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Global industrialization was developed in response to both consumers and manufacturers demand for lower product prices and availability of goods and services. As a result, products are transported greater distances. Shipping constitutes the majority of costs in the export/import supply chain. Shippers and buyers commonly attempt to offset these costs by maximizing the capacity of ocean freight containers (cube or weight). Boxes (usually constructed of corrugated fiberboard) containing consumer grade products are commonly floor loaded into containers to maximize capacity. Boxes that are not floor loaded are likely to be unitized on pallets in containers. Beyond maximizing a container with cargo, a defined decision to determine which method of loading is most efficient in regard to cost and time does not exist. For this research, field studies were conducted and questionnaires were distributed to identify the variables that influence efficiency. A method to make an efficient decision was developed by incorporating the variables into a model. The model compares the overall export/import supply chain efficiency for boxes that are floor loaded to boxes that are unitized on pallets in containers. The recommended decision is determined by comparing the shipping and handling costs and the receiving dock door capability for the two loading methods. The results of this research reveal that floor loading boxes can provide a higher value per container due to increased capacity. Increased capacity by floor loading often reduces the number of containers needed to meet daily demand. However, since manual labor is utilized for the loading/unloading process, more time is required, which results in higher labor costs and restricted product throughput. Unitized boxes loaded in containers on pallets can limit container capacity, but allows for faster loading/unloading times (if no incompatibilities between product and pallet or pallet and/or material handling equipment exist), reduced labor costs, and the potential for increased product throughput. Importing boxes unitized on pallets commonly requires more containers to meet demand, but fewer receiving dock doors. Utilizing fewer dock doors allows otherwise occupied doors to be available to receive additional product. The decision to floor load or unitize exports/imports needs to be made on a SKU basis meeting daily demand, not only per container capacity. Labor cost, pallet cost, the magnitude of box variation between loading methods, and the ability of the receiver to process containers are all influencing factors in determining which loading method is most overall efficient. Given the current cost for containerized shipments and considering all costs, most consumer goods are more efficiently shipped floor loaded. When additional containers would be needed to meet demand for product unitized on pallets, floor loading will be more efficient. When there is only a small difference in box count between floor loading and palletizing, palletizing product will be more efficient. This will often occur when loads will meet container weight capacity before it reaches volume capacity. If the product is too heavy to move manually it will be palletized. / Ph. D.

Episodic memory refers to the storage and retrieval of information about events in our past. According to dual process models, episodic memory is supported by familiarity which refers to the rapid and automatic sense of oldness about a previously encoded stimulus, and recollection which refers to the retrieval of contextual information, such as spatial, temporal or other contextual details that bring a specific item to mind. To be clear, familiarity is traditionally assumed to support recognition of item information, whereas recollection supports the recognition of associative information. Event Related Potential (ERP) studies provide support for dual process models, by demonstrating qualitatively distinct patterns of neural activity associated with familiarity (Mid-Frontal old/new effect) and recollection (Left-Parietal old/new effect). In the current thesis, ERPs were used to address two important questions regarding associative recognition – namely, the function of the neural signal supporting recollection and whether familiarity can contribute to the retrieval of novel associative information. The first series of experiments was aimed at addressing how recollection operates by employing a recently developed continuous source task designed to directly measure the accuracy of retrieval success. To date, the function of recollection has been fiercely debated, with some arguing that recollection reflects the operation of a continuous retrieval process, whereby test cues always elicit some information from memory. Alternatively, recollection may reflect the operation of a thresholded process that allows for retrieval failure, whereby test cues sometimes elicit no information from memory at all. In the current thesis, the Left Parietal effect was found to be sensitive to the precision of memory responses when recollection succeeded, but was entirely absent when recollection failed. The result clarifies the nature of the neural mechanism underlying successful retrieval whilst also providing novel evidence in support of threshold models of recollection. The second series of experiments addressed whether familiarity could contribute to the retrieval of novel associative information. Recent associative recognition studies have suggested that unitization (whereby multi-component stimuli are encoded as a single item rather than as a set of associated parts) can improve episodic memory by increasing the availability of familiarity during retrieval. To date, however, ERP studies have failed to provide any evidence of unitization for novel associations, whereas behavioural support for unitization is heavily reliant on model specific measures such as ROC analysis. Over three separate associative recognition studies employing unrelated word pairs, the magnitude of the Mid-Frontal old/new effect was found to be modulated by encoding instructions designed to manipulate the level of unitization. Importantly, the results also suggest that different encoding strategies designed to manipulate the level of unitization may be more successful than others. Finally, the results also revealed that differences in behavioural performance and modulation of the Mid-Frontal old/new effect between unitized and non-unitized instructions is greater for unrelated compared to related word pairs. In essence, the results suggest that unitization is better suited to learning completely novel associations as opposed to word pairs sharing a pre-existing conceptual relationship. Overall, the data presented in this thesis supports dual process accounts of episodic memory, suggesting that at a neural level of analysis, recollection is both thresholded and variable, whilst also supporting the assumption that familiarity can contribute to successful retrieval of novel associative information. The results have important implications for our current understanding of cognitive decline and the development of behavioural interventions aimed at alleviating associative deficits.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:51:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2228.pdf: 979050 bytes, checksum: ffa6f96c8eada124b6f1e6ba3ebe02da (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-12-11 / Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos / Cutting and packing problems are important in the production planning of various industrial segments involving goals such as minimizing the negative efects generated by waste of materials or idle spaces. The loss of material due to an inadequate programming of the cutting or packing patterns, can be substantial, and, in general, parts of these losses can be avoided only with a more eficient production planning, not resulting in additional investments in production processes. This study aimed at evaluating the performance of the Benders decomposition method, applied to the manufacturer and distributor pallet loading models. The manufacturer pallet loading model involves packing equal boxes on a pallet, so as to optimize its use. The distributor pallet loading model involves packing boxes of diferent sizes on a pallet, also a way to optimize its use. The approach based on Benders decomposition, defines a relaxation algorithm that partitions the original problem in two other problems easier to be solved. To check the effectiveness of the approach, computational tests were carried out by comparing the results with those obtained by a computational package composed of a modeling language (GAMS) and a last generation optimization solver (CPLEX ). / Os problemas de corte e empacotamento são importantes no planejamento da produção de vários segmentos industriais envolvendo objetivos como, por exemplo, minimizar os efeitos negativos gerados por desperdício de materiais ou espaços ociosos. As perdas de material, devido a uma programação pouco adequada dos padrões de corte ou empacotamento, podem ser substanciais, sendo que, em geral, parte destas perdas pode ser evitada apenas com uma programação da produção mais eficiente, não implicando em investimentos adicionais nos processos de produção. O objetivo deste estudo é verificar o desempenho do método de decomposição de Benders aplicado a modelos de carregamento de paletes do produtor e do distribuidor. O problema de carregamento de paletes do produtor envolve empacotar caixas iguais sobre um palete, de maneira a otimizar o aproveitamento deste. O problema de carregamento de paletes do distribuidor envolve empacotar caixas de tamanhos diferentes sobre um palete, também de maneira a otimizar o aproveitamento deste. A abordagem baseada na reformulação de Benders define um algoritmo de relaxação que particiona o problema original em dois outros problemas mais simples de serem resolvidos. Para verificar a eficiência da abordagem, realizaram-se testes computacionais, comparando os resultados obtidos com os obtidos pelo pacote computacional composto de uma linguagem de modelagem (GAMS) e um software de otimização de última geração (CPLEX).

[pt] Este trabalho tem por objetivo analisar um projeto de exploração e produção de petróleo típico do pré-sal brasileiro em processo de unitização que possui incertezas técnicas e de mercado e flexibilidade gerencial para adiar o investimento. Esse tipo de projeto, na maioria das empresas, é valorado através dos métodos tradicionais de análise econômica financeira. Já se sabe, no entanto, que quando se tem incertezas e flexibilidade gerencial, existem opções associadas, que tem o potencial de aumentar o valor dos ativos. Foi realizada uma aplicação numérica a um campo de petróleo hipotético através da metodologia de opções reais utilizando dados típicos da indústria. Foi avaliada a alternativa de adquirir informação de reservatório através da realização de um teste de longa duração (TLD), com intuito de reduzir as incertezas técnicas antes da unitização e elaboração do plano de desenvolvimento do campo. Considerando a opção de postergar o investimento no projeto para a realização do TLD, foi possível analisar também o impacto da incerteza de mercado que é, neste caso, o preço futuro do petróleo. Os resultados do estudo indicam que, para todas as partes envolvidas, é ótimo esperar e investir em informação antes de fechar o processo de unitização. Como contribuição, esta dissertação propõe a aplicação de um modelo de opções reais que analisa o valor da informação e o momento ótimo de investimento. Com isso foi possível determinar oVPL de um projeto de desenvolvimento da produção de um campo de petróleoque traz o maior retorno para todas as partes envolvidas. / [en] This paper analyzes a typical pre-salt oil exploration and production project under an unitization process that has technical and market uncertainties and managerial flexibility to defer the investment. This type of project in most companies is valued through traditional methods of economic and financial analysis. It is known, however, that when there are uncertainties and managerial flexibility, there are associated options that have the potential to increase the value of the project. A numerical application to a hypothetical oil field was made using industry-typical data under the real options approach. The alternative of acquiring reservoir information through an extended well test (EWT) was evaluated in order to reduce technical uncertainties before the unitization process and the draw up of the field development plan. Considering the option to defer the investment in order to do the EWT, it was also possible to analyze the impact of the market uncertainty, which in this case are the future oil prices. The results of the study indicate that, for all stakeholders, waiting and investing in information before finalizing the unitization process is optimal. As a contribution, this dissertation proposes the application of a real option model which analyzes the value of information and the optimal investment timing. With this, it was possible to determine the NPV of an oil field development project that provides the highest return to all stakeholders.

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Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:27:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DiogoPO.pdf: 1415310 bytes, checksum: 78ae21f5e982a548d2645509c00f8963 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-06-02 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / The apportionment of natural resources between sovereign States is a subject that relates many aspects of International law, as long as Constitutional Law, at the execution and application phases of international treaties that regulates the exploration of common goods. In this sense, because of their natural characteristics that creates an environment of constant migration and fixation in transboundary regions, terrestrial or maritime, the petroleum and the natural gas bound a complex juridical apparatus that can control the sovereign rights involved. This research is aim at accomplishing a study concerning the international agreements that enable the non-unilateral action, specifically the unitization treaties between sovereign States, as a manner to resolve situations related to the individualization of oil and/or gas reservoirs that go across their national borders. These agreements will be analyzed considering the international public law sources theory, bearing in mind yet the already existed experiences in this sense, not disregarding the way that this fact could affect Brazil. It will begin with an historical incursion over the unitization institute, covering its main characteristics and its formation and execution procedures, and finally it will address the Brazilian legal system and the comparative law threats the institute. The clauses of these relevant agreements will be analyzed in details, concerning its particularities and its contents. Because these agreements are international obligatory rules of law, it is indispensable that they are considered under the auspices of the international law system, focusing their nature and the subjects of international law and establishing them as sources of the international law, analyzing them, then, as international rules and the applicable law to these juridical relations, the conventional established, the consolidated international custom and the applicable International Law principles, appearing the State s responsibility as an important subject for the verification of the acts lawful practiced by States. The analysis of the apportionment of these natural resources ends with the individualization of possible exploitable marine oil fields located between the exclusive economic zone and the continental platform ends and the region administrated by the International Seabed Authority. At last, the Brazilian constitutional system appears as the mechanism of integration, application and execution of the international unitization agreements in Brazil, detaching the format and the proceedings that the international treaties take to acquire validity at the national legal system, passing through the treaties interpretation and the applicable constitutional principles, coming to its application in Brazil, considering the existing constitutional peculiarities and the role played by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and bio-fuel ANP / O compartilhamento de recursos naturais entre Estados soberanos ? um assunto que relaciona diversos aspectos do Direito Internacional P?blico, bem como do Direito Constitucional dos Estados, quando mais especificamente se volta ? execu??o e aplica??o de acordos internacionais que regulamentam o aproveitamento de bens comuns soberanamente. Neste contexto, por serem recursos naturais detentores de caracter?sticas ?nsitas que lhes possibilitam a migra??o constante e o dep?sito em posi??es transfronteiri?as, terrestres ou mar?timas, o petr?leo e o g?s natural surgem como bens que quando compartilhados necessitam de um aparato jur?dico complexo que regulamente sua explora??o e produ??o, de maneira a n?o afetar os direitos soberanos dos envolvidos. A proposi??o da presente disserta??o ? o de realizar um estudo sobre os acordos internacionais que possibilitam a concretiza??o desse fim voltado ? atua??o conjunta, mais especificamente os tratados de unitiza??o celebrados internacionalmente entre Estados, a fim de solucionarem quest?es relativas ? individualiza??o de campos de petr?leo e/ou g?s que atravessem suas fronteiras. Esses acordos ser?o analisados ? luz da teoria das fontes do direito internacional p?blico, tendo por base as experi?ncias j? existentes neste sentido, n?o podendo olvidar a forma como isto poderia ser efetivado no Brasil. Iniciar-se-? por uma incurs?o hist?rica sobre o instituto da unitiza??o, passando pelas suas caracter?sticas principais e seu procedimento de forma??o e execu??o, at? se chegar ao tratamento conferido ao instituto pelas legisla??es brasileiras e o direito comparado. As cl?usulas desses relevantes acordos ser?o enfocadas em an?lise minuciosa das particularidades do conte?do dos acordos de unitiza??o internacional. Por se tratar de norma jur?dica cogente internacional, imprescind?vel que se enquadre esses acordos no ordenamento jur?dico internacional, ressaltando a natureza de tal direito e os sujeitos internacionais, para s? ent?o poder estabelec?-los como fonte do direito internacional e analis?-los como norma internacional, enquadrando como conseq?ente direito aplic?vel nessas rela??es jur?dicas interestatais tanto o convencionalmente estabelecido, assim como o costume internacional consolidado e os princ?pios de Direito Internacional aplic?veis, de modo que a responsabilidade internacional dos Estados surge como importante t?pico sobre a constata??o da licitude dos atos praticados pelos Estados quando da ocorr?ncia destas situa??es. A an?lise do compartilhamento desses recursos naturais ? luz do ordenamento jur?dico internacional finaliza com o enfrentamento da individualiza??o de poss?veis campos explor?veis situados em ?reas marinhas entre o fim da zona econ?mica exclusiva e da plataforma continental e a regi?o controlada pela Autoridade Internacional. Por fim, o sistema constitucional brasileiro aparece como norteador da integra??o, aplica??o e execu??o dos acordos de unitiza??o internacional no Brasil, destacando o formato e o procedimento que os tratados internacionais percorrem para adquirir vig?ncia no plano interno brasileiro, passando pela interpreta??o dos tratados internacionais de unitiza??o e os princ?pios constitucionais aplic?veis, at? chegar ? sua aplica??o no Brasil com as devidas peculiaridades constitucionais existentes, ressalvando o papel assumido pela Ag?ncia Nacional do Petr?leo, G?s Natural e Biocombust?veis ANP

Notre planète recèle dans sous-sol des gisements d’hydrocarbure, à l’origine depuis près d’un siècle, de la puissance de l’homme moderne. La présente étude porte sur les modalités juridiques d’extraction et d’appropriation de ces énergies fossiles. A l’état naturel, ces ressources n’ont pas d’existence juridique propre et leurs régimes suivent celui des territoires dans lesquels elles gisent. Aussi, pour que l’extraction des gisements puise avoir lieu, il convient d’abord d’identifier les titulaires des droits sur les territoires pétrolifères et prendre en compte non seulement la diversité de ces territoires mais également la diversité des acteurs et intérêts en présence. Les détenteurs primaires des droits d’accès aux ressources identifiés, pourront alors se déployer des contrats de prospection et d’exploitation des gisements, adaptées à l’ensemble des spécificités du secteur et des particularismes locaux, aux fins notamment d’une optimalisation de l’accès aux ressources fossiles / Our planet contains underground fossil deposits powering the Modern man, since nearly a century. The present study deals with the legal issue regarding the extraction and appropriation of fossil fuels. In their natural state, these resources have no legal existence and their regimes follow the one of the territories in which they lie. Therefore, in order to extract the deposits, it is first necessary to identify the rights owners of the oil regions and to take into account not only the diversity of these territories but also the diversity of the actors and interests at stake. Once the primary access rights owners identified, deposits may be discovered and developed, through specific mining contracts, adapted to all the specific features of the sector and local particularities for the optimization of the access to fossil fuels

Grundsyftet med denna experimentella minnesstudie var att jämföra två minnesteknikers effektivitet på associativt minne hos en studentpopulation. Vidare undersöktes hur minnesteknikerna i kombination med divergent tänkande eller genereringseffekten påverkar associativt minne. 32 psykologstudenter genomförde hela testet där de först utförde alternate uses task för att mäta individuella skillnader i divergent tänkande. Testpersonerna studerade sedan 89 ordpar antingen genom tekniken enhetskapande där ett enhetligt objekt gjordes av ordparet (ex. fruktlampa) eller satsbyggande där orden sattes in separat i en mening tillsammans med ett opassande verb (ex. frukten skrek åt lampan). Oavsett minnesteknik manipulerades ordparsinkodningen genom att vartannat ordpar bearbetades aktivt av testpersonen (självgenerering) och vartannat ordpar bearbetades passivt (externt generering).   Resultaten i fri återgivning pekade på att enhetsskapande var effektivare än satsbyggande. Samma utfall kunde ses i stödd återgivning dock endast för de ordpar som testpersonerna aktivt kodade in. Resultaten diskuteras bl.a. utifrån neuropsykologiska teorier om minnesbearbetning och utifrån strukturerna i de mediala temporala loberna. Framtida replikerande studie bör t.ex. utöka deltagarantalet, testa på annan målgrupp inom icke-klinisk population samt finna en god kontrollmetod för minnestekniksutförande. Flera studier behöver göras för att styrka resultaten från detta experiment.