This book presents a framework through transformation and explains how business goals can be translated into realistic plans that are tangible and yield real results in terms of the top line and the bottom line. Process Transformation is like a tangram puzzle, which has multiple solutions yet is...

Analyse der Eigenheiten von Geschäftsprozesspatenten (GPP) -- Corporate Foresight (CF) mittels Patenten: Methodenspektrum und Ableitung der eigenen Methodik -- Möglichkeiten, Grenzen und Auswertung des Vorgehensmodells zum CF mittels GPP.

On the basis of an analysis conducted in a freight forwarding company, Marta Anna Krajewska identifies two levels of improving logistics performance. First, she demonstrates that on the local level the automated operational transportation planning increases the planning quality and influences...

Transportation management in today’s consumer goods industry can be characterized by a high proportion of outsourced transportation services. Due to rising freight costs consumer goods manufacturers are seeking opportunities to increase the efficiency of their transportation network. This book...

Simulation Approaches in Transportation Analysis: Recent Advances and Challenges presents the latest developments in transport simulation, including dynamic network simulation and micro-simulation of people's movement in an urban area. It offers a collection of the major simulation models that...

Ganze Abteilungen großer Unternehmen werden ausgegliedert oder verkauft, Call-Center in Indien genutzt, Daten auf den Philippinnen bearbeitet - anscheinend gibt es nichts, was man nicht auslagern kann. Die Autoren beschreiben eine Vielzahl unterschiedlicher wirtschaftlicher, technischer und...

Examining women’s diverse experiences of male-dominated work, this ground-breaking book explores what sexuality and gender means to women working in the construction and transport industries. Using accounts from heterosexual women and lesbians working in professional, manual and operational...

This book presents the proceedings of CRIOCM_2016, 21st International Conference on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, sharing the latest developments in real estate and construction management around the globe. The conference was organized by the Chinese Research Institute...

These conference proceedings cover an outstanding view for academics and professionals to share research findings on the latest developments in real estate and construction management. The Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management (CRIOCM) in collaboration with Chongqing University...

This is a book about the whole diverse range of firms that are found in the construction sector, about their decision-making and the economic environments in which they operate. The authors aim to provide a new and coherent perspective on these firms and the choices they have to make - both for...