Financial competition

Finally, the techno-economic analysis of specific case studies of already existing autonomous power systems revealed that such systems can be a significant short- to medium-term market niche. In the presented case studies it was shown that specific hydrogen-based autonomous power systems can be financially competitive to respective power systems using conventional power-generation equipment, even in the short term. Moreover, the introduction of hydrogen in autonomous power systems has significant environmental benefits and it can contribute to the security of power supply of remote communities. 

Biocomposites usefulness is no longer in question and more and more reports are focused on applicative aspects in the environment, packaging, agriculture devices, biomedical fields, etc. Moreover, because industrials were concerned about sustainable developments and a controlled end of life, production cost of biopolymers goes on decreasing which will allow strong developments of biopolymer-based materials. Therefore, these materials will be technically and financially competitive towards synthetic polymer-based composites. Then, this class of material opens a new dimension for plastic industry for a better sustainable development. 

A toller with a good histoiy of HS E performance is able to obtain advantageous insurance rates and expends less of their revenue on legal problems, thus helping with their potential for cost competitiveness in the final bid. A toller in good financial standing is more likely to expend capital to install adequate safeguards. 

Although the reasoning seems sound, opportunity costs are not really expenses. Though it is true that the cash will be unavailable for other investments, opportunity cost should be thought of as a comparison criteria and not an expense. The opportunity forgone by using the cash is considered when the project competes for funds and is expressed by one of the financial analysis factors discussed earlier (net value of present worth, pay back period, etc.). It is this competition for company funds that encompasses opportunity cost, so opportunity cost should not be accounted directly against the project s benefits. 

Where the organization desires to be, in markets, in innovation, in social and environmental matters, in competition, and in financial health. 

In addition to providing some control of price risk, futures and options markets are also very useful mechanisms for price discovery and for gauging market sentiment. There is a world-wide need for accurate, real-time information about the prices established through futures and options trading, that is, a need for price transparency. Exchange prices are simultaneously transmitted around the world via a network of information vendors terminal seiwices directly to clients, thereby allowing users to follow the market in real time wherever they may be. Energy futures prices are also widely reported in the financial press. These markets thus enable an open, equitable and competitive environment. 

In these restructured electric markets, prices will be determined more by market forces and less by regulatory proceedings. To some, introducing competition will promote more efficient markets, providing the proper financial incentives for firms to enter or leave the industiy. In this way, consumers will benefit from lower production costs and, hcncc, reduced electricity prices. To others, restructuring will increase electricity prices for some customers, sacrifice the current environmental and social benefits, and jeopardize system reliability of the status quo. 

There is a temptation to fix problems when they occur rather than to eliminate the source of the problem. End-of-pipe or end-of-Iife solutions are superficially attractive because you don t have to go back and repeat work which has already been done. However, it is often both environmentally and financially inefficient. Often technical fix is piled upon technical fix until the entire system coUapses. Deep innovation thinking is more demanding but offers fhe chance fo leapfrog competition. 

Corporate environmentalism is an evolving concept for environmental protection. In this case, business takes a pro-active stance independent of regulatory authorities. This can be in recognition of social responsibilities, but is more successful when compelled by competition in the market place. Thus, a firm can conscientiously target environmentally aware consumers (through marketing environmentally friendly products or processes) or can be better placed for financial support from ethical investment funding bodies. 

It is an advantage of electroanalysis and its apparatus that the financial investment is low in comparison, for instance, with the more instrumental spectrometric methods real disadvantages are the need to have the analyte in solution and to be familiar with the various techniques and their electrochemistry it is to be regretted that the knowledge of chemistry and the skill needed often deter workers from applying electroanalysis when this offers possibilies competitive with more instrumental methods (cf., stripping voltammetry versus atomic absorption spectrometry). 

TES use can enhance the economic competitiveness of both energy suppliers and building owners. For example, one study for California [10] indicates that, assuming 20% statewide market penetration of TES, the following financial benefits can be achieved in the state ... 

Two mid-term objectives are closely related to the principal goal of RP. The first of them has to do with encouraging price competition, as it provides an incentive for companies to bring their prices close to the reference level. This is precisely one of the reasons why the European Commission5 recommends RP. The second mid-term objective concerns incentives, as it takes into account the cost-effectiveness ratio of prescription drags by increasing the financial responsibility of patients, which in turn may influence prescriber decisions. It is important to note that, unlike in traditional co-payment, under this system the patient s share of the cost of the product is avoidable if the patient and/or doctor select a product with a price that does not exceed the reference price. 

The extent to which the code reflects the business model is related to the architecture. If the code must be changed every few days to keep competitive with others (for example, financial dealing systems), the requirements of users should translate directly to code changes, which must closely reflect a suitably flexible business model. If high performance is needed and changes are rare (as in an... 

In Sperry-Rand Corp (12) vs. Electronics Concepts, Inc., et al. the ex-employees had taken valuable data on radar antennas. One had learned what he knew at Sperry-Rand and went into competition with Sperry-Rand—even competing on a government bid with stolen knowledge of the exact amount of the Sperry-Rand bid. Both damages and an injunction were awarded to Sperry. These ex-employees willfully and deliberately and with full knowledge of the unlawfulness of their acts took both technical and financial data. 

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