece. email: dendris@cti.gr Jiirgen Darn, Institut fur Informationssysteme, Technische Universitat Wien, Paniglgasse 16, 1040 Wien, Austria. email: dorn@dbai.tuwien.ac.at Andreas Drexl, Lehrstuhl fiir Produktion und Logistik, Institut fur Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel, OlshausenstraBe 40, 24118 Kiel, Germany. email: drexl@bwl.uni-kiel.de Christoph Engel, Bierkeller 3, 88048 Friedrichshafen, Germany. email: ul5i@rzstud1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de
416 Gilda Garret6n, Dpto. de Ciencias de la Computaci6n, Pontificia Universidad Cat6lica de Chile, Casilla 306, Santiago 22, Chile. Knut Haase, Lehrstuhl fur Produktion und Logistik, Institut fur Betrie bswirtschaftslehre, Christian-AI brechts-u ni versi tat zu Kiel, Olshausenstrafle 40, 24118 Kiel, Germany. email: haase@bwl.uni-kiel.de Joannis Hatzilygeroudis, Computer Technology Institute, PO Box email: ihatz@cti.gr Stefan Helber, Fakultat fur Betriebswirtschaft, Institut fur Produktionswirtschaft und Controlling, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen, Ludwigstrafle 28, RG/V, 80539 Munchen, Germany. email: helber@bwl. uni-muenchen.de Olivar Hernandez, Dpto. de Ciencias de la Computaci6n, Pontificia Universidad Cat6lica de Chile, Casilla 306, Santiago 22, Chile. Roger M. Kerr, University of New South Wales, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia. email: r.kerr@unsw.edu.au Alf Kimms, Lehrstuhl fur Produktion und Logistik, Institut fur Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel, OlshausenstraBe 40, 24118 Kiel, Germany. email: kimms@bwl.uni-kiel.de Miguel Nussbaum, Dpto. de Ciencias de Ia Computaci6n, Pontificia Universidad Cat6lica de Chile, Casilla 306, Santiago 22, Chile. email: mn@ing.puc.cl
417 Jan Olhager, Department of Production Economics, Linkoping Institute of Technology, S-58183 Linkoping, Sweden. email: jan.olhager@ipe.liu.se Erwin Pesch, Insitute of Economics and Business Administration, BWL 3, University of Bonn, Adenauerallee 24-42, 53113 Bonn, Germany. email: E.Pesch@uni-bonn.de Omar Rosado-Varela, University of Puerto Rico- Mayaguez, Industrial Engineering Department, P.O. Box 5000, College Station, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00681-5000. Miguel Saiz, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez, Industrial Engineering Department, P.O. Box 5000, College Station, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00681-5000. Eric Scherer, Wittelsbacherallee 153, 60385 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. email: eric.scherer@t-online.de Karsten Schierholt, Institute of Industrial Engineering and Management (BWI), Group of Prof. Dr. Paul Schonsleben, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Zurichbergstrasse 18, 8028 Zurich, Switzerland. email: Schierholt@bwi.bepr.ethz.ch Anders Segerstedt, Department of Business Studies and Informatics, Malardalen University College, Box 883, 721 23 Vastenl.s, Sweden. email: anders.segerstedt@mdh.se Marcos Singer, Escuela de Administracion, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Vicuna Mackenna 4860, Macul, Santiago, Chile. email: singer@volcan.facea. puc.cl
418 Dimitrios Sofotassios, Computer Technology Institute, PO Box email: sofos@cti.gr Paul Spirakis, Computer Technology Institute, PO Box 1122, 26110 Patras, Greece, and University of Patras, School of Engineering, Department of Computer Engineering & Informatics, 26500 Patras, Greece. email: spirakis@cti.gr Alfons Steinhoff, GS - Decision Technology, IBM Deutschland Informationssysteme GmbH, 70548 Stuttgart, Germany. email: alfons.steinhoff@de.ibmmail.com Malgorzata Sterna, Institute of Computing Science, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3A, 60-965 Poznan, Poland. email: sterna@cs.put.poznan.pl Gursel A. Suer, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez, Industrial Engineering Department, P.O. Box 5000, College Station, Mayagiiez, Puerto Rico 00681-5000. email: a...suer@rumac.upr.clu.edu Gabi Thalhammer, IBM Austria, Obere DonaustraBe 95, 1020 Wien, Austria. email: gablthalhammer@austria.i bm. com Vassilis Triantafilloy, Computer Technology Institute, PO Box email: triantaf@cti.gr
419 Athanassios Tsakalidis, Computer Technology Institute, PO Box email: tsak@cti.gr Michael Volkmer, SAP AG, Business Engineering, NeurottstraBe 16, 69190 Walldorf, Germany. email: michael. volkmer@sap-ag.de Hans-Peter Wiendahl, Institute of Production Systems, University of Hanover, CallinstraBe 36, 30167 Hannover, Germany. email: wiendahl@ifa.uni-hannover.de Joakim Wikner, Department of Production Economics, Linkoping Institute of Technology, S-58183 Linkoping, Sweden. email: joakim.wikner@ipe.liu.se Jiirgen Zimmermann, Institut fiir Wirtschaftstheorie und Operations Research, University of Karlsruhe, Germany. email: zimmermann @wior. uni-karlsruhe. de