Research questions: What are the key factors for a successful implementation of a sustainability strategy? Methods: An online survey was chosen as the research strategy in German and English language and consisted of 17 questions. Results: The results show clearly some general key factors for a

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive presentation and interpretation of the Ensemble Kalman Filter (EnKF) and its numerical implementation. The EnKF has a large user group and numerous publications have discussed applications and theoretical aspects of it. This paper

multi-screen stereo vision are enumerated, and design barriers, past and current, are described. Advantages and disadvantages of the projection paradigm are discussed, with an analysis of the effect of tracking noise and delay on the user. Successive refinement, a necessary tool for scientific

systems (ITS) have been touted at times as a cure for all transportation problems. Unfortunately, discussion of environmental impacts has been minimal and has been largely limited to positive impacts. A recently completed Federal Highway Administration-sponsored study that attempted to quantify the costs and benefits of ITS did not even mention environmental impact costs or benefits. 1 Assessing the environmental impacts of ITS is complicated by the broad range of systems that fall under the umbrella of ITS. It is critical that environmental impacts, both positive and negative, are

In this paper we will discuss one aspect of how BPM projects are potentially different from each other and how they can be initiated in various ways within an organization. In Australia many organizations struggle with how to do BPM projects. While they are beginning to understand the benefits that BPM can bring to their organization, they do not always know how to realize them. The types of contradictions they face include Most BPM methodologies do not always work for a particular organization or are simply not appropriate, on the one side, versus a project with no structured approach that never works – how do they find the appropriate balance for their situation? Having unrealistic initial expectations and then finding that the project results are disappointing Wanting to conquer the world (preferably in one go) versus starting too slowly or modestly. Most BPM approaches suggest that BPM is easy. All you need to do is get the CEO committed and then “do BPM projects ” (especially if they are automated) and then turn the business into a “process-led ” organization. They are not easy. They are difficult and it will take years to ‘turn ’ an organization into a process-led business. But you have to start somewhere.

phase. The best overall solution is kept as the result. In this chapter, we first describe the basic components of GRASP. Successful implementation techniques and parameter tuning strategies are discussed and illustrated by numerical results obtained for different applications. Enhanced or alternative

, virtual teams can transform the concept of project planning and execution. However, potential barriers exist in several areas to the successful implementation of virtual teams. The need for increased management emphasis, social and cultural understanding, and emphasis on common goals are only a few

is crucial because an unsuccessful effort to implement e-Learning will be clearly reflected in terms of the return of investment. One of the most crucial prerequisites for successful implementation of e-Learning is the need for careful consideration of the underlying pedagogy, or how learning takes place

that unifies the various transforms as unimodular matrix transformations. The algorithm has been implemented in the SUIF (Stanford University Intermediate Format) compiler, and is successful in optimizing codes such as matrix multiplication, successive over-relaxation (SOR), LU decomposition without pivoting

place very different demands on Bigtable, both in terms of data size (from URLs to web pages to satellite imagery) and latency requirements (from backend bulk processing to real-time data serving). Despite these varied demands, Bigtable has successfully provided a flexible, high-performance solution