The International Car Distribution Programme (ICDP) is the world’s largest research study into cardistribution. Supported by 29 companies and organisations, ICDP will complete its first 2 yearinvestigation into all aspects of franchised car retailing and after-sales in March 1996. Plans are...

This paper examines the role of international technical assistance in building the institutions critical to the success of market reform in the Transition Economies. While there have been many successful grass roots projects aimed at helping individual firms or associations compete in the...

Financial incentive programs were evaluated to assess their contribution to promoting sustainable forestry practices on the nation's family forests. The evaluation consisted of an extensive review of the literature on financial incentive programs, a mail survey of the lead administrator of...

Although the International Drinking Water Supply andSanitation Decade has generated great interest from foreignaid donors, its impact. in terms of increased service levelshas been poor. These disappointing results have beenexplained by the UN and other donors in terms of inadequatefunding and...

Ziel dieser Diplomarbeit ist es, ein auf ein mittelständisches Unternehmen zugeschnittenes Instandhaltungskonzept auszuarbeiten und Wege für dessen betriebliche Umsetzung im Zusammenhang mit der Einführung eines ERP Systems (ORACLE eBs) zu entwickeln.Unter Berücksichtigung der Auswirkungen...

Instandhaltungsentscheidungen der Immobilienwirtschaft sind von hoher wirtschaftlicher Relevanz. Insbesondere werden jedoch stochastische Alterungsprozesse kaum beachtet. Zur Ermittlung optimaler Instandhaltungsstrategien werden eine geeignete Entscheidungsstruktur sowie ein Entscheidungsmodell...

This Deliverable No. 18b - Capital and Operating Cost Estimates includes a detailed presentation of the 12,500 BPD coal-to-methanol-to-gasoline plant from the standpoint of capital, preoperations, start-up and operations cost estimation. The base capital cost estimate in June 1982 dollars was...