Essays about: "construction contracts"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 47 essays containing the words construction contracts.

1. 1. Enhancing House Rental Price Prediction Models for the Swedish Market : Exploring External features, Prediction intervals and Uncertainty Management in Predicting House Rental Prices

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Vasigaran Senthilkumar; [2023]
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   Abstract : Exakt förutsägelse av hyrespriserna för hus är ett avgörande problem i verkligheten fastighetsdomän, vilket underlättar informerat beslutsfattande för både hyresgäster och hyresvärdar. Denna studie presenterar en omfattande utforskning av olika maskininlärningstekniker som tillämpas på en mångsidig datauppsättning av husfunktioner, med det övergripande målet att avslöja den mest effektiva algoritmen för förutsäga hyrespriser. READ MORE

3. 2. A Multi-Level Extension of the Hierarchical PCA Framework with Applications to Portfolio Construction with Futures Contracts

   University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

   Author : Kajsa Bjelle; [2023]
   Keywords : Portfolio construction; asset allocation; principal component analysis; hierarchical principal component analysis; hierarchical shrinkage; eigenportfolio risk; Portföljkonstruktion; tillgångsallokering; principalkomponentanalys; hierarkisk principalkomponentanalys; hierarkisk krympning; egenportföljrisk;

   Abstract : With an increasingly globalised market and growing asset universe, estimating the market covariance matrix becomes even more challenging. In recent years, there has been an extensive development of methods aimed at mitigating these issues. READ MORE

4. 3. Powering up profits - Integrating Power Purchase Agreements and Battery Systems for Nordic Power Futures

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för energivetenskaper

   Author : William Thorwaldson; Ellen Jinglöv; [2023]
   Keywords : Power Purchase Agreements; Financial Power Trading; Battery Energy Storage Systems; Power Futures; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : This master’s thesis aims to assess the profitability and the factors impacting the profitability of entering a short position in financial derivative contracts on the Nordic power market while procuring electricity through a pay-as-produced power purchase contract and on the day-ahead (DA) market, simultaneously the strategy utilizes a battery storage system to mitigate the effects of price spikes. The research adopted a mixed-method approach by combining quantitative analysis with qualitative findings. READ MORE

5. 4. The Implementation of the New Engineering Contract in Australia : An Institutional Perspective

   University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

   Author : Dannie O’Brien; [2022]
   Keywords : Institutional Theory; New Engineering Contract; Risk allocation; Collaboration; Standard Form Contracts; Instititutionell teori; New Engineering Contract; samarbete; riskfördelning; standardkontrakt;

   Abstract : Current traditional delivery models used in the Australian construction industry are seen as highly bespoke and adversarial where there is an inappropriate contractual risk allocation, lack of collaboration and poor project management. With the pipeline of investment compounded with the impact that global macroeconomic trends and events (e.g. READ MORE

6. 5. Twice the price : An empirical study in procurement of homogenousgoods for Swedish municipalities

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Farzam Ebrahimi; Jakob Sunström; [2022]
   Keywords : Procurement; Municipalities; Price discrepancies; Homogenous goods; Opportunism; Transaction Costs; Horizontal Integration; Asymmetric information;

   Abstract : Background: Studies of complex and big-ticket tenders such as construction contracts have been the main research focus of public procurement. The efficiency of these low frequency transactionsis inherently hard to study, since the real world offers a wide range of variables that could explain the discrepancies. READ MORE