Conventional water treatment facilities are the norm for producing potable water for U.S. metropolitan areas. Rapidly-growing urban populations, competing demands for water, imperfect water markets, and uncertainty of future water supplies contribute to high interests in alternative sources of potable water for many U.S. municipalities. In situations where multiple supply alternatives exist, properly analyzing which alternative is the most-economically efficient over the course of its useful life requires a sound economic and financial analysis of each alternative using consistent methodology. This thesis discusses such methodology and provides an assessment of the life-cycle costs of conventional water treatment using actual data from an operating surface-water treatment facility located in McAllen, Texas: the McAllen Northwest facility. This facility has a maximum-designed operating capacity of 8.25 million gallons per day (mgd), but due to required shutdown time and other limitations, it is currently operating at 78% of the designed capacity (6.44 mgd). The economic and financial life-cycle costs associated with constructing and operating the McAllen Northwest facility are analyzed using a newly-developed Excel 2 spreadsheet model, CITY H O ECONOMICS . Although specific results are applicable only to the McAllen Northwest facility, the baseline results of $771.67/acre-foot (acft)/ yr {$2.37/1,000 gallons/yr} for this analysis provide insight regarding the life-cycle costs for conventional surface-water treatment. The baseline results are deterministic (i.e., noninclusive of risk/uncertainty about datainput values), but are expanded to include sensitivity analyses with respect to several critical factors including the facility’s useful life, water rights costs, initial construction costs, and annual operations and maintenance, chemical, and energy costs. For example, alternative costs for water rights associated with sourcing water for conventional treatment facilities are considered relative to the assumed baseline cost of $2,300/ac-ft, with results ranging from a low of $653.34/ac-ft/yr (when water rights are $2,000/ac-ft) to a high of $1,061.83/ac-ft/yr (when water rights are $2,600/ac-ft). Furthermore, modifications to key data-input parameters and results are included for a more consistent basis of comparison to enable comparisons across facilities and/or technologies. The modified results, which are considered appropriate to compare to other similarly calculated values, are $667.74/ac-ft/yr {2.05/1,000 gallons/yr}.

nÃo hà / Os empreendimentos do setor da ConstruÃÃo Civil, na maioria das vezes, sÃo de longo prazo de maturaÃÃo, o que provoca a necessidade de promover ajustes nos mÃtodos mais tradicionais da anÃlise econÃmica e financeira de viabilidade destes empreendimentos. Na anÃlise de viabilidade de empreendimentos, o planejador deve ser capaz de oferecer informaÃÃes a partir de modelos de simulaÃÃo, que sejam capazes de dar suporte à decisÃo de empreender. Os modelos de uso mais extensivo sÃo os que trabalham com anÃlise do potencial dos empreendimentos em alcanÃar o poder de compra dos investimentos. Neste trabalho busca-se demonstrar a viabilidade de um empreendimento, utilizando um estudo de caso, atravÃs de simulaÃÃo de cenÃrios em que ilustra-se [i] a velocidade da recuperaÃÃo da capacidade de investimento do empreendedor, oferecida pelo empreendimento e [ii] o valor atual lÃquido e a taxa interna de retorno do empreendimento levando em conta a arbitragem de cenÃrios de reinvestimento do fluxo de retorno do empreendimento no horizonte do ciclo operacional. Assim, realizou-se uma pesquisa de natureza exploratÃria, a fim de se obter os elementos suficientes para alcanÃar os objetivos estabelecidos. A pesquisa compreendeu um estudo de caso de um fluxo de caixa projetado para um empreendimento em fase de elaboraÃÃo de uma empresa de mÃdio porte do setor da construÃÃo civil no estado do CearÃ. Verificou-se, atravÃs deste fluxo de caixa, as projeÃÃes dos custos e das receitas e como foram elaboradas. A partir dessas observaÃÃes elaborou-se cenÃrios de simulaÃÃo dessas projeÃÃes. Acredita-se que estas simulaÃÃes poderÃo transformar-se numa importante fonte de informaÃÃes para os empreendedores do setor da construÃÃo civil. / The enterprises of the sector of the civil architecture are usually long-dated of maturation, that provokes the necessity to promote adjustments in the most traditional methods of the economic and financial analysis of viability of these enterprises. In the analysis of viability of enterprises, the planner must be able to offer information from simulation models on that be capable to give support to the decision of undertake. The most extensive use models are the ones that work with analysis of the potential of the enterprises in reaching the power of purchase of the investments. In this work one tries to demonstrate the viability of an enterprise, using a case study, through simulation of scenes where it is illustrated [i] the speed of the recovery of the capacity of investment from the enterprises, offered by the enterprise and [ii] the current net worth and the internal rate of return of the enterprise taking into account the arbitration of the reinvestment scenes of the return flow of the enterprise in the range of perception of the operational cycle. Thus, a research of exploratory nature was become fulfilled, in order to get elements enough to reach the established objectives. The research understood a case study of a cash flow projected for an enterprise in phase of elaboration of an average capacity company of the sector of civil architecture in the state of the CearÃ. It was verified, through this cash flow, the projections of the costs and peearnings and how they had been elaborated. From these comments on one elaborated scenes of simulation of these projections. One believes that these simulations will be able to be changed into an important source of information for the enterprises of the civil architecture.

The Master's Thesis includes an economic analysis of the company Pivovar Rohozec, a. s. for the period 2007 to 2012. The main goal of this thesis is to find out an achieved financial health of the brewery and also how the firm is compared with the competition. The thesis is divided into two parts, it begins with a description of the methodology, continues with the practical part, where the economic analysis of the Pivovar Rohozec, a. s. is performed. The aim of Marter's Thesis is to apprise the balance rules, the financial analysis, the effects of financial and operating leverage, the Economic Value Added (EVA) indicator, evaluate indexes for prediction of bankruptcy and creditworthiness and also the inter-company comparisons.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-02T21:42:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Evandro.pdf: 2560701 bytes, checksum: a9602a2eaa1935e14ba947f9c8b4a6b5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-03-17 / The present dissertation has the goal to verify the reasons which Metal Leve relinquished share-holder majority to an international competitor and to compare the existent situation in the time of denationalization and the situation in the new controlling company Mahle Metal Leve S.A. in production form and administration, after the reorganization of the productive restructuring. That process of productive internationalization r4sult in modification in the company restructuring of the production and of the administration and occasion a new virtous circle and represent the bases of a new economical growth, with a strategic project of long term, associated to his economical power, managerial capacity and his tradition. The study is based in a group of information about the two moments, focusing the financial results, managerial aspects, leadership, competitive capacity and the evolution to the long of those of the two compared moments. Concluding that not just the phenomenon of the globalization of the international economy turned inevitable the cession of the shareholders capital. But, it also lacked strategic vision to perceive the changes that unavoidably happened his turn. The new controlling Mahler Metal Leve brought a new managerial competence that resulted in increased of productivity and it improved his competitiveness. / A presente dissertação teve como objetivo verificar as razões pelas quais a empresa Metal Leve cedeu o controle acionário a uma empresa concorrente de porte internacional e comparar a situação existente à época da sua desnacionalização e o estágio em que se encontra a nova controladora Mahle Metal Leve S. A. em termos de produção e gestão, após a reorganização produtiva. Esse processo de internacionalização produtiva acarretou modificações na empresa ensejando uma reestruturação da produção e da gestão e um novo círculo vicioso, constituindo as bases de um novo crescimento econômico, com um projeto estratégico de longo prazo, associado ao seu poder econômico, a sua capacidade gerencial e a sua tradição. O estudo está fundamentado em um conjunto de informações sobre os dois momentos, focalizando os resultados financeiros, aspectos gerenciais, liderança, capacidade competitiva e a evolução ao longo desses dois momentos comparados. Concluindo que não apenas o fenômeno da globalização da economia internacional tornou inevitável a cessão do controle acionário. Porém, também faltou visão estratégica para perceber as mudanças que inevitavelmente ocorriam a sua volta e que a nova controladora, a Mahler Metal Leve, trouxe uma competência gerencial que resultou em ganhos de produtividade e melhorou sua competitividade

This diploma thesis deals with feasibility study of a cruise infrastructure. In the first part is explained principle of feasibility study and its recommended outline. Selected parts of feasibility study are then commented especially financial and economic analysis. This part is followed by explanation of some main terms and description of main differences of evaluating economic effectivity of investment between freighter and cruise. Within the scope of this thesis was also processed a feasibility study dealing with specific investment goal prolongation of navigability of Baťa Canal. The study is divided into individual chapters according to the recommended curriculum. Each chapter deals with different issues related to the investment plan. All findings and recommendations of the study are summarized in the final evaluation.

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Com o surgimento de novas tecnologias no setor de produção de mudas é possível evitar recipientes de polietileno derivados do petróleo substituindo-os por materiais degradáveis, aliados ao uso racional da água. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a viabilidade técnica e econômica de mudas de Eucalyptus grandis x E. urophylla (E. urograndis) produzidas em recipiente degradável em comparação ao recipiente de polietileno sob três manejos hídricos. O enraizamento das estacas do híbrido E. urograndis em ambos os recipientes foi realizado no viveiro da empresa Eucatex, município de Bofete – SP. Em seguida, as mudas foram conduzidas ao viveiro do Departamento de Ciência Florestal da Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas de Botucatu – SP, onde os manejos hídricos foram aplicados. Posteriormente, as mudas foram plantadas na área experimental da empresa Eucatex, município de Itatinga – SP. A pesquisa constituiu-se de dois experimentos, variando somente o ciclo de produção, sendo estes de 60 e 90 dias. Durante a fase de viveiro o delineamento foi inteiramente ao acaso e na de campo o delineamento foi de blocos casualizados. Os experimentos ocorreram em esquema fatorial 3x2 referentes a dois tipos de recipientes (degradável e polietileno) e três lâminas diárias de água (10, 12 e 14 mm). A análise do desenvolvimento das mudas foi composta de avaliações morfológicas (altura da parte aérea, diâmetro de colo, massa seca radicular, massa seca aérea, massa seca total e área foliar), e fisiológicas (transpiração). A análise econômica contemplou os custos de produção, ponderando todos os insumos utilizados, custo de capital, depreciação da infraestrutura e dos equipamentos utilizados e o ciclo de produção. No campo foram feitas quatro medições mensais de altura e diâmetro e medições fisiológicas após 10 meses de plantio. Os dados foram submetidos à análise de variância e nos casos em que houve diferença significativa foi realizado o teste de Tukey (p < 0,05). No ciclo de 60 dias, as mudas produzidas em ambos os recipientes apresentaram valores de diâmetro e altura satisfatórios para o plantio. Considerando o ciclo de 60 dias, a lâmina de 10 mm foi a mais adequada para ambos os recipientes. Para o ciclo de 90 dias, a lâmina de 10 mm foi mais adequada para as mudas do recipiente degradável e a lâmina de 12 mm para as mudas do recipiente de polietileno. O desenvolvimento no campo das plantas produzidas em ambas as embalagens mostrou-se satisfatório. Segundo as análises de investimentos, a produção de mudas de Eucaluyptus urograndis não se mostrou viável economicamente em nenhum dos sistemas de produção. / So elementary as produce appropriate seedlings to field, it is produce them efficiently and environmentally correct. The emergence of new technologies in seedling production sector can avoid polyethylene containers oil derivatives replacing them with degradable materials, associated with the appropriate and rational use of water. The purpose of this study was to assess the technical and economic viability of the degradable container (Ellepot®) comparing it with the polyethylene container, in the production of seedlings of the species Eucalyptus grandis seedlings x E. urophylla (E. urograndis), under three water management. The rooting of the stakes hybrid E. urograndis in both containers was conducted at Eucatex company’s nursery, in Bofete – SP. Then, the seedlings were taken to the nursery of the Department of Forest Science in the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences in Botucatu - SP, where water managements were applied. Thereafter, the seedlings were planted in the experimental area of Eucatex in Itatinga - SP. The research consisted of two experiments, varying only the production cycle, which are 60 and 90 days. During the nursery stage, the design was completely at random and in the field the design was randomized block. The experiments were set up in a 2x3 factorial, corresponding to two containers (polyethylene and degradable), and three daily irrigation blades (10, 12 and 14 mm). Technical analysis consisted of morphological and physiological evaluations and initial development of seedlings in field. The economic analysis included production costs, considering all the inputs used, capital cost, depreciation of the infrastructure and of the equipment used and the production cycle. The data were subjected to analysis of variance, and where significant differences existed, a Tukey test was performed (p < 0.05). In the cycle of 60 days, the seedlings produced, in both containers presented, diameter and height values suitable for planting. In this cycle, the blade 10 mm was optimal for both containers. In the cycle of 90 days, the blade 10 mm was most suitable for the seedlings of the degradable container and 12mm blade to the seedlings of the polyethylene container. The development in field of plants produced in both containers was satisfactory. According to the investment analysis, the production Eucaluyptus urograndis seedlings was not economically viable in any of the production systems.

In order to identify indicators of economic and financial performance of insurance companies in the Brazilian market, a literature search on the subject in national and international literature was performed. horizontal and vertical analyzes were performed of Balance Sheets (BP) and the results of the exercises Statements (DRE) and the indicators constructed from the survey data on the basis of the Superintendency of Private Insurance (SUSEP) insurers. The study aims to identify and analyze the economic and financial performance of the Brazilian insurance market from 2000 to 2010. The verification of this analysis was performed using the data collected and worked all active insurance companies in Brazil in the period studied. From the data presented, the economic and financial ratios for the entire insurance market were calculated. The work presented a theoretical framework of the insurance, the Brazilian insurance market, its components and regulatory bodies, laws and specific industry standards, the design in the national context and the basic concepts and technical operations in the accounts of insurers. With the test results, we conclude that insurers achieved excellent financial performance in relation to the profitability ratios, the results were satisfactory. / A fim de identificar indicadores de desempenho econômico-financeiros das seguradoras do mercado brasileiro, foi realizada uma pesquisa bibliográfica sobre o assunto em literatura nacional e estrangeira. Foram realizadas análises horizontais e verticais dos Balanços Patrimoniais (BP) e das Demonstrações dos Resultados dos Exercícios (DRE) e dos indicadores construídos a partir das pesquisas de dados na baseda Superintendência de Seguros Privados (SUSEP) das seguradoras. O trabalho objetiva analisar e identificar o desempenho econômico e financeiro do mercado segurador brasileiro no período Pós-Plano Real. A verificação desta análise foi realizada através dos dados coletados e trabalhados de todas as seguradoras ativas no Brasil no período estudado. A partir dos dados apresentados, foram calculados os índices econômicos e financeiros para todo o mercado segurador. O trabalho apresentou um referencial teórico do seguro, do mercado segurador brasileiro, seus componentes e órgãos reguladores, as legislações e normas específicas do mercado, o dimensionamento no contexto nacional e os conceitos básicos e técnicos de suas operações na contabilidade das seguradoras. Com os resultados da análise, concluímos que as seguradoras obtiveram um excelente desempenho econômico-financeiro em relação aos índices de rentabilidade, cujos resultados foram satisfatórios.

El presente trabajo de investigación tuvo como base en el análisis del proceso productivo de frutos confitados en la empresa Industrias Alimentarias SAC, ubicada en Lima, la cual muestra una demanda no atendida. Basado en esto, se realizó un diagnóstico de la situación actual del proceso productivo de frutos confitados, logrando identificar los problemas que afectan a lo largo del proceso productivo, para posteriormente proponer mejoras. Finalmente, se realizó un análisis económico-financiero de la propuesta para así evaluar su viabilidad. La propuesta se planteó para el proceso productivo de frutos confitados; para diagnosticar el proceso productivo de la empresa, se aplicó la ingeniería de métodos, donde se determinó una demanda insatisfecha de 568,83 toneladas para el año 2022, así mismo actividades improductivas del 15% y un cuello de botella de 24,43 minutos dentro del proceso de producción. Se propone realizar un Plan de Requerimiento de Materiales, mejorar la gestión de compras, realizar proyecciones de ventas y además un balance de línea de la producción. Al implementarse estas mejoras propuestas, se redujo la demanda insatisfecha del 26%, hubo una reducción en los tiempos de proceso, así como en las actividades improductivas en un 12%, Asimismo, la evaluación económicafinanciera señaló que la propuesta es rentable, porque presenta una Tasa Interna de Retorno (TIR) de 786,27% y una relación de beneficio/costo de S/ 2,12. / The present research work is based on the analysis of the production system of candied fruits in the company Industrias Alimentarias SAC located in the city of Lima, which presents an unmet demand. Taking this into account, a diagnosis of the current situation of the production process of candied fruits was carried out, managing to identify the problems that affect throughout the production process, to subsequently propose improvements. Finally, an economic analysis of the proposal was carried out to evaluate its viability. The proposal was proposed for the production system of candied fruits, to diagnose the company's production system, method engineering was applied, where an unsatisfied demand of 568,83 tons was determined, equivalent to 56 882 finished units represented by 26%. by 2022, likewise unproductive activities of 15% and a bottleneck of 24,43 minutes within the production process. It is proposed to make a material requirement plan, improve purchasing management, make sales projections and also a production line balance. With the application of the improvements, the process time was reduced, as well as the percentage of unproductive activities by 12%, an increase in efficiency of 24%, its demand margin increased by 26%. Likewise, the economic evaluation determined that the proposal is profitable because it has an Internal Rate of Return of 786,27% and a benefit/cost ratio of S/ 2,12.

The aim of the thesis is to find opportunities and threats for a selected company considering its weaknesses, strengths and possible solutions.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T18:33:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Paulo C da Silva Ilha.pdf: 2290521 bytes, checksum: 8eded316cea60c672724b1c6f5a87f86 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-09-29 / This study, of which main objective was to comparative analyze the competitive of agribusiness cooperatives in Western Parana State, presented a new methodological procedure for cooperatives competitiveness analysis: cluster analysis or grouping. Cluster analysis or clustering was used to classify hierarchically in categories of clusters and measure the degree of competitiveness of cooperatives under study. To be able to measure the degree of competitiveness of cooperatives, it became necessary to determine variables, which together produced a magnitude that, similarly, set the proximity or remoteness of established standards. To measure greatness, it was examined, firstly, a set of 15 variables of economic and financial competitive, later, 16 variables of technological competitive production and another 5 variables of markets, some of the quantitative type and others qualitative/ dichotomous which aimed to characterize the competitive performance of each of the agro-industrial cooperatives in western Parana State. The guiding hypothesis said that cooperatives are not competitive compared to when acting business standards established in this study, which was found from the results. Therefore, considering that the lowest average Euclidean distance achieved in relation to established standards, was 3.969 by C.VALE cooperative, demonstrating a significant distance to the established standards. The results achieved by the cooperatives, in the aspects of hierarchical classification through dendogram graph (tree) demonstrated that cooperatives, in relationships with others, show significant disparities, that is, allow to allude that the actions of cooperation between them, shortly happen. The aspects of competitiveness measures, pointed to the COPACOL cooperative as the most competitive in the economic and financial profile; for the profile production technology, presented C.VALE cooperative and in the profile markets environment, the most competitive is the COOPAVEL cooperative. Finally, it considers the ability to compete in the market the necessary condition to which such cooperatives in the future. / Este estudo, cujo objetivo geral foi o de analisar comparativamente a competitividade das cooperativas agroindustriais, do Oeste do Paraná, apresentou um novo procedimento metodológico de análise de competitividade de cooperativas: a análise de cluster ou agrupamento. A análise de cluster ou de agrupamento serviu para classificar hierarquicamente em categorias de agrupamentos e medir o grau de competitividade das cooperativas em estudo. Para ser possível medir o grau de competitividade das cooperativas, fez-se necessário determinar variáveis, que no seu conjunto, produziram uma grandeza que, analogamente, definiu a proximidade ou afastamento de padrões pré-estabelecidos. Para mensuração da grandeza, examinou-se, primeiramente, um conjunto de 15 variáveis econômico-financeiras, posteriormente, 16 variáveis de tecnologias de produção e mais 5 variáveis de mercados, umas do tipo quantitativas e outras do tipo qualitativo-dicotômicas que teve como finalidade caracterizar o desempenho competitivo de cada uma das cooperativas agroindustriais do Oeste do Paraná. A hipótese norteadora, afirmou que as cooperativas não são competitivas ao atuarem comparativamente com as empresas padrões estabelecidas neste estudo, o que se verificou, a partir dos resultados. Pois, considerando-se que a menor distância média euclidiana alcançada, em relação aos padrões estabelecidos, foi de 3,969 conseguida pela cooperativa C.VALE, o que demonstra uma distância muito significativa para os padrões estabelecidos. Os resultados alcançados pelas cooperativas, nos aspectos de classificação hierárquica, através do gráfico dendograma (árvore), demonstraram que as cooperativas, nos relacionamentos com as demais, apresentam significativas disparidades, ou seja, permitem aludir que as ações de cooperação entre elas, pouco acontecem. Nos aspectos de medidas de competitividade, apontaram para a cooperativa COPACOL como a mais competitiva, no perfil econômico-financeiro; para o perfil tecnologia de produção, apresentou-se a cooperativa C.VALE e, no perfil de mercados, a mais competitiva é a cooperativa COOPAVEL. Por fim, considera-se a capacidade de competir no mercado a condição necessária à permanência dessas cooperativas no futuro.