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Lean management methods: Evidence from the manufacturing industry in the Czech Republic [PDF]
Problems and Perspectives in ManagementLean management is a way to satisfy the increasing customer demands while maintaining production efficiency. This paper aims to map and analyze the level of use of lean management methods in the manufacturing industry in the Czech Republic.
Romana Heinzova, Eva Hoke, Nikola Janova
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Hazard Assessment and Hazard Mapping for Kuwait
International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2023 Hazard maps are essential tools to aid decision makers in land-use planning, sustainable infrastructure development, and emergency preparedness. Despite the availability of historical data, there has been no attempt to produce hazard maps for Kuwait.
Ali Al-Hemoud +6 more
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Simulating the emergency evacuation of the population during a crisis with a scenario-based approach [PDF]
آیندهپژوهی دفاعی, 2023 The purpose of this article is to model variables and scenarios affecting emergency evacuation during crises such as war and earthquake. The statistical population includes 160 specialists, academic staff and graduate students.
Mohammad Ali Nekooie +2 more
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The environmental and economic importance of Astragalus Spinosus in land restoration
Journal of Taibah University for Science, 2020 Astragalus spinous is a native perennial shrubs from Leguminosae family that widely distributed in severely degraded lands at northern Kuwait. A restoration program was applied via levelling and refilling the quarries and rehabilitation of the natural ...
Modi Ahmed, Noor Al-Dousari
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, 2020 The opening chapter provides an overview of the topics covered in the book, set in the context of the key policy debates that have taken place in recent years, not just in the UK but across countries facing similar issues. The chapter introduces the analytical approaches to be used.
Christine M E Whitehead, Geoffrey Meen
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An Optimal Model of Post-Disaster Emergency Evacuation in Urban Areas, Using Genetic Algorithm (Case Study District 3 of Kerman) [PDF]
جغرافیای اجتماعی شهری, 2015 Given the growth and development of urbanization, natural and man-made disasters, and their impact on metropolitan development, it is essential to provide an innovative solution to preserve the human life.
Hossein Ghazanfarpour +2 more
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International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023 Background Although several manuals and guidelines have been developed to enhance the quality of task-sharing interventions, it remains challenging to train non-professional personnel in mental health and psychosocial support.
Unni Marie Heltne +3 more
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On the Economic Crisis and the Crisis of Economics [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2010 The outburst of the 2008 global economic crisis sparked a myriad of criticism on mainstream neoclassical economic theory, held responsible for not even have considered the possibility of the kind of collapse that the subprime mortgage meltdown unleashed.
Víctor Beker, Víctor Beker
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Introducing green logistics elements into a selected company - case study [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2019 In the case study, we examine the economic impacts of the environmental repercussions of logistics in the selected company. We deal with the current environmental and financial demands of the company chosen fleet and propose the adequate replacement of ...
Tomastik Marek +3 more
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Who shapes crisis communication on Twitter? An analysis of influential German-language accounts during the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 Twitter is becoming an increasingly important platform for disseminating information during crisis situations, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Effective crisis communication on Twitter can shape the public perception of the crisis, influence adherence to preventative measures, and thus affect public health.
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