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ISO 9000 Series Certification Over Time: what have we learnt?
Wiele, A. van der; Brown, A. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2002
The ISO 9000 experiences of the same sample of organisations over a five year time period is examined in this paper. The responses to a questionnaire sent out at the end of 1999 to companies which had a reasonably long term experience with the ISO 9000 series quality system are analysed. These...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288538
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Urban Distribution: The Impacts of Different Governmental Time-Window Schemes
Quak, H.J.; Koster, M.B.M. de - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2006
Local authorities increasingly use time-access regulations to improve social sustainability issues, such as the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288584
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Exploring retailers' sensitivity to local sustainability policies
Quak, H.J.; Koster, M.B.M. de - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2005
Local governments in Western Europe increasingly use city time-access regulations to improve social sustainibility. These regulations significantly influence the distribution process of retail chain organizations. This paper studies the impact of governmental timewindow pressure on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288604
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The Power Trading Agent Competition
Ketter, W.; Collins, J.; Reddy, P.; Flath, C.; Weerdt, … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2011
This is the specification for the Power Trading Agent Competition for 2012 (Power TAC 2012). Power TAC is a competitive simulation that models a “liberalized†retail electrical energy market, where competing business entities or “brokers†offer energy services to customers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009399736
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Integration of Environmental Management and SCM
Bloemhof-Ruwaard, J.M.; Nunen, J.A.E.E. van - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2005
transportation. Investment in sustainability implies innovations in supply chain management with accompanying costs and profits. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288350
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The Environmental Gains of Remanufacturing: Evidence from the Computer and Mobile Industry
Quariguasi Frota Neto, J.; Bloemhof-Ruwaard, J.M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2009
Remanufacturing has long been perceived as an environmentally-friendly initiative. The question of how remanufacturing moderates the relation between environmental impact and economic returns is still unanswered, however. In this paper, we focus our attention on the electronics industry. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004970837
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Business Strategies for Transitions towards Sustainable Systems
Bakel, J.C. van; Loorbach, D.A.; Whiteman, G.M.; Rotmans, J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2007
the innovation of societal systems. Sustainability issues at the level of societal sectors or domains cannot be addressed …This paper develops a strategic perspective for business to address persistent sustainability issues by contributing to … governance to influence the direction and speed of structural changes towards sustainability – and the activities of two firms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005051722
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Making Sense of Climate Change: How to Avoid the Next Big Flood
Whiteman, G.M. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2011
Over the last two decades, management studies on sustainability have grown considerably, including a recent surge of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008916020
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The Power Trading Agent Competition
Ketter, W.; Collins, J.; Reddy, P.; Flath, C. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2011
This is the specification for the Power Trading Agent Competition for 2011 (Power TAC 2011). Agents are simulations of electrical power brokers, who must compete with each other for both power production and consumption, and manage their portfolios.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020226
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Sustainable Passenger Transportation: Dynamic Ride-Sharing
Agatz, N.A.H.; Erera, A.; Savelsbergh, M.W.P.; Wang, X. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2010
Ride-share systems, which aim to bring together travelers with similar itineraries and time schedules, may provide significant societal and environmental benefits by reducing the number of cars used for personal travel and improving the utilization of available seat capacity. Effective and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008484108