Facing global competition firms are redesigning their supply chains. Logistics activities have a particular importance where production activities are both remarkably diffused or concentrated. The coordination of transport demand implies not only to reduce costs, but also to respond promptly to final market. In the paper, the use of an enterprise input-output model to analyse logistics flows is...

This article explores the introduction and diffusion of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance systems in public places across the UK. In particular, it seeks to examine the diffusion of CCTV alongside the emergence of regulation and governance structures associated with its provision. By doing so, it is argued here, that the processes of diffusion, regulation and governance are inherent...

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Beginning in 1998, an innovation in water rights policy took place in Colorado. This paper analyses the diffusion of the recreational in-channel water right policy innovation among Colorado communities. This research involved in-depth case studies in 12 Colorado communities. Data include interviews, legal and legislative documents, and mass media coverage. These new water rights spread among Co...

Purpose Through an evaluation of the Information Technology adoption and diffusion models and the Free and/or Open Source policy of the South African Government, the underlying assumption is that the developmental divide between those with and those without access to technology is purely technical. This paper illustrates that if Free and/or Open Source Software (FOSS) is to be used as a buildin...

With the increasing availability of effective, evidence-based physical activity interventions, widespread diffusion is needed. We examine conceptual foundations for research on dissemination and diffusion of physical activity interventions; describe two school-based program examples; review examples of dissemination and diffusion research on other health behaviors; and examine policies that may...