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Il settore delle materie prime non energetiche in Italia. Strategie competitive in atto e prospettive di sviluppo
No full textNegli ultimi anni, il tema della sostenibilità ha assunto un’importanza cruciale specie per i Paesi industrializzati, ad alto consumo energetico e di materie prime. Se da un lato la sostenibilità integra responsabilità ambientali, economiche e sociali da parte delle singole imprese, dall’altro lato essa chiama in causa anche governi e autorità locali nel favorire le condizioni per la promozione di modelli di produzione e consumo virtuosi e rispettosi delle generazioni future.
L’opera permette ad un pubblico variegato fatto di studenti, professionisti e pubbliche amministrazioni, di conoscere da vicino un settore particolare del comparto minerario, comprendendone le dimensioni competitive e le analizzando le decisioni di una categoria importante di imprese che contribuisce allo sviluppo economico del nostro Paese
LCC analysis of construction and demolition waste management chain
No full textIn Italy, despite most of the mineral waste from construction and demolition (C&D)
activities is sent for recovery, we are still a long way from reaching the circular economy in the
building sector. Natural cave-generated aggregates are still favoured over recovered ones, implying
huge volumes of unsold recycled materials aside from the decrease of natural materials, whose supply
can be more restricted by time. In this work, the implementation of the Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
methodology will provide the basis for the political decision-makers' economic appraisal to stimulate
the market for recycled aggregates.. The LCC study assesses the preliminary, machinery acquisition,
operating, and disposal costs associated with the whole C&D value chain, from inert waste production
in demolition yards through the usage of recycled aggregates generated
What communication for the mining industry? Some critical considerations in the Italian context
No full textE-Commerce or S-Commerce? a managerial perspective on website design features
No full textE-commerce has rapidly evolved in the last decade. Using Web 2.0 and online social media, many e-tailers are transforming the ways in which they are building relationships with customers. In this environment, social commerce has the potential to significantly enhance the firm competitive advantage by having a positive impact
especially on customer relationships and on revenue growth. With the emerging popularity and rapid growth of social commerce, our research aims to exploring, from a managerial perspective, the emerging strategies of stailers compared to e-tailers in Italy, pointing out their key design features and their different approaches in this changing environment. The study was carried out through in-depth interviews with digital and e-commerce
managers. The results show that in Italy s-commerce is not so widespread. Furthermore, the few s-tailers are trying to interact and assist consumers in their buying behavior through social activities and the so called Web 2.0 application
Life cycle costing of construction and demolition waste management chain
No full textAccording to recent studies, in Italy, most of the mineral waste from construction and demolition (C&D)
activities is already sent for recovery, but the closure of the circle, necessary for the realization of the circular
economy, is not yet reached because there are still obstacles that prevent the widespread use of the secondary
resources produced in the recycling activities. In Italy, natural cave-generated aggregates are still preferred in
place of recovered ones and this implies large amounts of recycled materials that remain unsold, other than the
reduction of natural goods, of which availability can be more and more limited by time. This work deepens the
advantages of using recycled aggregates from the economic point of view, through the application of the Life
Cycle Costing (LCC) methodology.
The LCC analysis evaluates the preliminary, the machinery acquisition, the operating, and the disposal costs
relating to the entire C&D value chain, going from the generation of inert waste in demolition yards to the use of
the recycled aggregates produced. The results of this work will be the starting point for the proposal of incentive
mechanisms or reward criteria, whose implications are relevant to policymakers
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