Many auctions involve the sale of a variety of distinct assets. Examples are airport time slots, delivery routes, network routing and furniture. Because of complementarities or substitution effects between the different assets, bidders have preferences not just for particular items but for sets of items. For this reason, economic efficiency is enhanced if bidders are allowed to bid on bundles o...

Many auctions involve the sale of a variety of distinct assets. Examples are airport time slots, delivery routes, network routing and furniture. Because of complementarities or substitution effects between the different assets, bidders have preferences not just for particular items but for sets of items. For this reason, economic efficiency is enhanced if bidders are allowed to bid on bundles o...

INTRODUCTION Musculoskeletal disorders represent a significant problem of modern society which are more pronounced in young people and school children. Etiology of these disorders is found in inadequate ergonomic conditions, too heavy school bag, school furniture inadequate to age, poor posture, sedentary lifestyle, reduction of physical activity and lack of exercise. MATERIAL AND METHODS Thi...

This report begins with an overview of research relating to the organizational and management issues of integrating CAD/PDM systems into furniture companies. Some of the primary areas where CAD/PDM technology affects an organization are in the areas of: 1) job design, 2) organizational structure, 3) power distribution, and 4) user communication patterns. The technology/organizational interactio...

In the pre-Amazon region of Western Maranhao, in Northeast Brazil, small-scale furniture firms have proliferated and grown in size in the last 6 to 8 years. This sector offers an alternative for economic development, to the simple exploitation of wood resources on which the economy of the region is currently based. Relative to this activity, furniture-making is less environmentally destructive ...

The research is focused on the study of mechanical strength properties of bamboo to establish if bamboo would play a complementary role to wood in both furniture making and construction works as a sustainable material for the wood industries. The research also highlighted the dwindling supply of wood as a main source of material for furniture and construction works in Zimbabwe due to fire destr...

At this point, you should have read and analyzed a collection of research articles and prepared detailed notes, possibly including summary tables (see Chapter 7). You should now begin to synthesize these notes and tabled material into a new whole, the sum of which will become your literature review. In other words, you are now ready to begin the process of writing a literature review. This chap...

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