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Showing 1 to 20 of 107 for “"Operational Challenges"”.
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Key Operational Challenges to Ensuring the Long term Success of the International Criminal Court
… This thesis examines some remaining challenges to ensure the long term success of the Court. It begins by requiring the ICC to establish a culture that adheres to the values of the organization and a legal system capable of fairly and expeditiously carrying out its mission. This …
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Analysis of urban air transportation operational constraints and customer value attributes
… investigates these factors in order to identify operational challenges that may develop during the implementation and operation of an Urban Air Mobility system. The study focuses on Dallas-Fort Worth to set the scope to one potential early adoption market. The objective is to understand the …
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Generation dispatch with large-scale photovoltaic systems
… strategy which is equally vital for solving operational challenges presented by non-conventional sources such as large-scale PV systems remain under-utilized. The list of well-known operational challenges associated with large-scale PV systems include load-following and spinning reserve …
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Virginia Logging Business Economic Sustainability Survey Including Perspectives from Across the Forest-based Supply Chain
… forest products. They are confronted with many operational challenges and issues that can make operating sustainably, producing a profit, and obtaining long-term economic viability seem unattainable. Although other businesses have similar operational challenges, logging businesses are somewhat …
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Factors affecting the attachment of Metallosphaera hakonensis during the colonisation of low grade mineral sulphide heaps
… low grade ores. There remain a number of operational challenges associated with bioleaching heaps, such as the lag time before efficient extraction is achieved and ineffective heap inoculation, as well as the difficulty in controlling the conditions within the heap.
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The Coast Guard in transition : organization change in response to September 11
… Guard faces a number of new organizational and operational challenges. Many structural changes have occurred within a short period. Organizations have been regrouped and cross-organizational units have been formed in the recently established Department of Homeland Security. This thesis …
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Floor health predictive support for highly automated distribution centers
… productivity, it has also created a new set of operational challenges. Floor health events, such as fallen product, spills, disabled robots, and floor access can degrade overall floor performance by obstructing access to product, forcing robots to re-route to less efficient paths, exacerbating …
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The adaptive capability of the operational team to respond to challenges in the Emergency Centre. A SenseMaker® study in Emergency Centres within Cape Town
… practices, making it a high-risk environment for operational failure. The EC team, the core of which is formed by doctors and nurses, needs the ability to collaboratively and reliably sense and respond to the constant change and flux of information. This depends on the interactions and …
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Investigating Factors that Influence Compliance of Digital Financial Service Agents to Legislation and Standards in Kenya
… With this growth in DFS, there have been many operational challenges among agents and the legislation has been at nascent. The aim of the study was to understand agent operational factors and how they influence compliance. Therefore, the main research question that guided the study was “How do …
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Development and implementation of a multi-agent system for intelligent optimized power plant control.
… to provide a solution to some of the associated operational challenges arising from this situation, control techniques have been developed to allow optimized power plant control while considering non-fixed operating goals. Each of these techniques is computationally intensive, requiring a …
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Operations management model for automotive service workshops in Peru: service level improvement through lean manufacturing and SLP
… SME sector in Latin America faces persistent operational challenges that hinder its efficiency and competitiveness. Prior studies have explored Lean methodologies and Systematic Layout Planning (SLP) in large-scale industries, leaving a gap in the adaptation of these tools for smaller …
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An evaluation of strategic management of landfill sites: A case study of Thohoyandou Block J. landfill site, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo Province
… of operation of TBJ landfill site and operational challenges are the main areas covered in this study. The study adopted the mixed methods approach, involving both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Both primary and secondary data were acquired. Primary data were obtained …
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Voltage and Reactive Power Control in Islanded Microgrids
… SCs and LRTs has been proposed to mitigate their operational challenges in IMGs.
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The supply and demand of wine-on-tap in the United States: An examination of perceptions and experiences
… bar space, and dispensing equipment were operational challenges highlighted by industry professionals. Additionally, keg logistics and the perceived, yet controversial, need to overcome guests' resistance seem to slow down the diffusion. Several other managerial and research implications …
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Modelling and Data Analysis for the Design of Modern Urban Mobility
… for urban mobility.However, they introduce new operational challenges around charging and many charging mechanisms have been proposed (e.g. employees swapping batteries, charging stations, crowd-sourced, etc.). We develop a model that allows the direct comparison of different mechanisms and …
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UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF U.S. IMMIGRATION POLICY: EXPLOITING UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS FOR POLITICAL GAIN
… have been used as political tools, worsening operational challenges and fueling continual crises. The study concludes that without bipartisan legislative reform, immigration policy will remain susceptible to short-term political shifts, leaving border security and immigrant populations …
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ADVANCED BIFUNCTIONAL CORE-SHELL CATALYSTS FOR METHANE REFORMING USING CARBON DIOXIDE
… from anthropogenic CO2 emissions. However, operational challenges stemming from rapid catalyst deactivation by sintering, formation of coke or poisoning by contaminants severely limit the industrial implementation of this technology. The research presented in this PhD thesis aims at …
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Meeting the mandate for clean water : an evaluation of privately managed U.S. water and wastewater systems
… to a combination of financial, regulatory and operational challenges, however, it is becoming increasingly difficult for publicly owned and operated water utilities to provide affordable and safe water along with efficient service delivery. Since the 1980's, new actors have entered the U.S. …
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Commercial technology transfer optimization for drug substance process development
… is evolving with new modalities and subsequent operational challenges, there is a heightened need to optimize the technology transfer process to sustain growth of products entering an organization's pipeline. This graduate research project seeks to understand the business process workflow of …
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Hardware-in-the-loop platform for the coordination of distributed energy resources to provide frequency regulation services
… energy resources (DERs) in the power grid, new operational challenges have emerged. By coordinating these DERs effectively, one can provide services to mitigate these effects and provide value to the grid. One such service is frequency regulation, which is among the ancillary services provided …
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