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Bakkoury, Zohra. "Feasibility assessment and optimal scheduling of water supply projects." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.251178.
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Ranasinghe, Kulatilaka Arthanayake Malik Kumar. "Quantification of risks during feasibility analysis for capital projects." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26730.
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The purpose of this thesis is to propose a consistent theory and a model based on it to estimate the uncertainty of project duration, cost, revenue, and net present value probabilistically. The model can be used to assist decision making on such strategic, feasibility analysis issues as contingency provision, reliability of an estimate for the "go-no go" decision, adopting phased or fast-track construction, etc.
Project cost and revenue are evaluated in terms of current and discounted dollars, thereby emphasising the economic effect of time and inflation on net present value which is considered as the decision criterion.
The model is derived mathematically by treating all the issues which effect the estimation of project cost, duration and revenue through the mechanism of linked work packages. Issues found to be significant in the evaluation of work package duration are: the scope of work, the productivity, and the labour usage. For work package cost they are: the duration and the starting time, unit rates for labour, equipment, and materials, labour and equipment usage, sub-contractor and indirect cost, inflation and interest rates. For revenue the issues are: the gross revenue, operating & maintenance cost, inflation rates, duration, and the starting time.
Moments of work package cost, duration and revenue streams are first evaluated using subjective estimates of percentiles for the independent variables, deriving moment information from these estimates, and then processing this information using the expectation operator on the Taylor series expansion of the performance measure about the mean. These moments along with the Pearson family of distributions are used to quantify the uncertainty of project duration, cost, revenue, and net present value. The decision maker is provided with probabilistic estimates, of duration, cost and revenue at both the work package/revenue stream and project levels and of the net present value. A computer program is developed to implement the proposed theory and to organise and simplify the calculation process.Applied Science, Faculty of
Civil Engineering, Department of
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King, Robert Donald 1954. "FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR SMALL HYDROPOWER PROJECTS (HYDROELECTRIC, PLANNING, RECONNAISSANCE, WATER RESOURCES)." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/292069.
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Biegel, Kathryn E. "Scenario modeling for feasibility assessment of nuclear power plant construction projects." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/103714.
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Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, 2015."June 2015." Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 44-47).
In historical and current experience, the economics of nuclear power have proven to be problematic for utility companies. Construction costs and schedules have proven to be highly unpredictable, with the average reactor construction project costing two to three times more than its initial budget and taking almost twice as long to complete as expected. The causes of this phenomenon have not been well-characterized, even two decades after the last new reactor was brought online in 1996. Scenario generation can provide useful information about the economic viability of nuclear construction projects over a variety of parameter spaces without having to make prescriptive assertions about likely single values for delay and other difficult-to-predict parameters. The MEERKAT model creates scenarios over two different reactor types (Westinghouse AP1000 and NuScale SMR plant); three delay cases (optimistic, median, and pessimistic based on historical data); and six different utility company credit ratings (which translate into varying costs of capital). MEERKAT outputs the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for each scenario and compares them to average electricity prices for a number of regions in the United States. These scenarios produce levelized costs of electricity (LCOEs) that are not competitive in a deregulated market in any case, and which may be competitive in regulated markets under certain optimistic conditions. If the AP1000 is considered as more credit-stressful than the SMR project, the SMR becomes more competitive with the AP1000, but the projects' viability in the wider market remains unchanged. However, in general terms the smaller up-front cost of the SMR makes it a more feasible endeavor for a wider variety of utility companies, increasing the potential customer base for nuclear power generation units.
by Kathryn E. Biegel.
S.B.
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Ranasinghe, Kulatilaka Arthanayake Malik Kumar. "Analytical method for quantification of economic risks during feasibility analysis for large engineering projects." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30777.
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The objectives of this thesis are to develop an analytical method for economic risk quantification during feasibility analysis for large engineering projects and to computerize
the method to explore its behavior, to validate it and to test its practicality for the measurement of uncertainty of decision variables such as project duration, cost, revenue, net present value and internal rate of return. Based on the probability of project success the method can be utilized to assist on strategic feasibility analysis issues such as contingency provision, "go-no go" decisions and adopting phased or fast track construction.
The method is developed by applying a risk measurement framework to the project economic structure. The risk measurement framework is developed for any function Y = g(X), between a derived variable and its correlated primary variables. Using a variable transformation, it transforms the correlated primary variables and the function
to the uncorrelated space. Then utilizing the truncated Taylor series expansion of the transformed function and the first four moments of the transformed uncorrelated
variables it approximates the first four moments of the derived variable. Using these first four moments and the Pearson family of distributions the uncertainty of the derived variable is quantified as a cumulative distribution function. The first four moments for the primary variables are evaluated from the Pearson family of distributions
using accurate, calibrated and coherent subjective percentile estimates elicited from experts. The correlations between the primary variables are elicited as positive definite correlation matrices. The project economic structure describes an engineering
project in three hierarchical levels, namely, work package/revenue stream, project
performance and project decision. Each of these levels can be described by Y = g(X), with the derived variables of the lower levels as the primary variables for the upper level. Therefore, the input as expert judgements is only at the work package/revenue stream level.
Project duration is estimated by combining the generalized PNET algorithm to the project economic structure. This permits the evaluation of the multiple paths in the project network. Also, the limiting values of the PNET transitional correlation (0,1) permits the estimation of bounds on all of the derived variables. Project cost and revenue are evaluated in terms of current, total and discounted dollars, thereby emphasizing the economic effects of time, inflation and interest on net present value and internal rate of return. The internal rate of return is evaluated from a variation of Hillier's method.
The analytical method is validated using Monte Carlo simulation. The validations
show that the analytical method is a comprehensive and extremely economical alternative to Monte Carlo simulation for economic risk quantification of large engineering
projects. In addition, they highlight the ability of the analytical method to go beyond the capabilities of simulation in the treatment of correlation, which are seen to be significant in the application problems. From these applications a technique to provide contingencies based on the probability of project success and to distribute the contingency to individual work packages is developed.Applied Science, Faculty of
Civil Engineering, Department of
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Jimenez, Jose Manuel. "Feasibility of the SIMSUPER simulation model in the renovation of building projects." Link to electronic version, 1999. http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/ETD/Available/etd-052699-142450/unrestricted/thesis.pdf.
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Hou, Guolong. "The feasibility of carbon-subsidized afforestation projects : a case study of China." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2020. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_oa/887.
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Afforestation projects in China have substantially contributed to national CO2 sequestration and play an important role in international climate change mitigation. However, these nation-wide afforestation projects are usually funded by the national government, with very large and unsustainable investments. It is important to find alternative sources of funding to finance afforestation, and convince poor farmers to become involved in afforestation projects. Carbon-subsidized afforestation could be the solution. The current study aims to find i) whether farmers need additional subsidies to reforest their marginal farmland; if so, ii) whether the value of carbon sequestration of afforestation can offset farmers' net costs. To do this, first I determine the amount of carbon sequestration though afforestation. Second, I assess the value of carbon sequestration, the costs and benefits of afforestation projects, and the costs and benefits of crop production. Third, I investigate the optimal rotation period of the plantations considering a joint production of timber and carbon, for different species. Results show that total carbon sequestration through tree biomass and soil carbon following afforestation differs among tree species and stand age as well as across regions. Economic trees sequester less carbon than ecological trees and bamboo. Among economic trees, nut trees with an inedible hard shell sequester more carbon than fruit trees. The regional context significantly influences the carbon sequestration potential, with more carbon sequestered in southern and eastern regions than in northern regions. Bamboo also shows a remarkable carbon sequestration potential, which is even greater than Chinese fir and Poplar in northern regions. Although afforestation programs have huge potential to store carbon, the voluntary acceptance by landowners crucially depends on their economic outcome. I found that usually carbon credits can compensate for the opportunity costs of alternative land uses, except i) when highly profitable croplands are afforested, in which case carbon credits are not sufficient, and ii) when croplands that generates low incomes are afforested, in which case carbon credits are not needed. Fruit trees are the most cost-effective option for afforestation. Bamboo afforestation is economically attractive if carbon revenues is included. The minimum price of carbon credit decreases with increasing project duration because more carbon is stored when time increases. This does not hold for fast-growing trees like Eucalyptus, for which the minimum price increases with extended project duration. Given the temporal variations of joint production of timber and carbon sequestration, the carbon accounting regimes (tCER, temporary Certified Emission Reductions and lCER, long-term Certified Emission Reductions) have a significant impact on the optimal rotation as well as on the revenue. Forest managers have an incentive to use tCER accounting to finance slow-growing plantations, and lCER for fast-growing ones. I perform a sensitivity analysis detects the changes of rotation period with different carbon prices and discount rates. While the optimal decision for slow-growing species (e.g. Chinese fir) is highly sensitive to changes in both variables under tCER accounting, the results concerning fast-growing species (e.g. Eucalyptus) are most sensitive under the lCER accounting regime. In contrast, carbon revenues have a minimal impact on the optimal rotation of Poplar plantations, no matter which regime is applied. I conclude that carbon-subsidized afforestation is a feasible way to offset the opportunity costs of retired farmland and support the livelihood of farmers. The findings can contribute to the efficient and sustainable management of forestry projects using carbon sequestration, while the methodology can also be applied to other regions in the world.
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Aydin, Boran Ekin. "Feasibility Study Of Multiple Hydropower Projects: Case Study Of Baltaci Stream, Trabzon, Turkey." Master's thesis, METU, 2010. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612498/index.pdf.
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High greenhouse gas emissions increased the importance of renewable energy resources. Hydropower is among the most widely used type of renewable energy. Oppositions to big hydropower projects with reservoirs increased the use of small hydropower plants. Development of a small hydropower project is a challenging engineering task. Different software&rsquos are developed and used to make initial estimations of energy generation and initial costs of the project. RETScreen Clean Energy Analysis Software which can be used worldwide allows the user to estimate initial energy output and costs. In this study, three consecutive hydropower projects (HEPP), namely, Kemerç
ayir, Ü
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harmanlar HEPP&rsquo
s and four alternative project formulations to these projects are evaluated using RETScreen. The results of the evaluations are compared and best formulation for the projects is identified. In addition to economical profitability, hydropower plants need to be evaluated in terms of their environmental impacts and sustainability aspects. Sustainable development is a fundamental concept of natural resources management. International Hydropower Association prepared the Sustainability Assessment Protocol to evaluate new or existing hydropower facilities with respect to various environmental, social and economic sustainability aspects. The Sustainability Assessment Protocol of IHA is used to evaluate Kemerç
ayir HEPP. Due to lack of necessary information, rather than conducting a sustainability assessment of a small hydropower project (SHP), necessary information required to conduct such a study is identified.
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Ercan, Noyan. "A Decision Support Tool For Feasibility Assessment Of Hydro Electrical Power Plant Projects." Master's thesis, METU, 2011. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613982/index.pdf.
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The objective of this thesis is to develop a decision support tool to assess the feasibility of a hydro electrical power plant (HEPP) investment option by estimating its profitability under various scenarios. The decision support tool may help the decision makers to understand critical parameters that affect the internal rate of return (IRR) of a HEPP investment, create realistic scenarios by assigning different values to these parameters and monitor profitability under various scenarios. The information and the assumptions to construct the proposed decision support tool have been collected by conducting interviews with experts and its reliability has been tested by a real case study.
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Kucukbeycan, Mehmet. "Retscreen Decision Support System For Prefeasibility Analysis Of Small Hydropower Projects." Master's thesis, METU, 2008. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12609339/index.pdf.
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Renewable energy sources are getting much more important to reduce the increasing threat coming from greenhouse gases. Hydropower is the most important source of renewable energy. However, development of a hydropower project is a challenging engineering process. Several computer programs have been developed to make initial estimations on hydropower schemes. A computer program named RETScreen Small Hydro Project Model has been developed with the objective to make complete pre-feasibility studies including costing and financial analysis. Two case studies, which have been under construction in Turkey, will be used to check the accuracy of software in Turkish practice. Then in light of the results, RETScreen software will be used to make a pre-feasibility report on an existing multipurpose dam in Turkey. Electricity can be generated at existing dams which requires minor civil works. Porsuk Dam which is a 36 year old dam used for domestic, industrial and irrigation water supply will be evaluated for energy generation by constructing a penstock, powerhouse and installing electromechanical equipment.
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Wong, Man-wah, and 王敏華. "Satisfying all stakeholders in evaluating the feasibility of public-private partnership projects: a structuralequation model approach." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2006. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B37277364.
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Njeem, Wesam. "Computer Integrated Model to Estimate the Construction Cost and Duration of Building Projects at Their Feasibility Stage." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23541.
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Presently, owners are interested in evaluating the feasibility of investing in the construction of new building projects based on cost and time constraints. They need to therefore have an idea about the project construction costs, the time required to finish construction of a project in its conceptual phase, and about the implementation of feasibility study. Because due to associated risks, construction cost estimates and schedules are vital to any project. The research’s objective is to develop a methodology that can be used to create an integrated computer model that helps owners and designers generate construction cost estimates, and derive the baseline schedule for any proposed building project at its feasibility stage. All the relevant data used within the model is collected from the literature and is stored in comprehensive databases designed for this purpose. The data is based on 2011 RSMeans publications and consist of around 4,000 previously constructed projects. The model is developed in a Microsoft environment using Microsoft Excel 2007 and Microsoft Project 2007.
This model uses deterministic and stochastic approaches to execute all necessary calculations for the conceptual cost estimate and baseline schedule. A deterministic approach relies on realistic data while a stochastic one relies on incorporating the uncertainty and risk available in calculating the cost and duration of any construction building project. The model is user friendly, flexible and executes all the necessary calculations quickly. The successful development of the model would help owners and investors identify the cost and baseline schedule of proposed projects at the early stages of the project life, so that they have an idea of the budget required for construction and the time needed to recover their investment.
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Juříček, Petr. "ANALÝZA VYUŽITÍ PPP PROJEKTŮ PŘI ZAJIŠTĚNÍ RESTRIKTIVNÍCH FUNKCÍ STÁTU." Doctoral thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-199394.
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This dissertation examines the possibility of private sector involvement in financing the Czech prison system. In the Western World, this form of provision has now become common practice. The paper explores the possibilities of both full and partial participation of the private sector in the provision of one of the restrictive services that in the Czech Republic are delivered exclusively by the state. The theoretical section discusses different alternatives regarding the financial provision through public-private partnerships (PPP projects). These are viewed as part of a wider and comprehensive area of public contracting. Due to the absence of this form of provision in the Czech Republic, all information regarding this alternative has been sourced from foreign prison systems where private forms of prison service have a long tradition (e.g. the concept of privatization by Charles Logan). The findings are then applied and compared with the foundations of the Czech prison system (whose primary role is security and specialist provision) with respect to the economic efficiency of the whole system. A case study is presented which outlines different projections regarding operating costs in a sample of three American prisons with the aim to compare the estimated and real costs depending on the form of provision, i.e. by state or through private management. The research section of the dissertation uses data from the Feasibility study of building a private prison in the Czech Republic. Using calculated values, CBA analysis is employed to evaluate three possible alternatives of financing the construction of a private prison. To evaluate the costs, the following methods were used: the Public Sector Comparator, the DBFO model (Design -- Build -- Finance -- Organize) and the BOT model (Build -- Organize -- Transfer) which primarily utilizes the work potential of prisoners in relation to the increase of return on investment in penitentiary provision. The results of the BOT model showed that the mere existence of participation of a private partner in the Czech prison system can be beneficial as it introduces an important element of competition and basic principles of market economy into the system. However, greater efficiency can only be achieved provided that a more efficient system of settlement of outstanding debts of prisoners is employed. This requires a more sophisticated policy for employing prisoners.
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Kabir, Yasin. "Sustainability analysis of project components of Narayanganj district under RIIP 2 project : Scoping of PRA (Participatory Rural Appraisal) in feasibility assessments of donor funded projects in Bangladesh." Thesis, KTH, Urbana och regionala studier, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-188992.
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This research firstly analyzes the prevailing practice of conducting sub project appraisals or feasibility studies under the scope of sustainability. Then the research debates on the existing capital intensive, people exclusive, quantitative methodology of conducting SARs and urges on introducing more people oriented right based approach of doing such type of study for donor funded projects in Bangladesh. From the study it was found that ADB launches a very detail feasibility study before launching RIIP 2 project where they looked at environment, social and economic aspect of the project components. The cut throat methodology of quantitative research was adopted with barely participation of the community. Whereas , if PRA was adopted as the tool for the feasibility it would have been less capital intensive and for inclusive from a right based perspective.
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Wong, Man-wah. "Satisfying all stakeholders in evaluating the feasibility of public-private partnership projects a structural equation model approach /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2006. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B37277364.
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Resende, Elton Silva. "An?lise t?cnica e econ?mica em seis propriedades rurais da regi?o de Montes Claros - MG e desenvolvimento de software para simula??es de projetos no aux?lio a tomadas de decis?es." UFVJM, 2017. http://acervo.ufvjm.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/1615.
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Objetivou-se analisar e mensurar o desempenho econ?mico plurianual da atividade leiteira a partir de dados obtidos de seis propriedades leiteiras, situadas na regi?o do munic?pio de Montes Claros-MG entre os anos de 2007 e 2012. Al?m disso, visou-se desenvolver um software de simula??es que permitisse a avalia??o econ?mica e a viabilidade de projetos no aux?lio ? tomada de decis?es. Foram realizadas an?lises de dados de despesas, receitas e ?ndices zoot?cnicos como porcentagem de vacas em lacta??o, dias em lacta??o, produ??o total di?ria, produ??o m?dia de vacas em lacta??o, produ??o m?dia total do rebanho, rela??o matriz/funcion?rio, rela??o leite/funcion?rio, produ??o/hectare/ano e intervalo de partos de cada propriedade. Posteriormente, foi determinada a m?dia regional anual para an?lise do comportamento da atividade na regi?o durante os anos, por meio de correla??es multivariadas. As propriedades foram estratificadas em fun??o do n?mero de vacas no rebanho e, por teste de m?dias foram estabelecidas as diferen?as entre os principais indicadores zoot?cnicos e econ?micos. Na determina??o do custo de produ??o foi utilizada a metodologia do custo operacional. O software, por sua vez, foi desenvolvido em linguagem computacional Basic, com aux?lio de ferramentas administrativas na estrutura??o do algoritmo de viabilidade econ?mica de projetos. Foram adicionados ao algoritmo equa??es para realiza??o de teste de sensibilidade e an?lise de riscos segundo m?todo de simula??o de Monte Carlo. A an?lise plurianual dos componentes zoot?cnicos e econ?micos evidenciou elevado n?vel de intera??o dos indicadores zoot?cnicos no comportamento dos indicadores econ?micos avaliados. O fator gerencial esteve atuante na determina??o dos indicadores zoot?cnicos e, consequentemente, nos indicadores econ?micos. A produ??o de leite anual foi superior no intervalo de estratos de maior tamanho, demandando maiores custos com alimentos concentrados e maiores investimentos de capital para obten??o de m?dias superiores para receita, margem bruta e margem l?quida. O algoritmo implementado ao submodelo econ?mico gera dados condizentes, auxiliando a tomada de decis?es na elabora??o de projetos da atividade leiteira. O software desenvolvido possui interface amig?vel, permitindo a intera??o m?quina usu?rio.
Disserta??o (Mestrado) ? Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Zootecnia, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 2017.
The objective was to analyze and measure the multiannual economic performance of milk production through economic indicators and its correlation with some zootechnical indicators, based on data obtained from six dairy farms located near to Montes Claros- MG, Brazil, between 2007 and 2012. In addition, it was aimed the development of a simulation software, with a mathematical algorithm, capable of performing the economic evaluation and feasibility of projects in dairy farms, in the aid of decision-making. Were analyzed data of expenses, income and zootechnical indexes of the six properties. The following zootechnical indexes were determined and analyzed: percentage of lactating cows, days in lactation, total daily production, and average production of lactating cows, total average herd production, matrix/employee ratio, milk/employee ratio, yield/hectare/year and interval of deliveries of each property. After that, the annual regional average was determined to analyze the behavior of the activity in the region during the years. To determine the cost of production, the operational cost methodology. To determine the complete inventory of the goods, the methodology proposed by Lopes et al. (2004). The annual depreciation was calculated in a linear way and did not consider the depreciation of matrices, nor of the property. Revenue from the activity consisted of the sale of milk, sub-products, the sale of animals and the variation of animal inventory. The following economic efficiency indicators were determined: gross margin, net margin and profitability. Multivariate correlations were made of the zootechnical indexes with the indicators of economic efficiency and operational costs. The properties were classified according to the number of cows in the herd, and by average test the differences between the main size, zootechnical and economic indicators were established. The software was developed in Basic computational language, it was used administrative tools for structuring the economic feasibility of projects algorithm. Equations were added to the algorithm in order to perform sensitivity test and risk analysis according to the Monte Carlo simulation method. The properties with more than 100 cows in the herd had a higher average of lactating cows than the others, but properties with up to 80 cows in the herd obtained a similar average to the properties of over 100 cows in the herd. The annual milk production was higher in the range with properties with more than 100 cows in the herd, demanding higher costs, including expenses with concentrated feed and higher capital investment to obtain higher averages of revenue, gross margin and net margin.
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Beisler, Matthias Werner. "Modelling of input data uncertainty based on random set theory for evaluation of the financial feasibility for hydropower projects." Doctoral thesis, Technische Universitaet Bergakademie Freiberg Universitaetsbibliothek "Georgius Agricola", 2011. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:105-qucosa-71564.
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The design of hydropower projects requires a comprehensive planning process in order to achieve the objective to maximise exploitation of the existing hydropower potential as well as future revenues of the plant. For this purpose and to satisfy approval requirements for a complex hydropower development, it is imperative at planning stage, that the conceptual development contemplates a wide range of influencing design factors and ensures appropriate consideration of all related aspects. Since the majority of technical and economical parameters that are required for detailed and final design cannot be precisely determined at early planning stages, crucial design parameters such as design discharge and hydraulic head have to be examined through an extensive optimisation process. One disadvantage inherent to commonly used deterministic analysis is the lack of objectivity for the selection of input parameters. Moreover, it cannot be ensured that the entire existing parameter ranges and all possible parameter combinations are covered. Probabilistic methods utilise discrete probability distributions or parameter input ranges to cover the entire range of uncertainties resulting from an information deficit during the planning phase and integrate them into the optimisation by means of an alternative calculation method. The investigated method assists with the mathematical assessment and integration of uncertainties into the rational economic appraisal of complex infrastructure projects. The assessment includes an exemplary verification to what extent the Random Set Theory can be utilised for the determination of input parameters that are relevant for the optimisation of hydropower projects and evaluates possible improvements with respect to accuracy and suitability of the calculated resultsDie Auslegung von Wasserkraftanlagen stellt einen komplexen Planungsablauf dar, mit dem Ziel das vorhandene Wasserkraftpotential möglichst vollständig zu nutzen und künftige, wirtschaftliche Erträge der Kraftanlage zu maximieren. Um dies zu erreichen und gleichzeitig die Genehmigungsfähigkeit eines komplexen Wasserkraftprojektes zu gewährleisten, besteht hierbei die zwingende Notwendigkeit eine Vielzahl für die Konzepterstellung relevanter Einflussfaktoren zu erfassen und in der Projektplanungsphase hinreichend zu berücksichtigen. In frühen Planungsstadien kann ein Großteil der für die Detailplanung entscheidenden, technischen und wirtschaftlichen Parameter meist nicht exakt bestimmt werden, wodurch maßgebende Designparameter der Wasserkraftanlage, wie Durchfluss und Fallhöhe, einen umfangreichen Optimierungsprozess durchlaufen müssen. Ein Nachteil gebräuchlicher, deterministischer Berechnungsansätze besteht in der zumeist unzureichenden Objektivität bei der Bestimmung der Eingangsparameter, sowie der Tatsache, dass die Erfassung der Parameter in ihrer gesamten Streubreite und sämtlichen, maßgeblichen Parameterkombinationen nicht sichergestellt werden kann. Probabilistische Verfahren verwenden Eingangsparameter in ihrer statistischen Verteilung bzw. in Form von Bandbreiten, mit dem Ziel, Unsicherheiten, die sich aus dem in der Planungsphase unausweichlichen Informationsdefizit ergeben, durch Anwendung einer alternativen Berechnungsmethode mathematisch zu erfassen und in die Berechnung einzubeziehen. Die untersuchte Vorgehensweise trägt dazu bei, aus einem Informationsdefizit resultierende Unschärfen bei der wirtschaftlichen Beurteilung komplexer Infrastrukturprojekte objektiv bzw. mathematisch zu erfassen und in den Planungsprozess einzubeziehen. Es erfolgt eine Beurteilung und beispielhafte Überprüfung, inwiefern die Random Set Methode bei Bestimmung der für den Optimierungsprozess von Wasserkraftanlagen relevanten Eingangsgrößen Anwendung finden kann und in wieweit sich hieraus Verbesserungen hinsichtlich Genauigkeit und Aussagekraft der Berechnungsergebnisse ergeben
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Iturralde, Diego. "People's perceptions of government in terms of the assessment and feasibility of development programmes." Thesis, Pretoria : [s.n.], 2001. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08012002-114136.
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Juříček, Tomáš. "Postaudit investičního projektu." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-124898.
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This Master's thesis aims to perform a post-project appraisal of investment project under which it characterizes the quality of preparation, project evaluation and risk analysis in the form of feasibility study and specifies the objectives and content of post-project appraisal of investment project as a tool for learning from past mistakes and successes of investment projects. Within the achievement of the basic objective the thesis deals with the finding causes of variance between planned and actual project results through the usage of knowledge gained from the post-project appraisal and verification of benefits of its implementation. The thesis also processes through the gained knowledge of the post-project appraisal recommendations for improving the quality of the preparation, evaluation and risk analysis of similar projects in the future.
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Panušková, Martina. "Finanční řízení komerčních inovačních projektů." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-197074.
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This master thesis is focused on financial management of commercial innovative project in Plzensky Prazdroj, a.s. Introduction of the thesis is dedicated to the theoretical and methodological background of project management. The company, its general and financial management are presented in following parts. The authoress of the thesis presents project management and related processes using real business case and compares theoretical and methodological background with company's approach. Conclusion of the thesis focus on proposal of processes related to the implementation of new innovative products to standard portfolio in perspective of financial management and financial tools.
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Osman, Martin. "Studie proveditelnosti projektu." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2018. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-377431.
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This masters thesis solves the problem of project management in pre-project phase with emphasis on Feasibility study for developement of RTLS platform in a chosen company. First part of this thesis consists of theoretical informations used for the proposing part. Second part consists of pre-project analysies, on which the project approach strategy is chosen. Third part is dedicated to the Feasibility study itself. It is done with the help of chosen international project management standards.
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Dvořáková, Elena. "Studie proveditelnosti stavitelné vykružovací hlavy." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-203859.
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The aim of this study to analyze if planned project is suitable for implementation in terms of economic, technical, personnel and other factors. Practical experiences of implementation of other project, company and market analysis was used for predictions. The most famous marketing analysis was used to explore the new market and establish marketing strategy. Decision about implementation will based on all acquired data. Project does not require large investment and there is not any big risk for realization.
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Dvorník, Pavel. "Developerský projekt výstavby rodinných domů v Tylovicích." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Ústav soudního inženýrství, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-232725.
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The thesis in theoretical part deals with factors affecting the real estate market in the Czech Republic and their development. It also describes the various phases of a development project and possible ways of financing. The aim is to develop a feasibility study for a residential housing project and a description of all the stages from birth thoughts in my head developer to the final investment. The paper examines the strengths and weaknesses of the business plan and describes all the tasks associated with it. At the end of the examination investor should find a clear answer whether it is appropriate to implement the project or terminate it at an early stage.
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Holaková, Veronika. "Studie proveditelnosi veřejných stavebních projektů." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-225509.
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This work has been written to elucidate the problems of feasibility study, as valuating document of public projects and its creating in practice. In the theoretical part I have explained the public projects, possibility of their financing as well as one of the cost methods of their evaluation, e.g. cost benefit analysis. I have described the application eCBA, which is nowadays compulsory annex to application for subsidies from the structural sources in many cohesion regions. A content of the practical part is creating of the feasibility study for the construction project which has already been done. Not only its traditional forms but its development in application eCBA too. These outputs fully replace feasibility study just in cohesion region Southeast.
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Beisler, Matthias Werner [Verfasser], Herbert [Akademischer Betreuer] Klapperich, Herbert [Gutachter] Klapperich, Dieter [Gutachter] Jacob, and Helmut F. [Gutachter] Schweiger. "Modelling of input data uncertainty based on random set theory for evaluation of the financial feasibility for hydropower projects / Matthias Werner Beisler ; Gutachter: Herbert Klapperich, Dieter Jacob, Helmut F. Schweiger ; Betreuer: Herbert Klapperich." Freiberg : Technische Universitaet Bergakademie Freiberg Universitaetsbibliothek "Georgius Agricola", 2011. http://d-nb.info/1220698482/34.
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Beisler, Matthias [Verfasser], Herbert [Akademischer Betreuer] Klapperich, Herbert [Gutachter] Klapperich, Dieter [Gutachter] Jacob, and Helmut F. [Gutachter] Schweiger. "Modelling of input data uncertainty based on random set theory for evaluation of the financial feasibility for hydropower projects / Matthias Werner Beisler ; Gutachter: Herbert Klapperich, Dieter Jacob, Helmut F. Schweiger ; Betreuer: Herbert Klapperich." Freiberg : Technische Universitaet Bergakademie Freiberg Universitaetsbibliothek "Georgius Agricola", 2011. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:105-qucosa-71564.
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Karaba, Ján. "Feasibility štúdia projektu výroby biomasy." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2008. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-2928.
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The objective of this thesis is to assess the overall feasibility of a biomass production project in the current business environment in Slovakia. The project is analyzed primarily in terms of market conditions, technical and technological details and economic feasibility. An important part of the study is also the risk analysis including various scenarios and an assessment of the influence of risk factors. The thesis concludes that the project is essentially feasible and has a potential of being successful although it bears a certain level of riskiness which has to be considered and managed.
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Kabešová, Karin. "Hodnocení investičního projektu národního fotbalového stadionu." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-125174.
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The thesis deals with the assessment of the investment project of the National Football Stadium through feasibility study. It covers market analysis, marketing mix, technical solution, outlines the financial plan and calculations of efficiency indicators.
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Lewis, Andrew Geoffrey. "Automated Asparagus Harvester Feasibility Study." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Engineering Management, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/7442.
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The Tendertips Company (TTC) is an asparagus growing a packing business which has a problem. Not enough New Zealanders are willing to manually harvest asparagus. Samoan workers are being employed through the recognised seasonal employer (RSE) scheme which incurs a large cost to TTC. This scheme is also susceptible to a change in government policy at any time.
Automated asparagus harvesters have been designed in the past however they inflict too much damage to asparagus plants and the paddocks in which they grow. Several research projects have also been undertaken to minimise this damage while robotically harvesting asparagus however no solutions currently exist.
In this project a low-cost system was designed and constructed to determine the feasibility of selectively harvesting asparagus without inflicting damage to asparagus plants or the paddock. The most technical component in this system was identified, accurately identifying and locating asparagus spears to be harvested.
A camera and lighting system, along with an asparagus data logging system was designed and tested, with the assumption that if this system succeeded, the development of an automated asparagus harvester would have a very high chance of success. The system proved that individual asparagus spears can be located accurately enough so as not to inflict damage on other spears during the harvesting process:
• 96.8% of asparagus spears were located.
• Average location error of 3.0mm.
The measurement of the size and height of asparagus spears was not very accurate due to the lighting system, however this is expected to be fixed with a design change.
A global positioning system (GPS) successfully saved the calculated size of the asparagus spear with its global location to allow for analysis of the asparagus paddocks using the Google Earth application.
The cost of robotically harvesting asparagus is forecast to be much less than manual harvesting:
• Manual harvesting cost $1.40 per kilogram
• Forecast robotic harvesting cost $0.41 per kilogram.
If one other investor was obtained to create a new business, which developed an automated asparagus harvester before harvesting asparagus in New Zealand and California, the forecast financials are:
• Net present value (NPV) of $1.613 million after ten years.
• Internal rate of return (IRR) of 33% after ten years.
• Maximum accumulated investment from TTC of $449,000 four years after development first begins.
The forecast income is through harvesting asparagus only as selling the machines or leasing the intellectual property is not viable.
A guiding document was created to guide TTC with the development of an automated asparagus harvester if it aligns with their business model.
The development of an automated harvester:
• Is technically viable.
• Will lower harvesting costs.
• Will ensure all of TTC’s asparagus is harvested when required.
• Will return sustainable profits to the child business that TTC should create.
The project management techniques adopted in this project ensured the project was completed on the planned day of completion, while remaining on budget:
• Budgeted cost of work scheduled $24,478.21
• Budgeted cost of work performed $24,027.54
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Al-Khuzaim, Sulaiman Abdulrahman. "The feasibility of Saudization: Costs and benefits to Saudi Arabia." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2193.
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Following the discovery oil in Saudi Arabia, five year plans for economic development and modernization followed. Foreign workers were needed to provide skills required for the projects. Although most of the major projects have been completed, a high percentage of foreign workers continue to be employed in the kingdom.
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Saaty, Hans Philip. "A feasibility study for establishing a dedicated breast magnetic resonance imaging center in the city of Redlands." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3190.
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Udženija, Alexandra. "Studie proveditelnosti podnikatelského záměru." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-198078.
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My diploma thesis is formed through applying theoretical and practical knowledge in creation of a feasibility study. It describes particular steps, which are necessary to be elaborated within boundaries of feasibility study scope of a planned project. Theoretical knowledge, which was drawn from specialized literature and applied to this particular project, is described in methodological part of diploma thesis. Goal of this diploma thesis is to evaluate efficiency of the submitted project and at the same time to point out risks, which can occur during project development and operation.
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Kůrková, Dana. "Studie proveditelnosti výstavby garážových objektů v městě Břeclav." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Ústav soudního inženýrství, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-233071.
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The Master’s thesis deals with the evaluation of an investment project for the construction of terraced garages in Breclav. The aim is to prepare a feasibility study and to appraise the feasibility of the said building project. The structure of the study is tailored to the meaning and objectives of this dissertation, which is focused on marketing research and estimation of demand. Part of the feasibility study are also chapters that describe the essence of the project and its different phases, project management, the impact of construction on the environment, financial plan, evaluation of economic efficiency, schedule and risk analysis. The result of the study is to evaluate the feasibility of the investment project under specified conditions.
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Bagh, Dima. "Essays on oil : project evaluation and investment impact." Thesis, Brunel University, 2015. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/11063.
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This thesis contains three essays related to fixed investment and crude oil. The first essay examines the implications of building a cross-border oil infrastructure project within the context of the bargaining problem (the Nash bargaining solution, and the alternating offer bargain of Rubinstein). We examine the viability of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline project, which is employed as a case study - for the multinational corporation, and the three host countries (Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Georgia) by examining the profitability of the project for each partner with two different bargaining formulations (simultaneous and sequential bargaining). The findings suggest that the project is feasible for the partners when the transit charge is greater than $3 per barrel (this is the Break-Even charge at which the project produces a zero total surplus); but for a tariff charge higher than this rate, the project generates returns for each participant greater than his outside option. Furthermore, the outcomes show how with bargaining over discounted flows, each bargaining scenario results in a different total surplus. Thus, the participants’ discount rates, their bargaining orders, and their outside options are the determinants of the gross payoffs they receive over the life of the project. The second essay examines the effect of oil abundance on domestic investment in 22 oil-exporting non-OECD countries over the period 1996-2010. Employing static and dynamic panel estimators, the oil impact is investigated in light of other investment determinants which reflect government policies including output growth, inflation, the exchange rate, and financial and openness factors. Estimation results indicate that oil abundance exerts an adverse effect on gross domestic investment in these countries, implying the necessity of improving institutional quality and oil management polices to better exploit oil revenues and direct them towards enhancing domestic investment, thereby sustained economic growth in these countries. The third essay examines the effect of the oil price and oil price volatility on domestic fixed investment in a group of oil-importing OECD countries from 1970 to 2012 within the framework of the production function. Estimation results indicate that there is a long run relationship running from oil prices and the other control variables (output, trade, inflation, and the exchange rate) to investment where the long run coefficient on the oil price is negative and significant, but the short run coefficient on oil prices is insignificant. Thus, the outcomes of this study indicate that high oil prices are contributing to investment decline, which affirms the importance of adopting long run energy policies that might lessen investment reliance on non-renewable energy sources.
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Fargo, Roland Jason. "Development of a vascular diagnostics center at Downtown Hospital: A feasibility study." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3197.
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Khouri, Ahmed Shams. "The feasibility of establishing an internet advertising agency in the United Arab Emirates." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2001. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1971.
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The subject selected for this research project is the identification of the strategies to establish an Internet market agency in the United Arab Emirates(UAE) that offers advertising assistance via web sites to companies doing business in this country.
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Neyadi, Suhail Al. "The feasibility of establishing a ministry of tourism in the United Arab Emirates." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2002. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2253.
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The purpose of this study is to identify the various events that would attract tourists, and develop strategies that would reach the target market to increase tourism in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), formerly known as the Trucial States prior to 1971.
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Biewenga, Carla. "The feasibility and community perceptions of the Caprivi Development Project." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1613.
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Thesis (MPhil (Sociology and Social Anthropology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.There is a great need for development, especially in impoverished rural areas. One such area is the Caprivi in Namibia. This study analyses the viability of the Caprivi Development Project and how it is perceived by the communities in terms of improving their livelihoods. The first part of this study sets out the theoretical framework on rural development over the past half century. Theories such as the modernist, small-farm orthodoxy, neo-liberalist, integrated rural development, participation models and the sustainable livelihood framework are reviewed. The usefulness of participation and the sustainable livelihood framework for the purpose of this study is emphasised. Thereafter the lessons learned from mechanised dry-land crop farming initiatives are explored. The extent to which the natural environment such as rainfall and soil fertility and organizational structures which include the project design, technology and infrastructure, the formation of cooperatives and finance, government policies, training and development and the project objectives that affect the permanence of agriculture are assessed. The importance of community commitment to a project for its sustainability is emphasised. Hereafter, the case of the unique Caprivi and the need for development in this impoverished and isolated region is presented. The history, environment and politics are discussed. The economic activities in the region, the people and their lifestyles along with the livelihood strategies they pursue are outlined. Against this background, the aims of the Caprivi Development Project, the project design, its structure, the stakeholders and the challenges faced in making this project a success are presented. The study then reports on how this project is perceived by the farmers involved in this rural development project, with special reference to its perceived benefits this project holds in terms of improving their livelihoods, and what could contribute to its possible failure. In the final chapter, theory, lessons learned and research findings are brought together, before reaching some final conclusions relating to the two research questions posed, namely whether this project has the elements of a successful development project and whether the community supports and see this project as an opportunity to relieve poverty and improve their livelihoods.
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Císař, Jiří. "Financování projektů ze zdrojů EU." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-223920.
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This masters thesis is focused on possibilities of financing a specific project from EU funds. Theoretical part of this thesis defines project and basic informations from project management. This part also describes an individual funds and politicies of European Union. The aim of the practical part is prepare fleasibility study of the project and evaluation of possible implementation. The project aims to support the education of the population.
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Medová, Veronika. "Financování projektů ze zdrojů EU." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-223924.
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The topic of the diploma thesis Project Financing from EU Funds is the characteristics of the issue of raising funds for projects funded prom the EU. Theoretical part contains knowledge about project management and structural funds. The practical part includes prepare a feasibility study of the project. This project will be co-financed from EU Funds. In the end of the thesis is processed the whole procedure of submission the request.
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Rouzek, Jiří. "Stanovení ekonomické efektivnosti developerského projektu." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2019. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-392154.
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The diploma thesis is divided into two parts. The first part deals with problems of development projects, individual phases of the project and their risks. It also describes different ways of financing and examines indicators for assessing the economic efficiency of investments. The second part is a feasibility study that solves a particular development project. The study is based on the theoretical part and examines the various options of the project solution - its financing, cash flow, economic indicators, schedule and budget of the project. The study defines the conditions under which the project is realizable. The data obtained from the feasibility study can therefore be used as a basis for a possible investment.
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Mutlu, Reyhan. "Feasibility Study Of A Hydropower Project: Case Study Of Niksar Hepp, Turkey." Master's thesis, METU, 2010. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612487/index.pdf.
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Hydropower helps countries meet their energy needs in an economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable way while saving money and increasing energy security and self-reliance. Being one of the fastest developing countries, electricity demand of Turkey has been increasing and is expected to increase in the future. Untapped hydropower potential is among the prospective alternative resources to supply this demand. Developing a hydropower project requires a great deal of expertise in multiple disciplines. RETScreen software developed by CanmetENERGY helps the planners and decision makers to assess the feasibility of renewable energy projects at the pre-feasibility and feasibility stages. This study is an application of RETScreen to assess the feasibility of alternative formulations for Niksar HEPP, a small hydropower project which is under construction in Turkey. Three alternative formulations are generated and their economic performances are evaluated and compared. First, optimum design discharges are calculated and then economical analysis is conducted for various electricity export rates by RETScreen for all the alternatives. This study provides a detailed literature review on hydropower and its economical, social and environmental aspects, and shows how RETScreen can be used in assessing the economical feasibilities of the current formulation for Niksar HEPP and its alternative schemes.
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Jurenková, Eva. "Studie proveditelnosti projektu - Uplatnění kogenerační jednotky v ČOV Valašské Meziříčí." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-222881.
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This master's thesis deal with issues project management in the use of renewable energy especially biogas from the waterwaste treatment plant. The purpose of this thesis is to create feasibility study and assess its effectiveness, sustainability and implementation. The output of this thesis is recommendation for the study sponsor if the project adopt and implement.
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Knichalová, Gita. "Financování projektů ze zdrojů EU." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-224198.
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This master's thesis deals with the problems of project management in the field of investment projects of recovering machine technology and their financing opportunities. The aim is to create a feasibility study of investment project of a new, modern technology based on a cooling of a bakery products and to assess its feasibility and effectivness. The rusult of this thesis will be a recommendation for the company, whether to implement the project or not.
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Zhang, Mimi Q. "Feasibility analysis of coordinated offshore wind project development in the U.S." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45762.
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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2008.Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-62).
Wind energy is one of the cleanest and most available resources in the world, and advancements in wind technology are making it more cost effective. Though wind power is rapidly developing in many regions, its variable nature creates obstacles in integrating significant amounts of wind power to the electric grid. One potential solution for reducing the fluctuating nature of wind power is to site wind projects in regions of complementing wind regimes to reduce variability. This thesis explores the feasibility of creating a coordinated network of offshore wind projects through examining its technological requirements, economic viability, and the policy and planning issues of building such a network in the U.S. Wind speed data for sites along the east coast of the U.S. are used to analyze the nature of offshore wind patterns and the benefits of interconnecting multiple wind projects. The main questions are: 1) Is an offshore wind network technologically feasible? 2) What are the costs and benefits of creating an offshore network with transmission lines? 3) What are potential ways to plan, permit, and develop such a network? An overview of research on existing turbine technology, turbine foundation technology, and transmission technology show that it is technically possible to build a network of offshore wind projects. An analysis of the costs and benefits of physical interconnection show that the cost savings from reduced variability pale in comparison to interconnection costs. It is more cost effective to coordinate the siting of all projects within the network, by connect the projects directly to the onshore grid as opposed to creating a separate, offshore grid for wind projects. The current planning process for offshore wind development permits projects on a site-by-site basis, so developing an entire network of sites with the goal of reducing variability would require an extensive stakeholder process where all relevant parties agree on a set of sites. A coordinated network could also be developed over time by incorporating variability as a priority in the permitting process.
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Šemberová, Petra. "Studie proveditelnosti vybraného zdravotnického projektu." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-71662.
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Thesis and feasibility study that addresses the viability of a construction project to build housing for the care of the elderly and senior citizens of Usti nad Orlici. The study examines all the necessary aspects surrounding feasibility of the project and in particular, the results of market and economic analysis including personnel and staffing. The thesis concludes with a summary indicating feasibility or non feasibility of the project.
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Miller, Jakub. "Návrh projektu pro založení obchodního podniku." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2020. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-416861.
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The Master’s thesis deals with the project proposal for setting up a business enterprise, which will operate on the U.S. market. After theoretical outline of mentioned problematics, author makes a feasibility study, which serves as a basis for project creation and final prognosis of future sales.
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Machačková, Michaela. "Příprava a hodnocení projektu pořízení nemovitosti." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-17361.
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Characteristics of a feasibility study focused on deciding on an investment project in the form of property acquisition and subsequent application of the proposed procedure for the preparation, evaluation of economic efficiency and risk analysis of buying an apartment building.
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Dvořáková, Markéta. "Projektové financování developerského projektu." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-17318.
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The theoretical part of this thesis explains the process of real estate project financing, describes its main features, characterizes participants of the process and main forms of project loans. It also depicts the feasibility study as a key source of project bank loan application, describe collection of loan documents, guarantees and hedging agreements and provide an overview of the methods used to evaluate the effectiveness of the project. The analytical part describes a particular project of development of a residential real estate and its project finance funding. Furthermore, the final section analyses the effectiveness of given project and the parameters of provided project bank loan.
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Zukalová, Kateřina. "Řízení developerského projektu." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Ústav soudního inženýrství, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-232830.
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Master’s thesis aims at understanding the process of planning and implementation of development project. It focuses in particular on the description and analysis of various stages of the project, especially in terms of their management and elimination of potential risks. The first part of the thesis deals mainly with theoretical introduction of the topic and definition of basic concepts and methods. The second part of the work is already trying to map a specific development project and to analyze its real progress. This section also proposed other possible approaches to addressing certain specific tasks within the individual phases and the elimination of potential risks that the project actually occurred, including the proposal of optimal process for managing development project.