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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Turnarounds"”.
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Extension of activity analysis methodology to maintenance, shutdown, and turnarounds in petrochemical facilities
… leading into maintenance and shutdown turnarounds. Activity Analysis is a productivity assessment and improvement method developed by the Construction Industry Institute (CII) in 2010. This thesis describes the adaptation of activity analysis methodology that was developed to measure …
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Corporate turnarounds as strategic reorientations: A field study of turnaround attempts from firm-based decline
This study develops and empirically tests propositions derived from a model of the corporate turnaround process. This model, based on several established streams of organizational research, proposes that successful turnaround attempts for firms suffering from firm-based decline (as opposed to …
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A Petri Net framework for the representation and analysis of aircraft turnaround operations
… and uncertainty associated with aircraft turnarounds. Petri Nets models were first constructed to provide general representations for the turnaround operations of narrow-bodied B738 and wide-bodied A333 aircrafts.
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Examining The Physical Demands of Elite Rugby League Match-Play
… compared to medium (11.6 ± 5.8 m.min-1) and long turnarounds (10.6 ± 5.6 m.min-1). Matches with long turnarounds were associated with increased low speed distance (< 3.8 m.s-1) covered per minute of play (84.8 ± 18.2 m.min-1) than both medium (79.3 ± 19.6 m.min-1) and short turnarounds (80.3 ± …
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Using genetic programming to learn predictive models from spatio-temporal data
… through a network of CCTV cameras, aircraft turnarounds, and the game of Tic Tac Toe. Finally, an adaptive bloat control method is shown. This looks at adapting the amount of bloat control used during a run of STGP, based on the ratio of the fitness of the current best predictive model to the …
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Turning around investment banks during the financial crisis : surviving apart from government bailouts
… and uncertain circumstances. Successful turnarounds arise when organizations execute prudent plans efficiently. Execution is efficient when organizations are able to unveil a problem at its core, adapt with the right sustainable solution, and unify individuals within an organization over …
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Predicting Ridership and Travel Time Impacts of Bus Service Changes Using Sketch Planning Methods
… assess different scenarios and accommodate quick turnarounds. This thesis provides a sketch planning framework for predicting ridership and travel time impacts of bus service changes, with a focus on direct demand models and the use of an open-source multimodal routing algorithm. The framework is …
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An empirical model for predicting the feasibility of corporate turnaround
… of predicting the feasibility of corporate turnarounds. One hundred 'troubled companies ' were identified out of two hundred and eleven publicly listed companies of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange through observations of their share price performance, earnings before interest and tax, …
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Modeling business turnaround strategies using verifier determinants from early warning signs theory
… determinants by experts and practitioners during turnarounds, Design and include “verifier determinants” as an integral part of a turnaround framework that supports rehabilitation of the business. </li><li> Compare the formal turnaround practices, which are applied in other jurisdictions such as …