Intra- and inter-company production networks have gained increased importance in developed and industrialising countries. By reusing waste of industrial sites as a valuable input within the production network, material cycles can be closed and resource efficiency can be improved.In order to...

The impetus for this paper came after the financial crisis of 2007-2008, its global consequences and specifically how incomplete information "information asymmetry" between local banks and regulators extremely affected the banking sector. Financial institutions and regulators are-from a...

State-of-the-art integrated macroalgae utilization processes, consisting of drying, gasification, and combined cycle, are proposed and their performance with respect to energy efficiency are evaluated. To achieve high exergy efficiency, the integration is performed through two main principles:...