Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2006. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 99-105).

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The main objective of this diploma thesis is to ascertain the level of profitability from fish processing (canning) using the company MYROC Food Processing Company as a case study from 2005 to 2008. The results of the work were done using some financial statements from the company. The diploma thesis consists of two parts. The first part is the theoretical part which describes the fishing industry in Ghana and the benefits of fish processing, concept of cost and benefit analysis, sensitivity analysis and concept of financial analysis. The second part is the practical part where, the cost-benefit analysis, sensitivity analysis and some financial ratios were used. There is also the bankruptcy model that is used in predicting financial distress. In the conclusion, there are some recommendations for improving the financial situation of the company.

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The evaluated company is ZOD Vacov. The aim of my diploma thesis was to establish the method of the financially-economical evaluation on a concrete company, which is convenient for the analysis of this company and is based on financial statements and calculation. Another aim of my thesis was to apply created method in practice and to analyse obtained data with regard to company´s next progress and to utility of suggested methodology.

O presente trabalho trata das tutelas antecipadas em processos coletivos a partir do tratamento legal diferenciado dado pelo legislador e das considerações jurídicas não-legais próprias do seu objeto. Por meio de estudo comparado, o trabalho pretende enfrentar as dificuldades inerentes à complexidade das relações envolvidas, dando especial atenção à função do desenho da tutela antecipada, ao conceito de irreparabilidade e irreversibilidade, e à aplicação dos requisitos balance of hardships e interesse público. A análise passa pelas teorias da decisão judicial a fim de dar perspectiva à necessidade de um procedimento deliberativo mais complexo e minucioso para fins de responsividade das decisões judiciais. Ademais, explorase a adjudicaçãoo pragmática elaborada por Richard Posner e pretende-se sua aplicação aos processos coletivos por meio da introdução da análise de custo-benefício como procedimento decisório welfarista moralmente relevante, mas não moralmente decisivo. / This thesis focuses on the preliminary injunctions in class actions, having as the starting point the different legal treatment given by the legislator and the non-legal jurídical considerations that flows from its nature. By means of a comparative study, the work intends to face the inherent difficuties of the complex relationships entailed, paying extra attention to the function of the preliminary injunction structure, to the concept of irreparability and irreversibility, and to the way the requirements of balance of hardships and public interest apply. The analysis passes through the theories of the judicial decision-making process in order to give perspective to the need of more complex deliberative proceedings which must be done in full details to reach accountability. Furthermore, the work explores the pragmatic adjudication elaborated by Richard Posner and intends its application to class actions by means of the introduction of cost-benefit analysis as a welfarist decision-making procedure that is morally relevant, but not morally decisive.

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Orientador: Ademar Ribeiro Romeiro / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Economia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-11T08:55:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Sarcinelli_Oscar_M.pdf: 1226077 bytes, checksum: d9b5e826ddcc9c0816c4184da21c4ac1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / Resumo: Este trabalho analisa a viabilidade econômica de um projeto privado de mitigação de impactos agro-ambientais diagnosticados na microbacia do córrego Oriçanguinha. Avaliou-se que 59% das APP's de vegetação ripária encontram-se ocupadas por atividades agropecuárias e que o custo de oportunidade da terra apresenta-se como principal custo inibidor da adoção de medidas para adequação destas áreas. A adoção de práticas que visam a conservação do solo nas áreas de cultivo têm grande potencial de redução da perda de solo, contudo o custo de manutenção destas práticas desestimula sua ampla adoção na microbacia. Os resultados da análise econômica de custos e benefícios apontam para a viabilidade da adoção de medidas mitigadoras de impactos agro-ambientais em todos os sistemas agrícolas estudados (relação B/C sempre maior que 1), mas a redução observada no VPL dos sistemas aponta para a necessidade da elaboração de políticas e de incentivos econômicos que compensem as perdas que incorrem sobre os agricultores / Abstract: This work analyzes the economic viability of a private mitigation project for agroenvironmental impacts in the Oriçanguinha watershed. Approximately 59% of riparian zones are occupied by agricultural activities and the opportunity cost of land is primarily responsible for inhibiting the environmental adjustment of these areas. The adoption of conservation soil practices on agricultural land has the potential to reduce erosion, however the maintenance cost of these practices does not stimulate their adoption in the watershed. Cost-benefit analyses point to the economic viability of agro-environmental mitigation practices in alI agricultural systems studied (B/C relation larger thanl) but the observed reduction of Net Present Value in the systems suggests the need for polices and economic incentives that compensate farmer's economic loses / Mestrado / Economia do Meio Ambiente / Mestre em Desenvolvimento Econômico

Context Traditional storage systems are proving to be inefficient to handle the growing storage need of a modern IT organization. The need for a cost effective and scalable storage framework has led to the development of a Software Defined Storage (SDS) solution. SDS can be defined as an enterprise class distributed storage solution that uses standard hardware, with all the important storage and management functions performed by an intelligent software. Configuring and maintenance of these storage clusters require converting an SDS from any unknown state to a predefined, known state. This configuration of the SDS is best done with minimal human intervention, to ensure minimal errors and save the man hours spent in the configuration process. Objectives A tool for automatic configuration of a SDS storage cluster has been designed and implemented. The tool has later been used to study the man hours saved in the configuration of the SDS cluster. The study also involves a cost-benefit analysis to estimate the break-even point for such a tool to motivate the automation of a SDS cluster configuration process. Methodology In this study, experts from the field of Software Defined Storage have been interviewed to identify interesting and most common states of a SDS cluster. Later a tool was build such that it communicates with the underlying SDS storage cluster to configure it into one of the identified final states. This tool built was later used to conduct experiments wherein the amount of man hours saved by automating the process of cluster configuration was calculated.    Results The tool built was validated through results obtained from the experiments which show that the work time involved in the process of cluster configuration is reduced by 90% - 96% (based on the complexity of the cluster configuration). Also, the lead times of the configuration process are similar when configuring simple states but is greatly reduced by automation when performing complex configurations. Conclusions Similar to any other software automation, the process of automating the configuration of a distributed storage cluster has proven to be beneficial. Automating the process of cluster configuration saves time, reduces human errors induced in the configuration process and improves repeatability of the configuration process. Through the cost-benefit analysis of the complete process, the use of the tool beyond 20 days is deemed profitable for the organization.

Biogas production from energy crops grown on arable land often competes with food and feed production. Wetland plants offer an alternative source of biomass as well as offering a number of environmental benefits such as nutrient removal from wastewaters, carbon sequestration and reducing the use of mineral fertilizer. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of harvest time on biogas production of Phragmites australis and Glyceria maxima and to perform a cost-benefit analysis of using these wetland plants as a substrate for biogas production. The results of the batch experiment show that the overall biogas production and specific methane yields of biomass harvested in June was higher than biomass harvested in September due the increased lignocellulosic nature of the more mature September plant. The cost-benefit showed that in Sweden it is not currently profitable to solely use wetland plants for biogas production. For both species the highest costs were seen in the June harvested biomass, this was due to the much higher fresh weight and increased transportation costs. For both species the highest revenues generated were the June harvested biomass, this was due to the higher specific methane yields. It was found that the harvest time that was closest to profitability from both species was the June harvest for Phragmites australis. Although the costs were higher for harvesting in June, this was outweighed by the higher amount of electricity produced for this scenario. If transportation distance was to be increased it could result in September being the favourable harvest time. Therefore, individual circumstances of the farmers could decide which is the optimal harvest time. Although solely using wetland plants for biogas production is not currently profitable, co-digestion and pre-treatment are options to investigate that could change this. Also if a greater financial value is put on the socioeconomic benefits such as increased biodiversity, aesthetic value and global warming mitigation it may be financially viable in the future.