Profits and quality

Ikerd J (2001a) Farming for profit and quality of life. Available at http //www.ssu.rnissouii.edu/ faculty/Jikerd... 

Remember, too, that treatment is a business enterprise, and because of this many treatment centers are concerned about the bottom line. Some treatment centers provide high-quality programs, but in other instances the concern about economics overrides concern about client care. This is not a knock on the treatment industry, because the balancing act among economic solvency, profit, and quality of services is true across all other types of health care as well. As a matter of self-protection, try to judge for yourself whether the program you are contemplating has your best interests at heart. 

Jackson T (1996) Material Concerns Pollution, Profit and Quality of Life. Routledge, London... 

By using the methodology outlined above and keeping cognizant of the many industrial engineering-related resource conservation issues, plant engineers can improve the enviroiunent, resource productivity, organizational profitability, and quality for all stakeholders. 

T. Koberl, Technology and control strategy - the basis for profit - and quality-con-... 

Franca, R.B., Jones, E.C., Richards, C.N. and Carlson, J.P. 2010. Multi-objective stochastic supply chain modeling to evaluate tradeoffs between profit and quality. International Journal of Production Economics, 127, 292-299. 

Correlations have been used as a tool for catalyst selection studies. Predictions of the product yields and qualities possible with various catalysts can provide the necessary information for a refiner to study the economics of switching catalysts, for instance. With a good idea of the profitability of changing catalyst types, the refinery can justify such a change in his cat crackings operation. 

Feed characterization relates product yields and qualities to feed quality. Knowing the effects of a feedstock on unit yields, a refiner can purchase the feedstock that maximizes profitability. It is not uncommon for refiners to purchase raw crude oils or FCC feedstocks without knowing their impact on unit operations. This lack of knowledge can be expensive. 

This chapter discusses the factors affecting yields and qualities of FCC product streams. The section on FCC economics describes several options that can be used to maximize FCC performance and the refinery s profit margin. 

Much valuable research has been devoted to developing the basic principles for the production of frozen fruits and vegetables of high and uniform quality. If this knowledge could be applied to its fullest extent, there would be little need for concern over the quality of such foods. Before this can be done, those responsible for quality control must be provided with suitable standards of quality and condition, and objective methods of analysis which will clearly indicate conformance or nonconformance to the standards. Responsibility for this resides with the research food technologist or chemist. It constitutes a rich field for profitable and practical research. 

Treated wastewater salinity and the high cost of hydraulic facilities are other constraints in the development of the sector and limit project profitability. Improving quality of treated wastewater is still one important challenge for the government that could improve the reuse rate. While any quality of treated wastewater can be produced, the degree of treatment must be addressed what constituents have to be removed and what quality will be acceptable [14]. 

Commercial Testing. The commercial test lab is by definition, in the business of testing. The satisfaction of its customers is paramount. Quality service and responsiveness holds old customers and attracts new ones. Getting dependable data fast is important, but here cost is critical. In a competitive market, the ability of LIMS to bring down the effective cost per test means more profit and/or the ability to keep or increase one s market share by lowering prices. 

The probability of success, for instance, depends on a number of factors. On the technical side it is the likeliness that the laboratory results in terms of yield, throughput, and quality can be matched on the industrial scale within the planned timeframe. On the business side, it is the likeliness of realizing the forecasted sales and profit figures. A twofold risk is encountered here. On one hand, the fine-chemical company... 

In particular, growers are concerned about the risk of resistance, which first emerged as a serious problem in the 1970s following the introduction and extensive use of systemic fungicides. The problem affects the grower and fungicide manufacturer because of the loss in profit. Potentially, it affects consumers because of the eventual reduction in food variety and quality, and increased prices. It is the ever present... 

The impact of soil management on water quality and the greater use of vegetative buffers is only a part of the picture. Efficient management of inputs is both profitable and environmentally beneficial. Several states require livestock farms to have comprehensive nutrient management plans that account for all sources of nutrients and match nutrient application and availability to crop needs (USDA-ERS, 1997). 

When providing this assistance to farmers, we always aim for long term collaboration, for environmentally friendly production and for correct prices based on the quality of the produce. However, with changing knowledge, regulations, market situations, technologies, customer and consumer expectations we are now in the process of re-drafting our collaboration with fanners. In future we will, as much as possible, include all three pillars of sustainable development in our collaboration with the farmers (People, Profit and Planet, or with other words. Society, Economy and Environment). This requires more... 

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