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Durch den zunehmenden Einsatz von Computern in nahezu allen Lebensbereichen erhöht sich die Menge verfügbarer Information extrem. Die Nutzung dieser Daten führt zu immer größeren betriebswirtschaftl……続きを見る

This edited volume is brought out from the contributions of the research papers presented in the International Conference on Data Science and Business Analytics (ICDSBA- 2017), which was held during……続きを見る

This book discusses recent developments in the vast domain of optimization. Featuring papers presented at the 1st International Conference on Frontiers in Optimization: Theory and Applications (FOTA……続きを見る

Das Buch beschreibt anschaulich die Ergebnisse der Nachhaltigkeitsmaßnahme „it’s owl – VorZug; Vorausschau – Die Zukunft vorausdenken und gestalten“ des Spitzencluster it’s owl – Intelligente techni……続きを見る

 Ein Blueprint für umsetzbare Innovationen im Konzernumfeld 65% der CEOs großer Unternehmen haben Angst davor, im Innovationswettkampf von disruptiven Start-ups überholt zu werden. Die vermeintli……続きを見る

Co-operatives provide a different approach to organizing business through their ideals of member ownership and democratic practice. Every co-operative member has an equal vote regardless of his or h……続きを見る

Probabilistic Foundations of Statistical Network Analysis presents a fresh and insightful perspective on the fundamental tenets and major challenges of modern network analysis. Its lucid exposition ……続きを見る

This book explores all aspects of the sharing economy, pursuing a multidisciplinary approach encompassing Service Design, Spatial Design, Sociology, Economics, Law, and Transport and Operations Rese……続きを見る

Developing future strategies for a company is an important and complex task, and forms the core issue in this book. A company’s strategy defines its future direction, specifying its desired market p……続きを見る

This book presents the latest technologies and operational methods available to support sustainable freight transport practices. It highlights market requirements, cutting edge applications, and cas……続きを見る

Behavioral research is making a significant impact on many academic disciplines. Its status as the source of some of the most profound research in the social sciences is unparalleled. Therefore, it ……続きを見る

Grecia, Irlanda, Spagna. Gli Stati europei cadono come mosche di fronte alla crisi economica mondiale a alla conseguente recessione. E l’Italia? Quanto rischiamo di rimanere in mutande? Crac! È l’an……続きを見る

In Regione Lombardia il ruolo dell’attore privato è diventato in questi anni fondamentale per quanto riguarda l’erogazione delle politiche attive del lavoro. Tuttavia, sin dalle prime sperimentazion……続きを見る

Questo trattato è una Guida alla complessa questione delle pensioni italiane, da una rappresentazione di come il Reddito delle Pensioni viene distribuito ai pensionati, dall'analisi è Incredibile a ……続きを見る

Gioco e simulazione per lo sviluppo delle soft skill “Gamification” è un tema che ormai è entrato a pieno diritto nel nostro vocabolario definendo quell’insieme di azioni che tendono a rendere ludic……続きを見る

This work reviews the most important results regarding the use of the α-point in Scheduling Theory. It provides a number of different LP-relaxations for scheduling problems and seeks to explain thei……続きを見る

The definitive guide to queueing theory and its practical applicationsーfeatures numerous real-world examples of scientific, engineering, and business applications Thoroughly updated and expanded to……続きを見る

This textbook presents a coherent and robust structure for integrated risk management in the context of operations and finance. It explains how the operations-finance interface jointly optimizes mat……続きを見る

This book provides a conceptual framework of global value chains, flexibility and sustainability, supported by research projects, case applications and models in various related areas organized into……続きを見る

This book offers new transparent views and step-by-step methods for performance evaluation of a set of units using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The book has twelve practical chapters. Elementary……続きを見る

The goal of this book is to publish the latest mathematical techniques, research, and developments in engineering. This book includes a comprehensive range of mathematics applied in engineering area……続きを見る

Indigenous peoples are an intrinsic part of countries like Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Finland, USA, India, Russia and almost all parts of South America and Africa. A considerable amount of rese……続きを見る

For those wishing to acquire knowledge on national development issues, this comprehensive compendium traverses a spectrum of subjects that the audience ought to be well acquainted with. The Editors ……続きを見る

Developing economies such as those in sub-Saharan Africa are searching for realistic economic policy prescriptions. Despite economic growth in countries like Nigeria, poverty and unemployment blight……続きを見る

This book is the eighth volume in a series entitled “Contemporary Logistics in China,” authored by researchers from the Logistics Research Center at Nankai University. In the spirit of the seven pre……続きを見る

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Decision Support Systems, ICDSST 2018, held in Heraklion, Greece, in May 2018. The main topic of this year’s conference w……続きを見る

The proceedings volume consists of academic papers on decision-making under uncertainty, smart decision, stochastic optimization, management simulation and its applications. It presents some compell……続きを見る

The nature of contemporary Organisation Development (OD) is often written about by both scholars and practitioners, yet there is little evidence of these descriptions (or debates on key issues) havi……続きを見る

Concave analysis deals mainly with concave and quasi-concave functions, although convex and quasi-convex functions are considered because of their mutual inherent relationship. The aim of Elements o……続きを見る

This book describes the ontology structure, types of actors, their potential actions, and ways that actions can affect the things that are part of the conflict. An ontology of unconventional conflic……続きを見る