Scalable System to Support a Digital Twin of a Stone Factory Production Line by Diogo Francisco, Roberto Ribeiro, Nuno Rodrigues, Alexandrino Goncalves, Anabela Marto, Irene Ferreira

“…Despite developments in this area, some companies are failing to keep up, which makes them less competitive. …”
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Continuous Reinforcement Algorithm and Robust Economic Dispatching-Based Spot Electricity Market Modeling considering Strategic Behaviors of Wind Power Producers and Other Particip... by Zhenyu Zhao, Shuguang Yuan, Qingyun Nie, Weishang Guo

“…In a spot wholesale electricity market containing strategic bidding interactions among wind power producers and other participants such as fossil generation companies and distribution companies, the randomly fluctuating natures of wind power hinders not only the modeling and simulating of the dynamic bidding process and equilibrium of the electricity market but also the effectiveness about keeping economy and reliability in market clearing (economic dispatching) corresponding to the independent system operator. …”
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Modeling Spatial Riding Characteristics of Bike-Sharing Users Using Hotspot Areas-Based Association Rule Mining by Chao Sun, Jian Lu

“…As for characteristics of riding destination, the combinations between landscapes and financial insurance facilities, between landscapes and companies/enterprises, and between companies/enterprises and financial insurance facilities are more likely to be visited simultaneously. …”
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Total productive maintenance: an in-depth review with a focus on overall equipment effectiveness measurement by Joyeshree Biswas

“…The outcome of this initiative revealed notable achievements, with the company attaining a 99% score in the quality factor of the OEE equation, 49% in availability, and 84% in performance. …”
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Evaluating Sustainability: A Comparison of Carbon Footprint Metrics Evaluation Criteria by Mahima Chaurasia, Sanjeev Kumar Srivastava and Suraj Prakash Yadav

“…Minimizing energy consumption will help to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions, which is our responsibility. Companies choose ‘Carbon Footprint’ as a tool to calculate greenhouse gas emissions to show the impact of their activities on the environment. …”
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Financing specifications production of small and medium enterprises by Ilić Đurđijana, Ilić Slađana

“…Individually, these companies make the greatest contribution to increasing employment, gross value added and transport, which is why they are considered the backbone of growth and development of national economies. …”
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Pricing Method of the Flexible Bus Service Based on Cumulative Prospect Theory by Wanjing Ma, Yuhang Guo, Kun An, Lei Wang

“…The results show that heterogeneous fares can help the flexible bus company to obtain higher profits but have negligible influence on social welfare. …”
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Comment l’exemple des cimetières-jardins interprète la mémoire funéraire québécoise by Manon Cornellier

“…They belong to a transition period in the history of remembering the dead, between the urban cemeteries of the 16th-18th centuries and the contemporary cemetery parks and were at the junction of a management by factories and a support from private companies that offered funeral goods and services in a "all-in-one" formula. …”
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Business diplomacy influence on multinational corporations’ foreign economic activity processes by V. I. Ivanova, I. S. Presnova

“…The purpose of the study is to develop basic recommendations for business diplomacy integration in the domestic companies’ activities based on the definition of its role in transnational corporations. …”
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A Comprehensive and Structured Maturity Model for Measuring AI Adoption Levels in Industry 4.0 by Maria Amelia Eliseo, Leonildo Carnevalli Junior, Ismar Frango Silveira

“…Through the continued application of this tool, companies will also gain insights into their growth across the evaluated domains. …”
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Post-COVID Insurance Purchase Intention: The Roles of Referral, Agent Characteristics, Influencer Credibility, Plan Value, and Trust by Agatha Jane Kristabel, Serli Wijaya, Ferry Jaolis

“…Conversely, the plan value offered by insurance companies directly affects purchase intention but has no direct influence on consumer trust. …”
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Empirical Analysis of the Matching Degree between Energy Equipment Manufacturing and Market Demand: A Global Perspective by Yirui Deng, Yimin Chen, Guowei Gao

“…The results show that the overall market matching degree of Chinese power companies is good, especially in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and Africa. …”
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Risk Perceptions of Insurance Policyholders in the Gauteng Region of South Africa by Suné Ferreira-Schenk, Zandri Dickason-Koekemoer, Marko Van Deventer

“…The insurance industry’s product range is diverse, and the risk perception of each product differs from that of insurers, especially given the constantly changing market conditions. Often, insurance companies misunderstand the risk perceptions of their policyholders and inevitably lose clients. …”
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The Influence of Internationalization, Marketing Capabilities, and Export Assistance on Export Performance in the Roots and Tubers Sector of Costa Rica by Johanna Alejandra Aristizábal Galvis, Luis Vinicio Losilla Solano

“…A descriptive and quantitative study was conducted using an online survey administered to roots and tubers (R & T) export companies in Costa Rica. The results demonstrated a significant positive influence of company size, managerial marketing, and market diversification on export performance. …”
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BOARD CHARACTERISTICS AND AUDIT QUALITY OF LISTED CONSUMER GOODS FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Aliyu Shehu Usman, Danson Andrew Gyar, Abdullahi Bala Ado

“…The study's findings revealed that board independence and board financial expertise have a positive and significant effect on the audit quality of Nigerian listed consumer goods companies. However, board gender diversity had a negative and insignificant effect on the audit quality of Nigerian-listed consumer goods companies. …”
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From the Small Screen to the Big Screen: The Super8's Distribution of Sandokan TV series by Nicole Braida

“… ‘From the small screen to the big screen’ proclaims the advertising text of the Super8’s of a television series distributed in 1979 by the German company Piccolo Film, emphasizing the novelty and the potential of format. …”
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INTERNATIONAL ISOTOPES MARKETS by S. Z. Zhiznin, V. M. Timohov

“…The article uses empirical data from a forecast study of the global radiopharmaceuticals market made in 2015 by a research company «Markets and Markets» for the European, North American and global markets. …”
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Advancing the development of real-world data for healthcare research in China: challenges and opportunities by Jun Zhang, Eric Wu, Jia Zhong, Honghao Fang, Larry Liu, Jipan Xie

“…A workshop with 30 representatives from healthcare research agencies, technology companies focused on healthcare big data and pharmaceutical companies was held in December 2020 to identify strategies to overcome the barriers associated with the usability and quality of RWD in China. …”
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Measuring the Complex Construct of Macroergonomic Compatibility: A Manufacturing System Case Study by Arturo Realyvásquez, Aide A. Maldonado-Macías

“…In conclusion, the studied manufacturing company requires urgent macroergonomic interventions. …”
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Export promotion programs and firm performance: Linking knowledge, commitment, and market strategy to enhance competitiveness by Unggul Heriqbaldi, Miguel Angel Esquivias, WeeYeap Lau, Audrey Friska Cesilia

“…The findings highlight the potential role of government support in facilitating global market engagement and identifies key aspects that may help companies succeed in international markets. Companies are encourage to invest more in crucial export resources and knowledge development and build expertise and connections with global markets to facilitate strategic development. …”
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