Filter by
A Journey through Manufacturing and Supply Chain Strategy Research: A Tribute…
This book is intended as a tribute to Gianluca Spina, the influential and inspiring Professor of Business Management & Organization and Supply Chain Management at the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano, who very sadly passed away early in 2015. It brings together seven of his most important papers, published in renowned international journals, and supplements these papers with insigh…
- Edition
- Ed. 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-31104-3
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 658 JOU j
Environmental Biomedicine
The book presents the latest advances in research into health effects of air pollution, with heavy motor vehicle traffic or cigarette smoke as the exemplar of pollution. The airways are the first-line defense system against pollution. The book focuses on respiratory ailments underlain by inflammation, increased susceptibility to infection, particularly acquired during harsh environmental condit…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-14690-4
- Collation
- 20 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Generalized Network Improvement and Packing Problems
Dr. Michael Holzhauser studied computer science at the University of Kaiserslautern and is now a research fellow in the Optimization Research Group at the Department of Mathematics of the University of Kaiserslautern.
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-94-007-7695-1
- Collation
- XVI, 213
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 519.282 MIC g
Environment Exposure to Pollutants
The impairment of lung function caused by environmental exposure to pollutants and toxicants is a rising health problem, particularly in highly industrialized parts of the world. The problem is urgently calling for the development of new methodologies to assess both the level of elemental exposure and the effects for quality of health and longevity. This volume provides state-of-the-art informa…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-10003-6
- Collation
- 10 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Entropy Methods for Diffusive Partial Differential Equations
This book presents a range of entropy methods for diffusive PDEs devised by many researchers in the course of the past few decades, which allow us to understand the qualitative behavior of solutions to diffusive equations (and Markov diffusion processes). Applications include the large-time asymptotics of solutions, the derivation of convex Sobolev inequalities, the existence and uniqueness of …
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-34219-1
- Collation
- 1 illustrations in colour
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Entrepreneurship, Regional Development and Culture An Institutional Perspective
The aim of this book is to analyze the relationships among entrepreneurship, regional development and culture in the current economy. Using an institutional approach, it examines the main theoretical issues and practices and their effect on different dimensions of society and the economy. Business creation is considered a key element of economic growth, innovation and employment. In recent year…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-15111-3
- Collation
- 31 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Entrepreneurship, Human Capital, and Regional Development Labor Networks, Kn…
This book makes original contributions to the literature on clusters, human capital, and regional development by focusing on the link between entrepreneurship and economic growth, aiming for a better understanding of the dynamics of growth determined by the entrepreneur’s action in the regional space. The focus is therefore on critical reflection and rethinking the articulation between three …
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-12871-9
- Collation
- 18 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Strategic Green Infrastructure Planning
A practical guide to creating effective plans and then implementing them, Strategic Green Infrastructure Planning presents a six-step process developed by the Green Infrastructure Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. Each step, from setting goals to implementing opportunities, can be applied to a variety of scenarios, customizable to the reader's target geographical location. Chapters draw on d…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-1-61091-693-6
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Entrepreneurship in Finance Successfully Launching and Managing a Hedge Fund…
Thinking of launching your own hedge fund? Want to learn more about the different steps involved in setting up and scaling a hedge fund? Want to understand what are the global best practices in order to grow your existing hedge fund and attract institutional investors? This book is the first hands-on publication to set out in concrete and practical terms the various steps and considerations…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-43913-6
- Collation
- 2 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Entrepreneurship in BRICS Policy and Research to Support Entrepreneurs
This book presents selected articles that discuss important issues related to entrepreneurship in Brazil, Russia, India and China as well as contributions from authors whose countries have a tradition on entrepreneurship support, such as Italy and the UK. The articles were presented and discussed in a conference on Entrepreneurship in Brazil in November 2013 organized by the Institute of Econom…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-11412-5
- Collation
- 50 b/w illustrations
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Computer Science, Information & General Works 
Philosophy & Psychology 
Religion 
Social Sciences 
Language 
Pure Science 
Applied Sciences 
Art & Recreation 
Literature 
History & Geography