Costas P. Pappis

Costas P. Pappis (Author) is Professor in Operations Management at the University of Piraeus, Department of Industrial Management and Technology. He has held posts in the National Bank of Greece and the Ministry of National Economy (Director of Offsets Office) and has worked as a consultant/research analyst. He has been Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Dept. of the University of Patras and Visiting Professor at Politecnico di Torino. He has been Vice President of the European Association of Operational Research Societies (EURO), President of the Hellenic Operational Research Society and Chairman of the Jury for the EURO Award for the Best Applied Operational Research Paper. He has published in, among others, IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics, European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Fuzzy Sets and Systems, Intern. Journal of Production Economics, Ecological Indicators, Journal of Cleaner Production, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, etc.

Publications

The Enterprise in the 21st Century
The Enterprise in the 21st Century
Costas P. Pappis. © 2011. 29 pages.
Climate change has emerged lately as one of the main issues of concern, may be the most important, in economy and society. This was not so, even just a few years ago. Climate...
Global Warming: Basic Facts
Global Warming: Basic Facts
Costas P. Pappis. © 2011. 36 pages.
As noted in the previous chapter, climate change has emerged in recent years as one of the most critical topics at almost all levels of decision making, both private and public....
Global Impacts of Climate Change
Global Impacts of Climate Change
Costas P. Pappis. © 2011. 27 pages.
In the previous chapter, the basic facts regarding global warming have been presented, summarizing mainly the latest scientific findings reported by the UN’s Intergovernmental...
Climate Change and Supply Chain Operations
Climate Change and Supply Chain Operations
Costas P. Pappis. © 2011. 34 pages.
In the previous chapter 3 the focus of the presentation has been on the implications of climate change, as felt globally, for the environment and human societies in developing as...
Climate Change Adaptation Polices
Climate Change Adaptation Polices
Costas P. Pappis. © 2011. 25 pages.
In the previous chapters issues such as the role of the enterprise in a globalized world, extended enterprise, enterprise social responsibility and the role of supply chain...
Climate Change Mitigation Policies
Climate Change Mitigation Policies
Costas P. Pappis. © 2011. 38 pages.
In the previous chapter the focus has been on issues concerning adaptation to climate change. Key adaptation concepts and policies were introduced and potential adaptation...
Business Responses to Climate Change
Business Responses to Climate Change
Costas P. Pappis. © 2011. 51 pages.
In the previous chapters 5 and 6 the issues of adaptation and mitigation regarding climate change were introduced. Key concepts were defined, several questions were addressed and...
Coping with Uncertainty and Risk
Coping with Uncertainty and Risk
Costas P. Pappis. © 2011. 30 pages.
In the previous chapters, reference has been made to the uncertainty, which characterizes measurements and assessments related to climate change, and the risks accompanying...
Frameworks of Policy Making Under Climate Change
Frameworks of Policy Making Under Climate Change
Costas P. Pappis. © 2011. 38 pages.
How can decision-makers ensure that their policies will be robust enough to cope with the challenges of a climate, which is changing dramatically? How best to adapt to climate...
Applying Web-Based Collaborative Decision-Making in Reverse Logistics: The Case of Mobile Phones
Applying Web-Based Collaborative Decision-Making in Reverse Logistics: The Case of Mobile Phones
Giannis T. Tsoulfas, Costas P. Pappis, Nikos I. Karacapilidis. © 2009. 15 pages.
The increasing environmental concerns and the technological advances have boosted the post-use treatment of nearly all kinds of products and a new area for research and...