Der Zwang zur Verwertung von Wertstoffen im Rahmen des Recyclings, m?glichst unter Anwendung von automatisierten, d.h. kosteng?nstigen Systemen, ist bei der heutigen Abfallsituation unumg?nglich. Dr. K.-H. Wehking, Geschaftsf?hrer der LogTech GmbH, beschreibt den Einsatz eines neu konzipierten...

Die heutigen Sammelverfahren f?r Problemf?lle f?hren h?ufig dazu, da? die Sonderabf?lle vor ihrer Behandlung oder Zwischenlagerung nochmals nachsortiert werden m?ssen. Bisher erfolgt diese Sortierung rein manuell unter hohem Personaleinsatz, indem aus den Anlieferungsbeh?ltern jedes einzelne...

The purpose of this research is to examine the following research question: how has enforcement of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) adapted to the Big Box business system innovation? Additionally, the study explored the possible nature of regulatory choke points that may emerge from...

Non-market valuation techniques are vital instruments of policy. Providing quantitative welfare estimates validates public policy decisions. This research independently addresses three aspects of nonmarket valuation. Hedonic valuation of industrial accidents, limitations in recreational demand...

Offshore outsourcing continues to gain prominence as the printing industrystrides into the future. With different segments of the industry looking at reducingcosts and, in exchange providing value-added services, more companies turntowards outsourcing services offshore as a solution. Although it...

Accountable Care Organizations are developing in the United States as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. A study is needed to evaluate an emerging issue of ACOs, quality improvement infrastructure, and the pharmaceutical industry. The convergence of these topics has not...

Corporate restructuring is normally analyzed with reference to economic imperatives and the inherited geographical structure of production. The economic landscape is assumed to be the consequence of private decisions made in response to these structural factors. If understanding and empirically...