Philipp Richter - Böcker

Rights-based ethics offer a conceptual framework to address the complex ethical issues of our time. This volume combines systematic and historical perspectives on rights-based ethics with discussions of a broad range of topics in applied ethics to assess the achievements and limits of rights-based approaches.The normative concepts of fundamental human rights and human dignity play an essential role in considerations about global justice and international politics. However, these concepts have not been taken up sufficiently in the standard approaches to normative ethics. This volume contends that rights-based approaches in ethics not only offer a theoretical framework to explain complex normative concepts, but they can also offer answers to some of today’s most complex moral questions. First, the book addresses the conceptual and foundational questions of rights-based ethics. Second, it offers historical and cultural perspectives on rights. Third, it explores how rights-based ethics can address applied issues related to climate change, health systems, global supply chains, and the finance industry.This volume will be of interest to scholars and graduate students working in ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of law, and the social sciences.The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC-BY-SA) 4.0 International license. This publication was made possible by generous support of the Open Access-monograph funds of the university library of the TU Darmstadt and by generous support of the Institute for Philosophy I at the Faculty of Philosophy and Educational Research of the Ruhr-University Bochum.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Passive and Active Measurement, PAM 2024, held as a virtual event from March 11–13, 2024.The 14 full papers and 13 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 64 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Applications, IPv6, Machine Learning, and Measurement Tools.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Passive and Active Measurement, PAM 2024, held as a virtual event from March 11–13, 2024.The 14 full papers and 13 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 64 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Network Security, Routing, Satellite Networks, Topology, Transport Protocol and User Privacy.

Relief for your patients with musculoskeletal pain...This unique guide takes an in-depth look at trigger point therapy. Divided into two sections – Functional Muscle Chains and Trigger Points and Their Treatment – this book combines detailed theory with tried and practical techniques.The text covers the basics of functional muscle chains and the origin of myofascial pain arising from the musculoskeletal system, for example, due to poor posture. The reader will learn how various stretching exercises augment the myofascial therapy methods.Anatomic drawings and liberal use of photographs in this book will help the reader to localize the trigger points and the associated pain areas.Praise for the first edition:"The information is brief but to the point; there is little wasted space so that the book is packed with information that can immediately be put into action." Doody's ReviewKey Features:Various models of muscle chains introduced and describedDetailed explanations of trigger points and their treatmentNew chapters about posture and influence of gravity, as well 46 new and redrawn illustrations, now totaling approximately 300, included in this new edition"Ticklish" and erogenous zones mapped out to help prevent unintended side effects of treatmentTrigger Points and Muscle Chains, second edition, is an essential tool for osteopaths, physical therapists, and all practitioners involved in pain therapy.This book includes complimentary access to a digital copy on https://medone.thieme.com.

Gerade in Zeiten wirtschaftlichen Aufschwungs nach Durchschreiten einer Krise haben Unternehmen mit dem Phänomen einer „Working Capital-Falle" zu kämpfen. Die „Working Capital-Falle" bezeichnet die Kombination aus steigendem Liquiditätsbedarf eines Unternehmens, bei gleichzeitig erschwertem Zugang zu Fremdkapital aufgrund restriktiver Kreditvergabepraktiken der Finanzinstitute. Als Folge von Kosteneinsparungen wird diese Situation häufig noch durch ein geringes Bestandsniveau verstärkt.Das vorliegende Buch greift dieses Problem auf und zeigt Möglichkeiten, wie der Weg aus der „Working Capital-Falle" durch Ermittlung und Stärkung der Innenfinanzierung erfolgen kann. Dabei werden zunächst Kenngrößen zur Ermittlung der Kapitalbindung der Warenflüsse und zur Messung der Innenfinanzierungskraft beschrieben. Anschließend werden durch die Beschaffung beeinflussbare Maßnahmen zur Stärkung der Innenfinanzierungskraft aus Unternehmens- und aus Supply Chain-Sicht vorgestellt. Die Maßnahmen zur Stärkung der Innenfinanzierungskraft aus Unternehmenssicht umfassen folgende Themen: Management der ZahlungskonditionenBestandsmanagementWarengruppen- und LieferantenmanagementAus Supply Chain-Sicht werden folgende Konzepte zur Stärkung der Innenfinanzierungskraft diskutiert:Finanzierungsorientiertes Supply ChainSourcingSupply Chain-orientierte LieferantenfinanzierungCollaborative Cash-to-Cash ManagementCollaborative Cash Pooling und NettingSupply Chain-FinanzierungsplattformenDie konzeptionellen Ausführungen werden anhand eines Praxisbeispiels verdeutlicht. Mit dem "Procurement Value Added" (PVA©) wird schließlich ein Konzept präsentiert, durch den der Beitrag der Beschaffung auf den Unternehmenserfolg gemessen werden kann.

Especially in times of an economic boom following a crisis, companies have to deal with the phenomenon of the "working capital trap," which signifies a company's increasing need for financial liquidity in times of hindered access to debt capital, caused by the increasingly restrictive credit approval processes of financial institutions. As a consequence of cost savings, this situation is often reinforced by a low level of inventory. This book takes up the problem and shows ways of escaping the "trap" by identifying and strengthening in-house financing potential. First, different operating ratios will be introduced. These refer to the amount of capital committed to the flow of goods and to the amount of in-house financing possible. Subsequently, methods for consolidating in-house financing that are affected by procurement processes will be presented from the company's and the supply chain's perspective. From a company's perspective, the methods for consolidating the amount of in-house financing over the following topics: The Management of Payment Terms, Inventory Management and Product Group and Supplier Management From the supply chain's perspective, the following methods for extending the possible amount of in-house financing will be discussed: Finance-Oriented Supply Chain Sourcing, Supply Chain-Oriented Supplier Financing, Collaborative Cash-to-Cash Management, Collaborative Cash Pooling and Netting, Supply Chain Financing Platforms.The conceptual models will be clarified using a practical example from the automobile industry. Finally, the "Procurement Value Added" (PVA©) approach will be presented, a concept that measures the contribution of procurement to the company's success.

Especially in times of an economic boom following a crisis, companies have to deal with the phenomenon of the "working capital trap," which signifies a company's increasing need for financial liquidity in times of hindered access to debt capital, caused by the increasingly restrictive credit approval processes of financial institutions. As a consequence of cost savings, this situation is often reinforced by a low level of inventory. This book takes up the problem and shows ways of escaping the "trap" by identifying and strengthening in-house financing potential. First, different operating ratios will be introduced. These refer to the amount of capital committed to the flow of goods and to the amount of in-house financing possible. Subsequently, methods for consolidating in-house financing that are affected by procurement processes will be presented from the company's and the supply chain's perspective. From a company's perspective, the methods for consolidating the amount of in-house financing over the following topics: The Management of Payment Terms, Inventory Management and Product Group and Supplier Management From the supply chain's perspective, the following methods for extending the possible amount of in-house financing will be discussed: Finance-Oriented Supply Chain Sourcing, Supply Chain-Oriented Supplier Financing, Collaborative Cash-to-Cash Management, Collaborative Cash Pooling and Netting, Supply Chain Financing Platforms.The conceptual models will be clarified using a practical example from the automobile industry. Finally, the "Procurement Value Added" (PVA©) approach will be presented, a concept that measures the contribution of procurement to the company's success.

Philipp Richter untersucht Unterschiede in der Makroorganisation der Landesverwaltungen. In seiner verwaltungswissenschaftlich-empirischen Analyse zeigt er am Beispiel der Versorgungsverwaltung, wie sich der vormals einheitliche Verwaltungsaufbau durch Verwaltungsstruktur- und Funktionalreformen zwischen den Bundesländern ausdifferenziert hat und wie die dadurch entstandenen Unterschiede den Vollzug von Bundesgesetzen beeinflussen. Mit Blick auf die Implementation des Schwerbehinderten- und Sozialen Entschädigungsrechts identifiziert der Autor problemadäquate Lösungen und zieht praxisrelevante Schlussfolgerungen für eine Modernisierung des äußeren Verwaltungsaufbaus, die auch wichtige Erkenntnisse für die Ausgestaltung der Makroorganisation in anderen Verwaltungsbereichen bereithalten.

Der Band setzt sich mit den Krisen und Transformationsherausforderungen unserer Zeit, deren Management und der demokratischen Gestaltung mutiger Zukunftsvisionen auseinander.