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Technological changes are “the main engine of capitalism and evolution” (A. Toffler), “the fundamental driving force in transformation of an economy” (C. Freeman). The paper proposes a theoretical investigation of information and communication technologies evolution and their impact on...
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operations, it must be possible to do this whilst remaining competitive in areas such as cost, reliability and performance … maintain or reduce costs whilst sustaining performance and reliability. Investment in environmentally friendly distribution …
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electricity market considering thermal generation costs, wholesale electricity prices and wind generation subsidies. A Monte Carlo …. Our results indicate that NAO phases can affect thermal generation costs by up to 8%, wholesale electricity prices by as …-western Europe. As the deployment of wind-powered generation expands on electricity networks across Europe the impacts of the NAO on …
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The evaluation of consulting services is a widely, but controversially discussed issue. While there is obviously an … increasing need for appropriate evaluation, there are critics questioning the applicability of evaluation methods as well as the …
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Organizations of today face numerous challenges, and training their sales force is definitely high on its agenda. This paper endeavors to contribute to the sales training field by providing a comprehensive state-of-the art and contemporary review through the study of publications in sales...
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"Evaluitis" - i.e. ex post assessments of organizations and persons - has become a rapidly spreading disease. In addition to the well-known costs imposed on evaluees and evaluators, additional significant costs are commonly disregarded: incentives are distorted, ossification is induced and the...
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Nach einem neuen methodischen Prognosekonzept, das arbeitsmarktbezogene Internetdaten nutzt, entspannt sich zum Frühjahr 2009 die Arbeitsmarktlage. Das Papier erläutert die Technik der Prognose der Arbeitslosigkeit unter Nutzung der Messung der Google-Suchaktivität und illustriert die...
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Die große Wirtschaftskrise hat bisher nur verhaltene Spuren am Arbeitsmarkt hinterlassen. Angesichts der unsicheren weiteren konjunkturellen Entwicklung, der schlechten Auslastung der Arbeitskräfte in den Unternehmen und der hohen Kurzarbeit erwarten viele Beobachter zum Herbst einen...
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performance and ability to self-study without the need for a teacher? Is e-learning an effective and successful method from the … students views? In this paper, we consider evaluate e-learning systems in statistics. We make an evaluation study, we analyze a … students sample of the methods: Factor analysis, Logit model. The common aim of this evaluation is to provide data to justify …
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In der Kommissionierung werden anstelle von Papierlisten (Pick-by-Paper) zunehmend digitale Assistenzsysteme (AS) eingesetzt. Hierzu gehören vernetzte Armbanduhren zur Weitergabe von Auftragsdaten an das Personal während es sich im Lager bewegt, um Produkte zu entnehmen (Pick-by-Watch [PbW])....
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