As part of the adoption of the 2005 Building Energy Efficiency Standards, the California Energy Commission adopted Joint Appendix IV, which contains standard U-factor, C-factor and Thermal Mass data for roof, wall and floor construction assemblies (see page IV-1 of the Joint Appendices at: http://www.energy.ca.aov/title24/2005standards/2004-10-06 400-03-001JAF.PDF). The data in Joint Appendix I...

Airlines and their services are very often part of the supply chain in tourism. Therefore, the quality of on-board service contributes to the passengers’ overall satisfaction with the entire journey. Given that the cost of personnel is the second highest component of direct operational costs next to fuel, airlines are more inclined to reduce the level of their workforces rather than to invest i...

With the expansion of mobile Internet, location-based services have become a hot spot in Internet industry. To improve the accuracy and efficiency of the location-based services discovery, researchers in web services recommendation area are still busy looking for method. In this paper, it proposes a LCAMSP model (Location Context Awareness Mobile Service Prediction, LCAMSP) under mobile Interne...

Economies of developed countries are primarily based on the services sector, where the hospitality industry plays an important role. As such, new service design and service innovation are vital for maintaining competitive advantage. Recently, ubiquitous computing has emerged as a key enabler in various industries in support of service innovation by facilitating the design of new services. This ...

Hotel reviews play an important role in the selection of hotels by travelers. Online travel platforms (e.g., Tripadvisor, Expedia) provide multi-criteria room, service, location, sleep quality, etc.) ratings to make it easier for travelers choose a hotel from reviews. Through penalty-reward contrast analysis (PRCA), this study aims explore asymmetric effects attribute performance (Value, Cleanl...

The objective of this work is to examine, from the resource-based view of the firm, the relationship between the propensity to outsource hotel services and outsourcing’s capacity for being a source of competitive advantage. The work also analyzes the strategic risks that restrict the use of service outsourcing. The results enable services to be classified according to their capacity for being a...

This article reports on hotel business disputes around the world to improve quality of their service customers at a time when fierce competition is struggling keep operating costs as low possible. Hotel Indonesia operators must prepare themselves face digital technology add value products and services guided by effective marketing strategies activities. In addition, they need challenges Covid-1...

Mr. Ward is president and CEO, Daughters of Charity Services of New Orleans. "W hen one door closes, another opens ." This has certainly been the experience of Daughters of Charity Services of New Orleans ( D C S N O ) . When in 1992 Daughters of Charity National Health SystemWest Central Region ( D C N H S W C ) sold its Hotel Dieu Hospital in overbedded New Orleans to the state of Louisiana, ...