The optimal design of two-part tariffs is investigated in a dynamic model where two firms belonging to the same supply chain invest in R&D activities to increase the quality of the final product. It is shown that the replication of the vertically integrated monopolist's performance can be...

The intensive development of global markets correlated with the modern consumer’s demands led to a new complex approach concerning the food sector and its’ main determinants. Old market theories that describe the food market mechanisms as a simple three point process: “to produce – to...

1. The Social Economy and the R Principles in Third Sector Organizations in the District of Setúbal -- 2. Improvement of the Manufacturing Process of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients -- 3. Product Service System Development for 3D Customized Production in Hospitals -- 4. An Optimization Model...