The relationship between trade and culture can be singled-out and deservedly labelled as unique in the discussion of 'trade and ...' issues. The reasons for this exceptional quality lie in the intensity of the relationship, which is indeed most often framed as 'trade versus culture' and has been...

Traditional mathematics is the language of precision. Statements are either true or false. But, in reality there are few things that are truly simply true or false. Life is full of shades of grey. Capturing these shades of grey has been problematic using traditional mathematics. Mathematics can...

The study of complex systems should be based on a systems-theoretic framework which requires both self-organizing and symbolic dimensions. An inclusive framework based on the notion of semiotics is advanced to build models capable of representing, as well as evolving in their environments, with...

A look at today's US military will see them operating much beyond the scope of protecting and defending the United States. These operations now consist of, but are not limited to humanitarian aid, disaster relief, and conflict resolution. This broad spectrum of operational environments has...

Wireless ad-hoc networks consist of devices communicating with each other without the need for a management infrastructure. As such, the very basic operation of ad-hoc networks is dependent on the cooperation of their nodes to provide connectivity and communication routes. In practice though,...

В статье рассматривается применение методики оценки конкурентоспособности для ряда региональных предприятий. Данная методика использует подход на основе...

В статье рассматривается методика оценки конкурентоспособности промышленного предприятия. Для оценки групповых и интегрального показателей...

This paper addresses the integration of ill-know requirements (imprecision or uncertainty on f quantities or due dates) in a requirement plan (expressed in terms of quantities by periods). Ill-known requirements may come from a customer of the supply chain (forecast orders) or from a...

This paper presents a new approach to real options. The current options-based models have provided new insights into capital-budgeting decisions. Unfortunately they are not widely used by corporate managers and practitioners as they are formally complex, rather difficult to understand and rest...