Intangibles development

The main advantage of this approach is that the designer can keep control of the basic decisions and interact with the design as it develops. By sta dng in control of the basic decisions, the intangibles of the design can be included in the decision making. 

Many companies provide support for both their research personnel and technical service personnel to participate in these types of activities. Even a pohcy of one conference per person per year, if appHed correctiy, provides a great deal of value to the individual and to the organization. The returns on this investment iaclude intangibles such as additional technical contacts and enhancement of the technical reputation of the company, as well as tangibles such as personnel possessing the latest information in their fields of endeavor, allowing them to better address customer concerns and needs, and developing ideas for process and product improvements. 

Crude Oil. Sulfur values may be produced from each of the fossil based synthetic fuels. However, forecasting sulfur output from these sources is subject to a number of intangibles. At best, the results are projective. With the exception of heavy crude oil, none of the processes or fuel sources are commercially developed in the U. S. Some have been run commercially elsewhere, usually under considerably different economic conditions and/or constraints. 

One of the most contentious issues in business development is valuation. In truth there is no method which will provide a correct value. Value can only be accurately gauged when an asset is realized. Between the invention of an idea for a product or company and the eventual sale, no matter what method is chosen to act as a surrogate for the real value, intangible elements will remain and confound the accuracy of any valuation. Even when an asset is sold the price paid may not match its expected value. 

Section 6.2.3 is called Total Cost Assessment Looking at All the Costs Involved with a Decision. Traditional decision-making typically focuses on direct and indirect costs that appear on the balance sheet. The TCA model defines three additional cost types, contingent liabilities and internal and external intangibles. A methodology for developing total costs related to environmental impacts is discussed. 

Without deciphering the links between intangibles and a firm s performance, companies are abrogating a significant opportunity for value creation. Using findings from our research, as well as industry literature and conversations with business and academic researchers, we developed a list of the most critical categories of nonfinancial performance that determine corporate value creation (Table 6.7). 

These services are of an intangible nature, so it is sometimes positive to introduce elements to make invisible operations visible (e.g., to develop a physical support allowing the customer to see it clearly). Ours is a multidisciplinary job, and this must be reflected not only in our research, but also in our attitude and daily work, as full patient-focused members of the healthcare team. - ... 

These are aU aspects that are commonly used to evaluate the local, regional, and/ or national implications of implementing particular development decisions. These impacts are typically measured in economic and monetary terms, such as employment and monetary gains, although not aU of them are directly measurable. There is a plenty of other intangible aspects, which are normally related to social, cultural, and environmental issues, such as the reputation and the amenities of the area (i.e., natural landscape), which are not always considered in a decision-making process. 

The need for techniques that can assess the size of the often intangible products of software development as a basis for projecting the likely cost of creating those products. 

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