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Competitive Transformation of the Postal and Delivery Sector
. Ed(S): Crew, Michael A.; Kleindorfer, Paul ...
Hardback. Provides information on the state of the postal and delivery sector. Issues addressed include national and international perspectives, financial viability, the universal service obligation, regulation, competition, entry, the role of scale and scope economies, the nature and role of cost and demand analysis in postal service, and more. Editor(s): Crew, Michael A.; Kleindorfer, Paul R. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 390 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 747.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402077029
- ISBN
- 9781402077029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 239.68
€ 239.68
Hardback. Explores the field in depth through the views of leading experts in Europe and the United States. This book provides a fundamental understanding of the problems and potential solutions, not only in doing practical business with ideas and innovations, but also on the level of institutions that influence such business. Editor(s): Granstrand, Ove. Num Pages: 568 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; LNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1056.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402077081
- ISBN
- 9781402077081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.96
€ 242.96
Hardback. Offering an overview and analysis of procurement principles, this work presents a practical approach to drafting of solicitation and contract documents. It addresses the project procurement, the most complicated form of buying civil engineering work, goods, and services. It describes dual-term frame contract for parallel suppliers. Num Pages: 671 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1161.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 671
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402077401
- ISBN
- 9781402077401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.20
€ 236.20
Paperback. Deals with business-to-business products and services. Looking at numerous companies, this book defines two brand objectives that are specific to the industrial and service sectors: the minimization of risk as perceived by buyers, and the facilitation of the customer company's performance by the supplier brand. Num Pages: 398 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402077531
- ISBN
- 9781402077531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.68
€ 67.68
hardcover. Provides critical reviews of central topics in strategy and organizational behavior research in Asian contexts. This work gives directions towards greater rigor and relevance for research in this region. Editor(s): Leung, Professor Kwok; White, Steven. Series: CERC Studies in Comparative Education. Num Pages: 544 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Kluwer Boston Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402077548
- ISBN
- 9781402077548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.57
€ 242.57
Hardback. Addresses various issues in the entrepreneurship field. Editor(s): Corbetta, Guido; Huse, Morton; Ravasi, Davide. Series: International Studies in Entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 659.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402077715
- ISBN
- 9781402077715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.09
€ 186.09
hardcover. Discussing conceptualisation of diffusion and adoption of networked information systems, this book includes studies of the diffusion of networked information systems in public sector institutions and private businesses. It contains the edited proceedings of the IFIP Conference on The Diffusion and Adoption of Networked Information Technologies. Editor(s): Damsgaard, Jan; Zinner, Henriksen Helle. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJQ; UT; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1110.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402078156
- ISBN
- 9781402078156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.18
€ 123.18
Hardback. Covers the disciplines of purchasing and supply management. This book offers various processes and techniques used in this field. It contains management philosophy, ideas, and opinions. It is intended for practitioners, students, professional managers and buyers, and consultants and information technology experts. Series: Mathematics Education Library. Num Pages: 443 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2004
- Number of pages
- 443
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402078163
- ISBN
- 9781402078163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.60
€ 183.60
Hardback. Includes a set of recommendations from the multi-disciplines involved in CNOs, towards the establishment of a research agenda for collaborative networks. This book is useful for research strategy planners, decision-makers at research funding organizations, group leaders in research institutions, and others involved in research activities. Editor(s): Afsarmanesh, Hamideh. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJ; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 775.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402078231
- ISBN
- 9781402078231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.13
€ 187.13
Paperback. Behaviour at work can no longer be stereotyped as global or local - modern or traditional - with very little in-between. Instead work behaviour is a complex interplay between global and local values. It takes place in a Glocality. This title explores such glocalities. Series: Advanced Studies in Theoretical and Applied Econometrics. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBL; KJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402078453
- ISBN
- 9781402078453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.14
€ 66.14
Hardback. Takes the system approach to inventory modeling. This book includes applications such as commercial airlines, experience gained during Desert Storm, and adoption of the Windows interface as a standard for personal computer models. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 333 pages, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2004
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402078491
- ISBN
- 9781402078491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 321.26
€ 321.26
Hardback. Faster, better and cheaper are challenges that IT companies face every day. A solution for meeting these challenges is to share knowledge and experience. This book tackles the problems involved in launching these solutions. It is designed for small IT companies who wish to start with systematic improvement. Series: International Series in Software Engineering. Num Pages: 122 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJ; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 122
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402078699
- ISBN
- 9781402078699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Handbook of Quantitative Supply Chain Analysis: Modeling in the E-Busi...
. Ed(S): Simchi-Levi, David; Wu, S. David; Sh...
hardcover. A comprehensive research reference for those interested in conducting research in supply chain. It includes a focus on the intersection of quantitative supply chain analysis and E-Business. It discusses research needs and research directions from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Editor(s): Simchi-Levi, David; Wu, S. David; Shen, Zuo-Jun. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 818 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1277.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Kluwer Boston Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 818
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402079528
- ISBN
- 9781402079528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.94
€ 238.94
Hardback. Provides the reader with an understanding of the interface between retailers and consumers. This book includes several core areas: consumer choice factors, quality and value, store image, retail competition, location, modern quantitative techniques including LISREL and hierarchical Bayes modelling, future perspectives. Series: International Studies in Entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 134 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJSM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 377.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 134
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402079542
- ISBN
- 9781402079542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.86
€ 64.86
Hardback. Reveals the extraordinarily dynamic and tight linkage between three hidden organizational success factors responsible for most work accomplished in for profit and non-profit ventures, especially in the development of new innovations. This book explains why most mergers fail and why an average employee only works at two-thirds of his/her capacity. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402080814
- ISBN
- 9781402080814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.68
€ 122.68
Hardback. Comprises the edited proceedings of the WG8.2 conference, 'Relevant Theory and Informed Practice: Looking Forward from a 20-Year Perspective on IS Research,' which was sponsored by IFIP and held in Manchester, England, in July 2004. Editor(s): Kaplan, Bonnie; Truex, Duane P.; Wastell, David; Wood-Harper, A. Trevor; DeGross, Janice. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 744 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1249.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 744
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402080944
- ISBN
- 9781402080944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.80
€ 184.80
Hardback. Tells about the evolution of Operations Research (OR) as the science of decision making. Starting in 1564 with seminal ideas that form the precursors of OR, this title traces the key ideas and events of OR through 2004. It is intended for those involved in OR - researchers, practitioners, academics, and students. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 190 x 19. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402081125
- ISBN
- 9781402081125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.33
€ 125.33
Paperback. Arising from the urgent operational issues of World War II, the philosophy and methodology of Operations Research (OR) has permeated the resolution of decision problems in business, industry, and government. This work recounts the evolution of OR as the science of decision making. It chronicles the history of OR in the form of expository entries. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 186 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st Corrected ed. 2005. Corr. 2nd printing 2006
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402081163
- ISBN
- 9781402081163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.37
€ 101.37
Inventory and Supply Chain Management with Forecast Updates
Sethi, Suresh P.; Yan, Hourmin (Chinese Unive...
Hardback. Deals with the problems of inventory and supply chain decision making. This title focuses on such models as inventory decisions with multiple sources and delivery modes, supply-contract design and evaluation, contracts with exercise price, volume-flexible contracts allowing for spot-market purchase decisions, and competitive supply chains. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 310 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5; KJMV8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 615.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402081231
- ISBN
- 9781402081231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.71
€ 124.71
Information Security Management, Education and Privacy
. Ed(S): Deswarte, Yves; Jajodia, Sushil; Wan...
Hardback. Contains the papers presented at three workshops embedded in the 19th IFIP International Conference on Information Security, held in August 2004 as a co-located conference of the 18th IFIP World Computer Congress in Toulouse, France. This volume is aimed at scholars, researchers, and practitioners interested in the field of information security. Editor(s): Deswarte, Yves; Jajodia, Sushil; Wang, Lingyu; Cuppens, Frederic. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJM; P. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 18
- Number of pages
- 313
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402081446
- ISBN
- 9781402081446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.58
€ 120.58