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Extension of multi-commodity closed-loop supply chain network design by aggregate production planning

Steinke, Leena; Fischer, Kathrin - In: Logistics Research 9 (2016) 1, pp. 1-23

quantities and component remanufacturing (and vice versa) in a closed-loop supply chain network (CLSCN) with multiple make … remanufacturing (FLCAPPR) model, for designing the CLSCN, for planning capacities at the facilities and for structuring the production … component remanufacturing over multiple time periods, which is extended by capacity and production planning on an aggregate …

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Adoption of large-scale medical equipment: the impact of competition in the German inpatient sector

Dreger, Marie; Langhoff, Hauke; Henschke, Cornelia - In: The European Journal of Health Economics 23 (2021) 5, pp. 791-805

The availability of large-scale medical equipment such as computed tomography (CT), magnet resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) scanners has increased rapidly worldwide over the last decades. Among OECD countries, Germany ranks high according to the number of imaging...

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An LMDI decomposition analysis of carbon emissions in the Thai manufacturing sector

Wiboonchutikula, Paitoon - In: Energy Reports 6 (2020) 1, pp. 705-710

During the last two decades CO2 emissions increased rapidly along with the growth of production and energy use in the industrial sector in Thailand. We use the Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) method to decompose the source of changes of CO2 emission level and CO2 emission intensity of the...

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Green goods in Finland's manufacturing

Kuosmanen, Natalia; Pajarinen, Mika - 2023

This report examines the production of green goods in Finland's manufacturing sector. Our findings reveal a notable concentration of green products to high-tech industries. While most firms maintain their green product portfolios stable over time, multi-product firms tend to expand their green...

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Techniques for cash management in scheduling manufacturing operations

Gohareh, Mehdy Morady; Gharneh, Naser Shams; Yaghin, … - In: Journal of Industrial Engineering International 13 (2017) 2, pp. 265-273

The objective in traditional scheduling is usually time based. Minimizing the makespan, total flow times, total tardi costs, etc. are instances of these objectives. In manufacturing, processing each job entails a cost paying and price receiving. Thus, the objective should include some notion of...

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Technology, human capital and growth: Further evidence from threshold cointegration

Apergis, Nicholas - In: The Open Economics Journal 2 (2009), pp. 80-86

This paper assesses whether the linkages between R&D, human capital and productivity growth in a panel of EU manufacturing industries over the period 1980-2002 are affected by a critical level of human capital. To employ our data in an efficient manner, the study makes use of a dynamic...

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