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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"operational sustainability"”.
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Operational sustainability metrics : a case of electronics recycling
… a growing appreciation of the need for "sustainability" and have worked the term into their goals, strategy and mission statements. Despite extensive efforts to define the term, there is still little clarity on how to move toward sustainability or measure improvements. Further advances …
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Examining the Determinants of Financial and Operational Sustainability of Microfinance Institutions in Ghana
… relationship between two pivotal determinants: operational and financial factors and their impact on the sustainability of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Ghana, with particular emphasis on microcredit pricing as a moderating factor in the hypothesized relationships, drawing on a sample of …
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Efficiency and financial sustainability of sugarcane Farmer Cooperatives in Eswatini
… a need for continued assessment of the financial sustainability of the industry. This is imperative to enhance the productive efficiency of farmers and to improve their welfare. This study assessed the efficiency and operational sustainability of the 114 sugarcane Farmers Cooperatives (FCs) in The …
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Implementation of work standardization to improve the fuel efficiency ratio in an SMB in the hydrocarbon transportation sector
… potential to increase the competitiveness and operational sustainability of companies in the sector.
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Declarative Analytics on Heterogeneous HPC Systems
… as energy efficiency significantly impacts operational sustainability and cost-effectiveness. Thus we conduct power analysis across GPU-based Datalog engines, which differ primarily in their recursive join strategies and underlying data structures. We evaluate how variations in …
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Financial sustainability of mini-grid electricity distribution companies in Uganda
This study investigated the financial sustainability of electricity Mini-grids in Uganda. The challenges of sustainability of Mini-grids were recognised by Tenenbaum Bernard, Greacen Chris, Siyambalapitiya Tilak (2014) as well as Payen, Bordeleau and Young (2016), with a focus on developing …
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Engineering Problem Solving And Sustained Learning: A Mixed Methods Study To Explore The Dynamics Of Engineering Knowledge Creation
… engineering operations and management. </p> <p>Operational sustainability is an important issue for every enterprise's survival, to which engineering contributes by managing product and customer requirements. Effective product management is made possible by seamless feedback of lessons learned, …
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A type-2 fuzzy logic based goal-driven simulation for optimising field service delivery
… of incorporating the conditions that drive operational activity while implementing the means to handle unexpected factors to protect business sustainability. This solution aims to optimise field service operations in the utility-based industry, especially within one of the world's leading …
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The Adoption and Use of ICT in Micro Firms
… were motivated predominantly by maintaining operational sustainability, as opposed to actively pursuing growth through increased technology deployment. The study drew significant comparisons with the TAM, in the specific context of the micro-sized SME sector, in that the usage and further …
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Feasibility study of sedimentary enhanced geothermal systems using reservoir simulation
… be achieved to meet the target flow rate and sustainability of 30 years' uninterrupted operation of geothermal electricity power generation. Ineffective reservoir stimulation could result in failing to create a producing reservoir with appropriate productivity index or causing premature …
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Value-Added Opportunities for Tomato and Peach Seeds
… food industry is increasingly concerned with operational sustainability and food waste reduction. In the United States, the tomato industry was worth $1 billion in 2020, and tomatoes are currently ranked second as the most consumed vegetable after potatoes. Tomato processors have striven to …
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Monte Carlo Simulation Models to Enhance Air Cargo Network Resilience and Sustainability
… airports representing the geographic and operational diversity of the U.S. air cargo system. The key model inputs are scheduled flights and airport capacities paired with Gamma distributions (capacity variability) and Poisson processes (arriving and departing flight disruption). The …