One of the most efficient approaches in teaching Economics is the Case Method. The Case Method combines two elements: the case itself and the discussion of that case. A teaching case is a rich narrative in which individuals or groups of individuals have to make a decision or solve a problem. A...

This paper presents the logistics if source of competitive advantage. Logistics can offer a source of competitive advantage, such as a superior position compared to the competitors regarding cost reductions, service diversity and satisfaction of consumer requirements. The logistic activities...

This study develops and analyzes an original methodology for the simulation and prediction of space heating energy consumption in buildings connected to a district heating system, characterized by lack of individual control systems for end-users. The identification of the input parameters is...

This paper is part of a doctoral research aimed at studying the possibilities and mechanism for fostering and administering dispersed cluster based solutions to social problems, while conserving business competitiveness and achieving their corporate social responsibility functions. The authors...

The scientific research has been developed in the Doctoral Studies Institute (ISD) of the Academy of Economic Studies (ASE) in Bucharest, being circumscribed both to the Exploratory Research Project – Ideas no 1844/2008-2011, and to the Structural and Operational Project of Human Resources...

This present study demonstrates that the role of the mangers in the productive maintenance is currently becoming more important. This assessment is formulated starting from the daily realities regarding the growth of the proportions of productions and along with these the growth of the volume of...

This paper presents the connection between logistics and customer service. The customer service is one the most powerful elements available of the organization in the search competitive advantage, but the least well managed. The message of this article is that performance of customer service...

This present study analyses a stringent and current problem of the economy which resides from the measurements of the proportion of production which lead to the growth of the amount of waste resulted from production and influence its efficiency. The first part of the study tries to point out the...

We apply additive mixed regression models (AMM) to estimate hedonic price equations. Non-linear effects of continuous covariates as well as a smooth time trend are modeled non-parametrically through P-splines. Unobserved district-specific heterogeneity is modeled in two ways: First, by location...

Based on more than 10.000 observations of rental flats in Vienna, collected from 2004 to 2006, we apply Bayesian structured additive regression models to estimate hedonic price equations. For this purpose we use explanatory variables such as the buildingís year of construction, its total floor...