Die Autoren untersuchen in diesem essential, welche Rolle Virtual Reality zukünftig im Tourismus spielen wird. Zu diesem Zweck vergleichen sie die beiden verwandten Technologien Virtual Reality und Augmented Reality miteinander und beschreiben aktuelle Anwendungsbereiche im Tourismus. Anschließend werden 18 Prognosen – basierend auf politischen, ökonomischen, soziokulturellen und technologische Faktoren – entwickelt, um die Frage zu beantworten, wie Virtual Reality die Auswahlents...

Mass Customization excites both Researchers and Practitioners because of the possibility to produce customized products with mass production efficiency. Mass Customization - An Exploration of European Characteristics gives an overview on the need for personalisation from a customer perspective, analyses Mass Customization theories and assesses relevant best practices of European and International markets. The results of a survey among more than 500 European customers show a declining willi...

This book honors the contributions and career of Cipriano Forza, Professor of Management Engineering at the University of Padova, Italy. He is a Member of the Scientific Committee of Academic Journal Guide (ABS), an Associate Editor of the Decision Sciences Journal and a former Associate Editor of the Journal of Operations Management, where he curated a special issue on “Coordinating Product Design, Process Design, and Supply Chain Design Decisions”. As one of the world’s foremost research...

This book examines key aspects of selling and the sale of goods and services in B2C and B2B. Renowned scholars and practitioners contributed their expertise with a wide range of articles about how to serve customers and the role of selling and sales. Their research results and practical experiences can be used as a basis for further research as well as implemented by small, medium-sized and globally operating companies.The 13 chapters are organized in four parts, starting with (I) ...