Due to the introduction of extended producer responsibility, Original Equipment Manufacturers are forced to set up a reverse logistic system for their 'own' discarded products. As part of this set-up, they have to determine strategies for the recovery of these products. In some of our previous works, we have described OR-optimisation models that give decision support in determining optimal reco...

Although several studies have linked Life History Strategy (LHS) variation with variation in the Five Factor Model personality dimensions, no published research has explored the relationship of LHS to the HEXACO personality dimensions. The theoretically expected relationship of the HEXACO Emotionality factor to LHS is unclear. The results of two studies (N = 641) demonstrated that LHS indicator...

Rise and development of the e-Business has led to transformation of many traditional markets and born of new ones. Companies have been forced to change themselves to be more customer oriented and turn their mass production strategy to mass customization strategy. In this research we outline the development paths of forty case companies in Finnish metal and electronics industries. Objective was ...