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Satellite-aided mobile communications limited operational test in the trucking industry [PDF]
An experiment with NASA's ATS-6 satellite, that demonstrates the practicality of satellite-aided land mobile communications is described. Satellite communications equipment for the experiment was designed so that it would be no more expensive, when mass ...
Anderson, R. E. +2 more
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Turning the Tables: Leveraging Purpose as a Strategic Advantage for SMEs
Strategic Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT When executed well, purpose can become a transformative force, turning a business into a breakout success. Despite the wave of purpose‐driven businesses in recent years, the concept of purpose remains underdeveloped. Purpose is a core component of business models but is difficult to retrofit into large corporations, which makes it especially ...
Klaus Heine, Glyn Atwal, Sonja Sperber
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Gains from Trade in Differentiated Products: Japanese Compact Trucks [PDF]
We present a methodology for estimating the welfare gains from a product with new characteristics, and apply it to Japanese and American compact trucks. Our approach can be used on any products for which a hedonic regression can be estimated. For 1979-80
Robert C. Feenstra
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On‐Time Meal Delivery Assisted by Drone Resupply
Naval Research Logistics (NRL), EarlyView.ABSTRACT Ensuring timely delivery is crucial with the increasing competition in online meal delivery services. This requires the industry to adopt new technologies and the corresponding operational models, including the use of drones. Concerning the desired features of meal delivery, such as safety and reliability, we propose an operational model that ...
Wenqian Liu, Lindong Liu, Xiangtong Qi
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Leveraging Public Transit for Robotic Deliveries: A Column Generation Approach
Naval Research Logistics (NRL), EarlyView.ABSTRACT Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are small, electric, wheeled vehicles that operate at pedestrian speeds. In the last‐mile delivery service considered in this study, a fleet of AMRs is deployed across multiple recharging depots within a service area, from which they depart to perform point‐to‐point deliveries. We consider an operational setting
Yishay Shapira, Mor Kaspi
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Nutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Background Home enteral nutrition (HEN) offers clinical benefits and is increasingly used, although handling‐related health risks remain unclear. This study assessed food safety in HEN using a new contamination risk classification. Methods First, the inter‐rater reliability of the Food Safety for Handling HEN checklist was analyzed in 25 ...
Elaine Cristine de Souza Martins +6 more
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Consistent Collaborative Vehicle Utilization
Networks, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Carriers are often reluctant to collaborate with other carriers in delivering goods to customers despite potential cost reductions. A durable collaboration requires attention to more aspects. Carriers typically wish to remain competitive, unconstrained by the collaboration, increasing profits by attracting new customers and withholding ...
Sahand Asgharieh Ahari +2 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Game meat contributes to human nutrition, food security and sociocultural practices around the world. Game meat also comes with risks, including overharvesting and zoonotic and food‐borne disease. These may be pronounced where game meat travels along complex value chains from rural to urban areas.
Brock Bersaglio +5 more
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Characterizing On-Road CO<sub>2</sub> and NO<sub>x</sub> Emissions of LNG and Diesel Container Trucks Using Portable Emission Measurement System. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Zhao H, Han Z, Cheng L, Lyu Y, Luo T.
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