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Sustainability through Service
This book discusses the mutual relationship between service and sustainability. It covers methodologies and approaches and describes measurements and tools that can promote sustainability on the service market. Lastly, it presents the different applications of sustainability, together with examples of sustainable services. Environmental concerns have become integral to any decision-making proc…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-12964-8
- Collation
- VIII, 85
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
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Adaptive Identification of Acoustic Multichannel Systems Using Sparse Represe…
This book treats the topic of extending the adaptive filtering theory in the context of massive multichannel systems by taking into account a priori knowledge of the underlying system or signal. The starting point is exploiting the sparseness in acoustic multichannel system in order to solve the non-uniqueness problem with an efficient algorithm for adaptive filtering that does not require any …
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- Ed. 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-08954-6
- Collation
- XIV, 113
- Series Title
- T-Labs Series in Telecommunication Services
- Call Number
- 620.2 HEL a
Tourism in Latin America
This book presents eleven case studies of success about Latin America tourism. The cases are embedded in a framework describing the economic and cultural foundations of tourism development in the continent. Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Costa Rica are some of the Latin countries which have become examples and models for touristic development, respect for the environment and social inclusion. The bo…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-05734-7
- Collation
- XII, 246
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- -
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Tourism and Leisure
The Festschrift in honor of Prof. Dr. Peter Keller, president of the International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism (AIEST) since 1994, represents a wide range of tourism research as well as the current state of the ongoing debates in tourism as a scientific research field. The aim is to cover multiple topics and trends in travelling and to discuss future development possibilities i…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-658-06659-8
- Collation
- IX, 389
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- -
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Equilibrium Theory for Cournot Oligopolies and Related Games Essays in Honou…
This state-of-the-art collection of papers on the theory of Cournotian competition focuses on two main subjects: oligopolistic Cournot competition and contests. The contributors present various applications of the Cournotian Equilibrium Theory, addressing topics such as equilibrium existence and uniqueness, equilibrium structure, dynamic processes, coalitional behavior and welfare. Special emph…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-29254-0
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- 23 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
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- -
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Acoustics, Information, and Communication: Memorial Volume in Honor of Manfre…
This book explores the life and scientific legacy of Manfred Schroeder through personal reflections, scientific essays and Schroeder’s own memoirs. Reflecting the wide range of Schroeder’s activities, the first part of the book contains thirteen articles written by his colleagues and former students. Topics discussed include his early, pioneering contributions to the understanding of statis…
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- Ed. 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-05660-9
- Collation
- XVIII, 461
- Series Title
- Modern Acoustics and Signal Processing
- Call Number
- 620.2 ACO a
Topics in Modal Analysis & Testing, Volume 10
Topics in Modal Analysis & Testing, Volume 10. Proceedings of the 34th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Dynamics of Multiphysical Systems: From Active Materials to Vibroacoustics, 2016, the tenth volume of ten from the Conference brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applie…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 2191-5644
- Collation
- VIII, 419
- Series Title
- Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
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- -
Acoustic Textiles
This book highlights the manufacturing and applications of acoustic textiles in various industries. It also includes examples from different industries in which acoustic textiles can be used to absorb noise and help reduce the impact of noise at the workplace. Given the importance of noise reduction in the working environment in several industries, the book offers a valuable guide for companies…
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- Ed. 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-981-10-1476-5
- Collation
- VII, 242
- Series Title
- Textile Science and Clothing Technology
- Call Number
- 620 ACO a
Achieving Success and Innovation in Global Sourcing: Perspectives and Practic…
This book constitutes revised selected papers from the 9th international Global Sourcing Workshop 2015, held in La Thuile, Italy, in February 2015. The 14 contributions included were carefully reviewed and selected from 40 submissions. The book offers a review of the key topics in outsourcing and offshoring, populated with practical frameworks that serve as a tool kit to students and manager…
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- Ed. 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-26739-5
- Collation
- VIII, 251
- Series Title
- Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
- Call Number
- 001.6 ACH a
Achieving Competitive Advantage through Quality Management
This book examines the ways in which quality management methods, tools, and practices help improve an organization’s performance and achieve sustainable competitive advantages. This volume includes quality techniques and tools such as the EFQM Model, SERVPERF model, E-S-Qual scale and the ISO 9001 certification and provide a wide variety of empirical studies in different economic sectors. …
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- Ed. 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-17251-4
- Collation
- XI, 312
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 658.43 ACH a
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