Commercial Management in Ports: Strategies and Best Practices

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Commercial Management

Commercial management answers questions like who, where, when, and how resources are effectively used. It involves:

  • Control and organization of resources
  • Interaction with other commercial activity groups
  • External environment and organizational competencies
  • Control and organization of commercial and marketing activities
  • Client relationship
  • Sales force management

Commercial Model

  • Mission and criteria of commercial performance
  • Relationship and management mechanisms
  • Commercial competencies
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Smart Cities and Destinations: Enhancing Urban Life and Tourism Experiences

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What is a Smart City?

A Smart City is an urban environment that leverages digital technologies to improve the quality of life for its inhabitants and the efficiency of urban services. This includes integrating information and communication systems to manage resources sustainably, promote citizen participation, and enhance mobility, security, and energy management.

Smart Tourism: Enhancing the Visitor Experience

Smart Tourism involves applying innovative technologies to improve the tourism experience

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Forestry Calculations and Practices

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Forestry Calculations

Harvesting Costs

Total Costs/SMH = (fixed costs) + (variable costs * UT%) + (labor cost)

Fixed Costs = (depreciation) + (II&T)
Depreciation = ((Purchase price) – (Purchase price * Salvage Value%)) / (Useful Life * SMH/year)
II&T = (II&T% * AVI) / (SMH/year)              M&R = (M&R% * Depreciation) / (Utilization%)
F&L = (Fuel Consumption * Fuel Price)(1 + Lube%)    Labor Costs = Wage rate(1 + Overhead & Fringe %)
Harvesting Cost($/ton) = (
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Disruptive Technologies and Their Impact on Business Models

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Lesson 5: Disruptive Technologies

A) Blockchain

Blockchain is a public and distributed registry shared among all participants in a peer-to-peer network. Each block is linked to the previous one, making it impossible to edit one block without editing the following one, thus having no single point of failure.

a) Structural Features:

  • Distributed ledger
  • Consensus
  • Cryptography
  • Flexibility

b) Two Kinds of Blockchain:

  1. Permissionless or public blockchain
  2. Permissioned (public or private) blockchain

c) Blockchain Components:

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Construction Safety: Hazards, Prevention, and Best Practices

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Construction Safety: Hazards, Prevention, and Best Practices

Ergonomic Hazards in Construction Safety

Ergonomic hazards can lead to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) that can have a lasting impact on workers. Construction work often involves heavy lifting, repetitive motions, and awkward postures, which can all contribute to ergonomic hazards. Ergonomic hazards can cause consistent pain to workers, who often choose to work through that pain, but “working hurt” can not only lower productivity, but can

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Cost Optimization and Efficiency: Understanding Fixed, Variable, and Mixed Costs

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Understanding the different types of costs is crucial for businesses seeking to optimize their operations and enhance efficiency. This article explores the key concepts of fixed, variable, and mixed costs, providing insights into their characteristics and implications for cost management.

1. Fixed Costs

Definition: Fixed costs are expenses that remain constant regardless of the level of production or sales within a certain range. These costs do not fluctuate with changes in output.

Examples: Rent,

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