Improvements rewards

The choice of contract type will depend upon the type of work, and the level of control which the oil company wishes to maintain. There is a current trend for the oil company to consider the contractor as a partner in the project (partnering arrangements), and to work closely with the contractor at all stages of the project development. The objective of this closer involvement of the contractor is to provide a common incentive for the contractor and the oil company to improve quality, efficiency, safety, and most importantly to reduce cost. This type of contract usually contains a significant element of sharing risk and reward of the project. 

The design or substantial modification of a new plant or process, its subsequent constmction, and start-up represent a tremendous investment of time and money. The rewards are great if a significant improvement is realized the risks are also great if a costiy commercial plant fails to produce as expected. To reduce the degree of risk, lengthy and expensive research programs are often undertaken. 

The development of new antibiotics to combat resistance, and to provide easier oral administration and improved pharmacokinetics has been successful through synthetic modifications. This approach has been particularly rewarding in the area of P-lactams. The commercial importance of the P-lactams is evident from Table 3 which gives the market share of antibacterials. Fully 62% of the 1989 world antibacterial market belonged to the cephalosporin and penicillin P-lactams (20). 

Using this system, SC Johnson scores both raw materials and formulated products, tracks the score of all raw material purchases and measures the overall percentage of materials that fall into each rating category, that is considered Best or RUM . The scores are used to set company goals, as well as to reward the formulators and chemists who use the system to improve the environmental and human health profiles of individual products and product lines. 

Construction film is already in common use as a subslab vapor barrier in many areas of the country. The current prevalence and low cost of this material mean that it may be worthwhile to continue its use even though it is an imperfect barrier. It is possible to seal polyethylene vapor barriers at the overlapped edges, at penetrations, and at the footing but it may be that the extra effort will not be rewarded with improved radon resistance. 

Compound 21a in combination with ceftazidime or cefpirome at a ratio of 1 1 was observed to have efficacy in vivo [96]. It improved the efficacy of both the cephalosporins in both a murine systemic infection model with cephalosporinase-resistant rods and in urinary tract infection models with cephalosporin-resistant P. aeruginosa. Further developments in this class of compounds would be rewarding. 

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