Operations Management in the Sharing Economy: An Integrated Perspective of Item-sharing and Crowdshipping -- The Student-Project Allocation Problem as Part of Timetabling in Project-Oriented Schools -- Multi-start Heuristics for Unit-Capacity Orienteering Problems -- Scheduling a two stage...

Chapter 1. The Impact of Tourism and Renewable Energy Use over Economic Growth in Top 10 Tourism Destinations -- Chapter 2. The Possible Influence of the Tourism Sector on Climate Change in The US. Chapter 3. Tourism Sector and Environmental Quality: Evidence from Top 20 Tourist Destinations --...

Fliegen, Autofahren und auf engem Raum mit Fremden U-Bahn und Busse teilen – das war bisher der Mobilitätsalltag vieler Menschen. Doch innerhalb weniger Wochen ist unsere Welt durch COVID-19 beinahe zum Stillstand gekommen. Die Pandemie offenbart systembedingte Schwächen der deutschen...

This book introduces an interdisciplinary approach to the study of Japanese foreign direct investment determinants, the close relations between foreign investment and trade flows in the host country, and the effects and responses by the local economy. It provides an accessible and comprehensive...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Portuguese Experience of Public Private Partnerships and Renegotiations -- Chapter 3. Fertagus (trains) -- Chapter 4. Lusoponte (bridge) -- Chapter 5. Metro Sul do Tejo (light rail) -- Chapter 6. AEA Highway (road sector) -- Chapter 7. Litoral Centro –...

G.1 China’s Cruise Industry in 2016-2017: Transformation, Upgrading and Steady Development -- G.2Ten Hot Spots of China's Cruise Industry Development during 2016-2017 -- G.3 Active Connection to "One Belt And One Road" Initiative to Enable The Great-leap-forward Development of Shanghai Cruise...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Development of MSMEs and Their Main Constraints -- Chapter 3: Internationalization -- Chapter 4: Women Entrepreneurs -- Chapter 5: MSMEs in Times of Economic Crisis Chapter 6: Development of Financial Technology with Reference to Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Lending...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part 1. Upgrading from Above: Industry 4.0 and China’s New Development Strategies -- Chapter 2. Made in China 2025: Advanced Manufacturing and Transformation of Production Networks -- Chapter 3. Alibaba’s Distribution-Driven Approach Towards the Industrial...