Luxury products for the circular economy? A case study of Bang & Olufsen

This paper examines whether luxury products can support a circular economy. This is done through a literature review of luxury products and the links to circular economy, as well as a case study of Bang & Olufsen (B&O). The literature review revealed links between some of the core characteristics of luxury products and the circular economy. This included aspects such as the high quality, durability, service schemes, extended warranties, and large aftermarkets. The case study supports the links between the inner circles in the circular economy (maintenance, repair, and reuse) and some of the core characteristics of luxury products. B&O produces products with a long lifespan, has extended warranties, repair and service schemes, spare part availability for 8 years, an aftermarket, and leasing schemes. B&O also does reconditioning of components for its repair loop, conducts dismantling tests, marks plastic parts, and has a negative list that excludes certain hazardous components.     

Using the Pack‐and‐a‐Half Rule to Eliminate Backroom Inventories in Retail Operations

In the retail industry, backroom inventories are typically associated with higher labor costs and greater operational complexity. Thus, retailers look for ways to eliminate backroom inventories. A heuristic used for this purpose is the pack‐and‐a‐half rule which suggests that the shelf space allocated for a product should be at least 50% larger than the case pack quantity in which the product is delivered. Despite its popularity among retailers, the pack‐and‐a‐half rule has been ignored in the academic literature. We introduce the pack‐and‐a‐half rule, assess its impact on a retailer's profits, identify cost, demand, and product characteristics driving this impact, and propose a modification. Based on an analysis of data obtained from a retailer on 1,986 SKUs in 20 categories, we find that the pack‐and‐a‐half rule decreases a retailer's profits, on average, by 10% when applied uniformly across all SKUs. Further, this decrease is significantly affected by product depth, product width, demand elasticity, case pack quantity, and inventory carrying cost. Finally, we develop a set of modifications based on these variables where the pack‐and‐a‐half rule is applied selectively and in a stepwise fashion. These modifications limit the decrease in a retailer's profits to a range between 6% and 7%.     

可食性小麦蛋白膜的研究

本文介绍了小麦蛋白及其成膜特性,总结了国内外可食性蛋白膜的研究现状,提出了可食性小麦蛋白膜的研究方案,并对膜的安全性及其应用作了展望。     

关于网络环境下工业工程应用研究的思考

分析传统IE应用现状 ,探讨国内企业与发达国家企业相比在传统IE应用方面存在差距的原因 ,提出缩小差距的解决方略 ,阐明网络环境下IE应用研究重点等。     

纤维混凝土在水工建筑工程中的应用(上)

概述改性混凝土垢发展情况，介绍纤维混凝土在国内外水工建筑物上的应用实例，提出钢纤维增强钢筋混凝土水工建筑结构强度计算方法。包括受弯构件正截面强度，斜截面抗剪强度的计算；重点介绍了网状钢纤维增强混凝土（FOC）在水工建筑物上的应用，包括在渡槽，闸门，小型拦河坝，轻型岸型等工程上的应用实例，T新梁正斜截面的强度计算，板材承载力计算的方法。     

网络多媒体在旅行社业务中的应用初探

从旅行社的旅游业务出发，分析目前旅行社所面临的国际、国内形势，根据旅行社实际业务运作情况探讨网络多媒体在其中的实际应用，针对旅游电子商务的发展趋势提出了目前施行社应充分应用网络多媒体的必要性和重要性。     

工业控制机的特点及在机电一体化中的应用

工业控制机是应用于工业领域自动控制的一类计算机，在机电一体化系统中有着重要作用。本文介绍了不同形式的工业控制机的特点及应用     

“十五”期间我国沥青应用预测

介绍了沥青的生产和需求现状，并根据消费行为的情况对沥青的市场和价格走势进行预测，分析了国内沥青行业的存在问题。     

防汛应用系统整合与完善的探讨

随着黄委“数字黄河”工程建设的开展以及计算机广域网络的扩大、开发技术运行方式的变化和用户的迅速增长，需要将防汛系统资源进行综合利用，满足业务生产需求。“数字黄河”工程规划完成后．我们根据规划首先选择防汛应用系统为突破口，以防汛会商综合信息支持为目标，将单个的防汛应用系统进行规范、完善，最终建成防汛信息综合平台．在平台的基础上实现现有应用系统和新开发系统的集成。     

计算机多媒体技术在水利行业中的应用

文章详细介绍了计算机多媒体技术的特点和该技术在水利工程中记录施工、图纸资料保存、声像文字资料保存、大型工程管理等工作中的应用,阐述了制作多媒体软件的方法和应注意的问题.