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This paper gives an account of a real in-depth case study showing the successful application of internal benchmarking to a complex industrial environment. It focuses on improving the efficiency of the 'Distribution Logistics' process of a multinational cable manufacturer spanning three...
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German automotive suppliers started operating their manufacturing plants in China without much strategic planning or thoughtful implementation of the value stream, hastily pursuing the enormous promise of the fastest growing automobile market in the world. The objective of this paper is to...
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trading relationships are formed. The third set of papers focuses on immigration, offering a rigorous theoretical analysis of … the so-called immigration surplus as well as an econometric estimation of the gains and pain that Germany has forgone by … initially restricting immigration from new EU member countries after the EU's Eastern enlargement in 2004. And finally, the book …
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Purpose – Because of the increasing importance of immigration for Germany due to the ageing population and the lack of … who are less skilled. In addition, the results give substantial information considering the design of German immigration …
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of highly educated domestic migrants but that there are some important differences. Gateway states are substantially more … for the attraction of both foreign and domestic highly educated in-migrants, but the deterrent effect is stronger for …
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Purpose – This paper aims to analyze the welfare use of Turkish immigrants and natives in Germany. The authors ask whether the immigrant-native gap in welfare use can be explained by observable characteristics, whether the mechanisms behind welfare dependence differ for Turkish immigrants and...
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educational level. Our findings show that while they were mainly unemployed prior to immigration, no significant differences in …
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systematic differences between natives and migrants for GSOEP data for the year 2000. While empirical results clearly support the …
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challenge, acting in concert with immigration, is that the German population will become more diverse over time. Perhaps the …
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