In particular, it is highlighted how the economic scenario influences the competitiveness and hence the optimal process design.
The consideration of cost learning effects moves optimal investment timings to earlier planning years and influences the competitiveness of technologies.
The accuracy of finite element analysis predictions in the linear and nonlinear specifications becomes more and more important and directly influences the competitiveness of the product.
Today's new technologies may change important aspects of everyday life over the next few decades, and significantly influence the competitiveness of certain firms.
Complicating the debate is the way that retirement plans influence the competitiveness of individual European countries, because of the effect pensions have on raising or lowering the level of payroll taxes companies pay.
The results show that the variation of substrate crystallographic orientation in the longitudinal section of the molten pool mainly influences the position of columnar to equiaxed transition, whereas in the transverse section it mainly influences the competitiveness of the preferred growth direction of columnar dendrites and the corresponding microstructure formation.
As soon as the latter aspect influences the competitiveness with, for example, trucks it could be questionable in terms of overall environmental effect.
However, it turned out that many factors, including economical, ecological, and social aspects influence the competitiveness and viability of this enterprise.
This is especially the case for university recruiting committees who need to realise that appointments reflect the institution's reputation and thus influence the competitiveness on the German and the international market.
