Pure joint production and international trade: a note

This paper applies the principles of the neo-Ricardian (or Sraffian)theory of international trade to certain joint production systems.It is shown that, in contrast with single-product systems, (i)there is not always a pattern of international specialisation,which would entail the increase of the real wage rate in botheconomies, and (ii) the ‘law of comparative advantage’has no general validity. Furthermore, not only the existenceof such a pattern of specialisation but also the validity ofthis law depend on the values of the variables of distributionof income. The analysis is wholly based on two of the numericalexamples formulated by Bidard in 1997, and further generalisedin an elementary way only when this is considered necessary.     

Embedded industrial production systems: Lessons from waste management in zinc production

To meet the sustainability challenge private companies must implement corporate strategies and adopt novel technologies. The technical and social embeddedness of industrial production systems, however, complicates these systems' transition towards sustainability. In the paper, mechanisms and conditions are reported for the development and implementation of waste management options in embedded industrial production systems. The focus is on the Dutch zinc production industry, which had to deal with a major waste problem; the generation of jarosite. The industry's options were to increase the jarosite waste storage capacity, to develop a jarosite treatment process or to switch to a zinc-ore of low-iron content whereby no jarosite waste would be generated anymore. Required conditions appeared to be a combination of technological capability and technical embedding and favourable economics. Case study research, however, revealed that adequate stakeholder management is crucial to address social pressure exerted and to obtain external acceptance for any transition strategy. Whilst appropriate, internal technological capabilities are important, effective interactions with and enrolment of various firm-external actors are crucial. In the case of zinc, access to the heterogeneous external actor network was critical for the development of the jarosite treatment solution direction. In conclusion, both the technical, organizational and social embedding of new technologies are crucial for successful implementation.     

国外直接投资对中国地区经济发展的影响

用生产函数的衍生模型分别对中东、中、西部地区进行分析,在东部地区国外直接投资对经济发展的促进作用明显,而中、西部地区国外直接投资对其经济发展的影响不显著,表明我国地区之间的经济差异在很大程度上是由外商直接投资的区域差异引起的.     

基于人工神经网络的企业生产预警管理系统研究

企业生产预警管理是生产企业现代管理的一种新模式,它通过监测指标,对企业外部环境变化和生产管理活动进行综合评价,判断企业生产管理所处状态,并采取相应的预先控制对策,使企业生产管理活动始终处于“安全、有效”的管理模式。人工神经网络是广泛应用于众多学科的非线性模拟技术,文章将人工神经网络技术应用到企业生产预警管理中,根据影响生产管理的指标和分类标准随机生成有效的样本数据以建立人工神经网络模型。结果表明样本生成方法和应用人工神经网络技术进行企业生产预警管理评估的方法是合理并可行的。     

我国农产品物流落后原因初探

在我国，农产品物流很少有人关注，但是，由于农产品的物流落后使我国农产品的损失却大得惊人。这不仅极大地影响了农民收入水平的提高，还严重削弱了我国农产品的国际竞争力。本文对我国农产品物流落后的原因进行了全面、深入的探讨。     

绿色物流在化工生产过程中实现途径的探讨

文章从化工生产过程及其物流的特点出发,结合广义绿色物流的观点,提出化工生产物流走绿色物流之路的必要性,并探讨了化工生产实现绿色物流的途径。     

Law without justice: The dilemmas of formalization and fairness in the legalistic organization

There is growing evidence of a litigation mentality rampant in organizations, which has created a legalistic mindset in many managers. Increasingly, managerial decisions are becoming dominated by a concern for what is legally defensible at the expense of broader social considerations such as justice and fairness. The papers in this special issue explore how this legalistic mindset has created new organizational and social dilemmas, and situations of law whithout justice.     

The Application of Mathematical Programming Approaches to Estimating Container Port Production Efficiency

Container terminal production is both an important and complicated element in the contemporary global economy. This paper aims to evaluate the efficiency of the world’s most important container ports and terminals using the two alternative techniques of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and the Free Disposal Hull (FDH) model. The results give an insight into the current efficiency ranking of the world’s major container ports and terminals. They also confirm expectations that the available mathematical programming methodologies lead to different results and that appropriate variable definition of input and output factors is a crucial element in meaningful applications of DEA and FDH. It is also concluded that the availability of panel data, rather than cross-sectional data would greatly improve the validity of the efficiency estimates derived from all the mathematical programming techniques applied.JEL Classification:C61, D24, E23, L23, L25, L92     

企业生产行为的优化方法分析

优化方法是经济学中常用的一种数学方法。在微观经济学中,企业的生产行为的目的是追求利润最大化,其生产法则是由优化方法得出的。这里分析了单一目标和多目标下的企业决策的优化方法。     

福建省生产与总产出的计量经济模型

本文论述建立一个能反映福建省生产和总产出经济活动关系的计量经济联立方程模型,对模型进行了历史模拟和事后预测,并进行产出结构分析.