We consider a physical asset consisting of complex systems, where the systems may require upgrades during lifetime asset. In practice, owner and system supplier can make upgrade decisions together, requiring decision-support model that be jointly used to optimize total benefit for both parties. Motivated by real-life use case including an supplier, we build continuous-time fixed our model, capt...

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In today’s competitive business world customers are considered to be kings. Customers have several choices to make among alternative products, and they exercise a high level of influence in the market with respect to product size, quality and price. Hence, it is important for producers to meet the needs of customers in order to stay competitive. One of the marketing communication tools that is ...

Farm to School (FTS) programs are increasingly popular as methods to teach students about food, nutrition, and agriculture by connecting students with the sources of the food that they eat. They may also provide opportunity for farmers seeking to diversify market channels. Food service buyers in FTS programs often choose to procure food for school meals directly from farmers. The distribution p...

Purpose This study aims to propose a conceptual framework based on organisational and environmental indicators of business-to-business sellers’ sales performance in services firms. Design/methodology/approach A descriptive research design was applied data gathered from 389 respondents across industries different-sized firms Norway using self-administered questionnaire. Findings Results show tha...