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Business Disruption Due to Earthquake-Induced Lifeline Interruption
Nigg, Joanne M. - 1995
facilitating emergency response to a major earthquake, but little attention has been directed toward the importance of lifeline …National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467371
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Emissions Trading and Intersectoral Dynamics: Absolute versus Relative Design Schemes
de Vries, Frans P.; Dijkstra, Bouwe R.; McGinty, Matthew - 2011
This paper examines the interdependence between imperfect competition and emis-sions trading in a two-sector (clean and dirty) economy. We compare the welfare implica-tions of an absolute cap-and-trade scheme (permit trading) with a relative intensity-basedscheme (credit trading). We nd...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009465954
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Standardisierungsanreize bei technischen Systemen : eine wirtschaftstheoretische Analyse am Beispiel des digitalen Fernsehmarktes
Johannes, Heike - 2000
Standardisierung und stellt dann kurz die Entwicklungen auf dem Markt für digitales Entgeltfernsehen in Deutschland dar. Dieser Markt …The study offers first a selected survey of major contributions to the economic theory of standardization and then … ?incentives of standardization?. But owing to the high degree of abstraction, the analysis is applicable to a great variety of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009459131
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An Empirical Analysis of Development Processes for Anticipatory Standards
Mitra, Prasenjit; Purao, Sandeep; Bagby, John W.; … - Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University; … - 2005
There is an evolution in the process used by standards-developmentorganizations (SDOs) and this is changing the prevailing standardsdevelopment activity (SDA) for information and communications technology(ICT). The process is progressing from traditional SDA modes, typicallyinvolving the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435090
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Status of conversion of NE standards to national consensus standards
Jennings, S.D. - 2009
One major goal of the Nuclear Standards Program is to convert existing NE standards into national consensus standards (where possible). This means that an NE standard in the same subject area using the national consensus process. This report is a summary of the activities that have evolved to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435416
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A project management focused framework for assuring quality work processes
Gamsby, S.O.; Mize, J.D.; Reid, R.A. - 2009
Federal Manufacturing & Technologies/New Mexico (FM&T/NM) of AlliedSignal is an organization of approximately 300 associates providing operations support, engineering, and other technical services for DOE, New Mexico`s National Laboratories, etc. Work performed is primarily project-oriented and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435525
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China Refrigerator Information Label: Specification Development and Potential Impact
Fridley, David; Fridley, David; Zheng, Nina; Zhou, Nan; … - 2008
Standardization (CNIS). Development of the information label grades required consideration of stakeholder input, continuity with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435537
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National Incident Management System (NIMS) Standards Review Panel Workshop Summary Report
Stenner, Robert D.; Kirk, Jennifer L.; Stanton, James R.; … - 2008
compatibility, the NIMS is based on a balance between flexibility and standardization.'' Thus the NIC is challenged with the need to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435768
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EVALUATING ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS.
SULLIVAN, T. - 2009
standard approaches. As part of the standardization process, attempts have been made to codify specialist expertise into …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435894
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REPRESENTING COMMON-CAUSE FAILURES IN THE SAPHIRE SOFTWARE
Curtis L. Smith - 2009
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s 2007 “Risk Assessment Standardization Project” CCF analysis guidance for events …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436226