University of Sydney Business School: Recent submissions
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A correction framework for improving the robustness of motor vehicle registration data
Published 2011-01-01An important key to reducing the environmental impact of motor vehicles is to identify those in-services vehicles which are likely to excessively contribute to air pollution. Such an assessment is dependent on quantifying ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
The six sigma approach in performance management to reduce injury rate at work
Published 2008-10-01This case study uses the Six Sigma process framework in performance management to explore and improve the injury rate of an international waste disposal firm. The results indicate that an employee-management consensus ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Metropolitan bus service contracts (MBSC): Thoughts on the next round
Published 2010-01-01This paper revisits a number of themes that have played a crucial role in the debate on alternative contracting regimes for the provision and bus and coach services. We have selected seven crucial issues to reflect on: (i) ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Environmental Responsiveness in the Bus and Coach Supply Chain: The Case of Greenhouse Gas Emission Production Through Improved Energy and Waste Practices
Published 1998-07-01A strategic concern of governments and industry in Australia has been the extent of environmental responsiveness of companies to their natural environment. Protecting the environment involves reconciling environmental ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
A modified product life cycle becomes a useful basis for a new product-service strategy model
Published 2012-06-01The recent financial problems of the 2008/10 GFC and the likelihood of similar events occurring in 2012/13 has ‘spooked’ business and consumer confidence and has resulted in fierce competition in both B2C and in the derived ...Open AccessWorking Paper