There has been a recent trend toward the use of lifecycle analysis (LCA) as a decision-making tool for the automotive industry. However, the different practitioners` methods and assumptions vary widely, as do the interpretations put on the results. The lack of uniformity has been addressed by...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this research report is to identify the impact of the changes in retail pricing driving forces since the introduction of the Motor Industry Development Programme (MIDP) in 1995, identify the shortcomings and develop an improved retail pricing principle model for...

Die Globalisierung und höhere Marktheterogenität haben zu einer drastischen Zunahme der Produktkomplexität in der Automobilindustrie geführt. Ursache hierfür sind kürzere Modell-Lebenszyklen, eine stark gestiegene Modellvielfalt und zunehmende landesspezifische Produktanpassungen. Die...

Forschungsfragen:- Welche Voraussetzungen bzw. Bedingungen sind im Menschen selbst und in seiner Umgebung vorhanden/müssen geschaffen und gefördert werden, damit er bereit ist, sich aktiv an Innovationsprozessen zu beteiligen?- Wie ist dies durch Maßnahmen zur konsequenten Förderung und...

We analyze issues arising from demand management in decentralized decision-making environments. We consider logistics systems and supply chains, where companies' operations are handled with independent entities whose decisions affect the performance of the overall system. In the first study, we...

In this thesis an algorithm (MLOPT) for mixed logit models is proposed. Mixed logit models are flexible discrete choice models, but their estimation with large datasets involves the solution of a nonlinear optimization problem with a high dimensional integral in the objective function, which is...

This study examined the relationship between two economic indicators—the unemployment rate and the price of gasoline—and purchase decisions of new vehicle buyers. Two regression analyses were performed, one focusing on the number of vehiclespurchased and the other one on their fuel economy....

Globalization of the automotive industry continues to accelerate as offshore manufacturers and suppliers open production facilities in North America, and North American companies invest overseas and throughout the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) region. But perhaps the most...