The U.S. provides extended nuclear deterrence to allies in Europe, Asia, and elsewhere. The 2018 NPR signals several potentially destabilizing policies, including lowering the threshold for use and adding low-yield capabilities, and it emphasizes the need for nuclear superiority. This chapter argues …

The second Workshop on Tradeoffs Scenarios between the Impact on Seafloor Habitats and Provisions of catch/value (WKTRADE2) was established to provide input on trade-offs aspects to the Working group on Fisheries Benthic Impact and Trade-offs (WGFBIT). As such, the workshop was tasked to: 1) demonstrate …

The following research was carried out as a graduation project and done on behalf of The European eCommerce and Omni-Channel Trade Association(EMOTA). EMOTA is a lobbying firm that works to promote eCommerce in the European Union by helping policy makers eradicate trade barriers. The main research question …

The Netherlands has an active wine production with the production of circa 1,250,000 bottles of wines. Although Dutch wines compete in national and international competitions and win many awards, the export is very small and mainly focused on local on-trade. The main research question is: How is the …

The Netherlands is the largest export country of cut flowers in the world. Air cargo transport of flowers amounts to 25 percent of the total annual tonnage of goods that go through Schiphol Airport. However, due to uncertainty of the future development in international trade, as well as the increasing …

from the article: Web-shop entrepreneurs generally overlook success factors during the expansion process of applying cross-border trade, resulting in failure or even high financial losses. The solution to this issue may be a decision supporting model, that supports SME web-shop entrepreneurs in their …

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact that unevenly allocating buffer capacity has on throughput and average buffer level regarding unreliable lines to better understand the relevant factors in supply chain design. Results show that the best patterns for unreliable merging lines in terms …

Seaports- the nexus of trade, logistics, and production- are hugely important in facilitating both national and international trade. Recent decades have witnessed a spectacular increase in freight transport worldwide, 90% of which crosses the sea after loading in seaports. Container transport in particular …

Inducement This research is written for CBTC. CBTC is a trading company which will soon expand their business with an online flower shop. The online flower shop will be a new competitor in the online floral industry of Shanghai. In order to succeed, CBTC wants to gain a strong and distinct market …

This research thesis was compiled by Andreas Kullmann, a student who is studying International Business and Management Studies at the University of Applied Sciences Zeeland in Vlissingen, Netherlands. The research was conducted under LA ROSSA’s new business unit called LA ROSSA-Technologies, LDA. which …