In the first book of its kind, Turnbull traces the development and implementation of actuarial ideas, from the conception of Equitable Life in the mid-18th century to the start of the 21stcentury. This book analyses the historical development of British actuarial thought in each of its three...

This book provides insight into the implementation of Life Cycle approaches along the entire business value chain, supporting environmental, social and economic sustainability related to the development of industrial technologies, products, services and policies; and the development and...

This book responds to key issues in strategic management control by studying the interplay between strategy, operations, finance and controls. Grounded in research but written with practitioners and students in mind, it addresses the most up-to-date management control issues in the public...

This book examines how to optimize design management processes in order to produce innovation within organizations. It first looks at how to harvest a culture of design and then examines topics specific to product and service design. Individual chapters provide anecdotes drawn from leading...

This book presents tools for valuing and controlling corporate innovation. It combines a well-established theoretical framework with case studies at Siemens that illustrate the practice of valuing and controlling innovation and underline the strong link between theoretical concepts and practical...

This book provides a consistent and holistic managerial approach to product management and presents a practical and comprehensive methodology (roles, processes, tasks, and deliverables) that covers all aspects of product management. It helps students of product management, product management...

This book is published under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license. The editors present essential methods and tools to support a holistic approach to the challenge of system upgrades and innovation in the context of high-value products and services. The approach presented here is based on three main pillars:...

Dieses Buch liefert wichtige Erkenntnisse für die Werterhaltung von Immobilien und deren nachhaltige Nutzung. Mit Unterstützung des Bundesamtes für Energie BFE des Eidgenössischen Departements für Umwelt, Verkehr, Energie und Kommunikation UVEK konnten Sanierungsstrategien unter...

Die kumulierte Emissionsintensität ist ein neues Instrument der betrieblichen Umweltleistungsbewertung. Die Einführung eines entsprechenden Kennzahlensystems ist mit einem Startwertproblem verbunden, zu dessen Lösung Umweltwirkungsmultiplikatoren aus der ökologisch erweiterten...

Anbieter von IT-Lösungen befinden sich in einem Dilemma: Einerseits sollen ihre Lösungen an den individuellen Bedürfnissen des jeweiligen Kunden ausgerichtet sein, andererseits sind sie gezwungen, ihre Leistungen preisgünstig, und damit standardisiert, zu erbringen. Basierend auf...