economics

Service Level Agreements (SLAs) have increasingly become a best practice component of logistics contracts. However, there is currently only little empirical knowledge about the actual spread and design of SLAs. This is where the wide-ranging survey of German contract logistics companies, which was initiated together with the Gimmler Logistik Stiftung gGmbH, comes in. Based on the survey results, approaches to optimizing the use of SLAs are worked out from the point of view of the logistics company. The Gimmler Logistik...

This book aims to provide a picture of todays developments, opportunities and imponderables for Arctic transit shipping in both the Russian and Canadian Arctic with hands-on information for shipowners, environmentalists and representatives of international governmental bodies. The image of a potentially soon navigable Arctic Ocean has stirred worldwide public attention but was too often blurred by factually incorrect sensationalism and geopolitical saber-rattling. This book offers a realistic overview of what we can expect from Arctic Shipping, how soon opportunities will...

Members of "Generation Y" are highly educated, flexible, demanding - and few and far between. In the "war for talents" it will therefore be crucial as an employer to get into the mindsets of these high potentials and to stay there. Two suitable measures are the HR management disciplines of Employer Branding (EB) and Talent Relationship Management (TRM). Ideally combined. Surprisingly, the topic is still neglected or even completely ignored in the specialist literature. The present work closes this gap....

Russia is one of the fastest-growing and major markets in the world and it is even one of the most popular countries for foreign entrants interested in business. There are plenty of options to conduct business in Russia in general and especially in the area of ​​acrylic glass or polycarbonate. Despite this, no concrete study has been conducted so far to determine the most feasible entry mode into the Russian market for a German company producing the aforesaid materials. Using...

As a result of the increasing capital requirements of non-listed companies and the continuously increasing investment needs of institutional and private investors, private equity covers a segment of the capital market that has been growing for decades. The private equity companies (PEG) see themselves as active insider investors who take on evaluation and selection functions, transaction execution, support and exit functions in the investment process. The risks associated with this, in particular the issues of portfolio building by PEGs, were...

The author examines the legal aspects of concluding transport contracts over the Internet in a factual manner and in easily understandable language. The starting point of the investigation are the defensive clauses contained in many general terms and conditions of transport companies with regard to the acceptance of shipments with certain contents or values. The question of what consequences there are for the conclusion and continued existence of the contract of carriage if no or incorrect information about the shipment...

Since the 1970s, science has been pointing to the continuous decline in biological diversity. Companies in particular find it difficult to strategically anchor biodiversity aspects in their organization, even though they operate comprehensive sustainability management. The concept of the Biodiversity Balanced Scorecard starts here and offers companies a methodical instrument with which biodiversity aspects can be operationalized, i.e. made measurable and controllable. Details Title: Strategic biodiversity management using a Biodiversity Balanced Scorecard Author: Niels Christiansen Edition: 1st edition Published: 1st...

Road freight transport is becoming more and more the focus of criminals. The procedures are becoming more and more well thought out. A special type of theft of goods is fraud. There is currently only little empirical knowledge about the extent of cargo fraud and embezzlement in Germany. This is where the survey of transport and insurance companies comes in, with information from other parties such as police authorities, detective agencies and freight exchange operators also being included. Based on...