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Showing 1 to 20 of 312 for “"production costs"”.
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Some Effects of Loss Formula Variation on Power System Production Costs.
… has been written in the literature comparing production costs incurred in economic dispatching using different loss formulae to calculate incremental transmission loss.Also, little has been written concerning variations in loss formula accuracy and their effect upon production cost. This …
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Seasonality of prices, marketings and cash production costs of broilers in the 10-county Shenandoah Valley area, 1951-1956
… seasonality on marketings, farm price and cash production cost of broilers in the 10-County Shenandoah Valley Area, The association between the seasonal pattern of broiler marketings and the seasonal variation in broiler prices and the relationship of seasonal variations in cash production cost …
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A study of the production costs of the services of an isolated central heating and power plant at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
… on several ot the meters for computing total costs, but the information was meagre. At that time, with the assistance of Wiley and Wilson, Consulting Engineers, and Professor W. T. Ellis, of the Department of Power Engineering and Machine Design, log forms were drawn up and printed. These …
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Systematic investigation of potential factors that affect the production costs of the bio-based and bio-degradable plastic polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) by a costing analysis based on early process simulation
… and implant materials. Waste products of PHA production are mostly carbon dioxide and water. PHAs are biodegradable in all living systems including marine environment. PHAs are also bio-compatible and thus are not toxic to living organisms. In spite of the numerous advantages that PHAs offer, …
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An analysis of profit margin hedging strategies in the broiler industry
… previous studies in four major ways: l) both costs and selling price are simultaneously hedged, 2) profit margins are computed daily for up to nine months into the future, 3) hedges can be placed five to six months in advance of production, and 4) production costs and profit margins are …
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Systems informatics and analysis for optimization of biomass feedstock provision
… to develop an efficient and effective biomass production and provision system is important for successful large-scale biofuels production. The overall objective of this dissertation is to develop multiple-scale supply chain optimization models and decision support tools to facilitate biomass …
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Heterotrophic production of the microalgae Cyclotella cryptica: feed for aquaculture.
… strains and/or growth conditions that reduce production costs, increase the ease of cultivation and improve the nutritional value of the cultivated biomass. The nutritional value of microalgal biomass depends on several physiological and biochemical attributes including microalgal cell size …
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Study of truck allocation and truck dispatching problems in open pit mines
In recent years, fierce competition, rising production costs and depressed prices for mineral products, have forced mining companies to find ways to improve efficiency and lower production costs. Given the fact that loading and hauling operations account for up to 60 % of the total costs in surface …
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Understanding cost drivers within an aerospace manufacturing supply chain for fibre reinforced plastic structures
… model continuous and discontinuous production processes, enabling new understanding of composite material production cost drivers within an aerospace manufacturing supply chain. The sources of composite component cost drivers are traced through a complex manufacturing supply chain to …
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Impact of International Trade on Coffee Industry: The Case of Kagera Region in North-West Tanzania
… challenges include: the increase in the running production costs in coffee industry and low level of application of inputs. The collected data were verified, coded and analysed by using statistics analysis, the least square method and time series analysis in the form of linear equation to reveal …
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Computerized cost and loan payment analysis model for dairy farm feed production
Efficient economic production dictates that the dairyman minimize feed costs subject to the level of milk output if he desires to maximize profits. The purpose of the present research was to develop a working model to help dairymen estimate crop production costs so that livestock ration costs may …
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Risks and benefits to New Zealand agriculture of increasing organic production
… This is through specialising in high value production and the example this study uses is organics. The organic sector is growing both domestically and internationally and has potential to raise New Zealand producer returns. The thesis addresses a major issue to producers who may want to …
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Chinese iron and steel industry in transition : toward market mechanisms and economic efficiency
… profit maximization were reflected in decreasing production costs. The expansion of enterprises, however, was not decided solely or mainly by relative costs, but by the extent of local government control. Many (generally smaller) enterprises with high production costs were in a favourable position …
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Chinese iron and steel industry in transition : toward market mechanisms and economic efficiency
… profit maximization were reflected in decreasing production costs. The expansion of enterprises, however, was not decided solely or mainly by relative costs, but by the extent of local government control. Many (generally smaller) enterprises with high production costs were in a favourable position …
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Loan Pooling as a Basis of Calculation of the Allowance for Loan Losses for Waco Production Credit Association
… determine a pooling method of calculating Waco Production Credit Association's (PCA) allowance for loan losses which would incorporate the factors of weather, yield, gross receipts, and production costs that occur within Waco PCA's loan portfolio. The December 31, 1990, loan files of Waco PCA …
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Econometric Analysis of Pricing and Operational Strategies
… essays. The first essay, entitled "Pricing and Production Flexibility: An Empirical Analysis of the U.S. Automotive Industry," uses a detailed dataset of the U.S. auto industry to examine the relationship between production flexibility and responsive pricing. Our analysis shows that deploying …
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Evaluation of an Alkali Corn Wet Milling Process
… wet milling process saved 20% in equipment costs and 2% in total production costs. The return on investment for the alkali wet milling process was 17.8% compared to 14.1% for the SO$\sb2$ process.
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Sequential cropping of vegetables using plastic mulch, trickle irrigation, and soil fumigation
… of the research plots both years and decreased production costs by 35% compared to conventional single cropping systems. Early spring planting of the first crop was essential for economic production of the second crop. Trickle irrigation increased yields of all crops grown and was the factor …
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