L’alignement stratégique du système d’information est une problématique récurrente en entreprise, de nombreux projets opérations à dimension système d’information ne permettant pas d’obtenir les gains attendus par les Directions Générales. Face à ces nombreux constats d’échecs, plusieurs variables explicatives peuvent être invoquées. Cette recherche vise à en tester une, celle du mépris des faisabilités opérationnelles. Le terme de mépris a été choisi à dessein afin d’insister sur la dimension « incarnée » de la manoeuvre d’alignement, et notamment des « conditions que l’on puisse faire » qui sont exprimées par les différentes parties prenantes. Fondée sur une double définition du mépris interrogeant le thème de la « prise » comme de la « mé-prise », les résultats obtenus dans le cadre de cette recherche exploratoire font du mépris des faisabilités opérationnelles un objet en sciences de gestion et montrent que le mépris des faisabilités opérationnelles peut être l’une des variables explicatives du désalignement stratégique. / Information system alignment is a vital subject in companies as many IT projects fail to achieve the benefits expected by top management. To explain this statement, many variables can be put forward. We decided to focus our study on one of those potential explanatory reasons which is “contempt for operational feasibilities”. The “contempt” expression has been precisely chosen to underline the embodied dimension of strategic alignment, and, in particular, “the underpinning conditions under which one can realize” as expressed by project stakeholders. Based on a twofold definition of contempt questioning the action of “taking” and “mis-taking” operational feasibilities, the results collected during this exploratory research highlight the relevance of placing this subject in the field of management and show how contempt for operational feasibilities can have proven effects on information system misalignment.

Background. Stepped care is widely implemented as a means to organise depression treatment. However, it is unclear how this system and the system it was designed to replace – long-term intensive psychotherapy for all – compare. Aim. To further the development and evaluation of stepped care. Specifically, assess the clinical effectiveness of stepped care and prepare for a fully-powered evaluation of stepped care vs. high-intensity psychotherapy alone for depressed adults. Design. A systematic review and mixed methods feasibility study encompassing a pilot randomised controlled trial and semi-structured interviews. Results of the systematic review. Fourteen randomised controlled trials involving 4580 participants were included. Relative to controls, there was significantly greater improvement in depression for adults treated with stepped care (d=0.34 at six months; 95% CI 0.20 to 0.48). The quality of included studies was good and there was little evidence of publication bias. All comparisons were with usual care. Results of the feasibility study. 66 patients were recruited to the pilot trial. The recruitment rate was 2.9% and follow-up data was obtained from 90.9% of participants. A third of stepped care patients stepped up to high-intensity therapy. Patients improved in both groups: the mean reduction in depressive symptoms was 13.4 in the stepped care group and 13.6 in the high-intensity therapy alone group. Recruitment methods were appropriate to patients and therapists but only somewhat appropriate to IAPT staff. Although the stepped care intervention was broadly acceptable to therapists, patient experience varied and some patients who demonstrated a low level of self-efficacy declined any therapy or dropped out of treatment. Conclusions. The effectiveness of stepped care compared with long-term intensive psychological therapy for all has not yet been established. A fully-powered trial of stepped care vs. high-intensity therapy alone is feasible although pilot trial methods and procedures should be modified to improve recruitment and acceptability.

The definition of environmental sustainability has emerged strongly in the past decades. Industrial organizations worldwide have gone through a number of changes to take their social responsibilities and maintain sustainability by, among other things, replacing the conventional energy-based applications by renewable energy-based solutions. A so-called hybrid power system for electrification, consisting of wind turbines and solar panels, was developed by Vertical Wind AB to be installed on rooftops of residential buildings. The present thesis project analyzed the willingness of the large real estate companies in Uppsala region to adopt the new concept for electrification and conducted a market research on the new developed wind turbines, by Vertical Wind AB, in addition to solar- and wind resources in the target locations. It turned out that the willingness of having such a power system for electrification was high but not extremely high as expected and the hybrid power system was perceived as any other product or investment on the market where profitability is the vital decision parameter while the environmental aspect was slightly considered.

Due to the high cost of production, some farmers have abandoned their activities and invested in other, with the factors mismanagement of your business and the lack of specific technologies to its development, coupled with lack of a study that points the technical and economic feasibility insertion of these technologies. This study's main objective is to point out the technical / economic feasibility of the implementation of the Precision Farming System (PA) in the rice crop planted in the pre-germinated system in the city of Cachoeira do Sul/RS, without the need for machinery acquisition specific nor skilled labor, with simple techniques that can be performed by the manufacturer or the technician who has knowledge in AP. An experimental area of 42 hectares has been evaluated with sampling of 1 hectare grids and application of nutrients to variable rate through physical demarcation (banners) of management zones. Plants were harvested mechanically and productivity was inferred through the manual harvest estimation methods that have proven effective. The cost of production in the area of traditional cultivation system was R$ 5,412.21 ha-1, with a revenue of R$ 8,457.88 ha-1 and in precision agriculture cultivation system R$ 5,241.01 ha-1, with a revenue of R$ 8,401.40 ha-1, with the PA system increased profitability (R$ 114.72 ha-1) compared to the traditional system, showing the technical feasibility / economic / environmental deployment the Precision Farming system at the study site. / Devido ao alto custo de produção, alguns agricultores têm abandonado suas atividades e investido em outras, tendo como fatores a má gestão de seu negócio e a falta de tecnologias específicas ao seu empreendimento, aliada a inexistência de um estudo que aponte a viabilidade técnica e econômica de inserção dessas tecnologias. Este estudo tem por principal objetivo apontar a viabilidade técnica/econômica da implantação do sistema de Agricultura de Precisão (AP), na cultura do arroz plantado no sistema pré-germinado no município de Cachoeira do Sul/RS, sem a necessidade de aquisição de maquinário específico e nem mão-de-obra especializada, com técnicas simples que podem ser executadas pelo próprio produtor ou pelo técnico que possua conhecimento em AP. Foi avaliada uma área experimental de 42 hectares, com grids amostrais de 1 hectare e aplicação de nutrientes a taxa variável, através de demarcação física (bandeirolas) das zonas de manejo. A colheita foi realizada de forma mecânica e a produtividade foi inferida através dos métodos de estimativa de colheita manual que se mostraram eficientes. O custo de produção da área no sistema de cultivo tradicional foi de R$ 5.412,21 ha-1, com uma receita de R$ 8.457,88 ha-1 e no sistema de cultivo de agricultura de precisão de R$ 5.241,01 ha-1, com uma receita de R$ 8.401,40 ha-1, apresentando o sistema de AP uma maior rentabilidade (R$ 114,72 ha-1) em relação ao sistema Tradicional, mostrando a viabilidade técnica/econômica/ambiental da implantação do sistema de Agricultura de Precisão no local do estudo.

La distillation réactive est l’un des procédés chimiques intensifiés les plus reconnus, qui intègre la séparation et la réaction au sein d’un même appareil. Les principaux avantages de la distillation réactive concerne l’amélioration de la conversion de la réaction, la diminution significative des investissements, des coûts de fonctionnement, de la consommation énergétique, et de la production de sous produits. Une méthodologie de conception systématique, générale et hiérarchisée de la distillation réactive discontinue avec des réactions consécutives est présentée dans ce manuscrit. La méthode élaborée est présentée sur la transestérification du carbonate de diméthyle par le procédé de distillation réactive discontinue dans une colonne avec un bac intermédiaire. Après l’acquisition de données phisicochimiques de base nécessaire à notre méthode, une nouvelle méthode de l’analyse de faisabilité pour les systèmes multiréactifs et multiconstituant a été développée. L’étape suivante est l’analyse de sensibilité afin d’explorer les effets des paramètres du procédé. Une configuration faisable, qui est entièrement réactive avec une alimentation dans la partie supérieure et inférieure de la colonne et avec un bac intermédiaire a été choisie et étudiée au cours de l’analyse de sensibilité par des simulations rigoureuses effectuées en utilisant le logiciel ProSIM Batch. / Reactive distillation, a process integrating separation and reaction in a single unit, is one of the best known intensified chemical processes. Major advantages of reactive distillation include higher conversion, reduced investment, operating costs, energy consumption, and quantity of secondary products. A systematic and hierarchic general methodology for conceptual design of multireactive batch reactive distillation (BRD) is presented in this manuscript. The elaborated method is presented on the transesterification of dimethyl carbonate by the process of batch reactive distillation in a middle vessel column.After collecting the physico-chemical basic data necessary for our method, the new method of feasibility analysis for multicomponent and multireactive systems has been developed. The next step is the sensibility analysis, when the effects of the process parameters are analysed. As a configuration feasible a fully reactive configuration of middle vessel column with entrainer feeding to the upper and lower column sections is studied by simulations using ProSIM Batch.

Due to the shortage of oil and the current environmental pollution problems, there is a growing need for alternative energy sources. Compressed or liquefied natural gas is shown as a prospective fuel. For LNG, consumption of 100 million Nm3/year is predicted by 2030. This work aims to prepare a pre-feasibility study for the production of LNG in the Czech Republic, which would be able to cover this predicted demand. The economic concept of the chemistry-engineering approach provides comprehensive information about the topic. The results show that the planned plant will unfortunately not be profitable, as compared to the current LNG price imported to European seaports, the price of the produced product in the factory considered would be roughly twice as high.

München: Auf dem Messegelände findet eine Audi Management Konferenz (MMK) in statt. Das Audi Journal berichtet zum ersten Mal von der MMK. Der Aufbruch: Rupert Stadler – der Vorstandsvorsitzende der AUDI AG – zeichnet in seiner Rede ein Bild über den Weg in die Zukunft. Die Themenschwerpunkte: digital, global, ultra, premium – was steckt dahinter? (AUDI AG 2014)

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The South African Health Care environment is in state of reform. Government strategy and change in legislation have been the catalyst for the development of new business models in South Africa. This report deals with the feasibility of a proposed model which is to be implemented by the Eastern Cape Department of Health at the Provincial Hospital in Uitenhage. The fundamental challenge in South Africa is the shortage of resources to support the health care industry from a public perspective. The point of departure for this research was to understand the complexity of this industry and investigate models that have evolved in South Africa and internationally. The literature research covers funding mechanisms from both a public and private perspective and takes into account the role the government plays in providing equitable health care for all. The literature provided the foundation to develop the model which is to be piloted at the hospital in Uitenhage. In terms of the research objective, a single case study methodology approach was conducted. Triangulation technique was used to gain insight from different perspectives and to test the model for validity. The core of this research focuses on the viability of the proposed model and the integration of this into the government health reform plan. The research revealed that in comparison to the existing PPP models in South Africa, this model is feasible. As a result of the analysis and the development of the proposed model, the research is concluded by offering suggestions for further research.

The thesis creats a Feasibility Study focusing on housing project "Panorama Kyje". Theoretical part describes particular analyses which are used in Feasibility Study and is focused on housing construction. The analyses are made in practical part for project "Panorama Kyje" which Ekospol a.s. is planning to build in Prague. The analyses are focused on economical and technical conditions or environment and also describes the risks of this project.