Diese Bachelorarbeit befasst sich mit der Frage, mit welchen Strategien und Handlungsweisen industriell vorgefertigte Wohngebäude aus DDR-Zeiten für eine moderne Nutzung saniert und somit einer neuen Bestimmung zugeführt werden können. Wann sich eine solche Instandsetzung überhaupt als...

This research explores the implementation of a Sales and Operations Planning(S&OP) process in order to observe the results on the performance of the supplychain after an implementation. Based on the literature review, the effectiveness ofthe supply chain’s performance is often criticised for...

This study addresses technical skills for packaging sales. Basedon the results of the study, a training manual and course ofinstruction have been developed to introduce an innovativeapproach to packaging sales. "Technical Skills for PackagingSales" defines the packaging sales professional, or...

Despite the necessity of close integration between marketing and sales, managers report less than satisfactory results in this area. This paper aims to examine what keeps the two functions apart. It propses going beyond surface level behaviour to examine the different sub-cultural mental frames...

Sales force automation refers to the automation of sales activities within an organization. Depending on the context, SFA may refer to the concept, the tools or the system. Because the literature refers to the importance of customer value creation and competitive advantage in considering SFA,...

The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) direct farm loan program is designed to provide credit to family-sized farms unable to obtain credit from conventional sources at reasonable rates and terms despite having sufficient cash flow to repay and an ability to fully securitize the loan. FSA policy...

We reconsider the efficiency bound for the semi-parametric Mixed Proportional Hazard (MPH) model with parametric baseline hazard and regression function. This bound was first derived by Hahn (1994). One of his results is that if the baseline hazard is Weibull, the efficiency bound is singular,...

In this paper, we compile a unique historical dataset that records strike activity in theBritish engineering industry from 1920 to 1970. These data have the advantage ofcontaining a fairly homogenous set of companies and workers, covering a long periodwith varying labour market conditions,...