Sökning: "Cost value approaches"

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  1. 1. Cost Effective Maintenance for Competitve Advantages

    Författare :Imad Alsyouf; Basim Al-Najjar; Uday Kumar; Växjö universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Maintenance approaches; Maintenance Costs; Savings and Profit; Operations; Quality; Effectiveness; Efficiency; Competitiveness; Productivity; Value Advantages; Profitability; Performance; Balanced Scorecard BSC; Maintenance Selection Method; Fuzzy MCDM; TTT-plot; Cost Effective Maintenance; Mechanistic Model; Vibration Level Prediction; Condition-Based Maintenance; survey; case study; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP; Maskinteknik; Mechanical Engineering;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis describes the role of cost effective maintenance in achieving competitive advantages. It explores by means of a survey which maintenance practices are used, and how maintenance policies are selected in Swedish industries. LÄS MER

  3. 2. What is a life worth? : methodological issues in estimating the value of a statistical life

    Författare :Mikael Svensson; Lars Hultkrantz; Magnus Johannesson; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Value of a statistical life; scale bias; cognitive ability; hypothetical bias; cost-benefit analysis; calibration; certainty approach; attitude theory; seat belt use; bicycle helmet use; altruism; mortality rates; acute myocardial infarction; unemployment.; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis addresses methodological issues in estimating the value of a statistical life (VSL). Two main approaches have been used to estimate the VSL, the indirect and direct methods; the indirect method is based on revealed preferences, such as the wage premium demanded for a risky job. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The value of preserving nature : Preference uncertainty and distributional effects

    Författare :Thomas Broberg; Runar Brännlund; Susana Mourato; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with valuation of nonmarket goods using contingent valuation and consists of four papers and an introduction to the research area. Paper [I] examines the public benefits from preserving old-growth forest in the sub-mountainous region in Sweden. LÄS MER

  5. 4. In the Business of Building Green : The value of low-energy residential buildings from customer and developer perspectives

    Författare :Agnieszka Zalejska-Jonsson; Hans Lind; Staffan Hintze; Leif Gustavsson; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; sustainability; green buildings; residential buildings; low-energy; energy-efficiency; construction cost; profitability; occupant satisfaction; indoor environment quality IEQ ; hållbarhet; gröna byggnader; bostäder; låg-energi; energieffektivitet; byggkostnad; lönsamhet; boende nöjdhet; inomhusmiljö;

    Sammanfattning : An overarching aim of this research was to investigate the comprehensive value of green residential buildings as seen from two perspectives: that of the developer and that of the occupant (the customer). The dissertation consists of studies presented in seven papers. LÄS MER

  7. 5. High accuracy low-cost NDIR sensing

    Författare :Bakhram Gaynullin; Göran Thungström; Henrik Rödjegård; Christine Hummelgård; Claes Mattsson; David Bastviken; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NDIR; pressure calibration and compensation; resolution limits; carbon dioxide; methane; spectroscopy;

    Sammanfattning : Sensing gas concentrations using optical absorption offers valuable advantages over other methods ina wide variety of real-world applications from industrial processes to environmental change. One of the most rapidly developing detection techniques on the global market is the non-dispersive infrared method (NDIR). LÄS MER