In light of the persistently weak demand conditions, Austrian manufacturing firms have adjusted their personnel capacities to the lower production needs.

In November, employment continued to fall at the same fast pace as in the previous month.

“With an average headcount of 583,000 employees, slightly fewer people are employed in industry so far this year compared to last year.

Managerial skills are therefore essential for decision-making and the handbook gives expert advice on this matter.

"Managers must respond to the ever faster pace of change with intellectual flexibility.

The center box girder of the carriageway deck and parts of the towers, amounting, in all, to nearly 50 percent of the structure, were fabricated from DI-MC 460, a thermomechanically rolled fine-grained structural steel.

The high mechanical strength of this material reduced the weight of the deck structure and thus facilitated the use of the place-and-thrust method for construction of the bridge.

The excellent weldability possessed by DI-MC 460 made it possible to dispense with preheating of components prior to welding.