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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Acquisition cost"”.
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Action Simulations in Acquisition Cost Estimates
… often lack objective information about product acquisition costs. In such cases, consumers must rely on estimates of acquisition costs in making their choices. The current work examines the influence of mental simulations of product acquisition on estimates of acquisition costs. We suggest that …
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Life cycle cost modelling as an aircraft design decision support tool
… and a framework to estimate the life cycle cost of aircraft using the product definition is presented. The architecture to estimate the life cycle cost and the associated models are described.<br/>The acquisition costs are estimated using a hierarchical structure and a discrete simulation …
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Trends in Prices of Insulin Marketed in the US
… mellitus is one of the most prevalent and costly chronic diseases in the United States (US). The healthcare and drug cost of diabetes has risen steadily and the increase in patients’ out-of-pocket drug expenditures are associated with a reduction in treatment adherence. The objectives of …
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Concurrent Aerodynamic Shape / Cost Design Of Magnetic Levitation Vehicles Using Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Techniques
… link the aerodynamic shape design to the system costs for magnetically levitated (MAGLEV) vehicles. These railed vehicles can cruise at speeds approaching that of short haul aircraft and travel just inches from a guideway. They are slated for high speed intercity service of up to 500 miles in …
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An Analysis of Trends of Generic Drugs and Biologic Prices in the U.S.
… and improves patient access and outcomes. As the costs of healthcare and prescription drugs continue to rise, the discussion about drug prices has taken a prominent place at the forefront of national discourse. This study assessed impacting trends in prices of generic, biosimilar, and reference …
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Updating MIT's cost estimation model for shipbuilding
This thesis project will update the MIT ship cost estimation model by combining the two existing models (the Basic Military Training School (BMTS) Cost Model and the MIT Math Model) in order to develop a program that can accurately determine both a ship's acquisition cost as well as its life cycle …
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Peruvian weapon system acquisition process
Historically, the acquisition of a weapon systems in the Republic of Peru has been made on the basis of system effectiveness and initial acquisition cost, with little or no consideration being given to operating and support costs that will be incurred after the system is deployed in the field. Peru …
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Life cycle cost modeling of automotive paint systems
… requires clear understanding of the life cycle costs associated with each paint technology, modeled over the decades-long time horizons within which a paint shop operates. Life cycle cost models go beyond acquisition cost to consider all relevant cost drivers for a given system. This includes …
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Ship Design Optimization Using Asset
… of effectiveness (OMOE) and the lead ship acquisition cost (LCA) are considered to be the objective functions. The evaluation of feasibility of the designs and various ship parameter calculations are performed using the US Navy ship design evaluation software ASSET. ASSET is integrated with …
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Investment, Uncertainty, and the Impact of Real Options
… of capital should be a positive multiple of the acquisition cost which, in effect, compensates the firm for expending the option value of its decision. The valuation of capital is formed with estimates from the first stage estimation of a production function. Uncertainty is considered using the …
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An empirical study of long-run impact of Internet advertising on consumer response behavior
… from 4.6% in 2004 to 7% in 2010. Banner media costs contribute approximately 60% of the total online media spend across all industries. A portion of this increase can be attributed to the increasing acquisition cost of media/advertising space in the most frequently visited websites. Companies …
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Development of real time non-intrusive load monitor for shipboard fluid systems
… thirds. Exacerbating this problem is the rising cost of maintaining the current inventory of ships. The U.S. Navy has long used a requirements driven maintenance program to reduce the number of total system failures by conducting routine maintenance and inspections whether they are needed or not. …
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The Economic Feasibility of Partially Replacing Coal with Poultry Litter during the Production fo Energy in Virginia's Chesapeake Bay Watershed
… energy failed to include uncertainty in benefit-cost variables, therefore, this study used risk analysis to incorporate variable uncertainty. Project net worth in previous studies was measured under a public investment scenario with risk neutral preferences but did not take into account risk …
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Reliability allocation and apportionment: addressing redundancy and life-cycle cost
… such as reliability and associated life-cycle cost (LCC) consequences become even more important. These interrelated criteria are the foundation for the reliability allocation and apportionment algorithms derived in this thesis. Reliability allocation is the process of assigning reliability …
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Combat aircraft mission tradeoff models for conceptual design evaluation
… (RER), Possible Crew Loss (PCL), and Replacement Cost (RC). RER is felt to be the most useful MOE since it considers the initial inventory levels of both friendly and enemy forces, and its magnitude is easy for the analyst to relate to (an RER greater than one is a prediction of a friendly force’s …
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Clothing satisfaction and self-concept of older women
… satisfaction with clothing styles, fit, color, acquisition, cost, and care. An adaptation of Fitts' Tennessee Self Concept Scale was utilized to measure physical, personal, and social components of the self. A frequency distribution was used to tabulate the data. A correlation analysis …
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Approvals and Prices of Systemic Antibiotics in Saudi Arabia and the United States
… Drug Authority (SFDA), the National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) and the average sales price (ASP) data from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and Saudi prices from the SFDA website. We concerted Saudi rials to dollars and current dollars to purchasing power parity …
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Approvals, Utilization, and Cost of Biologics for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
… the approval status, utilization, and high cost of bDMARDs pose challenges in RA management.</p> <p><strong>Objectives:</strong> This dissertation evaluated the association between the utilization of bDMARDs and the sociodemographic characteristics of the RA patient population. It also …
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An Economic and Regulatory Analysis of Breast Cancer Drugs Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration
… from the FDA website, and the wholesale acquisition cost (WAC) at market entry from the IBM Micromedex Redbook. We estimated the cost per year or per treatment as defined on the FDA-approved drug label. The WAC was adjusted to 2022 dollars using the consumer price index. Descriptive …
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Three Essays in Macroeconometrics
… Intermediate (WTI) oil price and the Re ners Acquisition Cost (RAC) of crude oil, and by testing for both nominal and real e¤ects. We nd signi cant evidence of non-lin- earities for both aggregate and disaggregate indices. Our research highlights the importance of nominal prices and extreme …
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