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Risk mitigation strategies for project management, platform development and supply chain design
Anderson, Edward George (contributor) - 2010
firm, particularly focusing on project management, product development and procurement decisions. In the first essay we … make such trade-off decisions under competition. In the third essay, we analyze the optimal procurement strategy of a firm … procurement cost. Further, we discuss the value of leadtime flexibility in supply risk mitigation and highlight the role of an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429276
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Strategische Beschaffung von Dienstleistungen - Eine Grundlegung und Untersuchung der Implikationen dienstleistungsspezifischer Objektmerkmale auf Basis institutionenökonomischer A...
Thiell, Marcus - 2006
werden der Einfluss dienstleistungsspezifischer Objektmerkmale auf die strategische Beschaffung erklärt und Empfehlungen zur …The importance of services procurement increases constantly. However, empirical studies identify deficits in realising … the tremendous opportunities of strategic procurement of services in day-to-day business – caused by the difference of …
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Three essays on the economics of information technology innovation
Qu, Zhe - 2008
There are three essays on the economics of information technology innovation in my dissertation:1. Procurement … procurement strategies. The second essay investigates information technology hardware innovation. I examine R and D offshoring of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475894
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Essays on Procurement with Information Asymmetry.
Hu, Bin - 2011
procurement decisions in the presence of information asymmetry? The three essays in this dissertation study three specific … Contracts” designs a simple and easily implementable optimal procurement mechanism for a newsvendor-like problem, where the … for an OEM’s indivisible contract based on cost.This dissertation has the potential to help procurement managers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477338
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A study of the engagement of SMEs in the supply chain
Schofield, Clare - 2006
This refereed paper was presented at the 29th Institute for Small Business Entrepreneurship Conference, 31st October - 2nd November 2006, Cardiff.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009455014
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Finding of No Significant Impact for the Environmental Assessment for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve West Hackberry Facility Raw Water Intake Pipeline Replacement Cameron and Calc...
2008
DOE has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA), DOE/EA-1497, for the proposed replacement of the existing 107 centimeter (cm) [42 inch (in)] 6.87 kilometer (km) [4.27 mile (mi)] raw water intake pipeline (RWIPL). This action is necessary to allow for continued, optimum operations at the West...
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International Oil Supplies and Demands. Volume 2
2008
The eleventh Energy Modeling Forum (EMF) working group met four times over the 1989--1990 period to compare alternative perspectives on international oil supplies and demands through 2010 and to discuss how alternative supply and demand trends influence the world`s dependence upon Middle Eastern...
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Strategic Petroleum Reserve quarterly report
2008
This August 15, 1991, Strategic Petroleum Reserve Quarterly Report describes activities related to the site development, oil acquisition, budget and cost of the Reserve during the period April 1, 1991, through June 30, 1991. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage facilities development program...
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The Resilient Economy: Integrating Competitiveness and Security
Debbie van Opstal - 2009
Globalization, technological complexity, interdependence, terrorism, climate and energy volatility, and pandemic potential are increasing the level of risk that societies and organizations now face. Risks also are increasingly interrelated; disruptions in one area can cascade in multiple...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436227
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The stability of input structures in a supply-driven input-output model: A regional analysis
Allison, T. - 2008
Disruptions in the supply of strategic resources or other crucial factor inputs often present significant problems for planners and policymakers. The problem may be particularly significant at the regional level where higher levels of product specialization mean supply restrictions are more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436238