infonet-economy

Che cosa comporta la macrotendenza della digitalizzazione per le piccole imprese? E queste come possono sfruttare a proprio vantaggio le opportunità che essa offre? Questo articolo indica approcci atti a verificare il grado di digitalizzazione della propria azienda e sviluppare quindi opportune misure.

We consider a complex recyclable waste collection problem that extends the class of vehicle routing problems with intermediate facilities by integrating a heterogeneous fixed fleet and a flexible assignment of destination depots. Several additional side constraints, such as a mandated break period contingent on tour start time, multiple vehicle capacities, and site dependencies are...

We propose a new aspect of mobility that combines in a same journey and in real time a carpooling service and a traditional multi-modal transportation. This mix allows to improve and complete both services. The main idea of our approach is based on the traditional multi-modal path, in which we try to sequentially substitute some subpaths of traditional multi-modal transportation to...

Demand forecast is a critical determinant of order quantity under newsvendor problem (NVP) framework and warrants major revision in the event of changing circumstances or happening of some unforeseen events having potential to alter the demand. Retailers of single period products such as fashion apparels are required to pass their orders far ahead of selling seasons and apply...

La gestion des risques ne concerne pas que les grands groupes, loin de là: dans les petites entreprises aussi, elle fait partie des tâches centrales de tout entrepreneur. Car la gestion planifiée et professionnelle des opportunités et des risques est un facteur de réussite important lorsqu’il s’agit d’atteindre les objectifs de l’entreprise.

The authors present a definition of financial literacy that includes individual and systemic facets as a basis for their comprehensive framework of financial literacy. The individual facets cover financial decisions in daily life, and counselling and sales situations focused on the consumer. Based on a systemic orientation, the approach also covers contextual issues of the economy...

As learners’ access to knowledge has changed, so have their expectations of what and how they expect to learn in hospitality and tourism degree programs. This paper explores experiences of digital natives in a flipped classroom environment supported by open source technology (MOOCS, Moodle & Mahara) and Team Academy methodology. Blended learning is explored and practical...

This study aims to examine the impact of an Integrated Financial System (ERP system) implementation on accountant profiles in Swiss public administrations. ERP systems are widely researched by authors and are described as a form of change driver. Conversely, the types of changes and, more specifically, the consequences on accountants’ profiles are not studied and are therefore the...