... without the help and hard work of many volunteers First, we thank the members ofthe Organizing Committee Further thanks go to the authors, the members ofthe International Program Committee and the ... in Osaka carried the theme: “Enhancing Engineering and Manufacturing Knowledge and Skill Chains in the era ofGlobal Communications” The theme expresses both the wide scope and the technical depth ... (PIM) in the sense of MDA The platform specific models (PSM) are part ofthe physical view: the ICT platforms need them to carry out their share ofthe work Assume now that there is an existing...
... synthesis ofthe findings, bringing together the results ofthe transaction cost analysis, gap analysis and an exploration ofthe long-term relationships identified in alternative supplychains ... Currently, the majority of cut flowers are transported to HCMC by road without the use of refrigerated trucks The lack of refrigeration detrimentally affects the quality ofthe cut flowers offered to the ... by the UK (13%), the US (12%), the Netherlands (10%) and Russia (8%) One ofthe most significant facets of Dutch floriculture is that the value of exports (EUR 4.6 billion) exceeds the value of...
... that reflects the goal of building and protecting brand The Lure ofGlobal Branding 103 equity At Smirnoff, theglobal brand manager is given the title of president ofthe Pierre Smirnoff Company, ... In another example, theglobal brand manager at Smirnoff has signoff authority on the selection of advertising agencies and themes While companies are spelling out the authority oftheglobal ... P&L.” The P&L measures brand equity by tracking the results of blind taste tests, the extent of a product’s distribution, and the results of customer opinion surveys about the brand In the beginning,...
... for an area include the soil quality and depth in the wadi and the ratio of catchment area ofthe wadi and the size ofthe area to be cultivated in relation to the rainfall runoff (Bruins, Evenari ... cultivated area When the slope along which the runoff must travel is very long, the velocity ofthe flow is often rather slow, which makes it quite possible that a significant amount ofthe water may ... Scarification ofthe soil surface allows for protection against erosion and runoff due to the addition of crop residues to the soil This method is used in the semi-arid region ofthe Sahel but specific results...
... loss of these services due to global warming will have rising damage costs over time, and the rising cost of these damages offsets some or perhaps all ofthe effects of discounting Theresult ... idea to rest In the seventeenth century, Grotius, the father ofthe freedom -of -the- seas doctrine, asserted that the vagrant waters ofthe sea should necessarily be free as neither navigation ... Indeed, the larger the fraction of damages borne by poor countries, the lower the monetized damages, the weaker the abatement policy, and the more damages they will suffer The root problem is, of...
... orems of GILs in terms ofthe LR-2PDA and GIGs The family of GILs is an Abstract Family of Language The goal of this paper is to show the relevance of GIGs for NL modeling and ... and IGs the stack of indices is independent of non-terminals in the GIG case GIGs can have rules where the right-hand side ofthe rule is composed only of terminals and affect the stack of indices ... in T ∗ } The main difference between, IGs, LIGs and GIGs, corresponds to the interpretation ofthe derives relation relative to the behavior ofthe stack of indices In IGs the stacks of indices...
... build the capacity of staff to better protect the natural resources ofthe park The declaration ofthe park as a World Heritage Site has raised awareness among stakeholders ofthe significance ofthe ... and to control the transportation of mother sources The marketing chain of mother sources should also be regulated The number of mother sources compared with the whole target area of a garden or ... At the centre ofthe Ramsar philosophy is the “wise use” concept The wise use of wetlands is defined as the maintenance of their ecological character, achieved through the implementation of ecosystem...
... ORGANIZATION OF THIS BOOK 21 in this chapter, the accuracy ofthe propagation model is often limited by the accuracy ofthe physical databases rather than the engineering methods in the model itself ... simplifies the mathematical analysis The vector in the direction of travel ofthe wave is called the Poynting vector The EM wave is shown as sinusoidal in Figure 2.1, although the wave can consist of ... (wavelength) of a wave can all be modified to represent the information On the other end ofthe link, the receiving antenna and receiver detect these amplitude, phase, or frequency variations ofthe wave...
... note that by virtue of (3.10), the function u is the solution of (3.12), and according to the unique solvability of that equation, u = v ≥ in the domain DT Thus the proof of Lemma 3.3 is complete ... C(DT ) (3.19) Therefore the series v = limm→ ∞ vm = v0 + ∞=0 wm converges in the class C(DT ) and its m sum is the solution of (3.12) The uniqueness ofthe solution (3.12) in the space C(DT ... ), and F ≥ Then if u ∈ C (DT ) is the classical solution of problem (2.1)-(2.2), then u ≥ in the domain DT ◦ Proof If u ∈ C (DT ) is the classical solution of problem (2.1)-(2.2), then u ∈ C...
... survive in the northern United States after global warming of 2.5 °C are not beech trees adapted to the current environment, but beech that presently grow at the southern limit of their range Therefore,I ... for the maintenance of seedbanks and provenance tests past the tenure ofthe scientists who initiated them Howard Kriebel provided cases in point With the exception of his provenance test of red ... species can adjust to the longer, northern photoperiods However, the situation may be even than the ecologists have projected None of them has taken genetic variation into account Their models suggest...
... awarded the majority of their purchases to one or two The chosen manufacturers then typically dominate the market These procurement policies may discourage other producers from incurring the costs ... further consolidate the number of buyers Whereas the original design ofthe GFATM placed medicine procurement in the hands of national principal recipients, VPP will encourage them to pool ARV volumes ... The revision offered much more flexibility in terms of clinical options for prescribers To the five ARVs in the 2003 guidelines, the 2006 revision added three more, namely ABC, FTC, and TDF The...
... success is largely a matter of survival ofthe fittest Theresultof this phenomenon has been a fundamental transformation ofthe geography of money, the broad configuration ofglobal currency space ... laureate Robert Mundell, often hailed as the father ofthe euro, who boldly asserted that Europe’s money “will challenge the status ofthe dollar and alter the power configuration ofthe system.” As Mundell’s ... currency use I then explore the way in which the future ofthe top currencies may be influenced by the logic of market competition, the strategic 10 Theglobal currency system preferences of national...
... s : The future, Mr Gittes! The future Stephen Gill Introduction: global crises and the crisis ofglobal leadership Stephen Gill The subject of this book is global crises and the crisis ofglobal ... seriously the possibilities for the emergence of alternative forms ofglobal leadership Nonetheless, at the time of writing it remains the case that, despite the fact that the crisis of accumulation ... situations of crisis? What is the role in this regard ofthe institutions ofglobal governance (such as the G8 and G20), the media or leadership by experts? Global crises and the crisis of global...
... and the “invasion ofthe sovereign wealth funds” (The Economist).4 To some of us, the financial market turmoil that started in the summer of 2007 reflects the secular transformation oftheglobal ... this time, the high-profile casualties were the CEOs of some ofthe most influential banks in the world and other senior corporate officials The list of aberrations goes on Interestingly, the numerous ... disruption hit the nerve center ofthe financial system starting in the summer of 2007 Theresult has been a series of high-level institutional losses that fueled the risk of a global credit crunch,...
... Authority,” together with talks at the University of Queensland, the University of Oxford, the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, the NorthSouth Institute, the University of Warwick and the University ... other words, how we study the how ofglobal governance? One ofthe challenges of investigating the changes discussed in this book is that they cannot be readily witnessed through the study of ... international development The book is the culmination of seven years of research into the changes taking place in the policies ofthe IMF, the World Bank and several key donors Most ofthe book’s empirical...
... a company’s entire supply chain A shift in skill sets, a shortage of talent The implications of all these changes for executives are profound Indeed, the redesign ofsupplychains is being accompanied ... prepare for the future, manage supply- chain risks and stay ahead ofthe curve.” The shift in focus to innovation and away from FUTURE OF BUSINESS: SUPPLYCHAINS ❛❛ Companies need supply- chain ... 85-100% of graduates of university supplychain programmes have jobs before they graduate “Companies need supply- chain talent with the right skills, experience and mindset to harness the value of supply- chain...
... headquartered This is true of Hewlett-Packard ofthe US and Nokia of Finland in technology, of Toyota of Japan in cars, of Coca-Cola ofthe US in beverages and of GlaxoSmithKline ofthe UK in pharmaceuticals ... report The Economist Intelligence Unit’s editorial team wrote the report, and the findings and views expressed not necessarily reflect the views ofthe sponsor Robert Hertzberg was the author ofthe ... have seen lacklustre results Why is this the case? There is apparently not any theoretical resistance to the idea ofglobal collaboration: 65% of respondents disagree with the statement, “My company...
... although they also play important roles in integration The research examines the barriers to integration and the changes necessary to overcome them It then explores the role of government, the models ... portions ofthe population are moving into the formal economy for the first time, are different from those of poorer countries that struggle to meet the most basic healthcare needs In The aging ofthe ... changed the nature ofthe services required and increased the incidence of expensive-totreat chronic diseases The World Health Organization (WHO) projects that theglobal population of those...
... impacts significantly on the extent of disruption is the location ofthe event within thesupply chain The further upstream it occurs, the longer the disruption to supplyThe reason for this is ... think the following processrelated factors influence the level of food losses of your products? 150 Map ofthe Suez Canal 170 Map ofthe Straits of Hormuz 172 Map ofthe Panama Canal 173 Map of ... risks given the globalized nature of their suppliers and customers Given the debt crises of many economies and the impact this is having on the strength ofthe euro, dollar and other currencies,...