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D-Day for Norway’s Transport Infrastructure

Norway’s transport infrastructure is way behind much of Europe, but today Norway’s government is presenting it’s development plans for the Norwegian transport infrastructure for 2010 to 2019 (Nasjonal Transportplan 2010-2019).

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The worst roads in the world’s richest country

It is not the planning authorities or the central government who decides infrastructure development in Norway, but the local politicians. To put it simple, what in the US is known as “pork barrel spending” is what rules many of Norway’s infrastructure development projects. Why?

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ARTICLES and PAPERS
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Transport Network Disruption
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BOOKS and BOOK CHAPTERS
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Book Review: HBR on Crisis Management
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REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS
A risky business? The top 10 challenges of offshoring
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from HERE and THERE
Business Intelligence – a key element in Supply Chain Risk Management
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Supply Chain Visibility through Web Conferencing
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