Seit ihrer Entstehung Anfang der 90er Jahre haben Kreditderivate ein geradezu stürmischesWachstum erfahren. Das derzeitige Transaktionsvolumen wird auf weit über 50 Mrd. US$geschätzt, wobei sich der Markt im Moment noch hauptsächlich auf die Finanzplätze New Yorkund London...

Micro-economic theory began as an attempt to describe, predict and value the demand and supply of consumption goods. Quality was largely ignored at first, but economists have started to address quality within the theory of demand and specifically the question of site quality, which is an...

There is a difference between marketing and selling. Marketing is finding out what the customer wants and/or needs and showing that customer how a product meets those needs. Modifying or repackaging the product may be required to make its utility clear to the customer. When it is, they'll buy...

As a market segment for solar photovoltaic (PV) adoption, new homes have a number of attractive attributes. Homebuyers can easily roll the cost of the PV system into their tax-deductible home mortgage and, with rebates and other financial incentives, potentially achieve an immediate net-positive...

As a market segment for solar photovoltaic (PV) adoption, new homes have a number of attractive attributes. Homebuyers can easily roll the cost of the PV system into their mortgage and, with rebates or other financial incentives, potentially realize an immediate net positive cash flow from the...

In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden Modelle für die Portfolio-Optimierung analysiert und implementieren. Dabei stehen quantitative Methoden der Fuzzy-Logik im Vordergrund. Zunächst wird das klassische Portfolio-Modell nach Markowitz dargestellt und dessen Resultate für einen Vergleich mit einem...

A methodology is proposed for evaluating the level of service within an airportlandside system from the passenger's point of view using linguistic servicecriteria. The new concept of level of service for a transport system, particularlywithin the airports indicates that there must be strong...

During recent years, the supply chain performance management has become a key strategic consideration. Many manufacturers seek to collaborate with their suppliers and customers in order to upgrade their competitiveness and management performance. Because of complexity, uncertainty and vagueness...