The "e;EPCglobal Architecture Framework"e; is currently the most accepted technical approach to the Internet of Things and provides a solid foundation for building Business-to-Business information networks based on unique identifications of 'things'.
The media now regularly feature breakthroughs on the influence of prenatal hormones on the brain and behavior, for instance the link to financial performance or risk management.
This book contains revised versions of papers presented on scientific workshop "e;Modeling Multi-commodity Trade: Information exchange methods"e;, which took place in November 2010 atWarsaw University of Technology.
This book analyzes extensive data on the world's rapidly changing and growing access to, use and geographies of information and communications technologies.
This book focusses on the after sales business and presents the Service Parts Planning (SPP) solution which was developed by SAP in a joint effort with Caterpillar and Ford in order to address the specific planning problems of service parts.
This book presents a comprehensive and systematic introduction to transforming process-oriented data into information about the underlying business process, which is essential for all kinds of decision-making.
The topic of this book is known as dynamic scheduling, and is used to refer to three dimensions of project management and scheduling: the construction of a baseline schedule and the analysis of a project schedule's risk as preparation of the project control phase during project progress.
Addressing the issues unique to managers of creative technical staff, this guide reflects not only Ronald Kay's long experience observing and teaching successful management techniques, but also treats the expanding challenges due to increasingly globally-based projects and staff.
This book fills a gap in the existing resources available to students and professionals requiring an academically rigorous, but practically orientated source of knowledge about real estate finance.
This book charts the historical and current interaction between lawyers and mediation in both the common law and civil law world and analyses a number of issues relevant to lawyers' part in the process.
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the financial systems of major industrialized countries using the statistical framework of the financial accounts.
This book examines the concept and purpose of joint development agreements of offshore hydrocarbon deposits from the perspective of public international law and the law of the sea, taking into consideration and extensively reviewing State practice concerning seabed activities in disputed maritime areas and when hydrocarbon deposits extend across maritime boundaries.
This book provides a road-map to successful implementation of strategic outsourcing programmes, providing down-to-earth approaches to outsourcing decision making and programme management, based on a grass-roots understanding.
Delivering a sustainable transport system is not just a matter of adopting a number of technological innovations to improve performance in terms of people, planet, and profits.
Continuously changing customer and market requirements as well as new developments in information technology have become a dominating factor in today's business environment.
America's emerging "e;fat war"e; threatens to pit a shrinking population of trim Americans against an expanding population of heavy Americans in raging policy debates over "e;fat taxes"e; and "e;fat bans.
Origin Management describes a holistic approach that allows internationally operating companies to benefit from reduced import duty rates within Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).
Die Autoren beschreiben aus Herstellersicht betriebswirtschaftliche, technische und technologische Aspekte der Prozessintegration in der Printmedien-Industrie auf Basis des Job Definition Formats.
Mass Customization excites both Researchers and Practitioners because of the possibility to produce customized products with mass production efficiency.
Due to the rapidly changing nature of the labor market and the laws that govern it in China, it can be very difficult for foreign investors and managers to understand how to manage human resources on the mainland.
This book gives a concise introduction to the German law of business organizations and is meant to help business practitioners and international students to familiarize themselves with its key concepts and legal issues.