Benchmarking assessment

The benchmark evaluation may reveal weaknesses related to the primary CMMS modules. A wide range of scores have come from the benchmark assessments conducted by Tompkins Associates and others using The Scoreboard for Maintenance Excellence. The important point was not the numeric score but that each organization had taken the first step with a total benchmark evaluation of their maintenance operation and used the results to develop and implement a strategic plan for improvement. 

In the initial phase of the study, the benchmarking assessment (see Chapter 3) was applied leading to the selection of 17 major process units for a more detailed study. Application of the network pinch method enabled the identification of many opportunities within a 3 month period of the study. The study identified 73 energy modifications, with a cumulative operating cost reduction of 61.3MM/year. The... 

Phase ni Synthesis, benchmarking, and corrective actions THE PRE-ASSESSMENT (PHASE I)... 

The target level procedure was applied to 16 common air contaminants (Table 6.19). These are common contaminants in the industrial environment, and in many cases are the most critical compounds from the viewpoint of need for control measures. The prevailing concentration data as well as the benchmark levels were taken from Nordic databases, mainly the Finnish sources, and described elsewhere.In addition, a general model for assessing target values for other contaminants is presented in the table. 

One of the most promising research lines in EDSS development is the definition of benchmarks to assess and evaluate the performance of EDSSs in a set of well-... 

The Green Screen includes a chemical s breakdown products, that is, metabolites and degradation products in a hazard assessment because they may be more hazardous than the parent compound. The final benchmark for a parent chemical is the lowest benchmark achieved by either it or its breakdown products. For example, if a parent chemical achieved Benchmark 2, but its breakdown product achieved Benchmark 1, the final benchmark for the parent chemical is Benchmark 1. Thus the degradation product or metabolite of a chemical is considered equivalent to the parent compound with respect to its benchmark unless it can be demonstrated that the breakdown product is insignificant (i.e., transient, not actually formed, etc.). 

The Green Screen is a much needed method for comparing and benchmarking chemicals based on hazard. Green Screen assessments can be incorporated into broader alternatives... 

Liroff offers a benchmarking tool to assess progress in corporate management of product detoxification. The tool can be used internally by senior corporate management teams or externally by investors and investment analysts to screen investments, assess best in class ... 

The interpretation step is for a reassessment of the inventory analysis, and the impact assessment is to assure that the goals of the study were met. The LCA has applications in process and product development and improvement, strategic planning, envirorunental benchmarking, and product marketing. 

Tables 7.6-7.8 list the Pe, SD, and %R of the 32 probe molecules in the thirteen new PAMPA lipid models, one of which is 2% DOPC assayed under sink conditions (model 1.1). The latter model served as a benchmark for assessing the effects of negative membrane charge.

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