Historically known for its significant environmental footprint, the construction industry faces increasing pressure to evolve in a landscape where environmental concerns, resource efficiency, and adaptability are paramount.
Global systems integrators, outsourcers and consulting firms are responsible for directly leveraging or influencing most IT investment in large corporations.
The rapid changes taking place in the structure and governance of national and regional agri-food markets in developing countries seriously affect the ability of agriculture, especially small-scale agriculture, to contribute to economic growth and sustainable development.
In the emerging new collaborative economic order, innovation is achieved by an integrated process of collaboration between policymakers, business and society.
Stories from Nokia, Dell, UPS, Toyota, and other companies show how firms can reduce their vulnerability to high-impact distributions, from earthquakes to strikes, from SARS to terrorism, and use them for competitive advantage.
This book deals with stochastic combinatorial optimization problems in supply chain disruption management, with a particular focus on management of disrupted flows in customer-driven supply chains.
This book explains global trends and strategies in the shipping business, looking at the role of logistics service providers and at how information technology can help shipping operations.
In today's increasingly service-oriented global economy, the activities and transactions within and between supply chain members in the service sector have experienced substantial growth.
Environmental constraints are becoming increasingly severe, and now more than ever it is time that we confront head-on the change from an "e;underground resources"e; type of civilization to one with a new way of life and technology that embraces a sense of nature.
Das Buch spielt mit einem neuen, ganzheitlichen Vorstellungsbild des Menschen, der aus drei Einheiten zusammengesetzt gedacht wird: das analytische Denken residiert in einer computerähnlichen linken Gehirnhälfte, die kreative Intuition sitzt wie ein naturbelassenes neuronales Netzwerk in der rechten.
Dieses Buch wendet künstliche Intelligenz auf die schlanke Produktion an und zeigt, wie sich die Vorteile dieser beiden Disziplinen praktisch kombinieren lassen.
Drawing on historical and contemporary evidence, this book argues that growing environmental degradation and wealth inequality are linked to how nature is exploited to create economic wealth.
Eco-industrial development is born from the realisation that the places where we work waste too much and unnecessarily pollute the land, air and water.
Seaport Container Terminals (SCT) operate as central nodes in worldwide hub-and-spoke networks, and link ocean-going vessels with smaller feeder vessels, as well as with inbound and outbound hinterland transportation systems using road, rail, or inland waterways.
'Tom is one of my favourite people to taste wine with' - Oz Clarke'Tom's love of wine is matched by his dedication to sharing down-to-earth insights with accessibility and fun' - Olly SmithFrom grape to glass, this highly readable and charismatic guide will teach you everything you need to know to enjoy wine.
This book explores the relationship between gender inequality and the energy business, examining how gender relates to the process of producing energy, the management of energy companies, and the consumption of energy in the public and private sphere.
Attaining the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of Climate Action focuses on Sustainable Development Goal number thirteen (SDG13): urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
This edited collection is an interdisciplinary and international collaborative book that critically investigates the growing phenomenon of Indigenous-industry agreements - agreements that are formed between Indigenous peoples and companies involved in the extractive natural resource industry.
The latest best practice guidance on all aspects of global strategic sourcing-including environmental and international issues Strategic Global Sourcing Best Practices covers the latest trends and leading edge processes in global strategic sourcing, including supply management, t, sustainability, financial decisions, risk management, and international strategies.
Logistik ist heute Wirtschafts- und Wettbewerbsfaktor für Unternehmen in Industrie, Handel, Verkehr und Dienstleistung und hat in Deutschland im weltweiten Vergleich eine Spitzenposition inne.
The book comprises high-quality refereed research papers presented at the Second International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Logistics Engineering (ICAILE2022), held in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 20-22, 2022, organized jointly by the National Technical University of Ukraine "e;Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute,"e; Wuhan University of Technology, Nanning University, National Aviation University, and the International Research Association of Modern Education and Computer Science.
This practice-oriented guide comprehensively describes the basics of planning and implementing project management in logistics and supply chain management.
Compelling reading, this book both reinforces and elevates the role of art in the exploration and analysis of the concepts of democracy, globalization and capitalism.
Das Buch spielt mit einem neuen, ganzheitlichen Vorstellungsbild des Menschen, der aus drei Einheiten zusammengesetzt gedacht wird: das analytische Denken residiert in einer computerähnlichen linken Gehirnhälfte, die kreative Intuition sitzt wie ein naturbelassenes neuronales Netzwerk in der rechten.
Category Management in Purchasing is a comprehensive guide to strategic category management which provides a step-by-step guide to its implementation and use, and enables readers to deliver value and cost savings when sourcing and purchasing.
The Frugal Innovation and Bottom of the Pyramid Markets series comprises four volumes, covering theoretical perspectives, themes and various aspects of interest across four key geographical regions where BOP markets are located - South America, Asia, Africa and more engineered countries.
';A genuinely helpful framework for thinking about our own voyages' (The Atlantic), The New Tourist explores how tourism has shaped the world, for better and for worse, and offers essential reading for anyone looking for a deeper understanding of the implications of their wanderlust.
Corporate social responsibility has increased exponentially throughout the past decades and is of growing importance to the success of businesses internationally.
Focuses on providing answers to the question of how food production and consumption systems can stay within the limits of the carrying capacity of our natural environment.
