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This book introduces the reader to the optical switching technology
for its application to data centers. In addition, it takes a
picture of the status of the technology and system architecture
evolution and of the research in the area of optical switching in
data center. The book is organized in four parts: the first part is
focused on the system aspects of optical switching in intra-data
center networking, the second part is dedicated to describing the
recently demonstrated optical switching networks, the third part
deals with the latest technologies developed to enable optical
switching and, finally, the fourth part of the book outlines the
future prospects and trends.
This book introduces the reader to the optical switching technology
for its application to data centers. In addition, it takes a
picture of the status of the technology and system architecture
evolution and of the research in the area of optical switching in
data center. The book is organized in four parts: the first part is
focused on the system aspects of optical switching in intra-data
center networking, the second part is dedicated to describing the
recently demonstrated optical switching networks, the third part
deals with the latest technologies developed to enable optical
switching and, finally, the fourth part of the book outlines the
future prospects and trends.
Environmental certification is an effective tool for managing the
environmental impact of companies, leveraging their competitive
capabilities and ensuring their compliance with environmental
principles. A growing number of countries across the world are
adopting this practice and the growth of new environmental
standards - with different scopes, aims and roles - calls for a
clear and updated systematization of the issue. This book provides
a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of the different environmental
certification tools. As well as examining practical methods of
implementing the standards for each type of certification, the book
discusses their added value from a corporate management
perspective. In identifying the most important requirements and
standards for the issuing of environmental certification of both
products and processes, the book demonstrates how companies can use
operational methods to develop an environmental management system
or a product certification in practice. Balancing a complete
theoretical presentation of the issue with an operational
perspective, the book supports the adoption and implementation of
environmental certification tools. It will be a valuable resource
for professionals as well as students and scholars of environmental
management, sustainable business and corporate social
responsibility.
Environmental certification is an effective tool to manage the
environmental impact made by companies, to leverage their
competitive capabilities and to ensure their compliance with
environmental principles in the case of production processes
located in developing countries. As a result, environmental
certification is becoming increasingly adopted by companies
globally and the growth of new environmental standards - with
different scopes, aims and roles - calls for a clear and updated
systematization of the issue. This book provides an up-to-date
overview of the different environmental certification tools and
their respective roles and added value in a corporate management
perspective. New certifiable standards for processes and products
have been continuously developed, updated and renewed. This book
provides a comprehensive and operational overview of the different
types of environmental certification as well as an examination of
the practical methods and tools to implement the standards for each
certification.In identifying the most important requirements and
standards for the issuing of environmental certification of both
products and processes, the book demonstrates how companies can
obtain operational methods to develop an environmental management
system or a product certification in practice. Balancing a complete
theoretical presentation of the issue with an operational
perspective, the book supports the adoption and implementation of
environmental certification tools and should be an invaluable
resource for professionals as well as students and scholars of
environmental management, sustainable business and corporate social
responsibility.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
The relationship between competitiveness and environment has been
deeply investigated by researchers and practitioners. The available
empirical evidence are not consistent and do not allow to state
that any strand of research has succeeded over the others. In order
to enrich this debate, the present study aims at answer the
following question: How can the environmental regulation and
practices improve the environmental performance and provide
competitive advantages to the targeted firms or adopters? Several
research questions have been derived from this: 1. Is a stringent
environmental regulation able to positively affect the competitive
performance of firms? 2. Has the form of environmental regulation a
relevant role in this relation? 3. Are the flexible forms of
environmental regulation able to influence the environmental and
competitive performance? 4. Which are the effects of environmental
practices based on the cooperation between the supply chain actors?
In order to answer the above mentioned questions, regression
analysis was applied to different datasets, focused on several
sectors. Useful recommendations for managers and policy makers
emerge.
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