This paper explains the COLLAR strategy employed by a case study company to implement lean across the business, and to reflect on the success of this approach so other companies may consider this learning and how it might be useful to them.The strategy to enact lean in the case study company was based on creating a number of standard tools/ways of
We consider the application of reference-dependent consumer choice theory to traffic assignment on transportation networks.Route choice is modelled based on random utility maximisation with systematic utility embodying loss aversion for the travel time and money expenditure attributes.Stochastic user equilibrium models found in the literature have
The first karyological analysis of the Sternocera ruficornis(Coleoptera, Buprestidae) was achieved by using the squash technique collected from knife set the male gonad.Furthermore, the chromosomes were stained by conventional staining and the Ag-NOR banding techniques.The results showed the diploid number of chromosomes was 2n=26, comprising 4 met
Endophytic microorganisms live inside the plants without causing any damage to their hosts.In the agricultural field, these endophytes might be a strategy of biological control for phytopathogens.We aimed to isolate endophytic fungi from yellow passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) leaves, evaluating its biocontrol capacity by in vitro antagonism again