Strategy network-oriented

Parts of this strategy have already been mapped out through the introduction of software products such as JAVA, an object-oriented programming language (6) suitable for immediate integration with Internet tools for distributed application across wide-area networks. In this approach, solutions to specialized problems are made available to users in the form of applets, or program modules, which can easily be... 

McCormack, Kevin P., Johnson, William C., and Walker, William T., Supply Chain Networks and Business Process Orientation Advanced Strategies and Best Practices, Boca Raton, FL AP1CS/St. Lucie Press, 2003. 

Current properties of the CE system in relation to its goals and associated strategy are strongly associated with the multidisciphnary, product development oriented nature of the CE philosophy. Many authors speak about trans-disciplinarity in this regard (see Chap. 4) [1]. Furthermore, a network-centric approach can be discerned [2]. 

In this chapter we outline the basic aspects to be considered when working with liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), including techniques for their synthesis and characterization. For readers new to the field - who may not have a strong backgrotmd in macromolecular chemistry - we shall introduce strategies for a successful approach. We start with an introduction to the synthesis of LC polymer networks and their basic characterizatiOTi (Sect 2). Subsequently their mechanical orientation behavior will be discussed (Sect 3). Techniques to prepare elastomers that are permanently oriented to form a single crystal are the subject of Sect 4. Finally a brief outlook is given in Sect. 5. 

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