Preface

I am delighted to welcome you to the 2011 International Conference on System science, Engineering design and Manufacturing informatization (ICSEM 2011) which was held in Guiyang, China from 22 October to 23 October, 2011. The theme of the plenary session is “system science, engineering design and manufacturing informatization” featuring invited speakers who will further explore this topic that is so significant in these fields. Concurrent sessions and a poster session will cover a wide range of topics and issues, including both contributed papers and special sessions developed on specific themes, all with a central focus of system science, engineering design and manufacturing informatization. Topics will range from the theories to the practice methods and technology, such as complex system modeling and complexity, control theory, Industrial design, cybernetics, Modeling and simulation methods, e-commerce and computer-aided Manufacturing etc.