This paper selects 20 countries from the major dairy producing continents such as Oceania, the Americas, Europe and Asia, for the comparative analysis of the purchase price of raw milk in the world. Based on the summarization of general features of the world raw milk prices, this paper...

The supermarket revolution has arrived in China and is spreading as fast as or faster than anywhere in the world. As the demand for vegetables, fruit, nuts and other high valued products have risen, urban retailers are finding new venues seized on niche and today have over $55 billion in sales,...

Summary The main goal of our paper is to understand what types of farmers have been able to participate in the horticultural revolution, how they interact with markets and how supply chains affect their production decisions and incomes. We also want to understand if the rise of supermarkets has...

Macroeconomic fluctuations affect corporations’ performance through demand and cost conditions. Incentive effects of performance-based compensation schemes for management may be weakened or biased by macroeconomic influences if management is unable to forecast macroeconomic fluctuations or...

The pricing of equity in six European emerging capital markets is analysed using both the conventional CAPM and a ‘conditional’ CAPM wherein up and down markets are separated. International influences on the stock markets are also analysed. The empirical evidence from a sample of...

In this paper, the structure and control tasks are briefly summarized for ORC (Organic Rankine Cycle) based WHECSs (waste heat energy conversion systems). A control-oriented physical model is established for WHECSs. The energy conversion efficiency of ORC systems is investigated. A constrained...

With the rapid development of EVs (electric vehicles), the integration of PV (photovoltaic) generation with EV charging infrastructure can effectively improve the efficiency of clean energy utilization and carbon emission reduction. How to optimize the capacities of components in the PV-based...

The electricity to thermal energy output ratio is an important impact factor for the operating modes and performances of combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) systems. If the energy requirements of users are managed to just match this ration, the system efficiency would reach the maximum....

Short-term load forecasting is an important part in the energy management of micro-grid. The forecasting errors directly affect the economic efficiency of operation. Compared to larger-scale power grid, micro-grid is more difficult to realize the short-term load forecasting for its smaller...

The excitation intervention of strategic alliance may change with the changes in the parameters of circumstance (e.g., external alliance tasks). As a result, the stable cooperation between members may suffer a complete unplanned betrayal at last. However, current perspectives on strategic...