Outputs (2773)

Condition-based maintenance for a two-component system with dependencies
Journal Article

The paper deals with a condition-based maintenance policy for a two-component system with dependencies. Two kinds of dependency are investigated. The first is state dependence whereby the deterioration speed of each component depends not only on its... Read More about Condition-based maintenance for a two-component system with dependencies.

Environmental awareness and sustainable development in the Russian Federation
Journal Article

Drawing on empirical research from a qualitative study in the Russian Federation, this paper contributes to the limited academic literature on environmental awareness and sustainable development in Russia. Using data from nearly 100 interviews with f... Read More about Environmental awareness and sustainable development in the Russian Federation.

Chapter 14: Islamic Finance
Book Chapter

HIV treatment at the bottom of the pyramid : case of Cipla in South Africa
Preprint / Working Paper

Cipla is a giant Indian pharmaceutical company that reshaped the foundations of the pharmaceutical industry. Despite the parenting practices, low R&D spending and hard competitive games, Cipla won the debate with the Big Pharma (largest 30 Pharmaceut... Read More about HIV treatment at the bottom of the pyramid : case of Cipla in South Africa.

The Conservative government's proposed strike ballot thresholds : The challenge to trade unions [Pamphlet]
Preprint / Working Paper

According to the authors of this timely report, the government is attempting to rush into law ‘the most sweeping and radical tightening of rules on industrial
action since the Thatcher era of the 1980’s’. They warn that such proposals could result i... Read More about The Conservative government's proposed strike ballot thresholds : The challenge to trade unions [Pamphlet].

The Conservative government's proposed strike ballot thresholds : The challenge to trade unions [Pamphlet]
Preprint / Working Paper

According to the authors of this timely report, the government is attempting to rush into law ‘the most sweeping and radical tightening of rules on industrial
action since the Thatcher era of the 1980’s’. They warn that such proposals could result i... Read More about The Conservative government's proposed strike ballot thresholds : The challenge to trade unions [Pamphlet].

SPARC 2015 Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts
Book

Beyond NPV
Preprint / Working Paper

Net Present Value is a deceptively simple prescription that has dominated academic advice. Discount all expected cash flows at a risk adjusted discount rate and if the result is positive, invest, otherwise do not invest. It is still possible to read... Read More about Beyond NPV.

Beyond NPV
Preprint / Working Paper

Net Present Value is a deceptively simple prescription that has dominated academic advice. Discount all expected cash flows at a risk adjusted discount rate and if the result is positive, invest, otherwise do not invest. It is still possible to read... Read More about Beyond NPV.

Spare parts classification and inventory management: a case study
Journal Article

The aim of this paper is to propose and discuss a hierarchical multi-criteria spare parts classification method developed for inventory management purposes and tested through an intensive case study in an Italian household appliances manufacturing co... Read More about Spare parts classification and inventory management: a case study.