scholarly journals Towards a business case for CO2 mineralisation in the cement industry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Till Strunge ◽  
Phil Renforth ◽  
Mijndert Van der Spek
Keyword(s):  
Business Case ◽  
Cement Industry ◽  
Carbon Intensity ◽  
Economic Modelling ◽  
Ghg Emission ◽  
Emission Reductions ◽  
Silicate Minerals ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Business Cases ◽  
Supplementary Material

Abstract The cement industry is responsible for approximately 7% of anthropogenic CO2 emissions with low margins and the highest carbon intensity of any industry per unit of revenue. To encourage complete decarbonisation of the cement industry, strategies must be found in which GHG emission reductions are incentivised. Here we show through integrated techno-economic modelling that CO2 mineralisation using silicate minerals results in emission reductions of 6–31% while generating an additional profit of up to €28 per tonne cement. In order to create positive CO2 mineralisation business cases three conditions are paramount: the resulting products must be used as a supplementary material in cement blends, the storage of CO2 in minerals must be eligible for ETS credits or similar, and the feedstock minerals must be available in close proximity ( < ~ 550km, transported by truck and train).

PSS Business Case Map: Supporting Idea Generation in PSS Design

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fumiya Akasaka ◽  
Kazuki Fujita ◽  
Yoshiki Shimomura
Keyword(s):  
Idea Generation ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Literature Survey ◽  
The Self ◽  
High Dimensional ◽  
Self Organizing Map ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Service Type ◽  
Business Cases ◽  
Low Dimensional

This paper proposes the PSS Business Case Map as a tool to support designers’ idea generation in PSS design. The map visualizes the similarities among PSS business cases in a two-dimensional diagram. To make the map, PSS business cases are first collected by conducting, for example, a literature survey. The collected business cases are then classified from multiple aspects that characterize each case such as its product type, service type, target customer, and so on. Based on the results of this classification, the similarities among the cases are calculated and visualized by using the Self-Organizing Map (SOM) technique. A SOM is a type of artificial neural network that is trained using unsupervised learning to produce a low-dimensional (typically two-dimensional) view from high-dimensional data. The visualization result is offered to designers in a form of a two-dimensional map, which is called the PSS Business Case Map. By using the map, designers can figure out the position of their current business and can acquire ideas for the servitization of their business.

Business Case Development Risks in On and Offshore IT Outsourcing

2012 ◽  
pp. 137-153
Author(s):  
Anne C. Rouse
Keyword(s):  
Business Processes ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Systems Development ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
It Outsourcing ◽  
Organizational Information ◽  
Business Cases ◽  
Development Risks ◽  
Case Development

Outsourcing of IT-supported business processes (systems development; customer relationship management; helpdesk, etc.) has become increasingly common in Western economies since the late 1990s. Such outsourcing is totally dependent on the provision of inter-organizational information systems (IOSs), which act as the “glue” to link vendor(s) and client(s). Hence understanding the importance of IOSs, and conversely, the downsides or risks they embody, is a critical part of ensuring that outsourcing arrangements are successful. In this chapter the theory behind outsourcing is unpacked, and readers are alerted to sometimes-overlooked aspects of the IOSs on which outsourcing depends. These raise the risks, and reduce the benefits, of outsourcing if they are not well thought through. Decision makers are advised to explicitly include the notion of risk in their outsourcing business cases, including those risks associated with the IOSs that support outsourcing arrangements.

Business Case as a Tool for Educating Schoolchildren

2019 ◽  
pp. 181-205
Author(s):  
Elena Kazakova
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
School Education ◽  
High Quality ◽  
The World ◽  
Business Cases ◽  
Middle Adolescence ◽  
Basic School ◽  
Do So

The practice of working with business cases contradicts all basic school education organizations' canons. Judge for yourself: the authors of the cases do not know initially how to solve them. They often do not even guess which methods they should use to do so. Moreover, they are not always sure that they formulate the problem correctly. However, students for some reason find such problems to be the most interesting to solve. The middle adolescence is the age when young people are in search of themselves. Therefore, these cases, dictated by the chaos of a changing life, serve as a real window to the world of future destiny for them. The chapter will consider the process of selecting enterprises that can become the authors of cases, reveal the stages of case creation, describe the problems that the designers of cases are faced with, analyze in detail the experience of organizing the educational process based on cases with schoolchildren, and provide examples of high quality scientific and technological cases.

Business case effectiveness: the critical role of the organization

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1051-1075
Author(s):  
Frank Einhorn ◽  
Jack Meredith ◽  
Carl Marnewick
Keyword(s):  
Critical Role ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Business Case ◽  
It Projects ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Cases ◽  
Effective Use

PurposeLiterature indicates that the business case for projects is difficult to use and suggests that there are organizational factors that can facilitate effective use of the business case. This paper aims to identify such facilitators, measure their presence and importance, and relate them to the actual practice of business case processes.Design/methodology/approachA cross sectional quantitative method was used, with data on facilitators and business case process usage gathered through an online questionnaire.FindingsThe findings for the 43 organizational facilitators are that each one is considered more important than its presence in the respondents' organizations. High correlations emerge between the presence of the facilitators and the use of business case processes, indicating the pivotal role of the facilitators.Research limitations/implicationsThe research was conducted for business IT projects implemented by organizations based in South Africa. It furthers our understanding of project business cases and suggests additional research avenues in this area.Practical implicationsThe findings indicate that organizations could improve key facilitators at an affordable cost. Such improvement would enable more effective use of the business case throughout the project's lifetime – from initial concept until planned benefits have been substantially realized. Better use of the business case would also support governance and increase the success rate of business IT projects.Originality/valueOrganizational facilitators of business case processes are identified and categorized for the first time, leading to measurements of their perceived importance and presence in organizations. Hence, the relationship between these facilitators and actual business case usage is determined, suggesting areas of optimum impact.

Business Cases for Privacy-Enhancing Technologies

2008 ◽  
pp. 135-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Business Case ◽  
The Other ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Core Element ◽  
Financial Investment ◽  
Privacy Threats ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Business Cases ◽  
Privacy Enhancing Technologies

Many categories of e-business continue to under-achieve. Their full value cannot be unlocked while key parties distrust the technology or other parties, particularly the scheme’s sponsors. Meanwhile, the explosion in privacy-intrusive technologies has resulted in privacy threats looming ever larger as a key impediment to adoption. Technology can be applied in privacy-enhancing ways, variously to counter invasive technologies, to enable untraceable anonymity, and to offer strong, but more qualified pseudonymity. After their first decade, it is clear that privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) are technically effective, but that their adoption lags far behind their potential. As a result, they have not delivered the antidote to distrust in e-business. If individuals are not spontaneously adopting PETs, then the opportunity exists for corporations and government agencies to harness PETs as a core element of their privacy strategies. The financial investment required is not all that large. On the other hand, it is challenging to attract the attention of executives to an initiative of this nature, and then to adapt corporate culture to ensure that the strategy is successfully carried through. This chapter examines PETs, their application to business needs, and the preparation of a business case for investment in PETs.

Industry Guidelines For Advancing Ghg Emission Reductions: Focus On Flare Reduction Projects

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Ritter ◽  
Robert Siveter ◽  
Theresa M. Shires ◽  
Miriam Lev-On
Keyword(s):  
Ghg Emission ◽  
Emission Reductions

What is in a business case? Business cases as a tool-in-use for promoting water management practices in the food sector

2017 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 1048-1060 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esben Rahbek Gjerdrum Pedersen ◽  
Francesco Rosati ◽  
Linne Marie Lauesen ◽  
Andrea Farsang
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Business Cases

Implications of a dynamic target of greenhouse gases emission reduction: the case of Argentina

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 547-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincente Barros ◽  
Mariana Conte Grand
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gases ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Carbon Intensity ◽  
Positive Relation ◽  
Ghg Emission ◽  
Intensity Index ◽  
Emission Target ◽  
International Prices ◽  
Dynamic Target

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the greenhouse gases (GHG) emission target adopted by Argentina. It contains a summary of the process that led to the formulation of the emission target, including GHG inventories, macroeconomic and sectoral projections, and mitigation options. Fixed and dynamic indexes such as the Carbon Intensity Index are discussed, concluding that the latter is not appropriate for most developing countries. This is the case, in particular, for countries whose GHG emissions are not solely dependent on GDP growth, but also on other variables, such as international prices and market conditions for their agricultural products. The index recommended for Argentina was based on the square root of GDP. It went a step further by producing, for the chosen level of reduction, not only a positive relation between GDP and allowable emissions, but also a relation of the same sign between GDP and emission reductions.

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