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Showing 1 to 20 of 47 for “"Project Selection"”.
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R & D project selection and scheduling
Research and Development (R&D) project selection has been the focus of much research attention and the literature on this subject is extensive. Numerous models have been proposed to facilitate the selection of R&D projects, and these models have been both qualitative and quantitative in nature. …
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Construction Project Selection Under Risk: Market Model Approach
This study develops a construction project selection model under conditions of risk, and provides guidance for its implementation. The model consists of three parts. Part I selects an appropriate objective for the model based on shareholder's expected equity maximization, and examines some …
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R&D project selection : best practices for suppliers
… sides of doing R&D effectively-doing the right projects and doing projects right. This thesis focuses primarily on the first side, creating a process to help a company choose the best projects to pursue. A significant amount of literature exists in this area, however that literature mostly …
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A didactic study to identify criteria for project selection in technology
… required by industry. As technology education is project driven, this study set about the investigation of identifiable criteria which may be applied by teachers to the selection of suitable projects in technology education courses. These criteria were considered to be essential to ensure equality …
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A Real Option Strategic Scorecard Decision Framework For It Project Selection
The problem of project selection is of significant importance in management of information systems. Almost $2 trillion is spent worldwide every year on IT projects, with over $600 billion spent in the US alone. Traditionally, managers have being using the classical net present value (NPV) method in …
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An investigation of project selection in the renewable energy sector of Zambia
Project selection and the development of its portfolio in line with corporate strategy is an important task of decision makers in the renewable energy sector of both public and private sector organizations. The selected projects have to meet appropriate time frame for completion and delivery, a …
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Discrete Event Simulation Model for Project Selection Level Pavement Maintenance Policy Analysis
… network evaluated. Thus, can be used for both project and network level decision support. The simulation can also be used as a guiding tool on when, where and why resources are needed on needs basis. This research relies on the budget allocation results from the linear optimization model (LOM). …
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Project selection and timing integrating project deferral, cash flow transferals, financing and investment functions
… a firm depends on the overall performance of all projects undertaken, whether they are production, sales, maintenance, or other types of projects. Correctly choosing promising projects becomes one of the most significant prerequisites for the success of the firm. The"correct" decision, in this …
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The role of need-based allocation formulas in competitive grant processes : the project selection system
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1981.
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IT portfolio selection and IT synergy
… the effect of IT synergy on IT portfolio selection of a firm. The first chapter presents a methodological framework for IT project selection. As the size of IT investment in firms dramatically increases, the demand for strong methodologies of IT project selection increases. We use the …
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Asset Management Data Collection for Supporting Decision Processes
… to be supported by them, particularly in the project selection level. It also proposes a framework for effective and efficient data collection. The motivation of the project was to help transportation agencies optimize their data collection processes and cut down data collection and management …
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An Assessment of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Environmental Plan Evaluation Methods
… agency with a mission to develop water resource projects to benefit the nation. Some of its large scale projects have been built to benefit cities, but through unintended consequences have caused economic and environmental damages. For example, its control of Mississippi River flooding has …
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Making the cut : the rate and direction of CRISPR innovation
… the trajectory of a scientific field through project selection and new entry. Using proprietary data from the primary distributor of CRISPR to academic scientists, Addgene, the study shows that the relative proportion of scientists focusing on editing mammalian cells after the introduction of …
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Enforcement policy, disclosure regulation, and investment efficiency
… how a chosen enforcement policy affects a firm's project selection. In the model, the manager chooses between a riskier project and a safer project and decides whether to disclose information about the firm's final payoff. The regulator mandates disclosure and commits to either a focused …
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Applying an analytical framework to production process improvement
… identifying areas of opportunity, valuing projects aimed at achieving these opportunities, and prioritizing highest value projects for implementation. To provide a rigorous analytical approach to project selection, it was important to rethink existing ways of valuing inventory holding …
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Uncertainty and individual discretion in allocating research funds
… a research funding portfolio. Using internal project selection data from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), we describe how a portfolio of projects selected by individual discretion differs from a portfolio of projects selected by traditional peer review. We show that …
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Multi-level, Multi-stage and Stochastic Optimization Models for Energy Conservation in Buildings for Federal, State and Local Agencies
Energy Conservation Measure (ECM) project selection is made difficult given real-world constraints, limited resources to implement savings retrofits, various suppliers in the market and project financing alternatives. Many of these energy efficient retrofit projects should be viewed as a series of …
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A simulation environment for multiple project resource optimization
… as a management support tool applicable to the selection and scheduling of multiple, concurrent research and development projects under conditions of constrained resources and uncertain program requirements. A prototype version of this software tool, called SEMPRO (Simulation Environment for …
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