The compilation of global Landsat data-sets and the ever-lowering costs of computing now
make it feasible to monitor the Earth's land cover at Landsat resolutions of 30 m. In this …

Purchasing and supply management (PSM) are crucial for the effective and efficient
operation of manufacturing firms, now more than ever. The PSM function has evolved from …

IN BRIEF This article provides a summary of The Purchasing Futures Research Project,
sponsored by the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies (CAPS). The project's goal was …

The aim of these notes is to give proofs of the basic theorems in the local theory of analytic
spaces and a few of their applications to results on the global structure of complex analytic …

Despite the growing interest in environmental management practices (EMPs), research to
date has typically analyzed a limited range of these practices and used traditional data …

Chapter 1 presents theorems on differentiable functions often used in differential topology,
such as the implicit function theorem, Sard's theorem and Whitney's approximation theorem …

Autophagy is the principal cellular pathway for degradation of long-lived proteins and
organelles and regulates cell fate in response to stress. Recently, autophagy has been …

In this paper we focus on the integration of strategic objectives and process knowledge that
a manufacturing factory collects from its external interfaces. Using data from a variety of …

Supply chain strategies and practices depend on not only the nature of the business, the
competitive environment, and technological intensity of the product, but also on product and …

Manufacturing plant managers have sought performance improvements by adhering to the
guiding principles of leanness and agility. Lean manufacturing and agile manufacturing …