Feasibility assessment

Corrosion can, however, be a factor in another type of assessment, which is arguably more important. It could influence important decisions about the whole project, taken at an early stage in the overall design process, which are concerned with the fundamental basis of the project rather than with corrosion aspects directly. In a major project, feasibility assessments in the initial stages are used to decide between possible alternatives, later effort being concentrated on one or two preferred options. If corrosion considerations are relevant they can influence the economics of the project as a whole, and have a much larger effect than in the first type of assessment. 

Balog PP, Stanford TB, Nordstrom RJ, et al. 1986. Feasibility assessment of piezoelectric crystals as chemical warfare agent sensors. Final report. AMD-TR-86-003. Columbus, OH Batelle-Columbus Laboratories. NTIS No. AD-A174-065... 

Baiba, M., Al-Awadhi, N., and Al-Daher, R., Bioremediation of oil-contaminated soil Microbiological methods for feasibility assessment and field evaluation, J Microbiol Methods, 32 (2), 155-164, 1998. 

Schroth, M. H., 1998, Field Method for the Feasibility Assessment of Surfactant-Enhanced DNAPL Remediation In Nonaqueous-Phase Liquids — Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds (edited by G. B. Wickramanayake and R. E. Hinchee), Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, pp. 199-200. 

Step 3 Feasibility assessment Detemiine (via literature search, consultation, etc.) suitable candidate methods and assess the feasibility of these methods. The purpose of this step is to collect enough information to accurately define (or scope ) and prioritize the project. The amount of information required may vary considerably, depending on the magnitude of the proposed project. Significantly less information is required to develop a new method for an existing off-line analyzer than is required to justify spending several million dollars on a major installation of on-line analyzers. (The capabilities and limitations of NIR process analyzers are discussed in Section 15.2.4.)... 

Mori K, et al. Design and feasibility assessment of topically applied drug formulations for electroporation. Chem Pharm Bull 2003 51 617-619. 

This production philosophy sees a guaranteed local market absorbing 70% of production, with 30% capacity in reserve to exploit the suggested export market. This would seem to be a sound, stable base on which to launch a more detailed feasibility assessment. 

Fountain, J.C. (1997). The role of field trials in development and feasibility assessment of surfactant-enhanced aquifer remediation. Water Environ. Res., 69, 188-195. 

Neto Da Silva, F., Prata, A. S., and Teixeira, J. R. 2003. Technical Feasibility Assessment of Oleic Sunflower Methyl Ester Utilisation in Diesel Bus Engines. Energy Conv. Manag., 44,2857-2878. 

Drug properties that are important to consider during development of IR tablets are metabolism, stability, permeability, and solubility [18,19]. In the development of ER formulations, these aspects are also important, but in addition to IR formulations, they must be considered in relation to the different environments that the ER formulations meet during their passage through the gastrointestinal tract, and some of these aspects will be discussed briefly below. It can be mentioned that, based on these initial properties for drug candidates, Thrombre has constructed a feasibility assessment flow chart for ER formation development [18]. 

Before conducting a feasibility assessment policymakers should consider which of these (or any other) aims they expect the subsidies will achieve and assign priorities to each. They should also set targets against which to measure the success or failure of the scheme (see chapter 7). Some preliminary data collection might be necessary for a baseline measurement at this stage. 

There is little point in proceeding to the feasibility assessment stage unless there is at least a reasonable possibility of finding a source of funds to pay for the subsidies. Where will the money for the subsidy come from Is this source sustainable The two most likely sources of funding are governments and donors. Existing public funds could also be modified to fund a new subsidy scheme. 

Who are the likely winners and losers from the proposed subsidies Can their support for the scheme be achieved In the process of gathering information on the roles and interests of various stakeholders in the health problem, opportunities may arise to identify potential partnerships and to float the idea of a voucher scheme with potential partners. How open is the ministry of health to a scheme that effectively breaks its provider monopoly over the use of subsidies How willing would private providers be to entering into a partnership with the public sector, to bid for a contract, to accept vouchers as payment, to sign contracts for services, to follow a strict patient management protocol, to participate in an accreditation scheme Assessing different stakeholders reactions can provide a valuable input to the next phase, the feasibility assessment. 

The purpose of the feasibility assessment is to determine whether it is possible to structure the delivery of the proposed subsidies in the form of a voucher scheme. Feasibility assessment also involves making a judgment as to whether doing so is likely to have significant advantages over alternative ways of delivering the subsidies. It may also be necessary to conduct ad hoc studies or pilot tests to determine whether a voucher scheme is feasible and desirable. 

Figure 4-1 illustrates a typical sequence in carrying out the feasibility assessment. The order in which the activities are performed is not critical, however. 

Figure 4-1. Typical Sequencce of Activities in a Feasibility Assessment...

Box 4-3 illustrates how a feasibility assessment might be conducted for a tuberculosis voucher scheme in the private sector. 

Before moving on to the next stage in the process, policymakers need to check that they have completed all of the steps in the feasibility assessment (table 4-1). 

Defranchi E, Novellino A, Whelan M, Vogel S, Ramirez T, van Ravenzwaay B, Landsiedel R (2011) Feasibility assessment of microelectrode chip assay as a method of detecting neurotoxicity in vitro. Front Neuroeng 4 6... 

Mukai H, Watanabe T, Ando M, Katsumata N. Unknown primary carcinoma a feasibility assessment of combination chemotherapy with cisplatin and docetaxel. Int J Clin Oncol. 2003 8 23-25. 

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