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The purpose of this book is to explore the ways that industries, under the pressures of global competition, balance sustained industrial competitiveness and robustness against major disasters. The book focuses mainly on the impact of disasters on supply chains for manufactured (mainly tradable) goods. A special feature of this particular theme is that companies have to deal with not only disasters that may come someday, but also global competition that industrial sites have to face every day. If, for example, companies add excessive amounts of inventory to their manufacturing sites for fear of the next major earthquake, they may not survive long enough to see the next earthquake due to their loss of global competitiveness. Thus, on a practical side, this book proposes that companies can balance global competitiveness and the anti-disaster robustness of industrial sites, rather than simply choosing one or the other, if they organize their efforts under the principles of continuous improvement (kaizen) and lean production--

Intro -- THE WALK OF SHAME -- THE WALK OF SHAME -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Introduction: The Walk of Shame - A Cultural Approach -- References -- Section I. The Latent Promise of the Walk of Shame -- Chapter 1: The Walk of Shame to the Presidency: The Romanian Case -- Abstract -- Introduction -- National Shame and Pride -- The Shame in Campaigning -- The Romanian 2009 Presidential Campaign -- Methodology -- Findings -- The Role Played by the Media -- Journalists' Opinions about the Role of the Scandal in the Voting Outcome -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: "We Didn't Want to Publish this, but…": The Walk of Shame on the Way to Fame -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The New Shame -- Emotional Exposure as a Publicity Strategy -- Methodology -- Findings -- Conclusion -- Références -- Chapter 3: Shameless Politics: Public Shaming as a Strategy of Inaction -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Politics of Public Shaming -- Methodology -- "The Carnival of Horror": Abundant Sympathy, Little Shame -- The Walk of Shame and the Bureaucratization of Compassion -- A State of Emergency and the Displacement of Shame -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Elizabeth Edwards' Walk of Shame: the Mediated Representations of a Betrayed Political Wife -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- The Mediation of the Political Wife -- Political Wives, Male Politicians' Sex Scandals and the Walk of Shame -- Background and Methods -- Study Results -- Negotiations of Double Binds -- The Return of the Double Binds: Elizabeth Edwards as Victim -- The Reinforcement of Double Binds: Elizabeth Edwards as "Witch" -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Section II. Behind the Scenes of the Walk of Shame -- Chapter 5: The "Israel Celebs Awards": The Walk of Shame on the Way to Fame -- Abstract -- Introduction.

Intro -- MODELING MULTILEVEL DATA IN TRAFFIC SAFETY: A BAYESIAN HIERARCHICAL APPROACH -- MODELING MULTILEVEL DATA IN TRAFFIC SAFETY: A BAYESIAN HIERARCHICAL APPROACH -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Review on Crash Prediction Models -- 2.1. Crash Frequency Prediction Models -- 2.1.1. Poisson Regression Model -- 2.1.2. Overdispersed-Poisson Regression Models -- 2.1.3. Zero-Inflated Count Model -- 2.2. Crash Severity Prediction Models -- 2.2.1. Binomial Logit and Probit Models -- 2.2.2. Multinomial Logit and Probit Models -- 2.2.3. Ordered Logit and Probit Models -- Chapter 3: Multilevel Data Structure in Traffic Safety -- 3.1. A Common Neglect in Existing Models: Between-Group Heterogeneity -- 3.2. A -level Hierarchy in Traffic Safety Data -- 1) Two-Entity-Level Design -- 2) Three-Entity-Level Design -- 3) Panel Data Design -- 4) Repeated Cross-Sectional Design -- Chapter 4: Bayesian Hierarchical Approach on Multilevel Crash Data -- 4.1. Hierarchical Model -- 1) Model Design -- 2) Model Estimation -- 3) Model Prediction -- 4.2. Bayesian Inference -- 4.3. Model Comparison and Assessment -- 4.3.1. Deviance Information Criterion -- 4.3.2. Cross Validation Predictive Densities -- Chapter 5: Illustrative Examples -- 5.1. Example 1: Crash Frequency Prediction at Intersections -- 5.1.1. Model Specification -- 5.1.2. Data Set for Analysis -- 5.1.3. Results and Discussions -- 5.1.4. Summary of Example 1 -- 5.2. Example 2: Severity of Driver Injury and Vehicle Damage in Intersection Crashes -- 5.2.1. Model Specification -- 5.2.2. Data Set for Analysis -- 5.2.3. Results and Discussions -- 5.2.4. Summary of Example 2 -- Chapter 6: Conclusion -- References -- Index.

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Coordination -- Managed care -- References -- An introduction with theoretical background -- Operationalizing the strategy: An overview of the process -- The design phase -- The planning/methodology phase -- Implementation phase -- Consolidation/evaluation -- Operationalizing the strategy II: A spectrum of the design and policy issues -- Overall policy and strategy -- Planning of projects and projected consequences -- Budgeting projects -- Planning the functions of CHC projects -- Projected operation of the CHC district -- Emergency functions -- Treatment, prevention and care -- Educational and career counselling -- Alternative limited implementation -- Evaluation of CHC projects -- Impact of the evaluation -- The evaluation theory, strategy and design -- Methodology -- Coordination and collaboration -- Conclusion -- References -- People with a disability in managed care -- Abstract -- Introduction -- National Council on Disability -- Successfully enrolling people with disabilities in managed care plans -- Principle1 (community living) -- Principle 2 (personal control) -- Principle 3 (employment) -- Principle 4 (support for family caregivers) -- Principle 5 (stakeholder involvement) -- Principle 6 (life-span focus) -- Principle 7 (assessment) -- Principle 8 (provider networks) -- Principle 9 (Transition to community based services) -- Principle 10 (competency and expertise) -- Principle 11 (operational responsibility and oversight) -- Principle 12 (continuous innovation) -- Principle 13 (maintenance of effort and reinvesting savings) -- Principle 14 (coordination of services and supports) -- Principle 15 (assistive technology and durable medical equipment) -- Principle 16 (quality management) -- Principle 17 (civil rights compliance) -- Principle 18 (continuity of medical care).

Intro -- PUBLIC DEBT, FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1: THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC DEBT STRUCTURE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH -- ABSTRACT -- 1.1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.2. RELATED LITERATURE -- 1.3. THE DATA AND STYLIZED FACTS -- 1.4.METHODOLOGY -- 1.5. ESTIMATION RESULTS -- 1.6. CONCLUSION -- Chapter 2: PUBLIC DEBT STRUCTURE VERSUS FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT -- ABSTRACT -- 2.1. INTRODUCTION -- 2.2. THE DATA AND STYLIZED FACTS -- 2.3. THE EMPIRICAL FRAMEWORK -- 2.4. DETERMINANTS OF THE RATIO OF DOMESTIC DEBT-TO-TOTAL DEBT -- 2.5. CONCLUSION -- Chapter 3: PUBLIC DEBT, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, AND INFLATION -- ABSTRACT -- 3.1. INTRODUCTION -- 3.2. THE MODEL -- 3.3. INFLATION CONSTITUENCY -- 3.4. EQUILIBRIUM -- 3.5. CONCLUSION -- APPENDICES -- APPENDIX I. LIST OF COUNTRIES -- APPENDIX II. GROWTH REGRESSIONS -- APPENDIX III. FIXED EFFECT RESULTS -- APPENDIX IV.SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS MODEL -- APPENDIX V.GMMREGRESSION RESULTS -- APPENDIX VI.PROOFS OF RESULTS IN THE MAIN TEXT -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

Intro -- STATISTICAL AND SOFT COMPUTING APPROACHES IN INSURANCE PROBLEMS -- STATISTICAL AND SOFT COMPUTING APPROACHES IN INSURANCE PROBLEMS -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- Chapter 1: A REVIEW OF COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ALGORITHMS IN INSURANCE APPLICATIONS -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Fuzzy Logic-Based Computation -- 3. Neural Computation-Based and Related Algorithms -- 4. Evolutionary Computation-Based Algorithms -- 5. Physics-Inspired Methods -- 6. Computation Inspired by the Collective Behavior of Social Living Beings -- 7. Review: Computational Intelligence Algorithms in Insurance Problems -- 8. Some Experiments and Results: Prediction of Vehicles Accidents from Drivers and Cars' Data Using Soft-Computing Techniques -- 9. Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 2: ROUGH SETS IN INSURANCE SECTOR -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction: Artificial Intelligence and Insurance Sector -- 2. Rough Set Theory -- 3. Rough Set in Insurance Sector -- 4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 3: PREDICTION OF CLAIMS AND SELECTION OF RISK FACTORS IN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE USING SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES, GENETIC ALGORITHMS AND CLASSIFICATION TREES -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Problem Definition -- 3. The Algorithm -- 4. Results and Comparative -- 5. Concluding Remarks and Further Studies -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 4: TAIL VALUE AT RISK. AN ANALYSIS WITH THE NORMAL-POWER APPROXIMATION -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Tail Value at Risk for the Normal-Power Approximation -- 3. Analysis of the Precision of the Approximation -- 4. Insurance and Credit Risk Application -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 5: FINANCIAL APPLICATIONS OF MODAL INTERVAL ANALYSIS -- Abstract -- 1. The Set of Classical Intervals.

Intro -- THEORY OF CONTROL IN ORGANIZATIONS -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1: CONTROL IN ORGANIZATIONS -- 1.1. CONTROL ACTIVITY AND MODELS OF DECISION-MAKING -- 1.2. GENERAL CONTROL PROBLEM -- 1.3. CONTROL TECHNOLOGY FOR ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS -- 1.4. GENERAL APPROACHES TO CONTROL PROBLEMS IN ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS -- Chapter 2: INCENTIVE MECHANISMS -- 2.1. INCENTIVE MECHANISM: A CONTINUOUS MODEL -- 2.2. INCENTIVE MECHANISM: A DISCRETE MODEL -- 2.3. BASIC INCENTIVE MECHANISMS -- 2.4. INCENTIVE MECHANISMS IN CONTRACT THEORY -- 2.5. COLLECTIVE INCENTIVE MECHANISMS -- 2.6. COLLECTIVE INCENTIVE MECHANISMS (UNOBSERVABLE ACTIONS) -- 2.7. UNIFIED INCENTIVE MECHANISMS -- 2.8. TEAM INCENTIVE MECHANISMS -- 2.9. INCENTIVE MECHANISMS IN MATRIX STRUCTURES -- 2.10. RANK INCENTIVE MECHANISMS -- 2.11.MECHANISMS OF ECONOMIC MOTIVATION -- Chapter 3: PLANNING MECHANISMS -- 3.1. PLANNING PROBLEM. FAIR PLAY PRINCIPLE -- 3.2. RESOURCE ALLOCATION MECHANISMS -- 3.3. THE MECHANISMS OF ACTIVE EXPERTISE -- 3.4. TRANSFER PRICING MECHANISMS -- 3.5. RANK-ORDER TOURNAMENTS -- 3.6. THE MECHANISMS OF EXCHANGE IN PLANNING PROBLEMSAND IN INCENTIVE PROBLEMS -- Chapter 4: MECHANISMS OF ORGANIZING -- 4.1.MECHANISMS OF JOINT FINANCING -- 4.2. COUNTER-EXPENSIVE MECHANISMS -- 4.3.MECHANISMS OF COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS -- 4.4.MECHANISMS OF SELF-FINANCING -- 4.5.MECHANISMS OF INSURANCE -- 4.6.MECHANISMS OF PRODUCTION CYCLE OPTIMIZATION -- 4.7.MECHANISMS OF ASSIGNMENT -- Chapter 5: MECHANISMS OF CONTROLLING -- 5.1. INTEGRATED RATING MECHANISMS -- 5.2.MECHANISMS OF CONSENT -- 5.3.MULTI-CHANNEL MECHANISMS -- 5.4.MECHANISMS OF CONTRACT RENEGOTIATION -- Chapter 6: STAFF CONTROL -- Chapter 7: STRUCTURE CONTROL -- 7.1. THE HIERARCHY OVER THE TECHNOLOGICAL GRAPH -- 7.2. THE HIERARCHY OVER THE TECHNOLOGICAL NETWORK.

Intro -- MEDITERRANEAN SEA: ECOSYSTEMS, ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Ecosystem Services in the Mediterranean Sea: The Need for an Economic and Business Oriented Approach -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CONCEPTS ON ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND ITS CLASSIFICATION -- ECOSYSTEM SERVICES VALUATION -- ECOSYSTEM SERVICES: A BUSINESS POLICY ORIENTED APPROACH -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2: Marine Pollution From Shipwrecks at the Sea Bottom: A Case Study From the Mediterranean Basin -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3: Disposal of Produced Formation Water From Offshore Gas Platforms in the Mediterranean Sea: A Parametric Study on Discharge Conditions Aimed at Mitigating Risks for the Marine Environment -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- STUDY AREA -- EXPERIMENTAL MONITORING STRATEGY OF THE ADRIATIC PFW DISCHARGE -- INITIAL DILUTION MODEL -- FIELD DATA -- RESULTS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4: Secchi Depth and Water Quality Control: Measurement of Sunlight Extinction -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2.SUNLIGHT EXTINCTION IN WATER -- 3. SECCHI DISK AND SUNLIGHT EXTINCTION -- 4. LUZEX -- 5. THREE DIFFERENT MEDITERRANEAN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS -- 6. PROCEDURES -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5: An Environmental Monitoring Plan for the Construction and Operation of a Marine Terminal for Regasifying Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in the North Adriatic Sea -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MAIN POSSIBLE IMPACTS OF TERMINAL AND PIPELINE TRANSFERRING GAS TO THE LAND -- ADRIATIC LNG TERMINAL AND ITS PIPELINE MONITORING (ALNGM) -- MATRIX SAMPLING -- SAMPLING STRATEGY -- ANALYSES -- CONCLUSION.