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Spectrum and energy efficient solutions for OFDMA collaborative wireless networks
2013
Which firms benefit from investments in green energy technologies? : The effect of energy costs
2019
Abstract Firms will invest in green energy technologies only if these investments have an economic pay-off. Based on unique firm-level data from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, we find that the marginal effect of investments in green energy technologies on productivity is positive only for the 19% of firms with the highest energy costs. These results have major implications for companies and policy makers regarding the design of green energy policies and incentives.
Usability in ERP (Single and Multiple Document Interface) Application Environments
2014
The usability of complex information systems, like enterprise resource planning (ERP), is the next frontier, as the trend becomes more and more adopted in the industrial working environment. In complex information systems, the traditional usability criteria of learnability, effectiveness and efficiency have never lost their importance, even though the focus of research appears to have shifted for the consumer product. This study based on 110 responses attempt to highlight the usability issues in ERP single document interface (SDI) and multiple document interface (MDI) application environments. It also investigates the effect of negative user experience, such as ‘confusion’, on learnability,…
Finding Usability Problems in ERP Application Help and End-user Training Material
2017
Over the last decade, many organisations have implemented the standardised information system called Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). ERP systems offer great promise for business process improvement, system integration, cost reduction and logistics efficiencies. While millions of dollars have been spent on the implementation of ERP systems, the potential users are still not able to use it. Usability problems are the big barrier preventing end-users from achieving required productivity. This research, based on 80 respondents, tried to find out the usability problems in ERP application Help and end-user training material. The results indicate that 56% of end-users did not consider the ERP …
Customisation as a solution to misalignment between ERP system and business processes in SME context
2018
Toiminnanohjausjärjestelmät (ERP järjestelmät) luokitellaan ohjelmistopaketeiksi, jotka on tehty standardoiduksi järjestelmiksi yrityksien toiminnan ohjaamiseen. Ne eivät kuitenkaan aina vastaa täydellisesti yrityksien tarpeita ja siten johtavat epäyhteensopivuuteen yrityksen prosessien ja ERP järjestelmän kanssa. Ratkaisuksi tähän epäyhteensopivuuteen on usein esitetty yrityksen prosessien muokkaamista vastaamaan toiminnanohjausjärjestelmää. Nämä samat prosessit ja niiden erilaisuus on kuitenkin todettu olevan tärkeitä ominaisuuksia pienissä ja keskisuurissa yrityksissä. ERP järjestelmät ovat monella tapaa hyödyksi pienille ja keskisuurille yrityksille. Yleisesti todetaan, että yrityksien …
Bricolage in the marketing efforts of a social enterprise
2016
Purpose The paper aims to understand how resource constraints are addressed in the development of a marketing strategy by a social enterprise. Design/methodology/approach The authors have used an in-depth case study of collaboration between a Finnish university and an Indian social enterprise as the methodology for the research in which the data were collected over a period of two years. The data involve semi-structured interviews, field notes and student reports. Findings The authors propose bricolage as a method of marketing ingenuity in resource-constrained social enterprises. Network bricolage and entrepreneurship education bricolage were identified as two mechanisms adopted to address…
Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Agri-Food Products Delivered with Electric Vehicles in the Short Supply Chains
2022
This study aims at investigating the consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for agri-food products delivered in the farmers markets with electric vehicles (EVs). The empirical analysis has been carried out by administering an online questionnaire to 273 consumers within a hypothetical context. A multiple price list has been provided in order to measure the price premium for 1 kg of oranges transported by EVs comparing with the ones transported by traditional vehicles. A Tobit regression model has been used for the data analysis in order to identify the most influential factors affecting the consumers’ WTP. Results suggest that consumers’ WTP is mainly influenced by environmental attitudes, kn…
A geomorphological approach for enhancing environmental management and conservation of landforms as protected nature objects in the Upper Daugava spi…
2015
<p class="R-AbstractKeywords"><span lang="EN-GB">This paper describes the application of geomorphological approach for environmental management and conservation of landforms. Specifically, we discuss the contribution of geomorphological field survey and adapted matrix methodology (in combination with understanding of geology) to identification, study and evaluation of those abiotic nature elements which represent geological and geomorphological heritage. We describe a case study carried out in that part of the protected landscape area “Augšdaugava” which encompasses the Upper Daugava spillway valley. The study programme reported in this paper was realized to perform inventory of…
On the use of unmanned aerial systems for environmental monitoring
2018
[EN] Environmental monitoring plays a central role in diagnosing climate and management impacts on natural and agricultural systems; enhancing the understanding of hydrological processes; optimizing the allocation and distribution of water resources; and assessing, forecasting, and even preventing natural disasters. Nowadays, most monitoring and data collection systems are based upon a combination of ground-based measurements, manned airborne sensors, and satellite observations. These data are utilized in describing both small-and large-scale processes, but have spatiotemporal constraints inherent to each respective collection system. Bridging the unique spatial and temporal divides that li…
Análisis y valoración de los sistemas de evaluación de suelos en España. Evolución, tendencias actuales y perspectivas futuras
1997
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