This article presents results from a Delphi study on the future impact of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems on Supply Chain Management (SCM). The Delphi study was conducted with 23 Dutch supply chain executives of European multinationals. Findings from this exploratory study were threefold. First, the implications of increasing industry clockspeeds on supply chain management, as laid o...

The concept of socio-ecological transitions is used to analyse the quantitative importance of physical imports and exports for the Habsburg Empire and the United Kingdom in the 19th and early 20th centuries. For the Habsburg Empire, a new dataset of foreign trade and social metabolism is presented. For the United Kingdom, the analysis relies on previously published data. Foreign trade volumes i...

UNLABELLED Generic medicines can generate larger savings to health care budgets when their use is supported by incentives on both the supply-side and the demand-side. Pharmacists''remuneration is one factor influencing the dispensing of generic medicines. OBJECTIVE The aim of this article is to provide an overview of different pharmacist remuneration systems for generic medicines in Europe, w...

Psychiatric and neurological diseases combined represent a considerable social and economic burden in Europe. A recent study conducted by the European Brain Council (EBC) quantified the 'cost and burden' of major brain diseases in Europe, amounting to €386bn per year. Considering that these costs will increase exponentially in the years to come due to ageing of the European population, it is ne...

Hydrogen is fast becoming a new international “super fuel” to accelerate global climate change ambitions. This paper has two inter-weaving themes. Contextually, it focuses on the potential impact of EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) fossil fuel-generated as opposed green hydrogen imports. The CBAM, transnational carbon adjustment mechanism, trade in energy. It seeks both level play...

As a consequence of falling relative demand for low skilled labor in the OECD, people with no or minor qualification experience a deterioration of their economic situation. While flexible labor markets have led to higher wage differentials in the USA, the major problem of most European countries is the high rate of unemployment of the low skilled. To integrate currently discussed determinants o...

This is a systematic review of existing data on dietary selenium (Se) intake and status for various population groups in Europe (including the United Kingdom (UK)) and the Middle East. It includes English language systematic reviews, meta-analyses, randomised controlled trials, cohort studies, cross-sectional and case-control studies obtained through PUBMED searches from January, 2002, to Novem...

In the present data mining techniques are the most utilized methods of calculus in discovering existent relations between different components, objects, phenomenon, etc. Economic analysis must be achieved by the most advanced methods of calculus, so that eventually, thanks to their evolution, they can generate much more viable data by minimizing information loss in order to better reflect reali...

During the past decade several European organic standard-setting organisations have introduced or considered standards relating to greenhouse gas emissions associated with the supply of certified produce. For the most part, these standards have focused on the transport of fruits and vegetables, and specifically air-freight used in the transport of imports. The focus on air freight is due to its...

This paper shows empirically that China’s trade balance is sensitive to fluctuations in the real effective exchange rate of the renminbi. However, the current size of the trade surplus is such that exchange rate policy alone will probably not be able to address the imbalance. The potential reduction in the trade surplus resulting from an increase in the renminbi exchange rate is limited mainly ...