This article studies the cost function for the natural gas transmission industry. In addition to a tribute to H.B. Chenery, it firstly offers some further comments on a recent contribution (Yépez, 2008): a statistical characterization of long-run scale economies, and a simple reformulation of...

The 6th International Asia Conference on Industrial Engineering and Management Innovation is sponsored by the Chinese Industrial Engineering Institution and organized by Tianjin University. The conference aims to share and disseminate information on the most recent and relevant researches,...

The 6th International Asia Conference on Industrial Engineering and Management Innovation is sponsored by the Chinese Industrial Engineering Institution and organized by Tianjin University. The conference aims to share and disseminate information on the most recent and relevant researches,...

Introduction -- From IT to Digital Transformation: A Long Term Perspective -- Key Topics, Key Emergencies.- 25 Major Trends -- The Emerging Production System -- From Lean to Acceluction, Complements or Substitutes? -- Liquid Enterprise and Digitality -- Acceluction: Stakes, Opportunities and...

Das Buch gibt einen Überblick über ausgewählte Forschungsfelder im Industrial-Management. Der Bogen reicht von der Geschäftsmodellinnovation über agile Produktion, vom Informationssystemdesign bis hin zur intelligenten, lernorientierten Instandhaltung. In der Techno-Ökonomie tritt die...