Ex Post Facto Evaluation of Indiana's Highway Investment Program

2013 ◽  
Vol 2345 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Everett ◽  
Yingge Xiong ◽  
Kumares C. Sinha ◽  
Jon D. Fricker
Keyword(s):  
Capital Investment ◽  
Transportation Network ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Evaluation Methodology ◽  
Highway Investment ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Total Investment ◽  
Programming Process ◽  
And Performance

In response to the federal requirements of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Act: A Legacy for Users, nearly all state departments of transportation (DOTs) have started to use performance measurement in the planning or programming process. Although these performance measures are routinely monitored, they are generally completed during the project development process on a project-by-project basis for anticipated future conditions. No state has a fully developed postimplementation tool to monitor and evaluate capital investment programs at a system (statewide) level. Historical highway expenditure and performance data from the Indiana DOT capital program were used in an ex post facto assessment to illustrate a program evaluation methodology that can be transferred to other agencies. The relationships between investment and performance were characterized for the condition of pavements and bridges as well as the operation of safety and mobility assets. In addition, the short-term economic development impacts, for jobs created and earnings added, were estimated for the total investment each year. The most recent surface transportation reauthorization, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, sets a precedent for performance-based management of the nation's transportation network. The present study demonstrates an ex post facto assessment of impacts of the Indiana DOT's highway program and highlights lessons learned to be used when the agency and other state DOTs move forward in validating the effectiveness of investment to legislative bodies responsible for funding decisions. Finally, the study provides a mechanism to communicate the impacts of transportation investment to the general public.

scholarly journals Developing a cost normalization framework for phase-based performance assessment of construction projects

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (12) ◽  
pp. 1075-1086 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiyong Choi ◽  
Sungmin Yun ◽  
Daniel P. de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Cost Estimation ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Capital Projects ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Effective Cost ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Normalization Process ◽  
Currency Conversion

Capital project benchmarking requires an effective cost normalization process to achieve reasonable comparisons of cost-related performance for projects that are executed at different times and locations. Traditionally, cost normalization approaches were developed for ex post facto analysis of project performance and assume that all required information is fully available from a completed project. However, practitioners have expressed the need for cost normalization techniques to evaluate phase-level outcomes during ongoing projects. This paper aims to provide a cost normalization framework tailored to phase-based performance assessment. The framework involves three main steps: currency conversion, location adjustment, and time adjustment with considerations for various scenarios where the required information is not fully available. Case studies are conducted to demonstrate how the proposed cost normalization framework has been applied to phase-based performance assessment for capital projects. The proposed framework can benefit both researchers and industrial professionals interested in cost estimation, feasibility analysis, and performance assessment.

scholarly journals PERAN MOTIVASI DAN KINERJA PENYULUH PERTANIAN DALAM MENGUBAH PERILAKU PETANI JAGUNG

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 225
Author(s):  
Mohamad Ikbalbahua
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Influence Coefficient ◽  
Performance Impact ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Farmer Behavior ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study are: (1) identify the influence of competence that can improve the performance of agricultural extension in the development of maize farming, (2) examine the influence of competence and performance of agricultural extension on the behavior of corn farmers, and (3) analysis the impact of extension performance agriculture corn farmers on changing behaviors. Research conducted in Gorontalo Province in Maret until Juni 2018. The study was "ex post facto," The smallest unit of observation is the agricultural extension numbering 118 persons. Data collected through interviews using a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using LISREL 8.30 SEM program. Results showed the influence of competence on the performance of agricultural extension is influenced by the dimensions of Capacity building and needs affiliated. Variable motivation of extension agents indirect influence on corn farmers' behavior changes, while the performance of agricultural extension through the dimensions of quality of appreciation of cultural diversity and quality of management information direct impact on farmer behavior with the influence coefficient of 0.83 unit. Impact of agricultural extension agent performance impact on changing behaviors through a dimension of competence corn farmers and farmers with farmer participation coefficient of determination (R2) equal to 69 percent.

Real-Time On-Line Performance Diagnostics of Heavy-Duty Industrial Gas Turbines

2002 ◽  
Vol 124 (4) ◽  
pp. 910-921 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. C. Gu¨len ◽  
P. R. Griffin ◽  
S. Paolucci
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Performance Monitoring ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Combined Cycle ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Industrial Gas Turbines ◽  
On Line ◽  
And Performance

This paper describes the results of real-time, on-line performance monitoring of two gas turbines over a period of five months in 1997. A commercially available software system is installed to monitor, analyze and store measurements obtained from the plant’s distributed control system. The software is installed in a combined-cycle, cogeneration power plant, located in Massachusetts, USA, with two Frame 7EA gas turbines in Apr. 1997. Vendor’s information such as correction and part load performance curves are utilized to calculate expected engine performance and compare it with measurements. In addition to monitoring the general condition and performance of the gas turbines, user-specified financial data is used to determine schedules for compressor washing and inlet filter replacement by balancing the associated costs with lost revenue. All measurements and calculated information are stored in databases for real-time and historical trending and tabulating. The data is analyzed ex post facto to identify salient performance and maintenance issues.

Conceptualizing Compassion in Communication for Communication

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Stille
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Change ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Rhetorical Analysis ◽  
Communication Practice ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Rhetorical Practice ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Performance Patterns ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Narrative Techniques

This article argues that conceptual change can be brought about and shaped by communication practice by approaching emotional experience in a particular strand of Islamic sermons from contemporary Bangladesh. It utilizes an extended rhetorical analysis, pertaining to the intertwining of concepts to be communicated, concepts of communication, and performance patterns of the sermons. It argues that by the juncture of narrative techniques of immediacy and momentarization with a bodily grounding of the voice, the listeners and preacher jointly reach the self-affection of the bodily and salvific emotions of (com)passion. From this perspective, the role of rhetorical practice is not limited to an ex post facto translation of conceptual change into practice; instead, the rhetorical goal of self-affection turns out to be an active factor in shaping concepts decisive for contemporary Islamic religiosity.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Supervisi Akademik Kepala Sekolah Terhadap Kinerja Guru SMA Negeri Di Kota Mataram

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yayuk Yayuk ◽  
Agus Ramdani ◽  
Syafruddin Syafruddin
Keyword(s):  
School Principals ◽  
Teacher Performance ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Public High Schools ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Study Population ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

Academic supervision is all efforts made on an ongoing basis to assist teachers and school principals in developing teacher abilities and performance in managing learning. This study aims to determine the effect of principal academic supervision on teacher performance. The research was conducted in all public high schools in the city of Mataram. This research uses a quantitative approach with an ex post facto design. The study population was all permanent teachers in SMA Negeri in Mataram City. The research sample was taken using proportionate random sampling technique. Data collection techniques with questionnaires and simple linear correlation to test the hypothesis of the strength of the relationship between two independent variables together with one dependent variable. The results showed that the principal's academic supervision had an effect on teacher performance (P <0.03). The success of academic supervision carried out by the principal has an important effect on the performance of teachers in SMA Negeri in Mataram City.

scholarly journals Effect of Globalization on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Performance in Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moruff Sanjo Oladimeji ◽  
Augusta Thereza Ebodaghe ◽  
Peter Babatunde Shobayo
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rate ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Trade Openness ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Bank Credit ◽  
Integration Model ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Abstract This paper studies the effect of globalization on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) performance in Nigeria. The study adopts an ex post-facto type of descriptive research design. In carrying out this study, the secondary statistics data was used. Data was extracted from CBN bulletin on relevant information which depicts globalization and its effect on SMEs performance in Nigeria.A co-integration model was used to investigate the effect of globalization on SMEs performance in Nigeria. To capture the activities of globalization, three proxies were used to capture the activities of globalization; they include interest rate, bank credit and trade openness while on the other hand, output of SMEs to GDP was used to capture SMEs performance covering the period of 1992 to 2014. It was observed that interest rate, bank credit and trade openness do not improve the performance of SMEs output. The overall effect as shown by the F-statistics reveals that the variables considered in this study are not significant in explaining the level of improvement in SMEs output and performance in Nigeria.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF GLOBALIZATION ON SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMES) PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Moruff Sanjo OLADIMEJI ◽  
Augusta Thereza EBODAGHE ◽  
Peter Babatunde SHOBAYO
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rate ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Trade Openness ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Bank Credit ◽  
Integration Model ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Medium Enterprises

This paper studies the effect of globalization on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) performance in Nigeria. The study adopts an ex post-facto type of descriptive research design. In carrying out this study, the secondary statistics data was used. Data was extracted from CBN bulletin on relevant information which depicts globalization and its effect on SMEs performance in Nigeria.A co-integration model was used to investigate the effect of globalization on SMEs performance in Nigeria. To capture the activities of globalization, three proxies were used to capture the activities of globalization; they include interest rate, bank credit and trade openness while on the other hand, output of SMEs to GDP was used to capture SMEs performance covering the period of 1992 to 2014. It was observed that interest rate, bank credit and trade openness do not improve the performance of SMEs output. The overall effect as shown by the F-statistics reveals that the variables considered in this study are not significant in explaining the level of improvement in SMEs output and performance in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Improved Project Management via Advancement in Evaluation Methodology of Regional Cooperation Environmental Projects

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 57-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Zvingule ◽  
Silvija Nora Kalnins ◽  
Dagnija Blumberga ◽  
Julija Gusca ◽  
Marija Bogdanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Evaluation Methodology ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Environmental Projects ◽  
Development Evaluation ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The financial mechanism within the European Union that is accessible for environmental issues is a tool by which it is possible to maintain and improve the state of the environment in the Baltic Sea region countries. However, the accessibility and use of finances cannot be considered indicators which mark the success of a programme. There are various evaluation types which can be conducted, such as ex ante to assess the impact desirable to help gauge what projects best to support. Ex post evaluations can also be applied to pool lessons learned to make recommendations for further development. Evaluation is important for checking progress, to further support successful initiatives and to avoid financing activities which do not produce results. Evaluation of environmental projects can be particularly difficult due to their diversity in approaches and applied technologies, however currently there is a risk to limit the assessment of projects to the activity-level (what outputs have been produced, such as number of seminars and publications or campaigns, technologies installed), rather than on the primary goal - specific impacts made on the environment. The goal of this research is to develop a methodology and set of indicators for the evaluation of environmental projects to improve the evaluation of project efficiency, impact and sustainability. Regional Cooperation Environmental Projects are selected and an evaluation is conducted on these projects.

scholarly journals Effect of Structural Adjustment Programme on the Performance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 5565-5570
Author(s):  
OPUSUNJU Michael Isaac (PhD) ◽  
AKYUZ, Murat, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Structural Adjustment ◽  
Import Substitution ◽  
Unit Root Test ◽  
World Market ◽  
Adjustment Programme ◽  
Structural Adjustment Programme ◽  
Medium Scale ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
And Performance

The examined the effect of structural adjustment programme on the performance of small and medium scale enterprises in Nigeria. The research design adopted for the study is ex-post facto and the population of this is all the small and medium scale enterprises in Nigeria. The population of the study is 72838 and was used as the sample size. Structural adjustment programme was measured by import substitution policy and export promotion policy and small and medium scale enterprise performance was measured by SMEs output. The study covered a period of 32 years from 1986-2017. The statistical tools adopted in this study were descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, unit root test and Regression. The analysis was conducted using e-view statistical software and the finding indicates that there was a negative and significant effect relationship between structural adjustment programme and performance of Small and medium scale enterprises in Nigeria. The study also found that LIM has a positive and significant effect on LSMEOPT in Nigeria. Also, LEX has a negative and significant effect on LSMEOPT in Nigeria. The study suggested that Government in Nigeria should reduced the adoption of SAP in Nigeria but should only embark on import substitution since before the adoption of SAP, Nigerian introduced indigenization policy in 1977. Government of Nigeria  should designed policy that discourage the people of Nigeria to purchase SMEs manufactured products from the richer countries. They should only sell their primary products on the world market, but their foreign exchange reserves should not be used to purchase the manufactures products from abroad.

scholarly journals Fraud and Performance of Deposit Money Banks

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 202
Author(s):  
John K.M. Mawutor ◽  
Augustine Enofe ◽  
Kemebradikemor Embele ◽  
Anayochukwu R. Ndu ◽  
Oluwaseyi E. Awodola
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Deposit Insurance ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Broad Objective ◽  
The Impact

Banks serves as an indispensable part of the financial system, performing a crucial role in intermediation which results in a flow of financial resources in an economy. However, the recurring nature of fraud has hindered the effective performance of Deposit Money Banks (DMBs). The broad objective of this study was to examine the impact of fraud on DMBs in Nigeria. The study was driven by the positivist research philosophy. Hence, the study adopted a quantitative research design using the ex-post facto strategy. Data was sourced from the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) annual reports covering the period of 2006 to 2016. The Ordinary Least Square (OLS) was used to predict the impact of fraud on DMBs after fulfilling major regression assumptions. It was revealed that total fraud amount was negative, although insignificantly affect the performance of DMBs; the number of reported cases significantly and positively affect the performance of DMBs and lastly it was discovered that the total staff involved also significantly and positively affect the performance of DMBs in Nigeria. Therefore, the study concluded that the impact of fraud in the banking sector affects the performance of DMBs in Nigeria. The regulation and supervision of DMBs should be stricter, that is, the CBN and NDIC should tighten their grip in regulating and supervising so as reduce the increasing fraud incidence.  

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