Management Intelligent Systems First International Symposium

The 2012 International Symposium on Management Intelligent Systems is believed to be the first international forum to present and discuss original, rigorous and significant contributions on Artificial Intelligence-based (AI) solutions—with a strong, pract

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Jorge Casillas, Francisco J. Martínez-López, and Juan M. Corchado (Eds.)

Management Intelligent Systems First International Symposium

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Editors Dr. Jorge Casillas Dept. Computer Science & A.I. University of Granada Granada Spain

Prof. Dr. Juan M. Corchado Depto. Informática y Automática Universidad Salamanca Salamanca Spain

Dr. Francisco J. Martínez-López Dept. Management University of Granada Granada Spain

ISSN 2194-5357 e-ISSN 2194-5365 ISBN 978-3-642-30863-5 e-ISBN 978-3-642-30864-2 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-30864-2 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012939518 c Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012  This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Preface

This symposium is believed to be the first international forum to present and discuss original, rigorous and significant contributions on Artificial Intelligencebased (AI) solutions—with a strong, practical logic and, preferably, with empirical applications—developed to aid the management of organizations in multiple areas, activities, processes and problem-solving; what we call Management Intelligent Systems (MiS). Basically, the AI core focuses on the development of valuable, automated sol