Mathematics as a production factor or driving force for innovation? Those, who want to know and understand why mathematics is deeply involved in the design of products, the layout of production processes and supply chains will find this book an indispensable and rich source. Describing the interplay between mathematical and engineering sciences the book focusses on questions like - How can mathematics improve to the improvement of technological processes and products - What is happening already? - Where are the deficits? - What can we expect for the future? 19 articles written by mixed teams of authors of engineering, industry and mathematics offer a fascinating insight of the interaction between mathematics and engineering.

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Processes.- Predictive Planning and Systematic ActionOn the Control of Technical Processes.- Data Compression, Process Optimization, Aerodynamics: A Tour Through the Scales.- Active Flow ControlA Mathematical Challenge.- Data Mining for the Category Management in the Retail Market.- Networks.- Planning Problems in Public Transit.- Towards More Intelligence in Logistics with Mathematics.- Optimization of Communication Networks.- Mathematics in Wireless Communications.- Mathematics of Chip Design.- Materials and Mechanics.- Chances and Visions of Advanced Mechanics.- Mathematics for Machine Tools and Factory Automation.- Production and Use of Novel Materials.- Topology and Dynamic Networks: Optimization with Application in Future Technologies.- Energy and Structural Engineering.- Capacity Planning and Scheduling in Electrical Power Systems and in Chemical and Metallurgical Production Plants.- Simulation-Based Optimization in Structural EngineeringNew Concepts from Computer Science.- Object-Oriented Modelling for Simulation and Control of Energy Transformation Processes.- Design Tools for Energy Efficient Architecture.- Medicine.- More Mathematics into Medicine!.- Compounds, Drugs and Mathematical Image Processing.