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Recent Advances in Labour Economics (Routledge Library Editions: Labour Economics #9)
by John Treble Gillian HutchinsonFirst published in 1984. This book presents a great deal of research findings, new advances in theory and comprehensive overviews of key aspects of labour economics. It examines the latest trends in the field and assesses the impact of recent policies together with the likely impact of proposed policies. This study covers a wide range of topics but concentrates in particular on questions connected with the economics of trade unions which is a major area of concern for labour economists.
Recent Advances in Modeling and Forecasting Kaiyu: Tools for Predicting and Verifying the Effects of Urban Revitalization Policy (New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives #36)
by Saburo Saito Kosuke Yamashiro Kenichi IshibashiThis book is the first comprehensive presentation of a Kaiyu Markov model with covariates and a multivariate Poisson model with competitive destinations. These two models are core techniques when the authors and colleagues conduct their Kaiyu studies. The two models are usually used to forecast the effects of specific urban redevelopment on both the number of visitors and consumer shop-around or Kaiyu movements. Their Kaiyu studies originated from the constructions of a Kaiyu Markov model and the disaggregated hierarchical decision Huff model almost simultaneously around the early 1980s. This book retrospectively reviews how these models have evolved from the start to the present state, and previews the ongoing efforts to make further extensions of these models. The extension of the Huff model started from the disaggregated hierarchical decision Huff model with shop-arounds. In retrospect, the model formulated the consumer’s simultaneous choice of destinations as a joint probability. The mechanism to determine this joint probability was a recursive conditional probability system. Now the Huff model has shifted from joint probability to multivariate frequency Poisson with competitive destinations. On the other hand, the Kaiyu Markov model started from a descriptive model. Because it cannot forecast changes in shop-arounds or consumer Kaiyu behaviors, the Kaiyu Markov model with covariates was developed in which entrance and shop-around choice probabilities are explained by the respective two logit models with covariates such as distances and shop-floor areas. The noticeable point is that it can explain consumers’ probability of quitting their shop-arounds. Thus, the model enables one to evaluate the effects of urban revitalization policy that promotes consumers’ shop-arounds or Kaiyu behaviors. Furthermore, if the Kaiyu Markov model can estimate the actual numbers of flows of consumers’ shop-arounds among shopping sites, the corresponding money flows also can be estimated as economic effects. This book discusses from scratch the evolution of all these topics. Thus this book provides the basics of the Kaiyu Markov model, a tutorial for the theory and estimation of the conditional logit model, and a chapter serving as a practical research manual for forecasting changes caused by urban development based on consumers’ Kaiyu behaviors.
Recent Advances in Operations Management Applications: Select Proceedings of CIMS 2020 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)
by Pradeep Kumar Anish Sachdeva Mohit Tyagi O. P. YadavThis book presents the select proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial and Manufacturing Systems (CIMS 2020). It presents the current scenarios and future advancements in the domain of industrial engineering under context of optimum value. Various topics covered include optimisation and its applicability in the various areas of industrial engineering like selection of designing parameters and, decisions related to conditions of optimum process/operation parameters, facilities planning and management, transportation and supply chain management, quality engineering, reliability and maintenance, system optimization, product design and development, human factors and ergonomics, project management, service system and service management, waste management, sustainable manufacturing and operations, systems design, lean manufacturing, and performance measurement. This book will be useful for the students, researchers and professionals working in the area of industrial and production engineering.
Recent Advances in Operations Management and Optimization: Select Proceedings of CPIE 2023 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)
by J. Paulo Davim Anish Sachdeva Rajiv Kumar Garg Kapil Kumar GoyalThe book presents the select proceedings of International Conference on Production and Industrial Engineering (CPIE) 2023. It covers the current and latest research methods for development and implementation of operation. Various topics covered include selection of designing parameters, decisions related to conditions of optimum process/operation parameters, facilities planning and management, transportation and supply chain management, quality engineering, reliability and maintenance, product design and development, human factors and ergonomics, project management, service system and service management, waste management, sustainable manufacturing, and operations. The book is useful for researchers and professionals working in manufacturing, industrial engineering, systems engineering, and production engineering.
Recent Advances in Postharvest Technologies, Volume 1: Advanced and Novel Technologies
by Noureddine BenkebliaThe elapsing time from producer to consumer has significantly increased as a result of food marketing and trade globalization. Consequently, maintaining quality along the food value chain is becoming a significant challenge. Postharvest losses are considered a major component of food loss and waste in the supply chain from farmers to consumers, due to improper handling, storage, transport, preservation techniques and spoilage. Postharvest science aims to extend the shelf life of fresh and perishable commodities, and to reduce heavy losses, thereby contributing to food security. While significant progresses have been made in postharvest preservation and shelf-life extension, the continuous development of emerging technologies have changed our vision on postharvest science. Furthermore, recent advancements in molecular engineering of horticultural crops for quality improvement; the development of genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics have led to a better understanding of the physiology and the biochemistry of the senescence processes, resulting in better preservation and improved production of fresh crops. This two-volume work focuses on innovative technologies that extend and preserve shelf life of fruits and vegetables. Volume 1 offers a review on the state-of-the-art modern technologies in the postharvest filed. The accompanying Volume 1 explores advanced and novel technologies after harvest, particularly the application of nanotechnologies to packaging materials.
Recent Advances in Postharvest Technologies, Volume 2: Postharvest Applications
by Noureddine BenkebliaThe elapsing time from producer to consumer has significantly increased as a result of food marketing and trade globalization. Consequently, maintaining quality along the food value chain is becoming a significant challenge. Postharvest losses are considered a major component of food loss and waste in the supply chain from farmers to consumers, due to improper handling, storage, transport, preservation techniques and spoilage. Postharvest science aims to extend the shelf life of fresh and perishable commodities, and to reduce heavy losses, thereby contributing to food security. While significant progresses have been made in postharvest preservation and shelf-life extension, the continuous development of emerging technologies have changed our vision on postharvest science. Furthermore, recent advancements in molecular engineering of horticultural crops for quality improvement; the development of genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics have led to a better understanding of the physiology and the biochemistry of the senescence processes, resulting in better preservation and improved production of fresh crops. This two-volume work focuses on innovative technologies that extend and preserve shelf life of fruits and vegetables. Volume 1 offers a review on the state of the art modern technologies in the postharvest filed. The accompanying Volume 2 explores advanced and novel technologies after harvest, particularly the application of nanotechnologies to packaging materials.
Recent Advances in Power Electronics and Drives: Select Proceedings of EPREC 2020 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #707)
by Jitendra Kumar Premalata JenaThis book presents select proceedings of the Electric Power and Renewable Energy Conference 2020 (EPREC-2020). It provides rigorous discussions, case studies, and recent developments in the emerging areas of power electronics, especially, power inverter and converter, electrical drives, regulated power supplies, operation of FACTS & HVDC, etc. The readers would be benefited in enhancing their knowledge and skills in these domain areas. The book will be a valuable reference for beginners, researchers, and professionals interested in advancements in power electronics and drives.
Recent Advances in Power Electronics and Drives: Select Proceedings of EPREC 2021 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #852)
by Bhim Singh Shailendra Kumar Arun Kumar SinghThis book contains select proceedings of EPREC-2021 with a focus on power electronics and drives. The book includes original research and case studies that present recent developments in power electronics focusing on power inverters and converters. The book also consists of research work on electrical drives, regulated power supplies, operation of FACTS & HVDC, etc. The book will be a valuable reference guide for beginners, researchers, and professionals interested in the advancements of power electronics and drives.
Recent Advances in Power Electronics and Drives: Select Proceedings of EPREC 2022 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #973)
by Bhim Singh Shailendra Kumar Vijay Kumar SoodThis book presents select proceedings of the Electric Power and Renewable Energy Conference 2022 (EPREC-2022). It provides rigorous discussions, case studies, and recent developments in the emerging areas of power electronics, especially power inverters and converter, electrical drives, regulated power supplies, operation of FACTS and HVDC, etc. The readers would be benefited from enhancing their knowledge and skills in these domain areas. The book is a valuable reference for beginners, researchers, and professionals interested in advancements in power electronics and drives.
Recent Advances in Power Electronics and Drives: Select Proceedings of EPREC 2023, Volume 2 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #1139)
by Bhim Singh Vijay Kumar Sood Krishna MurariThis book entitled “Recent Advances in Power Electronics and Drives - Select Proceedings of EPREC-2023 provides rigorous discussions, case studies, and recent developments in the emerging areas of power electronics, especially in power inverters and converters, electrical drives, regulated power supplies, electric vehicle and its charging infrastructure, etc. The readers would benefit from enhancing their knowledge and skills in the domain areas. Also, this book may help the readers in developing new and innovative ideas. The book can be a valuable reference for beginners, researchers, and professionals interested in advancements in power electronics and drives.
Recent Advances in Power Electronics and Drives: Select Proceedings of EPREC 2024, Volume 2 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #1240)
by Bhim Singh Om Hari Gupta Simanta Kumar Samal Ranjit Mahanty Ilhami ColakThis book entitled “Recent Advances in Power Electronics and Drives - select proceedings of EPREC-2024 provides the rigorous discussions, case studies, and recent developments in the emerging areas of power electronics, especially, power inverter and converter, electrical drives, regulated power supplies, electric vehicle and its charging infrastructure, etc. There are two main problems with the electric vehicle (EVs) technology, which are associated with the range anxiety, charging spot and time. These problems can be taken care of with having a good charging infrastructure, which provides ways to improve the environmental conditions and make sure to mitigate these issues. The same issues would be addressed via this book. The readers would be benefited in enhancing their knowledge and skills in the domain areas. Also, this book may help the readers in developing new and innovative ideas. The book can be a valuable reference for beginners, researchers, and professionals interested in advancements in power electronics and drives.
Recent Advances in Power Systems: Select Proceedings of EPREC 2020 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #699)
by Om Hari Gupta Vijay Kumar SoodThis book presents select proceedings of Electric Power and Renewable Energy Conference 2020 (EPREC 2020). This book provides rigorous discussions, case studies, and recent developments in the emerging areas of the power system, especially, renewable energy conversion systems, distributed generations, microgrid, smart grid, HVDC & FACTS, power system protection, etc. The readers would be benefited in terms of enhancing their knowledge and skills in the domain areas. The book will be a valuable reference for beginners, researchers, and professionals interested in developments in the power system.
Recent Advances in Power Systems: Select Proceedings of EPREC 2023, Volume 1 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #1192)
by Om P. Malik Jitendra Kumar S. N. SinghThis conference proceedings entitled “Recent Advances in Power Systems presents - select proceedings of EPREC-2023 provides the rigorous discussions, case studies, and recent developments in the emerging areas of power system, especially, policy issues - policies for distributed generation, sustainable energy, microgrid, smart grid, HVDC & FACTS, power quality, power system protection, etc. The readers would be benefitted in enhancing their knowledge and skills in the domain areas. The book can be a valuable reference for beginners, researchers, and professionals interested in developments in power system.
Recent Advances in Power Systems: Select Proceedings of EPREC 2024, Volume 1 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #1271)
by S. N. Singh Krishna Murari Ravi Bhushan S. K. Parida S. A. SomanThis conference proceedings, titled "Recent Advances in Power Systems: Select Proceedings of EPREC-2024," offers comprehensive discussions, case studies, and recent advancements in power systems, with a particular focus on policy matters such as policies for distributed generation, sustainable energy, microgrid, smart grid, HVDC & FACTS, power quality, and power system protection. The publication aims to enrich the knowledge and expertise of readers in the field, serving as a valuable reference for beginners, researchers, and professionals keen on exploring developments in power systems. Furthermore, the book has the potential to inspire the generation of novel and innovative ideas in this domain.
Recent Advances in Power Systems: Select Proceedings of EPREC-2021 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #812)
by Om P. Malik Om Hari Gupta Vijay Kumar SoodThis book contains selected proceedings of EPREC-2021 with a focus on power systems. The book includes original research and case studies that present recent developments in power systems, principally renewable energy conversion systems, distributed generations, microgrids, smart grid, HVDC & FACTS, power quality, power system protection, etc. The book will be a valuable reference guide for beginners, researchers, and professionals interested in advancements in power systems.
Recent Advances in System Reliability
by Ilia Frenkel Anatoly LisnianskiRecent Advances in System Reliability discusses developments in modern reliability theory such as signatures, multi-state systems and statistical inference. It describes the latest achievements in these fields, and covers the application of these achievements to reliability engineering practice. The chapters cover a wide range of new theoretical subjects and have been written by leading experts in reliability theory and its applications. The topics include: concepts and different definitions of signatures (D-spectra), their properties and applications to reliability of coherent systems and network-type structures; Lz-transform of Markov stochastic process and its application to multi-state system reliability analysis; methods for cost-reliability and cost-availability analysis of multi-state systems; optimal replacement and protection strategy; and statistical inference. Recent Advances in System Reliability presents many examples to illustrate the theoretical results. Real world multi-state systems, such as power generation and transmission, refrigeration, and production systems, are considered in the form of case studies, making the book a useful resource for researchers and postgraduate students.
Recent Advances in Tourism Marketing Research
by Daniel Fesenmaier Muzaffer Uysal Kaye Sung Chon Joseph O'LearyIn order to respond to the dynamic changes taking place in the competitive world of tourism, marketing programs need to be constantly adjusted and updated to take account of new market research. Recent Advances in Tourism Marketing Research offers tourism marketers an excellent basis for developing and evaluating their marketing efforts. The book explores exciting new approaches to conducting tourism marketing research and presents applications which will help you develop and implement new tourism marketing strategies in your business.Chapters in Recent Advances in Tourism Marketing Research reflect the recent explosion of high quality tourism marketing research. Authors come from a number of disciplines and perspectives, ranging from more traditional programs such as hotel, restaurant, and tourism management and leisure studies to geography, urban and regional planning, and sociology. This fusion of diverse ideas gives you innovative insight into important tourism marketing issues including: market segmentation importance-performance analysis tourism demand forecasting destination choice modeling experience-based sampling methods qualitative methods in tourism researchRecent Advances in Tourism Marketing Research positions international tourism within the broader context of the worldwide services economy. It shows marketing and tourism professionals the significance of changing tourism issues and trends based on results of current research which will drive future marketing strategies, and it helps them see their own strategies in light of the future. This unique book helps tourism marketers shape the future of their marketing programs for a tourism product that challenges traditional ways of conducting tourism business. Destination promoters, decisionmakers, and planners in tourism and students and educators of tourism, hospitality, and leisure studies worldwide will find the diversity and originality of the research presented in Recent Advances in Tourism Marketing Research essential for developing successful marketing strategies now and in the future. Also, libraries of schools that have leisure and recreation, tourism, hospitality, marketing, and service programs will want to make this invaluable resource readily available to their patrons.
Recent Advances in Transportation Systems Engineering and Management—Volume 1: Selected Proceedings of CTSEM 2023 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering #544)
by K. V. R. Ravi Shankar C. S. R. K. Prasad C. Mallikarjuna S. N. SureshaThe book presents select proceedings of the 9th Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM 2023). It broadly covers areas of transportation engineering, namely traffic engineering and safety, transportation planning and pavement engineering. In particular, the book delves into the current research in specific areas including but not limited to intelligent transportation systems and applications, public transport planning and management, urban and regional transportation planning, freight transport and logistics, traffic flow modeling and management, highway design and maintenance, pavement materials and characterization, accident investigations and crash preventive measures, pedestrian facilities and safety, pavement design and construction, pavement evaluation and management, and sustainable transportation. It also sheds light on topics like Artificial Intelligence (AI), big data and the Internet of Things (IoT), and their application in transportation systems. This book will be a valuable resource for researchers and professionals in transportation engineering and civil engineering.
Recent Advances in Transportation Systems Engineering and Management—Volume 2: Selected Proceedings of CTSEM 2023 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering #545)
by K. V. R. Ravi Shankar C. S. R. K. Prasad C. Mallikarjuna S. N. SureshaThe book presents select proceedings of the 9th Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM 2023). It broadly covers areas of transportation engineering, namely traffic engineering and safety, transportation planning and pavement engineering. In particular, the book delves into the current research in specific areas including but not limited to intelligent transportation systems and applications, public transport planning and management, urban and regional transportation planning, freight transport and logistics, traffic flow modeling and management, highway design and maintenance, pavement materials and characterization, accident investigations and crash preventive measures, pedestrian facilities and safety, pavement design and construction, pavement evaluation and management, and sustainable transportation. It also sheds light on topics like Artificial Intelligence (AI), big data and the Internet of Things (IoT), and their application in transportation systems. This book will be a valuable resource for researchers and professionals in transportation engineering and civil engineering.
Recent Advances in the Theory of Third-Degree Price Discrimination: A Nexus to Network Effects, Innovation, and Behavioral Aspects (SpringerBriefs in Economics)
by Takanori Adachi Ryo Hashizume Takeshi Ikeda Tatsuhiko Nariu Tomohisa OkadaThis book provides an updated overview of the recent progress in the theoretical study of third-degree price discrimination. It is a marketing tactic and is said to be present if the unit price is different across different groups of buyers. Its welfare evaluation is often difficult because it entails two countervailing effects: on one hand, it exploits surplus from consumers who have high willingness-to-pay, but on the other hand, it generates gains from trade from consumers who otherwise would not purchase the good. Recognizing this difficulty, we provide new insights on evaluation of third-degree price discrimination in consideration of network effects and vertical product differentiation. Our analysis is particularly useful for the industries related to information and communication technologies (ICT) because these two elements characterize them. Furthermore, we also study the welfare effects of third-degree price discrimination under imperfect competition other than monopoly. At first, it seems that it may complicate the analysis under monopoly. However, we argue that the main thrusts of analysis under monopoly carry over to the case of oligopoly. We also take into account behavioral aspects and their implications for studying third-degree price discrimination. Overall, this book is designed to provide implications for contemporary management and policy issues by advancing theoretical issues in industrial organization.
Recent Controversies in Political Economy (Routledge Revivals)
by Russell LewisFirst published in 1992, Recent Controversies in Political Economy presents a collection of articles on political economy and economic policy taken from Economic Affairs, the Institute’s magazine. Put together they constitute a sustained commentary on what is widely known as the ‘Thatcher era’. For more than a decade, successive Conservative governments introduced reforms which have been widely held to be a revolution in economic policy. Generally, these have tended to give a greater role to markets. The Institute of Economic Affairs takes markets as its central concern- where they work, where they fail and how they are impeded. It thus has a unique interest in this policy revolution.In areas as diverse as taxation, education, housing and the environment, the volume offers a series of challenging alternatives. In some cases, ideas proposed have subsequently been taken up, but there are other examples where the proposals run contrary to those of any of the major parties or read as an implicit criticism of policies which were actually adopted. This book is an important historical reference work for students and scholars of political economy, economic policy and economics in general.
Recent Developments in Data Science and Business Analytics: Proceedings Of The International Conference On Data Science And Business Analytics (icdsba- 2017) (Springer Proceedings In Business And Economics)
by Madjid Tavana Srikanta PatnaikThis edited volume is brought out from the contributions of the research papers presented in the International Conference on Data Science and Business Analytics (ICDSBA- 2017), which was held during September 23-25 2017 in ChangSha, China. As we all know, the field of data science and business analytics is emerging at the intersection of the fields of mathematics, statistics, operations research, information systems, computer science and engineering. Data science and business analytics is an interdisciplinary field about processes and systems to extract knowledge or insights from data. Data science and business analytics employ techniques and theories drawn from many fields including signal processing, probability models, machine learning, statistical learning, data mining, database, data engineering, pattern recognition, visualization, descriptive analytics, predictive analytics, prescriptive analytics, uncertainty modeling, big data, data warehousing, data compression, computer programming, business intelligence, computational intelligence, and high performance computing among others. The volume contains 55 contributions from diverse areas of Data Science and Business Analytics, which has been categorized into five sections, namely: i) Marketing and Supply Chain Analytics; ii) Logistics and Operations Analytics; iii) Financial Analytics. iv) Predictive Modeling and Data Analytics; v) Communications and Information Systems Analytics. The readers shall not only receive the theoretical knowledge about this upcoming area but also cutting edge applications of this domains.
Recent Developments in External Debt Restructuring
by G. Russell Kincaid K. Burke Dillon C. Maxwell Watson Chanpen PuckahtikomThis paper, following two earlier studies, reviews the arrangements for restructuring commercial bank and official debt up to early 1985.
Recent Developments in Foresight Methodologies
by Maria Giaoutzi Bartolomeo SapioForesight is an area within Futures Studies that focuses on critical thinking concerning long term developments, whether within the public sector or in industry and management, and is something of a sub-section of complexity and network science. This book examines developments in foresight methodologies and relates in its greater part to the work done in the context of the COSTA22 network of the EU on Foresight Methodologies. Foresight is a professional practice that supports significant decisions, and as such it needs to be more assured of its claims to knowledge (methodology). Foresight is practiced across many domains and is not the preserve of specialized 'futurists', or indeed of foresight specialists. However, the disciplines of foresight are not well articulated or disseminated across domains, leading to re-inventions and practice that does not make best use of experience in other domains. The methodological development of foresight is an important task that aims at strengthening the pool of the tools available for application, thereby empowering the actors involved in foresight practice. Elaborating further on methodological issues, such as those presented in the present book, enables the actors involved in foresight to begin to critique current practice from this perspective and, thirdly, to begin to design foresight practice. The present trends towards methodological concerns indicates a move from 'given' expert-predicted futures to one in which futures are nurtured through a dialogue among "stakeholders." The book has four parts, each elaborating on a set of aspects of foresight methodologies. After an introductory section, Part II considers theorizing about foresight methodologies. Part III covers system content issues, and Part IV presents foresight tools and approaches.
Recent Developments in Job Analysis (Routledge Library Editions: Human Resource Management)
by Kurt Landau Walter RohmertThe analysis of the various components of human work is the most important approach to a systematic study of people at work. This approach is aimed at the examination of individual activities with respect to the role they play in the conflict of humanitarian, economic, and technical aspects of work. The main objective of this title, which was first published in 1989, was to bring together researchers and practitioners from industry and academia who were interested in ergonomics and psychological aspects of job analysis. This title will be of particular interest to students of human resource management.