Traditionelle Vertriebssysteme wie Filial- oder Verbundsysteme werden zunehmend durch aggressive Franchising-Netzwerke verdrängt, weil sie nach vorherrschender Meinung sehr gut zur Verfolgung anspruchsvoller Expansionsziele geeignet sind. Ein strategischer Erfolgsfaktor von...

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This textbook provides an introduction to the concept of sustainability in the context of transportation planning, management, and decision-making. The book is divided into two parts. In the first part, indicators and frameworks for measuring sustainable development in the transportation sector...

What is next by context: PMM in Small and Medium Enterprises -- Performance Measurement and Management in Smes: Discussion of Preliminar Results from an Italian Survey -- New Integrated Information Systems and Management Control Change in Small and Medium Enterprises -- What is next by context:...

Do we really know the critical phenomena that are linked to how enterprises function and the dynamics of their relationships with customers, suppliers and competitors? Are their decision-making processes founded upon a set of performance measurements that were accurately designed and...

This book introduces the new China (Shanghai) Free-Trade Zone one year after its launch. It examines in depth the economic, strategic and political effects of Chinese economic and financial reform. The results of the analysis are further clarified by comparing Shanghai with analogous...

This book addresses the challenging task of demand forecasting and inventory management in retailing. It analyzes how information from point-of-sale scanner systems can be used to improve inventory decisions, and develops a data-driven approach that integrates demand forecasting and inventory...