The present study investigates the impact of various factors affecting coal-fired power plant economics of 210 MW subcritical unit situated in north India for electricity generation. In this paper, the cost data of various units of thermal power plant in terms of power output capacity have been...

Research and innovation activities from universities and public research institutes (PRIs) contribute to economic growth in significant ways. Given the hefty investment in R&D in both public and private sectors, it is essential for policy makers to have meaningful, relevant and practical metrics...

Any firm successfully operation is bound up with investment. Therefore author shortly reviews theorethical models of investment return and measurement of the risk. At the same time the analysis of various author opinions, how useful these models are in Lithuania, was made. In the second part of...

Seit Ende der 70er Jahre wurde mit dem Realoptionsansatz ein Instrument zur Beurteilung der Vorteilhaftigkeit von Investitionen entwickelt, der es - im Gegensatz zum net present value Ansatz - erlaubt, die sich aus einem Investitionsprojekt ergebenden zukünftigen Handlungsmöglichkeiten...

Companies must be able to adapt and evolve if they wish to survive in the highly competitive marketplace today. Businesses operate with the knowledge that their competitors will inevitably come to the market with a product that changes the basis of competition. The ability to change and adapt...

While optimal forest harvesting regulations (regional forest regeneration schedules) have been established using the linear programming technique, its modeling restriction is still a challenge in practice. In this study, we developed an alternative framework for establishing an optimal forest...

A unique business opportunity has been presented to me. I have been invited to create a small business that would initially offer mechanical design services to two main customer segments: automotive and biomedical device companies. My main responsibility is to help frame the small business and...