This work deal with the progress of trolleybus transport in Pardubice. This work evaluate the invesment project of construction a new trolleybus line from Pardubičky, točna to Černá za Bory, točna. The evaluation contain the calculation of current operation bus costs and the costs of new trolleybus line. After comparing the cost is evaluated a possible saving and determine the period of return on investment - construction of a new trolley tracks. The work also analyzes the current state of transport networks in Pardubice, bus and trolley lines, tariff terms and conditions of the current fleet.

Thesis deals with the use of renewable sources of energy focused on water energy, especially small hydropower plants in Czech Republic. It should clarify the legal and technical framework for energy production in small hydro power plants, types of aid and the amount for the operator. Case studies describe the construction and reconstruction of small hydroelectric power plants which are dependant on the amount of feed-in tariffs and try to find out the economic efficiency according to the selected methods of investment appraisal.

[pt] O ROI de treinamento, última etapa da escala de avaliação de treinamentos, que compreende também as fases de avaliação de reação, aprendizagem, comportamento e resultados, é o objeto de estudo desta pesquisa que buscou investigar os sistemas existentes para mensurá-lo nas Organizações Brasileiras, bem como a relevância deste tema. Foi feita uma ampla revisão da literatura sobre os métodos existentes para calcular o ROI de treinamento, recorrendo principalmente a autores dos Estados Unidos. O referencial teórico e a realização de um pré-teste em 2002 contribuíram como base para a formulação do questionário que avaliou as condições e percepções para o cálculo do ROI de treinamento em amostra composta por 75 empresas brasileiras de diversos estados. A análise qualitativa combinada à análise quantitativa com uso do software estatístico SPSS (teste t, redução de fatores, formação de clusters, MANOVA) chegou a conclusão de que poucas empresas brasileiras aplicam métodos de mensuração do ROI de treinamento, mas a percepção da relevância do tema é alta. Identificou-se nas respostas do questionário um possível exemplo de aplicação no Call Center da Vésper, descrito ao final da pesquisa, a partir de entrevista realizada. / [en] Training ROI, last stage in the training evaluation methodology, that also includes reaction, learning, behavior and results, is the object of study of this research that investigated the existing systems to measure it in the Brazilian organizations, as well as the importance of the theme. A broad revision of the literature about the existing methods to calculate Training ROI was made and resorted mainly to authors in the United States. The theoretical reference and the realization of a pretest in 2002, contributed as basis to formulate a questionnaire that evaluated the conditions and perceptions for the calculation of Training ROI in a sample of 75 Brazilian companies from various states. The qualitative analysis together with the quantitative analysis using statistical software SPSS (t test, factor reduction, clusters formation, MANOVA), concluded that few Brazilian companies apply measurement systems in Training ROI, but the perception of its importance is high. A possible example of application was identified in the Call Center of Vésper, described at the end of the research, with the interview made.

<p>Marketing has changed a lot the past decade. New modern marketing channels have been developed and marketing have become more effective. This has affected the expectations advertisers have on advertising channels. One thing advertisers increasingly expect is to be able to efficiently measure the result of advertising, the ROI. A method for measuring ROI of digital signage is in focus in this study. The measurement is enabled by a combination of digital signage and mobile advertising. First a consumer is exposed to digital signage encouraging SMS interaction in order to receive an electronic voucher entitling the consumer to a discount. If the voucher is used, revenues can be linked to a specific campaign and ROI can be calculated. The study focus on measuring the tendency consumers have to interact through SMS when they get exposed to relevant advertising and the tendency they have to use the voucher that is sent to them as a result of the interaction.  The question is how efficient this method is for measuring ROI. In order to bring clarity to the issue, I conducted a quantitative survey using an online self completion questionnaire as measurement tool. It was distributed through e-mail among students at the College of Management at National Taiwan University. Furthermore, I have chosen a deductive approach, my epistemological position is positivism and I therefore utilize the scientific model conducting my research. My ontological position is objectivism meaning that I believe reality is independent of social actors.</p><p>The empirical data collected showed that the method in focus have great potential in working efficient for measuring ROI of digital signage. The general tendency to interact through SMS was high, on average 82.3% of the respondents would interact through SMS when getting exposed to relevant advertising. In addition, 96.5% of those would also use the voucher sent to them, enabling ROI calculations.</p><p>It was presumed that the digital signage advertising was relevant to such an extent to the consumer getting exposed to it, that he/she already had a purchase intention of the product/service which the advertising regarded. This should be remembered when evaluating the results. Nevertheless, if advertisers succeed in reaching out with relevant advertising enough, the findings in this study indicates that the method is an efficient tool to use for ROI calculations of digital signage.</p><p> </p>

Thesis (Ph.D. (MW))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2006.

Thesis (Ph.D. (Social Work))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2006.

Marketing has changed a lot the past decade. New modern marketing channels have been developed and marketing have become more effective. This has affected the expectations advertisers have on advertising channels. One thing advertisers increasingly expect is to be able to efficiently measure the result of advertising, the ROI. A method for measuring ROI of digital signage is in focus in this study. The measurement is enabled by a combination of digital signage and mobile advertising. First a consumer is exposed to digital signage encouraging SMS interaction in order to receive an electronic voucher entitling the consumer to a discount. If the voucher is used, revenues can be linked to a specific campaign and ROI can be calculated. The study focus on measuring the tendency consumers have to interact through SMS when they get exposed to relevant advertising and the tendency they have to use the voucher that is sent to them as a result of the interaction.  The question is how efficient this method is for measuring ROI. In order to bring clarity to the issue, I conducted a quantitative survey using an online self completion questionnaire as measurement tool. It was distributed through e-mail among students at the College of Management at National Taiwan University. Furthermore, I have chosen a deductive approach, my epistemological position is positivism and I therefore utilize the scientific model conducting my research. My ontological position is objectivism meaning that I believe reality is independent of social actors. The empirical data collected showed that the method in focus have great potential in working efficient for measuring ROI of digital signage. The general tendency to interact through SMS was high, on average 82.3% of the respondents would interact through SMS when getting exposed to relevant advertising. In addition, 96.5% of those would also use the voucher sent to them, enabling ROI calculations. It was presumed that the digital signage advertising was relevant to such an extent to the consumer getting exposed to it, that he/she already had a purchase intention of the product/service which the advertising regarded. This should be remembered when evaluating the results. Nevertheless, if advertisers succeed in reaching out with relevant advertising enough, the findings in this study indicates that the method is an efficient tool to use for ROI calculations of digital signage.

本研究主要目的在探討臺灣高等教育投資回報率的估算，乃利用2010年行政院主計處之人力運用調查資料庫的資料，並採用Mincer的薪資所得擴展模型來分析臺灣的大學之教育類科報酬率，以最普通最小平方法進行實證分析。本文得到的實證結果如下： 1.臺灣不同大學教育類科畢業的勞動者之薪資所得估算結果，與Mincer（1974）的薪資所得模型與Psacharopoulos（1987）採用的模型一樣。 2.在教育回報率達顯著水準的教育類科中，男性及已婚勞動者的回報率均高於女性或未婚者，工作地點在都會區則沒有顯著性較高的回報率。 3.在七個教育類科中，以商科、理科、工科及醫(藥)護科達顯著水準，其中以理科為11.5％為最高，再者為醫(藥)護科為5.4％，商科及工科則為最低。 / The main purpose of this study is to examine the rate of return to investment in Taiwan higher education.The sample of this study is adopted from the Manpower Utilization Survey issued by the Directiorate-General of Budget,Accounting and Statistics（2010）. It used the Mincer equation to estimate the rate of different department return to investment in Taiwan higher education.It employs Ordinary Least Squares（OLS）for data analysis and the findings of current study can be summarized as follow: 1.Using Mincer’s and Psacharopoulos’s wage equation to estimate the different department of higher education was confired in Taiwan data. 2.In the returns to education on different department was significant,Male rate of return was higher than that of female, and the married was also higher than unmarried. The estimating results for urban employees was no significant higher rate of return. 3.In the returns to education on different department, business, engineering, science and medical was significant. The highest returns to education of department was science for 11.5%, and the higher was medical for 5.4%. The lowest returns to education was business and engineering.

Software test automation is widely accepted as an efficient software testing technique. However, automation has failed to deliver the expected productivity more often than not. The goal of this research was to find out the reason for these failures by collecting and understanding the metrics that affect software test automation and provide recommendations on how to successfully adopt automation with a positive return on investment (ROI). The metrics of concern were schedule, cost and effectiveness. The research employed an experimental study where subjects worked on individual manual and automated testing projects. The data collected were cross verified and supplemented with additional data from a feedback survey at the end of the experiment. The results of this study suggest that automation involves a heavy initial investment in terms of schedule and cost, which needs to be amortized over subsequent test cycles or even subsequent test projects.

This case study investigated profitability of a small stand of fast-grown Eucalyptus nitens in Canterbury for sawn timber production. This stand was pruned and thinned and then harvested at 15 years old. An estimate of per-hectare log yields and diameters was made from the stand. Sample logs were sawn, dried and profiled, then products quantified. Log prices were estimated using the residual value method. Prices were summed for sawn products from each log, from which processing expenses and sawmill profit were deducted for an estimate of log value. In the absence of market prices for sawn E. nitens products empirical estimates of price were derived from market survey data. Predictive models were produced from estimated stand log yields along with predicted product revenues and processing costs from sample logs. These were used for estimating per-hectare log residual values from the case study stand trees. Financial returns to the grower were then calculated as discounted cash flows from the estimated log residual values per hectare, taking into account grower costs along with harvesting and transport costs. Best-practice processing methods were identified from the literature and applied as a productivity benchmark. Methods were developed with the view to standardising data across research efforts that seek to improve grade recoveries for E. nitens. A range of factors were investigated that potentially influenced E. nitens log residual value in this case study, including log diameter and log position. Outcomes included a reasonably favourable return on investment for the grower. However, this depended on a number of factors such as land price, distance from processor, product prices, grading methods, drying methods and level of sawmill profit. The application of contemporary best practice small-scale processing methods indicates that E. nitens has potential as a profitable plantation species for solid timber production.