Given the significant role of startups in the wellbeing of the economy and considering that more than half of the existing startups either work or have activities related to the IT field, in the current paper we have proposed a model meant to aid IT startups in their development process and in...

The China-Pakistan economic corridor (CPEC) is a collection of different ongoing projects including transportation, infrastructure, the Gwadar seaport, oil pipeline, and internet connection zone projects. The Chinese government has adopted a development strategy for infrastructure growth and...

This paper investigates the relationship between governance mechanisms, risk management practices and performance of water and sanitation projects in Uganda. A quantitative cross-sectional survey was conducted with a sample of 66 water and sanitation projects in South-western Uganda. Data were...

In unserer Umfrage zum aktuellen Stand der strategischen Planung in Geschäftsbanken des deutschsprachigen Raumes hat sich gezeigt, daß inzwischen alle großen Kreditinstitute ein entsprechendes Planungssystem installiert haben. In der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und Österreich begann man...

In einer Fortgeschrittenen-Übung zur Unternehmensgesamtplanung wurden von Studenten der Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel Methoden und Verfahren zur strategischen Planung implementiert und präsentiert. Während eine erste Gruppe die Planungssprache MICRO-FCS einsetzte, implementierte eine...

Das Streben nach Flexibilität hat in innovativen Beschaffungsentscheidungen den Rang eines eigenständigen Entscheidungsziels: Die Nachfrager wollen sich die Möglichkeit der Entschlußrevision offenhalten. Die Anbieter entsprechen diesem Streben nach Handlungsautonomie ihres Partners durch das...

This paper considers two problem classes that are important to researchers as well as practitioners, namely packing and project scheduling problems. First, the two problem categories are described. This includes a classification of packing problems as well as of project scheduling concepts....

A recurring problem in project management involves the allocation of scarce resources to the individual jobs comprising the project. In many situations such as audit scheduling, the resources correspond to individuals (skilled labour). This naturally leads to an assignment type project...

This paper considers two problem classes that are important to researchers as well as practitioners, namely packing and project scheduling problems. First, the two problem categories are described. This includes a classification of packing problems as well as of project scheduling concepts....