In this research effort an ODSS was developed to support strategic planning and decision making of an industrial company. The financial strategies of a growing firm were of greatest interest. It is highlighted that an industrial company has several internal and external strategies to finance the required funds, working capital as well as production fixed capacity. We emphasize that the financia...

Two studies investigated whether observers perceive collective intention and responsibility of a task group when a group member (i.e., a member of a company's board) committed a corporate crime. In Study 1, undergraduate students read a scenario describing a criminal case, in which the degree to which the group (i.e., the company's board) was likely to be perceived as a coherent acting agent (i...

The paper concentrates on the positive development dynamics of « industrial districts » based on the network of small and medium-sized firms, in opposition to the decline of industrial centres of mass production in transition countries. The crux of the matter is to establish whether or not industrial districts constitute a model for the regeneration of local and regional economies in central Eu...

In this paper we propose a methodology for coordinating a group of mobile robots that go through predefined paths in a dynamic industrial environment. The technique is developed to be implemented into a real industrial framework. Coordination diagrams are used for representing the possible collisions among the vehicles. We exploit this information for developing a centralized and incremental pl...

1 Abstract This paper describes a control system for industrial applications with a custom protocol and communication system. The project has been partially supported by the Spanish initiative for the microelectronics promotion (GAME initiative) and also by a private company. Two ASICs have been developed using synthesis, high-level design and macrocell integration techniques. Finally the syste...

Even if the industrial exploitation of the DLV system has started very recently, DLV already has a history of applications on the industrial level. The most valuable applications from a commercial viewpoint are those in the area of Knowledge Management. They have been realized by the company EXEURA s.r.l. a spin-off company of the University of Calabria having a branch also in Chicago with the ...

In their best-selling book M. Hammer and J. Champy (1993) claim that "Business Process Reengineering means putting aside much of the received Wisdom of 200 years of Industrial Management." But the book does not follow the above claim and in their view Business Process Reengineering (BPR) reduces to a radical rationalisation of the processes of a company on the basis of their expected outcomes, ...

By both increasing the availability of healthy foods and labeling these products with the Choices logo, caterers may facilitate employees to make a healthier choice in their worksite cafeterias. The aim of this study was to explore which attributes influence the implementation of the Choices logo in worksite cafeterias in the Netherlands. Questionnaires were completed by catering managers of 31...