Essays about: "investment project evaluation"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 66 essays containing the words investment project evaluation.

1. 26. Cost Based Prioritization of Overhaul Process Improvements

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Industriell Produktion

   Author : Martin Nilsson; [2018]
   Keywords : Cost model; Cost model system; Process improvement; Production development; Technology and Engineering; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis was written in collaboration between Faiveley Nordic in Landskrona and the Division of Production and Materials Engineering at Lund University. It was set out to find improvements or cost reductions of the overhaul process at Faiveley. READ MORE

3. 27. Optimizing the production process of a metal producer : A case study of how to develop an IT-application intended to improve the Return of Investment

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

   Author : Nathalie Lihv; [2017]
   Keywords : Optimization; Return of Investment; IT-application; metal producer; manufacturing; iterative; progressing;

   Abstract : Due to increasing competitiveness, manufacturing industries are facing a great amountof pressure to optimize their production. One of the first sectors affected by thisphenomenon is the metal industry, which has undergone multiple developments in theprocess of finding optimal solutions to this challenge. READ MORE

4. 28. Cost-effective and energy-efficient renovation measures of multi-family apartment buildings constructed during the million program - Where carbon dioxide emissions minimization is a key issue

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign

   Author : Christofer Svensson; [2017]
   Keywords : Energy efficiency; Cost-effectiveness; Carbon dioxide minimization; Co-benefits; IEA EBC Annex 56; Renovation; The million program; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The Swedish construction and real estate sector has a significant impact on the total national carbon dioxide emissions and energy consumption. Thus, energy efficient and environmentally friendly renovation measures of existing buildings in Sweden plays an important role in the attempt to mitigate the climate changes. READ MORE

5. 29. Encouragement for sustainable pension : A better understanding for sustainability in regards to pension savings

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC)

   Author : Samuel Lindberg; [2017]
   Keywords : Pension; Sustainable Pension; Social Responsible Investments; SRI; User Experience; UX; Human-Centered Design; HCD; Prototyping;

   Abstract : Sustainability is more relevant than ever and has forced the pension industry to acknowledge new types of responsibilities during the last decades. Sustainable pension is based on the investing strategy, social responsible investment (SRI), which implies that pension funds should not solely focus on a good return of their investment, but also care for the social and economical welfare. READ MORE

6. 30. An Economical & Technical Study of the Participation of a Virtual Power Plant on the Swiss Balancing Market : WRITTEN IN COLLABORATION WITH SWISSELECTRICITY

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektro- och systemteknik (EES)

   Author : Romain Bourdette; [2016]
   Keywords : Ancillary services; Virtual Power Plant; Industrial Energy Resources; Standby generators; Secondary and Tertiary control;

   Abstract : The current shift towards renewable energy resources creates volatility in the electricity production that must be compensated by nevi sources of balancing energy. To ensure a normal operation of the power system, the transmission system operators procure power reserves able to provide regulation energy through market processes. READ MORE