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The Political Economy of Industrial Policy in China: The Case of Aircraft Manufacturing
Goldstein, Andrea - 2005
groups. In this paper the focus is China’s efforts to build a world-class aircraft manufacturing industry. In the first half … largely discounted. Nowadays, as China strives to bear the ARJ-21 project to execution and even considers entering the market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477080
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Integrating products and services through life: an aerospace experience
Johnstone, Stewart; Dainty, Andrew R.J.; Wilkinson, Adrian - 2009
Purpose: Explores the evolution of ‘product-service’ (P-S) strategies in the aerospace sector. Despite the widespread perception that aerospace organisations are advanced in terms of P-S integration, little is known about the realities of P-S provision in the sector. Much of the existing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009461316
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CORPORATE MULTICULTURALISM IN THE GLOBAL AEROSPACE INDUSTRY
Kaskel, Danielle - 2010
International aerospace corporations have recently witnessed a rapid growth in the pace of globalization. Increasing global sales, international acquisitions, and production outsourcing to other countries are activities that highlight the critical necessity of effectively conducting business...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009430781
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Development of a 6DOF Nonlinear Simulation Model Enhanced with Fine Tuning Procedures
Leong, Hou In - 2008
This document describes the study of a conventional parametric modeling technique to be used for aircraft simulation in support of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) development program for glacial ice research funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). A low cost, one-third scale Yak-54 RC...
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Turbulence modeling and simulation and related effects on helicopter response with wake dynamics using finite elements and parallelism.
Dang, Ying Yi. - Florida Atlantic University
Future helicopters will require all-weather capability for stabilized flight through severe atmospheric turbulence. This requirement has brought into focus the effect of turbulence on handling qualities. Accordingly, there is renewed interest in modeling and simulating turbulence and predicting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009431454
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Fostering Continuous Improvement in a Changing Business Context. Textron Systems, Wilmington, Massachusetts, 1998,1999,2000
Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Joel - 2001
This is a large non-union facility implementing systems change initiatives in a rapidly changing business context. Textron has been an important contributor to the U.S. defense aerospace business for five decades. Textron is a prime contractor with the U.S. government and supplier for other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009432808
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Fostering Continuous Improvement in a Changing Business Context
Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Joel - 2001
For over five decades, Textron Systems has been an important contributor to the U.S. defense aerospace business. Its breakthroughs in thermal protection materials enabled NASA Apollo command modules and Air Force intercontinental missiles to successfully re-enter the earth's atmosphere. High...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009433283
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Rural-to-Urban Migration in Developing Countries : The Applicability of the Harris Todaro Model with a Special Focus on the Chinese Economy
Bahns, Karin Margarethe - 2005
einigerUnzulänglichkeiten in der Lage ist, die wirtschaftlicheEntwicklung in China zu erklären und Leitlinien für dieImplementierung politischer …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009471828
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Priorities and strategies for health information system development in China : how provincial health information systems support regional health planning
Yang, Hui - 2004
China is moving towards a market economy. The greater use of market forces has made China richer, accelerated … management.The objective of the study is to contribute to the development of China's health information system (HIS) over the … for planning within the macro and historical context of health planning in China, in particular having regard to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481029
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Business incubation in China: effectiveness and perceived contributions to tenant enterprises
Xu, L - 2010
popularity in China since the mid-1990s. The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the perceived value of business … incubators from the perspective of start-up ventures and draw implications for future incubation programmes in China … benefits of the incubation programme.Findings: True to their names, business incubators in China have added practical value to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481777