Essays about: "Project Cost Deviations"

Showing result 11 - 14 of 14 essays containing the words Project Cost Deviations.

  1. 11. Project Cost Deviations : Determination of Causes and Correlations & Implications for Public Procurement

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan

    Author : Lars Massa; [2015]
    Keywords : Project Cost Deviations; Correlations; Cost Overruns; Implications; Public Procurement;

    Abstract : Looking at newspapers nowadays, you are likely to see reports about public projects which turn out to be more expensive than estimated, sometimes even fourteen times the planned cost budget as in the case of the Sydney Opera. In order to gain a new insight on how this problematic could be improved, this paper aims to find correlations between the causes of deviations in public procurement and in the private market. READ MORE

  3. 12. Cost estimation of wind farms' internal grids

    University essay from KTH/Elektriska energisystem

    Author : Erika Nord; [2011]
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    Abstract : When establishing new wind farms there are a lot of different stakeholders that have different demands and ambitions.The local grid in a wind farm constitutes of about 10% of the total investment cost and therefore it is of importance that it is optimized both regarding losses and costs. READ MORE

  4. 13. Machine Tool Utilisation Phase : Costs and Environmental Impacts with a Life Cycle View

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Alaitz Gonzalez; [2007]
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    Abstract : The main objective of this project is to investigate the costs and environmental impacts generated at the use phase of the machine tools. Machine tools are essential elements for the manufacturing sector. Cost estimation model has been developed based on previous studies. READ MORE

  5. 14. Internal Benchmarking at IKEA - Continuous improvements in the Store Development Process

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Karl Johan Servin; Jeanette Mårtensson; [2002]
    Keywords : Internal benchmarkin; IKEA; Continuous improvements; Store dimensioning; Store development; Internal accounting; Management of enterprises; Företagsledning; management; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Problem IKEA uses a standard store concept when building IKEA stores. Developing a standard store concept simplifies the procedure to build many similar stores in a more efficient way. However, a difficulty in the process of establishing and using a standardised concept is how to continuously update the concept itself. READ MORE