Investment strategies

Laboratory automation in pharmaceutical analysis attained maturity since robots first appeared in pharmaceutical laboratories more than 20 years ago. While automation offers great promise for improving sample throughput and reducing sample backlog, its implementation has not been without problems. The industry cannot invest heavily in tools that produce little return on investment. Strategies in key aspects of automation such as planning, vendor selection, personnel, and efficient use of systems can determine the success or failure of an automation project. 

Forsberg, P. and Karlstrom, M. (2006). On optimal investment strategies for a hydrogen filling station. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 32 (5),... 

Any investment strategy has some risk. Even if you put your savings in a safe deposit box, you will lose as inflation erodes its purchasing power. To earn a positive net rate of return, you must take some risk. 

Four factors should be considered when deciding on your investment strategy. Here are a few thoughts on each. 

Haigh RW (1989) Investment strategies and the plant-location decision. Praeger, New York et al. 

More than ever before, an industrial gases company needs to learn to develop a competitive investment strategy under conditions of uncertainty. It must identify these uncertainties, assess future market scenarios and their implications, and explicitly consider the roles it might play in influencing these scenarios. The company then must create a strategic portfolio that involves a combination of actions that, collectively, are robust enough to respond to the uncertainty in the marketplace and actively manage this portfolio as uncertainties resolve themselves and the marketplace evolves. 

Companies must continue cost reduction efforts in production and distribution and - given the high capital intensity of the industry - develop competitive investment strategies. 

Sood, Vamn. 2003. Investment Strategies in Private Equity. Journal of Private Equity, vol. 6, no. 3 (Summer) pp. 45-47. 

Management must develop a clear and consistent corporate perspective for China. This should start with a dear vision on strategic priorities based on the opportunities and threats, and should include growth and sales share targets. The vision then translates into an investment strategy - specifically deciding on whether to build or whether to acquire. 

This chapter describes a six-step process that has been proven to be useful in beginning to manage one s personal finances. Personal financial statements, the use of credit, investment strategies, and retirement planning also are discussed. The chapter concludes with seven principles of effective personal finance. 

It is likely that there might be different sources of the substance for which a standard has been set, each requiring different approaches to control each of those sources. Thus, there is a need to consider the optimum distribution of costs in an equitable way — those responsible for the greatest impact should bear the larger part of the cost. The deadline for compliance will also provide further opportunities for economic analysis, examining different investment strategies, for example. 

Fig. 4 Installed capacity sequence according to the conventional investment strategy...

The model has been tested at the Kaban Lake, Tatarstan, Russia and a ranking of technologies for the rehabilitation of this lake has been suggested for its management and investment strategy. 

Giles, E. M., "Capital Investment Strategies in the Chemical Industry," Chemistry and Industry, 2 June 1979, p. 373... 

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