This text provides a comprehensive survey of the implications of population ageing, in countries across the world, relative to a range of specific interrelated issues - social security schemes, employer pensions, educational attainment, wage growth and distribution, retirement a…
"Cut Costs Not Corners outlines practical steps to make cost cutting as a permanent business strategy rather than a one-time measure. It covers strategic and tactical cost-cutting options such as analyzing space needs, buying technology for less, selling off redundant assets, re…
"An essential guide to bringing lean to your business and your life The Lean Book of Leanprovides a succinct overview of the concepts of Lean, explains them in everyday terms, and shows how the general principles can be applied in any business or personal situation. Disengaging …
A sequel to his frequently cited Cost and Production Functions (1953), this book offers a unified, comprehensive treatment of these functions which underlie the economic theory of production.The approach is axiomatic for a definition of technology, by mappings of input vectors i…
Study of the economic theory of cost and production functions and the mathematical analysis of input and output production possibility sets - examines the distance function of a production structure, the factor minimal cost function, the cost structure, the aggregation problem, …
Drawing on 70-plus years of strategy consulting experience and in-depth research, the experts at PwC's Strategy& lay out a winning framework that helps CEOs and senior executives transform their organizations for sustainable, profitable growth. --
by Parkin, David, Devlin, Nancy, Morris, S., (Stephen), Spencer, Anne
Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) use information and communications technologies (ICT) to deliver transport improvements instead of extending physical infrastructure, thereby saving money and reducing environmental impact. This book provides an overview of ICT-based intellige…
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: the economic theory of costs in perspective -- Part 1 Cost and choice -- 1 Contemporary debates on opportunity cost theory and pedagogy -- 2 …
The theory of costs is a cornerstone of economic thinking, and figures crucially in the study of human action and society. From the first day of a principles-level course to the most advanced academic literature, costs play a vital role in virtually all behaviors and economic ou…
