To deal with volatile product demand and rapidly changing manufacturing technologies for sustainable returns, selective collaboration among companies in supply networks (SNs) is required. Recently, demand and capacity sharing among independent and non-competitive manufacturers, at the same...

In this study, to consider both water and electricity uses, we added water footprints related to the power system (cooling systems, gasification and flue gas desulfurization processes), to the global TIAM-FR prospective energy system model. With this modification, the TIAM-FR model can be used...

Shipping companies repeatedly face the problem of adjusting their vessel fleet to meet uncertain future transportation demands and compensating for aging vessels. In this paper, a new multi-stage stochastic programming formulation for strategic fleet renewal in shipping is proposed. The new...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of aspects of knowledge economy covered by the Knowledge Economy Index [KEI] and aspects of entrepreneurial activity covered by the Global Entrepreneurship Index [GEI] on quality of life [QOL] in a country....

Purpose – Much of the scenario-based planning work that is observed fails to account for the web of belief systems that powerfully shape the ways that future conditions and trends are created and acted upon. This paper aims to address this issue. Design/methodology/approach – The authors...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to review proposed methods to reduce corporate short-termism – a private sector obsession with short-term profit and a neglect of true long-term value creation – via a systems thinking analytical framework. Design/methodology/approach – This paper...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review proposed methods to reduce corporate short‐termism – a private sector obsession with short‐term profit and a neglect of true long‐term value creation – via a systems thinking analytical framework. Design/methodology/approach – This...

In decursul timpului, pe masura ce intreprinderile s-au dezvoltat progresiv, devenind complexe ca structura si compozitie, sarcinile managerilor au devenit inevitabil din ce in ce mai complicate si apasatoare. Acest lucru a condus in cele din urma la adoptarea planificarii de un numar cat mai...