Welcome to the 10^th Annual Conference of the Asia Pacific Decision Sciences Institute (APDSI) in Taipei.  This Taipei 2005 conference is a concerted effort between the APDSI and the Chinese Decision Sciences Institute (CDSI).  The theme of this yearˇ¦s Conference is ˇ§Collaborative Decision Making in the Internet Era.ˇ¨  We have received over 200 submissions and one hundred and forty-six papers are accepted into the final program that consists of twenty-eight sessions.  The topic areas of these papers include Accounting, Business Policy and Strategy, Customer Relationship Management, DSS/AI/Expert Systems, Enterprise Systems and Applications, Financial Management, Healthcare Management, International Business Management, Internet and E-business, Innovative Education, Information Systems, Knowledge Management, Logistic Management, Marketing Theory, Models and Application , Production and Operations Management, Public Sector Management, Quality and Productivity, Small and Medium Enterprise Management, Supply Chain Management, Service Operations and Management, Statistics and Decision Analysis, Telecommunication, and Technology Management.

Out of these papers, 27 were selected as the candidates for the Best Paper Award.  After careful double-blind reviews for several days, the Selection Committee finally makes the recommendation to the Conference Chair.  The winner(s) of this award will be announced in the Business Luncheon on June 30, 2005.

In addition to the Best Paper Award, there is another new event in this conference.  We have produced the International Deanˇ¦s Panel session to discuss the issue of business school accreditation in Asia.  The panelists include the deans or representatives from Berry College (USA), China Europe International Business School (China), Chinese University of Hong Kong (China), Dhurakijpundit University (Thailand), Macquarie University (Australia), University of Nevada at Las Vegas (USA), Yonsei University (Korea), and several universities in Taiwan.  The panel will be held in June 29 from 10:40am to 12:00pm.  The accreditation process involves not only the administrators but also the faculties.  This panel will also discuss several important issues related to the faculties in Asia.

The annual conference of the APDSI is a golden opportunity for the scholars like you and me to share research ideas and get informed about the latest development in the fields.  We could meet other leading professionals from around the world so as to establish a research network and engender future collaborations.  In this conference, we have two hundred fifty participants from fifteen countries, such as Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Korea, Nepal, Malaysia, Oman, Singapore, Thailand, and U.S.A.

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         In closing, we would like to thank you for your participation in this conference, without which it is impossible to be successful.  We would also like to thank all the reviewers, the program committee members, the funding sponsors, who have contribute their effort and financial support to this conference.  Special thanks go to our conference staffs who have planed and executed this conference event for over a year.  Finally, on behalf of the entire Program Committee and the Grand Hotel, we sincerely wish you a very productive and memorable stay in Taipei during the Conference period.

Eldon Y. Li

Yuan Ze University and

California Polytechnic State University

APDI 2005 Conference Chair

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 H.J. Rebecca Yen

Yuan Ze University

APDI 2005 Program Chair