The profession of agricultural and extension education has increased in complexity in response to the demands of the changing field of agriculture and the need for educators who are responsive to those demands. A standardization of the knowledge base of the profession is seen as necessary in light of geographic mobility, the nationwide emphasis on assessment, and the need for a public relations tool that clearly articulates the concepts forming the framework of agricultural and extension education. In this study a panel of experts consisting of agricultural and extension education leaders nationwide, responded to open-ended and Likert-type surveys online as part of a Delphi technique to establish the knowledge base for agricultural and extension education. Three rounds of the Delphi technique were used. A minimum of 13 of the 24 panel members were required to respond to each round. Ninety-five statements were initially generated by 16 panel members in response to an open-ended statement in Round I which asked the participants ??What are the articulated understandings, skills, and judgments that serve as the foundation of knowledge (??the body??) for professionals in agricultural and extension education??? These statements were presented to the panel members in Round II. Two-thirds of the panelists had to ??Strongly Agree?? or ??Agree?? with each item for it to be retained for Round III. Based on the responses of 14 panelists in Round II, 67 items were retained for Round III, and one item was added based on panel input. After Round III, three items were eliminated due to lack of twothirds achievement of ??Strongly Agree?? and ??Agree?? ratings by 17 respondents. Thus, 65 statements established the knowledge base of agricultural and extension education in this study. Among the knowledge base are concepts related to traits of effective educators; management issues; environmental impacts on instruction; curriculum development; learner-based contextual, applied pedagogical strategies; leadership development; communications; assessment strategies; community and collegial connections; integration of technology; critical thinking and problem solving; and teaching as a changing process grounded in sound theory.

Reproduction de : Thèse de docteur-ingénieur : informatique : Grenoble, INPG : 1983. / Titre provenant de l'écran-titre.

Reproduction de : Thèse de 3e cycle : informatique : Grenoble, INPG : 1983. / Titre provenant de l'écran-titre.

Reproduction de : Thèse de 3e cycle : informatique : Grenoble, INPG : 1984. / Titre provenant de l'écran-titre. Bibliogr. p. 124-128.

Reproduction de : Thèse de docteur-ingénieur : informatique : Grenoble, INPG : 1984. / Titre provenant de l'écran-titre.

Reproduction de : Thèse d'Etat : informatique : Grenoble, INPG : 1985. / Titre provenant de l'écran-titre.

Th. 3e cycle--Sci. soc.--Paris 7, 1985.

Dynapac GmbH is a manufacturer of road construction equipment and has historically been acquired and merged with several companies, resulting in an expansion of their supplier base. Currently, they are experiencing a large supplier base within direct material causing a decrease in the effectiveness and efficiency in the management of the suppliers. Dynapac GmbH therefore wishes to lower the number of suppliers in order to obtain desired effects, such as cost savings, reduction of administrative workload, higher control, higher quality and improved communication with suppliers. The purpose of the study is therefore to develop a methodology that describes all the activities needed to successfully reduce the number of suppliers. At the moment, approximately 80 percent of the total purchasing budget is allocated to only 14 percent of the supplier base. The supplier base can therefore be assumed to consist of a high number of suppliers supplying only a few products with a low turnover. Based on this, it can be concluded that the supplier base includes several opportunities for supplier base reduction. The action of reducing the supplier base is perceived as being in line with the sourcing strategy as well as the business strategy and the needed support is therefore believed to be present in order to succeed with performing supplier base reduction. Based on existing research, a conceptual model for supplier base reduction was created. The current situation at Dynapac GmbH was thereafter analysed in order to enable a customization of the model. Interviews were held to obtain input regarding the model and the activities. The overall view on the model was positive and all activities were considered to be relevant to include. Possible customizations of the activities were discussed during the interviews, which resulted in a customized model consisting of activities with either two types of customizations: (1) defined variables or (2) developed processes. Lastly, the model was validated in a pilot test before it was reconfigured and handed over as a methodology. The finalized methodology included a thorough description on how to conduct supplier base reduction from beginning to end, consisting of 14 activities corresponding to five different phases. The first two phases intend to lay the basis for enabling a reduction of the supplier base and the third phase aims at implementing it in practice. The fourth phase consists of analysing the result of the implementation followed by the last phase with focus on continuous improvement of the supplier base.

El presente estudio tiene como objetivo encontrar las ventajas de la utilización de carpeta asfáltica reciclada y base granular reciclada para la conformación de una subbase granular óptima, en la Av. Próceres del Distrito de Chilca, Provincia de Huancayo; esto con el fin de mejorar el nivel de serviciabilidad de la avenida en mención la cual se encuentra en condiciones sub estándares; a su vez este estudio pretende plantear una alternativa que genere una reducción de costos en la construcción de un nuevo pavimento flexible y un menor impacto ambiental.

Thesis (M.S.)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2003. / Title from title screen (viewed Feb. 11, 2004). Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-108). Also issued in paper format.