Efficiency Gains in Croatia’s Electricity Distribution Centers Following Industry Structure Changes

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 119-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Mihelja Žaja ◽  
R. D. Banker ◽  
S. Fang ◽  
D. Hunjet ◽  
L. Neralić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Industry Structure ◽  
Electricity Distribution ◽  
Distribution Centers ◽  
Efficiency Gains ◽  
Structure Changes

Environmental Regulation Cost and Industry Structure Changes

2011 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 545-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. M. Burton ◽  
I. A. Gomez ◽  
H. A. Love
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Regulation ◽  
Industry Structure ◽  
Structure Changes

Evaluating Performance of Electricity Distribution Centers and Improving Relative Operational Efficiencies through Reorganization: A Case of Nepal

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deependra K. Jha ◽  
Naoto Yorino ◽  
Nava Raj Karki
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Electricity Distribution ◽  
Distribution Centers ◽  
Weight Restriction ◽  
Decision Variables ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Distribution Process

This paper analyzes the performance of the electricity distribution system in Nepal. Weight restriction data envelopment analysis (DEA) technique has been used to quantify the relative operational efficiencies of the distribution centers (DCs) owned by Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). The proposed model incorporates a wide range of variables that capture the essence of electricity distribution process. Decision maker’s opinion on the relevance and relative importance of the decision variables have been incorporated judiciously in the analysis in order to identify the possible improvement strategies for the DCs. This study also investigates the possibility of reorganization of the existing DCs inside the NEA’s distribution framework on the basis of geographical convenience. Sensitivity analysis is carried out in order to check the robustness of the results and to suggest the direction for improvements. Strengths and weaknesses of individual DCs are identified based on the results of the sensitivity analysis.

scholarly journals Analysis on the structure effect of marine fishery total factor productivity under high-quality development in China

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0259853
Author(s):  
Bo Wang ◽  
Limin Han ◽  
Hongzhi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Total Factor Productivity ◽  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Industry Structure ◽  
Quality Development ◽  
Marine Fisheries ◽  
Factor Productivity ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Marine Fishery ◽  
Structure Changes

Improving total factor productivity (TFP) is the source of power for high-quality development. Industrial structure optimization is an important way to improve TFP. This paper constructed an econometric model of industry structure changes impacting on TFP in the marine fisheries and conducted an empirical test and analysis. The results showed that the industry rationalization, softening and processing coefficient of marine fishery had a significant “structural dividend” for improving its TFP; while the impact of industrial structure advancement and aquaculture-catching structure changes did not have “structural dividend”, but it could be a combination of other factors to reduce these adverse effects.We believe that simply pursuing the advanced evolution of the industrial structure is not conducive to sustainable development of fishery. Under the pursuit of the rationalization of the marine fishery industry structure, by promoting the coordinated evolution of marine fisheries advancement, aquaculture-catching structure and other factors, the "structural dividend" effect can be enhanced and the fishery can achieve sustainable development. Finally, it proposed to promote the development of advancement and rationalization of marine fishery industry structure coordinately, adjust fishery science and technology transformation direction and key points, and accelerate the development of intensive processing industry by cross-border integration.

Determination of interface width using EELS fine structure changes

1991 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 730-731
Author(s):  
Vinayak P. Dravid ◽  
M.R. Notis ◽  
C.E. Lyman
Keyword(s):  
Fine Structure ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Input Parameter ◽  
Core Loss ◽  
Directionally Solidified ◽  
Interface Width ◽  
Structure Changes ◽  
Important Input ◽  
Directionally Solidified Eutectics

The concept of interfacial width is often invoked in many materials science phenomena which relate to the structure and properties of internal interfaces. The numerical value of interface width is an important input parameter in diffusion equations, sintering theories as well as in many electronic devices/processes. Most often, however, this value is guessed rather than determined or even estimated. In this paper we present a method of determining the effective structural and electronic- structural width of interphase interfaces using low- and core loss fine structure effects in EELS spectra.The specimens used in the study were directionally solidified eutectics (DSEs) in the system; NiO-ZrO2(CaO), NiO-Y2O3 and MnO-ZrO2(ss). EELS experiments were carried out using a VG HB-501 FE STEM and a Hitachi HF-2000 FE TEM.

In-Situ Observation of Clay Minerals Hydrated and Intercalated With Liquid Chemicals Using Film-Sealed Environmental Cell

1980 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 208-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Fukushima ◽  
N. Kohyama ◽  
A. Fukami
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Film ◽  
Resolving Power ◽  
In Situ Observation ◽  
Interlayer Water ◽  
Saturated Water ◽  
Structure Changes ◽  
Environmental Cell ◽  
Gas Layer ◽  
20 Nm

A film-sealed high resolution environmental cell(E.C) for observing hydrated materials had been developed by us(l). Main specification of the E.C. is as follows: 1) Accelerated voltage; 100 kV. 2) Gas in the E.C.; saturated water vapour with carrier gas of 50 Torr. 3) Thickness of gas layer; 50 μm. 4) Sealing film; evaporated carbon film(20 nm thick) with plastic microgrid. 5) Resolving power; 1 nm. 6) Transmittance of electron beam; 60% at 100 kV. The E.C. had been successfully applied to the study of hydrated halloysite(2) (3). Kaolin minerals have no interlayer water and are basically non-expandable but form intercalation compounds with some specific chemicals such as hydrazine, formamide and etc. Because of these compounds being mostly changed in vacuum, we tried to reveal the structure changes between in wet air and in vacuum of kaolin minerals intercalated with hydrazine and of hydrated state of montmori1lonite using the E.C. developed by us.

Dramatic efficiency gains through improved heat exchangers: the case of cassava flash drying in Nigeria

Food Chain ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 91-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Marchant ◽  
Andrew Graffham ◽  
Lateef Sanni ◽  
Idowu Adeoya
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Efficiency Gains ◽  
Flash Drying
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