Tremendous annual growth rates of container volumes transhipped worldwide reflect an increasing demand of service capacity faced by container terminals. In spite of high utilization, terminals have to provide fast service processes to vessel operators. This book addresses the related seaside...

Steuerung von Werkstattfertigungssystemen -- Modelle und Lösungsansätze zur Steuerung -- Neues Modell zur adaptiven Steuerung -- Konzept zur Steuerung -- Sequentielle und parallele Algorithmen für das neue Modell -- Analyse und exemplarische Validierung der neuen Algorithmen --...

The use of “schedules of damages” to establish compensation amounts for injured parties appears to be more common in European personal injury or death compensation situations than in the similar legal situations in the United States. The major exception to this statement is the state-based...

In Chapter 10 in this volume, Comandé (2009) has proposed that American courts adapt “scheduling” for use by juries in awarding nonpecuniary damages in personal injury and wrongful death cases. Comandé suggests that American courts can develop schedules for awarding damages for...