Use of performance indicators and performance benchmarking in the North American water industry-findings from studies recently completed for AWWA and WEF research foundations

1998 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 269-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kingdom
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Water Industry ◽  
Performance Benchmarking ◽  
The North ◽  
And Performance

Corporate social responsibility and performance: Evidence from the water industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 265-272
Author(s):  
Rita Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Water Industry ◽  
Water Sector ◽  
Csr Strategies ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this research is assessment of the relationship between the adoption of social responsibility practices and the performance of the water sector companies. The complexity of challenges in the water sector means that innovative solutions are required, in the manner businesses are conducted and operated. In order to integrate sustainability into business companies, this investigation identifies performance indicators that recognise the main difficulties facing the water industry and contributes to define strategies sustainability for these companies, since the water market and the inherent value of water as a public good embrace all stakeholders. On the other hand, the financial crisis introduces in society, in general, the demand for greater interest on practices of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); for this reason, the authors defend the implementation of CSR strategies to get sustainable success in the water sector. Keywords: Corporate social responsibility, financial performance, water sector, Portugal.

scholarly journals Performance Indicators for Benchmarking Solar Thermochemical Fuel Processes and Reactors

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brendan Bulfin ◽  
Miguel Miranda ◽  
Aldo Steinfeld
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Performance Benchmarking ◽  
Concentrated Solar Energy ◽  
Modelling Studies ◽  
Thermochemical Processes ◽  
Efficiency Conversion ◽  
Solar Reactors ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Reacting Systems

Concentrated solar energy offers a source for renewable high-temperature process heat that can be used to efficiently drive endothermic chemical processes, converting the entire spectrum of solar radiation into chemical energy. In particular, solar-driven thermochemical processes for the production of fuels include reforming of methane and other hydrocarbons, gasification of biomass, coal, and other carbonaceous feedstock, and metal oxide redox cycles for splitting H2O and CO2. A notable issue in the development of these processes and their associated solar reactors is the lack of consistent reporting methods for experimental demonstrations and modelling studies, which complicates the benchmarking of the corresponding technologies. In this work we formulate dimensionless performance indicators based on mass and energy balances of such reacting systems, namely: energy efficiency, conversion extent, selectivity, and yield. Examples are outlined for the generic processes mention above. We then provide guidelines for reporting on such processes and reactors and suggest performance benchmarking on four key criteria: energy efficiency, conversion extent, product selectivity, and performance stability.

#UsToo: A Musical Comedy about Sexual Assault and Harassment

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cameron Wade
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
North American ◽  
Drama Therapy ◽  
Annual Conference ◽  
American Drama ◽  
The North ◽  
Musical Comedy ◽  
Therapeutic Theatre ◽  
And Performance

#UsToo debuted at the 39th Annual Conference of the North American Drama Therapy Association. It was written and performed by the author as an autoethnographic therapeutic theatre performance investigating her experiences with sexual assault and harassment perpetrated by members of the drama therapy community. This article includes an annotated version of the script with a discussion on form, content, aesthetic choices and embodiment. This article concludes with a synthesis of authorial learnings and outcomes throughout the devising, rehearsal and performance processes.

Lessons Learned from Analyzing the Runlife Statistics of ESPs Using Kaplan Meier Analysis for North American Unconventional Plays

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Bryan ◽  
Ehsaan Nasir
Keyword(s):  
Survival Analysis ◽  
North American ◽  
Survival Curve ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
The North ◽  
Well Design ◽  
Incomplete Observations ◽  
Kaplan Meier ◽  
And Performance

Abstract Evaluating Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESPs) [SS1] [NA2] run-lives and performance in unconventional well environments is challenging due to many different factors -including the reservoir, well design, and production fluids. Moreover, reviewing the run-lives of ESPs in a field can be rather complex since the run-life data is incomplete. Often ESPs are pulled while they are still operational, or the ESP has not been allowed to run until failure. These are some of the complications that arise when gauging ESP performance. A large dataset of ESP installs was assessed using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis for the North American unconventional application to better understand those factors that may affect ESP run lives. The factors were studied including but are not limited to the following: Basin and producing formation Comparing different ESP component types such pumps and motors, and new or used ESP components Completion intensity of the frac job (lb/ft of proppant) Kaplan-Meier survival analysis is one of the commonly used methods to measure the fraction or probability of group survival after certain time periods because it accounts for incomplete observations. Using Kaplan-Meier analysis generates a survival curve to show a declining fraction of surviving ESPs over time. Survival curves can be compared by segmenting the runlife data into buckets (based on different factors), therefore to analyze the statistical significance of each and how they affect ESP survivability. Kaplan-Meier analysis was performed on the aforementioned dataset to answer these questions in order to better understand the factors that affect ESP runlives in North American unconventional plays. This work uses a unique dataset that encompasses several different ESP designs, with the ESPs installed in different North American plays. The observations and conclusions drawn from it, by applying survival analysis, can help in benchmarking ESP runtimes and identifying what works in terms of prolonging ESP runlife. The workflow is also applicable to any asset in order to better understand the drivers behind ESP runlife performance.

Embodied Scholarship: A Performance History of William Richard Waldron’s Lizzie Leigh; or, The Murder Near the Old Mill (1863)

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-67
Author(s):  
Thomas Recchio
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Performance History ◽  
Infrastructure Planning ◽  
Victorian Studies ◽  
Victorian Britain ◽  
The North ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Theatrical Culture ◽  
A Performance

Through a reflective account of the process by which William Richard Waldron’s Lizzie Leigh was staged by the Theatre Caucus at the 2018 North American Victorian Studies Association conference held in St Petersburg, Florida, I hope to present a picture of what it might mean to figure scholarship as an act of embodiment through performance as both a stimulus for and a mode of inquiry. Towards that end, I offer a process narrative that tracks the selection, editing, infrastructure planning, rehearsal, and performance of the play in an effort to capture the intentional, inadvertent, and retrospective avenues of inquiry that emerged through that process, with an emphasis on tracking as fully as possible the performance history of the play, of which the North American Victorian Studies Association performance became a part. In addition to documenting the performance history of the play in Victorian Britain, I will also document the career of the play’s author in relation to the changes in decade and in venue of performances of the play in order to suggest the appeal and staying power of an under-valued piece of Victorian theatrical culture that still can speak to audiences today.

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