In general, production-theoretical analysis aims at identifying an enterprise's (technically) efficient production alternatives. According to the principles of economy, achieving technical efficiency is considered as a prerequisite for a producer's further optimization behaviour and, therefore,...

It is important for manufacturing companies to optimise purchase order quantities. Inaccurate lot size planning raises costs and lowers profits, which top management of course attempts to avoid through controlling processes. The lot size decision becomes even more relevant in the case of...

This article applies the Cobb/Douglas production function to measure synergy effects of a Public Social Private Partnership (PSPP) project. Following a short overview of the literature on Public Private Partnership and in particular on Public Social Private Partnership the microeconomic approach...