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Sustainable supply chains – a framework for best practice assessment: results of the pilot study, BestLog project.
Piotrowicz, Wojciech; Cuthbertson, Richard; Islei, Gerd
section reviews EC policies on sustainability in transport and logistics. The main part of the analysis concentrates on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441420
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A copula based joint multinomial discrete-hazard model of work arrangement choice and telecommuting duration
Bhat, Chandra R. (contributor) - 2009
Two important dimensions of work related choices are work location and working hours. Telecommuting (working from home … is of interest to analyze the effect and extent of telecommuting adoption across the labor force. This study proposes a …: work arrangement and aggregated duration of telecommuting episodes on a particular day. In the econometric model …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429390
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Economics of Alaska North Slope gas utilization options
Thomas, C.P.; Doughty, T.C.; Hackworth, J.H.; North, W.B.; … - 2009
no facilities in place to transport this gas to current markets. To date the economics have not been favorable to support …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435530
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Radioactive materials packaging standards and regulations: Making sense of it all
Pope, R.B.; Rawl, R.R. - 2008
illustrate how international requirements feed the domestic control of packaging and transport. It explains the scope and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435562
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A framework for industrial systems modeling and simulation
Macfarlane, J.; Nachnani, S.; Tsai, L.H.; Kaae, P.; … - 2009
To successfully compete in a global market, manufacturing production systems are being forced to reduce time to market and to provide improved responsiveness to changes in market conditions. The organizations that comprise the business links in the production system must constantly make...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435619
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Implications of lifting the ban on the export of Alaskan crude oil: Price and trade impacts
2008
This study addresses the issue of the ban on exports of Alaskan crude oil. At present almost all crude oil production from Alaska must be sold in the United States, i.e., it may not be exported. This study examines the impact, mainly on the West Coast, of eliminating this export restraint. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435744
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Analysis of selected energy security issues related to US crude oil and natural gas exploration, development, production, transportation and processing. Final report, Task 13
2008
In July 1989, President Bush directed the Secretary of Energy to initiate the development of a comprehensive National Energy Strategy (NES) built upon a national consensus. The overall principle for the NES, as defined by the President and articulated by the Economic Policy Council (EPC), is the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435779
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Research and development of methods and tools for achieving and maintaining consensus processes in the face of change within and among government oversight agencies: Volume 1
2008
This progress report summarizes our research activities under our consensus grant. In year four of the grant, we continued to capitalize on and benefit from historical events which drove our early emphasis on group process studies. Following our work on various procedures for bringing together...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435829
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Cost analysis guidelines
Strait, R.S. - 2009
The first phase of the Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride Management Program (Program)--management strategy selection--consists of several program elements: Technology Assessment, Engineering Analysis, Cost Analysis, and preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Cost Analysis will...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435902
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Forecasting urban highway travel for year 2005
Miaou, Shaw-Pin; Rathi, A.K.; Southworth, F.; Greene, D.L. - 2008
As part of a study aimed at estimating suburban highway needs for year 2005, models were developed for forecasting daily vehicle miles of travel (DVMT) for urban areas and its distribution by highway functional class, urban location, and urban area size. A regression model combining both time...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435975