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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"capital project"”.
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Capital project development in biotechnology industry
… and companies are forced to reduce planned capital expenditures, as well as restructure with personnel cuts and facility reductions. This thesis focuses on the affect those changes are having on the development of capital projects. It researches the environment as it used to be and what is …
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Primary consultant options for capital project planning : a market analysis and selection methodology
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1994.
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Risk management in capital project delivery : a value study of changing trends in contractual risk allocation
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1996.
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Scoping Operational Readiness and Investigating Its Financial Impact in Capital Projects: A Study of the South African Platinum Mining Sector
… (OR) is a critical enabler of successful capital project delivery in the mining industry, ensuring that assets are capable of achieving steady-state operations that meet production, safety, and regulatory objectives. Originating in the United States nuclear sector, the concept has since …
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An Examination Of The Usage Of Grants And Municipal Bonds To Fund Capital Projects For Local Governments
Funding for capital projects is a vital need for local governments. This thesis compares two forms of funding, that being debt funding through municipal bonds or funding from state and federal grants. This thesis compares and contrasts these two forms of funding, looking at the economic and …
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Validation of the Project Definition Rating Index (PDRI) for MIT building projects
… performed to validate the managerial tool called Project Definition Rating Index (PDRI). An improved methodology is presented. This new methodology produces much better linear correlation results between PDRI scores and Cost performance of the projects (R² = 0.957) than previous validation …
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Garbage Dump Expertise : Tracing the 'Common Man' Project in the works of Aditya Prakash
… - an Indian modernist, who was part of the Capital Project Team -lead by Le Corbusier who designed the city of Chandigarh. The work of Aditya Prakash shows a commitment towards building for the citizen of India and in doing so reveals, responds to and embodies the paradoxes that constitute …
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The Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax Referendum and the Financing of Public School Capital Projects in Georgia
… across the nation, funding for public school capital projects still remains a critical need in education. The public outcry for no new taxes has given arise to various types of creative funding for capital projects. The use of a 1-cent sales tax for educational purposes is one type of new …
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Quantitative Framework to Evaluate Alternative Dispute Resolution Investments in Architecture Engineering and Construction Projects Using Option and Real Option Theory
… the uncertainty in the initial estimates of the project characteristics and ADR properties is developed. The first concept involves drawing an analogy from financial and real market options to account for the uncertainty in estimating the different cash flows generated from the DRL implementation …
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Financing University Conference Centers: A Multiple Case Study Approach
… trends. When financing and managing a capital project, a firm's managers must think strategically and consider the "four pillars" of project valuation and management: (1) estimating future cash flows over the project's life cycle, (2) determining an appropriate cost of capital/rate of …
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Evidencing the Circular Economy's Value Creation Potential in Material-Intensive Capital Projects: Identifying, Initiating, and Implementing System-Wide Circular Innovation Orchestration Across Asset Lifecycles
… assets, delivered via material-intensive capital projects, face growing pressure to meet net-zero targets while managing costs. Regulatory demands for 2050 net-zero prompt a rethink of value creation, as emissions persist beyond project completion and often conflict with budgets. This …
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Evidencing the Circular Economy's Value Creation Potential in Material-Intensive Capital Projects: Identifying, Initiating, and Implementing System-Wide Circular Innovation Orchestration Across Asset Lifecycles
… assets, delivered via material-intensive capital projects, face growing pressure to meet net-zero targets while managing costs. Regulatory demands for 2050 net-zero prompt a rethink of value creation, as emissions persist beyond project completion and often conflict with budgets. This …
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Water Infrastructure finance in Nambia: Analysing the participation of State and non-State actors
… in governance and financing of infrastructure projects in developing countries. To explore this further, the research investigated the roles and relationships between State and NSAs in the governance and financing of water infrastructure projects in Namibia. A mixed explorative qualitative and …
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A comprehensive approach to the formulation of capital projects in developing countries : finance and implementation. Case study, Edendale, Kwazulu (housing)
This Thesis deals with capital project formulation in developing countries. The objective is to provide guidelines for the formulation of housing development projects, their implementation structures and financial plans in order to improve the project cycle. This work has been divided into four …
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An investigation into the causes of construction delays in capital projects in Namibia
The majority of capital projects in Namibia do not get completed within the initially set targets in terms of time. Project delays frustrate the process of development, have an immeasurable cost implication on the society and also lead to loss of reputation of the parties involved in the projects’ …
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The economic impact of the Saldanha Steel Project on firms in the Saldanha
This paper examines whether the Saldanha Steel Project has made a significant impact on firms in the Saldanha/Vredenburg/Langebaan area. The building of the steel plant is the anchor project of a government regional policy initiative called the West Coast Investment initiative. The paper's …