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Showing 1 to 20 of 55 for “"Initial investment"”.
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Feasibility analysis of scanning 100% of maritime cargo containers for fissile material
… feasible for a major port to absorb the huge initial investments and operating costs than a smaller port. A port shipping 750,000 TEUs annually would charge a tax of $49.48 for ten years to recover their initial investment, while a port shipping 150,000 TEUs annually would need to charge …
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Improving Performance in a Global Logistics Company: Operational Performance Before and After Process Improvement
… of a large, profitable account with a minimal initial investment of time and money.
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Green development : creating incentives for developers
… by the comparison between the increase in initial investment and the life-cycle cost benefits, discounted on the duration of the project. The latter can be divided into two major groups; savings due to lower operations and maintenance costs and benefits due to increased indoor environmental …
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Implications of management control systems for green supply chain management in South Africa a case study of a food retailer
… management, quality management, shared investment, waste reduction, and the relationship between partners. This study found that a buying firm needs to employ management control systems in ensuring the supplier outputs. Collaborative management, another important facet in effectiveness …
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An optimal determination of longwall panel dimensions
… analysis of the results is made by changing initial investment, project life, cycle time and cost of capital. If the objective of the decision maker is to minimize average unit cost, the optimum dimension of the longwall coal mining face in this study is in the range of 450 to 550 feet.
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The emperor's new coastline : an initial framework for real estate investing in a time of climate change
… phenomenon and its likely impact on real estate investment values. It concludes by proposing an initial investment framework for real estate investors concerned with climate change. This framework highlights non-traditional due diligence considerations and asserts that probabilistic valuation …
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The economic evaluation of aquaculture as a climate change adaptation option in fisher communities of Zimbabwe
… depending on the type of funding for the initial investment - scenario one was built on donor funding support while scenario two relied on a bank loan with interest for financing. A sensitivity analysis was also performed to determine the extent to which different factors affect the …
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The pricing of multiple exercisable American-style real options
… provide management with the flexibility to alter initial investment decisions, thus making them a practical tool for project planning and budgeting. Additional values are contributed to the underlying project due to the flexibilities that are provided by real options. This dissertation presents …
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Global Capitalism and the Energy Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities Associated with a Transition to Renewables
… out and governments provided incentives for initial investment, financing for research and development, and direct investment. With reference to renewables, a transition to hydroelectricity, in particular small-scale hydropower plants, could decrease long-term energy costs, aid in providing a …
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Life cycle cost modeling of automotive paint systems
… The paint shop constitutes the plurality of initial investment in an automotive assembly plant, consumes the majority of energy used in the plant's operation, and generates significant waste from paint overspray. The coating process also results in the emission of polluting volatile organic …
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AI/Machine learning approach to identifying potential statistical arbitrage opportunities with FX and Bitcoin Markets
… to convert predictive accuracy to a profitable investment given an initial investment. The best model was found to be the hybrid model on the basis of overall prediction accuracy and accrued returns.
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Improving the concentrated solar power plant through connecting the modular parabolic solar trough
… adoption of CSP plants has to do with their high initial investment cost; consequently, there is a powerful desire to find improvements that decrease the initial capital investment for a CSP plant. One such improvement involves connecting modularized parabolic trough segments, each with the same …
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Life cycle analysis of waste management options for EBI in Quebec
… Digestion, while having a higher upfront investment of $770,000, has higher social and environmental benefits, with only one impressionable environmental impact, Eutrophication Potential. This cost also falls within EBI's constraint of the project costing under one million dollars. …
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The role of Six Sigma in improving financial performance
… of covariance to see whether, given equal initial levels of the measure, the Six Sigma firm would outperform the control firm after four years. The main contribution of this study is to show how little Six Sigma contributes to financial and operational performance overall. Companies looking …
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Everyone deserves great design: Design towards the 100%
… social, and emotional value for a minimum initial investment and low long-term maintenance cost. 4. Dignify Everyone We are all human. Do not discriminate based on geography, culture, or economic status. A homeless person and the President should be treated equally. These principles are …
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Spray deposition of cork reinforced polyester
… of glass reinforced polyester. The low initial investment and high flexibility of the spray lay-up process make it an attractive candidate to study. A spray lay-up apparatus was successfully constructed and employed in manufacturing parts from a hybrid material composed of granulated …
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A methodological approach for conducting a Business Case Analysis for the Advanced Technology Ordnance Surveillance (ATOS) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD)
… using exemplar data sets indicates that with an initial investment of 1.3 million dollars, a Net Present Value (NPV) of 5.3 million dollars can be obtained over a 10-year period. The payback period is less than one year, and the Return on Investment is 214 %, or almost 11 % annual, compounded ROI.
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Evaluation of household water treatment and safe storage (HWTS) alternatives in Ghana
… Payment via monthly installments with small initial investment may encourage purchase.
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Evaluation of the colossal electroresistance (CER) effect and its application in the non-volatile Resistive Random Access Memory (RRAM)
… production strategy (i.e. the production cost, initial investment, and pricing strategy) is then derived from the technical and market analysis evaluated earlier and with using some reasonable assumptions.
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Feasibility study for the implementation of a logistics network for distribution of dry food to low income people
… chains of supermarkets. The project's return on investment is 18.5%, based on a 5-year period, a 15% discount rate, and CH$87 million of initial investment. Results of the urban model for Santiago demonstrate that it is not economically feasible due to the low-density market potential and high …
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