"Institutional arrangements are key drivers of the use of common-pool resources (CPR). The analysis of existing arrangements requires a framework that allows research to describe a case study systematically and diagnose the institutional setting. Based on a sound understanding of current...

Die vorliegende Arbeit handelt von einer Standortplanung für das Logistiknetzwerk eines polnischen Paketzustelldienstes. Das Ziel der Arbeit war es, den Zustelldienst bei einer strategischen Investitionsentscheidung mit Hilfe moderner Methoden des Operations Research zu unterstützen. Aus...

Die Notwendigkeit des aktiven Umweltschutzes und der geseIlschaftliche Konsens ?ber die Schonung der Ressourcen f?hren zu der Forderung, die Abfallproblematik in der Reihenfolge der Vermeidung, Verminderung und Verwertung anzugehen. Diesen Forderungen tr?gt der Gesetzgeber unter anderen mit der...

This paper investigates the level of mobility that is socially optimal, that is, the amount and mix of transport activity that consumers would choose in an efficient market that reflects the principles of efficient pricing, consumer options and optimal planning. It discusses market principles,...

In manual order picking systems, order pickers walk or drive through a distribution warehouse in order to collect items which are requested by (internal or external) customers. In order to perform these operations efficiently, it is usually required that customer orders are combined into (more...

In dieser Arbeit setzen wir uns mit den Auswirkungen von Risikobeschränkungen auf das optimale Verhalten eines Investors auseinander, welcher versucht, den erwarteten Endnutzen zu einem festgelegten Zeitpunkt zu maximieren. Dazu kann er ein vorgegebenes Anfangsvermögen in einem Markt...

As Internet-based commerce becomes increasingly widespread, large datasets about the demand for and pricing of a wide variety of productsbecome available. These present exciting new opportunities for empiricaleconomic and business research, but also raise new statistical issuesand challenges. In...

An organisation’s approach to Pricing can be seen as a competency in the sense that it is a combination of skills, behaviours and the application of knowledge. As the efficiency and effectiveness of pricing decisions improve, then a range of indicators highlight a more thorough, considered and...

The price variable is among the most powerful instruments in the arsenal of the executives to achieve entry deterrence objectives. There are two main pricing strategies that firms may use to defend against a competitive market entry. The first of these options, limit pricing (or entry deterring...