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A community based approach for the operation and maintenance of shared basic water and sanitation services in informal settlements within the municipal jurisdiction of the City of...
Illing, Cindy - 2009
Access to basic water and sanitation services in South Africa is considered a basic human right, and constitutionally, local government is responsible for the provision thereof. However, in the informal settlements in towns and cities, residents continue to be exposed to environmental health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009447157
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Auf der Suche nach operativer Exzellenz im Krankenhaus: Logistik als Rationalisierungsinstrument und strategischer Wettbewerbsfaktor in einem dynamischen Marktumfeld
Walther, Markus - 2005
-häusern erschleißen lassen. Konkret soll das „Versprechen“ des betriebswirtschaftlichen Feldes der Logistik für die Lösung der Kosten- und … Ineffizienzen dargestellt und Handlungsempfehlungen abgeleitet. Die Einordnung der Logistik in einen breiteren branchenstrukturellen … will be derived.On a more theoretical level the role of logistics management will be described in a broader research …
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The impact of high Telecommunications costs on the callcentre industry in Cape Town, South Africa
Ngobeni, Robson Mpande - 2009
This study provides a comprehensive overview of challenges and obstacles that are caused by high telecommunications costs within the callcentre industry in Cape Town, South Africa. This study couldn’t have come at a better time considering the current turbulent economic circumstances around...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009447202
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Simulation of logistics in food retailing for freight transportation analysis
Friedrich, Hanno - 2010
provides the possibility to analyze changes in logistics and freight transport demand on a company, as well as on an overall …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009434504
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Dual sourcing : with arbitrary stochastic demand and stochastic lead times
Schimpel, Ulrich - 2010
Companies with high-performing supply chains enjoy essential competitive ad- vantages. However, supply chain management faces an environment of rising risk that endangers these competitive advantages. One of the reasons is to outsource parts of their business. This bears the risk of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009434552
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Reconfigurable web service integration in the extended logistics enterprise
Centre for Extended Enterprises and Business Intelligence
Transportation and warehousing logistics are activities that require strong information systems and computer support … contend with larger competitors. This paper deals with the concept of an extended logistics enterprise and explores the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009434969
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Drivers of changing supply chain capability expectations in the online retail sector: the role of sales transactions.
Alexander, Paul - 2010
five year UK-based study of this market space, whose logistics needs are in part provided by third party e … logistics context is also suggested. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435026
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Sustainability – a new dimension in information systems evaluation
Piotrowicz, Wojciech Piotrowicz; Cuthbertson, Richard - 2009
The paper introduces new dimensions of Information Systems evaluation. Sustainability issues have increasing importance and their influence is compared with the Internet revolution. Customers, policymakers and business partners increasingly require the monitoring and reporting of the impact of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441409
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Sustainable supply chains – a framework for best practice assessment: results of the pilot study, BestLog project.
Piotrowicz, Wojciech; Cuthbertson, Richard; Islei, Gerd
This paper presents results of a pilot study completed as part of the BestLog (Best Practices in Logistics) project … Programme. One of the project goals is to identify and promote best sustainable practices in logistics and supply chain … section reviews EC policies on sustainability in transport and logistics. The main part of the analysis concentrates on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441420