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The Methodology of Selecting the Transport Mode for Companies on the Slovak Transport Market

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Černá, Lenka; Zitrický, Vladislav; Daniš, Jozef

2017-03-01

Transport volume in the Slovak Republic is growing continuously every year. This rising trend is influenced by the development of car industry and its suppliers. Slovak republic has also a geographic strategy position in middle Europe from the side of transport corridors (east-west and north-south). The development of transport volume in freight transport depends on the transport and business processes between the European Union and China and it is an opportunity for Slovak republic to obtain transit transport flows. In the Slovak Republic, road transport has a dominant position in the transport market. The volume of road transport has gradually increased over the past years. The increase of road transport is reflected on the highways and speed roads in regions which have higher economic potential. The increase of rail transport as seen on the main rail corridors is not as significant as in road transport. Trade globalization also has an influence on the increase of transport volume in intermodal transport. Predicted increase in transport volume for this transport mode is from 2,3 mil ton per year at present to 8 mil ton in the year 2020. Selection of transport mode and carrier is an important aspect for logistic management, because companies (customers) want to reduce the number of carriers which they trade and they create the system of several key carriers. Bigger transport volume and more qualitative transport service give a possibility to reduce transport costs. This trend is positive for carriers too, because the carriers can focus only on the selected customers and provide more qualitative services. The paper is focused on the selection of transport mode based on the proposed methodology. The aims of the paper are, definition of criteria which directly influence the selection of transport modes, determination of criteria based on the subjectively methods, creation of process for the selection of transport modes and practical application of proposed

Educação corporativa: A proposta empresarial no discurso e na prática Corporate education: a company proposal in theory and practice

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Daniele Cruz

2010-08-01

Full Text Available Análise do modelo de Educação Corporativa adotado pela Leader Magazine e as expectativas dos funcionários sobre suas trajetórias em termos de apropriação de conhecimentos e crescimento profissional. Um estudo de caso crítico, com análise documental e entrevistas. O referencial abordou as mudanças que influenciaram o cenário global e a influência do empresariado sobre as políticas de educação nas três últimas décadas. Nos resultados, vemos que, embora a empresa, no discurso, apresente a Escola de Varejo como uma política formal de EC, na prática se reduz a ações isoladas, com cursos na maioria comportamentais. A proposta voltou-se para objetivos estratégicos, focando no mercado, não levando em conta os interesses dos funcionários. Apesar de a empresa considerar sua política relevante, os funcionários desconhecem a EC como um modelo educacional e encaram as ações como cursos pontuais, acreditando, porém, que o trabalho desenvolvido pela empresa de fato contribui para o seu crescimento.To analyze the Corporate Educational (CE model adopted by Leader Magazine and the employees expectations about their development due to knowledge acquisition and professional improvement. A critical case study, with documental analysis and inter views. The referential discussed the changes occurred in the last three decades that influ enced the global scenario and the influence of business people upon educational poli cies. As a result, we noticed that, although companies speak of the Retail Education as a formal CE policy, in practical terms it is reduced to a few isolated actions, offering behavioral courses on its majority. The proposal was aimed at strategic objectives, focus ing on the market and without considering the interests of the employees. Although the company regards its policies as relevant, the employees have failed to recognize the CE as an educational model and regard the actions as specific courses, believing however

77 FR 20882 - Manning Grain Company; Acquisition and Operation Exemption; Fillmore Western Railway Company

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2012-04-06

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35612] Manning Grain Company; Acquisition and Operation Exemption; Fillmore Western Railway Company Manning Grain Company (MGC... Docket No. FD 35607, Manning Rail, Inc.--Acquisition and Operation Exemption--Manning Grain Company...

The integrated evaluation of the macro environment of companies providing transport services

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A. Žvirblis

2008-09-01

Full Text Available The article presents the main principles of the integrated evaluation of macro environment components and factors influencing the performance of transport companies as well as providing the validated quantitative evaluation models and results obtained in evaluating the macro environment of Lithuanian companies providing transport services. Since quantitative evaluation is growing in importance, the process of developing the principles and methods of business macro environment quantitative evaluation is becoming relevant from both theoretical and practical perspectives. The created methodology is based on the concept of macro environment as an integrated whole of components, formalization and the principle of three-stage quantitative evaluation. The methodology suggested involves the quantitative evaluation of primary factors and macro environment components as an integral dimension (expressed in points. On the basis of this principle, an integrated macro environment evaluation parameter is established as its level index. The methodology integrates the identification of significant factors, building scenarios, a primary analysis of factors, expert evaluation, the quantitative evaluation of macro environment components and their whole. The application of the multi-criteria Simple Additive Weighting (SAW method is validated. The integrated evaluation of the macro environment of Lithuanian freight transportation companies was conducted. As a result, the level indices of all components as well as the level index of macro environment considered as a whole of components were identified. The latter reflects the extent of deviation from an average level of a favourable macro environment. This is important for developing strategic marketing decisions and expanding a strategic area.

O compartilhamento de informações no transporte público com as tecnologias RFID e NFC: uma proposta de aplicação

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Victor Nassar

2017-03-01

Full Text Available Resumo O transporte público nos grandes centros urbanos brasileiros apresenta dificuldades relacionadas à informação disponibilizada aos usuários, tais como dados sobre linhas de ônibus, seus trajetos, terminais e horários, atualizações sobre as ocorrências de atrasos, entre outros. A aplicação de tecnologias possibilita compartilhar informações a fim de auxiliar o transporte urbano em geral. Nesse cenário, este artigo possui o objetivo de discutir a proposta de aplicação do Smart Bus, que utiliza as tecnologias NFC (Near Field Communication e RFID (Radio Frequency Identification para efetuar o compartilhamento de informações no transporte público. Após o referencial teórico, há um levantamento de projetos que utilizam as tecnologias NFC e RFID no transporte urbano e de aplicativos que contribuem com a gestão de informações sobre o trânsito. Em seguida, discutem-se o Smart Bus e as influências resultantes do compartilhamento de informação nos sistemas de transporte público. Por fim, verificou-se a contribuição da aplicação para o mapeamento do perfil das vias, ônibus e passageiros, localizando atrasos e provendo dados para a gestão do transporte público. Ressaltam-se ainda as implicações em relação à privacidade e à segurança dos dados de usuários, além da infraestrutura tecnológica necessária à implantação de projetos envolvidos nos conceitos das Cidades Inteligentes e da Internet das Coisas.

Forecasting inter-urban transport demand for a logistics company: A combined grey–periodic extension model with remnant correction

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Donghui Wang

2015-12-01

Full Text Available Accurately predicting short-term transport demand for an individual logistics company involved in a competitive market is critical to make short-term operation decisions. This article proposes a combined grey–periodic extension model with remnant correction to forecast the short-term inter-urban transport demand of a logistics company involved in a nationwide competitive market, showing changes in trend and seasonal fluctuations with irregular periods different to the macroeconomic cycle. A basic grey–periodic extension model of an additive pattern, namely, the main combination model, is first constructed to fit the changing trends and the featured seasonal fluctuation periods. In order to improve prediction accuracy and model adaptability, the grey model is repeatedly modelled to fit the remnant tail time series of the main combination model until prediction accuracy is satisfied. The modelling approach is applied to a logistics company engaged in a nationwide less-than-truckload road transportation business in China. The results demonstrate that the proposed modelling approach produces good forecasting results and goodness of fit, also showing good model adaptability to the analysed object in a changing macro environment. This fact makes this modelling approach an option to analyse the short-term transportation demand of an individual logistics company.

Macchine per giuoco nella proposta di Leopardi

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Laura Neri

2017-06-01

Full Text Available Un’operetta morale di Leopardi, la Proposta di premi fatta dall’Accademia dei Sillografi, adotta il linguaggio tecnico di un bando di concorso per proporre tre premi agli inventori di tre macchine umane perfette: l’amicizia, la magnanimità, la fedeltà coniugale sono gli obiettivi delle invenzioni scientifiche. Il tono serio cela in realtà la  polemica contro l’antropocentrismo e soprattutto contro l’ottimismo del suo tempo.  One of Leopardi’s Operette morali, Proposta di premi fatta dall’Accademia dei Sillografi, adopts the gergon of a competition notice to propose three prizes to the inventors of three perfect human machines: friendship, magnanimity, conjugal fidelity are the aims of scientific inventions. The serious tone really conceals the controversy against anthropocentrism and above all against the optimism of its time.

Quality services as a key factor of competitiveness of transport companies

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Bogetić Srđan

2014-01-01

Full Text Available This paper deals with the question of the service quality as an important factor of transport companies in the process of improving competitiveness. Due to global competition and great opportunities that are offered to customers, transporting enterprises need to change their current relationship with the end consumer in order to improve the quality of offered services. Traffic enterprises have realized that improvement of the business processes comes with the use of modern ICT solutions and applications that will ensure that protection of the environment has been taken into account and the quality of service improved as well. Domestic traffic enterprises are not yet ready to accept the change of the way of conducting their business, which furtherly affects the quality of services, and they are still not prepared for the arrival of competition in the transport market.

Corporate governance and internationalization of capital of brazilian companies of the sectors construction and transports

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Anna Beatriz Grangeiro Ribeiro Maia

2013-08-01

Full Text Available The study aims at analyzing comparatively the representativeness of foreign capital in the capital of Brazilian companies of the sectors construction and transports, considering their segments on the BM&FBovespa. The internationalization of the 66 companies in the sample was measured by the percentage of the company's share capital held by foreign investors, and governance by the company's participation on the “Differentiated Level of Corporate Governance” (DLCG segments of BM&FBovespa. Using a descriptive and a quantitative study, the results of applying the Mann-Whitney test for the percentage of foreign capital in the capital of DLCG firms and of companies listed on the traditional market indicate that there is a difference statistically significant between the two groups of firms, confirming the hypothesis of this research. The conclusion is that governance is a sign of the internationalization of capital companies, confirming the efficiency of the administration based on the theory of transaction costs.

Motivation of Employees of Transport and Logistics Companies in the Czech Republic and in a Selected Region of the PRC

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Ližbetinová Lenka

2017-01-01

Full Text Available Improvement of employee performance is an inseparable part of an enterprise. It ensures the fulfilment of goals and the company profitability. The main goal of the paper is to present the results of a research focused on comparison of the motivation factors of employees of transport and logistics companies in selected regions. The research carried out in 2017 examined the level of the motivation in the conditions of transport and logistics companies in the Czech Republic and the Peking Municipality in the PRC. These territories have different historic and cultural backgrounds, which leads to a high assumption of the existence of different views of the importance of motivation factors not only in the sphere of transport. The contribution also brings comparison of the preferences from the gender point of view.

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Diagnóstico e intervenção em empresas médias: uma proposta de (reorganização das atividades do Processo de Desenvolvimento de Produtos Diagnosis and intervention in medium size companies: a proposal for (reorganization of activities in the Product Development Process

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Márcia Elisa Echeveste

2010-09-01

Full Text Available O Processo de Desenvolvimento de Produtos (PDP pode ser definido como a maneira pela qual uma empresa converte ideias e oportunidades em produtos e serviços. Esse processo exige etapas bem definidas e administração de pessoas e recursos. Nos últimos anos, surgiram modelos referenciais de desenvolvimento que se aperfeiçoaram e incorporaram novas fases no desenvolvimento de produtos, desde a análise do mercado até a descontinuidade do produto. Apesar disso, no que se refere à estruturação do PDP, de um modo geral, as empresas, sobretudo pequenas e médias, não adaptaram facilmente à sua realidade os modelos defendidos nos livros. Claramente, falta uma função de transição entre a prática atual e as propostas teóricas. Baseado na literatura e na prática observada em empresas, este artigo apresenta um método de estruturação das atividades concernentes ao PDP de empresas de bens de manufatura. A proposta contempla a apresentação de um método utilizado para melhoria da integração das atividades. Os métodos utilizados mostram como, na prática, pode ser feita a intervenção em uma empresa de médio porte que deseja organizar seu Processo de Desenvolvimento de Produtos.The product development process (PDP may be defined as the way a company translates ideas and opportunities into products and services. This process demands clearly established phases as well as people and resources management. In the last decade, many reference models for PDP were proposed, presenting improvements and new phases of development, covering aspects ranging from marketing analysis to product discontinuation. Nevertheless, with regard to PDP structuralization, most companies face difficulties in adapting their reality to models presented in the literature. Clearly, a transition function is required to overcome the gap between industrial practices and PDP theoretical models. Based on the literature, as well as on best practices observed in companies

Uma proposta de arquitetura de software baseada em agentes

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Elisa Hatsue Moriya Huzita

2000-05-01

Full Text Available O desenvolvimento de software baseado em agentes tem sido objeto de estudo de diversos pesquisadores, que analisam a sua aplicação em sistemas distribuídos e buscam técnicas capazes de minimizar as dificuldades encontradas nesta nova abordagem. Neste contexto, este artigo tem por objetivo principal descrever uma proposta de arquitetura de software para sistemas multiagente, elaborada a partir de estudos realizados sobre agentes de software, sistemas multiagente e arquiteturas de software baseadas em agentes. São ainda apresentados alguns dos conceitos estudados, incluindo as principais falhas encontradas na construção de arquiteturas baseadas em agentes e dois modelos propostos por outros autores, que serviram de subsídio para a elaboração da proposta a ser apresentada

The deployment of the strategies and structuring of strategic management: the case of a company of international road transport of loads

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Nelmar Vaccari

2008-03-01

Full Text Available In the competitive and globalized environment where the companies are currently inserted in, it has been relevant that the logistic question be adequately valued. Considering the logistic variable, the transport holds a significant weight, due to the representativity of its costs and its influence over other competitive parameters. Being so, the companies in the transport segment need to make use of all the concepts of strategic management, by planning and implementing their strategic actions. In this context, the Balanced Scorecard is a powerful tool for the companies to be able to translate their strategic plans into actions aligned with their objectives. In this work are described the results of an action and research held in a road haulage company. During the process, the company elaborated its strategic planning, showing how the objectives were translated into strategies and actions along with their respective indicators of performance. The construction process of the specific BSC model generated opportunity for growth and valuing of strategic management, discussed in this work.

The peculiarities of process-based approach realization in transport sector company management

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Khripko, Elena; Sidorov, Gennadiy

2017-10-01

In the present article we study the phenomena of multiple meaning in understanding process-based management method in construction of transport infrastructure facilities. The idea of multiple meaning is in distortions which appear during reception of the management process paradigm in organizational environment of transport sector. The cause of distortion in process management is organizational resistance. The distortions of management processes are discovered at the level of diffusion among spheres of responsibility, collision in forms of functional, project and process interaction between the owner of the process and its participants. The level of distortion is affected by the attitude towards the result of work which means that process understanding of the result is replaced by the functional one in practice of management. This transfiguration is the consequence of regressive defensive mechanisms of the organizational environment. On the base of experience of forming process management in construction of transport infrastructure facilities company of the issues of diagnostics of various forms of organizational resistance and ways of reducing the destructive influence on managing processes are reviewed.

Propostas de actividades

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PROJECTO, "Criança, sujeito de direitos: a infância que se ergue"

2010-10-01

Full Text Available O conjunto de actividades que apresentamos tem a sua origem no trabalho desenvolvido pelos diversos professores/as juntamente com as crianças com as quais partilharam o projecto “Criança, sujeito de direitos: a infância que se ergue”. Sendo assim, são propostas já desenvolvidas e experimentadas com sucesso. Enfatizamos que qualquer actividade pedagógica deve ser cautelosamente analisada para poder servir como ponto de partida, sendo redimensionada de acordo com cada grupo de crianças, contextualizada para atender aos níveis e padrões de interesse e objectivos que se pretendam atingir. Evidentemente que devem ser adaptadas criteriosamente e sempre no sentido de melhor desenvolver o trabalho, enriquecendo-o, acrescentando, inovando, mas sobretudo sem perder de vista o caminho da reflexão e avaliação acerca do que têm sido os resultados.

Gestão de Frotas na construção civil: inovação, proposta de valor e impactos nas relações cliente-empresa = Fleet management in the civil construction sector: innovation, value proposition and impacts on customer-company relationship

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Marcelo Soares do Nascimento

2017-04-01

Full Text Available Empresas têm buscado soluções inovadoras que venham a agregar valor e que possam contribuir com o seu desenvolvimento. Neste cenário, uma empresa do setor de construção civil desenvolveu o serviço Gestão de Frotas, que oferece aos clientes ferramentas novas e atualizadas com um custo mensal fixo, funcionando como uma locação, porém com diferenciais significativos que o distingue dos demais. O objetivo do trabalho foi analisar a criação do serviço Gestão de Frotas e sua respectiva proposta de valor, bem como os impactos de sua implementação nas relações com o cliente e os benefícios gerados para a empresa. Empregou-se como metodologia o estudo de caso único. Os dados foram levantados junto aos principais departamentos da empresa e a análise baseou-se em relatórios internos e entrevistas não estruturadas. O levantamento dos pontos críticos junto ao segmento da construção civil, destacando-se a falta de preocupação com o parque de ferramentas, bem como o desconhecimento dos custos reais envolvidos na aquisição e manutenção do mesmo, levou a empresa a identificar que o pagamento pelo uso e não pela propriedade da ferramenta seria mais eficiente para os clientes. A criação do serviço e sua proposta de valor se basearam na oferta de serviços e não na venda de produtos. O serviço estreitou e fortaleceu o relacionamento com os clientes e proporcionou à empresa ganhos em lucratividade, “market share” e mix de produtos, aumentando a credibilidade da marca no mercado nacional. = Companies have been looking for innovative solutions that will add value and contribute to its development. In this scenario, a company of the civil construction sector developed the Fleet Management service, which offers customers new and updated tools with a fixed monthly cost, operating as a lease, but with significant characteristics that distinguish it from others. The objective of this work was to analyze the creation of the Fleet

ANALYSIS OF PROCESS OF PROCUREMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT OF A SMALL COMPANY

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Cleverson Faber de Assis

2018-03-01

Full Text Available The case study presented here is to analyze the costs of purchase, hire or simple hiring of freight to carry out the transport of a manufacturer of insulated panels in the Greater São Paulo. The survey showed, as main objective, the comparison and evaluation of maintenance costs of the vehicle fleet in the case of own equipment the equipment rental value if the option is outsourcing the fleet. Justified the study, because transport is an extremely important activity within the company's logistics operation in question. The transport operation must be operated with the greatest possible efficiency, since it has a direct impact on product costs. The method used was the absorption costing, identifying all costs per vehicle. This method is based on the allocation of direct costs to the object according to their consumption. The methodology ranked as the purpose was exploratory and descriptive. As for the means they were used bibliographical research, document and case study. The approach to the problem was quantitative. With the presented results was simulated an investment plan, showing the advantages and disadvantages of each scenario presented above.

Work ability and stress in a bus transportation company in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

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Sampaio, Rosana Ferreira; Coelho, Cecília Martins; Barbosa, Fábio Bonfim; Mancini, Marisa Cotta; Parreira, Verônica Franco

2009-01-01

Demographic, occupational and psychosocial characteristics affect the health and occupational performance of workers. The objective of the present study was to elaborate a profile of the work ability and factors that affect it in a bus transportation company in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The instruments used included a socio-demographic and occupational questionnaire, the Work Ability Index and the Job Stress Scale. Demographic information revealed that 85.7% of the 126 employees of the company were active workers, 98% were males, with an average of 39 years of age (SD= 10) and 79 months working in the company (SD= 68); more than half reported having a low schooling level. In terms of personal habits, 88% were exposed to one or more risk factors, especially a sedentary lifestyle. The average strain value (as a consequence of stress) was 0.78 (SD= 0.2) and 75.3% reported episodes of violence at the workplace. The work ability was good to excellent among 89% of the workers. Results from the logistic regression analysis showed that strain was the only significant variable in relation to the Work Ability Index, (estimated odds ratio of 0.02). The results suggest that psychosocial factors presented the greatest association with work ability, and preventive and/or corrective measures should be implemented.

Analyzing the environmental impact of transportation in reengineered supply chains: a case study from a leather upholstery company

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Yazan, Devrim Murat; Yazan, Devrim; Petruzzelli, Antonio Messeni; Albino, Vito

2011-01-01

This paper examines the impact of process disaggregation and specialization on the environmental performance of the supply chain of a leather upholstery company. An enterprise input–output model that relates geographical information with production processes and transportation routes is developed.

Logistics in Estonian business companies

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A. Kiisler

2008-12-01

Full Text Available The article describes logistics survey in Estonia carried out in 2007 as a part of the LogOnBaltic project. The level of logistics in Estonian manufacturing, trading and logistics companies is explored through logistics costs, performance indicators, outsourcing, ICT use and logistics self-estimation of the companies responded. Responses from 186 Estonian companies were gathered through a web-based survey (38% of manufacturing, 38% of trading and 24% of logistics sector. Logistics costs as the percentage of turnover make in average 13.8% in manufacturing and 13.3% in trading. Transportation and inventory carrying cost form around 70% of overall logistics costs. Considering the logistics indicators surveyed, Estonian companies show up with relatively low perfect order fulfillment rates, short customer order fulfillment cycles and effective management of cash flows. The most widely outsourced logistics function is international transportation followed by domestic transportation, freight forwarding and reverse logistics. By 2010, the outsourcing of IT systems in logistics followed by inventory management, warehousing and product customization is expected to increase more substantially. The awareness of logistics importance is still low among Estonian companies. Only 27–44% of those agree that logistics has a considerable impact on profitability, competitive advantage, top management or customer service level.

Propostas curriculares para Educação Física em Pernambuco: entendimentos acerca do esporte

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Kadja Michele Ramos Tenório

2015-09-01

Full Text Available ResumoAnalisamos como o tema esporte foi abordado nas propostas curriculares para educação física no Estado de Pernambuco de 1989 a 2013, por via de uma pesquisa documental que teve como fontes de dados documentos oficiais da Secretaria de Educação e usou a análise de conteúdo categorial por temática. Identificamos a perenidade dos fundamentos do objeto de estudo da cultura corporal e do tema esporte em todas as propostas analisadas. Compreendemos que houve um esforço dos professores para que o esporte não fosse uma mera reprodução do esporte de alto rendimento. Entretanto, identificamos que esse nem sempre foi acompanhado por uma coerência entre a intencionalidade pedagógica para com o tema, sua organização de conteúdos e a metodologia proposta.

A Comparative Analysis of Social Media Marketing by Transportation Network Companies in the Sharing Economy

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Heymans, Alice

2017-01-01

The sharing economy is a new business model rapidly expanding. In transportation, many people use innovative services proposed by ride-hailing mobile applications. These technological platforms, operated by networking companies, rely extensively on social media to promote their services, and reach new customers (riders) and providers (drivers). This dissertation focuses on e-marketing communication. It makes a comparative analysis of the information published on several social media (Facebook...

[Work-related stress and psychological distress assessment in urban and suburban public transportation companies].

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Romeo, L; Lazzarini, G; Farisè, E; Quintarelli, E; Riolfi, A; Perbellini, L

2012-01-01

The risk of work-related stress has been determined in bus drivers and workers employed in the service department of two urban and suburban public transportation companies. The INAIL evaluation method (Check list and HSE indicator tool) was used. The GHQ-12 questionnaire, which is widely used to assess the level of psychological distress, was also employed. 81.9% of workers involved in the survey answered both the HSE indicator tool and the GHQ-12 questionnaire. The Check list evaluation showed an increase in quantifiable company stress indicators while close examination using the HSE indicator tool demonstrated critical situations for all the subscales, with the control subscales more problematic in bus drivers. The demand, manager's support, relationships and change subscales were most associated with psychological distress in bus drivers, while relationships, role, change and demand subscales were negatively related in workers of the service department.

PORT AND SHIPPING COMPANIES AS GLOBAL PLAYERS WITHIN THE MARITIME TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS AREA

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Andrzej S. Grzelakowski

2016-06-01

Full Text Available The main aim of the study was to present the current role of the maritime transport companies acting in the global maritime logistics area in the creation of fundamentals of integrated order in this sphere of global economy. The study carried out have confirmed that seaport and shipping companies take active measures aiming at building logistics governance in microenvironment which the function in. Generally, however, functioning in the conditions of market disequilibrium, they are seeking, by using the tools available to them, to build the foundations of logistics governance based on typical supply–side orientation. Only in terms of relative market equilibrium they are able, thanks to active demand-side oriented activities, to support effectively all necessary processes directed towards creating a consistent in a global scale logistics area, regulated by both the international market mechanism and public one, i.e. the global maritime policy (governance.

Economic evaluation of safety measures for transport companies

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Rietveld, Piet; Rienstra, Sytze A.

1998-01-01

Measures to reduce material damage within companies may both increase the business economic performance of the company and traffic safety in general. In this paper the notion of whether such measures are economically feasible is investigated. Results are presented of a series of interviews

Proposta de critérios de avaliação ambiental de conceitos de produtos físicos

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Marcelo Ruy

2015-12-01

Full Text Available O objetivo do trabalho é propor critérios de avaliação ambiental de conceitos de produtos físicos (bens. A proposta foi desenvolvida em duas etapas. Inicialmente, por meio de uma pesquisa teórico-conceitual, criou-se uma hierarquia de critérios ambientais a ser utilizada com métodos existentes de seleção de conceitos. Na segunda etapa a proposta foi avaliada tanto do ponto de vista de requisitos teóricos, quanto relativamente a seu potencial de utilidade prática por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas com especialistas. A proposta concebida contribui para ampliar o portfólio de métodos para o desenvolvimento de produtos ambientalmente responsáveis.

SHAKESPEARE AO QUADRADO NA WEBQUEST: UMA PROPOSTA DE REFLEXÃO A PARTIR DO GÊNERO HQ

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Paulo Henrique Espuri

2016-12-01

Full Text Available Este trabalho apresenta uma proposta didática para ensino de língua inglesa no Ensino Médio por meio de uma Webquest, elaborada em torno das inter-relações entre a peça Romeo and Juliet de Shakespeare e sua versão adaptada para gênero história em quadrinhos (SOUZA; SILVA, 1997.  Mais especificamente, essa proposta objetiva refletir sobre diferentes significados que subjazem a uma versão contemporânea adaptada para o gênero história em quadrinhos de Romeo and Juliet em comparação com outras adaptações da obra, que contam com diferentes contextos de produção e sistemas semióticos. As potencialidades apresentadas nesta proposta indicam que é possível propiciar novas possibilidades para o ensino de língua inglesa, de modo a contextualizá-lo a partir dos recursos oferecidos pelas TIC.

Employee turnover reducing tools in the transport companies

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Lydekienė, Alina

2016-01-01

Employee turnover is an employee’s choice to leave a company. To keep employees and protect them from being attracted by competitors, companies must seek to know the personnel, to understand their needs and problems, guarantee satisfaction to an existing staff. The aspect of job change has been examined for decades in worldwide practice, because loyalty of employees, especially of skilled specialists, is one of the main factors to run a successful business (Pilkauskaitė – Valickienė, Valickas...

The Selection of Wagons for the Internal Transport of a Logistics Company: A Novel Approach Based on Rough BWM and Rough SAW Methods

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Željko Stević

2017-11-01

Full Text Available The rationalization of logistics activities and processes is very important in the business and efficiency of every company. In this respect, transportation as a subsystem of logistics, whether internal or external, is potentially a huge area for achieving significant savings. In this paper, the emphasis is placed upon the internal transport logistics of a paper manufacturing company. It is necessary to rationalize the movement of vehicles in the company’s internal transport, that is, for the majority of the transport to be transferred to rail transport, because the company already has an industrial track installed in its premises. To do this, it is necessary to purchase at least two used wagons. The problem is formulated as a multi-criteria decision model with eight criteria and eight alternatives. The paper presents a new approach based on a combination of the Simple Additive Weighting (SAW method and rough numbers, which is used for ranking the potential solutions and selecting the most suitable one. The rough Best–Worst Method (BWM was used to determine the weight values of the criteria. The results obtained using a combination of these two methods in their rough form were verified by means of a sensitivity analysis consisting of a change in the weight criteria and comparison with the following methods in their conventional and rough forms: the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP, Technique for Ordering Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS and MultiAttributive Border Approximation area Comparison (MABAC. The results show very high stability of the model and ranks that are the same or similar in different scenarios.

75 FR 51158 - BDB Company-Acquisition Exemption-Consolidated Rail Corporation

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2010-08-18

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35398] BDB Company--Acquisition Exemption--Consolidated Rail Corporation BDB Company (BDB), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire from Consolidated Rail Corporation a parcel of land...

Level of risk for alcohol consumption among the drivers of an urban public transportation company in Medellín

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Carlos F. Molina C

2011-11-01

Full Text Available Objective: to study the level of risk for alcohol consumption among drivers from a public transportation company. Methodology: a cross-sectional observational study with a sample of 145 drivers from a transportation company in Medellin, Colombia. A self-survey was used that included socio-demographic data, work organization data, and the audittest to measure the level of risk for alcohol consumption. Results: the socio-demographic and work organization profiles, together with the risk level values are consistent with the findings of previous national and international studies. The audit test results showed that 12.5% of the subjects had a score greater than or equal to 8. This is a global indicator of risky and harmful consumption. Furthermore, the score of 17% of the subjects suggested probable dependence. Conclusions: this study’s findings suggest that further research is required in order to establish the grounds for designing a coordinated proposal integrating the actions of each of the Social Security System’s actors. Such proposal should be based on the policy for decreasing consumption of psychoactive substances in the working population

Quality management in shipping companies

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Đergović Dragana M.

2017-01-01

Full Text Available As international business becomes more competitive, companies are finding that they need to work more effectively to stay in business. Quality assurance has become very important to the majority of production and service companies with international activity. Shipping companies were also required to implement a quality management system. The huge importance of safety in maritime transport operations resulted in the International Safety Management Code (ISM Code by the International Maritime Organization. The general management system principles embodied by the maritime ISM Code and generics ISO standards, have enabled their complementary application in establishing a quality management system in shipping companies, within a safety management system as its subset.

Direito à palavra: interrogações acerca da proposta da justiça restaurativa

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Edson Luiz André de Sousa

Full Text Available Partindo da constatação da necessidade de alternativas ao sistema de Justiça atual, o presente artigo objetiva dar voz a uma das propostas que vem ganhando força no cenário jurídico mundial: a Justiça Restaurativa. Para tanto, este artigo explora essa proposta, promovendo uma análise crítica amparada em autores da psicanálise (freudo-lacaniana e da Filosofia (com F. Ost e J. Derrida. Através da Justiça Restaurativa, é possível questionar a potência da circulação da palavra, característica que promove o tensionamento entre psicanálise e Direito. Além disso, a questão da Lei e das leis, da performatividade dos atos da fala, da posição do Juiz, da experiência do encontro restaurativo e da função das utopias são os principais vieses que compõem esta análise. Mais voltado para a possibilidade de anunciar questionamentos sobre essa proposta tão nova no contexto brasileiro do que de encontrar respostas satisfatórias, este artigo mantém em suspenso várias conclusões, embora assuma a constatação da importante função utópica da Justiça Restaurativa.

Natural gas annual 1993 supplement: Company profiles

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1995-02-01

The Natural Gas Annual provides information on the supply and disposition of natural gas to a wide audience including industry, consumers, Federal and State agencies, and educational institutions. This report, the Natural Gas Annual 1993 Supplement: Company Profiles, presents a detailed profile of 45 selected companies in the natural gas industry. The purpose of this report is to show the movement of natural gas through the various States served by the companies profiled. The companies in this report are interstate pipeline companies or local distribution companies (LDC`s). Interstate pipeline companies acquire gas supplies from company owned production, purchases from producers, and receipts for transportation for account of others. Pipeline systems, service area maps, company supply and disposition data are presented.

A Proposta de Valor e o Capital Humano: práticas estratégicas de marketingValue Proposition and Human Capital: strategic marketing practicesPropuesta de Valor y Capital Humano: prácticas estratégicas de marketing

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SCHARF, Edson Roberto

2012-06-01

Full Text Available RESUMOUma das práticas de marketing adotada pelas organizações para ser mais eficiente diante do excesso de comunicação publicitária é a proposta de valor ao consumidor. Para o desenvolvimento desse processo, o capital humano é uma das possibilidades. Nesse sentido, o objetivo foi identificar se há a aplicação do constructo “capital humano” nas fases de conceituação e de desenvolvimento da proposta de valor das organizações estudadas. O conjunto social foi composto de executivos de marketing das melhores empresas do país para se trabalhar. Foram adotadas as abordagens qualitativa e quantitativa de pesquisa, com a técnica de análise de conteúdo e o método Análise Hierárquica do Processo, respectivamente. Os resultados do procedimento exploratório demonstraram que a totalidade das empresas entende o capital humano como atributo fundamental no desenvolvimento da proposta de valor e que a valorização da marca ocorre tendo como um dos principais pilares o capital humano. Os resultados do procedimento descritivo confirmaram o capital humano como um dos conceitos para a proposição de valor, embora esse processo de conceituação frequentemente seja alterado pelos parceiros estratégicos na etapa de desenvolvimento.ABSTRACTOne of the marketing practices adopted by organizations to be more efficient in face of the excess of advertising is the value proposition to consumers. The adoption of human capital is one of the options. To such end, the aim of this study was to confirm the use of the ‘human capital’ construct in both the conceptualization and development of the value proposition stages. The social group was comprised of marketing executives working for companies regarded as the best companies to work for. The results of the exploratory procedure showed that all companies understand that human capital is a key attribute in order to develop value proposition and that brand value takes place having human capital as

77 FR 74739 - Norfolk Southern Railway Company-Petition for Declaratory Order

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2012-12-17

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35701] Norfolk Southern Railway Company--Petition for Declaratory Order Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) filed a petition for..., APCO began removing trees and erecting electrical transmission towers and lines on its land. Thereafter...

Ergonomic analysis in the manual transport of loads: a case study in a cement production company

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Jarbas Rocha Martins

2017-03-01

Full Text Available This study aims to analyze the manual transport activity of 50kg bags in a cement production company by means of ergonomic work analysis (EWA, identifying environmental factors and loaders’ working conditions. In order for EWA to take place, photographic records, videos and interviews were performed. It covered aspects related to lifting, transportation and handling of cement bags, as well as observations of loaders’ posture while performing the activity. In this sense, both qualitative and quantitative aspects were taken into account, which were evidenced by the use of instruments for determining the concentration of agents in the environment. In addition, some management tools, such as the cause and effect diagram, and interviews conducted during the field research were used. It was found that the high rate of absenteeism in the activity is related to the strict control of productivity, the excessive lifting and manual transport of weights, and repetitive trunk flexion movements. The results shown by the EWA made it possible to propose preventive measures and some changes in the work environment.

Royal Dutch Petroleum Company annual report 1992

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1993-01-01

The Royal Dutch Petroleum Company has no operations of its own and virtually the whole of its income derives from its 60% interest in the companies known collectively as the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies; the other 40% is owned by the Shell Transport and Trading Company, p.l.c. The company is engaged in the oil, natural gas, chemicals, coal and metals businesses throughout the world. The annual report summarises the year's results and analyses earnings in each industry segment. Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 1992 are presented. The Group companies' estimated net quantities of crude oil, natural gas and coal are given

Proposta de certificação de produtos em madeira laminada colada (Nota Científica. Certification in glued laminated (Scientific Note.

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Francisco Raphael Cabral FURTADO

2014-06-01

Full Text Available A Madeira Laminada Colada – MLC é um produto inovador de alto valor agregado, porém ainda não participa de programas de qualidade a exemplo do Programa Nacional de Qualidade da Madeira – PNQM e Programa Brasileiro da Qualidade e Produtividade do Habitat – PBQP-H. O presente trabalho visou oportunizar maior visibilidade ao produto em MLC, aferir maior segurança na sua concepção e utilização, estimular a participação das empresas produtoras de MLC em programas nacionais de qualidade. Para tanto, foram realizadas pesquisas sobre os produtos ofertados pelas empresas brasileiras de MLC, visitas às indústrias, consultas às normas técnicas e resoluções do Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia – INMETRO. Com base nesse levantamento foi elaborada esta proposta de um programa de qualidade voltado para produtos em MLC de uso estrutural e não estrutural. A implantação desta proposta de programa de qualidade facilitará a obtenção de subsídios às empresas e estimulará o consumo de MLC no mercado da construção civil. The GLT is an innovative product with high added value, but it still does not participate in quality programs such as the National Quality Wood – PNQM, and the Brazilian Program of Quality and Productivity Habitat – PBQP-H. This work aimed to create opportunities for greater visibility to the MLC product, assess their safer design and use, encourage the participation of companies producing MLC in national quality programs. Thus, we conducted a research on the products offered by Brazilian companies MLC, visits to industries, consultations to technical standards and resolutions of the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology – INMETRO. Based on this survey we designed a program focused on MLC quality products structural and non-structural use. The implementation of the proposed quality program will facilitate obtaining grants to businesses and stimulate the consumption of

A física dos equipamentos utilizados em eletrotermofototerapia : uma proposta para o ensino da biofísica

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Alexandre Novicki

2011-01-01

Nesse trabalho, apresentamos o desenvolvimento de uma proposta para o ensino da disciplina de Biofísica para o Curso de Fisioterapia, tendo como instrumento motivador os aparelhos operados em Eletrotermofototerapia, como o Laser e o Ultrassom, por exemplo, e como base, os princípios físicos que permitem o uso e operação destes aparelhos. A proposta de se rever o processo ensino/aprendizagem da disciplina de Biofísica foi motivada pela constatação de que nossos alunos, em geral, não demonstram...

Uma proposta de utilização de material manipulativo no aprendizado da função exponencial.

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Ricardo Antonio Faustino da Silva Braz

2006-01-01

Neste trabalho temos como objetivo geral investigar o uso de material manipulativo no aprendizado da função exponencial, como proposta. Como orientação teórica, temos as pesquisas da professora Josinalva Estacio Menezes, os trabalhos do professor John Andrew Fossa e ainda as contribuições dos trabalhos de Brousseau e Lima, que serviram como apoio ao indicarem suas propostas metodológicas para possíveis superações de uso do referido recurso na sala de aula, como também apontaram literaturas...

Geographical proximity on the valuations of unlisted agrarian companies: Does distance from company to company and to strategic points matter?

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Occhino, P.; Maté, M.

2017-07-01

This paper is a first attempt to examine the role played by the geography on agrarian firms’ valuations. The geography was evaluated through the physical proximity from agrarian companies to other companies and to some strategic points which ease their accessibility to external economic agents. To get our purpose, we developed an empirical application on a sample of non-listed agrarian Spanish companies located in the region of Murcia over the period 2010-2015. We applied Discount Cash Flow methodology for non-listed companies to get their valuations. With this information, we used spatial econometric techniques to analyse the spatial distribution of agrarian firms’ valuations and model the behavior of this variable. Our results supported the assertion that agrarian firms’ valuations are conditioned by the geography. We found that firms with similar valuations tend to be grouped together in the territory. In addition, we found significant effects on agrarian firms valuations derived from the geographical proximity among closer agrarian companies and from them to external agents and transport facilities.

Geographical proximity on the valuations of unlisted agrarian companies: Does distance from company to company and to strategic points matter?

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Occhino, P.; Maté, M.

2017-01-01

This paper is a first attempt to examine the role played by the geography on agrarian firms’ valuations. The geography was evaluated through the physical proximity from agrarian companies to other companies and to some strategic points which ease their accessibility to external economic agents. To get our purpose, we developed an empirical application on a sample of non-listed agrarian Spanish companies located in the region of Murcia over the period 2010-2015. We applied Discount Cash Flow methodology for non-listed companies to get their valuations. With this information, we used spatial econometric techniques to analyse the spatial distribution of agrarian firms’ valuations and model the behavior of this variable. Our results supported the assertion that agrarian firms’ valuations are conditioned by the geography. We found that firms with similar valuations tend to be grouped together in the territory. In addition, we found significant effects on agrarian firms valuations derived from the geographical proximity among closer agrarian companies and from them to external agents and transport facilities.

CSR in TSL companies

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Joanna DYCZKOWSKA

2015-03-01

Full Text Available TSL companies are characterized by high dynamics of an increase of incomes, and hence increased shipping. Owing to a rational policy in the area of the consolidation of production and distribution, they may boast of a better use of the means of transport. The purpose of this article is to present the activities in the area of the eco-friendly CSR aspect in the activities of TSL companies taking into consideration particularly logistic operators. The research methods used in the study include an analysis of secondary data, observations and comparative analyses. Road transport in the shipping structure comes first and it constitutes 84% of freights. In the year 2009, in Poland greenhouse gas emissions from road transport amounted to 42.5 million tons (4.84% of the EU member states and CO emissions were 41.9 million tons (analogically, 4.83% of environment pollutions in the European Union. This causes an emission of fumes into the atmosphere. The policy of sustainable development pursued by logistic operators under corporate social responsibility is a response to the abovementioned data. They take decisions concerning social and environmental aspects. The activities of TSL companies under CSR need to provide an answer to customer expectations and needs, and they have to cause an increase of competitiveness on the market. The selected four largest logistic operators conduct the following eco-friendly activities on the highest level: fume emission reports and the control of these emissions, transport of hazardous goods (ADR, voluntary services in the scope of environmental protection and cooperation with eco-friendly organizations. There are those activities which call for improvement: a limitation of the emission of fumes, waste management and sewage treatment policy.

Pedagogia etnomatemática: uma proposta para o ensino de matemática na educação básica

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Francisco de Assis Bandeira

2012-08-01

Full Text Available As reflexoes apresentadas neste artigo sao parte de uma proposta de reorientacao curricular em educacao matematica que defende a utilizacao do conhecimento matematico vivenciado pelo aluno em sua comunidade como subsidio metodologico para o processo de ensino-aprendizagem da matematica escolar. Mas, a luz das concepcoes d.ambrosianas de Etnomatematica, principalmente, a educacional, que procura compreender a realidade sociocultural e chegar a acao pedagogica de maneira natural mediante um enfoque cognitivo com forte fundamentacao cultural. Para a concretizacao dessa proposta no campo educacional, busquei fundamentos legais, dentre os quais, os Parametros Curriculares Nacionais, que propoem ser apenas um documento de referencia para que as escolas organizem suas propostas curriculares. Nesse sentido, associei os blocos de conteudos dos Parametros Curriculares Nacionais do Ensino Fundamental da Matematica aos conhecimentos matematicos de uma comunidade de horticultores da Grande Natal/RN.

Uma história para o conformismo e a exaltação patriótica: crítica à proposta de BNCC /história

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Gilberto Calil

2015-07-01

Full Text Available Este artigo discute criticamente a proposta de Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC proposta para a área de História. Argumenta que seu processo de construção foi pouco democrático e que a proposta apresentada é insatisfatória. Critica em especial sua perspectiva patriótica, a fragmentação da abordagem, a exclusão dos conceitos e processos fundamentais para a compreensão do mundo contemporâneo e a concepção de direitos humanos subordinada ao consumo.

Life Cycle Cost Calculation at the Transport Company in the Supply of Production of Wooden Houses – Case Study

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Potkány Marek

2017-01-01

Full Text Available A correct information manager's decision-maker database is a very important element that substantially affects its success. This article presents the potential of using the methodology of life cycle cost calculation in the conditions of a transport company that focuses on the logistic supply of wood-housing producers. The problem is presented through a case study and addresses the decision-making aspect of the decision about acquisition of the transport vehicle. This decision uses time value indicators, inflation rates, average rate of profitability of industry and life cycle costs. Due to the short life cycle of the analyzed period, it was not necessary to consider the ergonomic requirements resulting from the trend of anthropometric dimensions growth.

78 FR 71037 - New Orleans & Gulf Coast Railway Company, Inc.-Lease Exemption Containing Interchange Commitment...

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2013-11-27

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35777] New Orleans & Gulf... Company New Orleans & Gulf Coast Railway Company, Inc. (NOGC), a Class III rail carrier, has filed a... to a third-party railroad, BNSF Railway Company and the New Orleans Public Belt are located in very...

Intelligent Freigth Transport Systems

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Overø, Helene Martine; Larsen, Allan; Røpke, Stefan

2009-01-01

is to enhance the efficiency and lower the environmental impact in freight transport. In this paper, a pilot project involving real-time waste collection at a Danish waste collection company is described, and a solution approach is proposed. The problem corresponds to the dynamic version of the waste collection......The Danish innovation project entitled “Intelligent Freight Transport Systems” aims at developing prototype systems integrating public intelligent transport systems (ITS) with the technology in vehicles and equipment as well as the IT-systems at various transport companies. The objective...

STOCK MANAGEMENT IN A MANUFACTURING AND TRADING COMPANY

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Ewa Kempa

2009-01-01

The article shows stock management in the logistic context on the example of a manufacturing and trading company. Stock is one of the most important, and, at the same time, the most difficult issues related to company management as it requires efficient handling of transport and inventory. Also, the amount of stock should possibly be optimal so it does not account for too high operating costs of a company.

Propostas de melhorias em um método de avaliação de sistemas de gestão de segurança e saúde no trabalho Proposals of improvements to a method for assessing health and safety management systems

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Tarcisio Abreu Saurin

2011-03-01

Full Text Available Este artigo apresenta propostas de melhorias em um método de avaliação de sistemas de gestão da segurança e saúde no trabalho, o qual tem a engenharia de resiliência (ER como filosofia e foi originalmente aplicado em um estudo de caso em uma metalúrgica. Quatro modificações foram propostas em relação à versão original: (a diretrizes para que a avaliação do atendimento aos princípios da ER seja realizada de modo sistemático; (b diretrizes para elaborar um plano de ação resultante da avaliação; (c reorganização dos instrumentos de coleta de dados, para facilitar sua aplicação por usuários com pouca experiência no método; e (d procedimentos para facilitar a atribuição de pontuações aos itens avaliados. A implantação dessas propostas é ilustrada por meio de um estudo de caso de aplicação do método em uma distribuidora de energia elétrica. As modificações propostas não foram consequência das particularidades do estudo de caso, o que é um indicativo da viabilidade de aplicação do método em outros setores, além da indústria da manufatura.This article presents proposals for improvements of a method for assessing health and safety management systems. This method has resilience engineering (RE as its underlying philosophy and it was originally devised and tested in a case study of a manufacturing plant. Four changes were proposed in comparison with the original version of the method: (a guidelines for assessing the use of RE principles more systematically; (b guidelines for developing an action plan as a result of the assessment; (c re-organization of the data collection tools in order to make it easier for use by inexperienced auditors; and (d procedures for facilitating the assignment of scores to the items assessed. The impact of these changes is illustrated by means of a case study in which the method was applied in a company that distributes electrical energy. The changes in the method were not made

Proposta e simulação de uma arquitetura RISC

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Fredy Joao Valente

1991-01-01

RISC - Uma nova tendência em arquitetura de computadores. Este trabalho apresenta um estudo de como surgiu esta nova arquitetura, e suas características básicas, que a diferencia das arquiteturas convencionais. Uma proposta de microprocessador RISC é apresentada, com sua rota de dados completamente detalhada. Um simulador para arquitetura RISC foi então construído, para se testar este microprocessador. Para validar o simulador, que é a idéia principal deste trabalho, e para se avaliar a arqui...

Uma proposta prática de aprendizado para a disciplina de geologia urbana

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Sueli Yoshinaga Pereira

2015-06-01

Full Text Available Este trabalho apresenta uma proposta de aprendizado aplicada na disciplina de Geologia Urbana oferecida pelo curso de Geologia da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP aos estudantes do 5° ano, com ênfase para os trabalhos de campo. Pelo tipo de abordagem adotado ao longo do semestre, a disciplina visa despertar nos estudantes uma consciência crítica da futura profissão de geólogo e qual a sua função social. Para cada tema do programa foi montada uma aula teórica, seguida de visita de campo e finalizada com uma oficina. A experiência de três anos indica que parcela significativa dos alunos compreende a proposta e a importância de sua participação, mas há um grupo que permanece passivo e desenvolve atitude cartorial diante do ensino. Embora a inovação tenha sido testada somente três vezes, envolvendo pouco menos de 80 alunos, assinalamos que os resultados foram satisfatórios

As especificidades na formação do educador de jovens e adultos: um estudo sobre propostas de eja The specificities in the formation of the teacher of the young and adult students: a study on the eja proposal

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Leôncio Soares

2011-08-01

Full Text Available Este artigo traz resultados de uma pesquisa que vem sendo realizada sobre as especificidades da formação do educador de jovens e adultos em que buscamos selecionar propostas que nos auxiliassem a identificar suas singularidades. De acordo com o tempo de existência, histórico, tradição, impacto na área e a relevância para a comunidade envolvida, elegemos as quatro propostas a serem visitadas: o Projeto Escola Zé Peão, o Projeto Paranoá, o PROEF e o CMET Paulo Freire. Ao analisarmos como acontece a EJA e o que ressaltou quanto às suas especificidades, nas propostas pesquisadas, oito pontos se destacaram: a origem de cada um; a diversidade dos sujeitos; a preocupação com o espaço físico; as formas de conceber as propostas curriculares; a disponibilidade de recursos didáticos; as políticas complementares de alimentação e transporte; a formulação de uma política pública para a EJA; e as iniciativas de formação inicial e continuada.This article brings out the results of a research that has been realized about the specificities of the Young and Adults educators´ formation, in which we sought to select proposals to help us indentifying the singularities of those educators. We elected the four proposals to be visited according to their time of existence, their historic, their tradition, their impact on the area and their relevance for the community involved. They are: the Project "Escola Zé Peão", the Project "Paranoá", the "PROEF" and the "CMET Paulo Freire". By analyzing how EJA takes place in each proposal studied and what came out about their specificity, we can stress eight points: the origin of each project, the diversity of the subjects, the caution with the physical space, the way of conceiving the circular proposals; the availability of didactical resources; the complementary politics of food and transportation; the public policy formulation for EJA and the initiatives of initial and continued formation.

Frames e dicionários onomasiológicos: uma proposta na interface entre semântica cognitiva e lexicografia

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Diego Spader de Souza; Rove Chishman

2017-01-01

O objetivo do presente artigo é tecer algumas considerações iniciais a respeito de uma proposta teórico-metodológica situada na interface entre a Semântica Cognitiva e a Lexicografia. Tal proposta, atualmente sendo desenvolvida em tese de doutorado, busca a aproximação entre a teoria da Semântica de Frames, de Charles J. Fillmore, com a onomasiologia e com a produção de dicionários onomasiológicos. A onomasiologia, tema de grande importância para a Semântica Estrutural, pode ser abordada, sob...

75 FR 7303 - Union Pacific Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Polk County, IA

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2010-02-18

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Docket No. AB-33 (Sub-No. 279X)] Union Pacific Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Polk County, IA Union Pacific Railroad Company... milepost 10.70 in Ankeny, in Polk County, IA. The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Code...

77 FR 51107 - Union Pacific Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Pocahontas County, IA

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2012-08-23

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. AB 33 (Sub-No. 304X)] Union Pacific Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Pocahontas County, IA Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to...

77 FR 51614 - Union Pacific Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Polk County, IA

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2012-08-24

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. AB 33 (Sub-No. 310X)] Union Pacific Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Polk County, IA Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to...

76 FR 1211 - Union Pacific Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-In Wright County, IA

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2011-01-07

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. AB 33 (Sub-No. 293X)] Union Pacific Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--In Wright County, IA Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to abandon a line...

77 FR 23806 - Manning Rail, Inc.-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-Manning Grain Company

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2012-04-20

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35607] Manning Rail, Inc.--Acquisition and Operation Exemption--Manning Grain Company Manning Rail, Inc. (MRI), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption \\1\\ under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire from Manning Grain Company (MGC) and...

Transportation of spent MTR fuels

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Raisonnier, D.

1997-08-01

This paper gives an overview of the various aspects of MTR spent fuel transportation and provides in particular information about the on-going shipment of 4 spent fuel casks to the United States. Transnucleaire is a transport and Engineering Company created in 1963 at the request of the French Atomic Energy Commission. The company followed the growth of the world nuclear industry and has now six subsidiaries and affiliated companies established in countries with major nuclear programs.

Transportation of spent MTR fuels

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Raisonnier, D.

1997-01-01

This paper gives an overview of the various aspects of MTR spent fuel transportation and provides in particular information about the on-going shipment of 4 spent fuel casks to the United States. Transnucleaire is a transport and Engineering Company created in 1963 at the request of the French Atomic Energy Commission. The company followed the growth of the world nuclear industry and has now six subsidiaries and affiliated companies established in countries with major nuclear programs

75 FR 7302 - Union Pacific Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Polk County, IA

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2010-02-18

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Docket No. AB-33 (Sub-No. 248X)] Union Pacific Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Polk County, IA Union Pacific Railroad Company... 225.56 near Berwick to milepost 232.80 near Bondurant, a distance of 7.24 miles, in Polk County, IA...

78 FR 34160 - Union Pacific Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-In Iron County, Utah

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2013-06-06

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. AB 33 (Sub-No. 283X)] Union Pacific Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--In Iron County, Utah Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP... Cedar City, a total distance of 1.03 miles in Iron County, Utah (the Line). The Line traverses United...

PERSPECTIVAS DO SISTEMA DE TRANSPORTE URBANO DE LONDRINA - PARANÁ

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Mirian Vizintim Fernandes Barros

2014-03-01

Full Text Available O artigo propõe indicar os problemas encontrados no atual sistema de transporte urbano na cidade de Londrina - Paraná, marcado pela predominância do uso do transporte individual e do coletivo ineficiente e de alto custo. Para tanto, utilizou-se ferramenta dos Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (SIG para, por meio da manipulação dos dados, confirmar a ideia da intrínseca e necessária integração entre o planejamento do uso e ocupação do solo (sobretudo da densidade demográfica e do transporte urbano, essencial para delinear diretrizes de melhorias no sistema coletivo de deslocamento. Identificado os principais problemas, propostas são traçadas e, algumas perspectivas são discutidas objetivando, além da melhoria no sistema de transporte urbano de Londrina, a reflexão sobre o ideal de uma cidade inclusiva, do ponto de vista dos transportes.

77 FR 50054 - Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes

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2012-08-20

... Aircraft Company Service Bulletin SB04-28-03, dated August 30, 2004, and Engine Fuel Return System... Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 2820, Aircraft Fuel Distribution System. (e) Unsafe Condition... Fuel Return System Modification Do not install Cessna Aircraft Company Service Bulletin SB 04- 28-03...

Neuroscience within companies: some case studies

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Maria Emanuela Salati

2017-04-01

Full Text Available It is possible to understand many crucial processes within organizations such as change planning and management, training, decision making and leadership thanks to organisational neuroscience. For example, poorly managed change can result in alarm messages within our brains. Managers must be aware of how their words, emotions and conduct have a significant impact on team mood and results. Another fast-growing area of research is neuromarketing, thanks to company investments. This article presents a success story: a company that, faced with the need to change its selling proposition, uses neurometric techniques to analyse possible resistance of the sales force and then acted accordingly. Even training can significantly improve company efficiency thanks to neuroscience. This article also discusses some experiments carried out by the Training Department of a large public transport company.

77 FR 70114 - Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes

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2012-11-23

... Aircraft Company Service Bulletin SB04-28-03, dated August 30, 2004, and Engine Fuel Return System... Aircraft System Component (JASC)/Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 2820, Aircraft Fuel... Modification Do not incorporate Cessna Aircraft Company Engine Fuel Return System Modification Kit MK 172-28-01...

Proposta de arquitetura orientada a recursos para SCADA na Web

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Polônia, Pablo Valério

2011-01-01

Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Automação e Sistemas, Florianópolis, 2011 Esta dissertação descreve uma proposta de arquitetura de software para aplicações típicas de Sistemas de Supervisão e Aquisição de Dados (SCADA), utilizando a World Wide Web como plataforma. O objetivo é mostrar como os requisitos característicos de aplicações SCADA podem ser incorporados em uma arquitetura condizente com ...

Voctur : proposta de vocabulário bilingue bidirecional do turismo

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Carvalho, Danila Alves

2015-01-01

Ao considerarmos o Turismo uma área de relevante importância mercadológica e social para nosso país e que se encontra em franco desenvolvimento, entendemos que os estudos científicos são necessários e contribuem para a compreensão desta área. Assim, este trabalho visa ilustrar a proposta de um vocabulário bilíngue bidirecional, baseado e guiado pelo corpus para o Turismo a partir de uma de suas subáreas, o Turismo de Negócios e Eventos. É importante ressaltar que todos os procedimentos necess...

75 FR 18254 - R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Bardstown Line-Lease and Operation Exemption-R.J. Corman Railroad...

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2010-04-09

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 35364] R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Bardstown Line--Lease and Operation Exemption--R.J. Corman Railroad Property, LLC R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Bardstown Line (RJC Railroad Company), a Class III rail carrier, has...

The Methodology of Selecting the Transport Mode for Companies on the Slovak Transport Market

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Černá Lenka

2017-03-01

Full Text Available Transport volume in the Slovak Republic is growing continuously every year. This rising trend is influenced by the development of car industry and its suppliers. Slovak republic has also a geographic strategy position in middle Europe from the side of transport corridors (east-west and north-south. The development of transport volume in freight transport depends on the transport and business processes between the European Union and China and it is an opportunity for Slovak republic to obtain transit transport flows.

Memorial 1997 - ENDESA (Chilean Electricity Company)

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1998-01-01

This report provides a comprehensive survey, in depth assessment of the activities overview of ENDESA, Chilean Electricity Company, highlighting economical information and including historical and technical aspects. Economics is its focal point, but other relevant data are shown, like technical data on hydroelectric and thermoelectric power plants. Main activities developed by ENDESA are described, such in Chile as in the foreign. Data on power generation, transmission and transport are also presented and an economical balance of each colligated company are done and analysed

UMA PROPOSTA PARA AUTOMATIZAÇÃO DO ÍNDICE DE DISSECAÇÃO DO RELEVO

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Felipe Silva Guimarães

2017-03-01

Full Text Available O índice de dissecação do relevo é uma análise morfométrica que considera o grau de entalhamento do vale e dimensão interfluvial média. Ross (1992 e 1994 formalizou este índice o qual possui diversas aplicações, como segmentação do relevo, fornecer bases para o mapeamento geomorfológico, estudar a relação morfogênese - pedogênese e vulnerabilidade ambiental. O cálculo e mapeamento do índice de dissecação de forma analógica é extremamente dispendioso além de estar sujeito a erros humanos e a diferenças de interpretação. Atualmente não existe um método para realizar de forma totalmente automatizada o cálculo do índice de dissecação e que considere ambas as variáveis propostas por Ross (grau de entalhamento dos vales e dimensão interfluvial média. O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar uma rotina de automatização do cálculo do índice de dissecação para cada pixel a partir de um modelo digital de elevação. O método é dividido em quatro etapas principais, sendo elas o tratamento do modelo digital de elevação, o mapeamento do grau de entalhamento dos vales, o mapeamento da dimensão interfluvial média para cada bacia e a integração destes dois últimos produtos. De acordo com a proposta de Ross (1994, ao final do mapeamento deve-se classificar os valores de dissecação em função de uma escala que varia de muito fraca a muito forte. Ao comparar o mapa resultante da proposta de classificação de Ross a um modelo tridimensional, ao mapa de declividade da área e da rede de drenagem notou-se alguns problemas, como a classe de dissecação muito forte ocorrer em regiões planas e com grau de entalhamento da drenagem extremamente baixo. Então foram sugeridas e testadas mais três propostas de classificação dos valores de dissecação.

Da classificação de obras lexicográficas e seus problemas: proposta de uma taxonomia

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Félix Bugueño Miranda

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Dentre os desafios pendentes da teoria metalexicográfica, um dos mais importantes é a geração de modelos de classificação de obras lexicográficas. Os modelos desenvolvidos até o presente momento obedecem a critérios impressionistas, funcionais ou linguísticos. O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar um modelo de classificação de dicionários que integre dois critérios. Considerando que os dicionários são instrumentos linguísticos concebidos para um público-alvo determinado, uma proposta de classificação deveria levar em conta os critérios funcional e linguístico. No âmbito do critério funcional, estabelece-se uma distinção entre falantes nativos e falantes não nativos. No âmbito do critério linguístico, empregam-se parâmetros tais como o número de línguas, a oposição semasiologia/onomasiologia e uma concepção diassistêmica da linguagem. A proposta classificatória apresentada é do tipo taxonômico. Acredita-se que uma classificação taxonômica ofereça melhores resultados que uma proposta tipológica. É necessário salientar, no entanto, que ainda não é possível gerar uma classificação exaustiva de obras lexicográficas de validez universal.

Assessment of possible usages of fuels alternatives to diesel by maritime, road and river freight transport professionals. Gas-based motorizations, strategic investments for the energy transition of road and maritime freight transport companies within the frame of the 2014/94/EU directive of 22 October 2014

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Erhardt, Jean-Bernard; Maler, Philippe

2017-05-01

As the 2014/94/EU directive defines alternative fuels (electric power, natural gas under its gaseous and liquefied form, biofuels, liquefied petrol gas or LPG, hydrogen, synthetic fuels, and paraffinic fuels), and states the obligation for member states to develop distribution infrastructures for these fuels, this report addresses fuels which cannot be mixed with diesel fuel and thus require the modification of transport equipment and the development of a new distribution infrastructure, technically different from that for oil-derived fuels. It describes technical and economic characteristics of French freight transport companies, public policies aimed at an energy transition of these companies, and alternate fuels defined by the European directive. Then, it proposes an overview of the status of perspectives of development of alternative motorizations for four types of equipment used in freight transport: freight transport ships, industrial vehicles, light commercial vehicles, and inland vessels

Canadian hydrocarbon transportation system : transportation assessment

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2006-06-01

This document provided an assessment of the Canadian hydrocarbon transportation system. In addition to regulating the construction and operation of Canada's 45,000 km of pipeline that cross international and provincial borders, Canada's National Energy Board (NEB) regulates the trade of natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids. The ability of pipelines to delivery this energy is critical to the country's economic prosperity. The pipeline system includes large-diameter, cross-country, high-pressure natural gas pipelines, low-pressure crude oil and oil products pipelines and small-diameter pipelines. In order to assess the hydrocarbon transportation system, staff at the NEB collected data from pipeline companies and a range of publicly available sources. The Board also held discussions with members of the investment community regarding capital markets and emerging issues. The assessment focused largely on evaluating whether Canadians benefit from an efficient energy infrastructure and markets. The safety and environmental integrity of the pipeline system was also evaluated. The current adequacy of pipeline capacity was assessed based on price differentials compared with firm service tolls for major transportation paths; capacity utilization on pipelines; and, the degree of apportionment on major oil pipelines. The NEB concluded that the Canadian hydrocarbon transportation system is working effectively, with an adequate capacity in place on existing natural gas pipelines, but with a tight capacity on oil pipelines. It was noted that shippers continue to indicate that they are reasonably satisfied with the services provided by pipeline companies and that the NEB-regulated pipeline companies are financially stable. 14 refs, 11 tabs., 28 figs., 4 appendices

Literatura e Transdisciplinaridade: uma proposta de ensino a partir do romance Terra Papagalli

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Rodolfo Meissner Rolando

2015-01-01

Full Text Available É inegável que a Educação, de um modo geral, enfrenta uma crise na contemporaneidade. E, naturalmente, as aulas de Língua Portuguesa e Literatura são afetadas por esse cenário. Devido a isso, muitos caminhos têm sido discutidos para a superação dos problemas vigentes e, sem dúvida, a transdisciplinaridade emerge como uma possibilidade instigante. Nesse sentido, o objetivo deste artigo é oferecer uma unidade didática transdisciplinar de ensino de Literatura para alunos do Ensino Médio. Para tanto, foi escolhido o romance contemporâneo Terra Papagalli, dos autores José Roberto Torero e Marcus Aurelius Pimenta, como corpus para a concretização de tal proposta. As sugestões aqui contidas foram embasadas, principalmente, nas proposições de Coelho (2000 a respeito de Literatura e Transdisciplinaridade e Paulino e Cosson (2009 sobre letramento literário. Em síntese, acredita-se que a proposta de ensino trazida por este artigo poderá auxiliar o professor de Língua Portuguesa a enfrentar os desafios impostos pela Educação no século XXI, além de contribuir para a realização do letramento literário.

Imagens que pensam, que sonham, que sentem. Uma proposta ousada?

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Adriana Baggio

2013-06-01

Full Text Available As imagens podem pensar, de maneira independente, como se fossem sujeitos? Para apresentar e discutir essa ideia, Etienne Samain reuniu textos próprios e de mais nove autores. Inspirados pelos conceitos de Aby Warburg, Gregory Bateson e Didi-Huberman, os artigos tratam de uma teoria da imagem e sua operação metodológica e analítica, especialmente em relação à fotografia. Os textos estão organizados em três partes e se complementam, dialogam e até mesmo se opõem, formando um panorama rico e consistente de outra proposta epistemológica da comunicação.

77 FR 30588 - R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Pennsylvania Lines Inc.-Construction and Operation Exemption-In...

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2012-05-23

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35116] R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Pennsylvania Lines Inc.-- Construction and Operation Exemption--In Clearfield County, PA.... 10901 for R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Pennsylvania Lines Inc. (RJCP) to construct and operate 10.8...

Proposta di utilizzo di metodologie termografiche per il controllo di qualità di componenti meccanici

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Roberto D’Andrea

2010-04-01

Full Text Available In base all’esperienza maturata in anni di sperimentazione sull’analisi delle caratteristiche meccaniche dei materiali mediante indagine termografica, nel presente lavoro è proposta una procedura per il controllo di qualità di componenti meccanici in linea di produzione, che è già stata argomento di brevetto. Lo sviluppo di questo lavoro si colloca nell’ambito del progetto FIRB Smart Reflex “Sistemi di produzione intelligenti, flessibili e riconfigurabili”. L’attività svolta dal DIIM riguarda il controllo avanzato dell’affidabilità di componenti meccanici per l’industria automobilistica. Viene proposta, quindi, la realizzazione di una cella di controllo in linea di produzione capace di valutare la presenza di eventuali componenti difettosi attraverso l’analisi termica degli stessi, sollecitati secondo un modello predefinito. L’attività, svolta in questa prima fase in laboratorio, è facilmente trasferibile in linea di produzione, considerando la possibilità di realizzare celle di prova in ambiente controllato, con condizioni praticamente identiche a quelle di laboratorio, eliminando gli effetti di disturbo che possono influenzare la risposta dell’indagine termografica in ambiente non strutturato.

Best practices in road transport: An exploratory study

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Mar Fernández Vázquez-Noguerol

2018-04-01

Full Text Available Purpose: Road transport aspects are becoming increasingly important due to their high impact on economic, environmental and social sustainability. Considering the triple bottom line approach, best practices play a fundamental role within organisations. The purpose of this paper is to analyse several sustainable initiatives in road transport adopted by companies. Design/methodology/approach: The findings were developed and evaluated based on empirical data captured through a survey of 98 professionals involved in logistics and transport activities. Additionally, key literature on transport initiatives was reviewed to supplement the framework for the implementation of best practices in road transport. Findings: The exploratory study shows the importance of each best practice and determines the level of implementation of each initiative, comparing the results among different dealers (retailers, wholesalers, carriers and manufacturers, type of transport fleet and companies’ revenues. Research limitations/implications: The sample of 98 companies was based on simple search filters and the group is not wholly representative of all sectors. Respondents were mainly managers from Spain involved in logistics and transport activities. Surveyed companies included manufacturing, retailers, wholesalers and third-party logistics providers. Practical implications: The most common best practices in road transport are identified, including initiatives related to: efficiency, reusability, safety, optimization, emissions, waste and recycling. Initiatives that influence road transport are ranked by their degree of implementation in the companies analysed.  Social implications: Implementation of some of these best practices may help lessen negative impacts of road transport on society and the environment. Originality/value: The study results indicate which practices are most frequently used and their level of implementation depending on companies’ roles in the

Fuelling tomorrow's transport

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Cadwallader, S.; Donovan, N.

1995-11-01

Fuelling Tomorrow's Transport provides a thorough analysis of key industry trends; developments in technology, fuel use and efficiency; environmental and legislative constraints; and company and governmental policy. It discusses in detail the changes facing the transport industry and analyses how the various technological, political and economic developments will affect the industry into the next century. Key issues addressed include: current and future fuel use in road, marine and aviation transport; growth in the transport sector and the impact on the oil market; likely scenarios for future transport fuelling; the latest developments in alternative fuels and engines, including electricity, natural gas, nuclear power and liquid hydrogen, and the commercial feasibility of these technologies; government policy and current and proposed legislative and fiscal incentives for the development and take-up of alternative fuels and engines; the driving force of the environmental debate; the current research and development programmes of individual companies; and the commercial openings offered by these developments. (author)

Plano de Contas e Convergência aos Padrões Internacionais: Estudo Comparativo Entre as Propostas dos Governos Brasileiro e Espanhol

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Poliana Alves de Araújo Moura

2012-05-01

Full Text Available Na Administração Pública, a relação de contas tem papel importante para o adequado registro dos atos e fatos, bem como para a geração de informações, sendo desejável uniformidade na linguagem do plano de contas. Considerando as ações do Brasil e da Espanha para a instituição de um plano de contas nacionalmente padronizado, este trabalho tem por objetivo comparar as propostas de plano de contas discutidas pelos dois países e verificar se elas estão alinhadas aos padrões internacionais da contabilidade aplicada ao setor público. Trata-se de ensaio baseado em pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, que identificou como estes países vêm conduzindo o processo de convergência no setor público com relação à estrutura de suas contas, tendo como referencial as Normas internacionais de Contabilidade Aplicadas ao Setor Público (IPSAS em inglês. A justificativa para o estudo está na comparação de propostas de plano de contas de dois países pertencentes a continentes e blocos econômicos distintos, mas que possuem aspectos culturais e até mesmo línguas (português e espanhol semelhantes. O estudo mostrou que a proposta do Governo brasileiro está mais alinhada aos padrões internacionais, e que, comparativamente, há diferenças significativas entre esta e a proposta do Governo espanhol. Como o IFAC vem considerando tanto o Brasil como a Espanha em processo de convergência, há de se discutir se a estratégia dos países em atender as suas tipicidades locais na construção dos seus planos de contas não prejudicará o processo de adoção das IPSAS.

Comunidades em Redes Sociais na Internet: proposta de tipologia baseada no Fotolog.com Resumo (Tese

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Raquel Recuero

2007-12-01

Full Text Available RECUERO, Raquel. Comunidades em Redes Sociais na Internet: proposta de tipologiabaseada no Fotolog.com. 2006. Tese (Doutorado em Comunicação e Informação - Programade Pós-Graduação em Comunicação e Informação, Universidade Federal do RioGrande do Sul - UFRGS, Porto Alegre, 2006.

Les xarxes socials a la llum de la proposta de Reglament general de protecció de dades personals. Part u

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Antonio Troncoso

2013-06-01

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L’estudi analitza els tractaments de dades personals que duen a terme les empreses que presten serveis de xarxa social, tenint en compte el nou marc jurídic que comporta la proposta de Reglament general de protecció de dades personals de la Unió Europea, que la Comissió ha presentat el gener del 2012. L’estudi analitza a qui correspon la responsabilitat del tractament i l’aplicació de l’excepció de les activitats personals o domèstiques. S’hi examinen les dificultats per a aplicar la Directiva 95/46/CE a les corporacions internacionals que tenen la seu fora de la Unió Europea i la regulació que en aquest punt fa la proposta de Reglament general de protecció de dades personals. Igualment s’hi analitzen la informació, el consentiment de l’interessat per al tractament i per a les cessions, el principi de qualitat en el servei de xarxa social, la conservació de la informació, les mesures de seguretat i els drets de les persones, especialment el dret a l’oblit a internet a la llum de la proposta de Reglament general de protecció de dades personals.

Regulando o regulador: a proposta do governo e a Anatel Regulating the regulator: the government's proposal and Anatel

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César Costa Alves de Mattos

2006-12-01

Full Text Available Este trabalho analisa a proposta do governo Lula para a reformulação do marco regulatório no Brasil e em particular o caso da Anatel. A proposta é detalhada e analisada com relação aos seus prováveis efeitos sobre o processo regulatório. Estes efeitos são analisados à luz de um modelo espacial que ressalta o papel do risco regulatório e custo de credibilidade. Dado este modelo, o trabalho analisa quais preferências, percepções e motivações por parte do novo governo seriam compatíveis com a proposta apresentada. A análise enfatiza o papel central das instituições políticas na compreensão das escolhas de políticas econômicas e sua performance.This paper analyzes the proposal of the new Lula government for changing the Brazilian regulatory system and the case of Anatel in particular. The proposal is described and analyzed regarding its probable effects on the functioning of the regulatory process. These effects are analyzed using a spatial model that focuses on regulatory risk and credibility costs. Taking the model as given, the paper then analyzes which preferences, perceptions and motivations by the government are compatible with the proposal. The analysis emphasizes the importance of considering political institutions when assessing policy choices and their performance.

ASN: regional day of information and exchange on transport of radioactive materials - 4 February 2010

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2010-01-01

This document gathers Power Point presentations made during a meeting on the transport of radioactive materials. The contributions addressed the following topics: results of a survey based on questionnaires sent to actors of this sector, regulatory framework and radioprotection plan, case of parcels not submitted to the authority concerned, declaration of transport interesting or significant events, ASN inspections, the transport of radioactive products by the IBt Bebig company in France, the activities of the Institut de Soudure Industrie (industry welding institute), the activities of the ISO Life company specialized in health product transportation, the activities of the Securidis company (a consulting company for activities related to hazardous materials transportation, and notably radioactive materials), the activities a the ACE Environnement company (specialized in building diagnosis), the point of view of an academic research unit on radioactive material transportation, the experience of the hospital sector in radioactive source transportation, the experience of the Advanced Accelerator Applications company in radioactive material transportation, and a discussion on regulation application

Transport of radioactive waste in Germany - a survey

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Alter, U.

1995-01-01

The transport of radioactive waste is centralised and coordinated by the German Railway Company (Deutsche Bahn AG, DB) in Germany. The conditioning of radioactive waste is now centralised and carried out by the Gesellschaft fuer Nucklear Service (GNS). The Germany Railway Company, DB, is totally and exclusively responsible for the transport, the GNS is totally and exclusively responsible for the conditioning of radioactive waste. The German Railway Company transports all radioactive waste from nuclear power plants, conditioning facilities and the existing intermediate storage facilities in Germany. In 1992 nearly 177 shipments of radioactive waste were carried out, in 1991 the total amount was 179 shipments. A brief description of the transport procedures, the use of different waste packages for radioactive waste with negligible heat generation and the transport routes within Germany will be given. For this purpose the inspection authorities in Germany have used a new documentation system, a special computer program for waste flow tracking and quality assurance and compliance assurance, developed by the electrical power companies in Germany. (Author)

Potential for Intermodal Transport of Chemical Goods in Slovakia

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Jagelčák Juraj

2017-01-01

Full Text Available This article deals with intermodal transport of chemical goods in Slovak republic. Analysis is based on information from interviews with companies and logistics service providers. The first part of the article describes importance of Intermodal transport and basic transport routes for intermodal transport. Respondents considered advantages and disadvantages of intermodal transport. Possible improvements inside companies and improvements of external framework conditions to promote modal shift are described in the second part of the paper.

Proposta de bancada robótica para uso didático multidisciplinar

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Gustavo André Nunes Ferreira; Marcelo dos Santos

2006-01-01

De modo geral, os kits didáticos de robótica disponíveis comercialmente possuem uso limitado em atividades de ensino. Costumeiramente, proporcionam um conjunto de experiências prede- finidas, ligadas à utilização de um ambiente de programação, fornecido pelo fabricante, para interação do usuário com os dispositivos que compõem o kit. Este trabalho apresenta uma proposta de bancada robótica para uso de kit didático multidisciplinar tanto em atividades de ensino qu...

Liner Shipping Fleet Deployment with Sustainable Collaborative Transportation

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Gang Du

2016-02-01

Full Text Available Facing sharp competition in the market for shipping companies, it is necessary to make reasonable and efficient decisions to optimize the container shipping line network so as to improve the shipping efficiency and reduce the transportation cost, as well as to realize the transportation sustainability. Therefore, the liner ship fleet deployment problem with collaborative transportation is proposed in this paper. This problem is formulated as a mixed-integer linear programming model that takes collaborative transportation into consideration. The model includes fixed cost, variable cost, berth cost, transport cost, penalty, compensation cost, and so on. To achieve the sustainable development of collaborative transportation, the shipping companies could make a selection between the internal routes and the external routes to serve each task by comparing the distance between the above routes. A real Asia-Europe-Oceania numerical experiment shows that the proposed sustainable collaborative transportation model can be efficiently solved by C++ calling ILOG CPLEX. Results demonstrate that the optimized shipping line network with sustainable collaborative transportation can improve the service efficiency, as well as the service level of shipping companies.

ORGANIZATION OF FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION IN UKRAINE IN THE REFORMATION CONDTIONS

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L. V. Martseniuk

2014-04-01

Full Text Available Purpose. Each country of the former Soviet Union carries out railroad industry reformation according to different models depending on orienting points and the goals it establishes. All railway administrations have faced the problem of considerable reduction of freight and passenger transportation volumes, aging of main assets, lack of investments for their renovation. The purpose of the paper is the development of optimal management structure of freight cars in conditions of railway transport reformation. Methodology. The theoretical and methodological basis for research is a systematic analysis of problems of providing the competitiveness of the transport industry in the field of freight railway transportations, theoretical principles of economics in the production efficiency, market economics transformation and management of the national economy. Findings. The author has developed an improved mechanism for freight traffic management, which differs from the existing one by its adaptation to the conditions of industry being reformed and the organization of management companies. These companies together with the Ukrainian transport and logistics center centralize management of all freight cars of both domestic and foreign operating companies. Originality. Author presents the theoretical generalization and new solution of the scientific problem. It appears in the development of theoretical and methodological approaches to the management structure of the freight cars by operating companies in conditions of railway transport reforming through the management companies organization in Ukraine. The above mentioned companies will combine two types of activity – the commercial one and the cars repair of different property, it will reduce car turnover, stay time of rolling stock in the inoperative park and thereby improve the efficiency of freight transportations. Particularly, they will lease and have the right to dispose universal cars of domestic

23 CFR 140.912 - Transportation.

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2010-04-01

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ECOEFICIÊNCIA E GESTÃO DO DESIGN: conceitos para proposta de Programa de Gestão Ambiental para a Universidade Federal do Maranhão - UFMA

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Srta. Lílian Rocha

2016-04-01

Full Text Available O presente trabalho trata do gerenciamento ambiental em universidades. Objetivando desenvolver uma proposta de Programa de Gestão Ambiental (PGA para a Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA, realizou-se este estudo de caso, no qual se destacou conceitos e ferramentas da ecoeficiência, conceitos e princípios da gestão ambiental e a gestão do Design. Apresentada a compilação bibliográfica, analisou-se todas as informações coletadas em entrevistas, aplicação de questionários, observações e visitas in loco, a fim de auxiliar no desenvolvimento de cada proposta apresentada. Assim, desenvolveu-se um PGA com 14 propostas distribuídas em 05 temáticas: energia, água, resíduos sólidos, mobilidade e arborização, resultando em recomendações e ilustrações.

TRANSPORTE PÚBLICO DO MUNICÍPIO DE NATAL: aspectos de parafiscalidade do caso SETURN

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Manoel Damião Machado da Silva

2015-12-01

Full Text Available A proposta deste trabalho é compreender como os aspectos da gestão parafiscal do Sindicato das Empresas de Transporte Urbano de Passageiros do Município do Natal – SETURN contribuem para a eficiência do transporte público e para a melhoria a mobilidade urbana, visando contribuir na qualidade de vida da população local. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida no Sindicato, baseada no estudo de caso, por meio de entrevista semiestruturada, onde foram feitas análises, com o objetivo de descrever a situação do transporte coletivo relativo à eficiência que, na visão da pesquisa, fica comprometida, uma vez que os automóveis particulares disputam o mesmo espaço nas vias, juntamente com os transportes coletivos, impedindo assim, agilidade nas viagens.

Projeto de Extensão “Histórias para Contar” e a proposta de uma formação mais humanística aos acadêmicos de Jornalismo

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Marcelli Alves da Silva

2016-08-01

Full Text Available A proposta deste artigo é destacar a importância da extensão universitária como ferramenta complementar da educação universitária. O recorte tem como foco a descrição da experiência com o projeto "Histórias para Contar", uma proposta implantada pelo Curso de Comunicação Social da Faculdade Estácio de Sá de Campo Grande (MS na qual alunos e professores partilhavam momentos de leitura e descontração com idosos do asilo São João Bosco, o mais antigo da cidade. As atividades foram proposta como uma tentativa de ampliar a formação humanística do discente.

Proposta educativa com enfoque ergonômico para auxiliar na prevenção de lesões músculo-esqueléticas na equipe de enfermagem

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Neusa Maria Costa Alexandre

1998-12-01

Full Text Available Os trabalhadores de enfermagem estão sujeitos a lesões na coluna vertebral, atribuídas a condições ergonômicas e posturais inadequadas. Com o objetivo de auxiliar na redução dessas lesões, elaborou-se uma proposta educativa específica para o pessoal de enfermagem, cujo planejamento e tópicos constam do presente estudo. A estratégia foi realizada a partir da análise do ambiente de trabalho e das atividades desenvolvidas por esse pessoal, abordando temas relativos à anatomia e biomecânica da coluna vertebral, orientações gerais de postura, aspectos ergonômicos específicos do trabalho da enfermagem e considerações sobre movimentação e transporte de pacientes.

Economical motor transport operations

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Cooke, P

1979-09-01

Motor transport is one area in a company where energy conservation is a function primarily of operative education and motivation rather than mechanical or technical control and monitoring. Unless the driver wants to save energy by proper operation of the vehicle, there is nothing the company can do to force him, whatever equipment it fits to the vehicles, or incentives it offers. This article gives an overview of the use of energy in road transport and examines a number of actions that can be taken to conserve energy. It discusses the question of the cost-effectiveness of transport energy conservation in the light of the complex issues involved. The problems and opportunities of implementing energy-saving programs are examined. (MCW)

Modelagem para localização de hubs no transporte de encomendas expressas Modelling for location hubs in the express cargo transport

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Javier Antonio Timaná Alamo

2006-12-01

Full Text Available Na presente pesquisa se propõe um modelo matemático de programação linear com variáveis binárias 0/1, para projetar a configuração de uma rede de distribuição de encomendas expressas, visando minimizar os custos e garantindo um bom nível de serviço. O modelo, que é uma modificação da formulação proposta por O’Kelly, define as posições dos hubs, a alocação deles às demais instalações físicas e a construção de roteiros com apenas uma parada intermediária, o que confere mais agilidade ao atendimento da demanda de transporte de carga. Considera-se a instalação de um único hub maior (Hub Principal, que serve como ponto de transbordo para os fluxos de carga entre as distintas regiões de um território, e um conjunto de terminais regionais (mini-hubs, servindo como ponto de conexão, unicamente, para os fluxos de carga existentes em um determinado raio de cobertura. Foram propostas extensões que incluem uma restrição da capacidade operacional do Hub Principal, para evitar seu congestionamento, e duas diferentes estratégias de induzir o aumento de fluxo de carga manipulado pelos mini-hubs. O modelo proposto e suas extensões foram aplicados ao estudo de um caso real, obtendo-se resultados consistentes e uma redução significativa no custo total da rede de distribuição da empresa analisada.This study proposes a mathematical model of linear programming with binary variables 0/1 to project the configuration of a distribution network for express cargo which aims to minimize costs and guarantee a high level of service. The model, which is a modification of the formulation proposed by O’Kelly, defines the position of the hubs, their allocation regarding the other physical installations, and the building of itineraries with only one intermediate stop, which increases agility in meeting the demand of cargo transport. It assumes the installation of a single, major hub (Main Hub, which serves as the transfer point for

Proposta de seleção e priorização do portfólio de novos produtos em uma empresa têxtil

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Mauricio Johnny Loos

2016-01-01

Full Text Available Resumo A gestão de portfólio de produtos é um dos processos responsáveis por manter a posição competitiva das organizações, alocar adequadamente os recursos de desenvolvimento e assegurar maior objetividade e eficácia na seleção dos projetos de novos produtos. Assim sendo, empresas de diversos setores industriais vêm estruturando seus processos de gestão de portfólio no processo de desenvolvimento de produtos (PDP. Nesse contexto, o presente trabalho objetiva desenvolver uma proposta de seleção e priorização de projetos de novos produtos voltada para uma empresa fabricante de produtos têxteis. Com base em um diagnóstico inicial para identificar oportunidades de melhoria na gestão de portfólio de produtos, é feita uma proposta baseada em critérios tais como: importância estratégica, margem de contribuição, volume de venda previsto, dentre outros. A proposta foi então confrontada com dados históricos advindos de situação real, onde constataram-se alterações significativas na priorização dos produtos a serem desenvolvidos, devido a alguns fatores, dentre os quais os principais foram o superdimensionamento das margens de contribuição e dos volumes de venda. Por meio da comparação na aplicação da proposta, conclui-se que esta possibilita que a seleção e priorização de produtos a serem desenvolvidos pela empresa ocorram de forma mais bem estruturada e criteriosa.

Redesenhando o Mapa Eleitoral do Brasil: uma proposta de reforma política incremental

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Octavio Amorim Neto

2011-06-01

Full Text Available Este artigo oferece uma proposta de reforma incremental do sistema eleitoral da Câmara dos Deputados. A natureza incremental da proposta se funda na suposição segundo a qual o sistema político é uma arquitetura complexa e delicada, sendo a possibilidade de piorá-lo com mudanças ambiciosas e intempestivas bem maior do que a de aperfeiçoá-lo. A proposta mantém o sistema de representação proporcional com lista aberta, mas altera duas variáveis-chave, uma vez que reduz a magnitude média das circunscrições eleitorais e estabelece uma regra proporcional de distribuição de cadeiras entre partidos coligados. A operacionalização da reforma leva a um novo desenho do mapa eleitoral do país, com circunscrições eleitorais menores dentro de 12 estados. O artigo também apresenta os resultados de um exercício de simulação feito com base nos dados das eleições de 2006 que recalcula a composição partidária da Câmara dos Deputados a partir das regras aqui preconizadas.This article presents a proposal for an incremental reform of the electoral system of the Chamber of Deputies. The incremental nature of the proposal rests on the assumption that this political system is a complex and delicate architecture, and therefore, abrupt and ambitious changes are more likely to make it worse than to improve it. The proposal advocated here maintains the current system of open-list proportional representation, but it changes two key variables of this electoral system, since it reduces its average district magnitude and establishes a proportional distribution of seats among parties that form electoral coalitions. The way the reform is operationalized leads to a redesign of the electoral map of the country, with smaller districts within 12 states. The article also presents the results of a simulation exercise based on data from the 2006 elections, whereby the party makeup of the Chamber of Deputies is recalculated according to the rules proposed

A PROPOSTA DE DESENVOLVIMENTO RURAL E DE EDUCAÇÃO DA FAO NOS ANOS 1950 E NA ATUALIDADE: FORJANDO CONSENSOS COMO DISFARCE SOCIAL

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Dayane Santos Silva Dalmaz

2018-03-01

Full Text Available RESUMO: A Organização das Nações Unidas para Alimentação e Agricultura - FAO, agência da ONU, atua com expressividade nos programas de governo de combate à fome e de desenvolvimento rural no Brasil, bem como em países da América Latina, Caribe e África. Neste artigo apresentamos como objeto de estudo a relação entre a proposta de desenvolvimento rural da FAO e os princípios educativos defendidos por esta agência nos anos 1950 e a partir de 2005.O estudo foi realizado por meio de fontes secundárias e primárias, cuja síntese das conclusões aponta que como nos anos 1950, e coerentemente com a metodologia da FAO de constituição de consensos sociais em torno das propostas de desenvolvimento rural e educativa, atualmente são lançadas bandeiras de lutas que aglutinam setores sociais antagônicos em torno de uma proposta que promove a inserção subordinada das populações do campo à lógica do mercado.

Safety in the Transport Sector

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Jørgensen, Kirsten

2012-01-01

In EU the transport sector has an incident rate of accidents at work at 40 pr 1000 employees. The Danish insurance company CODAN has insured a big part of this sector concerning transport of gods on shore. The purpose of the project is to document the safety problems in the sector and to develop...... a strategy for a preventive intervention in transport enterprises. The results will in the end be included in a new strategy for the insurance company and the transport sectores organization towards a better safety performance. The safety problems for the employees are the activities carried out by loading......, unloading or work with transport equipment carried out at many different work places. The main safety problems are falls, heavy lifting, poor ergonomic working conditions, hits or collisions with gods, equipments or falling objects, the traffic risk situations, work with animals and finally the risk...

PARA UMA PROPOSTA DE CAPACITAÇÃO DOCENTE EM PSICOLOGIA PEDAGÓGICA CONCRETA

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Cristiano da Silveira Longo

2012-12-01

Full Text Available O presente artigo sintetiza os fundamentos teórico-metodológicos de uma proposta de Curso de Capacitação Docente, que tem como objetivo formar professores e graduandos de Psicologia e Pedagogia, isto é, levá-los a reflexão e conhecimento profundo acerca dos fundamentos teóricos e práticos da psicologia pedagógica concreta desenvolvida por L.S. Vigotski e colaboradores, buscando forjar nos educadores o efetivo compromisso com sua própria formação profissional, considerando a diversidade das demandas e contextos sócio-escolares nos quais atuam. Pretende-se com essa ação de extensão desenvolver o ideal do profissionalismo docente, em busca da superação da atitude espontaneista e em direção ao trabalho intencional cientificamente planejado e executado a partir dos fundamentos da psicologia pedagógica sócio-histórica. A Proposta estrutura-se a partir dos seguintes tópicos: Fundamentos Epistemológicos da Psicologia Pedagógica Vigotskiana; Do Processo Pedagógico ou da Tarefa Educacional; Educação pelo Trabalho e pela Arte; Metodologia de Pesquisa Científica em Psicologia Escolar e Pedagogia; Temáticas Contemporâneas e fenômenos emergentes em contexto Escolar.   Palavras-chave: Capacitação Docente. Psicologia Pedagógica. Ensino-Aprendizagem. Vigotski. Pedagogia Concreta.

Análise de propostas de gestão de riscos em ambientes com atividades envolvendo nanomateriais

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Luís Renato Balbão Andrade

2013-11-01

Full Text Available A manipulação de nanomateriais apresenta enormes desafios para a gestão de ris-cos em pesquisa e na produção de novos materiais. Porém, os dados sobre os impactos destes novos materiais sobre a saúde humana e meio ambiente precisam ser ampliados. Vários esforços têm sido feitos para mitigar as adversidades e oferecer diretrizes para a gestão destes riscos associados aos nanomateriais. Este artigo objetiva fornecer visão ampla e comparativa entre as principais propostas existentes na literatura. A metodologia utilizada foi análise sistemática englobando 17 propostas de gestão de riscos com nanomateriais. Os resultados indicam que, embora não haja consenso sobre as métricas utilizadas para caracterizar os riscos dos nanomateriais, a adoção do Princípio da Precaução, do enfoque de controle de bandas e da participação dos envolvidos se sobressai entre os documentos analisados.

75 FR 68020 - Watco Holdings, Inc., Watco Companies, Inc., and Watco Transportation Services, Inc.-Corporate...

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2010-11-04

... Railroads. In addition, Watco will convert from a Kansas corporation to a Delaware limited liability company... from a Kansas corporation to a Kansas limited liability company and will continue to directly control..., AWR, and BRSR will be converted to either a limited liability company or a C corporation, depending on...

Avaliação multicriterial de desempenho: um estudo de caso na indústria de transporte coletivo de passageiros Multicriterial performance assessment: a case study in the urban passenger transportation sector

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Miguel Afonso Sellitto

2006-05-01

Full Text Available O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar uma proposta de estrutura multicriterial de avaliação de desempenho em organizações. O trabalho inicia descrevendo e contextualizando conceitos relativos aos sistemas de medição de desempenho em organizações. Também descreve modelos de gestão baseados nos critérios de excelência do prêmio Malcolm Baldridge e na teoria da mentalidade enxuta. A seguir propõe um método para a construção de uma estrutura flexível de avaliação de desempenho e descreve um caso de aplicação que a exemplifica: a avaliação do desempenho de aspectos da mentalidade enxuta inseridos em uma operação de transporte coletivo. Ao final discutem-se os resultados do caso, comparam-se estes com o método de avaliação vigente em duas empresas da indústria e encaminha-se a continuidade da pesquisa.This paper proposes a multicriterial framework for strategic performance assessment, beginning with a presentation of concepts of performance measurement, and a description of management models based on the Malcolm Baldridge Quality Award and lean thinking. A method is then outlined for building a flexible framework for performance assessment and a case study is described: an evaluation of the performance of aspects of lean thinking in an urban passenger transportation operation. The paper concludes with a discussion of the findings of the case study using the proposed method, comparing it with the evaluation method currently used by two companies in the sector under study.

Cyber and physical equipment digital control system in Industry 4.0 item designing company

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Gurjanov, A. V.; Zakoldaev, D. A.; Shukalov, A. V.; Zharinov, I. O.

2018-05-01

The problem of organization of digital control of the item designing company equipped with cyber and physical systems is being studied. A scheme of cyber and physical systems and personnel interaction in the Industry 4.0 smart factory company is presented. A scheme of assembly units transportation in the Industry 4.0 smart factory company is provided. A scheme of digital control system in the Industry 4.0 smart factory company is given.

Uma proposta para o uso da música no segmento do turismo rural

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Vilela, Ivan

2013-01-01

O presente ensaio sugere propostas de uso da música no segmento do Turismo Rural, além de questionar as práticas atuais de imposição cultural efetivadas pelos mass media. Através de um breve levantamento histórico-cultural do povo brasileiro, questionamos o porquê de não utilizarmos elementos das culturas locais do Brasil no referido segmento. Sugerimos também alternativas de inclusão das potencialidades musicais locais brasileiras como forma de diferenciação dessas instituições voltadas ao t...

TREINAMENTO RESISTIDO NA EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA ESCOLAR: uma Proposta de Ensino.

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Lima, Fernanda Cruz; Costa, Saulo Paula; Minelli, Bernardo; Matos, Dihogo Gama; Venturini, Gabriela; Mazini Filho, Mauro Lúcio; Aidar, Felipe José

2014-01-01

Objetivo: buscar na literatura, estudos e evidencias científicas que comprovassem ou refutassem a efetividade do Treinamento Resistido na educação Física Escolar, para o desenvolvimento da força muscular dos adolescentes. Esclarecer os mitos e verdades, mostrar a importância do treinamento resistido frente à Educação Física Escolar e apresentar uma proposta de ensino, oferecendo ao professor de Educação Física reais possibilidades de ministrar esse conteúdo em suas aulas. Método: pesquisa de...

Justification of evaluation criteria of the effectiveness of choice of spare parts stored in the warehouse of the transport company to maintain in good condition of its rolling stock

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Antonyuk O.P.

2016-08-01

Full Text Available Support rolling stock of transport in good repair can be carried out using replacement parts that are stored on in the warehouses of transport enterprise and spare parts that are purchased as the need arises. For the uninterrupted transport services transport enterprise must have a certain amount of stock of spare parts at a given time. Rational organization of storage and inventory control of spare parts for motor plant affects the reducing operating costs and improving profitability of the transportation process. In the article the criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of choice of spare parts stored in the warehouse of the transport company to maintain in good condition of its rolling stock, taking into account the totality of the costs of purchase, transportation and storage of spare parts. Using these criteria allows to determine the advisability of keeping spare parts in stock of transport and procurement of necessary spare parts, provided the minimal costs of spare parts.

The system of effective management of transport and logistics company

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M. V. Kajresheva

2017-01-01

Full Text Available Railway transport is one of the system-forming sectors of the economy, requiring huge financial investments. At the same time, the sphere of transport can become an instrument for overcoming the economic crisis and creating conditions for the growth of the national economy, as investing in the transport industry contributes to the development of related industries and the provision of jobs. The development of transport infrastructure to meet the needs of the economy and the implementation of transit potential is a strategic direction outlined in the Strategic Plan of the Ministry of Investment and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2014–2018. The task of Kazakhstan is to ensure an increase in the transit freight traffic between the People's Republic of China and the European Union, which goes on a land route through the territory of the republic. So, according to the results of 2014, the volume of transit traffic amounted to 17.5 million tons, revenues from transit transportation amounted to 180 billion tenge. JSC "Astyk Trans" is currently one of the largest operators in the market of railway transportation of grain cargo in Kazakhstan, but slightly inferior to JSC "NC "KTZ" in domestic transportation of 42042 wagons to 45049, while for export shipments to the share of JSC "AstykTrans" there are 34787 carloads, which is 50.3% of transportation of JSC "NC "KTZ ". In order to increase the efficiency of transport and logistics services, reduce the distance and time of delivery between the busiest sections of the railway, construction projects for transport and logistics centers and the formation of an internal terminal network are planned in the industry. By 2020, the railway industry plans to build 1400 km of new railway lines to accelerate the delivery of goods and passengers within the country and beyond Kazakhstan, with at least 50% of the financing of construction to be carried out through private investment. The state for its

Information provision by regulated public transport companies

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Deborger, Bruno; Fosgerau, Mogens

2012-01-01

We study the interaction between pricing, frequency of service and information provision by public transport firms offering scheduled services, and we do so under various regulatory regimes. The model assumes that users can come to the bus stop or rail station at random or they can plan their trips...

32 CFR 643.126 - Transportation licenses.

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2010-07-01

... 32 National Defense 4 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Transportation licenses. 643.126 Section 643.126... ESTATE Additional Authority of Commanders § 643.126 Transportation licenses. Installation commanders are... free competitive proposals of all available companies or individuals. (b) DD Form 694 (Transportation...

Fuel Prices as a Factor of Shaping Profitability of Road Transport in Poland

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Marzantowicz Łukasz

2016-12-01

Full Text Available The goal of this article is to determine the relation between the price of fuel and the profitability of the company. For this purpose, the article defines the profitability of transport enterprises and points the source of the impact of changes in fuel prices on the profitability of companies in the road transport sector. The case of the ABC transport company shows the relationship between the costs incurred for the purchase of fuel and the cost of transport activities. To test the theoretical assumptions, case study method was used.

Reflections of the Capitalization on Operational Leasing in Transport Subsector Companie's Structure Indicators Listed on Bovespa

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Vinícius Gomes Martins

2013-12-01

Full Text Available Leasing is an alternative to financing the acquisition of assets for entities, and it has like modalities the operating procedures and financial leasing. This type of operation has caused several theoretical obstacles, among them the issue of off-balance sheet transactions. To reduce these accounting inconsistencies, the IASB and FASB have been working together to standardize the subject, this result was the publication of Exposure Draft 2010/09 (ED, which promises significant changes in the treatment of such transactions. Given this, this study aimed to analyze the impacts of the proposed changes contained in the ED, as the capitalization of operating leases, in the structure indicators at transportation subsector companies listed on the Bovespa. For this, we used the simulation methodology of the proposals in ED, confirming previous research. After the simulation accomplished, we proceeded with the Student's t test for paired samples, in order to check if the expected changes may cause significant differences in the indicators tested. The evidence points in the year of 2011, an amount of $ 3.8 billion, related to operating leases, not moved by the balance sheet (off-balance sheet of their respective companies. It was also observed that, on average, sample firms have operating leases to pay equivalent to 18.46% equity and 16.14% of debt. Finally, by simulating the proposals in the ED, it was found that the indicators of debt, equity and immobilization of the detention of non-current resources show significant variation from the statistical point of view, due to the capitalization of operating lease balances.

A proposta de reforma do ensino jurídico em Chaïm Perelman e reflexões sobre sua aplicação no Brasil

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Lourenço, Ricardo Alves Barreira

2011-01-01

O objetivo do presente trabalho é examinar o pensamento de Chaïm Perelman a partir de sua proposta de alteração do ensino jurídico belga e, por conseguinte, refletir sobre a sua viabilidade no Brasil. Em um relatório enviado a seminário ocorrido em Peruggia, na Itália, em 1973, Perelman retoma seu pensamento acerca do estudo da retórica aplicada ao direito e propõe a revisão do ensino do direito na Bélgica. No presente trabalho, busca-se compreender a proposta dentro do pensamento do autor e ...

Analytical support management shipping company

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S.V. Tarasenko

2016-12-01

Full Text Available The article to determine areas of improvement of the economic analysis of the shipping companies tested, allowing to identify the problems of organization and methods, which are as follows: lack of regulation of economic analysis, unregulated and methods of economic analysis, using methods such as coefficient method, absolute differences method relative differences groupings balance method, while as factor analysis and correlation are ignored. Proved that today the priority targets of management that should be subject to economic analysis are: analysis of the efficiency of the fleet; analysis of the efficiency of transport services; analysis of the cost of transport services and costs; analysis of the efficiency of resource use.

O currículo para o Ensino Médio em suas diferentes modalidades: concepções, propostas e problemas

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Marise Nogueira Ramos

2011-09-01

Full Text Available O artigo discute políticas curriculares para o ensino médio no Brasil, problematizando a reforma curricular de fhc, passando às ações do governo Lula, bem como ao movimento de defesa do ensino médio integrado. Aborda as políticas atuais, considerando perspectivas virtuosas trazidas pelas novas Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais. Considera que o programa de incentivo a propostas curriculares "inovadoras" no ensino médio transita entre o avanço conceitual da relação entre trabalho, ciência e cultura, e a reificação de atividades e métodos ativos. Conclui que as dificuldades enfrentadas na luta de uma proposta contra-hegemônica não são somente de ordem conceitual, mas uma expressão da capacidade da classe dirigente em manter seus princípios vigorando no senso comum da sociedade.

77 FR 2128 - Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad Company-Acquisition Exemption-Laurel Hill Development Corporation

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2012-01-13

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35584] Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad Company--Acquisition Exemption-- Laurel Hill Development Corporation Southwest... 49 CFR 1150.41 to acquire a number of rail lines now owned by Laurel Hill Development Corporation...

78 FR 71037 - St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad Company-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in Cumberland County...

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2013-11-27

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. AB 1117X] St. Lawrence..., 2013, St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad Company (SLR) filed with the Surface Transportation Board (Board..., FD 35440 (STB served Dec. 29, 2010); Maine--Acquisition Exemption--Certain Assets of St. Lawrence...

Ecological and Economic Indicators of Oil and Gas Companies Functioning

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Anastasia V. Sheveleva

2016-01-01

This article analyzes the basic ecological-economic indicators of oil and gas companies, in particular the various volumes of oil, the number of spills per year of CO2 emissions, the costs of environmental protection. In the process of exploration, development and exploitation of oil and gas fields, production, refining, transportation and storage companies have a negative impact on the environment. Occur accidents involving oil spills, emissions and discharges of pollutants into the environm...

78 FR 17763 - Housatonic Railroad Company, Inc., Maybrook Railroad Company, and Housatonic Transportation...

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2013-03-22

... Transportation (CDOT), and HRRC, respectively.\\1\\ Applicants state that MRC is a ``non-operating'' rail carrier that owns rail lines in Connecticut. Applicants indicate that MRC, HTC, CTC, and HRRC are under common... Class III rail carrier, operates rail lines in Connecticut and Massachusetts, including the Berkshire...

REFLEXÕES SOBRE A AVALIAÇÃO DE DESEMPENHO: UMA BREVE ANÁLISE DO SISTEMA TRADICIONAL E DAS NOVAS PROPOSTAS

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Alexandre Shigunov Neto

2002-05-01

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O presente trabalho teve como objetivo realizar uma análise crítica do sistema tradicional de avaliação de desempenho e das novas propostas de avaliação de desempenho. A avaliação de desempenho acompanhou a evolução das organizações e sempre esteve de alguma forma refletindo as transformações sociais. Assim, este trabalho segmentou em três fases históricas o desenvolvimento do processo de avaliação de desempenho: sistema tradicional, sistema contemporâneo e propostas para o futuro. As mudanças sociais, culturais, políticas, econômicas e tecnológicas que estão ocorrendo em grande velocidade acarretam grandes transformações organizacionais, no mercado e na crescente competitividade. Nesse sentido, as organizações necessitam descobrir e desenvolver procedimentos e maneiras que envolvam e comprometam os funcionários com seus objetivos e minimizem os equívocos e disfunções dos tradicionais métodos de avaliação. As novas propostas de avaliação de desempenho buscam incorporar conceitos modernos de gestão de recursos humanos, liderança, qualidade, valorização e crescimento do ser humano e sistemas adequados de recompensa, o que vem exigindo maior responsabilidade e preparo dos quadros avaliadores.
Palavras-chave: funcionário, desempenho, transformações.

Uma proposta para o uso da música no segmento do turismo rural

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Ivan Vilela

2013-01-01

Full Text Available O presente ensaio sugere propostas de uso da música no segmento do Turismo Rural, além de questionar as práticas atuais de imposição cultural efetivadas pelos mass media. Através de um breve levantamento histórico-cultural do povo brasileiro, questionamos o porquê de não utilizarmos elementos das culturas locais do Brasil no referido segmento. Sugerimos também alternativas de inclusão das potencialidades musicais locais brasileiras como forma de diferenciação dessas instituições voltadas ao turismo rural dentro do mercado.

Marketing esportivo: propostas de ações para o voleibol adulto em Joinville

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Silva, Joffran Guilherme da

2007-01-01

Esta dissertação que recebe o nome de Marketing Esportivo - propostas para o voleibol adulto em Joinville, aborda o papel que o esporte desempenha na vida das pessoas e visa demonstrar que, ao longo do tempo, as relações com o mundo empresarial merecem atenção especial. A consulta à literatura demonstrou que o esforço acadêmico evoluiu ao longo dos anos, porém ainda guarda espaço para novos estudos. Este estudo pretende contribuir na definição do marketing esportivo, percorrendo além das fron...

Memorial 1997 - ENDESA (Chilean Electricity Company); ENDESA - Memoria 1997

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1999-12-31

This report provides a comprehensive survey, in depth assessment of the activities overview of ENDESA, Chilean Electricity Company, highlighting economical information and including historical and technical aspects. Economics is its focal point, but other relevant data are shown, like technical data on hydroelectric and thermoelectric power plants. Main activities developed by ENDESA are described, such in Chile as in the foreign. Data on power generation, transmission and transport are also presented and an economical balance of each colligated company are done and analysed 35 figs., 115 tabs.

Sistema de Gestão da Segurança e Saúde no Trabalho - SGSST Proposta de implementação para a Escola Naval

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Aleixo, Tiago Capítulo

2015-01-01

Este trabalho de investigação procede à caraterização da Escola Naval (EN) com base nas orientações existentes sobre a Segurança e Saúde no Trabalho (SST) como ponto de partida para a delineação de novos procedimentos de modo a elaborar uma proposta de implementação de um Sistema de Gestão da Segurança e Saúde no Trabalho (SGSST). O objetivo da presente proposta é a implementação de um SGSST adequado à realidade da EN e que obedece ao normativo sobre SST, o qual poderá també...

Should bus commuting be subsidized for providing quality transport ...

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Technology, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110 016 ... of public transport demand with respect to the price of private transport is .... If public transport companies ..... prices, quantities and regulations for all transport modes together with information on ...

Coral amador: efeitos de uma proposta de intervenção fonoaudiológica

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Loiola, Camila Miranda

2009-01-01

A maioria dos corais, formados em igrejas, comunidades, escolas e clubes, é composta por cantores amadores. Existem poucas pesquisas que abordam a intervenção fonoaudiológica com essa população e os estudos enfatizam apenas resultados imediatos da aplicação de exercícios vocais. Objetivo: verificar os efeitos de uma proposta de intervenção fonoaudiológica, por meio de avaliação de fonoaudiólogos, professores de canto e dos próprios coristas amadores participantes, analisando, em momento pré e...

Corporate Failure Prediction of Public Listed Companies in Malaysia

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Qaiser Rafique Yasser

2015-02-01

Full Text Available This paper aims to extent the prediction model of financial distress among Malaysian public listed companies from period 2006 to 2010. Altman Z-Score Models was used to identify classification on three main zones which are safe, grey or distress zone. The results specify that 56 % of listed companies were classified as ‘distress zone’, 24 % are known as ‘grey zone’ while 20 % are classified in ‘safe zone’. Two likely to fail companies was correctly predict at distress zone which Z-Score was lower than 1.81. Moreover, the findings show most of the companies were facing financial distress during global financial crisis on 2008. Industrial transportation and industrial engineering sectors are generally classified as ‘safe zone’ while food and staplers retailing, real estate investment and services and industrial metals and mining sectors are classified as ‘distress zone’.

78 FR 11639 - Houston Pipe Line Company LP; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval

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2013-02-19

... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PR13-31-000] Houston Pipe Line Company LP; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval Take notice that on February 1, 2013, Houston Pipe Line Company LP (HPL) filed for approval of rates for transportation service pursuant to section...

A proposta de redação do ENEM e a velha dissertação: uma relação problemática

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Luciano Vidon

2017-07-01

Full Text Available O objetivo deste trabalho, com base em pesquisas de um grupo que tem se dedicado a investigar o ensino de língua portuguesa fundado na noção de gêneros do discurso, é refletir sobre esse horizonte discursivo no que diz respeito às propostas linguístico-pedagógicas de trabalho com gêneros discursivos de natureza argumentativa, tomando como material de análise o modelo atual de proposta de redação do Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio, o Enem. Os aspectos discursivos pertinentes à noção de gênero têm sido levados em consideração por esse modelo? Em que medida os fundamentos linguístico-pedagógicos dessa proposta vão de encontro aos Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais de Língua Portuguesa, o principal documento governamental relacionado ao ensino dos últimos anos? Ao se repensar, nos últimos trinta anos, pelo menos, a prática escolar de ensino de leitura e produção de texto, a partir, principalmente, do conceito de gêneros do discurso, tem-se buscado repensar toda uma concepção de linguagem e de sujeito, presente nas escolas e na sociedade. No entanto, a despeito de mudanças importantes nesse contexto, a proposta de redação do Enem parece ainda se encontrar no limiar de uma visão objetivo-abstrata de língua e de uma visão cognitivo-idealista de sujeito da linguagem. Neste trabalho, a fim de observar essa “condição limiar” (BAKHTIN, 2009, colocamos em diálogo a Proposta de Redação do Enem, e seus fundamentos descritos no Guia de Redação do Enem (INEP, 2013, e alguns princípios presentes nos PCN de Língua Portuguesa (BRASIL, 1998. O cotejo entre esses dois discursos oficiais sobre o mesmo objeto, o texto, pode ser indiciário (GINZBURG, 1986 da relação tensa que tem se configurado, neste início do século XXI, tanto na teoria quanto na prática, entre uma perspectiva textual, de base logicista e uma perspectiva discursiva, de base dialógica.

77 FR 38884 - Sisseton Milbank Railroad Company-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-SLA Property Management...

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2012-06-29

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35641] Sisseton Milbank Railroad Company--Acquisition and Operation Exemption--SLA Property Management Limited Partnership and... verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire from SLA Property Management Limited...

Estudo e aplicação de transporte colaborativo para cargas de grande volume

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Rui Carlos Botter

2006-04-01

Full Text Available Esta pesquisa objetiva realizar um estudo de "Transporte Colaborativo" para grandes volumes, especificamente para conjugação de cargas no transporte rodoviário. A proposta é desenvolver uma metodologia capaz de conciliar e flexibilizar as restrições impostas pelas janelas de tempo, de modo a interferir nos níveis hierárquicos de decisão, minimizando gastos em fretes e consolidando os conceitos de transporte colaborativo em uma aplicação real. No nível estratégico: contribuir no planejamento dos locais de armazenagem; no nível tático: determinar o momento e origem da retirada; e no nível operacional: tratar especificamente a execução da conjugação das cargas. A aplicação ocorre suportada por um banco de dados com 411.852 registros, utilizando modelagem matemática para um caso no agronegócio brasileiro. Os resultados obtidos são muito satisfatórios e projetarão redução no frete rodoviário da ordem de R$ 12,7 milhões por ano, na base de dados coletada, se a metodologia aqui proposta for implantada em sua plenitude.This research proposes to carry out a study of Collaboration Transportation of large volumes, especially for conjugation of cargoes in the trucking transportation. This work presents a capable methodology to reconcile the needs of the transport with the imposed time windows restraints, coming to help in those restraints to interfere in hierarchy the decision levels. The interface in the strategic level is to contribute in the planning time of storage; the tactical planning level is to determination of the time windows and origin; the operational level is the specific operation from the conjugation of the shipments. The available primary database for the application to this case possesses 411.852 that support the application study in using a mathematical model. The results obtained were very satisfactory. Those results project a freight reduction about R$ 12,7 million per year, in the database available, if

75 FR 20874 - Union Pacific Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Orange County, CA

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2010-04-21

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Docket No. AB-33 (Sub-No. 281X)] Union Pacific Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Orange County, CA Union Pacific Railroad....65 near the City of Brea, in Orange County, CA. The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip...

REORGANIZATION OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL FLOW AT CLOTHING COMPANY THROUGH THE PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

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GHELBET Angela

2017-05-01

Full Text Available One of the main difficulties that light industry, namely clothing manufacturing sector faces today is inadequate organization of production processes. This is one of the most common and most serious obstacles in companies in the country, leading to low productivity. In order to reveal the causes of the problem and to develop solutions for change, it is proposed to conduct a study of a company facing difficulties in organizing the production process. It is important that the method/tool applied for the study is able to solve the problems occurring in the production process with minimum effort and maximum efficiency. The study was conducted within the process of manufacturing of a model of special clothing, namely clothing for doctors. The study was conducted within February-March 2016 at a clothing company of the Republic of Moldova. The study conducted shows that the transport issue in the technological flow can be solved by applying the production schedule, which eventually increases labor productivity by eliminating the time necessary to transport the labor object from one place of work to another, leading to economic growth considerable for the company. Following the assessments referring to the proposed improvements to organize the technological flow, there should be a 20% reduction in manufacturing time of a product, which will directly increase the revenue of the company by at least 10%.

Waterborne Transportation Lines of the United States : calendar year 1999. Volume 2 : vessel company summary

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2001-01-01

The Vessel Company Summary, : Volume 2, is one of three publications for : the annual revision of the WTLUS, which : provides a summary of the vessel : companies detailed in the WTLUS, Vessel : Characteristics, Volume 3. The names of : the vessel com...

Waterborne Transportation Lines of the United States : calendar year 2008. Volume 2 : vessel company summary

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2009-11-16

The Vessel Company Summary, Volume 2, : is one of three publications for the annual : revision of the WTLUS, which provides a summary : of the vessel companies detailed in the : WTLUS, Vessel Characteristics, Volume 3. : The names of the vessel compa...

Adjusted on climate changes? Results from a company survey for the adaptation in the energy industry and transportation; Eingestellt auf Klimafolgen? Ergebnisse einer Unternehmensbefragung zur Anpassung in der Energie- und Verkehrswirtschaft

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Pechan, Anna; Rotter, Maja; Eisenack, Klaus

2011-09-15

The aim of this study is to gain an empirical insight into the different approaches German companies from the rail transport and power supply industries are taking to deal with the impacts of cli-mate change. The study analyses the character of these approaches as well as possible endoge-nous and exogenous factors that influence the companies dealing with the issue. A survey was conducted in the course of summer 2010 within the state-funded research project ''Chameleon - Adaptation to climate change in the utility sector'' using a standardised online-questionnaire. The main result of the survey is that utility companies begin to actively deal with the impacts of cli-mate change. About two thirds of the participating companies internally discuss the issue and more than a half already incorporate it into their strategic planning. Yet, one fifth of the companies do not treat the issue at all. While approximately one quarter plan to implement concrete measures, an-other fifth of the companies indicate to have already implemented steps to deal with the impacts. However, due to a partially obvious mixing or confusion of the issues of adaptation and mitigation, the indicated steps might not exclusively be adaptation related. (orig.)

75 FR 20033 - Winston-Salem Southbound Railway Company-Corporate Family Transaction Exemption-High Point...

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2010-04-16

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 35338] Winston-Salem Southbound Railway Company--Corporate Family Transaction Exemption--High Point, Thomasville... under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3) for a transaction within a corporate family. Applicants state that HPTD will...

[Natural gas rate design and transportation issues

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Howard, G.S.

1992-01-01

This paper is presented from an industrial user viewpoint with regards to natural gas distribution and pricing. The author reviews the problems with rate structures at local distributing companies and gas utility companies which resort to charging high prices to industrial users while subsidizing residential users. He goes on then to discuss the lack of innovation amount LDCs to meet the needs of the industrial sector. Secondly it analyses the regulation and price structure of the pipeline industry which drastically affects all gas prices. The paper specifically discusses 'equivalent margin rates' which are being used by many states to control transportation rates. The author feels that these margin rates are inappropriate in that it transfers much of the LDC's exploration and development costs to the pipeline company which transfers it on to the consumer. He feels that the transportation rates should exclude all costs that are clearly not incurred by an LDC to provide transportation service. The paper concludes with recommendations to regulators regarding the need for regulatory reform of deregulation of the gas industry with regards to profit-taking and the transportation industry with regards to developing capacity assignment programs

Needs and Opportunities to Improve the Operational Quality of Forwarding Companies

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Dovilė Kontautaitė

2013-04-01

Full Text Available It is essential for forwarding companies to improve their activity by improving their internal and external processes in order to provide for a client an estimated basic and added value and effectively manage the flow of information in the general logistic supply chain. The article analyses the concepts of quality management and activity process, emphasising the main process of a forwarding enterprise and the demand to optimise the activity establishing quality management systems. The scientific literature analysis assists in the provision of quality assessment indicators of forwarding companies and ascertaining quality management systems that are suitable for transport companies.Article in Lithuanian

ANÁLISE DA ECOEFICIÊNCIA DE UM SISTEMA DE TRANSPORTE PÚBLICO URBANO DE PASSAGEIROS

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BERMOND, V.

2015-01-01

O sistema de transporte público de passageiros brasileiro transporta mais de 336 milhões de pessoas por dia nas nove principais cidades do país. Por conta disso, é relevante uma análise dos impactos ambientais gerados pelo diesel e os combustíveis alternativos de forma a alcançar padrões ambientais, sempre buscando a melhoria na qualidade de vida. Essa dissertação propõe uma metodologia baseada na metodologia proposta pelo World Business Council of Sustainable Development (WBCSD) (WBCSD, 2000...

75 FR 51160 - Swanson Rail Transfer, L.P.-Lease and Operation Exemption-BDB Company

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2010-08-18

... truck-rail transfer facility on the property and provide associated rail common carrier services. \\1... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35399] Swanson Rail Transfer, L.P.--Lease and Operation Exemption--BDB Company Swanson Rail Transfer, L.P. (SRT), a noncarrier...

78 FR 9796 - Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes

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2013-02-12

... (2) Model 172S, S/N l72S11074 through 172S11193. (d) Subject Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 2820, Aircraft Fuel Distribution System. (e) Unsafe... Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT...

77 FR 72250 - Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes

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2012-12-05

... Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 2820, Aircraft Fuel Distribution System. (e) Unsafe Condition This AD was prompted by reports of chafing of a new... flight, reinstall the fuel return line assembly (Cessna P/N 0516031-1) following Cessna Aircraft Company...

Transport safety of irradiated fuel; Seguridad en el transporte de combustible irradiado.

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Rosa Giménez, R. de la

2016-07-01

The complication of the transport of spent fuel is significant not only because of the danger of the transported good itself but also for the size of the package. The number of this kind of expeditions are supposed to increase considerably in the coming years, for that reason is necessary for specialized companies such as ETSA be prepared. To this end, ETSA has already implemented most of the measures necessary to ensure safety - security of transport, not only during its execution but throughout the preparation.

O que seria uma gramatica da enunciação? A proposta de uma analise transversal.

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Valdir do Nascimento FLORES

2013-09-01

Full Text Available Este texto apresenta uma proposta de abordagem da enunciação que busca estudar a língua em diferentes níveis da análise linguística. Desenvolve-se o conceito de transversalidade enunciativa cuja característica primordial é descrever o uso linguístico relacionando as unidades dos níveis da análise linguística entre si dentro do mesmo nível e em níveis diferentes.

Relacionando o planejamento de produto ao processo criativo: uma proposta

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Cesar Antônio Mantovani

2003-03-01

Full Text Available Este trabalho apresenta algumas considerações relacionadas à criatividade da mesma manei-ra que são estabelecidas conexões entre os estágios do processo criativo e o planejamento de produtos industriais. Também se menciona sua aplicação na resolução de problemas dentro de áreas distintas: marketing; projeto; educação e produção, para tanto, é traçado um quadro comparativo com os estágios do processo criativo. Este trabalho está embasado em descri-ções de autores representativos destas áreas de conhecimento. O principal objetivo é estabe-lecer as correlações existentes entre os estágios do processo criativo com os diferentes está-gios e níveis do processo de planejamento de produto induzindo a uma proposta de universa-lização de linguagem. Palavras-chave: criatividade, processo criativo, planejamento de produtos industriais

76 FR 70379 - Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes

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2011-11-14

...) Subject Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code Fuel, 28...-1245; Directorate Identifier 2011-CE-033-AD; RIN 2120-AA64] Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft... certain Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Models 172R and 172S airplanes. The existing AD requires you to...

PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF EXCLUSIVE AND INCLUSIVE TALENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY IN COMPANIES

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Asta Savanevičienė

2017-12-01

Full Text Available The article deals with the practical application of exclusive and inclusive talent management strategies in order to form and maintain a competitive human resource potential of the company. The features of both exclusive and inclusive talent management strategies were defined and their practical appication in companies of various Lithuaniam industries was studied. The input from the respondents suggests that major companies prefer the inclusive talent management strategy, rather than exclusive. Summing up all the research results, the following conclusions were formulated: the features characteristic to inclusive talent management strategy dominate in the companies of manufacturing, banking, catering, consulting, trade, energy, transport, and agribusiness industries. In the company of technology industry, features of a mixed (having both exclusive and inclusive talent management strategy are apparent. The company in the construction-engineering industry has the dominating features of exclusive talent management strategy. Inclusive talent management strategy responds to the principles of human potential development-oriented expression and is an important message for the formulation of further insight into talent management, based on the use of internal potential.

From national air carriers to low-cost companies: Effects of successful marketing strategy implementation

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Aćimović Slobodan

2009-01-01

Full Text Available Huge changes in marketing strategies and, more generally - in business philosophies are not so often. During the last 20 years global and/or national companies have already defined their general approaches of marketing instruments implementation. Therefore, when a contemporary company changes something in its marketing approach, it usually only refers to 'subtle adjustment' of the already determined strategy. Another reason for changes in a particular segment of marketing is a crisis of some kind that forces firms to implement innovations, especially regarding the elements such as costs - price - or service quality. A global enterprise segment consisting of low tariff airline companies is here identified as the one that has dramatically changed its marketing approach within the last 20 years, which continually resulted in its improved market position and business results. Changes in marketing strategies of low-cost companies have truly been revolutionary and are completely the consequence of recognizing the real needs of clients who use services of air transport. The success of low-cost airline companies is forcing the traditional, classic, air carriers to adapt their marketing instruments to this new model of business management. This paper also identifies one very significant assumption of the low-cost carriers phenomenon and their marketing approach - the liberalization of the global air transport market.

IFPEN Transports Energy Carnot Institute. Annual report 2016. Innovating mobility

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2017-01-01

Under the authority of IFP Energies nouvelles, the IFPEN Transports Energie Carnot Institute develops efficient, clean and sustainable technological innovations in the fields of power-train and propulsion systems, energy sectors and industrial thermal processes with CO_2 capture. IFPEN Transports Energie Carnot Institute is a R and D center serving industry, leader in the fields of transport and energy: - Innovative solutions to address technological challenges and market needs (high-efficiency, low-emission power-trains, power-train electrification, energy optimization and onboard control, alternative fuels with low CO_2 emissions, energy generation based on chemical looping combustion); - High-performance experimental resources and digital tools resulting in innovations with reduced costs and development times; - A proactive industrial protection policy; - Support for industrial sectors, covering a very broad range of technological readiness levels; - Transfer of R and D results via joint product development with licensing out operations, strategic partnerships and collaborative research agreements; - An innovation support policy, aimed particularly at micro-companies, SMEs and intermediate-sized companies. IFPEN Transports Energie Carnot Institute has close ties with industry: from micro-companies, SMEs and intermediate-sized companies to major industrial groups; A strong commitment within competitiveness clusters (Mov'eo, LUTB, Systematic, Astech, etc.); A leadership of the automobile sector and the Transport Alliance within the Carnot Institutes; A synergy with networks of academic partners and R and D laboratories with an international influence

75 FR 7537 - Elkhart & Western Railroad Co.-Lease and Operation Exemption-Norfolk Southern Railway Company

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2010-02-19

... Michigan Southern Railroad Company--Corporate Family Transaction Exemption, STB Finance Docket No. 33941... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 35347] Elkhart... becomes effective). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 35347...

Energy use for transport in 22 Nordic towns; Energibruk til transport i 22 nordiske byer

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Naess, Petter; Larsen, Synnoeve Lyssand; Roee, Per Gunnar

1994-07-01

This report presents the methods used and the results obtained from an investigation of relationships between energy use for transport and the physical urban structure of 22 towns in Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. It is found that urban planning is very important for the inhabitants' average energy use for transport. High population density in the inner and central areas of a town tends to reduce the energy use. The composition of trades and the commuting frequency between the town and its surroundings affect the energy use to the same degree as does the urban planning. The energy data are based on the oil companies' information on the sales of gasoline and auto diesel oil from the filling stations in each town and on the public transport companies' information on the energy use of their vehicles. The energy data are combined with physical and socio economical characteristics of each town.

Alternative Fuels Data Center: Pittsburgh Livery Company Transports

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hybrid, propane, and natural gas vehicles to transport customers. For information about this project Biodiesel Aug. 26, 2017 Photo of a car Idaho Surges Ahead with Electric Vehicle Charging Aug. 4, 2017 Photo a transit bus America's Largest Home Runs on Biodiesel in North Carolina June 9, 2017 Photo of a bus

EVALUATION OF SERVICE QUALITY OF AIRWAY COMPANIES GIVING DOMESTIC SERVICES IN TURKEY WITH FUZZY SET APPROACH

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H. Handan DEMIR

2013-01-01

Full Text Available Today, service quality has become a major phenomenon with the requirement of meeting consumer demands in the best way brought along with the rising competition between companies. Airway transportation is preferred more and more during the recent years. Many qualitative and quantitative criteria are considered while evaluating service criteria in airway transportation. In this context, evaluation of service quality is a decisionmaking problem with many criteria. The purpose of this study is to evaluate service quality of domestic airway companies in Turkey. In this study; fuzzy TOPSIS method which is one of the most preferred fuzzy MCDM methods, extension of multi criteria decision making methods in fuzzy environments, considering qualitative and quantitative criteria together and giving opportunity to make group decisions in fuzzy environments. As a result, evaluation was made based on service quality criteria for the most preferred airways companies in Turkey and these companies were ranked according to their levels of service quality.

75 FR 42432 - Northern Natural Gas Company, Southern Natural Gas Company, Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC...

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2010-07-21

... Natural Gas Company, Southern Natural Gas Company, Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC, Transcontinental... abandonment of facilities by Northern Natural Gas Company, Southern Natural Gas Company, Florida Gas... resources, fisheries, and wetlands; Cultural resources; Vegetation and wildlife; Endangered and threatened...

Green Transportation for a Green Earth

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Katsioloudis, Petros J.; Jones, Mildred V.

2012-01-01

Transportation is one of the biggest contributors to the destruction of the environment. Results from environmental research and pursuant governmental regulations are changing the way companies do business and how transportation systems address the future. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been at the forefront in leading environmental…

Remarks on the transportation of spent fuel elements

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Krull, W.

1986-01-01

In this chapter topics discussed are the need for contracts, a transport company and risk insurance. Also, a section on transportation covers cranes, subpressure, contamination, cask limitations, physical protection and shipping. Reprocessing discusses minimum reprocessing batch and spent fuel. Finally, economical considerations concerning transportation and reprocessing are given

18 CFR 367.3920 - Account 392, Transportation equipment.

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2010-04-01

...) Electrical vehicles. (5) Motor trucks. (6) Motorcycles. (7) Repair cars or trucks. (8) Tractors and trailers. (9) Other transportation vehicles. .... (a) This account must include the cost of transportation vehicles used for service company purposes...

INTERACTION OF AIR TRANSPORTATION AND FUEL-SUPPLY COMPANIES

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I. P. Zheleznaya

2014-01-01

Full Text Available The article describes the role of aviation fuel in the life of air transport. Fueling industry worldwide solves two main tasks - ensuring the safety and economy of air traffic. In Russia, there is one more task of airlines fuel supply. The article deals with fuel pricing taking into consideration today's realities.

STUDY ABOUT THE ROAD TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND FISCALITY IN THE ROMANIAN COMPANIES

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Violeta Isai; Riana Iren Radu

2013-01-01

The economic development of the European countries in the second half of the XXth century, and also the increase of commercial international exchanges, generated the transportation development in general, and especially the road transportation. The road transports knew an ascendant evolution due to their advantages: superior mobility; fast adaptability to every land conditions, without special investments; the capacity to complete the other modalities of transportation, in order to achieve th...

76 FR 75602 - Hilton & Albany Railroad, Inc.-Lease and Operation Exemption-Norfolk Southern Railway Company

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2011-12-02

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35567] Hilton & Albany Railroad, Inc.--Lease and Operation Exemption-- Norfolk Southern Railway Company Hilton & Albany Railroad... milepost J 302.3 near Albany West, Ga., and milepost J 357.8 near Hilton, Ga. (the line). This transaction...

76 FR 6517 - Carolina Coastal Railway, Inc.-Lease and Operation Exemption-Norfolk Southern Railway Company

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2011-02-04

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35461] Carolina Coastal Railway, Inc.--Lease and Operation Exemption-- Norfolk Southern Railway Company Carolina Coastal Railway, Inc. (CLNA), a Class III carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption \\1\\ under 49 CFR 1150.41 to...

75 FR 13524 - Northern Natural Gas Company, Southern Natural Gas Company, Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC...

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2010-03-22

... Natural Gas Company, Southern Natural Gas Company, Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC, Transcontinental... notice that on March 5, 2010, Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern Natural), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124- 1000, filed on behalf of itself and other owners, Southern Natural Gas Company...

Análise das propostas de políticas públicas para o financiamento da educação infantil no município de São Paulo

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Bárbara Popp

2006-01-01

Trata-se de uma pesquisa teórica sobre o impacto da implementação das propostas de Emenda Constitucional (112/99, 02/02, 37/03 e 415/05), que tratam sobre o financiamento da Educação Infantil, na expansão das vagas para crianças de 0 a 3 anos na rede municipal de São Paulo. O trabalho analisa qual seria o montante de recursos acrescidos na Educação Infantil municipal, caso cada proposta fosse aprovada, além de estimar quantas vagas, para crianças de 0 a 3 anos, poderiam ser oferecidas com ess...

Edmondo De Amicis e la proposta al Ministro dell’Istruzione Pubblica. Un recupero bibliografico

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Michela Dota

2016-01-01

Full Text Available Il presente articolo riporta alla luce un contributo dimenticato di Edmondo De Amicis al dibattito post-unitario intorno alla scuola, avviato dalla Relazione manzoniana. In dialogo con quest’ultima e con la letteratura pedagogica coeva, Una proposta al ministro dell’istruzione pubblica (1869 auspica la realizzazione di un libro per gli allievi della scuola primaria, calibrato per i contenuti e per la lingua sulle risorse mentali dei piccoli lettori. Con l’ausilio di alcuni stralci epistolari finora inediti, il presente intervento contestualizza lo scritto deamicisiano, in relazione alla biografia storico-letteraria dello scrittore e al dibattito linguistico e educativo coevo, offrendone infine una trascrizione.

Growth of motorized mobility and strategies for road safety. Paper to be published in Transport Miesjki (Public Transport), 1993, No. 9 (Polish).

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Koornstra, M.J.

2012-01-01

Free market economies have shown the dominating utility of motorized transport, both for passenger and goods transport. One negative side of motorization is the lack of road safety. Although it is shown that air, water and rail transport are much safer, the individual and company utility of

The principal-agent problem and transport energy use: Case study of company lease cars in the Netherlands

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Graus, Wina; Worrell, Ernst

2008-01-01

Barriers exist for improvement of energy efficiency, of which the principal-agent problem is considered an important one. The principal-agent problem is a potential barrier for energy policies based on economic instruments, as the decision maker may be partially insulated from the price signal given by such policies. We estimate the size and the impact of the principal-agent problem for cars provided by companies as a benefit to employees in the Netherlands. Of all passenger cars in the Netherlands, 11% is classified as company cars, which consume 21% of the total energy consumption by passenger cars. As company cars are newer, operate more diesel engines, but are also larger, the fuel efficiency is slightly worse than that of private cars. Company cars seem to drive longer distances for commuting than the national average of private cars. Together, this might result in a net 1-7% increase of all fuel use of passenger cars in the Netherlands. This indicates that there is potential to reduce energy consumption of company cars and a need for policies aimed at improving energy efficiency of company cars

Energy use for transport in 22 Nordic towns; Energibruk til transport i 22 nordiske byer

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Naess, Petter; Larsen, Synnoeve Lyssand; Roee, Per Gunnar

1994-07-01

This report presents the methods used and the results obtained from an investigation of relationships between energy use for transport and the physical urban structure of 22 towns in Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. It is found that urban planning is very important for the inhabitants' average energy use for transport. High population density in the inner and central areas of a town tends to reduce the energy use. The composition of trades and the commuting frequency between the town and its surroundings affect the energy use to the same degree as does the urban planning. The energy data are based on the oil companies' information on the sales of gasoline and auto diesel oil from the filling stations in each town and on the public transport companies' information on the energy use of their vehicles. The energy data are combined with physical and socio economical characteristics of each town.

Energia e mobilidade urbana : uma proposta de ensino por investigação utilizando TICs

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Guttmann, Gustavo; Barbosa Braga, Marco Antonio

2017-01-01

Este trabalho se propõe a contribuir para a construção de cenários mais favoráveis a utilização de TICs em sala de aula. Para isso foi proposta uma experiência em sala de aula no curso regular de Física para o Ensino Médio onde os alunos foram incentivados ao uso de seus dispositivos conectados à internet, durante a aula, principalmente smartphones. O projeto teve como tema a Mobilidade Urbana e buscou avaliar a construção de estratégias menos expositivas por parte do professor e mais ativa p...

Propostas de Redução da Maioridade Penal: a Juventude Brasileira no Fio da Navalha?

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Vavassori, Mariana Barreto; Toneli, Maria Juracy Filgueiras

2015-01-01

Resumo Este trabalho propõe uma reflexão teórica sobre o fenômeno da judicialização da vida, mais especificamente aquele que incide sobre os “adolescentes em conflito com a lei”, a partir das contribuições de Foucault e Derrida. O objetivo é dar visibilidade a alguns dos regimes de verdade sobre “adolescentes em conflito com a lei”, que emergem das/nas propostas de emendas constitucionais (PECs) sobre rebaixamento da idade penal, e seus efeitos de subjetivação. Utilizamos como operador metodo...

The use of instruments of logistics and marketing in transport enterprises in lubuskie voivodeship

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Agnieszka Perzyńska

2016-09-01

Full Text Available Background: The aim of the article is to verify the logistics and marketing instruments used in transport enterprises in Lubuskie voivodeship. The article presents the results of surveys of transport companies. Based on these studies in transport enterprises in Lubuskie, the current level of the use of logistics and marketing instruments was determined. Logistics and marketing instruments were separated to study the needs of transport companies in Lubuskie voivodeship. The choice of these instruments gave rise to a study f the possibility of using them in the implementation of business operations. From the findings it can be inferred that they are useful for the voivodeship, and that such a system can be implemented in the whole country. Methods: The study was conducted in the second half of 2014 and 140 transport enterprises in Lubuskie. Based on the research results, classifications of instruments were developed using logistics and marketing division at their levels. Results: On the basis of these findings and observations, the authors have analysed the levels of identification instruments, logistics and marketing. On this basis, it was possible to identify the instruments used by logistics and marketing in these companies. Conclusions: Based on the study of transport companies in Lubuskie voivodeship, a selection of logistics and marketing instruments were identified, along with a classification of the logistics and marketing instruments used. With the implementation of the above steps to classify the usage level of logistics and marketing instruments, the ability to match these levels to data transport companies was established.

CEMENT TRANSPORTATION LIMITED-FLEET MODELING AND ASSIGNING TO RATED DEMANDS

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Narjes MASHHADI BANDANI

2017-04-01

Full Text Available Transportation is an inseparable part of the supply chain, with a key role in product distribution. This role is highlighted when ratio of “the cost of transportation” to “the value of goods” such as cement is significant. Iran has recently become one of the main centers of cement production in the world. However, transportation is the most important challenge in cement distribution because of weak structure of the transportation fleet and its independent action. Independence of and lack of commitment on the part of transportation fleets to cement companies as well as lack of timely delivery due to shortage of transportation in some routes and seasons lead to customers` dissatisfaction and even market loss or lack of market development. One of the significant differences between the transportation system in Iran and that in developed countries is lack of complete productivity of the transportation fleet. It means that trucks are driver-based in Iran. This paper introduces a model considering some issues such as driver-based trucks, size of the transportation fleet based on the number of active trucks, and demand priorities in the cement company. Taking the relation between the number of active trucks and the cement company into account, this model assigns weekly demands to the transportation fleet. It also tries to minimize the delay to respond to demands and increases the efficiency of the transportation fleet. Finally, this current condition-based model is compared with two other models including “no constraints on different routes of trucks” as well as single-route model for trucks.

75 FR 33296 - Columbia Gulf Transmission Company; Notice of Filing

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2010-06-11

... Transmission Company; Notice of Filing June 2, 2010. Take notice that on May 20, 2010, Columbia Gulf..., pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), for a certificate of public convenience and... of its existing transmission system to transport unprocessed gas (wet gas) near Centerville...

75 FR 80685 - Contract Reporting Requirements of Intrastate Natural Gas Companies

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2010-12-23

...; Order No. 735-A] Contract Reporting Requirements of Intrastate Natural Gas Companies Issued December 16... Storage Report for Intrastate Natural Gas and Hinshaw Pipelines. Order No. 735-A generally reaffirms the... reporting requirements for (1) intrastate natural gas pipelines \\2\\ providing interstate transportation...

Dimensionamento da frota de navios de derivados claros para cabotagem: proposta de modelo de otimização

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André Augusto Soares Vieira

2017-10-01

Full Text Available The Oil & Gas sector relies mainly on the maritime transport to ship large volumes of petroleum and products. In this sense, this paper proposes a mixed integer linear model whose objective is to determine the coastal navigation fleet size and the type of vessels to transport clean petroleum products of real company. The model’s outcome helped programmers define how many ships are actually required to meet the commitments undertaken within a pre-established planning horizon. Comparing the model’s result with the actual number of vessels available for programming, one can eventually release ships to make other journeys, thus avoiding the hiring of ships in Voyage Charter Party for this last purpose. It is also possible to reduce the demurrage in periods of low movement, when the fleet contracted becomes oversized.

Dossier: transport of radioactive materials; Dossier: le transport des matieres radioactives

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Mignon, H. [CEA Centre d`Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, 91 - Gif-sur-Yvette (France). Direction du Cycle du Combustible; Niel, J.Ch. [CEA Centre d`Etudes Nucleaires de Fontenay-aux-Roses, 92 (France). Inst. de Protection et de Surete Nucleaire; Canton, H. [CEA Cesta, 33 - Bordeaux (France); Brachet, Y. [Transnucleaire, 75 - Paris (France); Turquet de Beauregard, G.; Mauny, G. [CIS bio international, France (France); Robine, F.; Plantet, F. [Prefecture de la Moselle (France); Pestel Lefevre, O. [Ministere de l`Equipement, des transports et du logement, (France); Hennenhofer, G. [BMU, Ministere de l`environnement, de la protection de la nature et de la surete des reacteurs (Germany); Bonnemains, J. [Association Robin des Bois (France)

1997-12-01

This dossier is entirely devoted to the transportation of radioactive and fissile materials of civil use. It comprises 9 papers dealing with: the organization of the control of the radioactive materials transport safety (safety and security aspects, safety regulations, safety analysis and inspection, emergency plans, public information), the technical aspects of the regulation concerning the transport of radioactive materials (elaboration of regulations and IAEA recommendations, risk assessments, defense in depth philosophy and containers, future IAEA recommendations, expertise-research interaction), the qualification of containers (regulations, test facilities), the Transnucleaire company (presentation, activity, containers for spent fuels), the packages of radioactive sources for medical use (flux, qualification, safety and transport), an example of accident during radioactive materials transportation: the Apach train derailment (February 4, 1997), the sea transport of radioactive materials (international maritime organization (OMI), international maritime dangerous goods (IMDG) code, irradiated nuclear fuel (INF) safety rules), the transport of radioactive materials in Germany, and the point of view from an external observer. (J.S.)

Canadian pipeline transportation system : transportation assessment

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2009-07-01

In addition to regulating the construction and operation of 70,000 km of oil and natural gas pipelines in Canada, the National Energy Board (NEB) regulates the trade of natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids. This report provided an assessment of the Canadian hydrocarbon transportation system in relation to its ability to provide a robust energy infrastructure. Data was collected from NEB-regulated pipeline companies and a range of publicly available sources to determine if adequate pipeline capacity is in place to transport products to consumers. The NEB also used throughput and capacity information received from pipeline operators as well as members of the investment community. The study examined price differentials compared with firm service tolls for transportation paths, as well as capacity utilization on pipelines and the degree of apportionment on major oil pipelines. This review indicated that in general, the Canadian pipeline transportation system continues to work effectively, with adequate pipeline capacity in place to move products to consumers who need them. 9 tabs., 30 figs., 3 appendices.

Companies and energy transition: The stakes of mobility. A case study in the cities of Lille and Lyon

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Lejoux Patricia

2014-07-01

Full Text Available Regarding energy transition in the area of mobility, the literature gives prominence to two types of actor which appear to play leading roles: public authorities and households. However, the role played by companies in this energy transition appears to have attracted only marginal attention. Nonetheless, companies influence mobility through the transport of goods, professional travel and commuter trips they generate. If they participate in the growth of this mobility, might they not also contribute to reducing it? What is the viewpoint held by companies regarding these questions? The aim of this article is to highlight the stakes of this energy transition in the domain of mobility in order to represent the viewpoint of companies. The results show that company managers are effectively concerned by the stakes of energy transition in the domain of mobility and that they have already taken measures in favour of more sustainable mobility. But this is more for economic (increased transport costs and social (recruitment problems, turnover linked to the increased cost of car mobility reasons than for environmental ones (reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

Supplier-initiated outsourcing: A methodology to exploit synergy in transportation

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Cruijssen, F.C.A.M.; Borm, P.; Fleuren, H.; Hamers, H.

2010-01-01

Over the last decades, transportation has been evolving from a necessary, though low priority function to an important part of business that can enable companies to attain a competitive edge over their competitors. To cut down transportation costs, shippers often outsource their transportation

75 FR 52818 - R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Central Kentucky Lines, LLC-Trackage Rights Exemption-CSX...

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2010-08-27

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35386] R.J. Corman... to grant additional limited overhead trackage rights \\1\\ to R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Central... distance of approximately 17 miles.\\2\\ \\1\\ The original rights were obtained by R.J. Corman Railroad...

Proposta de um programa de p+l como ferramenta para promoção da gestão ambiental: estudo de caso

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André Luiz Emmel Silva

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Atuar de forma menos agressiva ao meio ambiente, reduzir custos e ficar mais competitivas. Este tem sido o tema central dedebates em Gestão Ambiental e que vem ganhando força dentro das organizações. Porém, não se necessitam altos investimentos emudanças inovadoras no modo de operar das empresas. Programas simples e voltados diretamente ao processo produtivo podem trazerbenefícios e provocar grande impacto na gestão ambiental. Partindo desse princípio e da análise da realidade fabril de uma empresavoltada ao segmento de roupas impermeáveis, o estudo criou uma proposta de um programa de Produção mais Limpa focado emEducação Ambiental, Logística Reversa e Ecodesign. Os impactos ambientais mais significativos foram identificados através de umamatriz de Leopold adaptada e a investigação da geração das perdas ocorreu com a elaboração de fluxogramas e diagramas de entradase saídas. Também foi desenvolvido um equipamento capaz de auxiliar na reciclagem das sobras do processo e propostos indicadorespara monitoramento ambiental da empresa. Os métodos utilizados e os resultados obtidos demonstraram servir como fontesimportantes na tomada de decisão e como instrumento de auxilio para planos de Gestão Ambiental.Abstract Operate in a less aggressive to the environment, reduce costs and become more competitive. This has been the focus of debates in Environmental Management and has been gaining momentum within organizations. However, do not require large investments and innovative changes in the way companies operate. Simple programs and targeted directly to the production process can bring benefit and cause a major impact onenvironmental management. Based on this principle and theanalysis of the reality of a manufacturing company dedicated tothe segment of waterproof clothing, the study created a proposalfor a Cleaner Production program focused on environmentaleducation, Reverse Logistics and Ecodesign. The mostsignificant

78 FR 70851 - Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

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2013-11-27

... (EICAS) message that displays ``ENG THRUST (L,R)'' (for Model 787-8 airplanes) or ``ENG (1, 2, 3, or 4... The Boeing Company Model 747-8 and 747-8F series airplanes and Model 787-8 airplanes powered by GEnx...: 202-493-2251. Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground...

The choice of leasing companies for automobile fleet updating on the basis of hierarchies analysis method

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Dorohov, А.

2007-01-01

The basic criteria of leasing companies choice by the transport enterprises for automobile fleet updating such as terms of financing, size of advance, assortment time of existence at the market, have been determined. The determination of the best leasing company according to these parameters on the basis of hierarchies analysis method has been offered.

Indicators and Managing for Results: Filling the Gap in Coach Transport Services

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Marcos Thadeu Queiroz Magalhães

2018-02-01

Full Text Available Resumo Este artigo discute a Gestão por Resultados (MFR, no inglês em contratos de serviços de transporte de passageiros. Apresenta o Processo Integrado de Planejamento e como é possível unir, num único quadro, planejamento, monitoramento e avaliação. Após isso, são propostos um conjunto de indicadores de desempenho capazes de cobrir tanto os requisitos de gestão processual quanto finalística. Ao fim, comenta-se sobre os principais limitadores da proposta bem como fatores críticos de sucesso para a Gestão por Resultados voltada para os contratos de serviço de transporte de passageiros. Palavras-Chave: Gestão por Resultados, Transporte de Passageiros, Indicadores, Avaliação, Planejamento Orientado a Resultados. Abstract This paper discusses MFR (Managing for Results in Coach Transport Contract Management. It presents an Integrated Planning Process and shows how it is possible to merge planning, monitoring and assessing activities into one single framework. After that, we propose a set of performance indicators that are able to cope with both procedural and finalistic performance management requirements. Finally, we comment some limitations of the research and present some critical factors for success of MFR in Coach Transport Contract Management. Key-Words: Managing for Results, Coach Transport Services, Indicators, Evaluation, Result-Oriented Planning.

Safe transport of irradiated fuel by sea

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Miller, M.L.

1997-01-01

The development is described of a transport system dedicated to the sea transport of irradiated nuclear fuel. The background is reviewed of why shipments were required and the establishment of a specialist shipping company, Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited. A description of the ships, flasks and other equipment utilised is provided, together with details of key procedures implemented to ensure safety and customer satisfaction. (Author)

The sea transport of irradiated nuclear fuel

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Miller, M.L.

1995-01-01

The paper describes the development of a transport system dedicated to the sea transport of irradiated nuclear fuel. It reviews the background to why shipments were required and the establishment of a specialist shipping company, Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited. A description of the ships, flasks and other equipment utilized is provided, together with details of key procedures implemented to ensure safety and customer satisfaction

Freight transportation efficiency through horizontal cooperation in Flanders

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Cruijssen, F.C.A.M.; Dullaert, W.; Joro, T.

2010-01-01

This paper describes a practical application of data envelopment analysis (DEA) to the Flemish road transportation sector. The efficiency of 82 road transportation companies responding to a large-scale survey focused on horizontal cooperation is evaluated, based on two inputs and two outputs.

PROPOSTA DE RELANÇAMENTO PARA O RESTAURANTE DE COMIDA JAPONESA SUSHIAKI

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Ísis Figueiredo Araújo

2017-04-01

Full Text Available O tema do trabalho é o relançamento do restaurante de comida japonesa Sushiaki. Tem-se como objetivo o estudo de novas estratégias de marketing para maior sucesso da empresa. O trabalho utilizou pesquisas de mercado realizadas com o público em geral, com a finalidade de saber sua opinião sobre a proposta de relançamento. Foi realizada a pesquisa pelo método quantitativo, além da realização da análise de SWOT, com o objetivo de analisar fatores que afetam a empresa. No decorrer do trabalho foi realizado um briefing com o dono da empresa para recolher informações relacionadas aos seus desejos quanto ao relançamento de seu restaurante delivery. Com o relançamento do restaurante a empresa poderá atrair e fidelizar clientes através de desenvolvimento de identidades visuais, participações em eventos e divulgação virtual.

Projeto "Diabetes Weekend": Proposta de Educação em Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1

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Maia, Frederico F.R.; Araújo, Levimar R.

2002-01-01

A educação em diabetes é parte imprescindível do tratamento do paciente, associado ao controle metabólico adequado, atividade física e dieta. O maior nível de conhecimento sobre a doença e suas complicações estão relacionadas a uma melhora da qualidade de vida, com redução do número de crises de hipoglicemia, menor número de internações hospitalares, melhor controle metabólico e maior aceitação da doença. Apresenta-se uma proposta de educação em diabetes na forma de colônia de fim de semana a...

75 FR 75205 - R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Central Kentucky Lines, LLC-Trackage Rights Exemption-CSX...

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2010-12-02

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35442] R.J. Corman... agreed to grant limited overhead trackage rights to R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Central Kentucky Lines... RJCC actually obtained these trackage rights in 2005.\\3\\ In the original notices, R.J. Corman Railroad...

Etica ed evoluzionismo: la proposta di Marc Hauser

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Irene Pilloni

2013-11-01

Full Text Available Le recenti scoperte nell’ambito della psicologia evoluzionistica potrebbero offrire una risposta al dibattito sull’origine evoluzionistica della facoltà morale dell’Homo sapiens. In passato, il tentativo di spiegare il comportamento morale a partire dalla teoria dell’evoluzione è stato intrapreso dal padre fondatore dell’evoluzionismo Charles Darwin, successivamente da T.H. Huxley e da H. Spencer e infine dal sociobiologo E. Wilson a metà degli anni ‘70 del Novecento. Oggi questa impresa è stata ereditata dallo psicologo evoluzionista Marc Hauser, le cui indagini prendono avvio da un’analogia tra facoltà morale e facoltà linguistica. Questa analogia gli consente di affermare che la pluralità di codici morali adottati dagli uomini nelle differenti culture dipende da un numero limitato di principi morali, nello stesso modo in cui la varietà di lingue con cui gli uomini si esprimono, dipende da un numero limitato di principi linguistici universali. Dunque, sembrerebbe che l’evoluzione biologica abbia plasmato dei principi morali universali e uniformi che si presentano costanti in tutti gli uomini a prescindere dalla loro appartenenza culturale. Come vadano intesi i principi morali universali e quale rapporto intercorre tra di essi e i vari codici morali sarà l’argomento di questo saggio, il quale tenterà di analizzare la proposta di Marc Hauser all’interno della cornice dei rapporti tra etica ed evoluzionismo.

Frames e dicionários onomasiológicos: uma proposta na interface entre semântica cognitiva e lexicografia

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Diego Spader de Souza

2017-09-01

Full Text Available O objetivo do presente artigo é tecer algumas considerações iniciais a respeito de uma proposta teórico-metodológica situada na interface entre a Semântica Cognitiva e a Lexicografia. Tal proposta, atualmente sendo desenvolvida em tese de doutorado, busca a aproximação entre a teoria da Semântica de Frames, de Charles J. Fillmore, com a onomasiologia e com a produção de dicionários onomasiológicos. A onomasiologia, tema de grande importância para a Semântica Estrutural, pode ser abordada, sob nosso viés, a partir do conceito de frame semântico introduzido por Fillmore. O artigo apresenta uma discussão teórica, buscando mostrar o potencial da interface, bem como as formas através das quais a Semântica de Frames pode auxiliar a prática lexicográfica. Por se tratar de uma teoria semântica baseada em conhecimento enciclopédico, a Semântica de Frames oportuniza um modelo de dicionário onomasiológico que leva em consideração o papel da experiência e da estrutura conceptual na descrição semântica.

Análise de impactos socioambientais da infra-estrutura de transporte na Bacia do Purus-AM.

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Andrés Leandro Gumiero Jaime

2008-01-01

A bacia do rio Purus, na Amazônia Ocidental, apesar de figurar como uma das menos antropizadas bacias da margem direita do complexo Solimões-Amazonas, já apresenta pontos de impacto antrópico associado à expansão da fronteira agropecuária. Tal impacto tem no estabelecimento da infra-estrutura de transportes seu principal eixo de avanço. Foi feita a simulação de alguns trechos de rodovias interligando municípios correspondente ao médio Purus (conforme designação proposta por SOUSA JÚNIOR et al...

FORMAÇÃO DO LEITOR COMO PROPOSTA PEDAGÓGICA: LITERATURA INFANTIL E COMPORTAMENTO PERENE DE LEITURA

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Cláudio José de Almeida Mello

2011-08-01

Full Text Available Com o objetivo de contribuir para a construção de alternativas de práticas de leitura na escola que façam a ponte entre a leitura mais lúdica realizada na infância e um hábito de leitura que se pretende para as idades mais avançadas do educando, o artigo apresenta reflexões teórico-metodológicas acerca da formação do leitor fundamentadas no dialogismo bakhtiniano, e proposta de letramento na área de língua e de literatura pautada no sócio-interacionismo. O estudo foi feito a partir de revisão bibliográfica e também de pesquisa empírica realizada em escola pública de Ensino Fundamental e Médio de Guarapuava-PR, a qual, baseada na metodologia da pesquisa-ação, apresenta como resultado a relevância de um planejamento para toda a vida escolar do aluno, a fim de que as práticas de leitura estejam sintonizadas com uma proposta pedagógica que valorize a literatura em sua dimensão estética e a leitura como prática social. A relevância do trabalho está em contribuir para a formação do leitor com comportamento perene de leitura, e não episódico, desde a leitura da literatura infantil, envolvendo processos de ensino-aprendizagem, a biblioteca escolar e a participação dos pais.

Application of the approaches of Total Quality during the transportation and distribution of radioisotopes

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Fuentes Fuentes, J.R.; Canoura Gonzalez, A.

1998-01-01

Nowadays a more and more growing tendency is manifested at managerial level toward the installation of Systems of Guarantee of Quality (SGC). In any company that doesn't have implanted a system of the quality, the economic losses for non quality can surpass 20%. In the companies dedicated to the transport of radioactive material, the cost of the non quality can be motivated fundamentally by: the late delivery of the radioisotopic material, for defects generated by the transport one that you/they affect the functional capacity of the product, and for losses of the bundles during the transport of the same ones. The previously signal elements can be enough reasons to take the managerial level to decide in favor of the installation of a SGC in these companies. With the present work, the authors show the possibility to introduce some inherent approaches to the concept of Total Quality during the implementation of a SGC supported in the normative ISO-9002, in companies of reduced budget dedicated to the transport and distribution of radioisotopic products

Network ownership and optimal tariffs for natural gas transport

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Hagen, Kaare P.; Kind, Hans Jarle; Sannarnes, Jan Gaute

2004-11-01

This paper addresses the issue of national optimal tariffs for transportation of natural gas in a setting where national gas production in its entirety is exported to end-user markets abroad. In a situation where the transportation network is owned altogether by a vertically integrated national gas producer, it is shown that the optimal tariff depends on the ownership structure in the integrated transportation company as well as in the non-facility based gas company. There are two reasons why it is possibly optimal with a mark-up on marginal transportation costs. First, there is a premium on public revenue if domestic taxation is distorting. Second, with incomplete national taxation of rents from the gas sector, the transportation tariffs can serve as a second best way of appropriating rents accruing to foreigners. In a situation where the network is run as a separate entity subject to a rate of return regulation, it will be optimal to discriminate the tariffs between shippers for the usual Ramseyean reasons. (Author)

Do Japanese Companies in the Czech Republic Perform Better than Others?

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Blahova, Michaela; Pálka, Přemysl; Edgeman, Rick

Purpose: This paper explores performance of Japanese companies located in the Czech Republic that focus on manufacturing of transportation machinery parts (due to their largest share in manufacturing industry) and compares their results with other companies in the same industry in the Czech...... Republic (irrespective the owner’s country of origin) in order to find out whether Japanese companies have been succeeding in combining a new focus on strategy, profit orientation, global outlook and flexibility with their traditional strengths of efficient processes, quality orientation, attention...... to detail and the capacity to win a substantial degree of loyalty from their employees, and, therefore, achieve improved corporate performance. Approach/method/design: The research involved assembling key academic and other literature on the subject of corporate performance as well as an in-depth analysis...

OUTBOUND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT IN MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN GHANA

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Kwame Owusu Kwateng; John Frimpong Manso; Richard Osei-Mensah

2014-01-01

The optimization of outbound logistics operations through consolidation and collaboration using a third party logistics provider has potential to contribute to the profitability of an organization by lowering the cost of warehousing and transportation. The purpose of this paper is to assess outbound logistics of a manufacturing company (Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited) using the services of a third party logistics provider (DHL). Empirical research was employed to explore outbound logistics ...

IMPLEMENTATION OF QUALITATIVE RULES IN COMPANY`S INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

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Anna WOLNOWSKA

2012-07-01

Full Text Available In the article there were presented chosen issues of quality management. Important role of information and work processes in companies were emphasized . Based on eight rules of quality management, TQM standards and ideas of discipline pioneers like Deming, Juran, Crosby and Shewart, author has constructed way of using chosen rules and assumptions to company`s information circulation. Analogy, suggested by author, has not only emphasized importance of information as a company`s resource, but also has pointed to possibility of improving ways of managing this information.

Logistic innovations in transport

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Mirosław Antonowicz

2014-03-01

Full Text Available Introduction: The article discusses the issue of logistic innovations in transport. The essentials of logistic innovations in transport together with some examples of specific innovations are presented. The role of the client's needs in transport innovations is indicated. The most vital postulates affecting the innovativeness of shipping companies and derived from the author's experience as well as scholarly publications, are time, safety, reliability as well as comprehensiveness of service offer. Following the analysis of the issue, and on the grounds of Kaizen's and Lean's method, the concept of continuous innovations is suggested as very useful for the development of transport. The potential of clusters as the source of logistic innovations in transport is emphasised. Methods: The discussion of the issue was preceded by the author's analysis of written sources on innovativeness, the evaluation of ratings of innovativeness as well as the analysis of rewarded innovative solutions in transport subsequent to the businesses participation in the programme of innovative solutions in transport. The role of innovation practical business operations is argued following the analysis of some strategic documents such as: 2011 White Paper and the Strategy for the Development of Transport by 2020 adopted by the Polish government in 2013. Aim: The aim of the article is to present the role and significance of the issue of logistic innovations in transport and to cite instances of practical solutions implemented by shipping companies, the solutions which resulted in measurable effects. Following the author's observation of the instances of innovative solutions as well as his analysis of the ratings of innovativeness, the article aims to present the conclusions as for the specific kinds of activities which are indispensable to foster innovativeness in transport. Conclusions: The conclusions derived from the author's analyses and observations show that logistic

What oil companies will be the most competitive in the next century?

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Littlejohn, W.W.

1993-01-01

Turning oil into profit is the engine that propels the industry forward. Today, that engine is sputtering, threatened by a longtime friend and adversary, the federal government. As the authors approach the 21st century, most industry analysts expect the trend in the US toward ever more stringent regulation of oil drilling, transportation, and refining to continue. What kind of oil company can profit on that playing field? Will the 21st century favor international producers with upstream and downstream operations scattered across the globe? Or will it reward companies that focus on the American market and its myriad rules and regulations? A close look at two American-based companies offers some perspective. Exxon is a world-wide producer, refiner and seller of petroleum products and Arco, a California-based company that was among the first to view government intervention as an opportunity to gain competitive advantage

Shock jewel cases for delicate transports

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Anon.

2004-01-01

The French atomic energy commission (CEA) has become a reference specialist in the transportation of toxic, flammable, explosive or fragile materials or objects. Initially developed for its own activities, the Direction of military applications (DAM) of the CEA offers also its competences in containers testing and transportation scenarios to other industrial companies. Short article reprinted from CEA Technologies no. 69. (J.S.)

Efficient Mobility Summit: Transportation and the Future of Dynamic Mobility Systems

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2015-12-01

On October 27, 2015, The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) brought together local and national thought leaders to discuss the convergence of connectivity, vehicle automation, and transportation infrastructure investments at the Future Energy Efficient Mobility Workshop. The half-day workshop was held in conjunction with the Colorado Department of Transportation's (CDOT) Transportation Matters Summit and featured four panel sessions that showcased perspectives on efficient mobility from federal and state agencies, automakers and their suppliers, transportation data providers, and freight companies. This summary provides highlights from the meeting's exchanges of ideas and existing applications. Transportation's (CDOT) Transportation Matters Summit and featured four panel sessions that showcased perspectives on efficient mobility from federal and state agencies, automakers and their suppliers, transportation data providers, and freight companies. This summary provides highlights from the meeting's exchanges of ideas and existing applications.

US Department of Energy, Westinghouse Hanford Company ARECO cesium transportation plan

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Clements, E.P., Westinghouse Hanford

1996-07-15

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is committed to the safe, efficient, and cost-effective transportation of all materials that support its various programs and activities. DOE strives to ensure that hazardous materials (particularly radioactive),hazardous substances, and hazardous mixed waste are handled and transported in compliance with all applicable federal, state,tribal, and local rules and regulations. This plan outlines the activities and responsibilities of DOE and other agencies that will be followed to conclude a significant movement of radioactive cesium (Cs) chloride capsules in a safe and uneventful manner. DOE-Headquarters (DOE-HQ) has directed that Cs capsules manufactured at the Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility (WESF) be returned to WESF, located at DOE`s Hanford Site in southeast Washington State. Currently, there are 25 Cs capsules at the Applied Radiant Energy Corporation (ARECO)facility utilized for the polymerization of wood products in Lynchburg, Virginia, that requires removal as part of the overall Cs capsule return effort. This plan has been prepared in cooperation with member states of the Western Governors` Association (WGA) and the Southern States Energy Board (SSEB);the Council of State Governments Midwestern Office; and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservations, through whose jurisdictions these shipments will pass, and is an example of DOE-HQ`s commitment to early coordination and substantive involvement in its decision-making processes. This transportation plan identifies responsibilities, requirements,and procedures to ensure the success of the capsule return program. The plan summarizes transportation activities,organizational responsibilities, emergency preparedness guidelines, and other methods for achieving safe transport.

Intermodal transport as an integral part of logistics system

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Agnieszka Bitkowska

2016-06-01

Full Text Available The experience of companies that are successful in the carriage of goods prove that intermodal transport is now a major factor in determining the success of logistics system. A modern approach to the transport is based on intermodal transport. The article is based on the method of external observation. It presents the essence of intermodal transport and its benefits. It specifies transportation as an integral part of logistics system.

Emerging Hot Spot Analysis of Tracking Data from a Logistics Company

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Reinau, Kristian Hegner

2017-01-01

and significantly about the location of the bottlenecks. This paper analyses whether such knowledge can be generated using tracking data from logistics companies. The chosen case region is North Jutland in Denmark, and the method deployed is emerging hot spot analysis on tracking data from approximately 1......,500 trailers provided by one large Danish logistics company for the period 2012-2016. This methodology is relatively new in the transport field and has never been used in a Danish context before, and the paper shows that by using the tracking data and this methodology it is possible to identify where freight...

Redes Sociais e Juventude Rural: apropriações de propostas de Comunicação para o desenvolvimento em redes globalizadas

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Nataly de Queiroz Lima

Full Text Available Este artigo objetiva analisar as apropriações das propostas da Rede de Crianças e Adolescentes Comunicadores de Língua Portuguesa pelos jovens de Nova Olinda, no sertão do Ceará. Especificamente, o que se quer compreender é como os jovens de contexto popular, submetidos à condição contingente de acesso a bens materiais e simbólicos, se apropriam de uma proposta que defende o desenvolvimento local via estratégias de Comunicação acordadas em uma rede social global. A pesquisa combina as teorias dos estudos culturais latino-americanos e dos estudos das redes sociais, via Manuel Castells, Scherer-Warren, Néstor García Canclini, Maria Salett Tauk Santos e Jesus Martin-Barbero. Trata-se de um estudo de caso que utiliza técnicas combinadas de coleta de dados. A pesquisa demonstra que os jovens rurais estão inseridos nas dinâmicas das redes sociais, mas as mediações tecnológicas não são redentoras para a formação de coletivos internacionais.

Innovations of Engineering Company and Competitiveness in the Mining Equipment Market

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Pogrebnoi, Vladislav; Samorodova, Lyudmila; Shut'ko, Larisa; Yakunina, Yulia; Lyubimov, Oleg

2017-11-01

The article deals with issues related to the development of innovative projects by engineering companies and effective marketing policy as a factor of increasing their competitiveness in the mining equipment market. The paper presents the results of the development of innovative technology in the segment of extensible belt conveyors. The necessity of marketing the innovative project is proved by the example of the development of technology for the production of the motor-drum of a belt conveyor with an adjustable drive on continuous current magnets by the engineering company "Transport-Electroprivod" (LLC). The authors consider the effective marketing strategy of an engineering company as an attractor of increasing demand for innovation and competitiveness in the mining equipment market. The methods of marketing promotion and promotion of innovations are considered within the framework of the ecosystem concept of J. Moore.

Innovations of Engineering Company and Competitiveness in the Mining Equipment Market

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Pogrebnoi Vladislav

2017-01-01

Full Text Available The article deals with issues related to the development of innovative projects by engineering companies and effective marketing policy as a factor of increasing their competitiveness in the mining equipment market. The paper presents the results of the development of innovative technology in the segment of extensible belt conveyors. The necessity of marketing the innovative project is proved by the example of the development of technology for the production of the motor-drum of a belt conveyor with an adjustable drive on continuous current magnets by the engineering company “Transport-Electroprivod” (LLC. The authors consider the effective marketing strategy of an engineering company as an attractor of increasing demand for innovation and competitiveness in the mining equipment market. The methods of marketing promotion and promotion of innovations are considered within the framework of the ecosystem concept of J. Moore.

Project of law modified by the Senate relative to the electric and gas public utilities and to the electric and gas companies

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2004-07-01

This project of law aims to adapt the electricity and gas sector to the new economical context of opening of the energy markets to competition. It gives to energy companies the internal organization base necessary to warrant a high level of service and a transparent and non-discriminatory access of third parties to transport and distribution networks. These evolutions will allow Electricite de France (EdF) and Gaz de France (GdF) companies to compete on equal terms with their European competitors. It confirms first the prime role of public utility of both companies and then transposes the dispositions of the European directives relative to the organization of EdF and GdF integrated companies. It foresees the creation of two daughter companies for the management of energy transport activities. The project of law foresees also the change of the status of EdF and GdF companies and the reform of the retirement pensions of the personnel. This report presents the modifications added by the Senate to the text of law adopted at first reading by the House of Commons. (J.S.)

Estudos da linguagem e mente corporificada: uma nova proposta gramatical Studies of language and embodied mind: a new grammar approach

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Ricardo Yamashita Santos

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Podemos dizer que Descartes fundamentou a filosofia moderna com uma proposta universal do entendimento mundano. Dissociando as experiências corpóreas de nossa matéria pensante - mente, conseguiríamos captar a verdadeira essência de tudo por meio de um pensamento racional e objetivo. A ideia de mente corporificada, traduzida aqui pelos moldes de Lakoff e Johnson (1980, quebra com a dicotomia do filósofo e com diversas outras tradições enraizadas em nossa cultura ocidental. Nosso objetivo neste artigo é o de amparar a nova proposta teórica de mente corporificada e pensar um novo modelo gramatical que evidencie a corporalidade da mente.We can say that Descartes founded the modern philosophy with an universal proposal of the mundane understanding. Dissociating the bodily experience from our thinking matter - mind, we could capture the true essence of everything through rational and objective thought. The idea of the embodied mind, translated here by Lakoff and Johnson's theories (1980, breaks Descartes' dichotomy and various other traditions rooted in our Western culture. Our goals in this paper is to bolster the new theoretical proposition of embodied mind and think about a new grammatical model that highlights the embodiment of mind.

Value Creation in the Maritime Chain of Transportation

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Roslyng Olesen, Thomas

This report has examined the concept of value creation in the maritime chain of transportation. A maritime transport chain can best be conceptualized as a network through which carriers (e.g. shipping companies and haulage providers) and third parties (e.g. terminal operators, freight forwarders......, brokers and agents) provide services for the movement of cargo provided by shippers. The main actors in the maritime chain of transportation are the carriers who add value to the shipper by moving goods from areas with excess supply to areas with excess demand. In this process a number of (independent...... of the production chain and provide services which manufacturers don’t consider their core business (service). This includes assembly, quality control, customizing and packing of goods, pest control and after sales services. Third party ship management companies may reduce costs through economies of scale (cost...

Intellectual Capital Management in Transport Sector

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Asta Znakovaitė

2011-03-01

Full Text Available This article presents an analysis of intellectual capital; its management, features and processes by which intellectual capital of a company can be evaluated. The main elements of intellectual capital (human, structural and relationship capital are presented and used in research. After surveying bibliography, intellectual capital evaluation model, which applies to Lithuanian and Latvian companies operating in the transport sector, is created. The research is based on the value-added intellectual capital factor model, the relationship between indicators, multi-asset return correlation and regression analysis and generation of alternatives to intellectual capital performance-enhancing. Following an assessment of intellectual capital of Lithuanian and Latvian transport sectors, on the basis of the results, it was found that the intellectual capital is a key factor in corporation management to increase revenue. Article in Lithuanian

QUESTÕES CULTURAIS E IDENTITÁRIAS EM AMBIENTE DIGITAL: UMA PROPOSTA DE MATERIAL DIDÁTICO PARA O CURSO DE ESPANHOL NA PLATAFORMA EDMODO

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Tarsila Rubin Battistella

2016-12-01

Full Text Available Este artigo tem por objetivo abordar uma proposta de material didático para um curso de Espanhol, de nível universitário, na plataforma virtual de ensino Edmodo, compreendendo a questão identitária e cultural na formação do falante de língua estrangeira. Para tanto, são abordados os conceitos de aprendizado em ambiente digital, incluindo as novas formas de letramento, as estratégias de aprendizagem e o ensino de língua estrangeira com base nos PCNs e no Referencial Curricular do estado do Rio Grande do Sul. As atividades digitais são propostas e analisadas com base nos PCNs e nas estratégias de Oxford. Por meio da análise, nós consideramos que as atividades em ambiente digital possibilitam a interação, a formação identitária, a colaboração entre aprendizes e o professor na construção compartilhada do conhecimento em língua estrangeira.

Fermentação do Pão e do Vinho: Uma Proposta de Ação Interdisciplinar

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Mariluza Zucco Rizzon

2017-12-01

Full Text Available Esta proposta de ação interdisciplinar utiliza uma UEPS (Unidade de Ensino Potencialmente Significativa, baseada na aprendizagem significativa de Ausubel e fundamentada em Moreira. A experimentação é uma das estratégias de ensino sugeridas para ser usada para compreender e aprofundar os conhecimentos sobre o metabolismo dos fungos e a reação química envolvida. Outra estratégia de aprendizagem sugerida é a elaboração de mapas conceituais, um inicial, levando em conta os conhecimentos prévios dos alunos e outro ao final da UEPS, com a finalidade de avaliar se houve a ocorrência de aprendizagem significativa. Os parâmetros curriculares nacionais, as orientações curriculares nacionais do ensino médio e os autores Batista e Salvi fundamentam esta proposta interdisciplinar. Esta UEPS sobre a fermentação do pão e do vinho é indicada para abordar o estudo ao Reino Fungi e seus processos metabólicos, no ensino médio. É possível uma abordagem interdisciplinar com: química, na compreensão das reações químicas e suas relações; história, através do surgimento e da utilização do pão e do vinho pelas civilizações; ensino religioso na abordagem dos rituais religiosos do cristianismo e na arte, num momento de interação dos conhecimentos adquiridos para a realização de uma dramatização.

Distributed Graphs for Solving Co-modal Transport Problems

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Karama , Jeribi; Hinda , Mejri; Hayfa , Zgaya; Slim , Hammadi

2011-01-01

International audience; The paper presents a new approach based on a special distributed graphs in order to solve co-modal transport problems. The co-modal transport system consists on combining different transport modes effectively in terms of economic, environmental, service and financial efficiency, etc. However, the problem is that these systems must deal with different distributed information sources stored in different locations and provided by different public and private companies. In...

Problems relating to international transport of nuclear fuels

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Timm, U.E.

1985-01-01

Owing to the tremendous geographic distances between uranium deposits of interest, to the various degrees of sophistication of nuclear industry in industrialized countries and to the close international cooperation in the field of nuclear energy, safe international transports, physical protection and transport handling play an important role. It is suggested to better coordinate the activities of nuclear power plant operators, the nuclear industry and specialized transport companies with respect to all national and international issues of nuclear fuel transports. (DG) [de

Impactos potenciais na avifauna decorrentes das alterações propostas para o Código Florestal Brasileiro

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Develey, Pedro Ferreira; Pongiluppi, Tatiana

2010-01-01

As mudanças propostas no atual Código Florestal Brasileiro poderão levar a um aumento de desmatamentos e consequente diminuição de cobertura vegetal nativa (florestas, campos e banhados) que impactarão diretamente muitas espécies de aves. No Brasil, 17 espécies de aves globalmente ameaçadas são dependentes de florestas próximas a corpos d'água, sendo que oito destas só ocorrem em território brasileiro. Considerando os requisitos ecológicos dessas espécies, é possível prever que uma diminuição...

Proposta de metodologia para certificação hídrica de edifícios residenciais

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Sousa, Alexandra Ribeiro de

2016-01-01

A presente dissertação tem como objetivo a elaboração de uma proposta de certificação hídrica para edifícios residenciais existentes e em fase de projeto. O desenvolvimento desta certificação incide essencialmente na poupança de água potável nos edifícios, demonstrando que o consumo excessivo da mesma poderá traduzir-se num problema no futuro. O uso eficiente da água assume cada vez mais uma importância acrescida. Neste trabalho enumeram-se alguns países da Europa que, devido a uma má gest...

Transport system for low level radioactive wastes in Japan

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Tanaka, K.; Yoshida, K.; Sanui, T.

1993-01-01

Nuclear Fuel Transport Co. (NFT) is to take charge of LLW transportation from each nuclear power plants to the final repository consigned by 10 electric power companies in Japan. In order to transport LLW safely and efficiently, NFT has developed and prepared various hardware, such as special packaging, an exclusive use vessel, automatic cranes and so forth together with software to use them. The procedure of transport is also described. (J.P.N.)

Gas transportation tariffs in the european union market

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Bianchi, A.

2001-01-01

In a liberalised market, it is an indubitable competitive advantage for a firm to accede at the gas grid with a low cost. The comparison among gas transportation tariffs of 18 European gas transportation companies for a big industrial consumer, shows that Italy is in the medium-high position of the ranking [it

Planejamento do transporte de empregados por uma frota de ônibus fretada por meio de um modelo matemático baseado no Open Vehicle Routing Problem (OVRP

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Rayane Florentina Scárdua

2016-12-01

Full Text Available Several transportation problems like traffic jam, crowded public transportation, parking shortage and pollution is caused by the actual scenario of urban mobility. The transport of passengers by charter is an alternative to improve the quality of urban mobility avoiding traffic jam and reducing pollution. Several companies offer as a benefit to their employees this type of transport to carry them to the company from their home and vice versa. Thus, it is proposed in this paper an adaptation of a mathematical model based on Open Vehicle Routing Problem (OVRP for planning the transport of employees by a chartered bus fleet in order to reduce the total cost spent by the company. The model was applied to a company located in Vitória-ES and the results obtained by the model indicated a reduction in the cost of transportation when compared to the currently paid by the company.

Using Seaports in Distribution Logistics of Cars on the Example of the Toyota Company

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Zbigniew Lukasik

2015-12-01

Full Text Available The maritime transport is an element of the intermodal transport, which makes the distribution process of automotive industry more efficient. The article presents possibilities of using the sea transport and seaports in the logistic chain of car distribution on the example of the Toyota company. Toyota is one of the largest car manufacturers in the world, having (among others its logistic centers of distribution in seaports of Grimsby (Grimsby Logistic Centre in North East Lincolnshire – England and Sagunto (Sagunto Logistic Centre in Valencia – Spain.

Proposta de um modelo gerencial com ênfase na qualidade para micro e pequenas empresas de confecção

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Leoni Pentiado Godoy

2015-04-01

Full Text Available A transição do século XX, para XXI, veio acompanhada de intensas e rápidas transformações sociais, econômicas e culturais. No ambiente organizacional, este cenário tem se tornado um desafio para as lideranças das organizações. A presente pesquisa tem como objetivo propor um Modelo Gerencial da Qualidade o qual possa auxiliar os administradores de micro e pequenas empresas (MPEs de confecção. A fim de assegurar a melhoria contínua do processo produtivo com base no perfil liderança. As MPEs objeto deste estudo foram em número de seis (6, localizadas no município de Toledo/Paraná. Os dados foram levantados através da aplicação de questionário. Pela análise dos dados evidencia-se o perfil dos gerentes, quanto à liderança. Foi sugerido um modelo para ajudar, às MPEs de confecções, a resolverem os seus problemas de forma adequada. Especialmente a partir da percepção dos colaboradores, proporcionando, uma constante melhoria dos processos e padrão de qualidade das confecções. Portanto, o modelo por meio de adaptações pertinentes um gerenciamento eficaz, com uma proposta de gestão com perspectiva de melhoria contínua, das MPEs de confecções. The transition from the twentieth century to the twenty-first, was accompanied by intense and rapid social, economic and cultural transformations. In the organizational setting, this scenario has become a challenge for the leadership of the organizations. The present paper aimed to propose a model of quality management that may assist administrators of micro and small companies company (SMEs clothing. To ensure continuous improvement of the production process based on the profile leadership. The SMEs object of this study were six in number (6, located in the city of Toledo/Paraná – Brazil. Data were collected through a questionnaire. Data analysis shows the profile of managers regarding leadership. Suggested a model to help, to SMEs clothing, to solve its problems

Projeto Relesa-Elanem: uma Nova Proposta Metodológica de Índices e Indicadores para Avaliação da Qualidade Ambiental

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A. Cendrero

2002-11-01

Full Text Available O objetivo principal do projeto RELESA/ELANEM foi elaborar uma nova proposta metodológica para a obtenção de índices e indicadores quantitativos de avaliação da qualidade ambiental que seja aplicável a diferentes regiões e ofereça a possibilidade de obter resultados quantitativamente comparáveis. A proposta remete em testar um procedimento capaz de medir a qualidade ambiental e possíveis relações estabelecidas com as pressões derivadas de ações humanas, assim como o nível de resposta da sociedade para mudanças na condição do ambiente, objetivando a sustentabilidade dos recursos naturais. A espacialização das informações dá-se através da identificação, mapeamento e análise de Unidades Ambientais Integradas, delimitadas com atributos distintos, isto é, de acordo com as formas de uso e ocupação de cada ambiente. É neste contexto que a componente geomorfológica assume importância fundamental na delimitação destas unidades.

Promoting structured participation for competitiveness in services companies

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Jesús García-Arca

2018-04-01

Full Text Available Purpose: To identify the main drivers that facilitate the successful deployment of a participation program aimed at improving competitiveness, as a prior step to analyze and discuss the implementation of these drivers in three services companies. Design/methodology/approach: The selection of the drivers was based on a “content analysis” of recent literature (2007-2017. To test the level of deployment of these drivers, the “case study” technique was choosen. The authors have selected two public transport companies and one bank, which have more than twenty years´ experience in the development of participation programs. Findings: From the case studies analysis, we conclude that participation can successfully improve a company’s competitiveness, provided that the drivers are developed with this specific aim. Thus, the analysis of these drivers allows to identify some gaps in aspects such as, the extension of participation throughout the company, the methodology adopted in the deployment of participation programs, the organizational structure for monitoring the program tasks, the reward/recognition systems and, especially, the implementation of KPIs for connecting participation and competitiveness. Research limitations/implications: This paper is based on a review of current literature, the analysis of three case studies, and our own personal experience. Our observations and comments may be qualified by future investigation with an increased sample of companies. Practical implications: This paper could be of interest to companies due to outlines the drivers that are critical to implementing participation programs focused on competitiveness. This could help companies that are thinking of implementing such programs, or those that are unhappy with their current programs, to re-design their plans in line with their business strategy.   Originality/value: The main contribution of this paper lies in its theoretical and applied approach

Evaluation of co-sourcing communications amongst international company and local public relations agencies (case company: company x)

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Yin, Ying

2009-01-01

The subject of the thesis is the evaluation of co-sourcing communications amongst international company and local public relations agencies, taking the company x as a case. It analyses the environment the co-sourcing PR agencies communicate with international clients, compares with the current communications the case company has, and comes up with practical suggestions for the company to have better cooperation with local agencies to achieve mutual benefits. The theoretical part consi...

76 FR 39156 - R. J. Corman Railroad Company/Bardstown Line-Lease and Operation Exemption-R. J. Corman Railroad...

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2011-07-05

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35364] R. J. Corman Railroad Company/Bardstown Line--Lease and Operation Exemption--R. J. Corman Railroad Property, LLC R. J... notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to lease from R. J. Corman Railroad Property, LLC (RJC Railroad...

Developing a Collaborative Planning Framework for Sustainable Transportation

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Okan Örsan Özener

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Currently, as being the highest petroleum consuming sector in the world, transportation significantly contributes to the total greenhouse gas emissions in the world. Road transportation not only is responsible for approximately 20% of the total emissions of carbon dioxide in the EU and in the US but also has a steadily increasing trend in contributing to global warming. Initiatives undertaken by authorities, such as Emission cap and trade in the EU, limit the emissions resulted from the actions of the companies and also give economic incentives to companies to reduce their emissions. However, in logistics systems with multiple entities, it is difficult to assess the responsibilities of the companies both in terms of costs and emissions. In this study, we consider a delivery network with multiple customers served by a single carrier, which executes a delivery plan with the minimum transportation cost, and allocate the resulting costs and the emissions among the customers in a fair manner. We develop allocation mechanisms for both costs and emissions. In order to develop a mechanism that provides further reduction of the emissions, we study a setting where the carrier takes the responsibility of the emissions and reflects the resulting inefficiencies while charging the customers.

THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ENERGY COMPANIES

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Ionescu (Sas Mihaela

2014-07-01

Full Text Available This paper aims to contribute to a better knowledge of the problems of energy services provided that both the international economic literature and in the Romanian, it continues to be addressed in a low position. Therefore, the author examines energy services through mechanisms that can be saved primary energy and final energy in the context of declining energy reserves worldwide. Economic and financial crisis and the current recession contribute to preventing the development of the energy services market and solutions on the framework conditions of political, economic, legal and financial aspects of energy performance contracts associated with these companies. Some Member States have already established a system requiring the national energy industry to achieve energy savings, achieving positive results: there were savings of up to 6% of final energy consumption. In a system of this type, utilities are required to obtain a fixed amount of energy savings by implementing energy efficiency improvements in their clients (such as households, companies, government or housing associations and other sectors and energy production and transport. As an alternative to savings by themselves, some systems allow utilities to purchase energy savings from other actors such as energy service companies (ESCOs. Energy saving obligations stimulate providers to change their business model from retail energy products to the provision of energy services. Energy Service Companies continues to be a key area for financing energy efficiency in the EU. In this respect, several Member States mention providing model contracts for energy services, the introduction of legislation or removing legal barriers for ESCO access to energy services in the public sector. Meanwhile, many of the measures encouraged on ESCO contain too little detail on specific actions to be taken.

Outsourcing in air transportation industry: the case of Turkish Airlines

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Durmaz, Vildan; Adiller, Leyla

2010-01-01

Air transportation industry, in all over the world, is developing and changing day by day in a very competitive environment. Airline companies have to adopt themselves using different strategies to give more efficient and effective services to survive in that market. Outsourcing is one of these strategies to be able to reach the sustainability of airline companies. The main aim of this paper is to discuss the importance of outsourcing for the airline companies. For this reason, first outso...

Transport accident emergency response plan

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Vallette-Fontaine, M.; Frantz, P.

1998-01-01

To comply with the IAEA recommendations for the implementation of an Emergency Response Plan as described in Safety Series 87, Transnucleaire, a company deeply involved in the road and rail transports of the fuel cycle, masters means of Emergency Response in the event of a transport accident. This paper aims at analyzing the solutions adopted for the implementation of an Emergency Response Plan and the development of a technical support and adapted means for the recovery of heavy packagings. (authors)

The logistics management in the sizing of the fleet of containers per ships in dedicated route - The use of computer simulation: A Brazilian shipping company case

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Delmo Alves de Moura

2015-09-01

Full Text Available The aim of this paper is provide the use of the simulation in the discrete event to manage one important point in the logistics systems to shipping companies that is the imbalance of containers, movement of empty containers from surplus ports to deficit ports. From a survey of data from a shipping company operating in Brazil, at various ports, it was possible to model and simulate the needs in six major domestic ports of empty and full containers and seek to meet demand in the shipping market, reducing storage of containers and maintaining the level of excellence in service. Based on the discrete event simulation it was possible to analyze the problem of empty and full containers at the ports in the maritime transportation system. It was possible study the imbalance situation in the ports e provide one tool the companies to manage yours service. The data are confined to one company located in São Paulo and operating in Brazil at maritime transportation. The research shows that the imbalance problem between full and empty containers is a real case to all companies in the maritime transportation and can have effective solutions using discrete event simulation. To have excellent supply chain management it is important to have also one effective transportation system. This paper contributes to research in the inbound and outbound part of the supply chain management.

CFD validation experiments at the Lockheed-Georgia Company

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Malone, John B.; Thomas, Andrew S. W.

1987-01-01

Information is given in viewgraph form on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) validation experiments at the Lockheed-Georgia Company. Topics covered include validation experiments on a generic fighter configuration, a transport configuration, and a generic hypersonic vehicle configuration; computational procedures; surface and pressure measurements on wings; laser velocimeter measurements of a multi-element airfoil system; the flowfield around a stiffened airfoil; laser velocimeter surveys of a circulation control wing; circulation control for high lift; and high angle of attack aerodynamic evaluations.

Dossier: transport of radioactive materials

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Mignon, H.; Brachet, Y.; Turquet de Beauregard, G.; Mauny, G.; Robine, F.; Plantet, F.; Pestel Lefevre, O.; Hennenhofer, G.; Bonnemains, J.

1997-01-01

This dossier is entirely devoted to the transportation of radioactive and fissile materials of civil use. It comprises 9 papers dealing with: the organization of the control of the radioactive materials transport safety (safety and security aspects, safety regulations, safety analysis and inspection, emergency plans, public information), the technical aspects of the regulation concerning the transport of radioactive materials (elaboration of regulations and IAEA recommendations, risk assessments, defense in depth philosophy and containers, future IAEA recommendations, expertise-research interaction), the qualification of containers (regulations, test facilities), the Transnucleaire company (presentation, activity, containers for spent fuels), the packages of radioactive sources for medical use (flux, qualification, safety and transport), an example of accident during radioactive materials transportation: the Apach train derailment (February 4, 1997), the sea transport of radioactive materials (international maritime organization (OMI), international maritime dangerous goods (IMDG) code, irradiated nuclear fuel (INF) safety rules), the transport of radioactive materials in Germany, and the point of view from an external observer. (J.S.)

Multiculturalismo e educação: do protesto de rua a propostas e políticas

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Gonçalves Luiz Alberto Oliveira

2003-01-01

Full Text Available No presente artigo retomam-se alguns elementos analisados em estudo anterior de nossa autoria, intitulado "O jogo das diferenças: o multiculturalismo e seus contextos". Considerando as profundas modificações no contexto do debate brasileiro sobre o tema, abordam-se aqui novas questões que, no nosso entender, têm ficado na superfície das discussões no campo da educação, na medida em que elas tendem a focalizar o multiculturalismo como se fosse unicamente um movimento escolar ou educacional. Pretende-se salientar que, antes de serem introduzidas no campo educacional, expressões do multiculturalismo se fazem presentes nas artes, nos movimentos sociais, em políticas. Aponta-se como o multiculturalismo implica o reconhecimento da diferença, o direito à diferença, colocando em questão o tipo de tratamento que as identidades tiveram e vêm tendo nas democracias tradicionais. Finalmente, o artigo pretende também chamar a atenção para o peso do contexto de cada sociedade multicultural na definição de propostas e políticas, em educação. No plano internacional, nem sempre a reação contra o etnocentrismo seguiu na direção da multiculturalidade; encontramos tanto propostas nesse sentido como alternativas etnicamente centradas. Conclui-se que uma educação multicultural exigirá um grande trabalho de desconstrução de categorias, caso contrário, o tema da pluralidade cultural, preconizado pelos Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais, tenderá a ser tratado nas salas de aula, com significações que acentuam e atualizam discursos e atitudes preconceituosas e discriminatórias.

Transport as economical lever

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Laurelut, J.

2007-01-01

In a changing European market, GRTgaz company is in charge of the double mission of supplying natural gas to the end user in optimal cost and security conditions, and also of accompanying the opening of the gas market in France by making the necessary arrangements for a non-discriminatory access of the network to all granted suppliers. GRTgaz, daughter company of Gaz de France group and in charge of gas transport, has laid down the goal to develop its supply capacity thanks to an ambitious program of investment for the 10 years to come. Beside the advantage of allowing the end user to chose his gas supplier, these investments offer the opportunity of improving the safety of facilities and of reducing their environmental impact. This article presents an interview of J. Laurelut, general director of GRTgaz, who explains the 10 years development plan of his company. (J.S.)

Education and training in transport of radioactive material

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Carvalho, Bruno Natanael; Pastura, Valeria da Fonseca e Silva; Mattar, Patricia; Dias, Carlos R.

2013-01-01

This paper presents the approach adopted by the Department of Transportation of the Brazilian National Nuclear Energy Commission - CNEN, in the creation of the course of education and training distance for transport companies, as well as for national institutions directly involved with the theme transportation of radioactive materials. The course will consist of 20 modules containing exercises and further assessment of learning, and enable participants to understand the regulatory terminology, assimilating the philosophy of nuclear and radiation safety, prepare the shipment and identify and fill the complete documents required in an operation transport

Unlocking the Potential of Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing for Small Logistics Companies

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Somapa, S.; Cools, M.; Dullaert, W.E.H.

2012-01-01

This paper reports on the development of a time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) model in a small-sized road transport and logistics company. Activity-based costing (ABC) leads to increased accuracy benefiting decision-making, but the costs of implementation can be high. TDABC tries to overcome

The business of bodies: Ethical perspectives on for-profit body donation companies.

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Champney, Thomas H

2016-01-01

Human cadavers are a scarce resource that have educational, research and clinical value. While the tissues have great value, it is illegal in many countries to pay for them. In the United States, a number of for-profit body acquisition companies have been established over the past decade. These companies obtain bodies which were freely donated by the individuals or their families. The companies distribute the specimens to surgical training organizations, researchers and educational institutions. These businesses do not charge the receiving organizations for the bodies; they do, however, charge a fee that covers the transport, handling and other services which creates a profit for their companies. These types of businesses are described and analyzed as to whether they constitute an ethically appropriate mechanism to obtain and distribute bodies. The role of organizations and governments in establishing policies and regulations for the appropriate treatment of human remains is addressed. Recommendations are given for best practices in the ethical use and regulation of willed bodies. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Selected legal and regulatory concerns affecting domestic energy transportation systems

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Schuller, C.R.

1979-07-01

This report provides assessments of eight legal and regulatory concerns that may affect energy material transportation in the US during the rest of the century: state authority to regulate nuclear materials transport, divestiture of petroleum pipelines from major integrated oil companies, problems affecting the natural gas transportation system, capabilities of energy transportation systems during emergencies, Federal coal pipeline legislation, ability of Federal agencies to anticipate railroad difficulties, abandonment of uneconomic railroad lines, and impact of the Panama Canal treaty upon US energy transportation

Enfrentando a Dor na Anemia Falciforme: Uma Proposta de Avaliação e Intervenção Psicológica com Criança

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OLIVEIRA, C. G. T.

2013-01-01

A tese se constituiu em uma pesquisa que objetivou descrever e analisar o processo de enfrentamento da dor em crianças com Anemia Falciforme, com idade entre 8 a 10 anos, subsidiando uma proposta de intervenção psicológica baseada na abordagem cognitivo-comportamental e em atividades lúdicas.

PROPOSTA DE TRATAMENTO ALTERNATIVO PARA RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS URBANOS NA CIDADE DE UBERLÂNDIA – MG

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Caroline Ferreira de Morais

2014-12-01

Full Text Available O aterro sanitário é o principal meio de disposição final para os resíduos sólidos urbanos de Uberlândia. Alternativas, além das que estão em desenvolvimento no município, precisam ser pensadas já que o aterramento é uma opção com grandes impactos ao meio ambiente. Sendo assim, essa pesquisa tem como objetivo desenvolver uma proposta para a cidade de Uberlândia com uma nova alternativa de tratamento de resíduos sólidos urbanos que não priorize o seu aterramento e que traga maiores ganhos socioambientais. A metodologia consistiu em trabalhos de campo, levantamentos bibliográficos e referenciais, o qual baseou a elaboração da proposta com a adoção da tecnologia do Projeto Natureza Limpa, desenvolvido por uma empresa particular, localizada no município de Unaí – MG. A escolha da tecnologia teve como requisitos aquela que não priorizasse o aterramento de resíduos sólidos urbanos em seu processo. Portanto, os resultados são diminuição de emissões de gases de efeito estufa, aproveitamento do potencial energético da biomassa, retorno de matéria-prima ao mercado produtivo e ainda diminuição ou extinção de impactos ambientais decorrentes da má disposição dos resíduos. Consequentemente, os ganhos sociais se pautam na melhoria da saúde ambiental e o uso pela governança municipal de saldos creditícios positivos em benefício comum.

Working together : transportation opportunities for technology reinvestment

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1993-05-10

On May 10, 1993, nearly 100 representatives of the major defense companies, federal agencies, national laboratories, universities, and state governments met at the U.S. Department of Trans;pportation's Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Ca...

O direito dos povos: uma proposta de sociedade bem ordenada

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Jéssica de Farias Mesquita

2017-02-01

Full Text Available O presente texto tem como objetivo examinar a visão de John Rawls acerca das sociedades bem ordenadas na obra O Direito dos Povos, bem como o significado destas para o desenvolvimento da proposta de sociedade democrática liberal. Rawls, na primeira parte da obra, que trata sobre a teoria ideal, refere-se à ideia geral de contrato social nas Sociedades dos Povos democráticos liberais. O autor prossegue com a mesma ideia, na segunda parte da obra quando trata da teoria não-ideal, referindo-se aos povos decentes. Uma sociedade dos povos decentes, segundo Rawls, é uma sociedade cujas características são aceitáveis como membro de uma Sociedade dos Povos razoável, embora não seja uma sociedade democrática liberal. Ambas as sociedades, seja ela democrática liberal ou decente, fazem parte de uma sociedade bem ordenada por obedecerem aos critérios estabelecidos pela Sociedade dos Povos. Para a garantia de uma sociedade bem ordenada, Rawls expõe uma série de condições para que esse tipo de sociedade seja possível, uma dessas condições é o modo como essas sociedades se encontram reguladas.

Ecological and Economic Indicators of Oil and Gas Companies Functioning

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Anastasia V. Sheveleva

2016-01-01

Full Text Available This article analyzes the basic ecological-economic indicators of oil and gas companies, in particular the various volumes of oil, the number of spills per year of CO2 emissions, the costs of environmental protection. In the process of exploration, development and exploitation of oil and gas fields, production, refining, transportation and storage companies have a negative impact on the environment. Occur accidents involving oil spills, emissions and discharges of pollutants into the environment. As a result contaminates water resources, soil and atmosphere, animals dying, birds and fish, but also transformed the structure of the subsurface and changes the landscape, reduced strategic reserves of fuel and energy resources are formed objects of accumulated environmental damage. The need for construction of environmental protection facilities; the protection, rational use and rehabilitation of lands; protection of water resources and atmospheric air; monitoring the environment and industrial facilities; the prevention and elimination of consequences of accidents on pipelines; disposal and recycling of waste; environmental education; conducting scientific research requires oil and gas companies to undertake large expenditures. A positive trend of modern development of oil and gas companies is the introduction of mechanisms for environmental management in practice their activities, which leads to a gradual reduction of the negative impact of their activities on the environment.

Desenvolvimento de líderes na educação básica: uma proposta para a formação de estudantes

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Patrícia Roberta Pinheiro Pereira

2016-12-01

Full Text Available O estudo da liderança está presente em inúmeros setores da sociedade, extrapolando o âmbito empresarial. Por esse motivo, um avanço nesse campo é a incorporação de uma proposta de desenvolvimento de líderes ao contexto educacional. Nesse sentido, o presente ensaio busca compreender como desenvolver líderes na educação básica através de metodologias educacionais voltadas para essa finalidade. Constata-se que a liderança prática no decorrer da educação básica é fundamental para a formação pessoal e profissional dos alunos, a fim de respaldar sua entrada e progressão no mercado de trabalho. Sugere-se a implantação de uma proposta para tal estudo fundamentada na aprendizagem em ação, através da pedagogia das competências, da pedagogia de projetos e da pedagogia empreendedora, destacando os seguintes métodos de ensino: ensino por problemas, aprendizagem autônoma, trabalho em equipe, práticas experimentais, saber escolar integrado ao saber social e autoaprendizagem.

77 FR 43146 - Twin Cities & Western Railroad Company, the Estate of Douglas M. Head, and the DMH Trust fbo...

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2012-07-23

... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35642] Twin Cities & Western Railroad Company, the Estate of Douglas M. Head, and the DMH Trust fbo Martha M. Head--Continuance... Class III rail carrier, and the Estate of Douglas M. Head (the Estate), a noncarrier, to continue in...

Letramento crítico: uma proposta de uso do Facebook nas aulas de língua inglesa

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Joana Rodrigues Moreira-Leite

2014-06-01

Full Text Available Pretendo neste artigo discutir e refletir algumas formas de conceber o processo de ensino/aprendizagem de Língua Inglesa utilizando a rede social Facebook para práticas dos novos letramentos. Nesta concepção, apresento uma alternativa de aula que se inclui na proposta do letramento crítico por entender que as aulas de LI não devem focalizar apenas os aspectos gramaticais, mas contribuir para que a língua seja significativa para as práticas sociais, permitindo que o aluno seja questionador a respeito das possibilidades apresentadas. Palavras-chave: língua inglesa; letramentos; Facebook.

Conflitos sociais e sócio-ambientais: proposta de um marco teórico e metodológico

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Vargas, Gloria Maria

2007-01-01

Apresenta-se uma proposta de abordagem teórica e metodológica para a análise e manejo de conflitos sociais em geral, que pode ser aplicado nos casos dos sócio-ambientais, assim como algumas características particulares destes últimos. Realiza-se uma releitura do tema baseada na bibliografia consultada, enfatizando as estratégias de abordagem e as conceituações dos conflitos que as alimentam. Vinculam-se de forma explícita e sistemática os supostos teóricos que dão embasamento a estas abordage...

Proposta de programa de televisió sobre igualtat de gènere a Barcelona : La balança

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Navarro Gómez, Tatiana

2016-01-01

En els darrers anys s'ha donat un pas de gegant cap a la igualtat de gènere, però la desigualtat entre homes i dones encara està present en alguns aspectes de la vida de les dones. Per aquesta raó es proposa l'elaboració d'un programa de televisió que mostri els anomenats micromasclismes amb l'objectiu que, tant homes com dones, els identifiquin i hi plantin cara. És una proposta d'un programa centrat en la ciutat de Barcelona i pensat per ser emès a Barcelona Televisió, la televisió local de...

17 CFR 270.3a-3 - Certain investment companies owned by companies which are not investment companies.

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2010-04-01

... the definition of the term “investment company” by section 3(b)(1) or 3(b)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Certain investment companies owned by companies which are not investment companies. 270.3a-3 Section 270.3a-3 Commodity and...

De Italo Calvino a Ricardo Piglia, do centro para a margem: o deslocamento como proposta para a literatura deste milênio

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Renato Cordeiro Gomes

2004-06-01

Full Text Available O escritor italiano Italo Calvino deixou como testamento literário seis propostas que caracterizariam a literatura do "próximo milênio", mas não teve tempo de redigir a sexta dessas propostas, justamente a "consistência". O escritor argentino Ricardo Piglia, na conferência "Três propostas para o próximo milênio (e cinco dificuldades", proferida na Casa de las Américas, Cuba, em 2000, propõe, então, escrevê-la, não a consistência, mas o "deslocamento, a distância", para equacionar o problema do futuro da literatura e sua função na sociedade, vista, entretanto, a partir da margem, das bordas das tradições centrais da América Hispânica.El escritor italiano Italo Calvino ha dejado como testigo literario seis propuestas para caracterizar la literatura del "próximo milenio", pero no tuvo tiempo de escribir la sexta, justo la que llevaria el nombre de "consistencia". El escritor argentino Ricardo Piglia en su conferencia "Tres propuestas para el próximo milenio (y cinco dificultades", hecha en la Casa de Las Américas, Cuba, año 2000, intenta escribirla - no como consistencia - sino como "desplazamiento, distancia", para equacionar el problema del futuro de la literatura y su función en la sociedad, pero desde el margen, desde el borde de las tradiciones centrales de Hispano-América.The Italan writer Italo Calvino has left as his literary legacy the six proposals that would characterize the literature of the "next millenium", but he had no time to write "consistency", the sixth of these proposals. The Argentinian writer Ricardo Piglia at the "Three proposals for the next millenium (and five difficulties", conference held at "Casa de las Américas", Cuba, in 2000, proposes, therefore, to write the proposals "dislocation" and "distance" in the place of consistency, aiming at solving the problem of literature's future and its role in society, which is seen, however, from the edge, from the border of Spanish America's central

PROPOSTA ALTERNATIVA PARA A PRODUÇÃO CIENTIFICA DE ENFERMEIROS ASSISTENCIAIS

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Magali Roseira Boemer

Full Text Available O trabalho pretende relatar a experiência de cursos de extensão universitária sobre metodologias de pesquisa, destinados a enfermeiros assistenciais de pesquisa, destinados a enfermeiros assistenciais com a finalidade de fornecer-lhes alguma fundamentação a respeito do tema. Esses cursos ministrados em 1984, 1986 e 1988 pela Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto - USP foram propostos frente à postura de sua coordenação de que é precisa estimular a produção científica dos enfermeiros assistenciais; assim, os cursos tinham como proposta básica promover este estímulo. Para tanto procurou-se, ao lado de conteúdo sobre as diversas metodologias, associar discussão de trabalhos de pesquisa em enfermagem que se mostrassem relevantes para a prática. Decorrido algum tempo da realização desses cursos, pretendeu-se resgatar dos enfermeiros egressos dos mesmos, algumas informações que pudessem nortear o direcionamento de cursos futuros assim como avaliar a contribuição que os mesmos tenham dado no sentido de estimular a produção científica dos enfermeiros assistenciais.

Smart Companies.

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Galagan, Patricia A.

1997-01-01

Capturing and leveraging knowledge is an important new management trend that is as yet undefined. Some companies are accounting for their intellectual capital and applying it to the company balance sheets. (JOW)

Aspects of transport system management within mining complex using information and telecommunication systems

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Semykina, A. S.; Zagorodniy, N. A.; Konev, A. A.; Duganova, E. V.

2018-05-01

The paper considers aspects of transport system management within the mining complex. It indicates information and telecommunication systems that are used to increase transportation efficiency. It also describes key advantages and disadvantages. It is found that software products of the Modular Company used in pits allow increasing transport performance, minimizing losses and ensuring efficient transportation of minerals.

DESIGNING COMPANY PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM USING BALANCE SCORECARD APPROACH

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Cecep Mukti Soleh

2015-05-01

Full Text Available This research aimed to design how to measure company performance by using balance scorecard approach in coal transportation services industry. Depth interview was used to obtain qualitative data determination of strategic objectives, key performance indicators, strategic initiatives, and in charge units for each balanced scorecard perspectives while the quantitative data were obtained from weighting through questionnaires and analyzed using paired comparison to get a perspective what mostly affected the performance of the company. To measure the achievement of corporate performance, each KPI used (1 the scoring system with the methods that higher is better, lower is better and precise is better; (2 traffic light system with the help of green, yellow, red for identification of target achievement. This research result shows that in the balance scorecard perspective, the most influences on the overall performance of the company include the customer's perspective (31%, financial perspective (29%, internal business processes (21%, learning, and growth 19%. Keywords: balance scorecard, paired comparison, coal transportation serviceABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk merancang pengukuran kinerja perusahaan dengan menggunakan pendekatan balance scorecard di industri jasa pengangkutan batu bara. Data kualitatif diperoleh melalui indepth interview digunakan untuk menentukan sasaran strategik, indikator kinerja utama, inisiatif strategi dan penanggungjawab setiap divisi setiap perspektif balance scorecard, sedangkan data kuantitatif digunakan untuk pembobotan melalui kuesioner dan dianalisis dengan menggunakan metode paired comparisson untuk mendapatkan perspektif yang paling berpengaruh terhadap kinerja perusahaan. Ukuran pencapaian kinerja perusahaan dari setiap KPI menggunakan; (1 scoring system dengan bantuan metode higher is better, lower is better dan precise is better;(2 traffic light system dengan menggunakan bantuan warna hijau, kuning, merah

76 FR 56874 - CSX Transportation, Inc.-Trackage Rights Exemption-Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Pennsylvania...

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2011-09-14

... and milepost 17.98 at Elm, a distance of 4.98 miles. SEPTA owns all of the real estate and track... provided by Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) since the real estate and track were transferred from..., Inc.--Trackage Rights Exemption--Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad...

Managing change in performance measures – An inter-company case study approach

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Salloum, M.

2012-01-01

Full Text Available The field of performance measurement and management (PMM is well filled with frameworks, models and guidelines addressing what to measure and how to design a performance measurement system (PMS. However, what has been less examined so far is how to ensure that PM evolve in tandem with their environments. Further, the few approaches available today are prescriptive and outlines how or what practitioners should do in order to manage change in their PM. Thus, a gap exists in understanding how organisations manage change in their PM in practice. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to outline and compare the approaches of three case companies for managing PM change. In order to fulfil the purpose of the paper, the data presented has been collected through the deployment of case studies. The choice of case studies as means for data collection stems from the possibility of an in-depth and holistic examination of the formulated phenomenon. All three case companies belong to the same company-group that operates within the transportation industry. The industrial footprint of the company is global with operations and sales spread out over the world. The findings suggest that all three companies have processes in place for managing change in PM. However, the approaches differ in design and context. Even though the case companies had different approaches in place to manage change in PM, they shared several commonalities. Commonalities were shared in the way of execution, process input and challenges in IT and culture. Furthermore, employee involvement seemed to be the biggest challenge for all three companies. The findings put forward in this paper are limited as they are confined to three companies from the same company-group. More studies, both from within and outside the company-group, are needed in order to establish a solid base of empirical data for generalisation. However, this paper makes a contribution both through describing how three companies

SERVICE QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTS

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Filipa Fonseca

2010-06-01

Full Text Available The objective of the paper is to identify the determinants of service quality as well as its impact on the satisfaction of public transport commuters. The paper explores the relationship between service quality and customer satisfaction in a public transport service taking into account both internal and external perspectives. In order to analyse this relationship, the concepts of service quality, consumer satisfaction and dissatisfaction are assessed. A model of analysis is developed aiming at explaining this relationship and guiding the empirical study. This is based on an exploratory case study of a metro company in Europe. The results of the study put in evidence two key findings. The first is related to the level of service quality in its main dimensions. We conclude that reliability, security, speed, comfort and punctuality are quality dimensions of greater importance for the public transport services. Secondly, the study explores satisfaction and their determinants. Despite literature stipulates the existence of a distinction between the constructs of quality and satisfaction, this study found that the transport company, non-customers and customers clearly do not make such a distinction.

Transport company safety climate - the impact on truck driver behaviour and crash involvement

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Sullman, Mark J. M.; Stephens A. N.; Pajo K.

2017-01-01

Objective: The present study investigated the relationships between safety climate and driving behavior and crash involvement. Methods: A total of 339 company-employed truck drivers completed a questionnaire that measured their perceptions of safety climate, crash record, speed choice, and aberrant driving behaviors (errors, lapses, and violations). Results: Although there was no direct relationship between the drivers' perceptions of safety climate and crash involvement, safety clima...

Optimization for routing vehicles of seafood product transportation

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Soenandi, I. A.; Juan, Y.; Budi, M.

2017-12-01

Recently, increasing usage of marine products is creating new challenges for businesses of marine products in terms of transportation that used to carry the marine products like seafood to the main warehouse. This can be a problem if the carrier fleet is limited, and there are time constraints in terms of the freshness of the marine product. There are many ways to solve this problem, including the optimization of routing vehicles. In this study, this strategy is to implement in the marine product business in Indonesia with such an expected arrangement of the company to optimize routing problem in transportation with time and capacity windows. Until now, the company has not used the scientific method to manage the routing of their vehicle from warehouse to the location of marine products source. This study will solve a stochastic Vehicle Routing Problems (VRP) with time and capacity windows by using the comparison of six methods and looking the best results for the optimization, in this situation the company could choose the best method, in accordance with the existing condition. In this research, we compared the optimization with another method such as branch and bound, dynamic programming and Ant Colony Optimization (ACO). Finally, we get the best result after running ACO algorithm with existing travel time data. With ACO algorithm was able to reduce vehicle travel time by 3189.65 minutes, which is about 23% less than existing and based on consideration of the constraints of time within 2 days (including rest time for the driver) using 28 tons capacity of truck and the companies need two units of vehicles for transportation.

78 FR 41993 - Ann Arbor Railroad, Inc.-Lease Exemption-Norfolk Southern Railway Company

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2013-07-12

... number of carloads interchanged with NSR in a given year.\\1\\ AARR states that the interchange commitment..., Canadian National Railway Company (CN), CSX Transportation, Inc., and Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway in Toledo; the Indiana and Ohio Railway and CN in Diann, Mich.; NSR in Milan, Mich.; and Great Lakes Central...

MERGER ACCOUTING FOR COMPANIES

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SUCIU GHEORGHE

2014-01-01

Companies, especially nowadays, are characterized through great mobility, fast circulation of capital, occurring in their chase for profit. In this context, companies look for alliances, economical and political assistance. These objectives can materialize through merging of companies. The merger can be internal (between Romanian companies) or transboundary, which includes foreign companies. In order to correctly reflect these events, the merger operations must be regulated and mu...

Transport of nuclear materials as an international project

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Bartejsova, Eva

2010-01-01

The following companies are involved in this project: CEZ a.s., ALTA a.s., ALTA 32 s.r.o., DMS s.r.o., TVEL (RF), and NUKLON (RF). Transport containers are TK-S5 (for Temelin) and TK-S55 (for Dukovany) types. Details of fuel supplies for the 2 Czech NPPs are described and the fresh fuel element transport procedure is highlighted. (P.A.)

Um estudo da estrutura organizacional e as mudanças organizacionais: proposta de um novo modelo

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Maria Clara Fraga da Costa

2012-03-01

Full Text Available O estudo apresenta como objetivo a proposição de novo modelo de estrutura organizacional, frente às mudanças impostas pela atualidade. A partir de pesquisa bibliográfica sistematizada, evidenciou-se a evolução das estruturas organizacionais dentro da literatura existente sobre o tema. A nova proposta foi denominada estrutura organizacional por conjunto e utiliza a base gráfica de união de conjuntos matemáticos e teóricos sobre a estrutura organizacional de hipertexto.  Ela está fundamentada na ideia de adequação às mudanças e exigência de sustentabilidade das empresas, levando em consideração a possibilidade de crescimento dentro de um ambiente turbulento.

Finance-economical indexes of efficiency of development of railway transport

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M. Chekhovska

2012-12-01

Full Text Available Because of formation of public joint-stock company of railway transport of the common use, by an author it is suggested to carry out the analysis of efficiency of subsequent development of railway transport, leaning against indexes which represent the finance-economical constituent of results of activity of corporate enterprises.

Open Source Telecommunication Companies

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Peter Liu

2007-08-01

Full Text Available Little is known about companies whose core business is selling telecommunications products that lever open source projects. Open source telecommunications (OST companies operate in markets that are very different from typical software product markets. The telecommunications market is regulated, vertically integrated, and proprietary designs and special chips are widely used. For a telecommunications product to be useful, it must interact with both access network products and core network products. Due to specifications in Service Agreements Levels, penalties for failures of telecommunications products are very high. This article shares information that is not widely known, including a list of OST companies and the open source projects on which they depend, the size and diversity of venture capital investment in OST companies, the nature of the commercial product-open source software and company-project relationships, ways in which OST companies make money, benefits and risks of OST companies, and competition between OST companies. Analysis of this information provides insights into the ways in which companies can build business models around open source software. These findings will be of interest to entrepreneurs, top management teams of incumbent companies that sell telecommunications products, and those who care about Ontario's ability to compete globally.

Status of NASA's commercial cargo and crew transportation initiative

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Lindenmoyer, Alan; Stone, Dennis

2010-03-01

To stimulate the commercial space transportation industry, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is facilitating the demonstration of Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) by private-sector companies. In 2006, NASA entered into funded agreements with two such companies to share NASA's 500 million investment, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Rocketplane Kistler (RpK), each of which proposed to obtain the additional private financing needed to complete its flight demonstrations. In 2007, NASA terminated the agreement with RpK because it failed to meet a series of technical and financial milestones which were necessary to receive the incremental NASA payments. In 2008, NASA conducted another competition for the remaining 170 million of NASA funding and entered into a funded agreement with Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC). This paper provides an overview of the COTS approach of SpaceX and OSC and the status of their efforts to develop reliable and cost-effective commercial transportation to serve the LEO marketplace.

Outsourcing strategy selection for transportation services based on the Make or Buy decision

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Maria CIEŚLA

2015-06-01

Full Text Available This paper is related to the practical approach to logistics strategies in enterprises and advanced practical applications. This article presents an analysis and solution to a specific problem, which is the subject of transport in the enterprise. It presents an analysis based on Make-or-Buy decision involving the selection of best internal or external transport service. It will be used for an exemplary production company. This case study presents the basis for the construction of logistics strategy of the company as a competitive advantage in the market.

Ajuste de parâmetros de transporte de solutos no solo utilizando Matlab 6.5 Adjustment of soil solute transport parameters with Matlab 6.5

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Anderson L. de Souza

2011-12-01

Full Text Available O sucesso na utilização de modelos matemáticos no estudo do transporte de íons no solo está intimamente ligado à precisão com que os parâmetros de transporte envolvidos neste processo são estabelecidos. De maneira geral, tais parâmetros são determinados mediante a resolução de um problema de otimização não linear em que os dados experimentais, obtidos em ensaios de deslocamento miscível, são ajustados a um modelo teórico. Neste sentido, a utilização de softwares de alta performance no ajuste destes parâmetros mostra-se vantajosa, uma vez que, além da consistência e da disponibilidade de ferramentas numéricas preexistentes, possibilita a incorporação de novas rotinas de acordo com o fenômeno que se queira simular. Sendo assim, este trabalho teve como objetivo desenvolver, em ambiente MATLAB 6.5, uma rotina computacional para a otimização dos seguintes parâmetros de transporte: fator de retardamento (R e coeficiente de dispersão (D. A rotina desenvolvida foi aplicada a dados experimentais de três ensaios de deslocamento miscível do íon potássio em colunas preenchidas com um Latossolo Vermelho- -Amarelo, fase arenosa. A qualidade dos ajustes obtidos foi avaliada utilizando-se do coeficiente de exatidão. Concluiu-se que a rotina proposta apresentou ótimo desempenho, o que, além de reforçar a consistência do método numérico utilizado, indica que a rotina proposta neste trabalho pode contribuir com o avanço dos estudos teóricos da dinâmica da água e de solutos em meios porosos não saturados.The successful use of mathematical models in studies of solute transport in soil is dependent on the accuracy to which the transport parameters involved in this process can be specified. In general, these parameters are determined by using nonlinear optimization techniques to fit theoretical models to experimental data obtained in miscible displacement experiments. The use, therefore, of high-performance software to

Industrial gamma radiography on a building site with a portable device. Recommendations to operators - gammagraphy sheet ED 4243; Recommendations to intervening companies (subcontractors) -gammagraphy sheet ED 4244; Recommendations to user companies - gammagraphy sheet ED 4245

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Vaisseau, Bernard; Bourdon, Patrick; Laurent, Pierre; Servent, Jean-Pierre; Biau, Alain

2006-12-01

Based on best practices, three sheets indicate sets of recommendations regarding the use of an industrial gamma radiography portable device on a building site either by operators, intervening companies (or subcontractors), or user companies. As far as operators are concerned, recommendations concern preparation and transport, arrival on the building site, examination performance, end of examination, occurrence of an incident other than radiological, and occurrence of a radiological incident. As far as subcontractors are concerned, recommendations concern the actors of the intervening company, the permanent storage site of portable devices, the film development laboratory, portable devices and their accessories, other equipment used for examination, vehicles, operators, intervention preparation, the return on experience, and the immediate processing of anomalies. As far as user companies are concerned, recommendations concern actors of the user company, the definition of the operation, the previous inspection of premises and the definition of a prevention plan, the storage of equipment containing depleted uranium, loading and unloading operations, the coordination of exposure doses, the immediate processing of anomalies, and the return on experience. Moreover, the three sheets indicate the associated legal texts

Análise de modelo para projeto e desenvolvimento de serviços: uma pesquisa-ação em uma empresa de transporte rodoviário de passageiros Analysis of a service project and a development model: an action-research in a road passengers transport company

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Vanessa Cristhina Gatto Chimendes

2008-12-01

Full Text Available O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar a implantação de um modelo de referência para o projeto e desenvolvimento de serviços em uma empresa de transporte rodoviário de passageiros. O intuito principal é minimizar três problemas relativos ao processo de desenvolvimento de serviços, pela ausência de: uma abordagem sistemática; documentos e registros que assegurem o controle do histórico de criação e melhorias para os serviços; testes documentados para verificação e validação do serviço desenvolvido. O modelo de referência foi escolhido por meio da análise de variância multivariada (Manova e a pesquisa empregou a estratégia da pesquisa-ação. O objeto de estudo foi o desenvolvimento de um serviço de bilhetagem eletrônica para uma empresa de transporte rodoviário. A pesquisa proporcionou recomendações para o aperfeiçoamento do modelo de referência e para a implantação de um processo sistemático de desenvolvimento de serviços para a empresa.The aim of this work is to analyze the implementation of a reference model for the project and development of services in a road passenger Transport Company. The main goals were to minimize three problems related to services development process: the absence of systematic approach, the absence of documents and records that assure the control of the services development description, and the absence of tests documentation for the verification and validation of the developed service. The reference model was chosen by using multivariate analysis of variance and the action-research strategy. A smart card payment system service development for the road passengers' transport was the object of study. The research provided recommendations of improvements for the reference model and for the implementation of a systematic service development process in the company.

Aircraft crew individual dosimetry of Czech air companies: 1998-2004 overview

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Spurny, F.; Malusek, A.; Kovar, I.; Orcikova, H.; Ploc, O.

2006-01-01

TICRP Publication 60 recommends that where applicable, radiation exposure due to the cosmic component at high altitudes be considered as part of occupational exposure to ionizing radiation. This recommendation was incorporated into Czech legislation in 1997, and studies on how to perform individual dosimetry of Czech companies aircrew started immediately. Individual monitoring is performed by calculation using the CARI transport code. The results obtained since the beginning of the monitoring period have been recalculated now by using the most recent CARI 6 version and are presented in the form of the effective dose. Information on the flight schedules and on the aircrew present during the flights was obtained from the air company. Routine individual dosimetry started in 1998. The main results for the 1998 - 2004 period are as follows: (i) Both the relative effective dose distribution and the average annual effective doses vary from company to company and from year to year. Since 2000, the average effective doses seem to have been increasing constantly. (ii) The collective dose has been increasing constantly up to a value of 3 manSv in 2004. More detailed analysis is presented, including verification of the routine procedure through a series of onboard experimental measurements performed in 2005. (orig.)

Physician-owned companies.

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Kostuik, John P

2007-05-15

The author relates his experience in the development of a spinal implant development company (K2M) that is significantly advised by physicians. To provide information about the development of a spinal implant company (K2M) advised by a group of professional spinal surgeons. To relate the federal laws (STARK and anti-kickback) as they pertain to surgeon-influenced companies. To discuss the role of a scientific advisory board. A self-developed company was developed together with significant, but minority physician financial input and majority scientific advice. A privately owned spinal implant development corporation (K2M) was developed 3 years ago. Physician financial participation was less than 20% (Stark laws state no more than 40%). Users of product are greater than 60% non-investor physicians. The development of a large scientific advisory board has been very influential in product development. A privately owned spinal implant company (K2M) has been developed strictly within Federal laws. Its board of scientific advisors that receives recompense commissurate only with effort significantly impacts the company policy.

THE ROLE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LOGISTICS PLATFORM IN THE INTERN AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT

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LĂPĂDUŞI MIHAELA LOREDANA

2011-09-01

Full Text Available The logistics of the company is a challenge and in the same time a necessity for its introduction the management activity, which in our opinion means more than the simple supply with merchandise of the means due to the fact that the manager of the company ,that has logistics problems, must know very well which are the existent internal and external infrastructures and that are organized in logistic platforms that will be introduced in the company strategy, for the saving of the resources and the surface sizing storage. The aim of this paper is to highlight the fact that the creation of an effective logistics system by a company lead to the decrease of the negative effects of the merchandise transportation and also the creation of the conditions for a sustainable development. This is projected so that it allows the usage of an informational system that enables the application of some effective programs for optimal routing of the means of transportation for the accomplishment of the proposed objectives, meaning the transportation of the merchandise to the beneficiary at the established deadlines and in quality conditions. The insurance of the transportation of the merchandise to the clients in safety and quality conditions requires that the logistics manager of the company assures logistics platforms as effective solutions for the saving of the resources; these represent objectives of the logistic system that realizes shipment operations of the merchandise stored, packed, sorted and grouped with the view of shipping them to the beneficiaries (clients.

PROPOSTA TEÓRICO-CONCEITUAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO EM ARRANJOS PRODUTIVOS LOCAIS

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Adriana Valélia Saraceni

2013-04-01

Full Text Available O objetivo central deste trabalho foi evidenciar algumas ferramentas para o desenvolvimento da inovação e verificar a relação com a configuração do desenvolvimento em Arranjos Produtivos Locais (APLs. Esta pesquisa pode ser considerada como exploratória e descritiva, pois envolve levantamento bibliográfico e análise de exemplos que estimulem a compreensão. Estudos sobre ferramentas de inovação tecnológica e referencias do desenvolvimento de ecossistemas industriais, foram utilizados buscando demonstrar uma proposta teórico-conceitual de integração das ferramentas. Por meio do resultado obtido com a aplicação da metodologia e do referencial teórico, verificou-se que aplicação das ferramentas de inovação tecnológica e a operacionalização com a implantação de métodos e ações cooperadas, tende a fortalecer o desempenho do processo de inovação do arranjo produtivo. A aplicação do conceito de ecologia industrial no desenvolvimento ambientalmente sustentável do aglomerado tende a fortalecer não só o desenvolvimento do APL, como também o desenvolvimento econômico e regional.

transportation cost minimization of a manufacturing firm using

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This study utilizes a Genetic Algorithm in solving the transportation problem of a beverage producing company in. Nigeria with a ... most important special linear programming problem in terms of ... problem using the concept of spanning trees.

Proposta de educação profissional com base em uma análise ergonômica do trabalho

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Orofino, Clara Iolete Zapelini

2004-01-01

Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção Este estudo teve como objetivo elaborar uma proposta de educação profissional para as copeiras do SND do Hospital Universitário da UFSC. O mesmo se desenvolveu a partir da metodologia da análise ergonômica do trabalho AET, desenvolvendo-se as etapas de: DEMANDA, onde se determinou o Absenteísmo, considerações, funcionamento do HU, instrução da demanda, or...

Proposta de um sistema de gestão de estresse para médicos em hospitais baseado na OHSAS

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Santos, Cidalia de Lourdes de Moura

2008-01-01

Esta pesquisa teve por objetivo o desenvolvimento de um modelo de gestão de estresse para médicos em hospitais baseado nas diretrizes propostas pela OHSAS 18001:2007. Com o advento da globalização e da competitividade, o trabalho tornouse mais estressante e as doenças decorrentes do estresse se fizeram mais presentes. O estresse é uma reação fisiológica do corpo, portanto, necessária à vida. O estresse quando em equilíbrio traz benefícios para o indivíduo e é chamado de eust...

Presentation and exhibition activities for promoting theexportof transport services

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Darya Vladimirovna Nesterova

2012-03-01

Full Text Available Development of presentation and exhibition activities is considered as an important factor in providing new competitive advantages at the strategic markets for exporting of transportation services. A specific role for exhibition activities as a factor to overcome market failures arose from imperfect information and incomplete markets is displayed. Exhibitions are considered as a true reflection of most market parameters, as a means to get correct information concerning market capacity and its borders, as an instrument to access to new markets. At the firm level presentation and branding activities should be considered as a modern technology (especially it concerns Russian companies which provide to hold up already existed markets and to conquer new ones. Presentation and branding activities are an effective technology to promote company trade-mark, competitive advantages for market demand increasing. Comparative analysis of the main exhibitions on transport and logistics issues is fulfilled on the data basecollected by authors. Data observes geographical distribution of transport exhibition and exhibition facilities development at several regions for the last years. The analyses allow to revealing a geographical structure of the exhibitions and its distribution by type of transport. The most promising and economically favorable exhibition areas for the promotion of Russian transport services are shown.

Denials and delays of shipments in the transport of radioactive materials in Brazil

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Sobreira, Ana Celia F.; Bemelmans, Denise

2007-01-01

REM Industria e Comercio is a Brazilian private company which has been performing transport of radioactive material in Brazil for more than 15 years and is also experiencing this situation. In Brazil, over 50,000 shipments of radioactive materials are carried out every year, mostly for medical purposes. There are 4 airlines companies operating the domestic routes and only is currently accepting material of Class 7 (radioactive) for transport. When transporting by road, REM uses its own vehicles or hires associated cargo companies. For the sea transport, there is not a certified vessel for this kind of material in Brazil which increases the prices and makes the transport by this mode very expensive and more difficult. Reasons for denials have been identified as misinterpretation of the regulations, lack of harmonization between regulations, fear of indemnity costs for accidents, restrictive rules at ports not allowing storage of radioactive material in transit, frequent changes in modal regulations, lack of education and training of cargo handlers and the misconception of public perception concerning radiation risks. Seeking for local solutions, REM has organized meetings involving medical societies, competent authorities and carriers and has taken part on commissions for revising standards and regulations and trained cargo handling personnel as well. This paper addresses causes for delays and denials and reports identified domestic solutions. (author)

Transport-related fringe benefits: implications for moving and the journey to work

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van Ommeren, J.N.; van der Vlist, A.J.; Nijkamp, P.

2006-01-01

Firms offer compensation not only through wages, but also offer transport-related fringe benefits such as transport benefits (company cars, travel, and parking benefits) and relocation benefits to job applicants. We argue that these benefits are not randomly offered to employees, but depend on the

VULNERABILITY OF COMPANIES

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ARMEAN ANDREEA

2013-06-01

Full Text Available In present, the study of vulnerability of companies is increasing in every field due to the unstable economic environment influences. The object of this research is to define and identify vulnerabilities of companies and the establishment of evaluation methods at their level. This article emphasizes the importance and usefulness of one of the best known model in this way, from our point of view, namely Băileşteanu, Negrila Pattern. This pattern covers both external factors and internal ones, that increase vulnerabilities of companies, and fit the companies in which the state of vulnerability are (vitality, viability, vulnerability, high vulnerability, difficulty and high difficulty, with a matrix. The result of the research is that any company belonging to any field, can be analyzed using this model, and assigned to one of the conditions defined within.

The Danish East India Company

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Sørensen, Karsten Engsig

2005-01-01

The article analysis the first Danish East India Company incorporated in 1616, which was the first Danish Stock Company and which has impacts even on modern Danish company la......The article analysis the first Danish East India Company incorporated in 1616, which was the first Danish Stock Company and which has impacts even on modern Danish company la...

THE PERSPECTIVES OF MARITIME TRANSPORT IN EU AND ITS INTEGRATION IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

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Voicu-Dorobantu Roxana

2010-12-01

Full Text Available In a globalised economy transport is one of the most important factors linking the national economies and maritime transport is the main way to deliver goods in international trade. For any international company, choosing the appropriate transportation as part of the logistic solution is vital for its competitiveness. In the context of the economic crisis, CEE strategic location factors play an important role for regional companies which adapt and change their logistic services by developing new scenarios for the shipping industry in order to obtain a better position on the global market. In addition to a favourable geographical location CEE has several other important arguments, like sufficient harbours for developing container terminals to launch extensive container transport transit. The most important recent trends in logistics are shown, as well as the framework of the EU maritime transport.

Company Portfolios Answer the Question: What Do You Know about My Company?

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Watson, Michelle L.

2001-01-01

Job seekers can demonstrate their knowledge of a potential employer by developing a company portfolio. Elements include company history, mission, values, and goals; size and location(s); financial status; and recent changes in the company and industry. (SK)

Work ability and stress in a bus transportation company in Belo Horizonte, Brazil Avaliação da capacidade para o trabalho e estresse em uma empresa de transporte coletivo de Belo Horizonte, Brasil

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Rosana Ferreira Sampaio

2009-02-01

Full Text Available Demographic, occupational and psychosocial characteristics affect the health and occupational performance of workers. The objective of the present study was to elaborate a profile of the work ability and factors that affect it in a bus transportation company in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The instruments used included a socio-demographic and occupational questionnaire, the Work Ability Index and the Job Stress Scale. Demographic information revealed that 85.7% of the 126 employees of the company were active workers, 98% were males, with an average of 39 years of age (SD= 10 and 79 months working in the company (SD= 68; more than half reported having a low schooling level. In terms of personal habits, 88% were exposed to one or more risk factors, especially a sedentary lifestyle. The average strain value (as a consequence of stress was 0.78 (SD= 0.2 and 75.3% reported episodes of violence at the workplace. The work ability was good to excellent among 89% of the workers. Results from the logistic regression analysis showed that strain was the only significant variable in relation to the Work Ability Index, (estimated odds ratio of 0.02. The results suggest that psychosocial factors presented the greatest association with work ability, and preventive and/or corrective measures should be implemented.Características demográficas, ocupacionais e psicossociais afetam a saúde e o desempenho dos trabalhadores. O objetivo deste estudo foi elaborar um perfil da capacidade para o trabalho e fatores que a afetam em uma empresa de transporte coletivo de Belo Horizonte, Brasil. Os instrumentos utilizados foram o Índice de Capacidade para o Trabalho, a Job Stress Scale e um questionário sociodemográfico e ocupacional. Dos 126 trabalhadores, 14,3% estavam aposentados ou afastados, todos por doença. Entre os ativos, a maioria era do sexo masculino (98%, com idade média de 39 anos (DP=10, baixa escolaridade (acima de 50% e tempo médio na empresa de 79 meses

Euro plays : Canadian companies find success in England and France

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Marsters, S.

1998-01-01

A growing list of Canadian companies are searching for oil and gas onshore in England and France. Cirque Energy Corp., Vermilion Resources Ltd., Morrison Middlefield Resources Ltd., and Bow Valley Energy Ltd., are among the companies that are taking advantage of the underexplored basins, little competition, availability of land, and (in the case of the United Kingdom) a superior fiscal regime. Cirque Energy Corp. entered the U.K. in 1995 and currently has a 220,000 acre land position in the East Midlands basin, 250 km north of London. The main producing reservoirs are Permo-Carboniferous in age. The geology is similar to that in the North Sea. In November 1998, Cirque plans to build a 2,500 metre, six inch pipeline to transport up to 1,500 gross bbls of oil per day. Vermilion Resources Ltd. acquired oil and gas assets in the Paris and Aquitaine basin. The company has executed a $10.1 million workover and recompletion program on 42 wells which has increased production to more than 6,000 BOE per day from the previous 4,000 BOE per day. 3 figs

Packaging and transportation of radioactively contaminated lead

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Gleason, Eugene; Holden, Gerard

2007-01-01

Under the management of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) the government of the United Kingdom has launched an ambitious program to remediate the nation's nuclear waste legacy. Over a twenty-five year period NDA plans to decommission several first generation nuclear power plants and other radioactive facilities. The use innovative, safe 'fit for purpose' technologies will be a major part of this complex program. This paper will present a case study of a recently completed project undertaken in support of the nuclear decommissioning activities at the Sellafield site in the United Kingdom. The focus is on an innovative application of new packaging technology developed for the safe transportation of radioactively contaminated lead objects. Several companies collaborated on the project and contributed to its safe and successful conclusion. These companies include British Nuclear Group, Gravatom Engineering, W. F. Bowker Transport, Atlantic Container Lines, MHF Logistical Solutions and Energy Solutions. New containers and a new innovative inter-modal packaging system to transport the radioactive lead were developed and demonstrated during the project. The project also demonstrated the potential contribution of international nuclear recycling activities as a safe, economic and feasible technical option for nuclear decommissioning in the United Kingdom. (authors)

Criticality analysis for hazardous materials transportation; Classificacao da criticidade das rotas do transporte rodoviario de produtos perigosos da BRASKEM

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Oliveira, Katia; Brady, Mariana [Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil); Diniz, Americo [BRASKEM S.A., Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil)

2008-07-01

The bad conditions of Brazilians roads drive the companies to be more exigent with the transportation of hazardous materials to avoid accidents or materials releases with actions to contain the releases to community and water sources. To minimize this situation, DNV and BRASKEM developed a methodology for risk analysis called Criticality Analysis for Hazardous Materials Transportation. The objective of this methodology is identifying the most critical points of routes to make actions to avoid accidents. (author)

ARRENDAMENTO MERCANTIL OPERACIONAL: AS MUDANÇAS PROPOSTAS PELOS ORGANISMOS INTERNACIONAIS E SEUS EFEITOS NAS EMPRESAS BRASILEIRAS

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Evaldo Basílio de Oliveira Batista

2015-12-01

Full Text Available O arrendamento mercantil é o tema de um projeto conjunto do IASB (International Accounting Standards Board, responsável por desenvolver e publicar os IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards, com o FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board, entidade responsável por estabelecer os padrões de contabilidade reconhecidos pela SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission. Por reconhecerem que os padrões de contabilização dos contratos de arrendamento mercantil não atendem às necessidades atuais, o IASB e o FASB publicaram, conjuntamente, em agosto de 2010, o Exposure Draft ED/2010/9 Leases, incorporando mudanças importantes nos padrões de reconhecimento, mensuração e divulgação dos contratos de arrendamento mercantil. O IASB e o FASB revisaram o ED/2010/9 e publicaram um novo Exposure Draft, o ED/2013/6 - Leases, incorporando novas propostas, mas mantendo a essência divulgada no ED/2010/9. Nesse sentido, este trabalho teve o objetivo de investigar como as mudanças propostas no ED/2010/9 impactariam as demonstrações contábeis e os indicadores financeiros das companhias abertas brasileiras arrendatárias de operações de arrendamento mercantil operacional. O estudo abrangeu uma população de 665 empresas que publicaram suas demonstrações contábeis em 2010, sendo que 119 divulgaram a existência de contratos de arrendamento mercantil operacional, das quais 32 arrendatárias foram selecionadas para compor a amostra. Os resultados confirmaram a pertinência do reconhecimento do direito de uso do ativo arrendado e de uma obrigação com as parcelas do arrendamento nas empresas arrendatárias do leasing operacional. Revelaram que o reconhecimento inicial do ED/2010/9 afetou significativamente os demonstrativos contábeis e os indicadores financeiros das empresas com operações de arrendamento mercantil operacional, aumentando a percepção do endividamento e diminuindo a percepção de liquidez e de rentabilidade das arrendatárias.

Aplicação do scrum no desenvolvimento da proposta de trabalho do Projeto Rondon na visão de um rondonista universitário

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Eliel Sousa Santos

2016-04-01

Full Text Available Este artigo consiste em um breve estudo sobre a metodologia de gerenciamento de projetos Scrum, suas práticas e aplicações, e um breve relato sobre o desenvolvimento da proposta de trabalho do Projeto Rondon dentro da Faculdade de Tecnologia de Jundiaí – Deputado Ary Fossen. Observou-se a necessidade de implantar uma metodologia de gerenciamento de projetos, que abordasse aspectos logísticos, organizacionais e cronológicos atrelados às etapas de seu desenvolvimento. Desta forma, os processos foram expostos e mostraram de que forma a implantação da metodologia de gerenciamento de projetos ágeis Scrum foi implementada, seu desenvolvimento e dificuldades enfrentadas. O objetivo de utilizar essa metodologia está na busca de tornar os processos mais iterativos e eficientes, o que também contribui para que esta proposta apresente melhor qualidade nos seus resultados. Diante disso, foi possível concluir que esta é uma preocupação constante, pois a instituição não disponibilizava de muitas verbas, necessitando de um bom gerenciamento de ações para o seu sucesso na prática.

Three Essays on National Oil Company Efficiency, Energy Demand and Transportation

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Eller, Stacy L.

This dissertation is composed of three separate essays in the field of energy economics. In the first paper, both data envelopment analysis and stochastic production frontier estimation are employed to provide empirical evidence on the revenue efficiency of national oil companies (NOCs) and private international oil companies (IOCs). Using a panel of 80 oil producing firms, the analysis suggests that NOCs are generally less efficient at generating revenue from a given resource base than IOCs, with some exceptions. Due to differing firm objectives, however, structural and institutional features may help explain much of the inefficiency. The second paper analyzes the relationship between economic development and the demand for energy. Energy consumption is modeled using panel data from 1990 to 2004 for 50 countries spanning all levels of development. We find the relationship between energy consumption and economic development corresponds to the structure of aggregate output and the nature of derived demand for electricity and direct-use fuels in each sector. Notably, the evidence of non-constant income elasticity of demand is much greater for electricity demand than for direct-use fuel consumption. In addition, we show that during periods of rapid economic development, one in which the short-term growth rate exceeds the long-run average, an increase in aggregate output is met by less energy-efficient capital. This is a result of capital being fixed in the short-term. As additional, more efficient capital stock is added to the production process, the short-term increase in energy intensity will diminish. In the third essay, we develop a system of equations to estimate a model of motor vehicle fuel consumption, vehicle miles traveled and implied fuel efficiency for the 67 counties of the State of Florida from 2001 to 2008. This procedure allows us to decompose the factors of fuel demand into elasticities of vehicle driving demand and fuel efficiency. Particular

Regulating Listed Companies: Between Company Law and Financial Market Law in Danish Law

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Clausen, Nis Jul

2011-01-01

The article discusses different elements and aspects of the regulation of listed companies in particular whether such regulation should be placed in company law or in financial marked law.......The article discusses different elements and aspects of the regulation of listed companies in particular whether such regulation should be placed in company law or in financial marked law....

Traveler expectations and willingness-to-pay for Web-enabled public transport information services

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Molin, E.J.E.; Timmermans, H.J.P.

2006-01-01

Web-enabled public transport (PT) information systems that combine information on different PT modes, different PT companies and different geographical regions, can be built to improve the accessibility of public transportation. As the potential list of information aspects that can be included in

Formulações teóricas instigantes:Alguns aspectos configuradores das propostas de Verón

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Alberto Efendy Maldonado de la Torre

2001-01-01

Full Text Available A problemática teórica em comunicação é um setor da produção de conhecimento, na área, que historicamente teve pouca atenção e aprofundamento. Neste artigo, trabalham-se fragmentos teóricos das propostas de Eliseo Verón que pretendem servir como um cenário de reflexão e produção de pensamentos, numa perspectiva epistemológica histórica. Cibernética comunicacional; análises de discurso; o sentido da ação; interações simbólicas; estruturalismo são questões abordadas mediante um procedimento dialógico crítico, que procura desenvolver elementos para o pensamento comunicacional.

MERGER ACCOUTING FOR COMPANIES

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SUCIU GHEORGHE

2014-05-01

Full Text Available Companies, especially nowadays, are characterized through great mobility, fast circulation of capital, occurring in their chase for profit. In this context, companies look for alliances, economical and political assistance. These objectives can materialize through merging of companies. The merger can be internal (between Romanian companies or transboundary, which includes foreign companies. In order to correctly reflect these events, the merger operations must be regulated and must respect national and international regulations. One important request concerning the merger operations is that the accounting values of the assets, debts and ownership equity must be brought to the present financial value.

Challenges and Opportunities of Grid Modernization and Electric Transportation

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Graham, Robert L. [Dept. of Energy (DOE), Washington DC (United States); Francis, Julieta [Allegheny Science and Technology, Bridgeport, WV (United States); Bogacz, Richard J. [Allegheny Science and Technology, Bridgeport, WV (United States)

2017-03-31

Grid investments that support electric vehicle deployments as a part of planned modernization efforts can enable a more efficient and cost-effective transition to electric transportation and allow investor-owned electric companies and public power companies to realize new revenue resources in times of flat or declining loads. This paper discusses the challenges and opportunities associated with an increase in plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) adoption and how working together both sectors stand to benefit from closer integration.

Previsional Dimension of Management in Romanian Companies

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Ion VERBONCU

2012-12-01

Full Text Available We will insist in our analysis on the managerial situation of the four types of firms defined by dimensional characteristics - micro, small, medium and large - working in almost all sectors: industries, trade, transport, agriculture, services, so on. Analysis of managerial viability refers to various fields, coming from the company’s feature of “management system”, as follows: strategies and policies, methodological, decisional, informational, organizational and human resource management, leadership, efficiency, effectiveness, competitiveness and sustainability of management system. For this purpose were used important information sources, such as: results of a special survey developed during August - October 2011, based on questionnaire, dedicated to managers and specialists from enterprises, trainers from higher education, researchers and management consultants; interviews’ results based on questionnaire of entrepreneurs and managers of SMEs with the occasion of achieving White Paper of SMEs in 2011, during March-April 2011; theoretical and pragmatic experience of the authors of this study and other members of Romanian Academic Management Society; authors’ involvement in management consultancy offered to companies over the past 22 years and literature from our country and abroad regarding management of Romanian companies.

Countries and companies

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Jenning, J.S.

1990-01-01

The trends and factors currently emerging are likely to have significant influence on the way the upstream oil and gas industry evolves in the coming decade. This paper discusses how these trends might influence events in the 1990s, particularly how they might influence relationships between host countries and companies in the oil industry. State owned companies will dominate the industry in resource terms. These statcos fall into three groups: a small group of technically able, financially sound, well-managed companies; a group of consumer statcos that have limited domestic production but significant domestic demand; a large group that are finding it difficult to maintain their production facilities in good standing to maximize recovery from their resources. This paper describes the future private sector as consisting of the Surviving Sisters and smaller, private companies very active in the upstream. How will these various players behave in the years to come? Conventional activity in the upstream will continue as companies seek to optimize their upstream portfolios

Test Plan for Lockheed Idaho Technologies Company (LITCO), ARROW-PAK Packaging, Docket 95-40-7A, Type A Container

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Kelly, D.L.

1995-01-01

This report documents the U.S. Department of Transportation Specification 7A Type A (DOT-7A) compliance testing to be followed for qualification of the Lockheed Idaho Technologies Company, ARROW-PAK, for use as a Type A Packaging. The packaging configuration being tested is intended for transportation of radioactive solids, Form No. 1, Form No. 2, and Form No. 3

Global oil company profiles

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1997-01-01

Global Oil Company Profiles provides a comprehensive review of 50 of the top oil companies in the world. Each chapter is devoted to an individual company, providing an invaluable insight into the organisation, its structure and operations. Using the most recent data available, the report offers an up-to-date analysis of performance and future direction, as well as a unique benchmarking system for each company profiled. (author)

Air Transport and Travel Industry Training Board

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Industrial Training Journal, 1974

1974-01-01

Seeing its role as one of stimulating, guiding, and coordinating training activities rather than providing central training facilities, three programs have been developed by the Air Transport and Travel Industry Training Board: (1) an occupational program, (2) a company program, and (3) an industry program. (MW)

75 FR 47644 - General Electric Company, Transportation Division, Including On-Site Leased Workers From Adecco...

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2010-08-06

... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA-W-71,174] General Electric Company... that was totally or partially separated from employment. It was determined, however, that imports of... Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009, section 222 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 2272) covers foreign...

Orcas Power and Light Company [fourth quarterly] technical progress report, July--September 1992

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1992-12-31

After a year of operating the G-Van, OPALCO concluded that the company transportation needs were not being met by the G-Van. The previous quarterly report mentioned battery problems with the Solectria (No. 51). This problem is one of reduced range and power and has been determined to be caused by one or more individual monoblock failures. The local Solectria representative and Solectria headquarters personnel have been aware of this unsatisfactory condition and are continuing their attempt to solve it. The Solectria and G-Van continue to be used intermittently by company personnel for errands and engineering trips. Generally, the smaller, compact size of the Solectria make it the most preferred by company drivers. Clearly the G-Van is not selected for use because of its size and weight. It is important to note that the driver dissatisfaction is not related to the fact that it is an electric van, but more its lack of maneuverability.

Orcas Power and Light Company [fourth quarterly] technical progress report, July--September 1992

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1992-01-01

After a year of operating the G-Van, OPALCO concluded that the company transportation needs were not being met by the G-Van. The previous quarterly report mentioned battery problems with the Solectria (No. 51). This problem is one of reduced range and power and has been determined to be caused by one or more individual monoblock failures. The local Solectria representative and Solectria headquarters personnel have been aware of this unsatisfactory condition and are continuing their attempt to solve it. The Solectria and G-Van continue to be used intermittently by company personnel for errands and engineering trips. Generally, the smaller, compact size of the Solectria make it the most preferred by company drivers. Clearly the G-Van is not selected for use because of its size and weight. It is important to note that the driver dissatisfaction is not related to the fact that it is an electric van, but more its lack of maneuverability.

Desenvolvimento de líderes na educação básica: uma proposta para a formação de estudantes

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Patrícia Roberta Pinheiro Pereira; Júlio Fernando da Silva

2016-01-01

O estudo da liderança está presente em inúmeros setores da sociedade, extrapolando o âmbito empresarial. Por esse motivo, um avanço nesse campo é a incorporação de uma proposta de desenvolvimento de líderes ao contexto educacional. Nesse sentido, o presente ensaio busca compreender como desenvolver líderes na educação básica através de metodologias educacionais voltadas para essa finalidade. Const...

GLONASS satellite monitoring of nuclear transports

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Davydov, Yu.L.

2012-01-01

In 2011 Rosatom has made the decision to create the industry-wide automated system for monitoring of transports of radioactive substances (RS) and wastes (RAW), as well as hazardous loads by rail and automobile, based upon the same hardware as used by the GLONASS satellite navigation system - the so-called ASBT-GLONASS system. The new system will use the same technical infrastructure as the existing operational Automated System for Safe Transport of Nuclear Materials of Categories I and II (ASBT). The ASBT structure includes a network of control centres fitted with automation and communication hardware. In addition, ASBT includes technical complexes installed upon transport vehicles intended for nuclear material transport. In order to identify transport vehicle location, the GLONASS/GPS (GALS-P-ASBT) satellite navigational receiver device is used, it is developed especially for ASBT systems taking in account information security requirements. By now the basic software and hardware complex ASBT-GLONASS has been created (equipment to be carried on-board the transport vehicle loaded with RS and RAW, as well as the transport control stations) that supports transport monitoring and transmission of an emergency signal to control stations of companies which deal with RS and RAW transportation [ru

Synergies of the Liberalization of the Railway Transport Market

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Panák Michal

2017-01-01

Full Text Available The liberalization of transport market brings various effects, which in the context of the assessment of synergies can affect in different ways the company, a customer as such, and transport undertakings operating on the railway transport market as well. This paper provides an innovative perspective on the relationship between liberalization and synergy, defining new types of synergies that have not yet been monitored in the conditions of railway transport. This approach is interesting because of the possibility of assessing the operation of railway undertakings in the open transport market. The eminent is characteristic of integration type synergies and emergence type synergies in relation to railway transport, as well as the breakdown of synergies in relation to the customer and carrier.

THE UNPREDICTABILITY CLAUSE IN TRANSPORT CONTRACTS, ACCORDING TO THE NEW CIVIL CODE

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Adriana Elena BELU

2014-05-01

Full Text Available Until the enforcement of the highly controversial transport law, transport companies must already observe the provisions of the new Civil Code1 in their transport business. One of the novelties in the new Civil Code, that came into force on October 1, 2011, refers to the unpredictability clause: recurring to this clause, in certain situations to be precisely analysed by courts, parties may even be exempted from certain contractual obligations, when the court decides to rescind the contract based on objective criteria, not imputable to the party that no longer can properly fulfil the obligations that had been undertaken when the contract had been made. However, this solution only is provided after all means of negotiation and mediation between parties are exhausted. The clause meets current market requirements, under which many companies have to deal with bad paying partners.

Propostas curriculares alternativas: limites e avanços Alternative proposals for curricula: limits and progress

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Antonio Flavio Barbosa Moreira

2000-12-01

Full Text Available O texto aborda propostas curriculares que procuraram caminhar na contramão do discurso oficial hegemônico e que foram desenvolvidas, nas décadas de 1980 e 1990, em alguns estados e municípios brasileiros. Caracteriza-as, destaca suas conquistas e enfatiza que alternativas são possíveis, desejáveis e merecedoras de divulgação e de estudo.This article focuses on curriculum reforms that took place in some states and municipalities in Brazil in the 1980s and the 1990s. These reforms can be characterized by their intent to fashioning a more critical and democratic school. In other words, they were in opposition to the hegemonic official discourse. The article attempts to characterize such curriculum reforms and stress their achievements. It argues that alternatives are possible, even desirable, and that they deserve to be publicized and studied.

Ford motor company NDE facility shielding design

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Metzger, R. L.; Van Riper, K. A.; Jones, M. H.

2005-01-01

Ford Motor Company proposed the construction of a large non-destructive evaluation laboratory for radiography of automotive power train components. The authors were commissioned to design the shielding and to survey the completed facility for compliance with radiation doses for occupationally and non-occupationally exposed personnel. The two X-ray sources are Varian Linatron 3000 accelerators operating at 9-11 MV. One performs computed tomography of automotive transmissions, while the other does real-time radiography of operating engines and transmissions. The shield thickness for the primary barrier and all secondary barriers were determined by point-kernel techniques. Point-kernel techniques did not work well for skyshine calculations and locations where multiple sources (e.g. tube head leakage and various scatter fields) impacted doses. Shielding for these areas was determined using transport calculations. A number of MCNP [Briesmeister, J. F. MCNPCA general Monte Carlo N-particle transport code version 4B. Los Alamos National Laboratory Manual (1997)] calculations focused on skyshine estimates and the office areas. Measurements on the operational facility confirmed the shielding calculations. (authors)

Ford Motor Company NDE facility shielding design.

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Metzger, Robert L; Van Riper, Kenneth A; Jones, Martin H

2005-01-01

Ford Motor Company proposed the construction of a large non-destructive evaluation laboratory for radiography of automotive power train components. The authors were commissioned to design the shielding and to survey the completed facility for compliance with radiation doses for occupationally and non-occupationally exposed personnel. The two X-ray sources are Varian Linatron 3000 accelerators operating at 9-11 MV. One performs computed tomography of automotive transmissions, while the other does real-time radiography of operating engines and transmissions. The shield thickness for the primary barrier and all secondary barriers were determined by point-kernel techniques. Point-kernel techniques did not work well for skyshine calculations and locations where multiple sources (e.g. tube head leakage and various scatter fields) impacted doses. Shielding for these areas was determined using transport calculations. A number of MCNP [Briesmeister, J. F. MCNPCA general Monte Carlo N-particle transport code version 4B. Los Alamos National Laboratory Manual (1997)] calculations focused on skyshine estimates and the office areas. Measurements on the operational facility confirmed the shielding calculations.

Energy companies in the Netherlands work on sustainable use of natural gas. Manifesto

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Ten Berge, J.B.M.; Boersma, M.A.M.; Dijkgraaf, H.G.; Platenkamp, R.J.

2004-01-01

This manifesto concerns the vision of several Dutch energy companies with regard to sustainable use of natural gas in the Netherlands. The aim is to realize innovations in the field of efficient supply of natural gas, improving the efficiency of gas appliances, use of natural gas in transportation, development of 'virtual power plants', and experimental applications for 'green' gas and hydrogen [nl

17 CFR 250.12 - Exemption of certain public utility companies from the definition of subsidiary companies of...

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2010-04-01

... utility companies from the definition of subsidiary companies of holding companies. 250.12 Section 250.12... REGULATIONS, PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935 Registration and General Exemptions § 250.12 Exemption of certain public utility companies from the definition of subsidiary companies of holding companies...

Section 1: Company directory

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Anon.

1991-01-01

This is a 1992 directory of those companies doing business in all areas of the independent power producers industry. The listing includes the company name, address, telephone and FAX numbers, and the name of a company contact. The listing is international in scope

Global gas company profiles

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1997-01-01

This report provides a detailed assessment of 60 of the top gas companies form around the world, analysing them according to their internal dynamics and in relation to their competitors. It devotes each chapter to an individual company, providing invaluable insight into the organisation's operational background, financial performance and strategic goals. Using the most up-to-date information available, Global Gas Company Profiles allows you to make detailed analysis of each company's performance and future direction. (author)

Are Entrepreneur-Led Companies Better? Evidence from Publicly Traded U.S. Companies: 1998-2010

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Joel M. Shulman

2010-12-01

Full Text Available Do U.S. publicly-traded companies led by entrepreneurs perform better than nonentrepreneur-led U.S. public companies? Our data suggests they do. We analyze monthly stock returns of U.S. publicly traded companies over the time period 1998-2010 and find compelling evidence demonstrating that irrespective of market capitalization and time period, companies led by U.S. entrepreneurs provide better stock performance than several stock market indices primarily comprised of non-entrepreneur-led U.S. companies.

Born global companies: A case study about the internationalization behaviours of Portuguese companies

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Carlos, Diogo Miguel Pais Grou Simões

2015-01-01

Portuguese Born Global Companies have been performing an important role in the Portuguese market, mainly due to their innovative ideas and the positive contribution to exportations. This study focuses on the international strategies of four of these companies, comparing them with four international Non-Born Global Companies, in qualitative analysis. It will be possible to see a preference by the Non-Born Global Companies over proximate cultural countries. By following opportunities instead...

Relevant Organizational Factors for Social Efficiency in the Road Transport Sector; Procesos Organizativos Clave para la Eficiencia Social en el Transporte por Carretera

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Silla, I; Gamero, N

2011-12-27

Previous research has emphasized the need to consider the social dimension featuring organizations in order to maximize organizational efficiency (Rasmussen, 1997). In the road transport sector, previous research has focused on the relationship between human factor, stress, fatigue, and other relevant issues, and professional drivers health and safety (p.e., De Croon et al, 2004). However, research on relevant organizational factors is scarce. This study aims to examine the association between leadership and supportive climate, and employees health and safety. Moreover, the impact of stress (time pressure) was also examined because previous research has stressed its importance. This study used a sample of 486 employees from 35 different Spanish companies pertaining to the road transport sector. Findings showed time pressure to be negatively associated to employees health, job satisfaction and satisfaction with safety. Additionally, leadership was positively associated employees health, job satisfaction and satisfaction with safety. Finally, co-workers and supervisors supportive climate was positively associated with job satisfaction and negatively associated to illness. These findings have relevant practical implications for the competitiveness of road transport companies. (Author) 21 refs.

Optimizing Public Transport Planning and Operations Using Automatic Vehicle Location Data: The Dutch Example

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van Oort, N.; Sparing, D.; Brands, Ties; Goverde, R.M.P.; Albrecht, Thomas; Jaekel, Birgit; Lehnert, Martin

2013-01-01

There is a growing pressure on urban public transport companies and authorities to improve efficiency, stemming from reduced budgets, political expectations and competition between operators. In order to find inefficiencies, bottlenecks and potentials in the public transport service, it is useful to

75 FR 36153 - Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds-Terminations: Victore Insurance Company

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2010-06-24

... from this company, and bonds that are continuous in nature should not be renewed. The Circular may be... DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Fiscal Service Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds--Terminations: Victore Insurance Company AGENCY: Financial Management Service, Fiscal Service, Department of the...

'Nuclearelectrica' Company messages for a broadly acceptable nuclear power program

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Stiopol, Mihaela; Bilegan, C. Iosif

2001-01-01

Romania started the nuclear power program about 20 years ago, by a high level Government decision. After 1989 the former Ministry of Electrical Power was transformed into a state owned company, RENEL, in which nuclear activities were also included. RENEL was a monopoly system responsible for production, transport and distribution of electricity in Romania. The deregulation process in the power sector was many times asked by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, to split this monopoly system in separately activities: Production, Transport and Distribution. The first step occurred in July 1998, when the nuclear activities were externalized from RENEL. In nuclear sector two new entities were created: SN 'Nuclearelectrica' SA, a state own company that includes three branches: - Nuclear Power Production - Cernavoda NPP Unit 1; - Nuclear Fuel Plant-Pitesti; - Project Development Branch - Cernavoda Units 2-5. The second entity is the so-called Romanian Authority (Autonomous Reggie) for Nuclear Activities (RAAN), including as branches the heavy water fabrication plant 'ROMAG PROD', the Nuclear Research Institute (ICN) Pitesti and the Nuclear Engineering and Design Institute (CITON) Bucharest. The rest of conventional power sector was renamed, namely, CONEL. The organization process continued and in August 2000, by a Government Ordinance the CONEL was split into the following companies: - one for hydropower production 'HIDROELECTRICA'; - one for thermal power production 'TERMOELECTRICA'; - one for transport 'TRANSELECTRICA'; - one for distribution 'ELECTRICA'. The goal of a third step of restructuring process is the privatization in the power field. The steps of Romanian Power Sector Restructuring are presented. Since 1991 a Public Information program has been established. Depending on the evolution of the construction of the first Romanian nuclear power station, during the years, the messages changed. Everybody working in the nuclear field knows how difficult is

Company environmental communication

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Andriola, L.; Luciani, R.; Borghini, S.

2001-01-01

Environmental communication is becoming a sine qua non for companies which are more and more pressed by the need to reinforce communication with interested parties: environmental groups, local communities, local and national authorities, employees, share-holders, banks, insurance companies, customers and consumers. Reliable environmental information, just like economical and property data, is now required during both company take-over and financing, and in some cases it can affect insurance premiums. In fact, environmental guarantees are more and more often required because breaching environmental regulations can entail legal sanctions going as far as suspension of business. There now also Green investment funds that engage their resources only against specific environmental guarantees on the part of the companies that, before being selected for the investment, are submitted to rather accurate questionnaires by the investment manager [it

Transnucleaire's experience in maritime transportation

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Vallette-Fontaine, M.

1998-01-01

Since the INF code requirement has been implemented in early 1995 laying down stringent requirements for ships transporting irradiated nuclear fuel, plutonium and high level radioactive waste, Transnucleaire has upgraded and operates two sister ships belonging a CMN shipping company and is well involved in the maritime transportation of radioactive materials. This paper aims at analysing the various principles implemented by Transnucleaire: operate ships such as Bouguenais and Beaulieu in compliance will all existing regulations such as INF Code, Japanese KAISA...; keep the sea transportation of nuclear material at affordable price for all nuclear organizations especially those involved in research activities; avoid for non routine transports, the use of nuclear dedicated ships often precluded by its high costs; adapt the means to all possible evolutions, i.e. be prepared to offer improved ships to satisfy all the scale of requirements; find optimised technical solutions to comply with Japanese type B ship regulations at a reasonable cost. (authors)

Safety of Oversize Cargo in Ports and in the Sea Transport

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Miroslaw Chmielinski

2017-03-01

Full Text Available Author of the paper analyzes problems related to the safety of the oversize cargo in ports and in the sea transport. Various modes of transport are used to carry oversized units that often include maritime transport. Transport of oversized cargo includes non-standard large and heavy pieces of cargo, such as electric transformers, reactor vessels, wind turbines, airplane fuselage or nuclear power plant components. The above paper is based on results of research oversized cargo in the Elpo Service Company and Pol-Mare Ltd. forwarding consulting agency.

Projeto larga escala: uma proposta pedagógica atual Larga escala project: an actual pedagogic proposal

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Anna Luiza de F. P. Lins Gryschek

2000-06-01

Full Text Available Discorre-se sobre um projeto de formação dos atendentes de enfermagem, o conhecido "Projeto Larga Escala", seu histórico, a legislação que o ampara e a sua trajetória na Secretaria Municipal da Saúde do Município de São Paulo. Conclui-se que o "Projeto Larga Escala" é uma proposta pedagógica válida, devendo ser incentivada e ampliada em âmbito nacional.This study discourses about a nursing project, the well known "Larga Escala Project", its history, the legislation that gives support to it and its trajectory in the Health Secretary of the Township of São Paulo. The conclusion is that the "Larga Escala Project" is a valid pedagogic proposal and it must be encouraged and amplified to all the national field.

International company restructuring and the effects on high-skilled employees in lead companies

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Hansen, Nana Wesley

2016-01-01

insulated from international restructuring processes. However, effects on wage and working conditions vary dependent on the motivation for restructuring, and as companies learn to take advantage of pools of skilled employees abroad. Continued international restructuring appear to challenge the insulation......International company restructuring involving knowledge intensive jobs causes increasing concern about the effect on the globalization of high-skilled employees. Drawing on case studies in four Danish-based companies, this article argues that high-skilled employees in lead companies are rarely...... of high-skilled workers over time. Further, the article shows that knowledge intensive Companies increasingly apply relational global value chain governance with multidirectional consequences for wage and working conditions among the high-skilled employees....

76 FR 30397 - Faribault Woolen Mill Company, Faribault, MN; Faribo Woolens, Inc., a Related Company of...

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2011-05-25

... Woolen Mill Company, Faribault, MN; Faribo Woolens, Inc., a Related Company of Faribault Woolen Mill... December 9, 2009, applicable to workers of Faribault Woolen Mill Company, Faribault, Minnesota. The notice... Mill Company, a retail outlet store for the subject firm, Faribault Woolen Mill Company. Accordingly...

An emergency response plan for transportation

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Fontaine, M.V.; Guerel, E.

2000-01-01

Transnucleaire is involved in road and rail transport of nuclear fuel cycle materials. To comply with IAEA recommendations, Transnucleaire has to master methods of emergency response in the event of a transport accident. Considering the utmost severe situations, Transnucleaire has studied several cases and focused especially on an accident involving a heavy cask. In France, the sub-prefect of each department is in charge of the organisation of the emergency teams. The sub-prefect may request Transnucleaire to supply experts, organisation, equipment and technical support. The Transnucleaire Emergency Response Plan covers all possible scenarios of land transport accidents and relies on: (i) an organisation ready for emergency situations, (ii) equipment dedicated to intervention, and (iii) training of its own experts and specialised companies. (author)

Company Vision and Organizational Learning

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Vojko Toman

2015-11-01

Full Text Available The effectiveness of a company is largely dependent on the company itself; it depends above all on its corporate governance, management, and implementation, as well as on decision-making processes and coordination. Many authors believe that organizational learning and knowledge are the most relevant aspects of company effectiveness. If a company wants to be effective it needs to create and realize its vision; to do this, it needs creativity, imagination, and knowledge, which can be obtained or enhanced through learning. This paper defines vision, learning, creativity and management and, above all, their relationships. The author argues that company vision influences the learning and knowledge of employees in the company through the vision’s content, through the vision-creating process, and through the vision enforcement process. Conversely, the influence of learning on company vision is explained. The paper is aimed at the use in the practice of companies and helps them to increase their effectiveness.

Arrendamento Mercantil Operacional: As Mudanças Propostas pelos Organismos Internacionais e seus Efeitos nas Empresas Brasileiras

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Evaldo Basílio de Oliveira Batista

2013-12-01

Full Text Available O arrendamento mercantil é o tema de um projeto conjunto do IASB (International Accounting Standards Board, responsável por desenvolver e publicar os IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards, com o FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board, entidade responsável por estabelecer os padrões de contabilidade reconhecidos pela SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission. Por reconhecerem que os padrões de contabilização dos contratos de arrendamento mercantil não atendem às necessidades atuais, o IASB e o FASB publicaram, conjuntamente, em agosto de 2010, o Exposure Draft ED/2010/9 Leases, incorporando mudanças importantes nos padrões de reconhecimento, mensuração e divulgação dos contratos de arrendamento mercantil. O IASB e o FASB revisaram o ED/2010/9 e publicaram um novo Exposure Draft, o ED/2013/6 - Leases, incorporando novas propostas, mas mantendo a essência divulgada no ED/2010/9. Nesse sentido, este trabalho teve o objetivo de investigar como as mudanças propostas no ED/2010/9 impactariam as demonstrações contábeis e os indicadores financeiros das companhias abertas brasileiras arrendatárias de operações de arrendamento mercantil operacional. O estudo abrangeu uma população de 665 empresas que publicaram suas demonstrações contábeis em 2010, sendo que 119 divulgaram a existência de contratos de arrendamento mercantil operacional, das quais 32 arrendatárias foram selecionadas para compor a amostra. Os resultados confirmaram a pertinência do reconhecimento do direito de uso do ativo arrendado e de uma obrigação com as parcelas do arrendamento nas empresas arrendatárias do leasing operacional. Revelaram que o reconhecimento inicial do ED/2010/9 afetou significativamente os demonstrativos contábeis e os indicadores financeiros das empresas com operações de arrendamento mercantil operacional, aumentando a percepção do endividamento e diminuindo a percepção de liquidez e de rentabilidade das arrendatárias.

The work of bus drivers and their contribution to excellence in public transportation

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Claudio Marcelo Brunoro

2015-06-01

Full Text Available The article is the result of a survey aimed at analyzing the work of bus drivers for a collective urban transportation company that is considered a benchmark. The research sought to understand how the company could maintain a policy capable of reconciling the quality of public transportation with working conditions that are compatible with the professional development, comfort and health of the workers. The ergonomic work analysis methodology was adopted as a guide. The results show that one of the pillars of excellence achieved by this company is the quality of the work performed by their drivers, which is guided by the organizational values that permeate the organization. The driver plays a role in regulating the system by serving the population and providing mobility. Their activity is controlled by a series of interdependent variables, such as the demands for conducting the vehicle and the relationship with others.

DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT: FUTURE CHALLENGES OF LIEPAJA` S TRAM (LATVIA

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Diāna Līduma

2016-06-01

Full Text Available Transport has always had an important role in the lifestyle of population and development of economy, but the public transport performs mainly the social function – it works for the benefit of the society. Development and quality of services must be provided also for the public transport companies, however, we meet different problems related to infrastructure and traffic for this to happen. To successfully manage and develop a public transport company, it is essential to change the thinking of people in favour of the public transport, not for the personal transport. It is necessary to ensure the sustainability as the main value, which means selection of the right public transport system. The authors relied on the experience of formation of a unified transport system in the world and Latvia’s largest cities’ strategic vision for public transport development. Taking into account the fact that Liepaja is one the three cities in Latvia where the public transport service is provided by a tram, an empiric research was made. Its aim was to clarify the opinion of the inhabitants of Liepaja, regarding the services provided by Liepaja trams, regarding the possible improvements and necessity for development. 200 inhabitants of Liepaja were questioned within the framework of the research. The results of the research revealed that although the tram provides daily the inhabitants of Liepaja with the movement possibilities, unfortunately inhabitants are not ready yet to replace their personal transport with the public transport – tram to settle their daily problems. The results of the research allowed to conclude that future development possibilities and perspectives of the tram in Liepaja City can be related mainly with the creation of a new route, purchase of new carriages and unified public transport system in Liepaja City.

A epidemiologia na avaliação da qualidade: uma proposta

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Rattner Daphne

1996-01-01

Full Text Available Este artigo propõe uma estratégia de definição de indicadores para avaliar a qualidade do processo de assistência, baseada na identificação dos objetivos dessa assistência e na verificação da existência de normas técnicas que a norteiem. Simultaneamente, aplica esta metodologia ao processo de assistência ao nascimento e parto, adotando enfoque de risco, tanto para a saúde individual, como para a coletiva. Utiliza para tal um banco de dados de 4.558 Histórias Clínicas Perinatais Simplificadas de 12 hospitais. Os indicadores selecionados foram: sorologia para sífilis, tipagem sanguínea Rh, vacinação antitetânica, taxa de cesáreas, recepção do bebê por pediatra na sala de partos, boletim de Apgar, avaliação de idade gestacional por exame físico, alojamento conjunto, aleitamento materno exclusivo na alta, encaminhamento para consulta de puerpério. Para classificação dos hospitais, foram utilizadas a soma simples, padrão-ouro, e hierarquização. A metodologia proposta permitiu identificar um hospital com qualidade excelente, cinco com qualidade boa, dois com qualidade regular e quatro com desempenho completamente insatisfatório.

A epidemiologia na avaliação da qualidade: uma proposta

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Daphne Rattner

Full Text Available Este artigo propõe uma estratégia de definição de indicadores para avaliar a qualidade do processo de assistência, baseada na identificação dos objetivos dessa assistência e na verificação da existência de normas técnicas que a norteiem. Simultaneamente, aplica esta metodologia ao processo de assistência ao nascimento e parto, adotando enfoque de risco, tanto para a saúde individual, como para a coletiva. Utiliza para tal um banco de dados de 4.558 Histórias Clínicas Perinatais Simplificadas de 12 hospitais. Os indicadores selecionados foram: sorologia para sífilis, tipagem sanguínea Rh, vacinação antitetânica, taxa de cesáreas, recepção do bebê por pediatra na sala de partos, boletim de Apgar, avaliação de idade gestacional por exame físico, alojamento conjunto, aleitamento materno exclusivo na alta, encaminhamento para consulta de puerpério. Para classificação dos hospitais, foram utilizadas a soma simples, padrão-ouro, e hierarquização. A metodologia proposta permitiu identificar um hospital com qualidade excelente, cinco com qualidade boa, dois com qualidade regular e quatro com desempenho completamente insatisfatório.

Oil Companies Climb Global List

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JESSY ZHANG

2006-01-01

@@ Backed by the huge market size,China's energy companies have been ranked in the group of the world's largest industry players. On September 6th,eight companies from the Chinese mainland and six companies from Hong Kong SAR were included in this year's Platts Top 250 Energy Companies List.

78 FR 15053 - Simpson Lumber Company, LLC, Shelton, Washington; Simpson Lumber Company, LLC, Tacoma, Washington...

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2013-03-08

...,372B] Simpson Lumber Company, LLC, Shelton, Washington; Simpson Lumber Company, LLC, Tacoma, Washington; Simpson Lumber Company, LLC, Longview, Washington; Notice of Revised Determination on Reconsideration On... Reconsideration for the workers and former workers of Simpson Lumber Company, LLC, Shelton, Washington (TA-W-81...

Passenger transportation problems of the public limited liability company “Lietuvos Geležinkeliai”

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Stasys DAILYDKA

2009-01-01

Full Text Available The article provides an overview of passenger transportation on local and international routes by the Lithuanian railways. It identifies the reasons due to which passenger transportation has become increasingly loss-making. Also, factors that may encourage a greater number of people to travel by train are disclosed. The development of this sector up to 2030 is reviewed, i.e. a forecast for increasing the number of passengers, a perspective for the development of electric, diesel trains, passenger wagon fleet, and the levels of estimated investments are provided. It was established that after implementation of the measures envisaged, losses in the passenger transportation field could be cut by 2–3 times.

Proposta para a estimativa da acurácia de redes geodésicas horizontais integrando análise de robustez e de covariância

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Ivandro Klein

Full Text Available O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar uma proposta para o controle de qualidade de redes geodésicas bidimensionais por meio das análises de robustez e de covariância. Na metodologia proposta, a acurácia (exatidão posicional de cada ponto é estimada por meio de uma possível tendência posicional (via análise de robustez, além da própria precisão (incerteza posicional (via análise de covariância, sendo ainda uma medida independente do datum adotado. Além da apresentação do desenvolvimento teórico do método, a aplicação do mesmo é demonstrada em um exemplo numérico. Os resultados obtidos indicam que, em geral, quanto maior o afastamento de um vértice desconhecido do(s ponto(s de controle da rede, maior é a propagação de erros aleatórios sobre este, e, quanto menos observações redundantes ao redor de um ponto, maior é a influência de possíveis erros (não aleatórios sobre este, quando não detectados.

Juventude, tecnologias da comunicação e desenvolvimento local: análise da recepção da proposta do Grupo de Informática, Comunicação e Ação Local por jovens do meio rural.

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Everaldo Costa Santana

2013-01-01

Este estudo analisa a recepção das propostas do Grupo de Informática, Comunicação e Ação Local (Giral), por jovens de contextos rurais de Glória do Goitá, Pernambuco. Especificamente, volta-se à compreensão de como esses jovens se apropriam da proposta de produção audiovisual e até que ponto a atuação profissional desses jovens está ancorada a ações que contribuem à construção do desenvolvimento local onde atuam. O Giral é uma Organização Social de Interesse Público, cuja missão é utilizar as...

Ship Routing with Pickup and Delivery for a Maritime Oil Transportation System: MIP Modeland Heuristics

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Rodrigues, Vinicius Picanco; Morabito, Reinaldo; Yamashita, Denise

2016-01-01

This paper examines a ship routing problem with pickup and delivery and time windowsfor maritime oil transportation, motivated by the production and logistics activities of an oil companyoperating in the Brazilian coast. The transportation costs from offshore platforms to coastal terminalsare...... application of two tailor-made MIP heuristics, based on relax-and-fix and timedecomposition procedures. The model minimizes fuel costs of a heterogeneous fleet of oil tankersand costs related to freighting contracts. The model also considers company-specific constraints foroffshore oil transportation....... Computational experiments based on the mathematical models and therelated MIP heuristics are presented for a set of real data provided by the company, which confirmthe potential of optimization-based methods to find good solutions for problems of moderate sizes....

Study on Municipal Energy Companies

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2009-07-01

This is a summarizing overview of the local, renewable energy initiatives that are grouped under the heading of 'municipal energy company'. A municipal energy company (or sustainable energy company) is a local energy company that initiates, coordinates and/or manages sustainable energy projects with the primary objective of realizing the climate objectives. [nl

Mapping online transportation service quality and multiclass classification problem solving priorities

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Alamsyah, Andry; Rachmadiansyah, Imam

2018-03-01

Online transportation service is known for its accessibility, transparency, and tariff affordability. These points make online transportation have advantages over the existing conventional transportation service. Online transportation service is an example of disruptive technology that change the relationship between customers and companies. In Indonesia, there are high competition among online transportation provider, hence the companies must maintain and monitor their service level. To understand their position, we apply both sentiment analysis and multiclass classification to understand customer opinions. From negative sentiments, we can identify problems and establish problem-solving priorities. As a case study, we use the most popular online transportation provider in Indonesia: Gojek and Grab. Since many customers are actively give compliment and complain about company’s service level on Twitter, therefore we collect 61,721 tweets in Bahasa during one month observations. We apply Naive Bayes and Support Vector Machine methods to see which model perform best for our data. The result reveal Gojek has better service quality with 19.76% positive and 80.23% negative sentiments than Grab with 9.2% positive and 90.8% negative. The Gojek highest problem-solving priority is regarding application problems, while Grab is about unusable promos. The overall result shows general problems of both case study are related to accessibility dimension which indicate lack of capability to provide good digital access to the end users.

Proposta paramétrica para projetos sustentáveis de Habitação de Interesse Social em ambiente BIM

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Mayra Soares de Mesquita Mororó

Full Text Available Resumo As inconstantes políticas de habitação brasileiras têm-se mostrado incapazes de oferecer moradia adequada para a população de baixa-renda no Brasil (0 e 3 salários mínimos, tanto no que diz respeito aos aspectos quantitativos como qualitativos. As propostas habitacionais direcionadas a essa população parecem desconsiderar a complexidade que envolve a moradia no que se refere à articulação do projeto com a esfera cultural e outros aspectos da dimensão individual e familiar dos usuários. Como forma de promover uma personalização da habitação considerando os modos de morar e a sustentabilidade, este trabalho teve como objetivo desenvolver um método de projeto direcionado à Habitação de Interesse Social (HIS associado a um ambiente virtual de projeto alimentado por parâmetros. Estes parâmetros foram coletados em habitações autoconstruídas, registrados em uma gramática da forma descritiva e posteriormente ajustados considerando os critérios de sustentabilidade do Selo Casa Azul. A pesquisa trata de um estudo qualitativo, com caráter exploratório, e a estratégia de pesquisa utilizada foi a pesquisa construtiva, dividida em três fases: compreensão, desenvolvimento e consolidação, com emprego de instrumentos metodológicos específicos para cada etapa. Como resultado foi produzido um plug-in ancorado em uma ferramenta BIM com capacidade de gerar propostas de moradias a partir da inserção de parâmetros.

Transportation and Educational Needs of Industrial Airport Businesses.

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McCarty, Lisa

In 1979, Johnson County Community College (JCCC) conducted a survey to identify the education and transportation needs of the Johnson County Industrial Airport employees and to determine employer educational requirements for employees and interest in courses. An employer survey, seeking information on company characteristics, employee education…

Factors Influencing Company Relations with Market Stakeholders, in the Face of Crises in Company Development

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Olszewska Barbara

2014-06-01

Full Text Available Crises in company development are a particular subset of management crises. They emerge on various stages of company development, as a result of gradual depletion of effective management solutions. Crisis situations in companies have varied impact on company stakeholders. The paper presents results of empirical studies of factors influencing company relations with market stakeholders and those that facilitate the process of restoring and maintaining any relations that suffered in the course of crises in company development. The authors’ intention was to identify such factors and evaluate their importance, in relation to various stages of company development and the associated types of crisis situations faced by companies. Empirical studies suggest that certain factors may facilitate conflict resolution in matters concerning company relations with market stakeholders, and that the impact of these factors varies depending on the phase of organizational development and the type of the associated crisis situation. It must be noted, that one of the most important factors to influence problem resolution is the perceived honesty of the exchange participants. Moreover, research suggests that opinions on the significance of organizational dependence of exchange participants in the resolution of problems in relations with market stakeholders are varied.

A História da Matemática em propostas didáticas presentes em Teses e Dissertações Brasileiras.

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OMENA, Bianca Silva Souza de

2015-01-01

A literatura aponta que há uma ausência de materiais acessíveis e adequados para que os professores possam se inspirar na utilização da História da Matemática como metodologia de ensino-aprendizagem. Assim, realizamos uma investigação com o objetivo de analisar as propostas didáticas, para o ensino médio, que utilizam a História da Matemática apresentadas nas teses e dissertações localizadas no Banco de dissertações e teses da CAPES. Para tanto, realizamos um levantamento e uma leitura dos re...

O espaço em perspectiva : propostas de articulações para o aprimoramento do raciocínio geográfico

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Kunz, Sidelmar Alves da Silva; Campos, Neio Lúcio de Oliveira

2014-01-01

O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar propostas de articulações entre a noção de expressão espacial e os indicadores socioeconômicos, na perspectiva de contribuir para o refinamento do raciocínio geográfico. O esforço intelectual empreendido tem como substrato a teoria do espaço geográfico, a qual sustenta a necessidade de se forjar mecanismos que garantam coerência e abertura de diálogos para a compreensão da realidade socioespacial. Em termos metodológicos, esta pesquisa arrola instrumento...

Two-echelon transportation optimisation: a meta-narrative analysis

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Jesus Gonzalez-Feliu

2011-02-01

Full Text Available Freight transportation constitutes one of the main activities that influences economy and society, as it assures a vital link between suppliers and customers and it represents a major source of employment. Multi-echelon distribution is one of the most common strategies adopted by the transportation companies in an aim of cost reduction. Although vehicle routing problems are very common in operational research, they are essentially related to single-echelon cases. This paper presents the main concepts of multi-echelon distribution with cross-docks and a unified notation for two-chelon transportation cost optimization. A systematic review is also presented, in order to list the main issues and methods that can be helpful for scientists and transportation practitioners.

ONE PERSON COMPANY IN INDIA: A SYNOPTIC VIEW IN THE LIGHT OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013

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ROY, SUHAS

2016-01-01

One Person Company (OPC) is a revolutionary concept that has been elaborately discussed in the Companies Act, 2013. It is one of the classifications of companies based on the number of persons. One Person Company (OPC) means a company which has only one individual as a member. Only natural-born citizens viz., small businessmen, entrepreneurs, artisans, weavers or traders among others can reap the benefits of One Person Company (OPC). Non-resident Indians cannot form an OPC. The shareholder sh...

Arquivo pessoal: proposta de implantação de gestão documental no acervo do cartunista Byrata Lopes

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Everton Tolves de Almeida

2015-12-01

Full Text Available Este artigo relata a implantação de um projeto de arquivo, estruturado no acervo do cartunista Byrata Lopes. No arquivo pessoal do cartunista constam documentos das mais variadas tipologias, como desenhos, fotografias e primeiras edições de suas revistas. O método utilizado para a coleta de dados foi por meio de entrevistas, facilitando uma comunicação mais abrangente sobre a estrutura do arquivo e a estrutura organizacional do acervo. O objetivo geral foi elaborar uma proposta de implantação de organização no arquivo pessoal do cartunista. Este projeto irá mostrar que um arquivo é muito mais que documentos: é história.

Third European Company Survey: Workplace innovation in European companies

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Oeij, P.; Žiauberyté-Jakštiené, R.; Dhondt, S.; Corral, A.; Totterdill, P.; Preenen, P.

2015-01-01

Workplace innovation (WPI) is a developed and implemented practice or combination of practices which enables employees to participate in organisational change and renewal and hence improve the quality of working life and organisational performance. This report looks at reasons for enabling WPI, adoption and implementation, and impact on organisation and management, employees and employee representatives. The research is based on 51 companies identified in Eurofound’s third European Company Su...

75 FR 6791 - Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds-Termination: Trinity Universal Insurance Company

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2010-02-10

.... However, no new bonds should be accepted from this company, and bonds that are continuous in nature should... DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Fiscal Service Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds--Termination: Trinity Universal Insurance Company AGENCY: Financial Management Service, Fiscal Service...

77 FR 29472 - Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds-Termination: Atlantic Bonding Company, Inc.

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2012-05-17

... be accepted from this company, and bonds that are continuous in nature should not be renewed. The... DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Fiscal Service Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds--Termination: Atlantic Bonding Company, Inc. AGENCY: Financial Management Service, Fiscal Service, Department...

75 FR 33897 - Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds-Terminations: Commercial Alliance Insurance Company

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2010-06-15

... be accepted from this company, and bonds that are continuous in nature should not be renewed. The... DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Fiscal Service Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds--Terminations: Commercial Alliance Insurance Company AGENCY: Financial Management Service, Fiscal Service...

Metering; Accurate, fast response the key. [In gas distribution companies

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Johnson, J. (Atlanta Gas Light Co. of Georgia (US))

1990-06-01

Automated meter reading systems are quickly becoming a necessity for local gas distribution companies in the United States, especially as end-users involve themselves in the energy business. With open-access transportation available from the pipelines, balancing on the various systems has become critical, not only from a contractual standpoint but for billing purposes as well. Improved accuracy and decreased time period for accessing gas consumption data are the major motivators in the decision to install a remote data acquisition system. The Metretek system which is one source of this new technology described. (author).

Products - transport - storage; Produits - transports - stockages

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Anon.

2005-04-15

9 articles are gathered in this data-sheet; they deal with LPG products, transport and storage. Blackmer offers a full line of LPG equipment for the transfer of propane, butane and anhydrous ammonia. Clesse Industries and Gas Equipment Company equip luxury hotels in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Since 1975 the company FAS Flussiggas-Anlagen Gmbh, Salzgitter - Germany is one of the leading manufacturers of LPG equipment and components for mobile and stationary bulk plants in Europe. The main products are dispensers, pumps, Auto-gas filling stations, vaporizers, loading arms, electronic cylinder filling scales, flanged valves and safety equipment. FAS is certified with 2 process orientated management systems according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 and to PED - Module H1 - Category IV. The company supplies all products and services according to the Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC with CE-mark as well according to regulations ATEX, OIML, TUV, PTB... ECII Engineered Controls International/Rego USA is well known as a worldwide leader and designer/manufacturer of LPG and anhydrous ammonia equipment. The 10. of January Per Sture Jenssen retired from Ragasco A.S. Managing Director after 6 years in the company. Oyvind Hamre who has taken over from Mr. Jenssen, is 39 years of age and he has been 10 years with Ragasco, most recently as R and D Manager. Per Sture Jenssen will still be present in the company until summer 2005 to support during the transition. Corken has put in the market two new products: a new valve and a new pump. Impco Technologies announces completion of BRC acquisition. VOC reduction is a common discussion issue in almost all sectors of the oil business and beyond. Each industry sector has a different strategy towards this issue according to its perceived impact on the business. Although largely motivated by the need to satisfy national and international emission standards, the move towards reduction has encouraged equipment manufacturers to develop advanced

Feedback from operational experience in front-end transportation

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Mondonel, J.L.; Parison, C.

1998-01-01

Transport forms an integral part of the nuclear fuel cycle, representing the strategic link between each stage of the cycle. In a way there is a transport cycle that parallels the nuclear fuel cycle. This concerns particularly the front-end of the cycle whose steps - mining conversion, enrichment and fuel fabrication - require numerous transports. Back-end shipments involve a handful of countries, but front-end transports involve all five continents, and many exotic countries. All over Europe such transports are routinely performed with an excellent safety track record. Transnucleaire dominates the French nuclear transportation market and carries out both front and back-end transports. For instance in 1996 more than 28,400 front-end packages were transported as well as more than 3,600 back-end packages. However front-end transport is now a business undergoing much change. A nuclear transportation company must now cope with an evolving picture including new technical requirements, new transportation schemes and new business conditions. This paper describes the latest evolutions in terms of front-end transportation and the way this activity is carried out by Transnucleaire, and goes on to discuss future prospects. (authors)

75 FR 38188 - Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds-Termination: Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Company

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2010-07-01

... should be accepted from this company, and bonds that are continuous in nature should not be renewed. The... DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Fiscal Service [NAIC 10952] Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds--Termination: Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Company AGENCY: Financial Management Service, Fiscal...

75 FR 81331 - Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds: Termination-Penn Millers Insurance Company

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2010-12-27

... should be accepted from this company, and bonds that are continuous in nature should not be renewed. The... DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Fiscal Service Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds: Termination--Penn Millers Insurance Company AGENCY: Financial Management Service, Fiscal Service, Department...

Why job autonomy matters for young companies' performance: company maturity as a moderator between job autonomy and company performance

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Preenen, P.T.Y.; Howaldt, J.; Oeij, P.R.A.; Dhondt, S.; Kraan, K.O.; Jansen, E.

2016-01-01

Although the positive impact of job autonomy has been widely shown for individual-level employee outcomes, research on job autonomy and company-level outcomes has been surprisingly scarce. Therefore, among 3,311 companies in the Netherlands, we investigate the relationship between employees' job

76 FR 77442 - Mutual Insurance Holding Company Treated as Insurance Company

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2011-12-13

... insurance industry traces its roots back to England, where, in 1696, the first mutual fire insurer was... FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 12 CFR Part 380 RIN 3064-AD89 Mutual Insurance Holding Company Treated as Insurance Company AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). ACTION: Notice...

The European Model Company Act

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Cleff, Evelyne Beatrix

2011-01-01

European Company Law regulation is currently undergoing a reform. These reforms raise a number of regulatory questions, such as what should be the aims of companies' legislation, and how these aims should best be met by regulation. Many of the reforms and discussions (both on EU and national level...... an increasing influence on the framing of company legislation, such as the choice between mandatory or default rules. This article introduces the project 'European Company Law and the choice of Regulatory Method' which is carried out in collaboration with the 'European Model Company Act Group'. The project aims...

Ship Routing with Pickup and Delivery for a Maritime Oil Transportation System: MIP Model and Heuristics

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Vinícius P. Rodrigues

2016-09-01

Full Text Available This paper examines a ship routing problem with pickup and delivery and time windows for maritime oil transportation, motivated by the production and logistics activities of an oil company operating in the Brazilian coast. The transportation costs from offshore platforms to coastal terminals are an important issue in the search for operational excellence in the oil industry, involving operations that demand agile and effective decision support systems. This paper presents an optimization approach to address this problem, based on a mixed integer programming (MIP model and a novel and exploratory application of two tailor-made MIP heuristics, based on relax-and-fix and time decomposition procedures. The model minimizes fuel costs of a heterogeneous fleet of oil tankers and costs related to freighting contracts. The model also considers company-specific constraints for offshore oil transportation. Computational experiments based on the mathematical models and the related MIP heuristics are presented for a set of real data provided by the company, which confirm the potential of optimization-based methods to find good solutions for problems of moderate sizes.

The Bat'a Company in Zlín: A Shoe Company or a School Company?

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Kasper, Tomáš; Kasperová, Dana

2018-01-01

The first part of the study focuses on the characteristics and analysis of Zlín as an example of a company town. Life in the company town is characterised as a means of forming 'a new man' in Bat'a's Zlín. The second section analyses the aims of worker education in Bat'a's Zlín (in the so-called Bat'a school of work) and highlights the methods and…

Transport of oxide spent fuel. Industrial experience of COGEMA

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Lenail, B.

1985-01-01

COGEMA, the world leading Company in the reprocessing industry who is also involved in the transport activity, is ruling all transports of spent fuel to La Hague reprocessing plant. The paper summarizes some aspects of the experience gained in this field (road, rail and sea transports) and describes the standards defined by COGEMA as regards transport casks. These standards are as follows: - casks of dry type, - casks of the maximum size compatible with rail transports, - capability to be unloaded with standardized equipment and following standard procedures. Considering: 1) the extremely large experience of COGEMA for all transport modes and, 2) the fact that all these transports are performed in full compliance with the IAEA recommendations, COGEMA is convinced that its experience could serve to help countries or utilities willing to undertake to establish a transport system within their own country COGEMA is prepared to contribute to this task on terms to be agreed [fr

76 FR 58263 - Kenai Pipe Line Company; Tesoro Alaska Company; Tesoro Logistics Operations, LLC; Notice of...

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2011-09-20

... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. OR11-21-000] Kenai Pipe Line Company; Tesoro Alaska Company; Tesoro Logistics Operations, LLC; Notice of Request for Jurisdictional..., 2011, Kenai Pipe Line Company (KPL), Tesoro Alaska Company (Tesoro Alaska), and Tesoro Logistics, LLC...

78 FR 38309 - Northern Natural Gas Company; Southern Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.; Florida Gas Transmission...

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2013-06-26

... Natural Gas Company; Southern Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.; Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC; Notice of Application Take notice that on June 4, 2013, Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124; on behalf of itself, Southern Natural Gas Company, L.L.C., and...

The Impact of Road Transporter Development Trajectory onto Cargo Safety and Security

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Márton Lányi

2018-03-01

Full Text Available This article attempts to reveal the general behavioural norms of cargo carriers, with a predominant emphasis on security issues. The security awareness level of road transporters has been found hugely dependent on management capabilities. Additionally, this poses a risk factor indicative of a shipment load's quantity and value. At a certain level of road transporter development trajectory, broad research delineates a sharp increase in security awareness, stemming from leadership recognition at larger companies. The results of the following research findings are significantly similar to various well respected scientific theories which verify the hypothesis that the principal barrier to developing a company is a combination of a lack of management capabilities and an unwillingness to adapt to change.

Optimizing pipeline transportation using a fuzzy controller

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Aramaki, Thiago L.; Correa, Joao L. L.; Montalvoa, Antonio F. F. [National Control and Operation Center Tranpetro, Rio de Janeiro, (Brazil)

2010-07-01

The optimization of pipeline transportation is a big concern for the transporter companies. This paper is the third of a series of three articles which investigated the application of a system to simulate the human ability to operate a pipeline in an optimized way. The present paper presents the development of a proportional integral (PI) fuzzy controller, in order to optimize pipeline transportation capacity. The fuzzy adaptive PI controller system was developed and tested with a hydraulic simulator. On-field data were used from the OSBRA pipeline. The preliminary tests showed that the performance of the software simulation was satisfactory. It varied the set-point of the conventional controller within the limits of flow meters. The transport capacity of the pipe was maximize without compromising the integrity of the commodities transported. The system developed proved that it can be easily deployed as a specialist optimizing system to be added to SCADA systems.

Macroeconomic surroundings of transport and logistics sector in Poland during the global economic crisis

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Ryszard Rolbiecki

2012-03-01

Full Text Available During the last quarter of 2009, Poland has entered a phase of economic growth. Presently, despite the emerging financial problems in the EU zone, positive market sig-nals can still be observed in Poland, for example increase in domestic and external de-mand, incoming orders in the industry sector and production capacity in companies. The-se changes enhance growth of production in the industry and construction sectors, which are perceived as key sectors for generating demand for transport services. Therefore the lack of market signals that indicate economic slowdown means that the conditions for transport and logistics sector development in Poland are not expected to deteriorate. The key threat to the stability of economic growth in Poland, and in consequence to transport and logistics companies, is the excess debt of public finance sector.

Organizational architecture of multinational companies

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Sikorová, Lenka

2009-01-01

The main goal of the bachelor thesis Organizational Architecture of Multinational Companies is to elaborate the overview of organizational structures that are used by modern global companies. The thesis contains an analysis of such companies development, principles of functioning, pros and cons and the opportunities which these brings. It also contains a description of the basic concepts associated with organizational architecture such as globalization, multinational companies and organizatio...

Specialized equipment needs for the transportation of radioactive material

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Condrey, D.; Lambert, M.

1998-01-01

To ensure the safe and reliable transportation of radioactive materials and components, from both the front and back-end of the nuclear fuel cycle, a transport management company needs three key elements: specialized knowledge, training and specialized equipment. These three elements result, in part, from national and international regulations which require specialized handling of all radioactive shipments. While the reasons behind the first two elements are readily apparent, the role of specialized equipment is often not considered until too late shipment process even though it plays an integral part of any radioactive material transport. This paper will describe the specialized equipment needed to transport three of the major commodities comprising the bulk of international nuclear transports: natural uranium (UF6), low enriched uranium (UF6) and fresh nuclear fuel. (authors)

75 FR 29805 - CSX Transportation, Inc. and Delaware and Hudson Railway Company, Inc.-Joint Use Agreement

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2010-05-27

... attach a document and otherwise comply with the instructions found on the Board's website at `` www.stb... Syracuse and Huntingdon, Que. CSXT interchanges this cross-border rail traffic with Canadian National Railway Company (CN) at Huntingdon, with CN handling the traffic to and from the Montreal terminal area...

Japanese version transport/storage packaging 'TN24'

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Kakunai, H.; Iida, T.; Tsuda, K.; Akamatsu, H.

1993-01-01

Since 1983, Kobe Steel has been engaged jointly with the French company Transnucleaire in the development of 'TN24', a dry-type transport and storage packaging for irradiated fuel elements. This report describes the packaging, which has been adapted for use in domestic power stations using BWRs on the basis of the results of this development. (J.P.N.)

Four state companies are markedly different

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Aalund, L.R.

1995-01-01

The Journal continues its profiles of state owned oil companies with a return to the Persian Gulf, South America, and a first time look at the state oil company of Romania, one of Eastern Europe's most active and oldest producers. The government of Kazakhstan's activities are also covered in this report. These profiles detail the organization of the companies, with emphasis on upstream and downstream operations. Support functions, though essential to a company, are not covered in detail. Company projects and capabilities are only described in this report when necessary to put the company in perspective. Following are the profiles of state companies for Bahrain, Kuwait, Romania, and Venezuela

Public Shareholdership Energy Companies

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Kist, A.W.; Crone, F.J.M.; Hudig, D.F.; Ketting, N.G.; De Swaan, T.; Willems, R.

2008-06-01

National and international developments on the energy markets and changes in legislation and regulation require a renewed strategic orientation of energy companies and their shareholders. Decentralized authorities will have to reconsider their position as a shareholder in energy companies carefully. This report provides an overview of the recommendations of the Kist Commission on how provinces and municipalities can make a well-considered choice as shareholder of energy companies. [mk] [nl

INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION: CONSIDERATIONS IN PREFERENCE AND THE PROBLEMS BETWEEN EUROPE AND TURKEY

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Balca Berfin UYGUÇ; Bengü SEVİL OFLAÇ

2017-01-01

Intermodal transportation has become increasingly important, as global supply chains tend to spread their activities in diversified countries. Intermodal transportation has its own issues that should be investigated in a deeper sense. Therefore, through conducting semi-structured interviews with logistics companies, this study aims to analyze the considerations in intermodal preference and problems faced during intermodal operations between Europe and Turkey.

Gas Transport Services. West European Gas Transmission Tariff Comparisons

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2006-07-01

Since 1999, the Dutch gas transmission company, Gastransport Services (GTS), has commissioned an independent consultant to prepare reports comparing gas transportation tariffs across Western Europe on an annual basis. This report describes the tariffs in force at 1 February 2006. The previous report was published in May 2005, and reported on the tariffs which were in force at 1 January 2005. Since then several companies have published revised carriage arrangements, or have adjusted their tariffs (e.g. to reflect inflation, or for other reasons). In this report we compare the GTS tariff with the transportation tariffs in eleven other countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. This means that all West European countries with Third Party Access to gas transmission systems (except Finland) are covered in this report. In this main part of the report, we concentrate on showing charts which illustrate the comparisons of tariffs, at various distances, volumes and load factors. This gives an overall picture of the tariffs offered by each company, rather than concentrating on particular cases. The detailed calculations for each of the 45 cases are shown in the Appendix to this report, and the conclusions from the cases are shown in a colour-coded chart in the Summary and Conclusions.

Transport of liquefied natural gas by tankers

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Vasiliev, Y N; Mkrtychan, Y S; Tregubov, I A; Belyaev, I G

1979-03-01

A survey conducted by the USSR's VNIIgaz indicates that the number of LNG tankers in use and under construction presently exceeds 100, ranging in capacity from 600 to 130,000 m/sup 3/. The annual volume of LNG transported by tanker is expected to reach 50 to 60 billion m/sup 3/ by 1980. VNIIgaz examines (1) the design of present tankers, (2) the differences in gas-transport temperature, insulation, and engines, (3) transport recommendations of various LNG-tanker companies around the world, (4) parameters of some types of commercial diesel engines used for tanker propulsion (fueled by gas and/or heavy fuel oil), (5) relative advantages and disadvantages of diesel engines, and (6) the control system for the main gas diesel of an LNG tanker.

PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF MAJOR AIRLINE COMPANIES IN UAE WITH REFERENCE TO PROFITABILITY, LIQUIDITY, EFFICIENCY, EMPLOYEE STRENGTH AND PRODUCTIVITY

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Indrani Hazarika

2016-11-01

Full Text Available The demand for air transport has been consistently increasing in UAE and has made significant growth in the aviation sector in terms of expansion and modernization. Within Dubai’s services sector, transport ranks first accounting for 14.8% of Dubai’s GDP in 2014.As per the Economics Report commissioned by Emirates and Dubai Airports, aviation sector is expected to contribute $53.1 billion to Dubai’s economy, 37.5 per cent to its GDP and will support over 750,000 jobs by 2020. The present study makes a comparative analysis of the top airline companies in UAE – Emirate Airlines and Air Arabia in terms of profitability, liquidity, efficiency and also Etihad Airways on employee strength and productivity from 2010 to 2014.Dubai’s aviation sector is projected to support over 1,194,700 jobs by 2030 and the total economic impact on UAE is expected to increase to $88.1 billion. The financial performance indicators of Emirates Airlines and Air Arabia has been compared and further analyzed to see if there is any significant impact of the macroeconomic indicators on the financial performance of the airline companies. Companies can create wealth either by increasing profit per employee or by increasing the number of employees earning such profits, or both.

Relationship between determinant factors of disclosure of information on environmental impacts of Brazilian companies

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Mara Vogt

2017-01-01

Full Text Available This study aims at analyzing the relationship between determinant factors of disclosure of information on environmental impacts of Brazilian companies. A descriptive, documental and quantitative research was conducted through a sample of 97 Brazilian companies. In the Sustainability Reports and in the Annual Reports information, five environmental aspects were collected: emissions, effluents, wastes, products and services; and transport, which were used to measure the degree of environmental disclosure. This concludes that there is a relationship between the variables investigated in all analyzed years. The size, audit and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI are associated with disclosure and the Corporate Sustainability Index (CSI, Pollution Potential (POTEN, governance, stocks, Return on Assets (ROA and Return on Equity (ROE are not.

Risk Management in Insurance Companies

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Yang, Xufeng

2006-01-01

Insurance is the uncertain business in uncertain society. Today, insures face more complex and difficult risks. Efficient risk management mechanisms are essential for the insurers. The paper is set out initially to explore UK insurance companies risk management and risk disclosure by examining companies annual report after all the listed insurance companies are required to disclose risk information in their annual report, which seeks to reflect the recent development in UK insurance companies...

Company Secretaries: Their duties and powers

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2009-01-01

Every company must have a company secretary. Their main role is to: carry out the directors’ instructions; help ensure that the company obeys the law and its own constitutional rules; and prepare and maintain the associated company documents.

75 FR 14243 - Pacific Rim Railway Company, Inc.-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-City of Keokuk, IA

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2010-03-24

...-mile) consisting of a 2,194 foot-long railroad bridge over the Mississippi River, commonly known as the... that, because the Bridge is part of a through route for rail transportation, it is a ``railroad line... Junction Railway Company (KJRY), a Class III rail carrier. PRIM does not propose to operate over the Bridge...

Perceptions of the road transport management system (RTMS): promoting voluntary certification

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Kamdar, A

2017-07-01

Full Text Available infrastructure, improving road safety and increasing productivity. The surveyed views of the road traffic authorities, banks, insurance companies, the RTMS steering committee, and road transport operators provide insights into the perceptions and experiences...

CNG: Aiming to be an energy company, not a gas company

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Wheatley, R.

1997-01-01

Long before regulatory changes in the US paved the way for the union of natural gas and electric utility companies, Consolidated Natural Gas Co. (CNG) embarked on a strategy that would serve the company well in the 1990s. In 1995, CNG began a corporate repositioning to meet mounting competition, switching emphasis from its regulated businesses to the non-regulated side. The goal: to become an energy player, not only in the US but internationally. This paper focuses on the company's operations, business plans, and management strategies. The paper gives an overview, then discusses production of oil and gas, the growing exploration program and plans for the future

Proposta de orientação sistematizada para a pessoa diabética e sua família

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Marina Elisa de Britto Costa

1988-06-01

Full Text Available Apresentamos uma proposta de orientação para a pessoa diabética e sua família fundamentada numa abordagem humanitária e compreensiva da pessoa que em sua trajetória de vida experiência a convivência com uma doença crônica e incurável, que sujeita seu portador a complicações debilitantes variadas e progressivas bem como a contratempos freqüentes. Este modelo de orientação varia em quatro níveis de complexidade: treinamento de habilidades básicas curso básico, reunião de acompanhamento e estímulo, e curso avançado. No presente trabalho fazemos uma descrição de cada um desses níveis.

Startup activities of established Finnish companies

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Saalasti, Sini

2016-01-01

Established companies have collaborated with startups for decades in order to enhance their capabilities in technology and innovation. However, in the recent years, the changes in the business environment have induced established companies to increase their collaboration with startups. Thus, startup activities of established companies have become a timely phenomenon. This study explores the startup activities of established companies by analyzing all the activity established companies conduct...

Electric Holding Company Areas

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Department of Homeland Security — Holding companies are electric power utilities that have a holding company structure. This vector polygon layer represents the area served by electric power holding...

26 CFR 1.831-1 - Tax on insurance companies (other than life or mutual), mutual marine insurance companies, and...

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2010-04-01

... mutual), mutual marine insurance companies, and mutual fire insurance companies issuing perpetual... companies (other than life or mutual), mutual marine insurance companies, and mutual fire insurance... insurance companies and mutual fire insurance companies exclusively issuing either perpetual policies, or...

Strategy Assessment of Company ECOPOSTES

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Cortazar Sanabria, Javier Mauricio

2015-01-01

This thesis focuses on developing a research on the different types of strategies a company can implement depending on their situation and the various analyses that must be completed before making the strategy decision. External and internal environment methods are described together with the various forms of corporate restructure methods a company can use if needed. The whole process is followed step by step to provide a strategy assessment to company Ecopostes, a Colombian company focused o...

Proposta de modelo para controle de custos de manutenção com enfoque na aplicação de indicadores balanceados Proposal of model for the control of maintenance costs with the application of balanced pointers

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Carlos Roberto Coelho Peres

2008-04-01

Full Text Available A busca contínua pela excelência empresarial impõe aos gestores que os processos internos e externos das empresas sejam geridos sob uma abordagem com visão estratégica. Partindo do princípio que a excelência empresarial está baseada na criação de valor, que se efetiva a partir de iniciativas, decisões e ações, o presente artigo apresenta uma proposta de modelo de gestão para a engenharia de manutenção, a partir da estruturação de um sistema de medição formado por um conjunto de indicadores de desempenho, tomando-se como premissa uma formulação estratégica de controle de custos da manutenção. Sua estrutura é baseada na função da engenharia de manutenção, na qual continuamente busca-se a redução de desperdícios, a modificação de sistemas obsoletos e a implantação de metodologias eficazes.The continuous search for excellence requires business managers to manage companies' internal and external processes using a strategic vision approach. By assuming that business excellence is based on creating value which is as effective as initiatives, decisions and actions that set value within the company, this paper proposes a model of management for maintenance using a system of measurement composed of a set of performance indicators. They are used to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of maintenance and are mainly based on a strategy to control the costs with maintenance. Its structure is based on the function of the engineering maintenance, which continually seeks to reduce wastage, the modification of obsolete systems, and the deployment of effective methodologies.

Modeling renewable energy company risk

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Sadorsky, Perry

2012-01-01

The renewable energy sector is one of the fastest growing components of the energy industry and along with this increased demand for renewable energy there has been an increase in investing and financing activities. The tradeoff between risk and return in the renewable energy sector is, however, precarious. Renewable energy companies are often among the riskiest types of companies to invest in and for this reason it is necessary to have a good understanding of the risk factors. This paper uses a variable beta model to investigate the determinants of renewable energy company risk. The empirical results show that company sales growth has a negative impact on company risk while oil price increases have a positive impact on company risk. When oil price returns are positive and moderate, increases in sales growth can offset the impact of oil price returns and this leads to lower systematic risk.

17 CFR 210.3-18 - Special provisions as to registered management investment companies and companies required to be...

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2010-04-01

... registered management investment companies and companies required to be registered as management investment... Financial Statements § 210.3-18 Special provisions as to registered management investment companies and companies required to be registered as management investment companies. (a) For filings by registered...

Logistic management system for natural gas transportation by pipelines; Sistema de gestao de logistica de transporte de gas por gasodutos

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Santos, Sidney Pereira dos; Castro, Antonio Orestes de Salvo [PETROBRAS S.A., Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil); Leal, Jose Eugenio [Pontificia Univ. Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil)

2008-07-01

An efficient management of the natural gas business chain, based on pipeline transmission network and taking into consideration the interaction between the main players such as shippers, suppliers, transmission companies and local distribution companies, requires the use of decision-making support systems to maximize resources and mitigate contingencies due to gas supply shortfalls, operational contingencies from scheduled and non-scheduled equipment outages as well as market demand shortfalls. This work presents a practical utilization of technologies such as thermohydraulic simulation of gas flow through pipelines, Monte Carlo simulation for compressor station availability studies and economic risk evaluation related to potential revenue losses and contractual penalties and linear programming for maximization and minimization objective function. The proposed system allows the definition of the optimum availability level to be maintained by the Transporter, by means of installing redundancy, to mitigate losses related to revenue and contractual penalties. Identifies, quantifies and justifies economically the installation of stand-by compressor units, mitigating Transporter exposure to losses due to capacity shortfalls as consequence of scheduled and non-scheduled outages. (author)

Responsibilities of Companies towards Employees

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Monray Marsellus Botha

2015-07-01

Full Text Available Central to company law is the promotion of corporate governance. An important question in company law still today is in whose interest the company should be managed. Corporate governance needs to address the entire span of responsibilities to stakeholders of the company such as customers, employees, shareholders, suppliers and the community at large. The promotion of human rights in the application of company law must also take place. This is extremely important given the significant role of enterprises within the social and economic life of the nation. The interests of various stakeholder groups in the context of the corporation as a "social institution" should be enhanced and protected. Because corporations are part of society and the community, like all of us, it is required of them to be socially responsible and have greater accountability to all stakeholders of the company. Although directors must act in the best interests of shareholders collectively they must also consider the interests of other stakeholders. Sustainable relationships with all the relevant stakeholders are thus important. The advancement of social justice is thus important to corporations in that they should take note of the Constitution, labour legislation and company law legislation when social justice issues are dealt with. Employees have become very important stakeholders of companies and their needs should be taken into account in the bigger corporate governance and social responsibility framework.

12 CFR 5.35 - Bank service companies.

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.... (d) Definitions—(1) Bank service company means a corporation or limited liability company organized... liability company. (2) Limited liability company means any non-corporate company, partnership, trust, or..., obligation, or liability of the company solely by reason of being, or acting as, a member or manager of such...

Privatised companies and market

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Salini, M. P.

2001-01-01

The Italian Government decided to adopt the public company structure where a little group of medium-term investors had the task of supporting the transition of the privatised companies to the market. The article examines the reasons for this decision and its failure in attaining the purpose, not excluding the possibility for the public company of imposing itself in the long period and in a context of a minor legislative intervention and more effective Corporate Governance rules [it

12 CFR 584.2-2 - Permissible bank holding company activities of savings and loan holding companies.

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2010-01-01

... savings and loan holding companies. 584.2-2 Section 584.2-2 Banks and Banking OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY SAVINGS AND LOAN HOLDING COMPANIES § 584.2-2 Permissible bank holding company activities of savings and loan holding companies. (a) General. For purposes of § 584.2(b)(6)(i) of this part...

75 FR 66360 - Transportation and Energy Products and Services Trade Mission; Doha, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi and...

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2010-10-28

... the target markets, as well as U.S. companies seeking to enter these markets for the first time, are... partnerships which will allow their companies to expand in to new markets. The mission will include, but is not... chain systems and strategies; energy products and services; smart grid technologies; mass transportation...

77 FR 42554 - Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds-Termination: Peerless Insurance Company (NAIC #24198)

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2012-07-19

... should be accepted from this company, and bonds that are continuous in nature should not be renewed. The... DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Fiscal Service Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds--Termination: Peerless Insurance Company (NAIC 24198) AGENCY: Financial Management Service, Fiscal Service...

78 FR 62616 - Salmon Creek Hydroelectric Company, Salmon Creek Hydroelectric Company, LLC; Notice of Transfer...

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2013-10-22

... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 3730-005] Salmon Creek Hydroelectric Company, Salmon Creek Hydroelectric Company, LLC; Notice of Transfer of Exemption 1. By letter filed September 23, 2013, Salmon Creek Hydroelectric Company informed the Commission that they have...

Strategic Alliance as the basis of the performance of railway transport of Ukraine

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Blenduk, R.

2014-01-01

In the article the essence of the strategic union, identified causes and reasons for their creation, outlined the advantages of cooperation with strategic partners in the strategic alliance. The role of strategic unions in the efficiency of rail transport. For rail transport the main partners for the creation of a strategic union at the present stage can be a company in the field of storage, rendering services in the field of import / export, information processing, organization of transport,...

Computer-based modelling and optimization in transportation

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Rossi, Riccardo

2014-01-01

This volume brings together works resulting from research carried out by members of the EURO Working Group on Transportation (EWGT) and presented during meetings and workshops organized by the Group under the patronage of the Association of European Operational Research Societies in 2012 and 2013. The main targets of the EWGT include providing a forum to share research information and experience, encouraging joint research and the development of both theoretical methods and applications, and promoting cooperation among the many institutions and organizations which are leaders at national level in the field of transportation and logistics. The primary fields of interest concern operational research methods, mathematical models and computation algorithms, to solve and sustain solutions to problems mainly faced by public administrations, city authorities, public transport companies, service providers and logistic operators. Related areas of interest are: land use and transportation planning, traffic control and ...

Ownership structures of principal petroleum companies in Canada: company profiles - significant events - takeovers and acquisitions

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Anon.

1997-01-01

This reference document on ownership structures of principal petroleum companies identifies 'who owns whom' in the Canadian petroleum industry. The publication consists of three chapters. Chapter one, entitled 'Corporate Structures' includes the equity linkages between the energy enterprise and its parents and subsidiaries, names of directors and officers of the company and their ownership of voting shares. Chapter two under the title of 'Significant Events', provides company incorporation and listing data, outlining information on address of the company's head office, the nature of its business, number of employees in Canada, and stock exchanges on which the company equity is listed, stock symbol, high, low and closing prices as of December 31, 1996. Chapter three, entitled 'Takeovers and Acquisitions 1976-1997, provides a list of purchases, mergers and acquisitions and the estimated value of each, where applicable. All information included is provided by the companies themselves

The European Company : From a Swedish private company perspective

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Öster, Alexandra; Alm, Cecilia

2006-01-01

The development within the European Union is that we are heading towards a common internal market. The law has during the year become more harmo-nized within the Union in many areas. The company law within the European Union has become harmonized through several company law directives and the freedom of establishment, which is included in the EC Treaty. The aim of an internal market is about to be achieved, but there are still differences between the systems of law within the Member States. T...

Biblioteca Digital do Supremo Tribunal Federal: uma proposta em desenvolvimento

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Maria Tereza Machado Teles Walter

2017-12-01

Full Text Available As t e c n o l o g i as d e i nf o rm a ç ã o e d e c om u n i c a ç ã o revolucionaram as formas de organização e de mediação de informação em todas as instituições prestadoras de serviço, sejam elas bibliotecas ou centros de documentação. Seu desenvolvimento passou a ser uma questão estratégica de planejamento para as instituições que desejem manter-se em consonância com demandas cada vez mais especializadas e atender usuários que têm modelos mentais e conhecimentos de uso de informação em ambientes digitais. Reconhecendo esse cenário, foi elaborado, pela Coordenadoria de Biblioteca do Supremo Tribunal Federal, o projeto de desenvolvimento de sua Biblioteca Digital, cuja definição foi a de se tratava de um ambiente em meio eletrônico, para prestação de serviços e oferta de produtos, que incluem textos integrais e que independem da presença física dos usuários. O histórico desse projeto é apresentado incluindo as etapas e os perfis profissionais que atuaram no desenvolvimento do trabalho. Em função das características das propostas, todo o projeto foi modularizado visando facilitar sua implantação, de forma que independesse de mudanças na alta gestão do órgão. Alguns resultados dessa proposição são relacionados ao final.

Maintenance of the packagings used for the transport of spent fuel

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Lazarevitch, S.; Cooke, B.

1987-01-01

Regular maintenance of packagings used for the transport of spent fuel has been carried out in Europe for the past three years. The three companies involved in this kind of transport (Cogema, Nuclear Transport and Pacific Nuclear Transport) have agreed on a common policy for these operations and, in practice, perform the maintenance work at a special facility (AMEC) at the La Hague reprocessing plant in France. This facility was erected in 1983, and commissioned in January 1984. The paper deals with the typical maintenance operations at the AMEC facility, the principles of control applied during maintenance, maintenance experience and future development and prospects. (author)

Survey of projected growth and problems facing air transportation, 1975 - 1985

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Williams, L. J.; Wilson, A.

1975-01-01

Results are presented of a survey conducted to determine the current opinion of people working in air transportation demand forecasting on the future of air transportation over the next ten years. In particular, the survey included questions on future demand growth, load factor, fuel prices, introduction date for the next new aircraft, the priorities of problems facing air transportation, and the probability of a substantial change in air transportation regulation. The survey participants included: airlines, manufacturers, universities, government agencies, and other organizations (financial institutions, private research companies, etc.). The results are shown for the average responses within the organization represented as well as the overall averages.

Risk management of onsite transportation of hazardous materials

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Wang, O.S.; Field, J.G.

1992-10-01

The US Department of Energy's (DOE) Hanford Site has recently undergone a significant change in its mission. The focus of site-wide operations has been shifted from production to environmental restoration. As a result, there is a significant increase in quantities of the radioactive wastes and other hazardous materials to be packaged and transported onsite. In response to the elevated transportation activities, the operations and engineering contractor for the Hanford Site, Westinghouse Hanford Company (Westinghouse Hanford), is proposing an integrated risk assessment methodology and risk management strategy to further enhance the safe operations of the onsite packaging and transportation activities involving radioactive and other hazardous materials. This paper summarizes Westinghouse Hanford's proposed risk assessment and risk management methodology for onsite transportation of hazardous materials. The proposed Westinghouse Hanford risk assessment and management methodology for onsite packaging and transportation has three integral parts: risk assessment, risk acceptance criteria, and risk minimization process. The purposes are to ensure that the risk for each ongoing transportation activity is acceptable, and to further reduce the overall risk for current and future onsite transportation activities

Concerning temporary method for return transport of plutonium

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1990-01-01

One of the urgent matters under deliberation in the Working Group for Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Atomic Energy Comission of Japan, is to develop a method for smooth and safe transport of plutonium to be returned from Britain and France, where spent fuel sent from Japan is reprocessed by contract. Return transport of plutonium from these nations will start in 1992. Preparatory work has been conducted in Japan for air transport of plutonium, which is to be used by Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation. For this, efforts have been made since 1984 to develop containers for air transport of plutonium. Though the corporation will continue research, it will take considerable time until practical containers are developed, so the material have to be transported by sea for the time being. The corporation should play the leading role in conducting the return transport operation in cooperation with other organizations concerned including power companies. To achieve this, the corporation should be active in making preparations including the development of transport plans. (N.K.)

THE RELATIONSHIP OF COMPANY PERFORMANCE WITH EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDER SATISFACTION (STUDY AT INDUSTRIAL METAL PROCESSING COMPANY IN SULAWESI)

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Amar, Muh Yunus

2011-01-01

Attainment of company performance relates to participation of its external stakeholder. External stakeholder here defined as the group which having importance with company and cannot be controlled by company management. Existence of external stakeholder becomes of vital importance and influential to performance and continuity of company life (Kasali, 1990). Therefore, management of the company needs to paying attention more to the importance of the external stakeholder. External stakeholders ...

Memento. Maritime transport of MOX fuels from Europe to Japan

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1999-07-01

The maritime transport of MOX fuels from Europe to Japan represents the last of the 3 steps of transport of the nuclear fuel reprocessing-recycling program settled between ORC (Japan), BNFL (UK) and Cogema (France). This document summarizes the different aspects of this program: the companies concerned, the physical protection measures, the US-Japan agreements (accompanying warship), the in-depth safety, the handling of MOX fuels (containers and ships), and the Japan MOX fuel needs. (J.S.)

INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION: CONSIDERATIONS IN PREFERENCE AND THE PROBLEMS BETWEEN EUROPE AND TURKEY

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Balca Berfin UYGUÇ

2017-12-01

Full Text Available Intermodal transportation has become increasingly important, as global supply chains tend to spread their activities in diversified countries. Intermodal transportation has its own issues that should be investigated in a deeper sense. Therefore, through conducting semi-structured interviews with logistics companies, this study aims to analyze the considerations in intermodal preference and problems faced during intermodal operations between Europe and Turkey.

18 CFR 284.227 - Certain transportation by intrastate pipelines.

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77 FR 29884 - Assessment of Fees on Large Bank Holding Companies and Nonbank Financial Companies Supervised by...

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... holding company's four most recent Consolidated Financial Statements for Bank Holding Companies (FR Y-9C... with total consolidated assets of $50 billion or greater and nonbank financial companies supervised by... financial institutions and insurance companies were critical of the proposed use of total consolidated...

Resilience and brittleness in the offshore helicopter transportation system: The identification of constraints and sacrifice decisions in pilots' work

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Gomes, Jose O.; Woods, David D.; Carvalho, Paulo V.R.; Huber, Gilbert J.; Borges, Marcos R.S.

2009-01-01

Offshore transportation using helicopters is a complex socio-technical system. The resilience of this system is an emergent property related to performance variability in many nested levels, e.g. pilot activities, maintenance, management systems, helicopter design and so forth. This paper examines production/safety tradeoffs in pilots' work in the helicopter transportation system for the Campos Basin oil fields in Brazil to understand the resilience and brittleness of this system. The study team carried out and analyzed 63 h of interviews with pilots, co-pilots, managers and human resources personnel of some of the main helicopter-operating companies. About 80% of the oil extracted in Brazil comes from this Basin, a 3 h drive north of Rio de Janeiro city. The oil company hires nine helicopter-operating companies to transport about 40,000 people who work on ships and platforms every month. The main goal of this project is to discover how the transport system is resilient and brittle, given the workload demands and economic pressures. The analysis uncovered goal conflicts that arise at the boundaries of the organizations and how people in different roles cope with these conflicts, and their implications to overall system safety and resilience

77 FR 66216 - Union Railroad Company-Corporate Family Merger Exemption-McKeesport Connecting Railroad Company

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..., accounting, reporting, and related burdens associated with the maintenance of the two separate corporate... Company--Corporate Family Merger Exemption-- McKeesport Connecting Railroad Company Union Railroad Company... verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3) for a corporate family transaction pursuant to which...

A influência do contexto no alcance das metas em uma proposta de consultoria colaborativa

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Andréa Carla Machado

2010-12-01

Full Text Available O objetivo desse trabalho é relatar duas experiências, destacando as diferenças nos contextos de sala de aula de uma proposta de consultoria colaborativa no contexto escolar em que o consultor-especialista se propõe a auxiliar no atendimento da demanda de crianças com problemas de comportamento e de aprendizagem. A Consultoria Colaborativa é um serviço educacional especial, onde profissionais auxiliam o educador regular e dividem a responsabilidade para planejar, distribuir e avaliar instruções para grupos de estudante que apresentam ou não necessidades educacionais especiais. Participaram da pesquisa três professoras, sendo duas profissionais de sala regular e uma de sala especial, cujos alunos apresentaram dificuldades de comportamento e de aprendizagem. Foram realizadas reuniões com os professores para explicitação do processo de consultoria e suas etapas. Os resultados parecem mostrar a importância da disponibilidade interna do professor para o processo de consultoria assim como a influência dos sentimentos de fracasso e baixa autoestima no seu desempenho.

ADVANCED CUTTINGS TRANSPORT STUDY

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Ergun Kuru; Stefan Miska; Nicholas Takach; Kaveh Ashenayi; Gerald Kane; Len Volk; Mark Pickell; Evren Ozbayoglu; Barkim Demirdal; Paco Vieira; Affonso Lourenco

1999-10-15

This report includes a review of the progress made in ACTF Flow Loop development and research during 90 days pre-award period (May 15-July 14, 1999) and the following three months after the project approval date (July15-October 15, 1999) The report presents information on the following specific subjects; (a) Progress in Advanced Cuttings Transport Facility design and development, (b) Progress report on the research project ''Study of Flow of Synthetic Drilling Fluids Under Elevated Pressure and Temperature Conditions'', (c) Progress report on the research project ''Study of Cuttings Transport with Foam Under LPAT Conditions (Joint Project with TUDRP)'', (d) Progress report on the research project ''Study of Cuttings Transport with Aerated Muds Under LPAT Conditions (Joint Project with TUDRP)'', (e) Progress report on the research project ''Study of Foam Flow Behavior Under EPET Conditions'', (f) Progress report on the instrumentation tasks (Tasks 11 and 12) (g) Activities towards technology transfer and developing contacts with oil and service company members.

Determinants of the company value

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Kamila Růžičková

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Today, there are many conceptions involving creation of the company value, as it is the main objective for the owners. However, there are still many companies interested primarily in the different company’s objectives and enhance its competitive position differently. The aim of the paper is to present and analyze the viewpoints of Czech and foreign specialists on the issue of company value creation. The paper provides the determination of factors positively influencing the company value, the description of their characteristics, and on the basis of a detailed academic discussion proposes conclusions. Attention is paid especially to the value drivers which are not recorded in the financial documents.The introduction of the paper gives a brief overview of the topic. The paper is divided into three main parts. The first part introduces the effective cost management. It clarifies the concept of the managerial accounting and explains its contribution to the creation of the company value. The second part deals with the external relationships of the company. It focuses on the buyer-supplier relationships and offers the detailed perspective on the specific issue of the agricultural companies and their competitiveness in relation to the land leases. The third part concentrates on the internal company environment, namely on the human capital potential and its effects on the value of the company. In the concluding part, the findings are summarized. Based on the results, the figure describing the determinants and generators of the company value is formed. This figure can be considered a systematic procedure how to create a company value.All findings are supported with the literature review e.g. Armstrong (2007, Fibírová and Šoljaková (2005, Marinič (2008, Petřík (2007 and Porter (2004. Within the paper elaboration, the analysis and synthesis as scientific methods were used for explanation of the experts’ points of view and then summed up as the

Mel de abelhas sem ferrão: proposta de regulamentação

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Ricardo Costa Rodrigues de Camargo

Full Text Available Resumo Os méis das abelhas sem ferrão são produtos únicos da biodiversidade brasileira, presentes e valorizados pela cultura popular desde os povos originais das Américas. Por ser mais ácido e apresentar maior teor de umidade, seu sabor é peculiar e sua viscosidade é menor quando comparada ao mel proveniente da espécie exótica Apis mellifera. Devido a essas diferenças, esse produto necessita do estabelecimento de parâmetros físico-químicos específicos que sejam referência tanto para controle de qualidade como para sua comercialização. Com base em pesquisas realizadas pela Embrapa, pelo Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos de Campinas e pelo levantamento bibliográfico de diversos estudos científicos realizados por outros institutos de ensino e pesquisa, esta comunicação tem como objetivo esclarecer as peculiaridades deste produto e apresentar uma proposta de Regulamento Técnico de Identidade e Padrão para o Mel das Abelhas Sem Ferrão, visando sua comercialização no Estado de São Paulo, contribuindo assim para a disponibilidade de um produto seguro e de qualidade para o consumidor final.

Decision from the Commission of Electricity Regulation (CRE) dated from December 12, 2002 about a disagreement between PEM Abrasif Refractaires (PEMAR) company and the Power transportation Network (RTE), as manager of the public power transportation grid, relative to the tariffing of public networks use applicable to the consumers connected in 42 kV voltage; Decision de la Commission de Regulation de l'Electricite (CRE) en date du 12 decembre 2002 sur un different qui oppose la societe PEM Abrasif Refractaires (PEMAR) a Reseau de Transport d'Electricite (RTE), en tant que gestionnaire du reseau public de transport d'electricite, relatif a la tarification d'utilisation des reseaux publics applicable aux consommateurs raccordes en tension 42 kV

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2002-12-01

This document presents the analysis made by the French commission of electricity regulation (CRE) about a high voltage tariff disagreement between PEM Abrasif Refractaires (PEMAR) company (La Defense, Courbevoie France) and RTE, the French manager of the power transportation grid. PEMAR company claims for a contract of power supply tariff conformable with the application of the decree from July 19, 2002 which, after comparison with the previous decrees, contains a mistake in the definition of voltage classes. (J.S.)

Risk management of onsite transportation of nuclear waste

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Field, J.G.; Wang, O.S.; Mercado, J.E.

1993-01-01

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) Hanford Site recently has undergone a significant change in mission. The focus of operations has shifted from plutonium production to environmental restoration. This transition has caused a substantial increase in quantities of nuclear waste and other hazardous materials packaged and transported onsite. In response to the escalating transportation activity, Westinghouse Hanford Company (Westinghouse Hanford), the Hanford Site operations and engineering contractor, is proposing an integrated risk assessment methodology and risk management strategy to enhance the safety of onsite packaging and transportation operations involving nuclear waste. The proposed methodology consists of three integral parts: risk assessment, risk acceptance criteria, and risk minimization. The purpose of the methodology is to ensure that the risk for each ongoing transportation activity is acceptable and to minimize the overall risk for current and future onsite operations. (authors). 2 figs., 6 refs

Risk management of onsite transportation of nuclear waste

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Field, J.G.; Wang, O.S.; Mercado, J.E.

1993-03-01

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) Hanford Site recently has undergone a significant change in mission. The focus of operations has shifted from plutonium production to environmental restoration. This transition has caused a substantial increase in quantities of nuclear waste and other hazardous materials packaged and transported onsite. In response to the escalating transportation activity, Westinghouse Hanford Company (Westinghouse Hanford), the Hanford Site operations and engineering contractor, is proposing an integrated risk assessment methodology and risk management strategy to enhance the safety of onsite packaging and transportation operations involving nuclear waste. The proposed methodology consists of three integral parts: risk assessment, risk acceptance criteria, and risk minimization. The purpose of the methodology is to ensure that the risk for each ongoing transportation activity is acceptable and to minimize the overall risk for current and future onsite operations

On Transport Service Selection in Intermodal Rail/Road Distribution Networks

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Christian Bierwirth

2012-11-01

Full Text Available Intermodal rail/road freight transport constitutes an alternative to long-haul road transport for the distribution of large volumes of goods. The paper introduces the intermodal transportation problem for the tactical planning of mode and service selection. In rail mode, shippers either book train capacity on a per-unit basis or charter block trains completely. Road mode is used for short-distance haulage to intermodal terminals and for direct shipments to customers. We analyze the competition of road and intermodal transportation with regard to freight consolidation and service cost on a model basis. The approach is applied to a distribution system of an industrial company serving customers in eastern Europe. The case study investigates the impact of transport cost and consolidation on the optimal modal split.

Troca rápida de ferramentas: proposta metodológica e estudo de caso Rapid exchange of tools: method steps and case study

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Flávio Sanson Fogliatto

2003-08-01

Full Text Available A troca rápida de ferramentas (TRF tem por objetivo reduzir o tempo de preparação (ou setup de equipamentos, minimizando períodos não-produtivos no chão-de-fábrica. Como conseqüência, é possível a redução do tamanho dos lotes de produção na manufatura. A TRF fundamenta-se em técnicas que enfatizam o trabalho cooperativo em equipe e a proposição de formas criativas de melhoria de processos. Este artigo apresenta uma proposta metodológica para a TRF, constituída dos seguintes passos: definição do projeto, planejamento das atividades, treinamento da equipe de implantação, implantação propriamente dita, acompanhamento e consolidação. Um estudo de caso desenvolvido na indústria moveleira ilustra a metodologia proposta.Single-minute exchange of die (SMED and alternative methodologies aim at reducing the time needed for equipment setup, minimizing non-productive periods in the shop floor. That in turns enables production of increasingly smaller lot sizes. SMED is based on a number of improvement techniques that emphasize cooperative teamwork and the proposal of creative ways to improve existing processes. This paper presents a methodology for rapid exchange of die, comprised of the following steps: project definition, planning of activities, personnel training in SMED, implementation per se and follow-up and consolidation. A case study from the furniture industry illustrates the methodology steps.

Experience of European LWR irradiated fuel transport: the first five hundred tonnes

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Curtis, H.W.

1978-01-01

The paper describes the service provided by an international company specializing in the transport of LWR irradiated fuel throughout Europe. Methods of transport used to the reprocessing plants at La Hague and Windscale include road transport of 38 te flasks over the whole route; transport of flasks between 55 and 105 te by rail, with rail-head and the reprocessing plant, where required, performed by road using heavy trailers; roll-on, roll-off sea ferries; and charter ships. Different modes of transport have been developed to cater for the various limitations on access to reactor sites arising from geographical and routing considerations. The experience of transporting more than 500 tonnes of irradiated uranium from twenty-one power reactors is used to illustrate the flexibility which the transport organization requires when the access and handling facilities are different at almost every reactor. Variations in fuel cross sections and lengths of fuel elements used in first generation reactors created the need for first generation flasks with sufficient variants to accommodate all reactor fuels but the trend now is towards standardization of flasks to perhaps two basic types. The safety record of irradiated fuel transport is examined with explanation of the means whereby this has been achieved. The problems of programming the movement of a pool of eighteen flasks for twenty-one reactors in eight countries are discussed together with the steps taken to ensure that the service operates fairly to give priority to those reactors with the greatest problems. The transport of irradiated fuel across several national frontiers is an international task which requires an international company. The transport of European irradiated fuel can be presented as an example of international collaboration which works

Does Capital Structure Influence Company Profitability?

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Herciu Mihaela

2017-12-01

Full Text Available Every company has a different structure of balance sheet. Some of the companies have more liabilities than equity. Considering the industry or debt-to-equity ratio, the balance sheet structure affects the company profitability measured by DuPont system. The main objective of the paper is to analyze the structure of balance sheet and to identify some optimal levels in order to increase company profitability. The DuPont returns like ROA (return on assets and ROE (return on equity will be used to measure the company profitability, while the debt-to-equity ratio will be used as a measure (reflection of capital structure. The samples consist on the most profitable non-financial companies ranked in Fortune Global 500. The companies will be grouped in clusters (based on industry or debt-to-equity ratio in order to identify the signification of the correlation between the profit and the balance sheet structure. The main results of the paper refer to the company profitability that can be increased by using an optimal structure of liabilities and equity.

Human resource policy and Danish multinational companies

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Fleming, Daniel; Søborg, Henrik

A study of Danish multinational companies' human resource policy in their subsidiaries in Malaysia and Singapore.The sample of companies consists of 8 Danish multinational companies with activities in both Malaysia and Singapore.......A study of Danish multinational companies' human resource policy in their subsidiaries in Malaysia and Singapore.The sample of companies consists of 8 Danish multinational companies with activities in both Malaysia and Singapore....

National companies : performance, ventures, utility

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Didier, F.

1994-01-01

The author shows how a performing National Company can efficiently contribute, in line with the producing State, to the negotiation with International Companies and the success of large oil ventures contemplated by reserves-short countries. Fully entrepreneurial, the National Company will usefully ''explore'' touchy matters, and bring closer national rationale and petroleum rationale. (Author)

Multilingualism in Companies: An Introduction

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Sherman, Tamah; Strubell, Miquel

2013-01-01

This thematic collection of four papers explores a number of perspectives on companies in which multiple languages are used. The "organisational" perspective concerns the question of how the presence of or demand for multiple languages in the company is managed--how companies are guided by national and other policies in regard to the use…

Intelligent products for enhancing the utilization of tracking technology in transportation

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Meyer, Gerben G.; Buijs, Paul; Szirbik, Nick B.; Wortmann, J.C.

2014-01-01

Purpose – Many transportation companies struggle to effectively utilize the information provided by tracking technology for performing operational control. The research as presented in this paper aims to identify the problems underlying the inability to utilize tracking technology within this

26 CFR 1.831-3 - Tax on insurance companies (other than life or mutual), mutual marine insurance companies, mutual...

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2010-04-01

... mutual), mutual marine insurance companies, mutual fire insurance companies issuing perpetual policies, and mutual fire or flood insurance companies operating on the basis of premium deposits; taxable years... fire insurance companies issuing perpetual policies, and mutual fire or flood insurance companies...

Trade Companies and their Classification

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P. Tărchilă

2013-12-01

Full Text Available The Romanian legislation does not define anyhow the concept of companies. It was the merit of the doctrine, which attempted such a definition, starting usually from the provisions of the Civil Code, which in art. 1491 defines the civil society, for the purpose of the memorandum of the association1. For that matter, also in the specialized foreign doctrine (ex. the French doctrine companies are defined based on similar concepts, but standardized by the Civil Code. The two meanings that the company has to be regarded through, also explain the very specific legal matter, a matter of concepts resulting from understanding the concept of memorandum of association and the company-institution. Thus, the contractual conception, imposed by the development of the contract theory in the last century, explains the existence of the companies starting from the validity conditions imposed to any contract and from the contractual techniques that establish the relationships formed within the society (for example, the company management is based on a mandate contract under which the executive operates.

12 CFR 225.82 - How does a bank holding company elect to become a financial holding company?

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2010-01-01

... holding company to become a financial holding company shall not be effective if, during the period...) Effective date of election—(1) In general. An election filed by a bank holding company under paragraph (a... financial holding company is effective prior to the 31st day after the date that a complete declaration was...

Company analysis

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Jenster, Per V.; Hussey, David

This volume looks at the company appraisal as a whole, examining the continuing need to appraise companies as part of the continuing strategy process. Building from a sound basis of theory, the text aims to be practical and to give guidance to senior managers and others involved in the strategy...... process. It is thus a book primarily aimed at managers, but should also be useful for MBA students undertaking strategy assignments It provides helpful, practical guidance and identifies weaknesses of traditional methods. It also presents a variety of tools which may be used in the appraisal process...

PROPOSTA CURRICULAR DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO: RETORNO DO DISCURSO REGULATIVO DA TYLERIZAÇÃO NA EDUCAÇÃO PÚBLICA

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Maria Izaura Cação

2010-09-01

Full Text Available : O ensaio analisa como inovações e reformas educativas afetam a construção curricular na escola pública. Busca refletir se a Proposta Curricular do Estado de São Paulo preserva a autonomia e identidade das escolas; respeita seu projeto político-pedagógico, sem buscar homogeneizá-las; como altera o cotidiano escolar, o trabalho docente, as relações interpessoais e de poder. Parte do pressuposto de que ela adota princípios das reformas educacionais iniciadas em meados de 1990 mediante: adoção de currículos nacionais; introdução de mecanismos de mercado, gerando fragilização da representatividade da categoria docente e sua desprofissionalização; relativização do papel do estado; estímulo a parcerias público- privado, na gestão e financiamento do ensino e implantação de sistemas de avaliação externa; enquanto o discurso oficial prega descentralização; gestão democrática; participação da comunidade. Alguns princípios são recorrentes às reformas curriculares: ênfase na sociedade do conhecimento, pedagogia das competências e do aprender a aprender. Desse modo, entende-se que a proposta visa à homogeneização do conhecimento escolar e das práticas curriculares, encerrando a noção de currículo como produto. Considera que a recenticidade e relevância das medidas implantadas requererem pesquisa aprofundada, o que a autora iniciará em 2010.

The principles of analysis of competitiveness and control schemes in transport services

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A. Žvirblis

2003-04-01

Full Text Available Under the conditions of constantly growing competition transportation companies are faced with theoretical and practical problems associated with the quality and stability of transport services, competitiveness on the market and marketing problems. Road transport services are considered in the terms of value analysis while the assessment of their competitiveness is based on the Pontriagin maximum principle. A model for transport risk analysis is constructed, taking into account the principles of correlation and co - variation of transport services. Formalized models of automated control of services in the system of marketing allowing the analysis of stability and other parameters to be made in the framework of automatic control theory are offered.

Secure and economic operational of a gas transportation system; Operacion economica y segura de un sistema de transporte de gas

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Sardi, Oscar Jose; Trichilo, Claudia; Valpreda, Carlos [Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. (Argentina)

2003-07-01

Since 1992, Transportadora de Gas del Sur (TGS) has been operating the longest gas pipeline system in South America. Prior to that date, the system was managed by GE, a state-owned company. Early on in the administration of the company, some improvement opportunities were identified in the technical, commercial, management and personnel fields. An integrated transformation process was developed which involved major investments, acquisition of new technology, re-design of the work force, and new work methodologies. The course of action followed by the company was based on an attempt to achieve permanent improvement on business results. This paper is the result of the improvements applied to our gas transportation system. Due to the time and cost assessment required by scheduled turbine compressor maintenance works (83 - 538.220 hp), a Contingency Plan for turbine compressor breakdowns was established as well as an Economic Dispatch, which can determine low-cost operations in specific periods of time (during the year). This work details the actions taken. (author)

Companies as "Cyborgs"?

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Thompson, Grahame

This paper investigates the legal and commercial consequences of companies being considered as both an entity and a person in law – hence the notion of ‘cyborg’ in its title. It concentrates upon legal personhood and relates this particular feature to the issue of corporate citizenship. In turn...... corporate citizenship provides a link to considering the political role of companies, since in claiming citizenship they are implicitly at least claiming a particular set of political rights consequent upon that status, and announcing a particular politically constrained context associated...... with their operational characteristics. But what would be involved in granting companies full citizenship rights in the image of natural person citizenship? The paper explores this issue in connection to the differences between corporate social responsibility and an earlier idea of the socially responsible corporation...

Natural gas annual 1992: Supplement: Company profiles

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1994-01-01

The data for the Natural Gas Annual 1991 Supplement : Company Profiles are taken from Form EIA-176, (open quotes) Annual Report of Natural and Supplemental Gas Supply and Disposition (close quotes). Other sources include industry literature and corporate annual reports to shareholders. The companies appearing in this report are major interstate natural gas pipeline companies, large distribution companies, or combination companies with both pipeline and distribution operations. The report contains profiles of 45 corporate families. The profiles describe briefly each company, where it operates, and any important issues that the company faces. The purpose of this report is to show the movement of natural gas through the various States served by the 45 large companies profiled.

Virtual Company and Modelbank

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Thorsteinsson, Uffe

1996-01-01

Ansøgning til Socrates programmet vedr. Tematisk netværk inden for området Virtual Company and Modelbank......Ansøgning til Socrates programmet vedr. Tematisk netværk inden for området Virtual Company and Modelbank...

Conclusion: The balanced company

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Scheuer, John Damm; Jensen, Inger

2013-01-01

This concluding chapter brings together the various research findings of the book "The balanced company - organizing for the 21st Century" and develops a general overview of their implications for our understanding of the balancing processes unfolding in companies and organizations....

Director remuneration, corporate governance and performance: A comparison between government linked companies vs non government linked companies

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Nazrul Hisyam Ab Razak

2014-07-01

Full Text Available This study has examined the relationship between director’s remuneration, corporate governance structure and performance of a sample of 150 companies listed on the Bursa Malaysia from year 2008 until 2013. The sample was selected to provide matched-pair of government linked companies (GLCs and non-government linked companies (non-GLCs, as it was anticipated that these group would have different governance structure, the key difference being government ownership. The result holds even when we control for company specific characteristic such as corporate governance, company size, leverage, director’s remuneration, board size and auditors. This study uses panel based regression model to examine the impact of government control mechanism on company performance using two important measurers. These are accounting based measure proxies by ROA and non-accounting based measures by Tobin’s Q. Statistically significant relationships were found across the groupings and for different performance measures. Findings appear to suggest that there is a significant impact of government ownership on company performance after controlling for company specific characteristics.

Principles of European Company Law

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Werlauff, Erik

2010-01-01

The article focuses on how much we have in common in Europe within company law and its development, and on the principles which are the determining factors for the activities of European companies. The article shows that what we have in common greatly outweighs what divides us, and this is presen......The article focuses on how much we have in common in Europe within company law and its development, and on the principles which are the determining factors for the activities of European companies. The article shows that what we have in common greatly outweighs what divides us...

26 CFR 1.821-4 - Tax on mutual insurance companies other than life insurance companies and other than fire, flood...

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... life insurance companies and other than fire, flood, or marine insurance companies, subject to tax... Life and Certain Marine Insurance Companies and Other Than Fire Or Flood Insurance Companies Which... other than life insurance companies and other than fire, flood, or marine insurance companies, subject...

Premium Forecasting of AN Insurance Company:

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Fouladvand, M. Ebrahim; Darooneh, Amir H.

We present an analytical study of an insurance company. We model the company's performance on a statistical basis and evaluate the predicted annual income of the company in terms of insurance parameters namely the premium, the total number of insured, average loss claims etc. We restrict ourselves to a single insurance class the so-called automobile insurance. We show the existence of a crossover premium pc below which the company is operating at a loss. Above pc, we also give a detailed statistical analysis of the company's financial status and obtain the predicted profit along with the corresponding risk as well as ruin probability in terms of premium. Furthermore we obtain the optimal premium popt which maximizes the company's profit.

Organizational architecture of multinational company

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Vrbová, Tereza

2012-01-01

The Bachelor's Thesis ,,Organizational architecture of multinational company" sets the target to analyse organizational structures used in multinational companies at present. In the teoretical section is briefly described development of this subject, basic concepts associated with organizational architecture such as globalization, multinational companies and organizational architecture. I also generalized main characteristics of organizational forms and describe their pros and cons. The pract...

Changes in the Trade and Promotion of Passenger Air Transport

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Cornelia Petroman

2010-10-01

Full Text Available Passenger air carriers will be able to systematically overbook transport capacities on certain aerial routes due to the quick adaptation to modern trading means, to the modern promotion of services and to the modern means of information of potential travellers. Though ticket booking in aerial transport made its debut as a simple process of automation of ticket sale, it soon turned into a strong marketing instrument with unexpected effects on competitiveness on the market of tourism aerial transport. The use of modern ways of operating Computer Reservation Systems and Billing Settlement Plans by passenger air companies and by tour operators improves service standards.

The history of highway transportation

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João Almeida Santos

2007-11-01

Full Text Available The mismanagement of the highway transportation resources cannot be seen as new, mainly when the presence of both public sector and the diffuse regional interests, which are far away from the region necessities, are taken into consideration. Besides, it is imperative that the problems currently faced into transportation field be treated more seriously. These problems range from generation and management of required resources for construction and maintenance of roads, traffic jams to traffic violence. Yet they have been caused by both a lack of sensibility and political desire to solve issues and have brought serious consequences to the transportation sector itself as well. Another problem is the existence of contracts of privatization, which have given to the private road management companies full power and autonomy to manage profits without any kind of supervision. As a result the process of privatization only renamed the previous issues such as toll, resources application and tax collecting. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to introduce the origin of the resources in superhighway transportation focusing not only on describing its events but also discussing the causes, which have led to the serious problems showed above.

78 FR 62614 - Guttman Energy, Inc., PBF Holding Company LLC v. Buckeye Pipe Line Company, L.P., Laurel Pipe...

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2013-10-22

... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. OR14-4-000] Guttman Energy, Inc., PBF Holding Company LLC v. Buckeye Pipe Line Company, L.P., Laurel Pipe Line Company, L.P... complaint against Buckeye Pipe Line Company L.P. and Laurel Pipe Line Company L.P. (Respondents) challenging...